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Herman Cain and Joe Paterno have things in common (MARY FORGETS ABOUT OL' SLICK)
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | November 10, 2011 | MARY MITCHELL mmitchell@suntimes.com

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.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cain; clinton; lefties; paterno; perverts; sandusky; sexoffenders
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This is pretty laughable considering how liberal bimbos like Ms. Mitchell ran to Clintons defense - some of the comments are quite choice, though.
1 posted on 11/10/2011 10:40:11 AM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: Chi-townChief

I don’t think Cain had some older guy of questionable sexual orientation pay for his college tuition.


2 posted on 11/10/2011 10:41:49 AM PST by Paladin2
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3 posted on 11/10/2011 10:43:16 AM PST by NoLibZone (Occupy is the DNC's use of children,indigent & infirm to push back TeaParty calls for smaller gov't)
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Mary let be the one of many to make this statement, “you ignorant slut”.
4 posted on 11/10/2011 10:44:18 AM PST by org.whodat (Just another heartless American, hated by "AMNESTY" Perry and his fellow demorats.)
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To: Chi-townChief

From what I just read about Penn State on Drudge—it sounds more like Bawney Fwank and Penn State have a lot in common.


5 posted on 11/10/2011 10:44:25 AM PST by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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Cain and Paterno do have one thing in common in their situations....

Both of them did nothing.

6 posted on 11/10/2011 10:44:29 AM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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Grand jury testimony and bimbo pronouncements are hardly similar.


7 posted on 11/10/2011 10:45:11 AM PST by Jenny217
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Oh, please. Cain is the one trying to play the race card. Do you REALLY think the Dems or whoever wouldn’t have gone after him if he had been white and they had found such a juicy thing in his background...which he then handled so badly that he gave them opening after opening to make it worse?


8 posted on 11/10/2011 10:45:26 AM PST by livius
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To: Chi-townChief

You forgot the Barf Alert.


9 posted on 11/10/2011 10:45:49 AM PST by jpsb
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Neither Cain or Paterno raped anyone. No real comparison to the impeached *Felon.


10 posted on 11/10/2011 10:46:16 AM PST by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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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.

No you haven't. You've walked in your heels. Just because you "may" have been sexually assaulted (I say "may" because we have to take your word for it) doesn't mean they were. Evidence is required beyond one's word. We have seen no evidence. Thus, I have no reason to believe them, nor you, for anything you may say.

11 posted on 11/10/2011 10:46:34 AM PST by bcsco (A vote for Cain will cure the Pain!)
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Sheeesh! Really? One is involved in pedophilia, hiding it, and the other is not.


12 posted on 11/10/2011 10:46:42 AM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: Chi-townChief

This same group has no problem with kids being indoctrinated with gay agenda sexual education in public schools. Hypocreeps.


13 posted on 11/10/2011 10:47:43 AM PST by tflabo (Restore the Republic)
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LOL--this column is soon to be followed by another where Mary claims she was "wronged" by the comments.

Oh, did I just call you Mary, Mary?

14 posted on 11/10/2011 10:49:44 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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So this pinhead thinks that having multiple eyewitnesses to child rape is in the same ballpark as uncorroborated, baseless accusations of mild sexual harassment?

They're not even in the same universe!

15 posted on 11/10/2011 10:51:21 AM PST by oldleft
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Despicable.

If we don't stand up and defeat the lib MSM on this lynching of Cain, we're ALL done for.

16 posted on 11/10/2011 10:52:13 AM PST by Pietro
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To: Chi-townChief

This list of innuendos and allegations comes from Chicago.

‘Nuf said.

Nothing specific, you understand. Just business, Chicago style.


17 posted on 11/10/2011 10:53:10 AM PST by alloysteel (Are Democrats truly "better angels"? They are lousy stewards for America.)
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To: jpsb

I think it’s implied the by Ms. Mitchell being the author - barf away.


18 posted on 11/10/2011 10:53:40 AM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: Chi-townChief

Oh, I see.

This is from the CHICAGO Sun Times.


19 posted on 11/10/2011 10:54:11 AM PST by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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MARY MITCHELL and Mary Mapes have things in common.

Unfortunately, too often, personal political agendas trump journalism and reporting.
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20 posted on 11/10/2011 10:54:57 AM PST by NoLibZone (Occupy is the DNC's use of children,indigent & infirm to push back TeaParty calls for smaller gov't)
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