It is clear that Herman Cain is the subject of a feeding frenzy by the main stream media.\u00a0 The same media that totally ignored all the Obama scandals went into overdrive to cover this story.\u00a0 It is a huge double standard, particularly when the same media downplayed the Clinton sex scandals and, more recently, the John Edwards\u2019 scandal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0It is tempting to just dismiss the allegations as a liberal witch hunt.\u00a0 A lot of people are sick and tired of the overwhelming bias by the main stream media.\u00a0 But, just because you don\u2019t like the way the main stream media is gloating over this story doesn\u2019t mean they have their facts wrong.\u00a0 In this case, there are more and more details emerging that have the ugly odor of truth.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, Cain has done an extremely poor job of handling this.\u00a0 He should have given a carefully written statement about saying things that were obviously misinterpreted and apologize to anyone he may have offended.\u00a0 People like him and would prefer to cut him some slack.\u00a0 But instead of doing that, Cain foolishly attacked the Perry campaign with absolutely zero evidence to support that allegation.\u00a0 Then he said the women making these accusations were liars and the charges had no merit.\u00a0 As a result, these women who would have been glad to just let this slide are now very likely to go public to defend their personal honor.\u00a0 It is a battle that Cain did not need and one he cannot win.\u00a0 Politico advised the Cain campaign that they were going to run the story several days in advance.\u00a0 It is unbelievable that they were so unprepared to handle this.<\/p>\n
In addition, it is important to remember that the reason the main stream media covers these types of scandals more for conservatives than for liberals is that it matters more.\u00a0 Liberals did not care that Bill Clinton was obviously guilty of sexual harassment.\u00a0 Ultimately, the Democrats in the United States Senate decided that staying in power was more important than the personal integrity of the Presidency.\u00a0 They basically admitted that he committed perjury, but convinced themselves it didn\u2019t matter because it was just about sex.\u00a0 They flat out ignored the obvious sexual harassment involved in the Monica Lewinsky incident.\u00a0 But, Bill Clinton would not have survived as President if he had been a Republican.\u00a0 Not because of opposition from Democrats, but rather because Republicans themselves would not have tolerated his behavior.<\/p>\n
This story could very likely end up hurting Herman Cain\u2019s presidential campaign, if not ending it all together.\u00a0 The bias in the main stream media has seldom been more obvious and more destructive.\u00a0 But Republicans need to avoid falling into the conditional morality trap.\u00a0 The bias and over enthusiastic reporting by the main stream media should not matter.\u00a0 What should matter is the truth.\u00a0 We must not allow the main stream media to destroy a candidate with false and inflammatory charges.\u00a0 We should have held them more accountable for the \u201cBush lied; people died\u201d misrepresentations.\u00a0 But we must also avoid tolerating intolerable behavior just because we find the messenger to be disgusting.\u00a0 There is a distinct possibility that Mr. Cain has a pattern of behavior that is not, and should not, be acceptable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In my opinion, the worst possible outcome would be for Republicans to decide that personal morality and ethical behavior doesn\u2019t matter after all. \u00a0If Herman Cain is to win the Republican nomination, it must be because he is the best person for the job.\u00a0 The worst possible reason to choose a candidate for President would be because of a knee jerk backlash in response to the unfair coverage by the main stream media.\u00a0 \u00a0If that happens: what distinguishes us from Democrats?<\/p>\n
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It is clear that Herman Cain is the subject of a feeding frenzy by the main stream media.\u00a0 The same media that totally ignored all the Obama scandals went into overdrive to cover this story.\u00a0 It is a huge double … Continue reading