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Presidential hopeful Herman Cain (R) at the American Enterprise Institute this morning, takes a question on his 9-9-9 plan.
Herman Cain acknowledged there were allegations of sexual harassment while he headed the National Restaurant Association, declaring on FOX this morning that he was “falsely accused."
"I have never sexually harassed anyone, anyone," he said, "and absolutely, these are false accusations."
But he said he was unaware of any settlement with the accusers, though he didn't deny it.
"If the restaurant association did a settlement, I wasn't even aware of it," he claimed, "and I hope it wasn't for much. If there was a settlement, it was handled by some of the other officers at the restaurant association."
If more accusations are made, Cain said they, too, would be false.
“If there are more allegations, people will make them up,” Cain said.
He acknowledged the allegations could damage his campaign.
"Some people are going to be turned off by this cloud," he said, adding, of course, that he hopes they do not.
Asked why his family hasn't been a notable part of his campaign, particularly his wife, Cain said, "You will meet my wife publicly, in an exclusive interview we are planning and anticipating."
But, he said, "You won’t see my family out on the campaign trail. … My wife represents that calm and tranquility I look forward to when I go home."
He also noted that his children are adults with their own children.
In a separate potential scandal, the following was reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel this morning:
"Herman Cain's two top campaign aides ran a private Wisconsin-based corporation that helped the GOP presidential candidate get his fledgling campaign off the ground by originally footing the bill for tens of thousands of dollars in expenses for such items as iPads, chartered flights and travel to Iowa and Las Vegas - something that might breach federal tax and campaign law, according to sources and documents.”
But Cain said he hadn't heard of it.
“I’m not aware of this report," Cain said, adding, "We are going to look into this report to see if there is any validity. … We will take a look at it. I didn’t even know about it until you brought it up on this show."
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The allegations could damage Cain’s campaign and I suspect this is just more dirty politics. We are all swimming around in the sewers these days.
What "Crazy Cain" is not comprehending is that this is a character issue, and his character is that of a political Clown. President Obama is of the highest moral character, and he is an honest family man. President Obama loves his wife, and children very much. Which seems very obvious to anyone paying attention. "Crazy Cain" has made it clear that he is very greedy economically, and seems very greedy in other areas as well. A President needs to have strong character, and must be respected at all times by all people. This was and is a very serious flaw of President Clinton. Personal ethics and character is very important for everyone to obey in life. Especially for the President Of The United States Of America. That is fact!
It does not matter if this is true or not! The very simple fact that this is there, and not honestly mentioned by "Crazy Cain" is very troubling. What else is "Crazy Cain" hiding not just in his personal life?? What is hiding in his political and economic relationsthip with the Koch Brothers?? "Crazy Cain" does not have the superior moral character, and honest intentions to ever become President. "Crazy Cain" has shown no Presidential behaviors, no clear thinking abilities, and no moral character to become President. That is fact!
Just like it was with the claims by various women against Bill Clinton. Those "sex" claims were not even close to what was really wrong with Clinton. He was devoted completely to the Democrat Party and hs was a superliberal. Now we can discuss Cain and his problems. But...Cain is an imposter, a phony centrist, a political wannabe, and hopes he can sneak into the White House job without being unmasked.
Don't believe a word Cain says. He is not ever going to be even close to moderate., andhe is good at hiding it. We will all be sorry if he were to be elected President. Vote for Bachmann. Be happy.
If it really is a LIE , ............take them to court , sue them ???????