Cain endorses Gingrich
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57367931-503544/cain-endorses-gingrich/WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Atlanta businessman and former presidential candidate Herman Cain endorsed Newt Gingrich Saturday night at a West Palm Beach Country Republican gathering after two months of wavering on whether he would offer his support to a fellow candidate.
The endorsement comes just three days before the crucial Florida primary, by far the largest state to vote so far in the GOP sweepstakes, and could help Gingrich energize tea party support. Gingrich campaign has flagged since his upstart, double-digit victory over front-runner Mitt Romney in the South Carolina primary a week ago.
"I had it in my heart and mind a long time ago" to endorse Gingrich, Cain said in a surprise appearance at the dinner. "Speaker Gingrich is a patriot, Speaker Gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas, and I also know that Speaker Gingrich is ... going through this sausage grinder. I know what this sausage grinder is all about. I know that he's going through this sausage grinder because he cares about the future of the United States of America."
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Cain and Gingrich walked onto stage together to a huge round of applause from the audience, whose excitement continued throughout the former candidate's brief remarks. As Gingrich took the stage after him, he joked that when he accepted the invitation to speak at the West Palm Beach County GOP Lincoln Dinner, he "had no idea it would be this interesting."
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NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)Joe Bacon
(5,165 posts)unkachuck
(6,295 posts)....see, there is some good after all in the Pizza Man....by the way, hold the sausage and make mine pepperoni....
BootinUp
(47,165 posts)rocktivity
(44,576 posts)rocktivity
cloudbase
(5,520 posts)klook
(12,157 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)So, does this mean Newt can use the best thing about his campaign, the jazzy "I Am America" song....and a slow-turn smile?
denverbill
(11,489 posts)Thanks Herm. Keep Newt going. I'm waiting to hear who David Vitter, Larry Craig, and Mark Foley endorse. They've gotta be Newties too! I can't wait to hear the theme song for your campaign - Bom-chicka-bom-bom.
Newt/Herm 2012 - Bom-chicka-bom-bom. Oh yeah.
nevergiveup
(4,762 posts)then the half-term dimwit Governor from Alaska, and now Herman Cain. The Romney camp must be in full time panic mode.
hay rick
(7,624 posts)Hugabear
(10,340 posts)He's not racist.
BootinUp
(47,165 posts)hay rick
(7,624 posts)Before you know it, Newt will be on food stamps. I blame that other black guy.
klook
(12,157 posts)JI7
(89,252 posts)since Perry, Bachmann and Cain left we could use some entertainment again.
nevergiveup
(4,762 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)That's good. Combined with cliffordu's description of Allan West, "gutless shitsucking cretin", I've got a great start to my week.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)In case you missed (and most people did) his first endorsement.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71680.html
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)hay rick
(7,624 posts)With apologies to Old Nick. He may be mean, but he isn't stupid.
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)that' s pretty good!
Fearless
(18,421 posts)That is how it goes right?
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)PuffedMica
(1,061 posts)Amonester
(11,541 posts)Tripod
(854 posts)Spread the politics, and wives around.
Little Star
(17,055 posts)That cracked me up!
underpants
(182,829 posts)this is the by product of all those free debates - people jump in for the free TV time (Cain and Newt) and one of them actually ends up being considered relative
greiner3
(5,214 posts)Romney wins FL.
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auburngrad82
(5,029 posts)"Help us beat the black guy with a Cain!"
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Waaaa Haaaaa!!! My first attempt at Photoshop!!!!!
I'll screw around with more layers and stuff another time.......
usrname
(398 posts)He'd serve in the Vietnam War. But he didn't, chickenhawking himself out of the Southeast Asia theater.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)I'm that old.