Americans for Prosperity Defending the American Dream Summit...3 of 6 >
Nov. 4, 2011--"The American Dream has been hijacked, but the good news is we can take it back," Herman Cain declared.  Cain, who has been dogged by sexual harrassment allegations for the past four days, received an enthusiastic reception.  He delivered his basic stump speech.  Cain did slip in a zinger at the beginning of his remarks, asking, "Before I get started I want to know whose teleprompters are these because I don't need 'em.  Maybe they're for somebody else." (Mitt Romney used them). 
Referring to the allegations, Cain said, "You know I've been in Washington all week, and I've attracted a little bit of attention."  He did not address the allegations, but instead spoke about an article in today's New York Times which "tries to make a case of how close the Koch brothers and I are."  "I'm proud to know the Koch brothers," Cain stated.  "I'm very proud to know the Koch brothers."  Cain then joked, "I am the Koch brothers' brother from another mother," prompting David Koch, who was sitting the front row, to jump out of his chair and give the victory signal.
David Koch, standing, enjoys Cain's joke.
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