Posted on 11/01/2011 7:53:42 PM PDT by bullypulpit
If you read between the lines of the various news reports about the Cain operation, the picture becomes clearer to me every day. The latest dust up about the sexual harassment of employees confirms it.
Leading up to the sex scandal, we had the clues. Now I know it to be so, that Herman Cain is an ass, and he's reckless.
The first clue came just after Cain placed poorly in the Iowa straw polls. We heard from disgruntled former Cain staffers:
Jim Zeiler, the regional field director who was one of the five disgruntled staffers who left, explained his decision with a devastating assessment of Cain, saying the candidate was more interested in jet-setting than running a campaign that incorporates traditional grass-roots techniques.
"Hes not inquisitive. He wants to be in front of the adoring crowds, but he doesnt seem to be interested in the issues," said Zeiler, a former regional field director for Cains campaign.
(Source: Politico, "Cain's campaign crash continues at Ames")
Mr. Zeiler was a disgruntled former staffer. This kind of tripe is expected in today's coarse society. No one gets asked to leave, or quits in anger, without throwing the former boss under the bus. If you've ever employed people, you know this. A good friend of mine, an employer in the retail industry, told me that his strategy when interviewing potential new hires is to ask himself "How long will it be before this person screws me," not if he/she will screw me. The "screw" is inevitable.
So, it's easy to dismiss this accusation as the disgruntled ex-employee getting his last jab. The "screw."
Since Cain staffer Jim Zeiler has left, however, we have seen how Herman Cain isn't very sharp on the issues. He certainly isnt 'presidential material smart.' I only posted five gaffes here. I have 10-20 more. Electric fences, anyone? Do you think he's serious about learning the issues? I don't. My radar was still searching, though.
Next, we hear that Herman Cain doesn't want staffers to speak to him unless those staffers are spoken to them by Cain first. Apparently this rule is enforced when staffers are chauffeuring the candidate around. The New York Times sources that accusation from an intercepted email in the reporter's hands that originated from campaign leadership. Was it from "The Smoking Man"?
For goodness sake, the poor drivers for Cain are probably star-struck young interns or volunteers. Do barely paid, or volunteer campaign workers deserve to be treated that way?
To be fair, Cain explained that he does tell people driving him to shut up when he's preparing for a speech. In this Right Scoop video, he's all chuckles about it. I thought that it was reasonable. Maybe. My radar was honing in, though.
I re-read the Times article tonight, in light of the sex scandal. The article details more arrogant behavior.
Does this sound like someone who should be leading in the GOP nomination polls?
After all of the staff revelations, we now have the sex scandal. Viewing the scandal in a vacuum, it's easy to run to Cain's defense. My initial reaction was that this was Clearance Thomas 2.0, and we cannot let this stand. This is Herman Cain, a conservative black man deserving of our support against the evil marauders in the mainstream media.
However, when viewed through the prism of earlier reports of Cain's egomaniacal behavior, the sex scandal makes perfect sense. My radar locked on.
Cain is arrogant and reckless. He mistreats people working for him. Why would not Cain's penchant for employee mistreatment also include sexual harassment? This is especially true of the powerful, arrogant CEO versus the weak, insignificant female employees.
What is more, regardless of Cain's waffling denials of the sex scandal's ingredients, there are not one, but two incidents. One would think that a powerful, calculating CEO would figure out what went wrong the first time, and avoid a second accusation.
Two accusations reinforces my point, that Cain is arrogant and reckless. He doesn't believe the rules apply to him. Why not invite a young employee to his hotel room?
Radar locked. Fox One!
Herman Cain is not ready to be our Republican standard bearer.
Cain may or may not win, but given the behavior of the Perry supporters, it makes me less likely to support Perry.
I have NO INTEREST in someone who cannot articulate their issues and want you to vote for them because they smear another guy.
If Perry wasn’t a LOSER he wouldn’t need his supporters trying to tear down someone else.
Perry has as much of a chance as Huntsman. get over it and move on.
As to Romney this whole episode is another reason to REJECT THE RINO Romney. His people savaged Palin in 2008 wioth their backstabbing now this attack on Cain.The pubbie elites can pound sand I will not vote for Romney under any circumstances.
As to Obama appointing more USSC justices. Who would Romney appoint Souter clones? We know how that goes. Conservatives demand a conservative candidate no RINO’s.
Newt or Cain at this point.
Give me a freakin’ break. I can care less about who you vote for. I am not going to drive your impaired butt to the polls. I am not the Daley vote machine in Chicago. You vote for who you think you ought to vote for, the rest of us be damned. There are some of Perry supporters I don’t like either. Ya think I’d judge Perry by the loons (there are only a few) that say they support him? It’s MY vote, and I’ll vote the way I see fit.
You should too.
“I guess you are POd, because you come off as overly sensitive and easily offended.
Most of us know better than to take political rhetoric personally. I actually think you know this as well, and are only pretending to be a sissy because it plays well for your argument.”
Hopefully you never have to live under this potentate, like I have for 10 years. If you do, you’ll find your attitude changed COMPLETELY.
you’ll be staying home for the convention then. There is no way Cain recovers. You heard it from me second. Krauthammer beat me to the punch earlier today on Fox.
I liked Newt too. I even expressed so on this forum. The Palin loons attacked. They declared that Newt, too, was a RINO. Every one’s a Rino except the glamor candidate of the whimsical moment. The Palin loons attacked me then sort of like Cain loons attack Perry supporters like me now. Hmmm. Must be the same loons.
Palin was a quitter. Her only salvation will come when she endorses Perry. At that point I will express my everlasting love for her.
BTW, that book by the Palin staffer sounds eerily similar to the way I envision the way Cain treats his people. Ego over principle. All the way, man! I cannot wait for the slew of books from disgruntled Cain people to hit Amazon. It will be bloody for sure. But may not matter much. Cain ain’t going anywhere fast.
Amen Jia! You get it too! I LIKE your post.
Bookmarked.
You Rick Perry Drones need to be more concerned with how your candidate can debate. Sorry I’m done with Mr. Heartless I
For the record Perry clowns. I don’t give a rats a$$ if Cain may or may have not done,
If only "loons" attack other candidates then that's what you are.
You could have not replied to my simple question if you weren’t intelligent enough to answer. Next time, don’t reply if youre not able to do more than a Perry debate answer.
Strong border? LOL
What a pantload.
That is because Perry was holding the hatchet.
All I can say, is one of these women is so pissed off she has retained a lawyer and there is new legal action underway to release her from the confidentiality agreement.
Yes I have been on the Perry threads and there are people on both sides throwing mud. I was outraged at the Racist Rock and I am outraged at this made up smear job.
The they do it too argument carries no weight, tell me why I should vote for your guy and leave the personal garbage for the commiecrats.
Pray for America
That is the problem.
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