Citing Ms. Bialek's bankruptcies, evictions, marital status, trials, tribulations, and foibles . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

. . . . don't fucking matter.

If Herman grabbed at her genitals and pushed against the back of her head toward his crotch, that is the only salient fact. The victim can even be a convicted murderess and she would still be a victim.

[bluesbassman]

1. I bet a teabagger I know $50 that Cain's camp would play that card within 24hrs.

Wish I could get those kinda odds in Vegas.

[spooky3]

9. good luck collecting!

[Gregorian]

2. Dukakis. Howard Dean. If only they had been sex offenders.

I mean, that yell was worthy of ending anyone's chances. Or that tank ride with that helmet was an abomination worth making him unworthy of presidential material.

Shit, I don't know how to say it without being offensive. It's totally ridiculous, the level that we're sinking here.

[femrap]

3. I know tons of

people who got divorced and had to file bankruptcy....in fact being single and having a kid is how one finds oneself in bankruptcy court. And I'm sure if she was bankrupt, she had people suing her for $$$$...those go hand-in-hand.

It's not 'He said, She said.' It's 'He said, THEY said.' And they all have the same 'look.' As in Herman has a certain M.O.

I heard him tonight and he kept referring to himself in the 3rd person....a sign that he is guilty and wants to get away from himself.

[Mz Pip]

4. I find it interesting that

they are so willing to totally trash one of their own. Republican women should take note.

[MADem]

5. I have a sneaking suspicion she's just the first shoe to drop.

And this thing could be a centipede for all we know.

What would be interesting is if a cadre of women who actually acceded to his bullying demands ("I needed my job/had bills to pay/kids to support/sick mother who needed medicine, etc., etc.") came forward with similar stories about the man's behavior. That would tank him quick as wink, particularly if they can describe his actions in salacious detail. You know full well there are tabloids that would pay for details like the color of his drawers and the location of any interesting birthmarks, to say nothing of assessments of his boudoir style or lack thereof.

It is standard, I've noticed in this sort of thing, to smear the woman who points the finger, to cast aspersions on her character, to try to dig up any nonsense they can. The real bottom line is it would not matter if the woman wasn't Ms. Bialek, but Heidi Fleiss, The Mayflower Madam, or Divine Brown--his actions were unwanted, improper, grievously so given his position, and constituted assault.

He needed to see the "No means no!" workplace education harassment tapes!

It's a real loser who has to play that kind of shit to get a date, IMO.

[Kennah]

11. There's a storm cloud forming, but I can't tell if it's gonna rain pumps or flats.

[MADem]

12. Ha ha ha! nt

[tnlefty]

6. I know some decent people who had to declare bankruptcy...

not because they bought a huge house, but because a spouse lost a job, and that was years before the collapse we're in now.

I was worn out listening to his GA lawyer lying by omission introducing Cain in the press conference with a bad accent (former GA girl here). I'm sick of Cain, his apologists, especially when one claims to be from GA and speaks with that accent...I knew he was a lying weasel, too.

[Beartracks]

7. That clearly makes her IMMUNE to sexual assault, right?

:eyes:

Cain's defenders hope that people will here all this tripe about her history and assume she's in it for the money, because OBVIOUSLY she's desparate -- 7 jobs in 9 years, and an old bankruptcy, OMG!!11!!

:eyes:

Can't defend him on merits, so the right wing goes back to page 1 in their playbook: character assassination.

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[MADem]

13. Did the bank "repo" her lady parts?

Said with all due :sarcasm: I hope you realize!

[mopinko]

8. scum like cain looks for struggling women.

duh.

[spooky3]

10. when the facts are not on your side, attack your "opponent" personally

it's a classic case.

I suppose the other 3 (and I believe that there are more) alleged victims are also "troubled"...