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brooklynite

(94,774 posts)
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:33 AM Jul 2020

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain dies of COVID-19

Source: WHIO News

Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has died weeks after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, according to an announcement made Thursday on his website. He was 74.

“You’re never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning,” Dan Calabrese, the editor for Cain’s website, wrote Thursday in a statement. “Herman Cain – our boss, our friend, like a father to so many of us – has passed away.”

Cain died at an Atlanta-area hospital where he had been critically ill for several weeks, according to Newsmax. Company officials said he had recently joined Newsmax TV and had planned to launch a new weekly show prior to his death.

Cain was admitted to a hospital July 1 after testing positive two days earlier for a novel coronavirus infection.


Read more: https://www.whio.com/news/trending/former-presidential-candidate-herman-cain-dies-covid-19/FE2SUKFHKVGB7NYNSY3Q3VBALI/

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Former presidential candidate Herman Cain dies of COVID-19 (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2020 OP
Suppose they will listen now? Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #1
One would hope it would scare some sense into these rightwing jackasses still_one Jul 2020 #6
The Trump Campaign Will Either Ignore It.... TomCADem Jul 2020 #52
NOPE Cosmocat Jul 2020 #21
NO Rebl2 Jul 2020 #23
I go on conservative websites to see what they christx30 Jul 2020 #30
You're braver than most of us..... it must be difficult getting rid of the stench. groundloop Jul 2020 #39
Not a chance. (nt) Paladin Jul 2020 #33
You'd think, in a rational world, but no, listening requires Jetheels Jul 2020 #38
He was a damn disgrace to mankind. olegramps Jul 2020 #44
Trump Rally in Tulsa...COVID-19 petri dish... FarPoint Jul 2020 #2
CNN has it now.. it refers back to Cains website and NewsMax LiberalArkie Jul 2020 #3
The trump rally killed Cain Gothmog Jul 2020 #4
You know enough to check for duplicates AFTER you post as well as before. Duplicate. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #5
It is easy to miss sometimes though. I do appreciate that your heads up wasn't mean like some still_one Jul 2020 #8
I was worried about my tone. And unfortunately the prior thread is NewsMax which is not approved Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #14
No, it was perfect. All the OP has to do is google and find another source still_one Jul 2020 #16
"Post the latest news from reputable mainstream news websites and blogs" brooklynite Jul 2020 #12
Stating that as your reason WHEN you post OP is likely to save people a lot of trouble / bother. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #17
First of all this is a duplicate LBN post. Second, Newsmax is NOT a reputable news source. All you still_one Jul 2020 #19
The other post continues to cite NewsMax. brooklynite Jul 2020 #20
Sorry Brooklynite about the mistake on the NewsMax source still_one Jul 2020 #24
duplicate post bluewater Jul 2020 #7
My impression that that NewsMax isn't an acceptable LBN source brooklynite Jul 2020 #9
My impression is that often depends on the content. bluewater Jul 2020 #15
OMG just seeing the breaking news. BumRushDaShow Jul 2020 #10
Rally on the 20th GusBob Jul 2020 #11
I remember his ad, catsudon Jul 2020 #43
Let us never forget this parody. Grokenstein Jul 2020 #46
Guess that mask-free Tulsa rally bit him in the rear nattyice Jul 2020 #13
I guess he doesn't need a mask now ... jb5150 Jul 2020 #18
He won the ultimate stupid prize! Nice going dipshit! Hope you taught others the lesson. Lucky Luciano Jul 2020 #22
They are already starting to smooth it over gab13by13 Jul 2020 #25
Kicking. JudyM Jul 2020 #26
I hope this is a wake up call for some on the right. Mosby Jul 2020 #27
Oh well. Who's hungry for some breakfast? I could eat. TeamPooka Jul 2020 #28
+1000 Jamastiene Jul 2020 #31
Sad that this wasn't Trump or Barr instead JI7 Jul 2020 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jul 2020 #32
This is sad news. chowder66 Jul 2020 #34
Cain wasn't a doctor Polybius Jul 2020 #35
Yes, I thought it would be nice to have an R die but would have preferred an elected official question everything Jul 2020 #36
RIP sir Polybius Jul 2020 #37
Cain knowingly endangered the lives of people around him Yeehah Jul 2020 #40
My condolences go out to his family and friends. totodeinhere Jul 2020 #41
LGF: "Herman Cain Mocked Mask Wearing. Today He Died From COVID-19" Grokenstein Jul 2020 #42
R-I-P Mr Cain ... I really am sorry, sad news. nt Raine Jul 2020 #45
Play stupid games! Win stupid prizes. GoneOffShore Jul 2020 #47
Now if only that little bug can get to Trump. rickyhall Jul 2020 #48
Well. I. am. shocked. durablend Jul 2020 #49
To Little Marco, they all look alike keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #50
To a poster in this thread they apparently do too Polybius Jul 2020 #54
Ha! Now that's a winner for sure. Just make him look blacker and you win the Internet today! machoneman Jul 2020 #55
B00-FUCKIN'-HOO not_the_one Jul 2020 #51
I will never forget his infamous campaign ad, which I still watch to this day Polybius Jul 2020 #53

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
52. The Trump Campaign Will Either Ignore It....
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:01 AM
Jul 2020

...or use it to justify efforts to suppress the election on the ground that elections are not safe.

Cosmocat

(14,575 posts)
21. NOPE
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 11:03 AM
Jul 2020

fake news - he died for some other reason (likely soros or some other D boogyman) and just are saying it was C19 as part of the never ending grand conspiracy against their lord and savior DJT.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
30. I go on conservative websites to see what they
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 12:14 PM
Jul 2020

are saying about it. No, this is not changing anyone’s mind. They are getting further entrenched in their ideals because of it. One guy said, “this will put a fire under McConnel’s “no liability” bill”.

The rest of the posts are calling the doctors murderers for withholding the HCQ/zinc treatment, and putting him on a ventilator. Also debating whether it was covid, or cancer that killed Cain (even though the cancer went into remission in 2006 and never showed signs of relapse.)

 

Jetheels

(991 posts)
38. You'd think, in a rational world, but no, listening requires
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:14 PM
Jul 2020

abilities in connecting dots, weighing factual evidence...

FarPoint

(12,457 posts)
2. Trump Rally in Tulsa...COVID-19 petri dish...
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:37 AM
Jul 2020

Maybe others will become disenchanted now with the faux king...

still_one

(92,435 posts)
8. It is easy to miss sometimes though. I do appreciate that your heads up wasn't mean like some
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:50 AM
Jul 2020

are who notice duplicates


Bernardo de La Paz

(49,047 posts)
14. I was worried about my tone. And unfortunately the prior thread is NewsMax which is not approved
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:54 AM
Jul 2020

NewsMax is a hard-right lie sheet, not an approved DU source.

So one or the other thread will have to be locked. Glad I don't have to decide.

I sometimes am too harsh and possibly too mean sometimes, so I was worried that this one might come across that way. Your post has reassured me.

I do wish some regular LBN posters were more careful when they know how it works from experience. Posts can cross paths quasi-simultaneously, but it is easy enough to take a quick look after posting. It saves DU members and hosts a bunch of bother.

It means people don't waste time posting into a thread that will be deleted.

still_one

(92,435 posts)
19. First of all this is a duplicate LBN post. Second, Newsmax is NOT a reputable news source. All you
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 11:00 AM
Jul 2020

have to do is google and there are plenty of other sources


You should self-delete because this is a duplicate story

brooklynite

(94,774 posts)
20. The other post continues to cite NewsMax.
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 11:02 AM
Jul 2020

Mine is from a reputable news source.

I will leave it to the Admins to decide.

bluewater

(5,376 posts)
15. My impression is that often depends on the content.
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:56 AM
Jul 2020

The Washington Examiner is often used, for example.

In any case, suggesting a different link to the original poster is considered better form, so as to not fracture a thread in Latest Breaking News.

The other original thread is earlier and larger.


Response to brooklynite (Original post)

question everything

(47,544 posts)
36. Yes, I thought it would be nice to have an R die but would have preferred an elected official
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 01:24 PM
Jul 2020

bragging about not wearing a mask.

Polybius

(15,507 posts)
37. RIP sir
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 01:51 PM
Jul 2020

I didn't agree with him much, but he really suffered the past 4 weeks. No one deserves to go through that.

Yeehah

(4,597 posts)
40. Cain knowingly endangered the lives of people around him
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 03:07 PM
Jul 2020

Just like everyone who refuses to mask and social distance.

He paid the ultimate price for his willing stupidity.

totodeinhere

(13,059 posts)
41. My condolences go out to his family and friends.
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 03:14 PM
Jul 2020

I hope this is a wake up call to people on the right who are trying to make this about freedom to either wear a mask or not. It's about saving lives. And I hope that Trump is satisfied now that his rally in Oklahoma has killed a prominent Republican. And another person of color has died. We know that POC are disproportionately dying from this deadly virus.

Grokenstein

(5,727 posts)
42. LGF: "Herman Cain Mocked Mask Wearing. Today He Died From COVID-19"
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 03:20 PM
Jul 2020

via Little Green Footballs

"Herman Cain scoffed at COVID-19 and refused to wear a mask. He proudly tweeted a photo of himself at Trump’s ill-fated June 20th Tulsa rally, in a crowd of unmasked people. At some point during all this denial and dumbassery he caught the virus. Today he’s dead."



Way to go, Tara.
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