Posted on 11/02/2011 8:00:30 PM PDT by RobinMasters
It’s been fascinating to watch both the Herman Cain camp and the Republican establishment react to the sexual harassment allegations brought to light about Herman Cain by Politico.
While it is still too soon to determine what exactly did happen years ago when Cain headed the National Restaurant Association (NRA), two things are clear — Cain is still winging it (and not well), and the Republican establishment has been expertly conditioned by the left when it comes to kneejerk accusations of “racism.”
In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves. I’m still perplexed by the insistence by some on the right that Democrats or liberals somehow initiated these charges against Cain.
Cain has plenty of opponents, and while they may not be conservative, right now they all have “Republican” after their name.
As Cain has risen in the polls, one person in particular benefits from this attack and that’s Mitt Romney. Perhaps many on the right do not want any GOP candidate smeared with, er, unleashing a smear? Whatever the reasoning, it’s Cain’s GOP opposition that has everything to gain from this new storm.
Combined with preferred but likely false declaration of liberal responsibility for the attack, is the even stranger assertion that racism is fueling the accusations. Actually, what’s fueling the story is the fact that something happened at the National Restaurant Association involving Cain.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
While it is still too soon to determine what exactly did happen years ago when Cain headed the National Restaurant Association
NO, IT's NOT.
Complaints were made. They were investigated by the usual HR process. They were found unsubstantiated. No disciplinary action was taken against Mr. Cain; he was exonerated. The accusers were terminated from their employment, given the usual severance pay and they entered into the usual confidentiality agreements.
What in Hell's Bells else do we need to know about these incidents?
If you were given a citation for DUI 15 years ago, it was investigated, the judge dismissed it as unsubstantiated before it even went to trial, and the cop who gave it to was thereafter terminated and, as usual, given severance pay: HELLO. Would you think it's necessary or helpful to go back and reopen what the cop said and what you said and what the witnesses said, else "we don't know yet what happened there"?
Like it's still a complete and overwhelming mystery as to whether or not you actually engaged in DUI?
Like 15 years later we can sit around with our celebrity crime mentality hats on figure it all out better than the contemporaneous legal process that the ACCUSERS agreed to be bound to at the time?
Like the rationale for statute of limitations in legal cases -- that, after a certain period of time, witnesses' testimony simply is no longer reliable -- is chopped liver and, instead, we need to cooperate fully with the Lefty full-court press to Jerry Springer-ize our nominating process?
COME ON.
Frustrating and stupid.
Educate yourself, please:
On the real world: Putting Herman Cain's Sexual Harassment Accusations in Context
And read through the comments here.
Thank you.
Tammy with all due respect.
Shut up.
Having to continually change your story means you are not ready for prime time.
Not being ready to deal with bad news that you should be certain is coming means you are not ready for prime time.
The left does not like it if a black man leaves the farm so to say a white man clinton raped harassed and did other things and got a complete pass by the left so their fained righteousness about something that may or may not of happened 10-15 years ago is a truck of BS.
While it is still too soon to determine what exactly did happen years ago when Cain headed the National Restaurant Association
NO, IT's NOT.
Complaints were made. They were investigated by the usual HR process. They were found unsubstantiated. No disciplinary action was taken against Mr. Cain; he was exonerated. The accusers were terminated from their employment, given the usual severance pay and they entered into the usual confidentiality agreements.
What in Hell's Bells else do we need to know about these incidents?
If you were given a citation for DUI 15 years ago, it was investigated, the judge dismissed it as unsubstantiated before it even went to trial, and the cop who gave it to was thereafter terminated and, as usual, given severance pay: HELLO. Would you think it's necessary or helpful to go back and reopen what the cop said and what you said and what the witnesses said, else "we don't know yet what happened there"?
Like it's still a complete and overwhelming mystery as to whether or not you actually engaged in DUI?
Like 15 years later we can sit around with our celebrity crime mentality hats on figure it all out better than the contemporaneous legal process that the ACCUSERS agreed to be bound to at the time?
Like the rationale for statute of limitations in legal cases -- that, after a certain period of time, witnesses' testimony simply is no longer reliable -- is chopped liver and, instead, we need to cooperate fully with the Lefty full-court press to Jerry Springer-ize our nominating process?
COME ON.
Frustrating and stupid.
Educate yourself, please:
On the real world: Putting Herman Cain's Sexual Harassment Accusations in Context
And read through the comments here.
Thank you.
People are weird.
That's a kick in the teeth.
Unless they agree with you /s.
Tammy you are on the wrong side this time.
Cain is real.
If you want to help America, go have a heart to heart with your bud Guv Palin and explain to her, she is abandoning her COUNTRY. And to get back into this.
Otherwise sit down. Hang on, And shut up.
Zinger and rite on Tammy!
Even though I am no longer a big "R" Republican, I do have a personal, vested interest in the survival of our Republic and whether I personally like it or not, the GOP is the only force that can keep Obama from finishing the destruction of the Republic that started many years ago. I fear they are not up to the task.
The good news is, Tammy Bruce has one vote, just like the rest of us.
That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Did she think Clinton was ready for prime time. How about the 57 state president in chief.....he was a big unqualified joke, but the MSM covered for him and forced him in. Evil, lying press.
He was LESS ready for the presidency than Cain ever was. He is a stupid Marxist joke. (and should be in prison). So should Ted Kennedy and Barney Frank and Chris Dodd and geeshhhh—I could go on and on.
The MSM is going to attack anyone who stands with Jesus Christ—look what they did to Sarah Palin. She’s not ready???? Ya-—right-—no one is unless they sold their soul to Marx and Satin. And remember, the community organizer WAS ready according to the media. He is the most pathetic communist out there.
If you are unhappy with this witch hunt then SEND MONEY!!
That’s what I am doing. Every time they attack him with anonymous sources, take him out of context, I send him 10.00.
www.hermancain.com/donate
Thanks for posting the Forbes “context” piece. Very instructive.
The MSM has high-tech lynching down to an art.
Amen. These scumbags are disgusting! other than lynching of Sarah, I have never see anything like this.
Time to check ol' Tammy's FEC contributions to Presidential Candidates, I would way. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
This massive pile on should be fully remembered. Who came out of the woodwork and up from the sewage pipes to kick a man when he was down, probably the only reason being he came from outside the political world and mainstream. No federal jobs or White House State Dinners for THESE FOLKS!! LOL.
Keep the faith. It will get even worse than this I am afraid.
This Politico attack is just the FIRST one in their quiver. Then will come the NYT, LA Times, Boston Globe, and the parent of Politico, the Washington Post.
This MSM rodeo will continue until Dictator You Lie Obama arrogantly “accepts” the nomination of the National Debtocrat Party.
The libs are scared “ _ _ _ _ less” of Herman Cain. Not only could the Debtocrats lose the White House, but the Black Vote as well from now on! (Wake up Tammy B., you missed those items.)
The trick is to use the libs venom on them. For example, what are the statistics on cases of sexual harassment against each of the above Newspapers?
Find it, publish it, blab about it endlessly. Ain’t mud-slinging fun?
BTW, any of you Freepers know any HR people that might have access to pertinent files?
Why? You going to punish her for having an opinion?
She is merely pointing out that the Cain campaign has handled the story badly. She is right. How influential is Bruce these days anyway? Last I heard from her she was still whining about Palin's decision not to run.
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