Welcome to the big leagues, Herman

[jsteele]

I assume that Herman Cain has "I Hate Mondays" on endless loop today. At a minimum, he must hate this Monday. Two stories have broken that are not exactly helpful to his campaign:

1) Two apparent accusations of sexual harassment that ended with settlements paid to the two accusers.
2) Allegations that Prosperity USA, an organization founded by well-known cigarette smoker and Cain aid Mark Block, illegally spent tens of thousands of dollars to help Cain's campaign get off the ground.

With regard to the first, Cain admits the charges but claims they were false. The campaign hasn't commented on the second other than to say it needs time to look into the issue.

While Cain's first reaction to the sexual harassment story was to blame it on liberals, liberals have no interest in damaging him at this point. To the contrary, it's in liberal's interest to see Cain keep threatening Romney. More likely, Cain's Republican colleagues have the knives out for him.

[TheManWithAUsername]

jsteele wrote:While Cain's first reaction to the sexual harassment story was to blame it on liberals, liberals have no interest in damaging him at this point. To the contrary, it's in liberal's interest to see Cain keep threatening Romney. More likely, Cain's Republican colleagues have the knives out for him.

I dunno - are sexual harassment allegations actually a negative to Rep voters? I'd want at least to focus group that one. There's nothing Rep candidates like more than crying about their victimization by the liberal media as they labor against reality's left-wing bias.

[Anonymous]

TheManWithAUsername wrote:

jsteele wrote:While Cain's first reaction to the sexual harassment story was to blame it on liberals, liberals have no interest in damaging him at this point. To the contrary, it's in liberal's interest to see Cain keep threatening Romney. More likely, Cain's Republican colleagues have the knives out for him.

I dunno - are sexual harassment allegations actually a negative to Rep voters? I'd want at least to focus group that one. There's nothing Rep candidates like more than crying about their victimization by the liberal media as they labor against reality's left-wing bias.

Depends on the race of the "victims". If they are non-white this will be treated as just another "high tech lynching" my most of the media and Cain will live to make a run for the nomination. If one or both of the women are white - you can stick a fork in Cain becasue he is done!

[takoma]

Hey, imagine if you worked for Cain and he walked up to you with that 8 second smirk. You might think it was sexual harassment also, when he was just trying to convince you he's a good guy.

[Anonymous]

I was wondering when this would come up. Doesn't it happen to almost every candidate? I mean it is almost a prerequisite to becoming President.

[jsteele]

TheManWithAUsername wrote:
I dunno - are sexual harassment allegations actually a negative to Rep voters? I'd want at least to focus group that one. There's nothing Rep candidates like more than crying about their victimization by the liberal media as they labor against reality's left-wing bias.

Actually, I meant to say something along those lines and forgot to include it. In the Republic of Tea-Party-stan, sexual harassment is just another way of saying "foreplay". Those whiney feminazis should go home and shave their armpits.

Also, Rush Limbaugh apparently suggested that this accusation was an ugly racial stereotype. I always thought Limbaugh supported the use of ugly racial stereotypes. Has Rush gone PC all of a sudden?

[Anonymous]

JUST PULL YOUR CLINTON CARD. you get 5. 1....catherine willy 2)jennifer flowers 3) you get to pull your pants down in front of subordinates (paula jones) 4) you can give a rim job to a subordinate/ lie about it under oath and blast her dress. monica. 5) you can rape your campaign worker ....juanita broderick. Herman doesn't even need one clinton card...he is sooooooo money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JUST PULL YOUR CLINTON CARD. you get 5. 1....catherine willy 2)jennifer flowers 3) you get to pull your pants down in front of subordinates (paula jones) 4) you can give a rim job to a subordinate/ lie about it under oath and blast her dress. monica. 5) you can rape your campaign worker ....juanita broderick. Herman doesn't even need one clinton card...he is sooooooo money.

So I guess you are a Romney supporter, because you disapprove of this behavior. Yes? or is Cain your fifth favorite candidate this year?

[TheManWithAUsername]

Anonymous wrote:I was wondering when this would come up. Doesn't it happen to almost every candidate? I mean it is almost a prerequisite to becoming President.

That is true. I wonder if anyone will accuse Bachman of sexual harassment. Besides her husband, I mean.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the race of the "victims". If they are non-white this will be treated as just another "high tech lynching" my most of the media and Cain will live to make a run for the nomination. If one or both of the women are white - you can stick a fork in Cain becasue he is done!

Looks like we'll probably never know.

POLITICO has confirmed the identities of the two female restaurant association employees who complained about Cain but, for privacy concerns, is not publishing their names.

However, I am quite sure that Cain will be finished once they uncover the photograph of him with Lois Farrakhan and his connections with Reverend Wright.

[Anonymous]

If the identity of the women have been confirmed I think that it is only a matter of time before pictures start showing up in the press. Either they will come forward (especially if Cain keeps saying that the allegations were baseless) or someone will drag them out.

[Anonymous]

TheManWithAUsername wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was wondering when this would come up. Doesn't it happen to almost every candidate? I mean it is almost a prerequisite to becoming President.

That is true. I wonder if anyone will accuse Bachman of sexual harassment. Besides her husband, I mean.

I don't think it is fair to say it comes up for every candidate. I doubt that Tim Pawlenty or Mike Huckabee has settled a bunch of sexual harassment cases. I doubt that it happened to Hillary Clinton or Bachmann. I have yet to hear such a thing about Ron Paul.

Sexual harassment is a serious thing. I think it is a terrible thing to brush it off by saying that it happens to everyone in this position.

[TheManWithAUsername]

Anonymous wrote:

TheManWithAUsername wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was wondering when this would come up. Doesn't it happen to almost every candidate? I mean it is almost a prerequisite to becoming President.

That is true. I wonder if anyone will accuse Bachman of sexual harassment. Besides her husband, I mean.

I don't think it is fair to say it comes up for every candidate. I doubt that Tim Pawlenty or Mike Huckabee has settled a bunch of sexual harassment cases. I doubt that it happened to Hillary Clinton or Bachmann. I have yet to hear such a thing about Ron Paul.

Sexual harassment is a serious thing. I think it is a terrible thing to brush it off by saying that it happens to everyone in this position.

Check me on this: You actually thought that we were both being literal, and thought we all could benefit from your review of the likelihood of various candidates - including the females - committing sexual harassment? Because you actually thought that we thought that it was likely that every candidate, including the females, had sexually harassed someone? That's what just happened?

[Anonymous]

I did not think that you were being literal, but the other poster seemed to make it sound as though such accusations are commonplace for politicians at that level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

TheManWithAUsername wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was wondering when this would come up. Doesn't it happen to almost every candidate? I mean it is almost a prerequisite to becoming President.

That is true. I wonder if anyone will accuse Bachman of sexual harassment. Besides her husband, I mean.

I don't think it is fair to say it comes up for every candidate. I doubt that Tim Pawlenty or Mike Huckabee has settled a bunch of sexual harassment cases. I doubt that it happened to Hillary Clinton or Bachmann. I have yet to hear such a thing about Ron Paul.

Sexual harassment is a serious thing. I think it is a terrible thing to brush it off by saying that it happens to everyone in this position.

Exactly....and bill clinton had a credible rape charge...yuck.