In the Perry camp, sad  —  A prominent Perry supporter emails:  —  Original Message—  From:  —  Sent: Wed 11/9/2011 9:21 PM  —  To: Ben Smith  —  Subject: i'm sad  —  stuck a fork in himself  —  can't decide which is worse Dean scream or Perry oops  —  bourbon for me, i think

Is Perry Toast?  —  Almost immediately after what will probably be remembered as the Bill Buckner moment of primary debates, when Texas Gov. Rick Perry literally forgot which governmental agencies he would cut and concluded his answer with a sheepish “Oops,” Mr. Perry's stock on the betting market Intrade dropped in half.

Anti-Cain hoax exposed  —  Yesterday I saw a lengthy thread at Memeorandum about a “HermanCainPAC” website which had a large cover story calling Karen Kraushaar an “ugly bitch.”  Here's the screenshot:  —  The website looked real, with a donate page and so on.

Cain's Lawyer On Accusing: ‘Think Twice’  —  L. Lin Wood, the lawyer hired by the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain to fend off sexual harassment accusations, has warned that any other women who might be considering coming forward with similar allegations “should think twice.”

First on CNN: Kraushaar won't do news conference without other accusers  —  Washington (CNN) - Herman Cain accuser Karen Kraushaar is “not considering a press conference” if only she and the other named accuser, Sharon Bialek, are willing to participate, according to a source close to Kraushaar.

Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Is Fired  —  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Graham B. Spanier, one of the longest-serving and highest-paid university presidents in the nation, who has helped raise the academic profile of Penn State during his tenure, stepped down Wednesday night in the wake …