Andrea Tantaros: Herman Cain's Very Own Fox News Crisis Consultant

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Since sexual harassment allegations against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain emerged, Fox News contributor Andrea Tantaros has been one of Cain's most vocal defenders. Tantaros has a background in crisis communications, and as recently as May 2011, she was vice president at Sloane & Co., which specializes in "crisis and litigation support."

Tantaros Has Vociferously Defended Cain And Dismissed And Mocked His Accusers

Tantaros: "Bob Threw A Candy Corn Down My Dress Yesterday, And I Didn't Sue." On Fox News' America's Newsroom, Tantaros laughed off the accusations against Cain, saying that her co-host Bob Beckel on Fox News' The Five "threw a candy corn" down her dress, and she "didn't sue." From Talking Points Memo:

"But if you believe Herman Cain, the story that he told Greta last night, it was such a small deal, it wasn't anything that was sexual harassment at all. So he's right on that. I mean Bob threw a candy corn down my dress yesterday, and I didn't sue." {Fox News, America's Newsroom, 11/1/11, via Talking Points Memo}

Tantaros On Cain's Response To Accusations: "Job Well Done. A-Plus" Following Cain's November 8 press conference, at which Cain denied the sexual harassment claims, Tantaros graded Cain's performance "A-plus" during the November 8 broadcast of The Five. From the show:

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1. The difference being

that she LIKED having the candy corn thrown down her dress. Their sexual playfulness says a lot about who they are, but hey...if she don't mind, I don't mind. But on the other hand, if he throws a candy corn down MY dress while I'm on the job...Well, let's just say he's in for a rude awakening. I certainly welcome men's attentions, but there are lines that need to be drawn in the workplace. I'm just guessing here, but sounds like her "drawn lines" and my "drawn lines" are somewhat different. :hi: