There really is no good news for Herman Cain now that Gloria Allred is involved in his sexual harassment scandal. The accuser she brought forward, Sharon Bialek, appears to have been a catalyst for the The Daily’s outing of Karen Kraushaar, who now appears on the verge of telling her story publicly as well. Even Karl Rove said Allred is adding “credibility” to the scandal.
But there is some solace for Cain and his supporters in Allred’s emergence. She’s living up to the hype and saying some, um, odd things.
For example, here she is on CNN last night calling for Senate hearings on the Cain scandal and suggesting the US Senate take up legislation extending the statute of limitations on sexual harassment. The video was clipped by the conservative website Hot Air:
As CNN’s John King makes clear in his incredulous questioning, Allred’s suggestion for Senate hearings into the Cain affair is basically ridiculous. The Senate could create some new federal legislation on sexual harassment and call whomever it wants to the Capitol to talk about it, but it’s less than likely that they would ask for testimony from Cain and his harassers.
