Two of Herman Cain’s Top Iowa Staff Resign Just Days After Two New England Staffers Quit
- Posted on July 2, 2011 at 6:54pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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2012 GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain may have a busier holiday weekend than expected as he will need to replace two campaign staffers in Iowa just days after the departure of two key members of his New England staff. CNN:
“Tina Goff, the Iowa organizational director, confirms to CNN that she left the campaign on Friday. Goff also said that another Iowa staffer – Straw Poll coordinator Kevin Hart – resigned that day. The Cain campaign confirmed both developments.
The Cain campaign downplayed the significance of Goff’s title. ‘She was a junior-level staffer,’ claimed Communications Director Ellen Carmichael. She said the campaign had not yet hired a director for the state, but that it soon will.
Goff told CNN that the conservative businessman ‘wasn’t willing to make the commitment to Iowa necessary to win the [Ames] straw poll.’ That contest is seen as an early test of success in Iowa.
Goff added that she was concerned by the amount of money and time the Cain campaign was committing to that straw poll. However, she declined to discuss specifics.”
The Iowa exodus comes less than a week after New Hampshire state director, Cain’s only staffer in the state, as well as a campaign regional director both resigned.
The news is troubling for the Cain campaign considering it is expected that the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO will need to produce strong showings in early Iowa and New Hampshire primaries if he has any hope of making it to the 2012 ticket.
Cain has raised just under $2.5 million in the second quarter according to a campaign press release previewing the candidate’s first FEC filing. The fundraising mark is well below all of his 2012 rivals, and it is unclear how much of the sum was donated by Cain himself. ABC News:
“Cain’s $2.46 million puts him below all of his GOP rivals that have revealed their fundraising numbers for the second quarter – something Mr. Cain had anticipated.
‘I won’t have more money than any of the any of the candidates,’ he told Cavuto.
Three Republican candidates are neck-in-neck with their second quarter fundraising. Tim Pawlenty raised $4.2 million, Rep Ron Paul raised $4.5 million, and Jon Huntsman raised $4.1, although a portion – less than half – was donated by Huntsman himself. Mitt Romney‘s team has been indicating they’re on pace to raise about 20 million.”
Cain will perhaps be competing with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich for campaign replacements as the fellow 2012 hopeful lost 18 top aides in June.



















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One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:48pmThe fact that money is the measure of the candidate at all shows the system is corrupted beyond repair almost. Until Americans send the message by electing the poorest candidate showing money means squat diddly then they’ll get the leaders they deserve. Corrupt Chicago Daley Machine frauds through and through.
When I hear that POS talk about needing ‘a billion dollars’ to run makes me wanna puke and ashamed to be an American frankly. With the internet today it shouldn‘t cost more than a million to get your message out if it’s one Americans wanna hear. I’m sick of the “Media Whore” campaigns and we need to end it by demanding laws that limit spending to a million per candidate.
George Washington didn’t spend a dime to become president. That’s the kind of America I want, not one that keeps candidates from running because they’re not wealthy and bought and paid for before they even say the oath which we all know after this sack means absolutely nothing today. Nothing.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:48pmSorry, we just can’t handle another “on the job” training POTUS………..
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:47pm@momprayn
Report Post »Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:42pm
‘Most ppl here know that Salon is a very lefty site & that article is about a lot of nothing….pure bias nonsense. You see the same stuff from Huffington Post bloggers, etc. ‘
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Actually, Salon is very well known for high quality writing and research. The Huffington Post is brilliant, huge, and innovative. Most people trust these news sources over The Blaze.
eddie333
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:17pmReplacing the phrase “…most people trust…“ with ”…most liberals trust…” will make your statement correct. HuffPo and Salon are as left as you get, and everyone reading and posting on The Blaze is so very well aware of that.
Brilliant, high quality writing and reserach, my arse. Salon and HuffPo are pure progressive propaganda. You are not fooling anyone, Baikonur.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:42pm@THEO – I agree with the others about Salon and that article. Who are you anyway — with all due respect, you seem irrational. Most ppl here know that Salon is a very lefty site & that article is about a lot of nothing….pure bias nonsense. You see the same stuff from Huffington Post bloggers, etc. They naturally hate Beck – and therefore the criticism.
Report Post »Re Cain – don‘t think he’ll make it to being nominated. Re Perry – why do you post that one? It‘s no secret that he’ll probably be running – he’s the Gov. of my state (TX) — and yes, he’ll announce in August at a prayer & fasting rally that the left are going nuts about already. YAY!!! He’s NOT a RINO & will make a great Pres. — I predict he’ll be the frontrunner…………
TexasBornTexasProud
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:52pm@momprayn… Perry is just another Bush NWO wannabe. His record of Bilderberg attendance in Turkey, efforts to force innoculation on preteen girls with a proven dangerous HPV vaccine, Small town killing super tollway construction contracts with Mexican national companies, land confication for NAFTA hiways using imminent domain as well as helping insure the death of the anti-TSA groping bill and the anti- Sactuary City Bill proves he’s no better than those he claims to be fighting. Sure he’s smart… Smart enough to leave MOST things in Texas alone so we can thrive. He’s definately been a better choice than those on the ballot opposing him each time. But if he runs for Pres… will he leave us with CIA Spook David Dewhurst as our Gov??? OMG Out of the pan into the fire! And He (backed by a higher couirt ruling) wants to keep his travel expenses etc. secret for “security”??? Aren’t We Texans paying for that? I guess it’s OK he keeps how he spends our money “secret” huh? Meanwhile we have a Statesman in the running who isn’t a lapdog (sorry pups of the world) to special interests and the corporate lobbys that control most if not all of the current crop of politicians, Perry just spoke at a conference sponsored and paid for by the Koch Bros, Is there really a difference between the corporate interests of the Fed. Reserve, G. Soros, the coporations involved in the Military Industrial Complex and the Koch Bros. trying to co-opt those of the Tea Party? Careful what you w
Report Post »southernORcobra
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:38pmgood riddance maybe staffers should learn that they simply work for the person running for office not the other way around.
Report Post »busterpuddles
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:34pmAdd your comments
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:34pm@Islesfordian
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:33pm
‘whatever happened to loyalty?’
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Report Post »Loyalty? This is unbridled capitalism baby, the system of enlightened self-interest that is worshipped here on the Blaze and among the Republican Party in general.
One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:55pmBaikonur @Islesfordian Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:33pm ‘whatever happened to loyalty?’
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Loyalty? This is unbridled capitalism baby, the system of enlightened self-interest that is worshipped here on the Blaze and among the Republican Party in genera
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You’re an idiot. The only person on the trail at all talking about a Billion dollars is your fraud Halfrican American who’s not even a true Black Man. He’s more Caucasian than anything which makes him a fraud.
Born bred and raised by Caucasians he outright rejects and owes his life to. If it wasn‘t for them he’d be nothing but another ghetto statistic. Shove that up your trolling azzzz.
Report Post »busterpuddles
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:34pmDoes anybody else see a pattern here? These people aren’t leaving because of policy differences, they’re being paid off by the Builderbergs or Soros. Obama’s backers want the HEAVY competition out of the way. Gengrich, Cain, who’s next.
Report Post »bigbear_awake
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:16pmsome kind of threats going on with GOPS’ loosing people? just sayin
Report Post »eddie333
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:24pmYou are on to something here. It’s been said that when running for mayor of NYC, Mike Bloomberg would pay talented campaign managers, and it wasn’t so that they would work for him but rather he would pay them so they would not work for his opponents. What a devilish strategy, a very dark and evil way to run a campaign.
Report Post »dopie joe
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:27pm@TheoDICK-There was not one word or sentence in that article that has not been said by every other left wing p.o.s. in the country.None of it had any substance.Nothing but typical ranting and raving by someone who can’t stand the truth.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:24pm@’The news is troubling for the Cain campaign
No kidding :)
Report Post »The man is unelectable and always was unelectable. It is the US voters who are fickle. The polls showed some upswing early on, some talented experienced campaign manager types took a gamble and signed up, and then the polls went back down, where they will stay. So why should the professionals who manage campaigns stick around a loser?
llotus
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:15pmNot sure who I would vote for at this time…..but I do know who I will not vote for right now. Will not vote for newt or romney. I will vote for either one if that is all we end up with in 2012. And….if it comes down to newt or romney I will vote romney. And I wont be happy. It will be the same thing as last election. Vote for who they choose, not for the one I would choose to vote for. They need to overhaul that right now. Stop the manipulaters. Lotus.
Report Post »rickinnyc
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 9:36amThe whole field is nothing but dwarfs that can’t beat Obummer-Burden; we need a Perry or Jindal, a Gov. or a serious dark horse…Cain did well in debate one…petered out already by debate 2..dark horse o‘ dark horse we desperately need thee’
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:11pmIt seem if the staffers can‘t run the candidate they don’t want to play. I like the idea of staffers not telling them what to do. Maybe more gentle communication would have worked better. My way or the highway never feels quite right.
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:06pmDontbotherme,
You are certainly right that we did not choose our last candidate and in fact we won’t likely choose this one either. The puppet strings are absolutely being controlled by the big money in this country. The private owners of the Federal Reserve as well as the incredibly influential Council on Foreign Relations have so much control over everything that takes place in this system. The media works for them. There is no such thing as journalism any more. They will choose for us.
The only possibility of us electing a president that will not be owned by this cartel is if we have a huge grass roots effort (think Tea Party on steroids!) and elect Ron Paul!!!!
Report Post »Zeb
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:05pmAt this time the more the merrier, it is time to develop a very TEA oriented platform and jointly expose the ‘obamanation’. Filter out all rhino’s IE JON HUNTSMAN AND others. Key points Budgets, Taxes. Jobs, Constitution, Life of the unborn, One nation under God, freedom, small Govt…..
Enjoy the 4th
Report Post »NHABE64
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:00pmI am beginning to think something stinks here and it probably is connected to Obama nor George Soros, Is somebody by chance paying off these staffers to quit and try to make Herman Cain look bad ? Something definitely stinks and I only hope Herman Cain stays strong and just keeps on doing what he is doing. Now THIS is a good man.
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:26pmI get that. I have watched people design whole careers around their upcoming switch, to “expose” the right. No kidding. Get a degree and go into the corporate world, then a few years later do an expose. Cheap.
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 6:14amI agree, something doesn’t pass the smell test. Bloggers: If you LIKE Herman Cain, then donate $ to his campaign. Any amount is better than nothing.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:55pmI would never vote for this ex Fed Reserve puppet.
Report Post »TheodoreRoosevelt
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:53pmhttp://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/06/30/rip_glenn_beck_show/index.html
seriously you all should read this, I know you think you know everything because Glenn told you, but like he says, “do your own research” Salon is no left wing site. You will just call me stupid or a echo chamber blah blah blah, it will take you three minutes, read it.
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:21pmI may read it, but first I want to tell you that Salon is most definitely left-leaning in case you actually do not realize that.
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:24pmOK. I read it. So? What??
Report Post »pwatkins
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:04pmThis site is far, far left and very jealous of Glenn Beck’s knowledge and success.
Report Post »eddie333
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:09pm“Salon is no left wing site.” Are you out of your mind???
Report Post »KoolCaptain
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 11:26pmUsual accusations, no facts. The stuff about Glenn being racist, and his attacks on Soros being anti-semitic are ridiculous.
Report Post »muzikant
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 12:45amTHEODORE ROOSEVELT, your name says it all, you freaking mliberal
Report Post »maxtitan
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 7:40amSeriously!, You lefty…keep your lies to yourself. Salon’s website you mentioned just smears Beck, and the conservative cause.
Report Post »TheBeezKnow
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 9:53amWas this suppose to prove something?
Report Post »Zen Patriot
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 1:43pmGo away moron, you‘re buggin’ us.
Report Post »american1st
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:01pmCain gives a good speech and i like the way he confuses the race issue for the democrats, but he lacks substance, his answers are generic “i will do what it takes to fix it” and he never gives any details, i hope he stays in the race and mixes it up a bit in debates, but he doesn’t have what it takes to win, and if he did win i see no reason to believe he wouldn’t continue the bush/obama establishment agenda..
i heard what he said about the fed and it still concerns me, he wouldn‘t push for an audit and thinks it wouldn’t show anything if they did one…. if we don’t get somebody that understands economics and the banking/monetary system, we will be heading further down the path we are already on
we need a change of direction…..
NO RINOS NO NEOCONS 2012
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 6:20pmThis article is pure opinion without a speck of truth. You obviously don’t know Glenn Beck.
Report Post »HeidiTreadwater
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 9:31pmIt’s an opinion piece. What’s your point?
Report Post »G-TROIT88
Posted on July 4, 2011 at 8:43amHey TheodoreRoosevlet! Are you serious?! First of all you are living in a Bizaro fantasy world if you think Salon is not ‘left-wing’. Secondly, if you think that hack article could sway anyone’s opinion, you are as naive and juvenile as the nit-wit wrote the article. That brings me to my third point: How old are you, like twelve?! ‘Seriously, you all should read this’???…come on?!
Report Post »Julio
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:52pmGoogle this turd. He is a BANKER, not a pizza boss. His Pizza job is a front for his FEDERAL RESEVE ALLIEGANCE. Another puppet of the WORLD BANKERS to control the world. GOOGLE THIS GUY, HE IS A FRAUD.
bikerr
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:09pm@Julio–Yeah,and all us who ate pizza were in on it too. GOOGLE? When we want news and info from the cheap seats we’ll let you know.
Report Post »Tropla
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 12:16amWhy do not you give the google web sites about Herma Cain which you have found on google?
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:49pmThe excuse used for these campaign workers leaving seems very familiar. It sounds very similar to the excuses used by Gingrich’s people. Who is choosing our candidates for us? The alphabet media really likes Huntsman, who I would hope & pray we would NEVER consider. Is the “fix” in & if so, who will be shoved down our throats? We, as citizens, did not choose our last presidential candidate. He was chosen for us. Who is manipulating the choices?
Report Post »Julio
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:47pmWake up people, he is part of the federal reserve. If you have any idea what the federal reserve is, you will understand what i am saying. This guy is out, case closed.
Mr. Oshawott
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:11pm@Julio
I steadfastly agree with you on that fact. I watched a YouTube video showing Herman Cain flip-flopping on his idea on auditing the Federal Reserve. To the folks that favor Herman so dearly, I’m very sorry if this offends you in any way, but from my viewpoint, this isn’t the person I would want to vote for as President.
Report Post »Bill me later
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 9:35amDo you really know what the Federal Reserve System is and how it affects you every single day? Take the time and watch http://youtu.be/tGk5ioEXlIM The American Dream .
Report Post »develdog84
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 10:18amIf you cared to look he explained his roll with the fed weeks ago. He sat on a panel of business leaders that fed directors and staff would meet with to hear 1st hand what effect they were having on busness
Report Post »Chris
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 11:32amHe was a member of the Civilian Board of the Federal Reserve. That’s a big difference from being someone running the fed. Do your homework.
Report Post »PAINESMAN
Posted on July 4, 2011 at 5:12pmMany of us Cain supporters have been wondering about his tenure in the Fed. If you know something, why not enlighten us with some FACTS. You can start by mentioning you are a Ron Paul supporter.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:37pmThe wheels are falling off the wagon. Not that it was necessarily a very sturdy wagon, mind you.
Palin – let’s go!!!
Report Post »Countrygirl1362
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:31pm“Cain’s $2.46 million puts him below all of his GOP rivals” Bet Cain can do with 2.46 million that it will take the other 7 million to do the same thing.
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:00pmLike.
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:25pmWhere’s the edit or delete button?
Report Post »american1st
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:18pmi am glad the blaze covers ALL the conservative candidates in the race with equal interest…..
……..oh wait no they don’t!!!!!…..
Cain is a interesting speaker and better than obama, but he is far from being the man with the best constitutionalists record..
but don’t wait for the blaze to tell you about who that is, or expose you to his “dangerous to the establishment” ideas
NO RINOS NO NEOCONS 2012
Report Post »Reduce.Our.Govt.Footprint
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:31pmThat’s about everybody, that leaves, Palin & Paul.
Report Post »sambachico
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 1:29pmI could go for that. But you’d need Dr. Paul for the President and Palin for the veep. Dr. Paul will not be running for President again, Palin has much youth left in her. She would have a great mentor on liberty and learn from a man who has never compromised his oath to the Constitution.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:32pmBut he is better than Romney.
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 7:12amIn the real world he doesnt have a chance at winning….he’s not that smart and makes it up as he goes along…he was misfit on Becks show
Report Post »iahp_mom
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 1:19pmSo who is the best constitutional conservative? I’d love for you to tell us; or are you blasting the Blaze for no good reason? I have yet to find my candidate – but hope springs eternal, so if you have a great candidate please share.
Report Post »Zen Patriot
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 1:39pmHave to agree… Something about Mr Cain just bugs me — a little too close to the establishment if you ask me. Bachmann looks far better as far as her position on the Fed goes.
Report Post »G.W. Dobbs
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:05pmCain‘s Staff wants to control and SPEND Cain’s money; GOOD RIDANCE.
Report Post »orlandojon
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:02pmWhat this shows is just how fickle these campaign workers really are. Fair weather friends…
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:06pmIn the past, TPTB have inserted “Conservatives” into the Presidential Primary field, so as to dilute the Conservative vote. It sounds as tho Herman is only going through the motions, if it‘s true he’s not “willing to make the commitment to Iowa necessary to win the [Ames] straw poll.”…Could it be he’s not really in it to win it?
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:59pmTexas Supreme Court: Perry Can Travel in Secret
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Texas Governor Rick Perry’s travel plans and itineraries can be kept secret, overturning the rulings of two lower courts. The original case centered on whether DPS travel vouchers, normally subject to open records requests, should be made public in the case of the Governor’s trips, reports the Houston Chronicle.
In an opinion written by Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson, the court ruled that the threat of physical harm trumped the state’s open records law.
The Department of Public Safety, which provides security for Perry, had argued that public scrutiny of the travel expenses for the security team would jeopardize the governor’s safety.
“The common-law right to be free from physical harm is an interest in personal integrity, distinct from that covered by the privacy interest, which the Court recognized as an exception to disclosures under the public information act,” Jefferson wrote in his opinion.
The ruling comes as the Governor considers a run for the U.S. presidency, a move that would see him making a lot more out-of-state trips in the coming months.
On Sunday, Perry spoke at a summit near Vail, Colorado that was hosted by the the Koch brothers, billionaire political donors who hope to see a conservative take the White House in 2012. In the case of that visit, the Austin American Statesman tried to track Perry’s travels through online flight recor
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:59pmHmmm. Or doesn’t quite have the hard-campaigning style necessary to the effort? maybe too laid back? Still, we need something different, and Mr. Cain has gotten things done, namely built a successful and huge business.
Report Post »TheCenturion
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:29pmWe do have a bit of a conundrum, there are several conservative candidates, with one true RINO(Mitt Obamney), one libertarian(losing ground), one true conservative establishment candidate(Newt–very smart man, but going nowhere fast) and two more conservatives waiting in the wings.
The best thing that could happen at this point, IF none of these conservatives drop out to “strengthen the TEA”, is for Sarah Palin to announce —— Pl-e-e-e-ase, run Sarah. Your country needs you.
Report Post »american1st
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 11:35pm“”"TheCenturion
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:29pm
We do have a bit of a conundrum, there are several conservative candidates, with one true RINO(Mitt Obamney), one libertarian(losing ground), “”"
the several conservative candidates are just as establishment as the “SEVERAL TRUE” RINOS are, and more of the “Bush/Obama/McCain/Romney/all the rest” policy’s are not what is best for the country!!
and the one true constitutionalists isn’t loosing ground… the bought and sold media on both sides (msm and right wing talk/fox) wont even mention his name, even GB and the blaze are so sold out they won‘t run story’s about him,,
when he wins the straw poles, or out fund raises the competition and still no mention of any of it!! you know the establishment is scared of what he has to say , i just hope enough of the tea party and conservatives realize who the real constitutionalists is and nominate him…
NO RINOS NO NEOCONS 2012
Report Post »tgp42rhr
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 9:30amOr…is the old way of doing the campaign not what Cain wants to do. Like the past 50 years of political blunders in our Government, maybe he sees a different approch that doesn’t reley on the same old-same old that most of the voters are tired of. This is where we let the party pick our canidate by following the straw poll taken in the same states and used to ppound us with who we will vote for. And so we had McCain to run against Obungler….
Report Post »tehOmni
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:10pmAgreed. Often, campaign workers have concretized on how things should be run, and new ideas are not accepted.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:33pmwhatever happened to loyalty?
Report Post »cstinem
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 9:21pmOr do they see the handwriting on the wall?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:25amI had heard about this on WSB radio on Saturday afternoon, but I didn‘t think I’d be reading about it. Fooled me, huh, Blaze?
Report Post »Bluegill
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 6:29amand then run to CNN to comment?
Report Post »I really like Herman above all others so far.
Stuck_in_CA
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 6:37am@ dontbotherme …”Is the “fix” in & if so, who will be shoved down our throats?”…
THIS IS WHO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5kBrfKVqC4 [at 4:23 mark]
Report Post »encinom
Posted on July 5, 2011 at 12:27amAnother one bites the dust, they are just falling left and right. Cain was a race card playing, tbagging fool
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