Posted on 11/03/2011 12:04:28 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
That was fast: As part of its seemingly ever-evolving media strategy, Herman Cain’s campaign appears to have pulled the plug on blaming Rick Perry for the swirl of accusations surrounding the candidate.
“We want to move on with the campaign. Let’s get over these things that don’t mean anything to the American public,” Mark Block, Cain's campaign manager, told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly on Thursday afternoon.
But that’s not about to become any easier. Politico reported Thursday that one of the women who accused Cain of sexual harassment during his time at the National Restaurant Assn. received a payout of $45,000 to settle the matter and keep quiet.
Previously, the New York Times reported that a second woman received a severance of $35,000—which for her was a year’s salary.
The Politico report would seem to again put Cain’s credibility at issue. He has said the woman’s complaint is one that he recalls, but has described it as “baseless” and first said she received a negligible “termination" settlement of perhaps two or three months' salary.
He later shifted his account, saying the amount could have been larger, perhaps six months’ salary.
Block appeared on Fox News on Wednesday evening and blistered the Perry campaign, accusing former Cain aide Curt Anderson, now in the Perry camp, of leaking details of the harassment allegations.
But Anderson, in a round of media interviews, denied knowing anything about the allegations and had nothing but good things to say about Cain.
“I didn't know anything about this. It's hard to leak something you don't know anything about, of course,” Anderson told CNN on Thursday.
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Glad I live in Mississippi. If calling a woman “darlin’” is a punishable offense I would be on death row in some place like Maine...
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“Cain said, ‘Darling, do you mind doctoring my tea for me?’” Deace said.
Deace told the Register last month that he believes Cain was talking about adding honey and lemon, but that it was an awkward moment.
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And that awkward moment is so significant that it counts for sexual harassment?
If so.... I cannot help but exclaim -— WHAT HAS OUR SOCIETY TURNED TO !!!
This is really an unbelievable statement, given the demand for the apology and the accusation that went with it. It really ought to be unforgivable, but I know it won't be. The die hards will circle the wagons.
The latchers are all firmly latched. Emotions fully engaged. Professional talkers giving them what they want. I'm trying to laugh at it, but it's not easy.
Really!
I saw Deace's first mention of it, when he chastely said he didn't want to repeat it, it was not how he would talk to one of his daughters, that it was improper . . .
What is this man talking about? Which word are we supposed to find improper?
It has the feel of something that was orchestrated, but not carefully enough and therefore went wrong.
You were not much of a supporter if you let all of the msm and stalinist media crap turn you. You are a weak kneed, limp wrist weenie.
To hell with Cain and the white trash that supports the reprobate.
Your opinion must be 8 times as important due to bold and large font.
Cain’s team is excellent at playing the victim. It’s an excellent fundraiser for him. Maybe he could learn to bite his lip too.
GET. OUT. Really? Have we sunk so low as to classify that statement as inappropriate behavior?
I think a lot of Americans these days understand that false allegations or at least overly sensitive women in the work place are not that uncommon. If people in Cain’s own party don’t form a circular firing squad (quite possible) I suspect this will blow over. “ <<<<<
What’s the pass for Cain about? He gets to freak out over Rick’s supposed rock that his family painted over. The paint fades, so they turn the dang rock over entirely and it wasn’t even Perry’s land, or rock, for crying out loud, he leased it to hunt! And ole Herb gets to harrumph about how “insensitive” Rick is! Now comes two gals with glands, and witnesses, not willing to put up with a jerk using suggestive flattery that he wants to call “compliments”, and the company is out 33 grand on one, and 45 grand on the other, and now a third is talking? All this in 3 years? Come on. This is the guy who told us in March he had no skeletons! On Monday, he told us it was baseless?. How special is that? We don’t know yet that this is even the end of it.
Blow over? Blow up more likely.
The only trash around here is you, and I hope you get taken out soon, cause you’re stinking up the place.
Of course, it’s unseemly - it’s poltics.
My wife says he’s toast. Maybe so.
Thanks for the post.
-Rex
” Maybe he could learn to bite his lip too. “ <<<<<
PRICELESS! Hammer meets nail!
LOL! I guess I did get a little carried away. :)
This is getting silly, Cain made the accusation that Perry and the dirtbag Rahm had something to do with this. Either they back up the claim or issue an apology.
Just having some fun. :)
Appears, seems you do not know the mewaning of the word, it is the same as, “I think”, meaningless third party, BS. We know wilson did it and he works for perry. The smearing was perrys employee yesterday, .: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2801469/posts
If you check my past posts you will see I was enthusiastic about Cain, mostly because he was not from Washington, had a business backround, and seemed like a straight shooter.
The first crisis his campaigns hits, and they can’t even get their story straight.
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