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why hasn't he sued for slander?
For the first time, leading presidential contender Herman Cain faces allegations of sexual harassment by a woman who has come out publicly.
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In a press conference Monday in New York City, Sharon Bialek of Chicago claimed that in July 1997, Cain made aggressive sexual moves toward her after she approached him for help in finding employment. She says she did not file a harassment complaint at the time, nor does she plan to take any legal action against him now.
Ms. Bialek is the fourth woman to make sexual harassment claims against Cain – a front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination – but she is the first to voice her allegations in public. Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who said she was contacted by Bialek, stood beside her.
“I’m coming forward to give a face and a voice to those women who cannot or for whatever reason do not wish to come forward,” said Bialek, speaking at the Friars Club in New York. She said she was also speaking out “on behalf of all women who are sexually harassed in the workplace but do not come out of fear of retaliation or public humiliation.”
The Cain campaign denied Bialek’s allegations.
“All allegations of harassment against Mr. Cain are completely false,” said campaign spokesman J.D. Gordon in a statement. “Mr. Cain has never harassed anyone. Fortunately the American people will not allow Mr. Cain’s bold '9-9-9 Plan,' clear foreign policy vision, and plans for energy independence to be overshadowed by these bogus attacks.”
Cain has held on to his front-runner status despite past allegations of sexual harassment that broke on Oct. 31 on the news site Politico.com. In those cases, alleging harassment in the late 1990s, when Cain ran the National Restaurant Association, the two women involved received paid settlements. Last week the Associated Press said a third woman was also claiming Cain made sexually suggestive remarks and gestures when she worked for the restaurant group, but she did not file a claim.
None of the three women were willing to come forward publicly to discuss their claims.
Now a fourth woman has stepped forward and spoken out. The question is, How will the public – particularly Republican voters, who begin their nomination process in less than two months – perceive her credibility?
Even though Cain remains in the lead in most national and key statewide polls taken since the Politico story broke, his public favorability has declined. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Sunday showed that Cain’s favorability had dropped 9 points among Republican voters in the past week, from 66 percent to 57 percent.
The poll also found that a majority of all registered voters – 53 percent – believe the harassment allegations against Cain are true. But among Republicans, only 39 percent believe they are accurate.
In her press statement, Bialek, who calls herself a full-time single mom, described a scene in which Cain touched her aggressively and positioned her toward a sexual act.
"I said, 'What are you doing?'" Bialek alleged. "You know I have a boyfriend. This isn't what I came here for."
According to Bialek, Cain answered, "You want a job, right?"
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Electio...-Sharon-Bialek
why hasn't he sued for slander?
These allegations don't really bother me. If Cain had handled them competently I think his support might have increased. What worries me is how incredibly poorly he and his staff have bungled refuting these allegations, even opting to deny that they have ever existed in the first place. Between that and his inane fiscal ideas, it's sad to think that's he's even a candidate for President at this point.
Maybe there's a transcript! You know, what some people consider 'sexual positions' doesn't mean they're always sexual positions...
Hi Kori!
Well, it all makes sense now. He proposed the same sexual plan for her as he did financially for the US. 9-9-9. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a Human Centipede madman here. You want a job? You have to take my and eat it.
9-6-9! The new economic orgy!
this should be pretty easy if its a lie. i can't believe a lawsuit hasn't already been filed.
It's going to be another election where Americans go into vote and try to pick who they think is the best of the worst. Isn't it embarrassing that there's no decent candidate?
I realize I am looking at this through skeptical "red' glasses, but the story doesn't add up to me...they had a nice dinner...several drinks and conversation...they are headed back to the suite (that he supposedly upgraded her to over the room she had booked) and everything smells like a classy seduction attempt...
THEN
He pulls off on the side of the road and with absolutely no foreplay tries to force her head into his lap to give him a blow job in the car?
WHY THE WOULD HE DO THAT WHEN HE HAS PLENTY OF TIME AND A LUXURY SUITE, IN ROOM BAR, ETC, TO MAKE HIS MOVE JUST MINUTES LATER?
Cause it's almost impossible to have someone in politics with a pristine social life record with no wrong doings. There is no perfect person!
dude, cain is a dip
he should have gone to the room and wined and dined her a little more. because of his shoddy decision making he should not be the prez....sorry.
I would have tried to kiss her first.....see if she was at least into me, then I would have went for the pussy.
what an idiot. Black nerds are the uncoolest.
so......where is the slander lawsuit?
You think he was just going to leave it at the car? I don't know about you but if I think a date is going well I will move in the restaurant and not even wait to get to the car. That would have been the first time he had her alone. Maybe he just read her wrong.
Shes not a troll and 14 years ago I am going to go out on a limb and say she was better looking then.
Its 4 women now.
hey, she was looking for some kind of job.....and so was he!
he should have acted presidential and told the public it was "prid pro quo".
Clearly you've never been on a date with a man. Y'all do dumb , sometimes.
In order to have a chance at being president in this country, you need to be/do the following:
- A Christian who regularly attends Church and believes in the bible
- Slob on the military's knob and pretend they do nothing wrong
- You can't come off as too smart or the Religious right will demonize you as an egg headed elitist
- think the average American is a hard working smart individual when the average American is dumb and lazy
Not much of a surprise that the smartest and best people in this country have no interest in being president.
You need to upgrade your selections in men then assuming you have the goods to back it up as claimed.
Arrogance? Perception of immunity? Come on, CC, this isn't difficult.
As Lebron would say... not 1, not 2, not 3... 4
Bad example since Cain can deliver on it.
I believe the girl. It sounds like Cain was being a drunk and power fueled horn-dog who thought he could wine and dine a hot girl into a BJ. I don't think blatant quid pro quo happens like this in 2011 the way it did back then. People know there are consequences for those types of interactions nowadays. In 2011 the Bj for a job is probably a little more subtle.
Keep in mind, she said Cain stopped as soon as she said "no". But he did stick his hand up her skirt toward her crotch seemingly out of nowhere. Everyone knows that you don't do that uninvited. On the other hand, an after hours dinner after a man upgrades your hotel room screams "i'm trying to screw you". She could have been trying to flirt her way into a job...maybe it worked a little too well.
They both sound like jackasses to me. Cain for the creepy crouch grab and her for not setting boundaries after Cain upgraded her hotel room.
Politicians are dirty bas s
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