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This is what I caught on the boob tube just moments ago. The unknown woman's attorney, Joel Bennett, specifically states that whatever Mr. Cain did, it was more than one incident. The woman will not be talking to the public and her attorney will not disclose how much the woman received.
Here is the video I recorded as the press conference was taking place. It can also be found at CNN's web site.
The attorney describes the action the woman took as an internal complaint, which was settled and therefore never had to go to litigation. He said Mr. Cain was inaccurately describing what happened as a severance pay. This was a settlement of an internal complaint of sexual harassment not a severance agreement.
Joel Bennett was the original attorney for the complaint in 1999. Joel Bennett makes the statement he believes that more than one complaint is a meaningful statement about Mr. Cain and whether or not he is being truthful.
Immediately after Bennett's press conference, the National Restaurant Association responds via CNN's Wolf Blitzer. The National Restaurant Association has waived the nondisclosure agreement keep quiet.
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Back when Cain headed the National Restaurant Association, I was working for a company that wrote back-office software for restaurant owner-operators, and a magazine that was often in our break-room was one that the NRA put out to talk about their issues (it's good to know your clients). If you've seen ones put out by the AARP or USAA, you get the idea, except IIRC it was a little bit thicker. I remember at the time being shocked by their anti-DUI-enforcement positions, thinking it was incredibly tone deaf. If Cain does win the nomination (very unlikely) that would be one big albatross hanging around his neck.
by Verified Atheist on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 10:11am
That is very interesting! Reading what you wrote reminded me about this because some information on that has been released. It's weird to me that anyone would oppose drunk driving laws, especially because they do save lives. Here is one more link about Mr. Cain and his opposition to DUI laws.
I think, like Rachel Maddow does, Mr. Cain's performance is art, he isn't really intending to be President, he is intending to be the next talk show host on Fox News, except it seems Republican primary voters don't seem to get the joke. And them not getting the joke is kind of concerning but also hilariously funny! We've been discussing it at length over at Gawker.. it's just to wonderfully funny and awesome.
Cain has so many problems, but the interesting thing is that he is running basically even with Romney, and it shows that Republican primary voters are wary of Romney and rest assured it is because of his religion.
by tmccarthy0 on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 10:37am
It's all about the free market. Stricter drunk driving laws were hurting restaurants' ability to sell alcohol, thus the NRA opposed those laws. You talk about drunk driving laws saving people's lives, but corporations are people, too!
by Verified Atheist on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 11:02am
I believe [I can't remember if I remember this the way I remember it.] that part of the reason for opposition was that restaurants and bars wanted to stay out of the chain of possible litigation in the case where a patron would leave and have an accident.
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by A Guy Called LULU on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 1:18pm
I could very well see that being true as well, but the particular case I remember was arguing against a specific BAC level, i.e., that it was too low, too restrictive. The article specifically mentioned it hurting restaurants' ability to serve more than one or two drinks of alcohol.
by Verified Atheist on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 2:08pm