Cain: "Bring me the accuser"

[Torie]

My point is about attacking the media. I have worked in journalism and I know how these things come about and it is just silly to go after the press. Apparently the facts are that Cain was accused of sexual harassment in the 90s and the accusers were paid to leave the NRA. This info came to Politico via a tip. They gave the Cain campaign over a week to reply. Was Politico supposed to just sit on the story? How many other presidential candidates have been accused of settling sexual harassment cases? If they sat on it, they would be accused of being in the tank for Cain.

being an adult and knowing all the lame reasons people get sued for sexual harassment...I would NOT have published this story without having specific information that reflected poorly on the character of Cain.

Maybe it was as serious as Cain saying, "Wow, your breasts look huge today!  I'd sure like to go 15 rounds with those."...or maybe Cain simply said, "You look nice, today" and thus the women are completely full of crap....Politico doesn't know which one it was, therefore going public with this was A CLEAR ATTEMPT TO SMEAR CAIN.

No, the fact that charges were made, and money paid, is news - reportable news.  You don't need to can a story just because you don't know everything.  In any event, this will all come out anyway over time, and Cain not stepping up front immediately to spill his guts is a good way for him  to continue to bleed to death. He needs to staunch the wound.

[Torie]

No, the fact that charges were made, and money paid, is news - reportable news.  You don't need to can a story just because you don't know everything. 

ok, Mr. Lawyer...but since this is a civil case and many civil cases are frivolous, and sexual allegations are bound to happen in this day and age (and should be expected) if you're in Cain's position long enough...how is this news worthy without details?

and the fact that money is paid is not an indication of guilt, companies pay frivolous arseholes to drop their cases all the time.

Cain can fill us in on the details jmfcst - and should. But as others have said, it doesn't matter. Cain was running out of gas in any event, because it turned out his octane level was too low to efficiently power his vehicle.

[Torie]

Now Cain is telling disparate stories (I was unaware of any settlement before, but now I am, but I am a bit vague about the amount, and now I recall this little hand gesture I did depicting the height of my wife with the woman whose charges I denied knowing about just hours before), with different levels of recall. It is a total cf, even if there is no "there" there. Drip, drip, drip.

[Torie]

Man I hope his poll numbers shoot up cause of anti-liberal backlash.

It's very likely. Every time the pro-Romney media have tried to smear Cain before, he's only grown stronger. If he can see this episode out, he'll have the nomination all but wrapped up.

Are you sure that your hopes (the Pubbies nominating someone unelectable) aren't coloring your judgment just a tad here?

[Torie]

OK leif. I guess I will be a part of your schadenfreude moment if you are proved right. You think Cain is the favorite to be the next POTUS? Really?