Herman Cain Accused Of Sexually Suggestive Behavior

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The hunt is on.    Evangelicals in Iowa will love this story.

There are always shadows that need to be followed and examined when it comes to the people who want to be president.   That is one reason it is not possible to just land in the public eye the way Herman Cain is doing, and think it possible to saddle into the Oval Office.  There are many stories to follow, and leads to sniff down when it comes to newbies like Cain.

People need to have some experience in government, and they need to be vetted before thinking of running for the White House.  Herman Cain has not had either.

Welcome to the presidential election, Mr. Cain.

During Herman Cain’s tenure as the head of the National Restaurant  Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues  and senior association officials about inappropriate behavior by Cain,  ultimately leaving their jobs at the trade group, multiple sources confirm to  POLITICO.

The women complained of sexually suggestive behavior by Cain that made them  angry and uncomfortable, the sources said, and they signed agreements with the  restaurant group that gave them financial payouts to leave the association. The  agreements also included language that bars the women from talking about their  departures.

In a series of comments over the past 10 days, Cain and his campaign repeatedly  declined to respond directly about whether he ever faced allegations of sexual  harassment at the restaurant association. They have also declined to address  questions about specific reporting confirming that there were financial  settlements in two cases in which women leveled complaints.

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Cain said he has “had thousands of people working for me” at different  businesses over the years and could not comment “until I see some facts or some  concrete evidence.” His campaign staff was given the name of one woman who  complained last week, and it was repeated to Cain on Sunday. He responded, “I am  not going to comment on that.”

He was then asked, “Have you ever been accused, sir, in your life of  harassment by a woman?”

He breathed audibly, glared at the reporter and stayed silent for several  seconds. After the question was repeated three times, he responded by asking the  reporter, “Have you ever been accused of sexual harassment?”