LiveBlog for Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Charlie Pierce of Esquire.com’s Politics Blog calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about Herman Cain’s latest accuser

Wisconsin State Rep. Brett Hulsey (D) calls in at 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT to update us on the WI Gov. Scott Walker recall efforts

An Atlanta businesswoman has accused GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain of having had an affair with her that lasted nearly 14 years, a claim the candidate flatly denied Monday.

Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank announced Monday that he would retire at the end of his 16th term in early 2013, citing his redrawn district boundaries and his desire to write as reasons.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback apologized Monday for what he called his staff’s “overreaction” to a disparaging tweet directed at him by a high school senior during a state Capitol visit. “My staff overreacted to this tweet, and for that I apologize,” the governor said. “Freedom of speech is among our most treasured freedoms.”

Dr. Conrad Murray, who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop icon Michael Jackson, will be sentenced today. Jackson’s mother, Katherine, hopes Murray gets the harshest sentence possible: four years in a state prison.

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joi ride 5 pts

There are some of us female out here that think a dumdum drive should be started for Herman Cain.. We know he's the pizza man but he could be the dumdum man too. I'm ready to buy a bag and start sending them. Just need an address. Maybe when he gets 999 of them he might figure it out, but then again he is a republican , density 999.

Klassie 20 pts

Lisa would cause Santa to show a pup-tent I'm bettin.

miller474 5 pts

has anyone else seen the people outside of the post offices holding a sign with Obama with a hitler mustache?

wo4091 5 pts

miller474No, although there are no physical simularities, there do have a whole lot in common. He also has much in common with chairman Mao and Stalin

Dawson 6 pts

Lets see no unions ah yes Bangladesh has no unions we can look forward to >$1 per hour, child labor, sexual abuse for your working wife (only if she is a lying bitch), unsafe working conditions, lots of nasty chemicals we can all breath and drink :-) mmmmmmmm yummy did I miss anything???

Klassie 20 pts

Dawson weekends off, healthcare, overtime :-)

wo4091 5 pts

Dawson

Yes, you missed being able to think for yourself. I am not saying that all unions are bad. They have done some good things, but, they are run by radical leftist. Just like some leaders of companie and government have. Since when is it good to have an organization in charge of your job that you have to pay if you do not want to. Since when is it good for that org to be able to say you cannot work unless you belong and pay dues..As far as my wife goes, she would not tolerate sexual abuse under any circumstance. You would do well to find one that would not either.

Klassie 20 pts

Steph's nose got shorter. Ha! Fair enough!

dragonkat42 5 pts

I'm just curious, does every right wing parrot out there have to put the words union and socialist together in every talking point they try to repeat? and wo, name one lib leader that tried to repress freedom of speech the way Brownback (not his staff did)

dragonkat42 5 pts

wo4091 Wow that was specific, But I'll give you at least one then, (Levin)

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/275-42/859... Any comment on this sir?

Or are all of us just busy being goof heads and needing someone like you to point it out?

PS: better watch the wires, you and art might get your next talking point from them internets soon.

wo4091 5 pts

dragonkat42wo4091

It was broad and true, to damn many to type. How many of them called for Palin to apologize because she used the word Target in reference to targeting area to campaign in.. Nearly all of them including comrade Obama

Dawson 6 pts

Guess that means we are still living on Bush's mess....fair enough

wo4091 5 pts

Dawson

Bush's mess, you mean Dodd and Frank

Klassie 20 pts

wo4091 can't we get a troll who can spell?

wo4091 5 pts

Klassie

You refering to Stephonie.. And Klassie, like you never make a typo give me a break jeez

Klassie 20 pts

wo4091 it's :referring" and it's "Stephanie" and it's called punctuation. Geez.

wo4091 5 pts

In reference to Gov. Brownback. It is terrible what his staff did but this sort of thing is common with progressive leaders. the liberla media including Stephonie never report it

Dawson 6 pts

Amazing how those states you mention are all Republican Senate/Legislative and Governors and yet it is those Democrats fault for the failure I would think it would probably be those lying bitches that caused all the problems in these states......get your talking points right

wo4091 5 pts

Dawson

The last ten years they have been democrat goof

wo4091 5 pts

Dawson

they are also dominated now and then by unions goof head

Klassie 20 pts

Brownback - typical bullying coward.

wo4091 5 pts

It is so sad that the people of Wisconsin, Michagan and other northern states that are broke because of the democrats, aka socialist and unions. It is so sad they are not smart enough to figure it out.

Klassie 20 pts

Bye Scotty.Don't get your wanker caught in the door on your way out.

Klassie 20 pts

Lavort found your Nuns with Buns website on your desktop, Steph.

Klassie 20 pts

There's a few bitches at the dog park who know Herm Cain.They call him Mr Topping. Huh.

Dawson 6 pts

KAK1958 stay tuned for the Newt self destruction bomb....that will come when one of these family values debates/interviews finally ask him what his views are on his lesbian daughter's civil rights

Klassie 20 pts

Morning everyone. Barney Frank is too smart and too classy to be in the House,

wo4091 5 pts

Klassie

Smart and classy. OMG LMAO AT your ridiculous statement. He is rude, crude, corrupt and he and Dodd are the major cause of the finiancial crisis the country is in today. Were you totally asleep in 2003 when he said there was no problem with FMae and FMAC lol

KAK1958 6 pts

Between Newt dropping the god/jesus bomb every 5 minutes and the Iowa Family Leader essentially saying that if you ask for forgiveness enough you're on par with the lifelong non-philanderer, I have all the evidence I need to remain a commited religious cynic. I also like how Newt is distinguishing between a flip-flopper and changing your views on an issue after you have more facts. Maybe that's how he also explains his philandering.

Gshort 5 pts

herman cain's new theme song 99 problems and the bitch ain't one!

Dawson 6 pts

Steph you need a Art button with instant Art classic quotes.....take the F out of fart and there ya go

Gshort 5 pts

hey chris jay-z has a song called 99 problems and the bitch ain't one , check it out

juliet bravo 26 pts

Got to go, Final Jeopardy! Catch y'all tomorrow.

juliet bravo 26 pts

Dadgum Martians, drinking up all the ding-blasted Ovaltine!

juliet bravo 26 pts

I don't think Steph actually listens to what Art says, she's just hypnotized by his accent.

Dannybob 6 pts

I wish Steph would just hang up on that sad old stinky butthole Art instead of letting that ahole rant on and on. He's an embassment to other Chicagoans. Probably one of those racist aging a-holes who lives in Bridgeport.

juliet bravo 26 pts

Hiya, Dannybob! I think you and Producer Chris are onto something about Herman Cain's proclivities LOL

Which reminds me of a classic exchange from the Britcom "The IT Crowd" (check the series out on Hulu, you'll laugh until your face hurts).

Set up: Roy and Moss have synced up with Jen's mood swings, and now that "Aunt Irma" has come to visit, Roy is trying to find a way to cheer Jen up.

Roy: What would you say to a "big girl's night out"?

Moss: How big are the girls?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=ro...

Dannybob 6 pts

Herman Cain likes the big ladies!

Happy Tuesday Juliet and Livefyres!

Comedian Garry Shandling is 62, Game Show Host Howie Mandel is 56, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is 52, actress Anna Faris is 35, actor Don Cheadle is 47, troubled actor Tom Sizemore is the big Five-OH, producer/director Coen brother Joel is 57, smoky-voiced actress Cathy Moriarty is 51, butt chakra reader Jackie Stallone is the big Nine-OH, sportscaster Vin Scully is 84, veteran actress Diane Ladd and former French president Jacques Chirac both turning 79, musician Chuck Mangione is 71 and actress Kim Delaney is 53. Happy Birthdays Sagittarians!

juliet bravo 26 pts

Goooooooood morning, livefyrebloggers!

The Herman Cain story is becoming something akin to poetry, beyond the Biblical, mythological symbolism of his name, bless his heart. Now the aptly named Ginger White has come forward to reveal her 13 year affair with Mr. Cain, who commented that Mrs. Cain upon hearing the news remarked, "Oh no, not again" - interesting choice of words.

Then the irony - Cain's spokesman trying to shut down further inquiry by saying, "No individual, whether a private citizen, a candidate for public office or a pubic official, should be questioned about his or her private sexual life....The public's right to know and the media's right to report has boundaries and most certainly those boundaries end outside of one's bedroom door."

So if Bill Clinton had just kept his frolicking in his own bedroom, apparently, the Republicans would have declared hands off? Sure. And surely this philosophy applies to gays in the military? No hypocrisy there, right?

wo4091 5 pts

juliet bravo

None, the difference between Bill Clinton and Cain is that Bill Clinton's was and is true