Remarks About Women from Herman Cain Do Not Fail to Befuddle
"The first rule of holes: when you're in one, stop digging."
Molly Ivins
Republican candidate Herman Cain has been the focus of the news media because of alleged sexual harassment. Four women are linked to separate claims of past inappropriate behaviour on the part of Herman Cain. One would think that, in light of the intense media focus on his conduct, Cain would be sensitive to how his remarks are interpreted.
That does not seem to be the case.
Cain has showed his contempt for House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi by calling her "Princess Nancy". Whether Cain disagrees with Pelosi's political position or whether he has personal issues with this senior Democrat in Congress, such a comment is befuddling. Does it speak to an arrogance to the current maelstrom about interpersonal conduct or a simple bluntness to how such a remark may be publicly perceived?
The nightmare for any public relations firm does not stop there. When asked about Anita Hill, Mr Cain joked "Is she going to endorse me?". In 1991, Anita Hill made allegations that Supreme Court nominee, Clarence Thomas, had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct. This remains a contentious issue for many people. For Mr Cain to joke about it seems to be ill-timed, especially under the present circumstances.
Throughout this Republican selection process, Cain has stressed that he is a businessman and not a typical politician. Even as a business person, Mr Cain must realize that such remarks keep him as a focus in the news, for the wrong reasons. Perhaps, Mr Cain is just being himself on the campaign trail.
Catherine Forsythe
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On one hand, that is exactly the problem.
On the other hand, that will appeal to a lot of his audience: the Republican primary voter.
Which is not the same, by a long shot, as the general voter he'll face if he gets the Republican nomination.
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I'm kinda amazed about the prevalence of this issue with all men in power lately. Maybe it's always been this way, and more women are finally talking about it.
That ^ yeah.
I'm growing more and more puzzled by the GOP selection.. if I were of a 'conspiracied' nature, I might begin to suspect that something much more insidious than simple idiocy was going on with the whole political scene..
But I'm not. Much.
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I do not care about people that lie and don't give a darn about someone else.
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http://open.salon.com/blog/ronrobinson/2011/10/17/herman_bigsby_cain_black_white_supremacist
Maybe so but sleaze is commonly found in both species.
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If you want to talk about bankruptcy, the man to point to is Donald "I led four companies into bankruptcy" Trump.
Herman Cain does not appear to have the ability to self-edit, even to save his presidential campaign.
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