The Fox interview is above. Ed Morrissey is satisfied:
This is a much better response than the one offered last night in response to the Politico story. It acknowledges that Cain had to deal with accusations, and puts him on the record with a strong denial specific to them. Unless Politico reveals more about the nature of the complaints and the women involved come forward, this will likely be enough to keep Cain in the game …
David Kurtz cautions:
I’ve seen the purported payments from the National Restaurant Association to the two women Cain allegedly harassed described as hush money. That’s silly and comes at the problem only from the point of view of the NRA. There’s little upside in female employees going public with these kinds of allegations. That’s especially true in the insular world of DC trade associations, where the number of employers is relatively small and employment opportunities can be limited. So keeping it quiet could have certainly been in their interest, too… I’d be careful about jumping from the apparent fact that the NRA settled to the conclusion that the allegations were credible and well-founded. The two don’t always go hand in hand. We need more facts on that score than what are in the Politico story.
Michelle Goldberg takes stock:
As Sarah Palin demonstrated, the GOP base is eager to rally around those who seem to be victimized by a mainstream media they hate. But as Palin also demonstrated, eventually, evidence of venality and incompetence seeps in with the public at large. If Cain ever had a serious shot at the presidency, these charges would certainly hurt him. But he didn’t. The only thing he has to gain from this race is the mantle of conservative folk hero, and maybe Fox News contributor. And in that campaign, it looks like he’s still doing just fine.
If that's the criterion, it could even help him with the base. And on cue, drum roll for Coulter:
"Liberals are terrified of Herman Cain. He is a strong conservative black man. Look at the way they go after Allen West and Michael Steele and they aren't even running against Obama. They are terrified of strong, conservative, black men," Coulter said.
Are we really headed for another "high-tech lynching" drama? I suspect the "liberal media line" will become Cain's line of defense. And so the conservative movement gets what it always wants and always needs: a big old right-left 1990s-style set piece. God help us.
The Dish 