conventional wisdom that you had to be pro choice to win. he wanted us to know that he would preserve and protect the right to choose in massachusetts. he made that statement several times. and he was already thinking about washington as well. i don t know what his plan was to get to the place where he could be a pro choice candidate in the republican party, but he certainly said that that was the he inferred that in his comment when he said he wanted to be a voice for choice, a good voice in the party. now, i know in some of his public comments back in that year, he actually mentioned his mother when he talked about being pro choice, that he had followed her guidance into that position. did he mention that with you? i don t know if he mentioned that in the meeting. i certainly have heard him say it publicly on a number of occasions. he may have mentioned it, it s
back to hardball. now for the sideshow. first up, there s more where that came from. herman cain may have a monopoly on the headlines these days, but don t think that s doing anything to overshadow rick perry s loosey goosey speech in new hampshire late last month. the good news is that little plan i just shared with you doesn t force the granite state to expand your tax footprint, if you know what i mean. like 9% expansion. and the late-night scene shows no signs of putting that one to rest. let s take a look at saturday night live s take on where rick perry is headed. governor, uh, it looks like you re just flat-out losing it. what? the election? i know. i m losing it really bad. i m losing. everyone say, you got to run, you got to run, you ll definitely win. and my polls go like, beeee-boop-boop.
back to hardball. now for the sideshow. first up, there s more where that came from. herman cain may have a monopoly on the headlines these days, but don t think that s doing anything to overshadow rick perry s loosey goosey speech in new hampshire late last month. the good news is that little plan i just shared with you doesn t force the granite state to expand your tax footprint, if you know what i mean. like 9% expansion. and the late-night scene shows no signs of putting that one to rest. let s take a look at saturday night live s take on where rick perry is headed. governor, uh, it looks like you re just flat-out losing it. what? the election? i know. i m losing it really bad. i m losing. everyone say, you got to run, you got to run, you ll definitely win.
him, do you remember me? i guess i wanted to see if he was going to be man enough to own up to what he had done some 14 years ago. he acknowledged that he remembered me from the foundation but he kind of looked uncomfortable. and he said nothing as he was whisked away for his speech by his handlers. nbc news has not independently confirmed bialek s allegations. the cain campaign issued a statement after the press conference which read in part all allegations of harassment against mr. cain are completely false. mr. cain has never harassed anyone. fortunately the american people will not allow mr. cain s bold 9-9-9 plan clear foreign policy vision and plans for energy independence to be overshadowed by these bogus attacks. joining me now, joel bennett, the attorney for one of the women who has accused herman cain of sexual harassment. thanks for joining me tonight, mr. bennett. you re welcome, lawrence.
conventional wisdom that you had to be pro choice to win. he wanted us to know that he would preserve and protect the right to choose in massachusetts. he made that statement several times. and he was already thinking about washington as well. i don t know what his plan was to get to the place where he could be a pro choice candidate in the republican party, but he certainly said that that was the he inferred that in his comment when he said he wanted to be a voice for choice, a good voice in the party. now, i know in some of his public comments back in that year, he actually mentioned his mother when he talked about being pro choice, that he had followed her guidance into that position. did he mention that with you? i don t know if he mentioned that in the meeting. i certainly have heard him say it publicly on a number of occasions. he may have mentioned it, it s hard to remember where i heard it. it s not i don t think it was