and john edwards, the whole john edwards issue had to be broken not by the establishment mainstream media, but by the "national enquirer." so there certainly is a double standard and there is a scrutiny that i would argue that black conservatives like justice thomas, like herman cain, are under that others are not under. there's no question that the type of rallying that the black liberal establishment, the race mongers that tend to defense all types of individuals including criminals, that they did not rally to herman cain's defense. there's hypocrisy there. there is a willingness for certain liberals on another network to cast dispersions at herman cain at his intelligence. this idiot bashir saying he doesn't know how to spell iraq. these kinds of things are hypocritical. >> and i don't know what you're referring to there at all. but i do want to say there was >> your viewers do though. >> the john edwards point is interesting and you have a point about how that happened. but you've known herman cain for just a few years. how do you know that this didn't happen? how can you come on so d

and john edwards, the whole john edwards issue had to be broken not by the establishment mainstream media, but by the "national enquirer." so there certainly is a double standard and there is a scrutiny that i would argue that black conservatives like justice thomas, like herman cain, are under that others are not under. there's no question that the type of rallying that the black liberal establishment, the race mongers that tend to defense all types of individuals including criminals, that they did not rally to herman cain's defense. there's hypocrisy there. there is a willingness for certain liberals on another network to cast dispersions at herman cain at his intelligence. this idiot bashir saying he doesn't know how to spell iraq. these kinds of things are hypocritical. >> and i don't know what you're referring to there at all. but i do want to say there was >> your viewers do though. >> the john edwards point is interesting and you have a point about how that happened. but you've known herman cain for just a few years. how do you know that this didn't happen? how can you come on so d

edwards, the whole john edwards issue had to be broken not by the establishment mainstream media, but by the "national enquirer." so there certainly is a double standard and there is a scrutiny that i would argue that black conservatives like justice thomas, like herman cain, are under that others are not under. there's no question that the type of rallying that the black liberal establishment, the race mongers that tend to defense all types of individuals including criminals, that they did not rally to herman cain's defense. there's hypocrisy there. there is a willingness for certain liberals on another network to cast dispersions at herman cain at his intelligence. this idiot bashir saying he doesn't know how to spell iraq. these kinds of things are hypocritical. >> and i don't know what you're referring to there at all. but i do want to say there was one thing you said there that -- the john edwards point is interesting and you have a point about how that happened. but you've known herman cain for just a few years. how do you know that this didn't happen, how can you come on so dra

john edwards. former new york governor, eliot spitzer and that creep from south carolina, the former governor, mark sanford, who told the world he was hiking naked on the appalachain trail when in fact he was in argentina with his lover. there are many more. some are still crawling around the halls of congress. the key in cain's case, we still don't know if he's guilty. although his clumsy handling of this hasn't helped him so r far. cain changed his story multiple times since the news broke sunday, that two women accused him of sexual harassment in the 1990s. it is unclear how much this is going to damage his campaign if at all. there are no polls that have been taken entirely after the news broke, but polls taken before show cain at the top of the republican field. the story seems to be rallying his base. cain's campaign raised more than $400,000 online on monday alone and several high pro file conservatives are sticking by cain. they're blaming the media and racism, which of course is always con

we didn't know what was going on with john edwards, so the american public, i think, is going to take all of this with a grain of salt. gloria cain is not of the public stage. she's not a rehearsed media-trained woman. >> she's always wanted to stay private and protect her family as well. >> that's right. this is an instance where she and her family now -- it may be her worst nightmare. they have to come forward in the public spotlight to defend herman cain. they wanted to roll her out what kind of first lady will you be? now it's i don't believe these allegations against my husband. it's on at 10:00 tonight. it's a fascinating interview sxi look forward to seeing the whole piece. >> we'll recap then. thanks so much, patricia. >>> mark your calendars now for next tuesday as well. not just tonight's interview with gloria cain, but on november 22nd we'll have a debate next tuesday, 8:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. as we just mentioned gloria cain defending her husband against sexual harassment allegations. will it even put the matter to rest? we'll talk about it again, but this time with

however, i would point out that the media did not put the same scrutiny on john edwards when he was running for president, and it was revealed by the national enquirer in the midst of his campaign that he was carrying on an affair with a campaign staffer, who we all know now, and he had even impregnated this woman, and bob schieffer of cbs said we're going to ignore this story, the washington press corps. this is the kind of thing that we should really give a miss because this doesn't look like there's anything to it to me, and, in fact, you saw that the washington press corps did not dig further. this was an affair that was ongoing during the campaign, so i think that with herman cain and with his political future, again, it really depends on what other allegations come forward and how he handles it. >> but i think there's an enormous difference -- yeah, i think there's an enormous difference, no matter how despicable you might think edwards was it was entirely voluntarily. there were no unwelcome advances. here you have three alleged victims, and i think it's impossible to ignore allegati

edwards or barack obama can do anything. that's why we don't count votes before they're made. >> fair point. want to turn to the president. he's in asia now. a hot topic for republican candidates this week has been the president's remarks in hawaii during a business summit. here's what he said. >> we've been a little bit lazy i think over the last couple of decades. >> okay. so now some republicans wasted no time pouncing on that. they put some ads together calling the president's words an insult. take a look at perry. we'll show you the perry ad. >> that's what our president thinks wrong with america, that americans are lazy? that's pathetic. >> okay, now let me just -- let's get some facts in here. the president wasn't really talking about american workers. he was talking about, well, that we haven't worked hard enough to sell america as a great place to invest. here's the full soundbite of what the president said. >> a lot of things that make foreign investors see the u.s. as a great opportunity are stability, our opennes

edwards or barack obama can do anything. that's why we don't count votes before they're made. >> fair point. want to turn to the president. he's in asia now. a hot topic for republican candidates this week has been the president's remarks in hawaii during a business summit. here's what he said. >> we've been a little bit lazy i think over the last couple of decades. >> okay. so now some republicans waste nod time pouncing on that. they put some ads together calling the president's words an insult. take a look at perry. we'll show you the perry ad. >> that's what our president thinks wrong with america that americans are lazy? that's pathetic. >> okay, now let me just -- let's get some facts in here. the president wasn't really talking about american workers. he was talking about, well that we haven't worked hard enough to sell america as a great place to invest. here's the full sound bite of what the president said. >> a lot of things that make foreign investors see the u.s. as a great opportunity are stability, our openness

whether senator kerry and swift boat, whether it was john edwards, whether it was president obama, and the reality is stories come up, issues come up that get investigated and so this is a long line. but it is nonsense for -- >> what is the story. >> -- to make it a race issue. >> you've got him on trial and you won't tell me what the charge is. what's the charge? >> he's not on trial. >> i don't think we have anybody on trial. we have a man of the major association. >> you're tell me herman cain is not on trial. you're better than that. of course he's on trial. >> i think there are questions -- he's running for president of the was the story was published by a represent putsable news organization that accounts cash payments from an organization he headed to two women he says those accusations and baseless. i take him at his word until i know otherwise that payments were made. he did complicate thing business having contradictory statements. >> yes, he did. >> i can see -- i concede it was 12 years ago and it took some time but he did xli indicacompl things by having inconsistencies. >

edwards or barack obama can do anything. it's always up in the air in politics. that's why we don't count votes before they're made. >> fair point. want to turn to the president. he's in asia now. a hot topic for republican candidates this week has been the president's remarks in hawaii during a business summit. here's what he said. >> we've been a little bit lazy i think over the last couple of decades. >> okay. so now some republicans wasted no time pouncing on that. they put some ads together calling the president's words an insult. take a look at perry. we'll show you the perry ad. >> that's what our president thinks wrong with america, that americans are lazy? that's pathetic. >> okay, now let me just -- let's get some facts in here. the president wasn't really talking about american workers. he was talking about, well, that we haven't worked hard enough to sell america as a great place to invest. here's the full sound bite of what the president said. >> a lot of things that make foreign investors see the u.s. as a grea

however, i would point out that the media did not put the same scrutiny on john edwards when he was running for president, and it was revealed by the "national enquirer" in the midst of his campaign that he was carrying on an affair with a campaign staffer, who we all know now is rielle hunter, and that he had even impregnated this woman. and bob schieffer of cbs was on done imus and said we're going to ignore this story, the washington press corps, this is the kind of thing that we should really give a miss because this doesn't look like there's anything to it to me. and in fact we saw that the washington press corps did not dig further and this was an affair that was ongoing during the campaign. so i think that with herman cain and with his political future, again, it really depends on what other allegations come forward and how he handles it. >> but i think there's an enormous difference -- >> alan, you want to jump in? >> yeah. i think there's an enormous difference, no matter how despicable you might think edwards was, that it was entirely voluntary. there were no unwelcome advances. h

edwards and so many tom delays that we can take before we say, you know, i can't follow you anymore, and for me, the situation with coach paterno and jerry sandusky, who were absolutely the most revered leaders of my community growing up was just kind of the final straw, and i apologize to the people of my parents' generation that came across as being emotional, but that was kind of my visceral response. >> thanks for joining us. member of sandusky's second mile foundation and the writer of this op-ed in the "washington post." thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >>> we want to tell you now about a new program here on cnn called "the next list" it focuses on america's innovator, the people creating cutting edge technology that will one day change our lives when it comes to technology, education and entertainment. check it out. >>> i can remember very, very accurately, which i'm told from even really excellent researchers at the center in philadelphia that people can do this. i can't imagine how they can but i'm told they can. i catalog smells in my head. i remember them

the only thing i have to say is that john edwards should be watching closely. maybe he can learn tricks for 2016. >> goodness. cynical doesn't even get close to describing that. my goodness. all right. let me move on. only 30 seconds on the clock. michele bachmann, last night, she hasn't had the greatest debate performances over the past several. had a hard time actually getting in there, being noticed. last night she didn't hold back. back and forth with jon huntsman a bit. huntsman was another one. mixed it up with romney. so was this a good night for underdogs? >> listen, a great night for underdogs except for herman cain. if you think he was an underdog. he basically got out of the race last night. he just did not have any kind of a moment where he articulated his own foreign policy. people who had grit nigheat nig michele bachmann, very strong. and ron paul. if you like ron paul you loved last night's debate. he is going to, i think, get more and more followers from the libertarian wing of the conservative party, of the republican party, based on his perfo

edwards, who was also very popular and the bottom line is this. now you have frontrunners who have a tight core of support, but, you know, not everybody is always excited about it. herman cain may be the exception here. he continues to have a very exciting following. >> when you look at the polling, really two republican races that are unfolding. if you look at the more moderate, more business oriented and more secular part of the party, it is consolidating around mitt romney. tea party oriented and evangelical christian and they basically do not want romney, but they have not been able to settle on one candidate and really the volatility of the race is that part of the party. now herman cain, none of them have been able to consolidate outside of the party against romney. you get the growing sense that as he brings his side together, maybe no one ever really rises to challenge him. >> none of these debates are dwelling on the social conservative issues. they're dwelling on economics, which is the smart thing because that's what concerns everybody

and john mccain and mitt romney. on the democratic side, hillary clinton was plus 21 over edwards and -- barack obama. but the important thing is that this is exactly the time from this point forward to your question, is when the polls solidify. when mike huckabee began making his move. this is when barack obama fan making his move. i think we'll be able to answer that question over the next two, 2 1/2 weeks. we'll see whether or not this begins to solidify. >> virtual campaigning at this point is a big part of whether or not you'll be successful. >> okay. we'll watch it unfold. thank you very much. >> absolutely. >> and be freezing on grand avenue on new year's eve. >> that's right. rich and bob, thank you very much. >>> up next, top stories, and on "fareed zakaria gps," the israeli defense minister on the threat of war with iran. we're america's natural gas and here's what we did today: supported nearly 3 million steady jobs across our country... ... scientists, technicians, engineers, machinists... ... adding near

percentage point lead over fred thompson, who i was working for, you see how well i did there, and john mccain and mitt romney, on the democratic side, hillary clinton was plus 21 over edwards and -- edwards and -- who came in -- oh, barack obama. how could i forget. but the important thing is that this is exactly the time, from this point forward, to your question, is when the polls begin to solidify. this is when mike huckabee began making his move. this is when barack obama began making his move. i think we're going to be able to answer that question over the next 2, 2 1/2 weeks, candy. we'll see whether or not this begins to solidify. >> and i don't think you should ignore the fact that a virtual network has been created. virtual campaigning at this point is a big part of whether or not you're going to be successful. >> okay. so we'll wait like we did and watch it unfold. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much. >> and be freezing on grant avenue on new year's eve. >> that's right. >> rich galen, bob walker, thank you so much. >> sure. >> nice to be with you. >> up next, top story, and

>> at the kiev john edwards to elliott spitzer, yes. -- i think you have john edwards 2 elliott spencer, yes. why is it that men always seem to do this more than women? why does it seem then initiate that? >> i do not have an answer to that one. my only guess is it would have something to do with the power dynamic and at least until now men have generally been the ones who wield power. >> would change as women become more powerful? >> you mean it will women change as they become more powerful -- will they become more of a philanderer as they become more powerful? i look forward to finding out. >> there is a lot in that paragraph right there. >> what was interesting about writing about cleopatra is that she had an age of images. the difference is that we watched our images on television and her people came out to see her. why don't you just wear the flag pin already? i did feel that she had handled better than anyone almost in history was this amazing ability to appear before her people, cater to their greatest needs in terms of what a leader should look like. she changes her tighter rep

about john edwards. let's go back to the caller. i think he hung up. caller: good morning. i think the republicans are going for the house and senate more than they are the presidency. they do not have a super strong presidential candidate and had been bouncing all over the place. after barack obama got elected, they were floating out there in space and they got locked up with the tea party -- latched up with the tea party and then they started the filibusters and blocking everything that was trying to be done. i think they are the ones that of the real partisans in this race. i would like to say that. i do not know if you guys believe that or not. host: thank you for the call. guest: i think the republicans are the partisan standing in the way. going back to the earlier caller. fox news is such a big presence, the largest cable channel on cable television. they did not break the john edwards story. the notion that everybody is in the same boat together, i do not know if it flies. these are the stories t

they covered up john edwards. >> it is funny, -- i think herman cain needs more people to let his campaign here in new hampshire. i want you to call -- do you enjoyed this format? >> yes. >> i think you should call c- span and say you should simulcast the show every day. how are you? >> i think herman cain is a joke. >> have you really feel? >> when you make accusations of sexual harassment it is a serious accusation. i wanted to respond to john huntsman talking about class warfare. it seems to me that class warfare was initiated by republican governors like john who got his head handed to him trying to take away collective bargaining rights for employees. it was overturned in ohio, 63% to 27%. class warfare has been initiated by the tea bagging governors in wisconsin. >> is that a fair characterization? >> absolutely. their movement, the facade -- >> there is nobody in the tea party who is there with conviction? >> the tea party is a phony, populist movement funded by corporate america. >> nobody has a brand for themselves -- brain for themself that government has gotten out of control? >

i just think he would be -- i think in a legitimate -- >> host: if they knew about john edwards now -- casco yes, absolutely right. i hadn't thought of it, until you read this, but knowing what we knew even then about the gennifer flowers case and for him not to be asked about it -- and i didn't ask about it either. i gave him ways to get to it. >> host: very artful. >> guest: but i think today's world that would've come out. >> host: and then i guess the question is when you ask questions, whether it is alluding to character or whether it is about medicare, social security, whatever, people what she did they and they want to see if the candidate is the real deal. >> guest: you got it. >> host: said talk a little bit about that in moments where you thought that is not the real deal. it doesn't look good. maybe it was the defining moment for the moment for al gore or whether candidates can sound too candid and to craft. >> guest: i think that's where most of the candidates, not all of them, but most of them have the mistakes they made, most of them the canned variety. my advice to anyo

they covered up john edwards, but there was 120 stories, cnn on irvine came. and we left it. you've got to get the tape from bill kurtis. she attacked herman cain. >> i think herman cain needs more people to like his campaign in new hampshire. the suzanne, i want you to call not just weren't c-span. but do you this format? i think you should call c-span and say simulcasts jack show everyday and get it in new york city. thank you of the suzanne. john, go ahead. >> i think herman cain is a joke -- >> how do you really feel, john? >> when you make accusations of harassment obviously is a serious accusation. i wanted to respond to jon huntsman talking about class warfare. it seems to me that class warfare was initiated by republicans governors like john k-6 who got his head handed to him last night trying to take kuwait collective bargaining rights for public employees was resounding overturned in ohio, 63% to 37%. class warfare has been initiated by the tea bagging, like mr. k-6 and the governors scott walker in wisconsin. >> is that a fair characterization of the tea party? >>

they covered up john edwards, but there was 120 stories, cnn on irvine came. and we left it. you've got to get the tape from bill kurtis. she attacked herman cain. >> i think herman cain needs more people to like his campaign in new hampshire. the suzanne, i want you to call not just weren't c-span. but do you this format? i think you should call c-span and say simulcasts jack show everyday and get it in new york city. thank you of the suzanne. john, go ahead. >> i think herman cain is a joke -- >> how do you really feel, john? >> when you make accusations of harassment obviously is a serious accusation. i wanted to respond to jon huntsman talking about class warfare. it seems to me that class warfare was initiated by republicans governors like john k-6 who got his head handed to him last night trying to take kuwait collective bargaining rights for public employees was resounding overturned in ohio, 63% to 37%. class warfare has been initiated by the tea bagging, like mr. k-6 and the governors scott walker in wisconsin. >> is that a fair characterization of the tea party? >>

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john edwards and herman cain. if you think that john edwards got the same scrutiny that herman cain got, then you live in the line -- >> when the story came out -- >> bill: no, no. they didn't even want to put it out, so the "national enquirer" had to do it. >> client: that's the point, because the left wing media protects democrats. look, you can go back to jack kennedy or bill clinton or john edwards. the same narrative prevails. once the story breaks, they have to cover it, but they protect them. >> i don't care about herman cain's personal life. i care about the fact that he doesn't know anything about the issues. >> bill: that's your opinion and you're entitled to it. but the media coverage of cain versus edward -- >> herman cain is not running for president. he's on a book tour. >> bill: okay. barney frank. i think -- there are two reasons why he's not running. number one, he almost lost last time. he got 54% of the vote, extremely liberal district. now they redrew his district in massachusetts and he would

we did a lot of stuff on john edwards which is far worse than what cain did. we did stuff in the earlier years of "red eye" when clinton wasn't. >> mainstream media ignored that. >> news week ignored lewinski until it was drudge that landed with it. >> i thought it was the enquirer. >> and i believe clinton as well. they were the first to get them out. >> the media licked its lips. that was a gravy stick. >> they had to chase john edwards into a bathroom at a beverly hills hotel. >> who hasn't been there? >> but those are cases where people broke the law. >> he was running for office and that changes things. >> it is not even you cheated on your wife. you are lying to the people and you are asking to represent. >> it will be a surprise to anybody. >> he hasn't made that narrative up. >> he mentioned his wife many, many -- every time he talks. >> they say where is gloria? she is never out on the campaign. >> i don't see her that much. the one thing i heard too much of was 999. >> that's irrelevant now. >> exactly. >> let's get back to 999. >> yes, please. >>> s

john edward came in second. dean slipped to third. then he delivered his disastrous i have a scream speech. >> we are going to south dakota and other gone and washington and michigan and then we are going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! >> iowa is full of stories like that. every cycle i have been in something unexpected happens. >> kerry cruised to the nomination picked edwards as his running mate and lost. but if any year confirmed the impact iowa has on the presidential nomination process it was 2008 on the democratic side john edward campaigned almost exclusively in iowa hoping a win would propel him past the hillary clinton newingjulier naught. enter -- juggernaut. entered barack obama a community organizer with a great ground game and growing celebrity support. >> obama won the caucuses with almost 38 percent of the vote while clinton finished third. edged out by edwards. suddenly the entire race was changed. >> is it too much to say that's what vaulted him into the office? >> senlly the iowa caucus is wh

john edwards came in second and dean slipped to third. then he delivered the disastrous "i had a scream" speech. >> going to south dakota, and oregon and washington and michigan. and then we're going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! >> iowa is just completely full of stories like that. every cycle i have ever been in, something unexpected happens. >> kerry cruised to the nomination. picked edwards as the running mate and lost. but if any year confirmed the impact iowa has on the presidential nomination process, it was 2008. on the democratic side, john edwards campaigned almost exclusively in iowa. hoping a win will propel him past the hillary clinton jau juggernaut. enter the junior senator from illinois, barack obama. community organizer with a great ground game and growing celebrity support. >> thank you, iowa. >> obama won the caucuses with almost 38% of the vote. while clinton finished third. edged out by edwards. suddenly, the entire race was changed. >> too much to say. that's what vault him in the office? >>

john edwards came in second and dean slipped to third. then he delivered his disastrous "i have a scream" speech. >> and oregon and washington and michigan! and then we are going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house [yelling]. >> iowa is completely full of stories like that. every cycle i have ever been nsomething unexpected happens. >> kerry cruise to the nomination and picked edwards as his runningmate and lost. but if any year confirmed the impact that iowa has on the presidential nomination process, it was 2008. on the democratic side, john edwards campaigned almost exclusively in iowa. hoping a win would propel him past the hillary clinton juggernaut. enter the junior senator from illinois, barack obama. a community organizer, with a great ground game and growing celebrity support. >> thank you, iowa. >> obama won the caucuses with almost 38% of the vote, while clinton finished third, edged out by edwards. suddenly, the entire race was changed. >> it isn't too much to say that vaulted him into the office? >> certainly the

john edwards came in second and dean slipped to third. then he delivered his disastrous "i have a scream" speech. >> and oregon and washington and michigan! and then we are going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house [yelling]. >> iowa is completely full of stories like that. every cycle i have ever been nsomething unexpected happens. >> kerry cruise to the nomination and picked edwards as his runningmate and lost. but if any year confirmed the impact that iowa has on the presidential nomination process, it was 2008. on the democratic side, john edwards campaigned almost exclusively in iowa. hoping a win would propel him past the hillary clinton juggernaut. enter the junior senator from illinois, barack obama. a community organizer, with a great ground game and growing celebrity support. >> thank you, iowa. >> obama won the caucuses with almost 38% of the vote, while clinton finished third, edged out by edwards. suddenly, the entire race was changed. >> it isn't too much to say that vaulted him into the office? >> certainly the