Posted on 11/04/2011 6:45:59 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Republican race has officially been hijacked by the Herman Cain sexual harassment controversy, and the furor shows no signs of dying down. Everyone in Washington is now trying to decide whether Cain is more like Clarence Thomas or Bill Clinton. Or maybe even Anthony Weiner.
But the media firestorm has overlooked one key fact: We still don't know what Cain actually did.
New details emerged Thursday night about the two unnamed women who Politico originally reported had accused Cain of making "sexually suggestive" remarks and "improper" gestures toward them while they were employees at the National Restaurant Association sometime in the 1990s. The new reports provide some clarity to the scandal, mostly by providing information that differentiates the two original accusers:
According to both stories, one of the women was paid a $35,000 termination settlement after Cain made "unwanted sexual advances" at an NRA event in a hotel, apparently after a night of heavy drinking. The NYT reports that Cain asked the woman to come up to his hotel room, and made repeated advances even after she declined.
Politico reports that the second woman reached a $45,000 termination agreement with the NRA to settle harassment claims against Cain. She is the same woman Cain was referring to when he recalled that employee had "falsely" accused him of sexual harassment after he "made a gesture saying" she was the same height as his wife. She is also the same woman who has requested to release an anonymous statement through the NRA that would "counter" Cain's statements, while leaving out the details of the incident.
But in the end, the new revelations raise more questions than they answer. In fact, the Cain harassment story has actually gotten more vague and confusing as new details and allegations emerge.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Yes, I believe these women are being advised that they’d better be prepared to have their actions and their lives thoroughly scrutinized. There are the many on the internet that would love to do so. These women are liberal writers...so I imagine their backgrounds aren’t pearly white, pardon the pun.
Nice. So much for freedom of speech. Bringing a lawsuit because you don’t like what someone says is completely anti-American.
Obama had butt sex with Sinclair, Did he use a condom......
Obama just F-ed you in the A for 4 trillion bucks. I hope you liked it.
LLS
Cain may be the best of a bad bunch, but he is very one dimensional. He knows business, but has absolutely no foreign policy experience and no experience implementing legislation to enact any of his policies. Several years ago he ran for Senate in Georgia and was defeated. Now he is back seeking the Presidency. In the interim, he has not done much more than bloviate like a thousand others paid to talk all day long. Perhaps he is better qualified now, but he's still 0 for 1 in running campaigns, and it is too important to rid the Country of the kenyan marxist to risk an unknown quantity.
If nominated, I will probably vote for Cain - hell I'd vote for satan (0bama's boss) before I'd vote for 0bama. I'm still evaluating the candidates and aholes like you do no service to any candidate by employing your juvenile tactics, so LMTFA!
Wow...
You are an asshole.
No wait, you are a complete ass.
Bye.
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