Forth Herman Cain News Today

Two others were murdered as they were trying to leave with a group of defectors who wanted to escape the cult. a sad day for nbc and everyone else. back to politics now, herman cain is in the midst of a war of words with new hampshires paper of record. he was a no show at the union leaders editorial board yesterday but did manage to make time to make an appearance with david letterman in an interview that will air tonight. >> you put in an economic growth plan called 9-9-9. have you heard of it?...

Primary process, but if he ends up being the eventual nominee, he is going to count on this base to do all the hard work, the door knocking, the phone calling, the things that he depend on. and if that base is not motivated, you know, ask a candidate like john mccain how well that turns out for you. >> well, let me ask you, bloomberg had a poll out earlier this week in iowa that essentially showed a four way tie in the state including mitt romney right there with 18%. slightly behind herman cain...

The other countries in the region have their territorial claims and the u.s. has broad interests there as well. so i think he did a nice job. >> let me slip into raw domestic politics. many people of the former bush administrations particularly george h.w. bush have expressed some concern about the republican field, the gaffes mccain has made, allegations against herman cain, rick perrys gaffes. do you share that level of concern that people like the former chief of staff have voiced publicly? >...

Person. were not even talking about the president. not sure he reads the newspapers. he doesnt have a basic working knowledge of the world, of america. i think he is virtually done. >> how concerning is it -- you talk to lots of republicans. how concerning is it, we had frank lavin on and he said, well this is a process. how concerning is it for republicans that this is -- looking at -- herman cain is still a top tier candidate. >> i dont think its going to last very long. i think its on its way...

Schooled in foreign policy but it doesnt mean theyre not intellectually up to it or cant provide leadership. >> can herman cain or rick perry or newt gingrich beat barack obama in 2012? >> yeah, look. i think all of them are plausible contenders but i think i would say all of them need message discipline. theyre getting greater scrutiny now. theyre in the major leagues. what might be a minor gaffe for a business executive or a public figure is a major gaffe when youre running for president. so t...

Outside of 9-9-9 and he cant handle it. he is not able to parry and be flexible and talk about anything else. that is coming out. were asking him and our colleagues are asking him serious questions and he cant answer them and then he is saying things like im a leader not a reader. >> its one of those things, a fun line but when you think about it -- do we want this person to be president? >> right. >> jennifer, it goes beyond just kind of what herman cain has said. it feels like the campaign whi...

About these new reports regarding irans nuclear capabilities. she simply said that the united states policy of doing these sanctions in some engagement will continue. now of course im going to have more of the interview later in the show. we get a little bit into some domestic issues. not just 2012 campaign but also that controversial decision having to do with the oil pipeline which of course had to go through the state department, chris. >> you know, chuck, you mentioned foreign policy. back h...

After some scuffles between reporters and some of his private security but what do we make of it? >> right. well, its interesting. if theyre using the excuse that its about reporters, that is an interesting precedent to set. but you do know in talking with the secret service they have a very low bar. >> right. >> for this protection. i mean, if a candidate requests and its a major candidate, you know, not sort of a gad fly but somebody who is performing well in the polls, they are going to acqui...