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People hate politics, all this foolishness. and the best thing to do in any situation like this is just tell the truth. and i didnt know about any of this stuff, and i didnt peddle it to any reporters. and, quite frankly, ill also say this, if someone tells you something in confidence and then you go out and you tell other people, thats unethical, and i dont live my life that way. and, you know, i dont think anybody should. i think transparency would be the best thing here for everyone. megyn: m...

Benjamin franklin. >> i thought by now, the herman cain controversy that began on sunday after "face the nation" when herman cain was approached by a reporter when he said did you hear whats in this on-line story? its far from over. in fact, yesterday, it got even binger because herman cains camp come out and says i think i know, we know we know, i should say, where all these accusations have come up from and where these stories have been dredged up from. >> this guy, mark block herman cains chi...

None of that is true today. >> reporter: the vote is expected later this morning. as we said all likelihood straight down party lines. the next question is, will the white house agree to submit the requested documents? if they dont, where does the legal fight go from there? martha? martha: doug, thank you very much. doug mckelway. bill: now to 2012 the frontrunner for the race to the republican nomination getting visibly frustrated under the heat of this continuing national spotlight herman cain...

Settlements, the specifics early in the day on monday. and then kind of clarified that through the day. now you are saying that you remember the specifics of briefing a staffer back in 2003. did this develop over the past day? >> actually, since monday as the story began to break. okay? we knew about the political story seven to ten days ago. if i spent all of my time chasing anonymous allegations id be spending 24 hours a day, seven days a week which is exactly twa the other campaigns wish we w...

Now this third one surfaced. his campaign is fighting back on the first two accusations and now its pointing the finger at the perry camp. herman cain says this man, kurt anderson, is responsible for leaking the story to politico. mr. anderson was a consultant to herman cain when he was running for the senate back in 2003 and he knew vital information about herman cain which he could have given to the perry camp. well, herman cains campaign manager, mark block, said this. >> the actions of the p...

Things they have in this life and i wanted to come on and say -- let me say one other thing. all this stuff about who leaked whatever, any reporter in the free world is free to anything to anybody that i ever said to them about can herman cain. i give them carte blanche to do that because i have absolutely nothing to hide. i have genuine affinity for the guy. jon: final question, nobody working for the perry campaign told you or as far as you know, let out this information about herman cain? >> ...

Members to be cautious about defending cain. it seems more allegations are expected. allegations that cain adamantly denies, bret. >> bret: carl, thank you. lets get more on the story now. breaking story. joining me now is mark block, chief of staff for the herman cain campaign. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> bret: first, youre charging the perry campaign with stirring this up. >> absolutely. quite frankly, this is one of the actions in america that is the reason people...

Based on substance, not sound bites. ♪ i am america ♪ one voice ♪ united we stand >> bill: so the mustaches were because of cains campaign manager? >> because of mark block and they are not smoking a cigarette and they are blowing bubbles. its cute. is it going to do anything for jon huntsmans campaign? no. absolutely not. here is the problem. this ad. this is the original herman cain ad. this is the spoof by the huntsman daughter. the original ad was mark block. looks like a spoof. its so...

Mark block said on set that people are so sick as politics as usual. he is a candidate that is not a traditional politician. and it seems like it hasnt affected him yet in the approximately or his fundraising, the whole stirrup thing. doesnt that then benefit him if they point to specific campaign and say we think they are behind it? >> if they can convince people that this was either an irresponsible act by a mainstream media organization, or a kind of dirty trick by one of their opposing campa...

Given to the perry camp. well, herman cains campaign manager, mark block, said this. >> the actions of the perry campaign are despicable. rick perry and his campaign owe herman cain and his family an apology. in 2003, herman cain ran for the senate. he hired a general consultant, curt anderson. mr. cain divulged the nra claims to -- >> national restaurant association. >> exactly. mr. anderson. so the campaign at that point would be prepared if the issue surfaced. it did not. approximately two we...