Cain’s Lawyer on Accusing: ‘Think Twice’

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L. Lin Wood, the lawyer hired by the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain to fend off sexual harassment accusations, has warned that any other women who might be considering coming forward with similar allegations “should think twice.”

On Wednesday morning, less than 24 hours after Karen Kraushaar identified herself as one of two women who had received monetary settlements relating to harassment allegations against Mr. Cain while working for the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s, Ms. Kraushaar faced questions about a workplace complaint she filed at a subsequent job, at the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Hours later, Rush Limbaugh seized on that report to argue that Ms. Kraushaar has “a pattern of whining.”

And when another accuser, Sharon Bialek — whose last name Mr. Limbaugh has pronounced as “buy-a-lick”— appeared Wednesday on MSNBC, she faced fresh inquiries about her troubled financial history, which had been documented and publicized by Mr. Cain’s campaign under the heading, “Who Is Sharon Bialek?”

As Ms. Kraushaar continued her day-old effort to bring the other women accusing Mr. Cain of sexual harassment together for a joint news briefing, she and the others confronted the challenges of taking on a presidential candidate: intensive scrutiny of their backgrounds and motives, encouraged and amplified in this case by conservative news outlets and commentators whose support for Mr. Cain as he battles the allegations has helped him weather the crisis so far.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/us/politics/cains-lawyer-on-accusing-think-twice.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print

[FarLeftFist]

1. The GOP just loves character assassination.

[spanone]

2. i hope this encourages the others to come forward...

who do these people think they are?

[kestrel91316]

3. He reminds me of a certain vicious, psychotic animal rescuer/hoarder/abuser

in my area who finally got her comeuppance.

Cain believes that the best defense is a good offense. It only gets you just so far when you are actually guilty, I'm afraid. But it scares a lot of people off.

[spanone]

5. he's hired a lawyer to threaten any other victims that come forward

what a man

[abelenkpe]

4. There were two women who he made settlements with

Two. How are they just accusations? Do people settle with others on baseless accusations? And four women making these claims but they are the ones who have patterns of troubkemaking?

[tabatha]

6. That means they are worried about more.

[Old and In the Way]

7. No question. These are not isolated cases.

This is part of a long term pattern. I'm sure this arrogant buffoon has been hitting on women for as long as he's been in a position of power to exploit it for his personal sexual gratifications. I've been around enough "Herms" to know how this game is played.

[frazzled]

8. I love the Axelrod conspiracy theory

They both have lived at 505 N. Lake Shore Drive (Lake Point Tower) -- it's a 70 story building, fer chrissake, and probably has more than 500 units in it! This iconic and highly popular building has also been home to Ryne Sandberg, Sammy Sosa, Ozzie Guillen, Goldie Hawn, Joakim Noah, Scotty Pippin, and Rich Gossage, among many others. Maybe they're in on the plot to get Herman Cain, too!

[gratuitous]

9. From blanket denials to veiled threats

Very nice. What else might we expect from a Cain administration?

[MADem]

10. Isn't that Ari-esque? "Watch what you say, watch what you do!" What an idiot! nt