Shit - we lost Herman Cain.
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A shame really. As Frank L noted - totally avoidable.
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Correct, If he had avoided the Stage 4 colon cancer. Nice try dumbass
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Even sadder. He had cancer for awhile and survived it. Yet COVID killed him.
Completely avoidable. You support an utter moron.
Read, Dorothy dumbass!
Herman Cain, a former presidential hopeful who was once considered by President Donald Trump for the Federal Reserve, has died after being hospitalized with the coronavirus. He was 74.
Cain’s death was announced Thursday on his website by Dan Calabrese, who edits the site and had previously written about his colleague’s diagnosis.
“Herman Cain – our boss, our friend, like a father to so many of us – has passed away,” Calabrese said in the blog post. “We all prayed so hard every day. We knew the time would come when the Lord would call him home, but we really liked having him here with us, and we held out hope he’d have a full recovery.”
Cain was among the highest-profile public figures in the United States to have died from Covid-19. Less than two weeks before receiving his diagnosis, Cain attended Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which had been staged despite concerns about mass gatherings during the pandemic.
Cain, a stage 4 cancer survivor, tweeted a photograph of himself at Trump’s rally showing him surrounded by other attendees, none of whom appeared to be wearing masks or other protective gear.
A July 2 statement from Cain’s social media accounts announcing his hospitalization said, “There is no way of knowing for sure how or where Mr. Cain contracted the coronavirus.” The Trump campaign said after Cain’s diagnosis that he had not met with the president at the Tulsa rally.
The campaign said that all attendees at the event had their temperatures checked upon entry, and that masks and hand sanitizer were handed out but not required to use. Before the event, the campaign revealed that six members of the team involved in the rally preparations had tested positive for the virus and had been quarantined.
Trump did not immediately comment or tweet about Cain’s death. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted Thursday morning that Cain “embodied the American Dream and represented the very best of the American spirit.”
Cain had been hospitalized in Atlanta on July 1, two days after being told he had tested positive for Covid-19, according to his social media.
He did not require a respirator and was “awake and alert” when he checked in to the hospital, the statement said. “Please join with us in praying for Mr. Cain, and for everyone who has contracted the coronavirus – as well as their families,” it said.
Cain had been a business executive and board chairman of a branch of Kansas City’s Federal Reserve Bank before moving into Republican politics and eventually becoming a presidential candidate and a favorite of the conservative tea party faction.
Last year, Trump briefly considered picking Cain as his nominee to join the Federal Reserve Board. Cain remained a vocal supporter of Trump’s after his nomination was withdrawn.
A former CEO of the restaurant chain Godfather’s Pizza, Cain became a player in Republican politics as an economic advisor to Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign before briefly launching his own bid in 2000.
In the 2012 GOP presidential primary season, Cain gained outsized media coverage with his catchy “9-9-9” economic plan to replace much of the federal tax code with a 9% business transactions tax, a 9% personal income tax and a 9% sales tax. Critics called the plan “dubious” and impractical.
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, who would clinch the GOP nomination in 2012, tweeted Thursday that he was saddened to hear of Cain’s passing.
Cain suspended that campaign in December 2011 following multiple allegations of sexual harassment, ranging back to his time as chief executive of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. Cain denied the allegations.
After his hospitalization, Cain’s social media accounts occasionally provided vague updates on his condition. A message on July 5 said he was “making progress” and that “more encouraging news” was expected to come soon. Two days later, Cain’s Twitter account said “doctors are trying to make sure his oxygen levels are right.”
On July 10, another tweet said Cain himself described his status as “cruise control,” because “the progress is slow but his breathing is getting stronger every day. Make no mistake: He is improving!”
The most recent update came Monday, when Cain’s social media revealed that he was “being treated with oxygen for his lungs” nearly a month after entering the hospital. “He really is getting better, which means it is working,” the update said.
Calabrese repeatedly declined CNBC’s requests for additional information on Cain’s condition throughout his struggle with the virus.
“We’re not saying anything else beyond what we’ve posted on social media,” Calabrese said in a July 7 email. “That’s Herman’s and Gloria’s wish so I appreciate you respecting it.”
Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/30/former-gop-presidential-candidate-herman-cain-dies-after-battle-with-coronavirus.html
He had stage 4 colon cancer? Wow! Highly deadly.
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Another entirely avoidable death.
Way to go Orange campaign.
Oh man, give me a break.
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It’s 100% true. That rally killed him - and others,no doubt.
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Dear Diary, Trump broke me. Signed Libby and Frank.
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Dear Diary, Trump broke me. Signed, Herman Cain.
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You are quite the drama queen, Pele. Sound just like Chris Cuomo.
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Dear Diary, gotta defend Orangeman....prime directive.
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I'm not defending anyone. I just find it funny that "intelligent professionals" let a guy in
Washington ruin their lives. I hate Obama and Clinton but if they were on TV, I just changed the channel. You guys follow Trump around just to complain about him. It's quite comical.
Oh really? You guys also literally have thousands of anti Obama, pro Orange posts.
That’s fine but then you criticize others for what you all do all the time as well.
See you're catching on. It's my inner Democrat. I can do shit like that, but you can't.
It's the Democrat way of life - do I say and not as I do. Try and catch up.
See that’s why I’m not a D. You prolly are at heart. So is Orange.
So are many authoritarian populists.
Been a consistent R my entire adult life. Same values earlier as now.
Hate that my party has been perverted by populist, authoritarian freaks.
Right, keep telling yourself that. You're a Dem on your way to Liberal.
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Actually no. Criticized Barry all the time for his abuse of power, reckless expansion of govt and
govt authority, and his reckless spending. Will do the same when others go down that path. Called consistency.
And if the D’s had put a freako nuttie like Orange in there, would be shouting even louder.
Sorry professor, that is just not provable.
Posted at 3:29 pm on Jul 30, 2020
"It cannot be said for sure where Cain contracted the virus since the chair of Black Voices for Trump had a hectic travel schedule in June, stopping in multiple cities"
Every time you think this guy can go no lower, he plumbs new depths in the slime.
He was warned against this rally. Held it anyway. Made people sign waivers. All about him. Sicko.
His death is being celebrated by the msm/dem crowd as a victory for mask wearers.
Posted at 1:09 pm on Jul 30, 2020
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I think 64 actually laughed his ass off this time.
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Didn't shed any tears; maybe these guys will be the next in line?
Doubt that I will shed any tears for them either.
Link: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-attended-fundraiser-texas-without-035257963.html
Well, it’s not like Texas is having any virus problems. I’m sure they’re fine.
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Any sightings of that fucktard Lt. Gov. recently?
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Aren’t you the least concerned that this guy died likely
as a result of attending your candidate’s campaign event?
Ummm, not really. Same as I didn’t give two fucks about John Lewis.
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You don’t have to give a dusky fuck about Cain as an individual.
The fact that you don’t care that your leader is enough of a moronic, narcissistic shitbird to put the lives of his own supporters at risk to stroke his narcissistic ego is enough.
The people that went to that rally knew the risk and made a decision to wear a mask or not.
It looks like this guy chose not to, it's a shame but I really won't lose any sleep over it. No matter what, your hatred for Trump will cause you to blame him for everything and be miserable. Not sure how you live like that but I will pray for you to release your anger.
They also made a decision to go back and infect others with their irresponsibility.
Do better.
And that was their choice to go. As an American, we do have some choices left.
Even though you Dems are trying like hell to take all of them away. I'm sure you added goggles to your mask since Fauci said to wear them. You're a good little sheep.
Not to infect others with a communicable disease. No right to that.
Stop being a selfish prick.
As you completely ignor the thousands of protesters that nightly break every covid rule in the book.
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I do? I said they are dickhead assholes and say it again here.
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Re: As you completely ignor the thousands of protesters that nightly break every covid rule in the book.
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That's awfully mean. Go get a hug or kick a dog. I will pray for you.
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Tough love man.
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You and the rest of the 99% of the population
who dont know who he is, or gives a shit.
I have problem mourning people who I don't know and really
didn't give a shit about me. But I do enjoy seeing the selective outrage from the typical Liberals and their newest 1 star recruit, Frank.
Overrated, but ahead of Jimbecile
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While conservatives mourned John Lewis.
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I did.
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Nearly all of us did.
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