Gloria Cain
*Presidential hopeful Herman Cain is supposed to “meet” face to face with his wife today to discuss the future of his campaign and allegations that he had a 13-year affair with another woman.
In what has been the most definitive statement yet that he could end his campaign amid falling poll numbers and financial contributions, Cain told the editorial board of the New Hampshire Union Leader on Thursday that he was considering dropping out of the race, but for now was continuing to meet all campaign commitments.
He later told Sean Hannity of Fox News that he will make a decision before Monday, reports CNN.
Cain told the newspaper that he repeatedly gave Ginger White money to help her with “month-to-month bills and expenses.” However, he denied a sexual affair, as White alleges. He said the two were just friends.
In the interview, Cain said his wife, Gloria Cain, did not know about White or his financial support for her until the Atlanta woman came forward last week.
“My wife now knows,” Cain told the newspaper. “My wife and I have talked about it, and I have explained it to her. My wife understands that I’m a soft-hearted, giving person.”
Cain told the Union Leader that he gave White money, but refused to divulge how much.
Saying that no questions would have been raised if the story involved giving money to a needy male friend, Cain added that his wife “is comfortable with the explanation that I told her.”
Asked by the newspaper about reports of text messages he had exchanged with White, Cain confirmed that the woman had sent him about 70 such messages between October 22 and November 18 including some “asking for financial assistance.”
“She was out of work and had trouble paying her bills and I had known her as a friend,” Cain said. “She wasn’t the only friend who I had helped in these tough economic times, and so her messages to me were relating to ‘need money for rent’ or whatever the case may be. I don’t remember all the specifics.”
The allegation of an extramarital affair, following accusations of sexual harassment from other women, has seriously damaged Cain’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Once a surprise front-runner in the race, he has plunged in the polls since initial allegations of sexual harassment emerged in October.
Cain told staffers this week he was reassessing his campaign in the wake of White’s allegation of an affair, and he acknowledged to reporters Wednesday that her account had led to a drop in campaign contributions.
Cain told the newspaper he would drop out of the race if his wife asked him to, but quickly added that she wouldn’t.
In a fund-raising letter Tuesday night after White spoke to the media about the alleged relationship, Cain wrote that “a troubled Atlanta businesswoman used national media outlets to promulgate a fabricated, unsubstantiated story about a 13-year affair with me. I am writing you today to assure you that this woman’s story is completely false.”
Ginger White
Meanwhile, White gave an apology Thursday to Cain’s wife and their children for her actions.
“I am not a cold-hearted person. I am a mother of two kids. And of course my heart bleeds for this woman because I am a woman and being in a situation like this cannot be fun,” White said on MSNBC.
“And I am deeply, deeply sorry if I have caused any hurt to her and to his kids, to his family. That was not my intention. I never wanted to hurt anyone and I’m deeply sorry. I am very sorry,” she told host Lawrence O’Donnell.
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Sorry Ginger, I have no sympathy or empathy for your lack of morals and respect. You knowingly involved yourself with a married man..whether you slept with him or not.
The fact that you went on Lawrence “The Rabid Dog” O’Donnell doesn’t garner you any additional respect. His show will be pulled, likely before Al’s.
I agree with you. If she didn’t intend to hurt anybody, what else did she think was going to happen when you’re knowingly messing with somebody’s husband?
Well now Mr Cain has some xplainin( In Desi Arnaz voice) to do. I cannot wait to hear his decision on his campaign run Monday from a hospital bed, after Mrs Gloria Cain beats his butt. LOL!!!
I agree with you Musb. I think someone payed this woman to expose Herman Cain and I think it was within the GOP along with them other women.
Agree with Musb and Music101.
“And I am deeply, deeply sorry if I have caused any hurt to her and to his kids, to his family. That was not my intention. I never wanted to hurt anyone and I’m deeply sorry. I am very sorry,”
Really?!
And all you had to do was keep your mouth shut and the money would start again once the inevitable happens, i.e. Cain drops out the race.
You know the man had to keep a low pro once he was still in the race.
But I don’t understand why women are mad at Cain.
The guy was just being a sugar daddy. And like Ginger said, Cain was never “aggressive” with her.
That’s why I don’t believe that Bialek b.
She wasn’t sorry and going on national tv when she was accepting those checks!
That fake azz pained look on her face disgusts me everytime I see it. The bottomline is she’s pissed her monthly allowance ended so abruptly, and she took revenge by putting it in Gloria’s face and causing problems for Cain. She didn’t give a damn who she hurt as long as she continued to get hers. It wouldn’t surprise me if she’s silly enough to entertain thoughts of Cain returning to her if his wife divorces him. It’s possible Cain told her she was superior to his wife in every way over the course of their affair and she now wants to throw a monkey wrench in his marriage by going public. I wouldn’t want to show my face or advertise such a relationship. Next she’ll be pleading for a one-on-one sit-down with Gloria to apologize personally. It must gall her to no end that Cain is walking around professing he and Gloria love each other. No good heffa!
lol…I thought i was the only one. At first I thought this was the same stock photo but they happen to catch her “pained expression” with every shot.
13 years is a long time financially benefit from a relationship and then decide it’s hurtful to his family and now you want to apologize.
How bout STFU and that’ll help prevent the family you care about so much, further embarassment.
I mean damn, you have the stage all to yourself and I don’t care how you’ve convinced urself that you did this to get out in front of the story, NOBODY is making you clarify and turn over phone records. You are willingly doing it and should keep Gloria’s name outta yo damn mouf!
Didn’t you know hoes are having the best year ever. It’s getting crazy how many women look to get fame and fortune by spilling the beans. And the media eats it up. It’s like, overlook the fact that I committed adultery with a married man. Look the other way. Although I don’t relieve Cain of any responsbility since it’s more his fault than hers since he was the married person. I hate to see women play themselves second fiddle and expect to be treated differently. This isn’t Pretty Woman. Lazy bums.
Hmm, Cain not informing his wife of his “friend” and his financial support of his “friend”. She’s finding out after I did for heaven’s sake. How dreadful. I see the number 9 in his future. As in a 9mm. Stupid is as stupid does.
“My wife understands that I’m a soft-hearted, giving person.”
He wasn’t ‘giving’ for nothing. Ain’t nothing soft-hearted about Cain when you consider some of the conservative rhetoric he spewed before his fall from grace.
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This is the result of the dumbing down of this country. Any kind of bad behavior is accepted nowadays and people like this act like somebody ‘owes’ them something for their stupidity! This woman should be hiding in a hole somewhere instead of bragging about screwing somebody’s husband. Some ‘women’ nowadays have no pride nor shame. No fan of Cain and his foolishness but this ‘woman’ right here is a damn disgrace. Selling her soul for a bag of silver. Pathetic!
Speak on it!!!!! @ NYCsoul
“Meanwhile, White gave an apology Thursday to Cain’s wife and their children for her actions.”
How about your children? I mean, why would you come out with something like this, knowing how it’s going to affect their lives? Yeah, they probably knew that you had a sugar daddy. You always had the bills paid even though you were hardly working. But how are they going to deal with people taunting them that their moma was a ho?
And that Lawrence O’Donnell is full of it. When is he, or someone from Fox, going to ask the crucial question: Would you have come out if Cain was still paying your bills, keeping a roof over your head?
I’m just glad this old horndog is out of the picture now.