The lawyer who leaked info about Mr Cain's sexual harrasment accusation was very clever. He/she surely knew that someone who is innocent of such charges, when exposed in the press, will apparently act as if the accused is totally guilty. My kudos to the lawyer in question, who executed a rather effective case of character assassination.
Permit me to elucidate a personal experience about a workplace accusation of sexual harrassment. No, not me, but a close personal friend and co-worker.
**step 1 - a fellow employee acccuses you of sexual harrassment on the job.
**step 2 - the competing set of lawyers interact
**step 3- up to now, you are totally clueless, and you are unaware of anything going on
**step 4 - your boss calls you into his/her office, there are several dudes/gals in business dress, and you asked several specific questions about what you did or said on specific dates. You answer to the best of you ability.
**step 5 - your boss thanks you for your cooperation, and you are excused
**step 6 - you never hear anything about this ever again. You never know who or what you were accused of. Well, you might have some suspicions based on what you are asked.
**step 7 - you might or might not be asked to sign a secrecy agreement about the whole affair.
**step 8 - you continue to work in your job for several more years, no problem.
The next step, as you may have guessed, you are a candidate for political office and are confronted by a reporter and camera crew, asking you about the charges and what about it and the settlement $$ and so forth. You have no clue, and appear like the proverbial 'dear in the headlights' thing.
The reaction of Mr. Cain, based on my personal experience, is clearly the reaction of someone who is totally innocent. So there. Can we move on to tax questions now?
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