Posted on 11/10/2011 4:01:32 PM PST by tobyhill
Herman Cain, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, has hired a high-profile defamation lawyer to keep an eye on the sexual harassment accusations made public by two women this week.
Atlanta attorney Lin Wood told Reuters Thursday he was not hired to scare, intimidate or threaten anyone from making statements, but to monitor the accusations against Cain and respond accordingly.
Wood, a top libel and defamation lawyer, was hired on Monday morning when it became clear that Sharon Bialek was about to become the first of four women alleging inappropriate behavior by Cain to go public with her accusations.
"I would certainly at some point and time give him my legal evaluation of whether any of these particular statements are potentially actionable," Wood said. "But I was not hired to run out and file a lawsuit against anybody."
The two public accusers -- Bialek and Karen Kraushaar -- are planning to hold a joint news conference, but it has not been scheduled. They have accused Cain of inappropriate behavior in the late 1990s when he was head of the National Restaurant Association.
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Cain’s lawyering up. I guess he suspects something big is about to blow.
Cain hired a professional lawyer.The two gals who make filing
false accusations a lifestyle,
hired two slip and fall hacks.
A good Cain quote that previewed his hilarious revival style pizza parody commercial, that offers an insight into the essence of his philosophy:
“One of the wonderful things about living in America is the freedom we have to laugh at ourselves. In fact, we have so many freedoms that it is easy to sometimes take them for granted. So it is helpful sometimes to try and imagine what it’s like if we were to lose some of those freedoms.”
Vintage Herman Cain. And I hope we never lose those freedoms.
No press conference. Get the picture Game On.
Good job Cain!
Bout time you started acting like the man I admired. A savvy businessman who hires the right people.
Good use of campaign money.
LAUGHING OUT LOUD OUT LOUD!!!
> but to monitor the accusations against Cain and
respond accordingly.
LAUGHING SO LOUD IT HURTS!!!
GO HERMAN!!!!
He is suing the NYT and one of the big Florida papers. for $500 million dang!!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/us/politics/01greene.html?_r=1
Seems like the Buy-A-Lick stories have dried up and the Kraushaar stories are all pissy because there will be no presser with Kraushaar, the 2 imaginary accusers and broke ass Bialek.
What’s all the cackling about? I think it’s a smart move, what I would do if someone accused me of something I didn’t do, take it for awhile and then start fighting back.
It wouldn’t be to intimidate but to protect myself against any unfounded accusations.
He is paying for Wood personally.
> What’s all the cackling about?
You got me figured wrong.
I’m a Cain supporter.
I am NOT laughing AT Cain, I’m laughing BECAUSE of him, in FAVOR of him.
I’m laughing because, as soon as he decided to show some legal muscle, the sewage-slinging cockroaches went running for cover.
The lawyer has an impressive record.
Okay, I sooo took that wrong at first. Wood is the name of the lawyer?
The more he has to defend himself personally, the more it takes him away from his campaign issues. By hiring a lawyer, the lawyer can do the counter-attacks and Herman can get back to campaigning.
Oh, sorry bout that! But seriously I don't think he's doing it as payback, I think he's doing it to protect what he thinks is right. I admire that.
This man has a great deal of character, his folks raised him right. You can raise a kid right and they don't always turn out that way but he's got somethin this old country girl admires!
He keeps saying "lets get back on message" so this should help.
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