Presidential hopeful Herman Cain causes a Twitter storm - storyful

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on October 6, Cain raised eyebrows when he said: “I don’t have facts to back this up, but I happen to believe that these demonstrations are planned and orchestrated to distract from the failed policies of the Obama administration.” From there, the hashtag #idonthavefactstobackthisup was born.

We cooperate and we fight as hard as we can, because there will perhaps be disappointment but there will be no shame.

A specialist in the 655th TC, writing to Jon Stewart • In a letter Stewart mentioned on Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show.” Stewart used the episode to pay tribute to the soldiers fighting overseas after he paid a visit to Khandahar this past weekend. After displaying several t-shirts that he had promised to wear, he read some of his observations and thank yous. Stewart then read this quote from a letter from a young specialist, from one of the nicest letters he’s ever received. source (viafollow)

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