Talk show host and conservative Herman Cain
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Herman Cain's presidential campaign hit a bump in the road this week after Politico reported that two staffers accused him of sexual harassment in the 1990s. The former pizza magnate rose to the top of the Republican field with his charismatic persona and simplified tax plan. But now Cain finds himself in the midst of a political and cultural firestorm as new allegations emerge and charges of racism and double standards are being launched from his campaign.
With more on the recent political and personal troubles of Herman Cain, The Takeaway is joined by Maggie Haberman, senior political writer for Politico, and Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich.
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@angel - I might agree with you if there was only 1 person. But there are 3 people stating these claims. That does not mean it's absolute, but I like the odds of if being true. Sorry, but to me where there is that much smoke there is fire.
But let's just assume he has done nothing wrong. He lost his composure dealing with the press during a media conference. How is he going to keeep his composure while dealing with some of the real problems in the world, like foreign policy decisions and the Congress during budget negotiations? I am all for a non-insider being elected, but as most of them have found, that heat in DC is hotter than most anything they have every faced. Just ask Ross Perot and Donald Trump to name jsut a few. Both were left to look the fool when the political spotlight hit them directly. Just food for thought.
I don't like to hear this story. But as long as the NPR/BBC has their own reporters investigating the situation I feel we need to hear this from another perspective than the stories coming from pundits and other non-journalist folk.
I don't care about Cain's alleged philandering. What worries me about him is that he seems ignorant of foreign policy, which is the President's main job. And his supporters don't even seem to care - they tout his ignorance, stating that it shows he's not a Washington insider.
Paying money to settle a harrassment complaint is not an admission of guilt. It's often a business decision, akin to paying a dubious auto insurance claim instead of taking it to trial in a courtroom. Considering the cost of lawyers, it's the least expensive path.
what, the media finds yet another non-issue to obsess over rather than present a thorough investigation of the financial services industry?
Why am i so not surprised?
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