I am putting a picture of popcorn here
for no discernable reason.
Who could have guessed that this National Restaurant Association story would turn into a total food fight?
After not knowing who could possibly be behind the allegations against him, Herman Cain has now determined who is probably behind the allegations against him. His conclusion? The Rick Perry campaign:
Herman Cain accused a former consultant to his unsuccessful 2004 Senate campaign, Curt Anderson, of leaking damaging information about past sexual harassment allegations against Cain.
Anderson, who is now an adviser to Rick Perry, denied the charge in an email to POLITICO's Jonathan Martin:
Meanwhile, from inside the Fortress of Dumbitude:
This view
is also backed by Rush Limbaugh, who is an expert in this sort of thing because, um ... well, I have no idea. But Limbaugh says it was probably Romney, so there. That is, if it wasn't Barack Obama, he says. Barack Obama is behind
everything.
Newt Gingrich, for his part, says all this talk about sex scandals is just "gossip":
“Here’s a situation where we’ve got a guy who’s the front runner for the Republican nomination, has a serious proposal on tax policy: 999, whether you like or dislike it, it is a serious big idea,” Gingrich told Atlanta's WBS TV, according to ABC News. “He’s out there trying to help a country that’s in desperate trouble, and he has gotten more coverage over the last few days over gossip.”
You may remember Newt Gingrich from the 1990s, when OH MY GOD LOOK OVER THERE MONICAGATE EVERYBODY IMPEACH RIGHT NOW and/or from his own scandals involving, among other things, leaving his cancer-striken wife for another woman. Yes, that's Newt Gingrich, who above all else really doesn't want you paying attention to silly sex scandals.
In any event, it looks like Cain is taking Ron Paul's advice: if denying the accusations isn't working, then turn yourself into the victim by hypothesizing over which of your enemies dared bring the whole thing up.
3:42 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): And now Herman Cain's chief of staff Mark "Smoking Man" Block says Perry should apologize to Cain. And America.