La faute des démocrates... Il faut se souvenir qu'il y a peu c'était la faute de Rick Perry et Mitt Romney. Soit il a une carte caché dans sa manche, soit il considère que la majorité des américains sont des idiots...
"So, turns out it was the “Democrat Machine” all along.
Herman Cain held a press conference Tuesday evening, addressing the accusations of sexual harassment that have dogged his campaign for the last week and a half.
During the press conference, Cain stated unequivocally that the accusations against him are false, and further said that he does not remember meeting Sharon Bialek, the latest woman to accuse Cain of unwanted sexual contact — at one point saying that “the Democrat machine in America has brought forth a troubled woman to make false accusations.”
Whatever the truth of the matter, it cannot be counted out of the realm of possibility that Cain’s performance might boost his standing among some Republican primary voters, with his contention that the accusations are being lodged in order to undermine him politically as an agent of change.
The press conference opened with Cain’s own celebrity attorney, Lin Wood — providing something of a counter to Gloria Allred, who is representing Bialek.
Wood presented a sort of defense attorney’s opening statement, saying that he himself has in the past represented victims of sexual harassment. “Serious, legitimate claims of sexual harassment are not settled for nuisance value,” said Wood. He then added that he has represented victims of sexual assault — and that those cases were tried in a court of law, not the court of public opinion.
“And now Herman Cain in the court of public opinion has to respond, not to admissible evidence, he has to respond to hearsay, he has to respond to rumors and speculation. He’s not afforded the opportunity for me to cross-examine his accusers. He’s not afforded the safeguards that are part of our system of justice.
“But he comes before you today to defend his reputation — a reputation that he has built over 40 years of being a good and decent man, and a successful businessperson. I ask that you at least afford him fairness, and that you view his efforts to defend his reputation and his good name, by maintaining your common sense, and remembering your own life’s experience to decide whether or not a story that is so inherently improbable on its face should be utilized by others with their own agendas to attack this man’s reputation.”
Cain then took the stage, saying he wanted to speak to the American people — saying that he was departing from his usual practice by using prepared remarks, in order to ensure that he would not miss any necessary point.
“With respect to the most recent accusation, I have never acted inappropriately with anyone, period,” said Cain. “I saw Ms. Allred and her client yesterday in that news conference for the very first time. As I sat in my hotel room with a couple of my staff members, as they got to the microphone, my first response in my mind, and reaction was, ‘I don’t even know who this woman is.’
“Secondly, I didn’t recognize the name at all. The time that she referenced was during the time that I was the CEO and president of the National Restaurant Association. It’s headquartered in Washington, DC, where about 150 workers work, and we have about 150 people in Chicago, where she said she worked for our educational foundation. I tried to remember if I recognized her, and I didn’t. I tried to remember if I remembered that name, and I didn’t. The charges, and the accusations, I absolutely reject. They simply didn’t happen. They simply did not happen.”"
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/cain-blames-democrat-machine-for-allegations-of-sexual-harassment.php?ref=fpa
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