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Former Special Counsel to President Clinton Lanny Davis discusses the sexual-harassment case surrounding presidential hopeful Herman Cain.
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Good morning residents.
Good morning with -- editor Eric Schmidt senior director you're considered -- candor you -- -- My condolences.
To you person.
Who lost its -- to the Aussie.
-- They never called me he didn't know that sex scandal look -- it is -- -- and -- -- Well I actually -- had to create conversation recruited charity and that the kind that I spoke to him.
About a week ago state candidate try to result behind them but it -- famous -- -- -- How does he handles.
Well it so crisis management 101 upside -- I think it breaks -- vote quarter gate.
And the out there has excellent oil spill as the two worst handled Gracie devote time slot and evangelist and was -- well.
-- I really important here and you can go well -- our our our current record here.
Are people like.
Bill Clinton.
Because they're known for years and he did apologize finally -- it is actually.
Can't really he key thing I would give anyone in this kind of situation it's very very hard.
To be on the outside -- and undergoing the embarrassment of propriety and discretion in case mr.
king's I have a lot of sympathy.
For him being in the situation that you get -- -- -- But he -- currently has at least -- -- come forward and I think -- yesterday.
Really -- -- the carpet general categorically didn't absorb any wiggle room whatsoever.
But it's they would've been overdone future put the price sensitivity -- it's up to fifteen years ago that.
Under limited because I sincerely apologize this thing would have been over you know pretty quickly.
Didn't do -- Well you'd be a forward aren't you know -- -- -- memory at street National Restaurant Association to release all the papers.
You know my marcher and -- -- in the not so well that book that I wrote about my Clinton might -- years.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- His first mistake was going opaque rather entrenched career if you get financial that's correct circulation release every.
Forget about the confidentiality.
Of these people coming forward and we're concurrently closely -- -- according to mr.
king.
Released everything I want everybody to know everything order remember everything and then -- -- this effect is something that offended -- and even into redundant control.
I sincerely apologized.
I think a lot of hot air and they had -- -- hot air.
Added this -- would've that would've gone away quickly.
Since on the home alt -- lenders are now enrichment program.
Summit until our sales on to before impressed fire -- -- Even -- -- yesterday acknowledged that can be more.
-- a woman gave their motive all of them -- Come to a start speaking now one -- for two years after Russian what -- rampant if anything happened rampant.
Well critical I don't go along with the expression where there's smoke there's fire -- it is true.
People are innocent and I give -- a chance to pollute the facts are before they -- ultra.
So really at this -- thinking is biggest mistake is not -- transparent.
And that are still little tax are -- to remember them kind at least two other.
The circulation of that circle -- the fact that actually enter your question directly.
There -- women who you know maintain.
In anger -- an outrage or being mistreated primarily in the workplace.
And it takes out a little company to -- had the courage to go forward.
Manipulated anonymously coming forward anonymously umbrella important to remain not Alicia they certainly have a right to keep their private -- But if you're going to used to speak in this something I think -- heritage.
About not doing it and none of them actually -- That's because conundrum that changes in an article could manager director woody ticker but he didn't -- the way to handle -- if you -- 100%.
Transparent.
In what he didn't -- history when he categorically denied everything.
I mean everything.
He categorically denied it hard to believe.
I -- administering we'd be true but -- -- keep your debt.
He's -- 100% true and clear until restaurant association release everything that's what he has got.
-- comments some she should just a minute.
As well they they go after everybody there one after Rick Perry appropriately so.
For -- -- -- branch or -- was with the with the with the rest of the world toward respond to rocketed robot currently for years.
Mr.
current being about as dumb as a rock bottom line and then now they're -- Durham -- -- -- for a little.
For the further Romney -- number of master's resentment is evolving positions on various issues and so on.
And there's not much -- don't know about 100 -- On eighteen years -- -- fortunate friends and their Gingrich's.
My point is that -- that all of these various things they've gone after these various people about there's an element of truth end.
So why are we to believe why -- -- -- belated just from a common sense basis that there's not some shred.
Of truth.
And this stuff they're doing enough to about -- Herman Cain.
We're gonna try to the other our parents and the reason why are we having to structural system.
In the economy that's really endangered shape.
And no government that can function is -- a lot of very good people -- human -- peace and make mistakes.
And when they start to -- -- risk their media.
So papers or it's people -- threats right by going here couldn't go into the scandal.
And that's the culture unfortunately the culture that didn't like -- -- report.
-- civil over private indiscretions.
And the fact is that our political process -- our media interactive focused on.
It's intentional and -- intellectual ebitda in the serious question that had to repay -- intricate little.
Could create jobs -- silly question that count trade now that question.
So it's very important politician.
When they're enduring their they're going to get it -- this actually it's no complaint against the media that's what they do.
The way to -- it is go.
Transparent and Hewlett score -- -- glory -- making it look like here I think you can that be open its lessons.
That we keep repeating but we ever -- that question since.
John Ehrlichman invented the term -- not kill everything that you have a limited mother -- and hello.
Do we learn that that doesn't word.
Modest -- there was a particular sleazy and performance.
Drag out there American flags and then not have sense enough to iron -- pumping ever but that let -- and it just what sort of she easily.
I actually feel sympathetic or.
It's somewhat appreciate.
Herman Cain and what he's done to get -- leader our Republican field -- articulate.
And I think very attractive activity.
And it's somewhat.
He you have to -- sympathy.
Ports -- lack of prepared this electric professionalism in the way he's handled this leader not that.
You're not -- Is the Major League.
But he's not listening to -- factor and our producer yesterday resistor remarkable put forward.
And in the interest.
Government change no I'm not committed -- great tiger skirt and I do not donor and even if you're not able particularly telling the -- He can back it up.
-- releasing everything or he can apologize if I did something unintentionally.
I apologize he did not -- You used as a -- Well I'm trying Cuban I sure hope it -- credit work.
That's what it's all.
-- -- I have thirteen eurocard secure -- search.
Street kids know and separate but related to remain could understand it turned just -- this.
Is writing a biography -- god wouldn't that and I'm sure we strive to try to settle -- -- -- And is a lovely tune sorry you -- -- -- -- but.
Hello club in a map today have minimum average have realized it's time that you're targeting and -- politically torrid week.
-- -- right here -- and it Democrat which is also law enforcement.
Well -- I like.
