In the news lately there has been a lot of accusations saying that Herman Cain, a Republican hopeful for the presidential nomination, has sexual harassed a few women. Just in one week, four women have come out in saying that Cain groped them harassed them even after they asked him to stop. In this BBC News article Sharon Bialek becomes the first accuser to speak publicly about Cain's inappropriate and un-presidential behavior.
Of the course Cain's campaigners deny everything about this accusations saying that Cain is certainly fit to be our nation's president and has never done such a thing to any women. But what is odd about this firm statement is that the National Restaurant Association (which has strong ties to Cain) made a $45,000 payout to one of the woman who made the accusation, who requested to remain anonymous.
This leads to an important question - Why would the National Restaurant Association make that payout even though Cain said firmly that he did not sexually harass anyone? Do they know something that the press hasn't been told about how honest Cain has been? Another question that arises because of this payout is - Are the other women just trying to get money by accusing Cain after they heard about the $45,000 payout or is there truth in what they're telling the press?
It's hard to tell where the truth lies in this situation, but my guess is that there must be some truth in what the accusers are saying. Bialek said in her statement to the press that Cain reached his hand up her skirt and pushed her head towards his crotch.
I'm sure that even everything these women are saying is false, this scandal has killed Cain's chances of ever becoming president (if he ever had a chance to begin with). Since he wasn't that strong of a candidate before with his under qualifications (in my eyes) I'm almost positive this sleaze bag will never become president due the severity of the accusations. What do you guys think? Do you think this scandal will kill his chances all together? Also do you think this will give Republicans as a whole a bad name and give Obama a better chance of winning his second term?
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I think the National Restaurant Association would only take those measures if Cain directly told them that at least one of the accusations is true. I bet that the other women are trying to get money either because they simply aren't fans of Cain, or they just really want money even if they're lying. Cain is looking really bad either way in this situation because he stated he never sexually harassed anyone, but clearly paid some lady to shut up. I'm not seeing high hopes for Herman Cain after this story, even though I don't really know who he is, anyone with this background is not trustworthy.
ReplyDeleteLet's say, hypothetically, the accusations are not true.
ReplyDeleteWhat is wrong with the world that Justin Beiber gets accused of getting a girl pregnant and nothing happens to him (people actually feel bad for HIM) but no one else in the world has a buffer zone for this sort of stuff?
Clearly, there is some shady business going on with these accusations and the money, and probably at least one of these accusations is true. Even if it's just a rumor, I think his chances for winning are over. No one takes sexual harassment lightly.
You're probably not familiar with the website Reddit, but everyone on there has had a field day with Rick Perry's one, two, wait what comes after that? fiasco and I can't imagine what they're going to start saying once they find out about this.
As for this ruining chances for all Republicans, I don't think that will happen. As for Cain's campaign...yeah. No.
I definitely agree that Herman Cain has no chance of a successful campaign. I also think that Cain did harass some women. The fact that settlements were made and Cain's attempts to avoid questions about it set off alarms in my brain. But, I also think that some women involved in the pizza chain might just be taking advantage of the recent events. In a sort of Michael Jackson-like situation, women could have seen it as an opportunity to make money from the publicity and Cain himself. I think this is still outweighed by the fact that Cain definitely harassed some women.
ReplyDeleteI remain firm in my belief that the GOP puts forth more extreme candidates (Herman Cain) to make other more moderate Republicans seem more desirable. I agree with Ravi this seems to be a Michael Jackson-like situation where a settlement could have been reached. Also, going along with what Ravi said some of the women could just be searching for attention like in the case of Kobe Bryant in 2003. They're craving a bit of attention and maybe some money. Herman Cain never had a chance at the presidency, he is an interesting character but not much more.
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