Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus at 74

[Chicago1980]

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Source: Newsmax

Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus at 74

Herman Cain (Molly Riley/AP)
By Bill Hoffmann | Thursday, 30 July 2020 10:14 AM



Herman Cain — the maverick American business czar and Republican presidential candidate who campaigned for a sweeping tax reform plan called 9-9-9 — died Thursday morning after a monthlong battle with the coronavirus. He was 74.

Cain, who recently joined Newsmax TV and was set to launch a weekly show, died in an Atlanta-area hospital where he had been critically ill for several weeks.

He was admitted on July 1, two days after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

Ten days before, Cain had attended a rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Read more: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/herman-cain-obituary/2020/07/30/id/979733/

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THIS NEWS IS STILL BREAKING.....

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. RIP, Mr. Cain.

Sorry to hear this. Condolences to the family.

[dalton99a]

2. Poor guy had no idea.

[soothsayer]

3. They tested him going into... and out of... the rally

So he didn’t have it before he went.

[unblock]

4. Donnie's pathological need for a rally in Tulsa kills Herman Cain.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Too true. But Cain has a big role in his own death because he helped other people die too:

Prior to his hospitalization, Cain, 74, appeared at President Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally without a mask, and later expressed his frustration about mask-wearing requirements.

“PEOPLE ARE FED UP!” Cain said of mask mandates on July 1—the same day he would end up being hospitalized.

Two days after he was tested positive and already feeling ill, he posts AGAINST masks.

[niyad]

12. No. Cain's willingly drinking the trump kool-ade is what killed him

[unblock]

16. True, he went there willingly. But Donnie was the one serving up the poison

[Dios Mio]

45. Yes, he was an adult.

[BComplex]

14. That should have been the news headline.

[unblock]

17. Exactly

[Judi Lynn]

18. You betcha! n/t

[Newest Reality]

5. Taking one for the Gipper!

May he rest in eternal hoax.

[dawg day]

6. I thought that was coming.

Sympathy to his family. This is a man who gave up his life to support Trump's perverted defiance of good health and common sense.

[Faygo Kid]

7. RIP. Trump will only think of himself about this.

He won't be happy about this, since his rally is responsible, which of course he will deny. RIP, Herman. Hope you at least get a mention on Fox News.

[rurallib]

13. Trump will probably complain that Cain's death will make him look bad

[Judi Lynn]

20. Exactly! Remember how he attacked John McCain after he died, for voting to keep "Obamacare." n/t

[qazplm135]

8. Not the first Black person Trump's killed

and won't be the last.

[Alacritous Crier]

9. True that!

[ffr]

10. What a game face the RW media and someone posting his twitter feed was doing

It was all bullshit. But he didn't have the decency of remorse for his sins against his fellow man, even at the end. To him and his ilk, thoughts and prayers.

[packman]

15. RIP - However, may it not be in vain

Pray it awakens other Republicans to how serious this disease is.

[erronis]

19. Shoulda upped his dose of hydroxychloroquine.

Maybe he would have died sooner.

After all, I'm sure he's one of those that would give their old life for the sake of the economy...

[Miles Archer]

21. Bad decision made by an adult.

R.I.P., every single death from this is tragic, but we are still wearing masks, still washing every grocery item we bring into the house, still self-quarantining and going out maybe once a week at the most for groceries and errands. Every time we go into a store we pull out the hand sanitizer. We don't touch our faces until we are home and have finished washing whatever we bought and then wash our hands with disinfectant soap.

I don't know how many times people are going to have to see things like this before they stop railing against masks as an encroachment on their "freedom." I fucking HATE wearing a mask. I'd make a lousy superhero. But I put one on every time I leave the house because I refuse to leave this world as the result of my own arrogance in the face of what is happening.

[bucolic_frolic]

22. Is the Grim Reaper taking former CEO's first?

[old guy]

23. No comment.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. NewsMax is not an approved DU source. It is a rabid right wing lie sheet. . . . nt

[milestogo]

25. How awful to be killed by a hoax.

[Yeehah]

26. As they say...

no cure for stupidity.

[Me.]

27. May He Live Happily Forever In Becky Becky Becky Stan

[Devil Child]

28. Rest In Peace Mr. Cain

Hope your passing is a loud wake up call for deniers of reality.

[still_one]

29. One would hope it would scare some sense into these rightwing jackasses

This is NOT a trivial disease

[bluewater]

30. It's sad to hear this.

No one should needlessly die from covid-19.

[still_one]

31. Here is a link the OP may wish to change it to instead of newsmax

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/30/former-gop-presidential-candidate-herman-cain-dies-after-battle-with-coronavirus.html

[bluewater]

39. +1000

[GusBob]

32. Rally on the 20th

Diagnosed 6/29
Hospital 7/1
RIP 7/30

I wonder if they cave him chloroquine

[DarthDem]

33. RIP, Mr. Cain

[Sunlei]

34. I bet president has antibioties/or had plasma treatment and lets others be exposed.

I think president has had top tier medical treatment- knows he's immune* He's a coward and would never risk his own health/death to covid. sunlei 7/2020


But others, people who attend his rallies, serve him his meals, his secret service, his golf caddies- even his fellow Republicans- he lets them be exposed and risk death.


RIP Mr Cain, I never 'liked you' but no one should have to die because of the presidents actions.

[jalan48]

36. And he's off to the 'Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan' in the sky.....

[Ohio Joe]

37. RIP - nt

[Zorro]

38. This is sad

He was a man of great accomplishment, but will end up being remembered more for his political foolishness.

[ucrdem]

40. Is Gohmert next?

And will the RW finally start taking this seriously if he goes?

p.s. RIP Mr. Cain. Very sad indeed.

[infullview]

46. Let's hope.

What is it the republicans always say? Our thoughts and prayers.... NOT!!

[Dios Mio]

49. Gohmert has been brain dead for years.

[EarthFirst]

41. Thoughts & prayers motherfu*ker... nt

[essme]

42. I hope someone puts half inch plywood over his grave

so the dancers don't mess it up.

[Coventina]

43. Play stupid games.....

Win stupid prizes.

I hope his death will at least open some eyes.....

[Dukkha]

44. Darwin 1 Cain 0

Another bold reminder that science doesn't give a damn about your beliefs.

[Gus2525]

47. Ole Herman's 9-9-9- plan for denying science failed him in the end.

He gleefully attended Diabolical Don's Tulsa Coronapalooza while ridiculing others for wearing masks. The cause of death should be listed as a combination of ignorance and suicide.

[Dios Mio]

50. Shouldn't been 666.

[MontanaMama]

48. You buy a ticket...

You take the ride. He didn’t have to die but that’s how it goes when you blindly follow a cult leader.

[47of74]

51. Here's a better link than Newsmax

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/herman-cain-dies-coronavirus/index.html

[Eugene]

52. Please use another source. Newsmax is a rightwing propaganda site.

There are plenty of alternatives.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/herman-cain-dies-coronavirus/index.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/30/herman-cain-dies-after-battle-covid-19/5544484002/

[NNadir]

53. Live by the fool; die by the fool. n/t.

[Mosby]

54. LOCKING

newmax is not an acceptable source for DU.