Herman Cain announces that he is suspending his campaign as a Republican presidential candidate as his wife Gloria Cain looks on during the scheduled opening of a local campaign headquarters on Dec. 3, 2011 in Atlanta.
*The Daily Beast columnist Allison Samuels writes that Herman and Gloria Cain’s marriage had its share of problems over the years, in part due to the former GOP presidential candidate’s attraction to other women.
A friend of one [of] Cain’s two children explained: “It never felt like a real marriage when I was around them. Mostly he was always gone and his wife seemed to be OK with it. Not being together seemed the norm for their marriage, and Gloria didn’t seem to mind. His kids didn’t seem to mind either. ’’
The friend added that when Cain was around, he seemed completely in his own world.
“He was king of his castle and no one questioned him,’’ says the friend. “It was an uncomfortable set-up for an outsider like me to be around. He was so indifferent to everyone. But I liked Gloria. She was warm and kind.”
In other Cain news, the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza admitted to having used quotes from the movie “Pokemon: The Movie 2000” — specifically the theme song, “The Power of One,” sung by Donna Summer – during several speeches in his run for the White House.
In August during the Republican primary debate in Iowa, Cain quoted “a poet” as having once said, “Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it’s never easy when there’s so much on the line.”
It wasn’t the only time he quoted from the movie, and several bloggers have been quick to point out his gaffe.
On Saturday, he clarified the source.
“I believe these words came from the Pokémon movie. I’m not sure who the original author is, so don’t go write an article about the poet, but it says a lot about where I am — where I am with my wife and my family, and where we are as a nation,” Cain said, according to the Huffington Post. “Life can be a challenge. Life can seem impossible. It’s never easy when there’s so much on the line. But you and I can make a difference. There’s a mission just for you and me.”
Cain also admittted to GQ in a recent interview that he first heard the song during the Olympics and instantly sparked to it.
“I fell in love with this song, fell in love with how she sang the song and fell in love with the words,” she said. “Committed it to memory. Now, why did I commit it to memory? Because one of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker — an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That’s what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.”
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I always believed his wife knew the deal with his philandering, but as long as he was a good provider there was peace in the valley. They probably have separate sleeping quarters and a home big enough to give them their own space. It wouldn’t surprise me if they were happy when he was away. Cain reminds me so much of Clarence Thomas whose kids, I hear, are thoroughly embarrassed of him.
OK, so what exactly about the marriage that made it “troubled?”
“It never felt like a real marriage when I was around them. “
This is one person’s opinion of what a “real” marriage should not be like.
But then they may just roll differently over at the Cain’s household than at his.
She looks like she could just kick him in his back and kick him off that platform!! Which she should probably do.Can he just go away PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!. I’m sick of him and his drama HE IS A NON-FACTOR LETS MOVE ON!
Reds, be sure to read article on link. I had a distant cousin who forced his wife to take in a young child he made with another woman and they remained together until his passing. He and his wife would open up to me whenever I was alone with either of them and talk about the other. As a teen, I had more than one male relative over age 50 (including the cousin I mentioned) take me into their confidence about their philandering (even acted as their chauffeur at times) and I never forgot those lessons they were trying to impart. It seems now they were attempting to train me to accept the unacceptable for some reason. The spouses of these relatives knew their husbands were cheating but had fewer options than most women today. I definitely believe the various accounts about strains in the Cain’s marriage due to his ego, attention seeking and above all his womanizing. Some men feel if they are good providers their spouses should show their appreciation by turning a blind eye to their dalliances in exchange for the good life. It has to be extremely difficult maintaining any kind of love for a man that’s a serial cheater who expects a wife to just deal with it.
A friend of one [of] Cain’s two children explained: “It never felt like a real marriage when I was around them. Mostly he was always gone and his wife seemed to be OK with it. Not being together seemed the norm for their marriage, and Gloria didn’t seem to mind. His kids didn’t seem to mind either. ’’—————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Sounds like his family didn’t want to hear that gibberish or be around him either,if that friend is 2 b believed.I found it puzzling that when the news broke that he didn’t come home immediately,but he was on CNN with Wolf Blitzer at the time the White story was breaking.CNN is in Atlanta,I thought he lived in ATL? So he split (ran off)when the story went out,if so classless.