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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 06:48 AM
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Cain was against the Federal Law barring Sexual Harrassment.
This guy is a huge dirt bag.

Industry officials saw it coming — none other than Cain himself warned as far back as 1991 that changes in federal law resulting from the hearings could cause problems for employers.

“This bill opens the door for opportunists who will use the legislation to make some money,” Cain, then CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, told Nation’s Restaurant News. “I’m certainly for civil rights, but I don’t know if this bill is fair because of what we’ll have to spend to defend ourselves in unwarranted cases.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67669.html#ixzz1cpYzTDrr
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 06:55 AM
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1. LOL This guy is self-destructing retroactively. n/t
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Firebrand Gary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 07:02 AM
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2. The contrast is stark.
Let's remember the first significant piece of legislation President Obama signed, the Lily Ledbetter fair pay act.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 07:17 AM
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3. Gee, so a few rare cases of
false accusers getting a few thousand bucks means no one should have recourse? The thugs on Wall Streets lie, cheat, and steal every day. One would think the GOP would embrace this new method for making a dollar, even though it's hard on the victim and may take years for justice to be served.
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Downwinder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 07:24 AM
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4. Government regulation messing up his private preserve.
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