Herman Cain Sings For the Press

Herman Cain broke into song at the National Press Club on Halloween, with a short rendition of Dottie Rambo’s “He Looked Beyond My Faults and Saw My Needs.” The song was the capstone of a busy day of “tap dancing” for Cain, who spent most of the day claiming his innocence in a sexual harassment suit bought by two former female employees of the National Restaurant Association. The suit, filed while Cain was CEO of the organization, accused him of “inappropriate and sexually suggestive behavior” according to Politico. Both women signed agreements with the organization at the time, accepted a financial settlement, and left.

Cain’s singing, however, is indicative of his inability to find the right note—one that will make him an acceptable candidate for the moderate wing of the Republican Party, and Karl Rove. Cain’s political minstrel show may come to a rapid end, though, if these accusations pan out against him.

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