Herman Cain's camp uses bully tactics to block accusers

on November 10, 2011 at 4:37 PM
herman-cain.JPG2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain

Any more women who are even considering coming forward with allegations against Herman Cain "should think twice."

You hear that? It's a barefaced threat from his high-powered lawyer, L. Lin Wood. So if there were any remaining doubts as to the Cain defense strategy, this loudmouth has put them to rest. Cain still hasn't publicly called on the National Restaurant Association to release details of the two settlements made with his accusers, but he is releasing his attack dogs.

Their chief objective will be character assassination. So if there's any other woman out there with a story of being victimized by Cain, she'd better keep mum, or his campaign will only lay on some more abuse by ripping her reputation to shreds.

Nice little piece of advice, coming from the right-hand man of a presidential candidate. Wood should keep his own mouth shut, because his warning doesn't add much to Cain's moral standing, and certainly doesn't come from experience: Thinking twice hasn't exactly been the modus operandi of this campaign in mounting a defense.

Cain's campaign manager, Mark Block, only confirmed his own foolishness when he appeared on the "Sean Hannity" show and claimed to have proof that accuser Karen Kraushaar was the mother of former Politico staffer Josh Kraushaar. It was an attempt to discredit both Kraushaars, since Politico was the website that broke the story of the scandal.

Problem was, she isn't his mother. The two aren't even related; they just happen to have the same last name. Oops.

The message from Cain's campaign, then, is this: If you tell your story, we'll stop at nothing to destroy you. Regardless of the truth.