The Liberal Media Cain't to Blame

The news stories concerning sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain are not part of a smear campaign overseen by the liberal media. Period. There is no way that anyone who is thinking logically can reach any other conclusion. Here is why.

First, the story was broken by Politico. Politico is not a hotbed for left leaning socialists. It has actually been accused of leaning to the right. The President of Politico was a staffer in the Reagan White House and is now Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. Joe Scarborough is an opinion columnist.

Second, the media really isn’t controlled by the radical left. Have you heard of Fox News? Rupert Murdoch is many things, but left leaning is not one of them. Reporters also aren’t out there doing their own thing. Most news providers are really part of multi-million dollar corporate conglomerates, which aren’t usually headquartered on communal farms.

Third, Mr. Cain isn’t being targeted because he is a conservative, or because he is black. He is being ‘targeted’, if that is even the right word, because he is running for President. Bill Clinton was neither conservative nor black, and you can’t be more of a target for this sort of thing than he was.

Fourth, sexual harassment is a serious charge and it is a charge that can be seen as bearing on Cain’s fitness to be President. I personally would not consider it. I’m not that interested in knowing whether my Presidential candidate is a lout. I am far more interested in knowing whether he or she can govern effectively. Cain’s response worries me more than whether or not he harassed someone. His bungled response to this story casts doubt on his ability to effectively handle crises (and the normal workload) in the White House. I can see, however, where someone might be concerned with this and what it says about Cain’s character.

Fifth, and perhaps most importantly, responding to allegations by blaming the liberal media is avoiding responding in a reasoned logical manner. I don’t want Cain to blame someone else, I want him to address the allegations and/or tell me why they shouldn’t matter. Don’t blame the meesenger, deal with the message.

So … let’s drop the liberal media crap. The liberal media, if they even exist, are not to blame. Blame shouldn’t even be an issue. Cain should have just been honest and told us his side of the story, and we’d have been done. If he doesn’t want to address things like this, he shouldn’t run for President.