statements, many of which exceed common sense. and they certainly exceed the standards of decency in america. as distasteful as it might be, would you be willing to do a lie detector test to prove your honesty in something like this? yes. yes. i absolutely would. but i m not going to do that unless i have a good reason to do that. that was one of the first comments that i made in watching this to my staff. i ve also shared that with my attorney. of course i would be willing to do a lie detector test. mr. cain said he believes the democrat machine is behind this. he didn t provide any answers as to who exactly that is nbc news has confirmed the identity of one of the first two women named in the original politico story that broke news of these allegations. she is karen kraushaar. who currently works as a spokeswoman at the treasury department of she settled her
he was asked the juvenile question of whether he would take a lie detector test to which he gave the juvenile answer of, yes and no. i absolutely would, but i m not going to do that unless i have a good reason to do that. after last week blaming the rick perry campaign for getting this whole controversy started, tonight, herman cain fingered a new villain. these anonymous allegations are false and now the democrat machine in america has brought forth a troubled woman to make false accusations. joining me now, the lawyer who brought that woman forth, gloria allred, we re also joined by msnbc and time.com contributor and author of who s afraid, teray. you were all over the press conference, not specifically by name, but herman cain s lawyer went right at you at the outset.
acted inappropriately with anyone. period. i saw ms. yaallred and her client yesterday in the news conference for the very first time. as i sat in my hotel room with a couple of my staff members, as they got to the microphone, my first response in my mind and reaction was i don t even know who this woman is. he says he s never even seen her. mr. cain added he tried to remember who sharon bialek was, but could not. he went on to name those he feels are responsible for this story and offered to prove his innocence. these anonymous allegations are false and now the democrat machine in america has brought forth a troubled woman to make false accusations.
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attacking bialek. ,at the same time mr. cain saying he doesn t remember her. i tried to remember if i recognized her, and i didn t. i tried to remember if i remembered that name, and i didn t. the charges and the accusations i absolutely reject. they simply didn t happen. they simply did not happen. so it did not happen, and he doesn t remember her. both statements categorical. the second is simple to check. bialek claims cain took her to dinner and upgraded her hotel room. there are credit card statements, no doubt, expense reports, hotel phone record. you can bet that every news organization, ours included, is doing what it can to find the facts. even as herman cain denied knowing sharon bialek, his initial accuser came forward. karen kraushaar. one of two women who filed complaints and received monetary settlements from the national restaurant association. she worked at the treasury department, a career civil servant and registered republican, though she did give $250