[Lamplighter]

Well, it has started, just as predicted....

MSNBC.com
By STEVEN R. HURST
11/1/11
Key conservative voices rally to Cain
'It's outrageous the way liberals treat a black conservative,' fumes pundit Ann Coulter

WASHINGTON*— The sexual harassment allegations engulfing
the candidacy of Republican Herman Cain dominated American politics Tuesday
as prominent conservative voices rallied to his side,
saying he was a victim of a "high-tech lynching."

The forceful early reaction to the Cain firestorm
— fueled by racially charged rhetoric —
suggests the Georgia businessman's attempt to cast himself
as a victim of the news media and liberals is, so far, paying dividends
among his conservative Republican base who will hold considerable
sway in selecting the party's nominee.
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Supporters were quick to liken Cain's latest troubles to those that
roiled the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,
another prominent black conservative, who faced sexual harassment allegations
during his explosive Senate confirmation hearing two decades ago.

The head of the conservative Media Research Center, Brent Bozell
labeled the story a "high-tech lynching," evoking
Thomas' divisive Supreme Court confirmation hearings two decades ago,
where he was confronted with sexual harassment allegations
from a one-time employee, Anita Hill.

"— fueled by racially charged rhetoric —" ????

In all the media reports I've read about Cain's current problems,
this is the first (only) one I've seen that attributes anything to his race.

It's all the fault of the news media and those damn liberals.
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