I wonder about the validity of a test given to a sound byte.
Anyhoo..
My gut feeling is that there is some element of truth to, at the very least, the original two cases given that they received a monetary settlement and had to abide by the stipulation of silence about the situation. If there were nothing to them, originally, then why pay out and require silence? I'm willing to believe that the latter accusers have less than honorable motives but..
the thing that convinced me was Cain's attempt to explain away the original accusation with the whole "She's as tall as my wife (puts hands horizontal to chin)" line. I'm willing to bet that no one is going to pay out because of a statement like that.
what WOULD cause a payout with a silence clause is if he held his hand up, bobbing, in a horizontal position as if implying that she could suck his dick. THAT is my guess as to what really happened. He's quick to react and less than savvy when it comes to retorts. Not that it matters, really. This situation is nothing less than misdirection so that we're not talking about the Mormon's history of liberal policies.
At last -- a common sense assessment of the obvious! I was beginning to lose hope.
$35k settlements are not paid out unless there is substantial evidence to support a complaint. If this were not true there would be lines around the block to file false complaints in every civil courthouse in the U.S.
A single $35k settlement should be sufficient to convince the reasoning mind that the complaint against Cain is valid. But there are
two such settlements (which Cain had the audacity to say he couldn't remember), yet there are those who cling to the idea that he's telling the truth.