[sklar]

I assume the second woman, the one who settled for $45,000, is also now freed from the confidentiality agreement and free to speak.

[samtheman]

Does that waiver apply only to today’s statement or is it a general waiver that would allow her to speak if she changes her mind down the road?

Of course it's open-ended. They are obviously not interested in trying to accomplish the impossible: keeping a lid on this.

The question is, what is the "this". Obviously it's nothing, or the woman would have spoken today.

[Terry Mross]

I’d bet these women are nothing to write home about. I mean, they’re probably liberals.

[sodpoodle]

What kind of a patriot is she?

If Herman Cain’s behavior was so egregious - she has a moral obligation to describe it.

And Herman Cain has a right to confront his accuser.

The truth should be set free - no more snide allegations - no more hiding behind the law - and no more hiding the facts.

[TexasCajun]

Polutico is looking like a bunch of racist fools!

Couldn't have happened a more liberal group of jerks.

[Publius6961]

Lawyer for Cain’s accuser: On second thought, she’d rather not relive this publicly (VAPORS!)

Most specially if the charge was false.

She might have to return the "protection money."

[stars & stripes forever]

“stands by the complaint that she made.”

We now know that the unidentified accuser stands by the unknown complaint that she made. We now know all the facts about this non-story.

[Riodacat]

I wonder if someone is now paying her not to talk so that this thing can drag on and on and on - in an attempt to see if the drip, drip, drip will damage Cain.
The truth may not be quite as tantalizing as the speculation.

[montag813]

CAIN WINS! And now NO ONE will be talking about this all weekend, because the jury is about to convict "Dr" Conrad Murray (or not) in the death of Michael Jackson. CAIN WINS AGAIN!

The Obama staffers called "POLITICO" must be FREAKING OUT. Because if Cain wins they have a little over a year as an entity. There is no way in hell a President Cain will let them anywhere near the White House.

[Mr. K]

HEY BEYOTCH

YOU STARTED THIS

YOU DONT GET TO SAY “NEVERMIND” AFTER YOU ATTEMPTED TO RUIN SOMEONE’S LIFE

[MNJohnnie]

So is Allahpunit going to recant his role in pushing this slander now?

[Irenic]

This has all become plain stupid...

I’m not a Cain supporter but all this is a HUGE crock.

I do wish Cain would lay off accusing Perry without hard evidence—suspicion isn’t good enough.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Somebody needs to tell this shyster lawyer that his 15 minutes are up. He can sleeze his way back under his rock now.

[South40]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaTElBljOE

[Jaidyn]

Whatever the complaint, I assume the woman realizes how frivolous it was, and it would most likely be more embarrassing to her than to Cain, whether true or not.

[Diogenesis]

Joel Bennett enjoys a good scheme with John Podesta

Whenever Team Romney had rumors they wanted to start about other candidates,
Jonathan Martin has been their go-to guy to get those rumors in writing in front of a national audience.

“And The Most Irresponsible Journalist Award Goes to The Politico’s Jonathan Martin!
So tell me, how do you write a “news” story about an organization paying for a speaker when you don’t even know if the organization is paying for the speaker?
Ask “journalist” Jonathan Martin. He knows all about it.
You see, Jonny wrote a piss poor story the other day about how the Iowa Family Policy Center will be paying a large speaker fee if Sarah Palin comes to Iowa to keynote the IFPC’s fall funderaiser.
The only problem is that Jonny has no sources confirming that any exorbitant fee is being charged or paid.
Jonny also got some inside info from David Kochel, who was a top aide to former (and future) presidential candidate, Mitt Romney.
Hey Dave, didn’t I just read a story about how Mitt Romney tried to buy off the Iowa Christian Alliance?
I heard you helped facilitate that little scheme. And somehow you are shocked at the thought of a well-known political figure (who very likely isn’t running for president) getting paid a speaker’s fee for (gasp) a public speaking appearance? ..
and then we’ve got Tim Albrecht quoted. He was the Iowa spokesman for Romney’s 2008 caucus campaign.”
And it always seemed like, whenever the Romney people had rumors they wanted to start about other candidates,
Jonny was their go-to guy to get those rumors in writing in front of a national audience.

[MNJohnnie]

Nice try to cling to the failed smear Normy but it is all over. NO one is going to ever take this woman seriously after she refused to come forward now.

So how about you quit trying to pump life into the failed smear and try making a case FOR your candidate instead?

[Popman]

Maybe the fact the Cain people threatened legal actions...and all that nasty stuff like "discovery" would reveal the utter baseless nature of these claims....

Or maybe she figured out she is being used as a "Useless idiot"

[MNJohnnie]

Sorry Normy but your attempt to pimp a dead smear for Perry is getting patheitic now

[Rudder]

Put out up or shut up!

She shut up.

How $$ did Atty Bennett get for this charade?