I’m glad he is weathering this storm. I truly am. I’m glad his contributions and poll numbers are up. Really, I am.
But to say, “this could happen to any conservative” is not quite right.
He KNEW about the settlements, did he not?
Are you saying he DIDN’T know about them?
Are you saying they don’t actually exist at all? Are you saying the media is making up them up out of whole cloth, that there were never any allegations and never any settlements?
If you’re not saying that, then I think you should agree with me, that Cain could have been, and should have been better prepared.
Unless you agree with the theory in #97, which is a remote and interesting possibility.
For several reasons, it is entirely possible that the settlements were not primary spots in his long-term memory:
1. The agreement and settlement was between the accuser and the NRA. If properly executed, Cain’s name would not be in the settlement documents. In his mind, he was not involved.
2. 12 years ago, lawyers for the NRA informed Cain that there were accusations against him that appeared frivolous and that they would be settling with the complainant outside of legal channels. As CEO and a man trained in business management as well as “compartmental logic” (BS in Mathematics), he mentally checked that box as ‘closed’ and filed it in his “archive”.