Newt.
Who seems to think allegations of harassment are mere 'gossip.' And the news is gossip obsessed, he claims. Leave us poor sleazeballs alone and focus on jobs, is probably what
he laments.
News Flash.
The issue of the civil rights of women who are half the electorate, is not a matter of gossip. It is a matter of survival for many women. It is a matter of equality and fairness. It is a matter of distinction between for some homelessness, abuse and living in quiet dignity. A job harasser can persecute someone's live for a very long time- they get blacklisted for complaining, hence there is an aspect of Title VII for retaliation. The glibness with which this is treated by republicans -who think all they have to do is trot out an attractive old conservative blonde to trivialize it on talking head shows, is disgusting and appauling. No one mistakes 'innocuous' remarks for harassment. Harassment, when it is actionable is definitionally "pervasive and severe" and in Cain's case, apparently it was. So much for idiot old conservative bottled blondes.
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