Posted on 11/10/2011 10:40:08 AM PST by Chi-townChief
The two most talked about scandals this week have a lot in common.
The sexual harassment allegations being made against Herman Cain expose a peculiar phenomenon also present in the scandal of Penn State icon Joe Paterno.
Although both of these men are being accused of despicable behavior, people have rallied to their sides as if they are unfortunate victims.
The revelation that Paterno, an icon in the sport of college football, had knowledge that his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was allegedly sexually abusing boys should have been devastating to the students at Penn State.
These students should have been shocked that their hero did not call police when he learned that a former assistant coach was taking sexual advantage of troubled boys enrolled in a sports program.
Instead of lamenting the callous act, the students held a pep rally outside the coach’s house.
It was a disgusting display.
Paterno is suspected of being part of a cover-up at Penn State that not only tarnishes the school’s athletic program, but also calls into question the ethics of the entire university.
Late Wednesday, Paterno was fired — as he should have been. I admit I am not a big football fan. In fact, the only games I get excited about are the ones that my grandchildren play. But over the last few days, I’ve come to realize just how huge Paterno is. Sports announcers keep telling us that he is the winningest and most revered college football coach in the history of the sport.
But what about those eight boys Sandusky is accused of molesting? We haven’t heard much about them. What will their lives become?
Despite Paterno’s celebrity status, how can he be let off this hook?
Unfortunately, Paterno’s legacy of winning football games will be seen by many as being more important than his failure to turn in an alleged sexual predator who had been on his staff.
Similar to the Paterno situation, the scandal enveloping Herman Cain affirms that the more things change the more things stay the same.
Given the seriousness of the accusations swirling around him, you’d think Cain’s support would have eroded significantly.
Because when the second blond, white woman stepped forward with lurid details of his alleged sexual harassment, even his staunchest supporters must have realized that Cain doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of snagging the GOP presidential nomination.
All he can do now is make a bad situation worse. So far, four women — two of them anonymous — have accused Cain of sexually harassing them in the 1990s.
Yet volunteers are still trying to convince voters that the charges leveled against the candidate are bogus.
One claim could have been passed off as bogus. But four? Not a chance.
Even so, on Tuesday afternoon, Cain held a press conference and boldly declared that his getting out of the race “ain’t going to happen.”
Let me say right here I don’t believe a word Cain has said about the allegations, because I’ve walked in his accusers’ heels. I understand why women are reluctant to complain about men who step over the line: They don’t want to be whiners. They don’t want to cause any trouble. They need their jobs.
If the boss steps back over that line before the unwanted advances turn into something far uglier, many women put the incident behind them and get on with their lives.
But if that person were to run for political office, and the allegations of sexual harassment were to surface, and that person tried to paint me as a liar, well, I’d get Gloria Allred too.
By painting his accusers as liars and troubled women, “Cain the businessman” is acting like “Cain the politician.” His handling of these allegations is strictly old school.
Still, while Cain’s accusers will be put down, the political system will continue to prop this candidate up
Unfortunately, too often, winning trumps all else.
She’s just another lieberal offended pure as snow princess beyond reproach. Puhleeeeease.
Dem math: Sodomizing a 10-year-old = feeling up a chick.
second blond, white woman stepped
RACISTS!!!!!!
She loves Clinton though,
Bill Clinton is Hillary’s best bet to bridging her racial divide
Chicago Sun-Times
March 4, 2007 | Mary Mitchell |
When Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton shows up in Selma, she won’t have to talk about race.
All Clinton has to do is cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge — the infamous site of the showdown between disenfranchised voters and state troopers — on the arm of former President Bill Clinton.
Bill Clinton, who was dubbed by Toni Morrison as the “first black president,” is still hugely popular with African Americans. His presence in Selma on Sunday is designed to stop the flow of black support to Sen. Barack Obama.
A national poll initially had Hillary Clinton leading among black voters 60 percent to Obama’s 20 percent. But less than one month after his official announcement, …
No mention of Clinton paying 850,000$ in hush money .
Another BIG difference. Eyewitnesses vs bimbos alledging.
The signs on the restroom doors may be enough to set her off.
Karen Kraushaar :
Karen Kraushaar, Herman Cain Accuser, Filed Complaint At Next Job
Two former supervisors say Karen Kraushaar initially demanded a settlement of thousands of dollars, a promotion on the federal pay scale, reinstated leave time and a one-year fellowship to Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
The complaint also cited as objectionable an email that a manager had circulated comparing computers to men and women, a former supervisor said. The complaint contended that the email, based on humor widely circulated on the Internet, was sexually explicit, according to the supervisor, who did not have a copy of the email.
Maybe someone wants to email this author and inform her that allegations are not facts. There have been no findings of guilt here.
We don’t know what facts may surface down the road, but at this moment in time, there are no facts that prove guilt of anything.
Uh... yeah...
If Cain were a liberal, Ms. Mitchell would be eager to give him a BJ to keep abortion legal.
No double standard here. Liberal perverts like Der Slickmeister are just charming and lovable rogues.
Ain’t that right, Ms. Mitchell? Cain’s only offense is being an old-school gentleman.
I bet you hate a guy opening the door for you and and giving you sweet compliments.
Oh well - keep up the character assassination and dirty tricks. They will take you far in life!
A bit chronology-challenged, are we?
Based on the standard Ms Mitchell herself has chosen to set for Mr Cain, she is now guilty of being a child abusing crack whore.
I have presented no evidence however since the accusation has been made, she must be guilty. After all that is the standard of reasoning she is applying to Cain.
See now Ms Mitchell, and her fellow propaganda bots, why it is so completely moronic for you to pimp this "guilty until prove innocent" smear?
Based on the standard Livius has chosen to set for Mr Cain, he is now proven guilty of being a Romenybot smear merchant.
I have presented no evidence however since the accusation has been made, Livius must be guilty. After all that is the standard of reasoning Livius is applying to Cain.
See now Livius why it is so completely moronic for you to pimp this “guilty until prove innocent” smear?
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