Notice the "boos" for the question. This debate was supposed to be about the economy, and the ham-handed tactic to get this question in was amateurish.
Romney was then asked about it, and he engendered a great response by saying that Herman Cain has answered the charge, and Romney wasn't going to add to it.
Every civilized society must strive to (1) eradicate heinous crimes by punishing the offenders, and (2) insure that the innocent aren't punished along with the offenders. Too often, the second half of that balance is omitted from the public discourse. Accusations of serious criminality, especially murder and sexual wrongdoing, too often are their own convictions in the high court of public opinion because the stigma is so severe. It is our mission to raise awareness about the injustices suffered by persons wrongly accused of serious criminality. Protecting the innocent from unjust harm as a result of a wrongful accusation is a hallmark of a civilized society.
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It was the biggest reaction of the night, by far.
Notice the "boos" for the question. This debate was supposed to be about the economy, and the ham-handed tactic to get this question in was amateurish.
Romney was then asked about it, and he engendered a great response by saying that Herman Cain has answered the charge, and Romney wasn't going to add to it.
Unfortunately, like many of the things the media focuses on, this is hardly the gist of the trouble with Herman Cain:
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/8/koch_cain_connection_irs_probe_ties
Looks like the link had problems, here it is again:
democracynow.org/2011/11/8/koch_cain_connection_irs_probe_ties
If that doesn't work, try this:
http://tinyurl.com/cainkoch
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