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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
I'm not sure if the public at large regard the term as relating to a minor but, we can say the news will drill a story involving sexual activity with minors into the ground. Look at Penn State. This story will be repeated and followed for weeks. A school teacher involved with a minor. All over the news. A possible serial rapist gets a spot today and is dismissed tomorrow. As far as Clinton and describing him as sexual predator and know his story we can say that most would not associate the story to sexual activity with minors. We can say he is a sexual predator. It is a character assassination. Nothing more. Politico should have some strong evidence on Cain (I don't believe they do). If not, Politico would have destroyed this man, campaign and life.
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I think that I have adequately demonstrated that the association with minors is, in fact, the overall public perception. As for the rest of your post, we are in agreement. The sensationalism of the media will drive, and continue to drive, these stories into the collective conscience of America. Just what evidence there is against Cain we do not know, and I would like to think that his categorical denial is an indication that this is a smear attempt. However, strange things happen to people when they enter politics and he wouldn't be the first politician to tell an out-and-out lie. Time will tell in terms of the validity of the allegations, but I think that his run for President is over.
EDIT: 1480, that sort of language (Grand Wizard) is image building language in the very same vein as we were discussing. It is distasteful and shows clear bias on the part of Mr. Gregory.
Meet the Press comes on at 10:30 here, and I used to watch it with Tim Russert for the first half hour before switching to
The McLaughlin Group at 11:00. Now I watch
This Week, as I find Gregory utterly distasteful in his bias.