Simply put, he is foolish; I actually hope he stays in the race so it's a slam dunk for Obama. The reality, as clear as it is to me at least, is that he will not get the nod, and politically, I am fine with that. However, what I do view with caution, is this brazen political gamesmanship within the GOP. It is incredibly obvious, that all of these allegations of promiscuous behavior materialized, only when he was considered a viable contender for the nomination. Equally, these accusers, when a considerable ammout of time has passed, suddendly, they have this urgent need to come forward and tell their stories: why now? I'm not saying they did, or did not, take place, nor is it my place to take on that responsibility; what I am attempting to do, is make a critical observation. These women who elect to come forward, have very little to gain, and/or, loose. That said, those who are behind the scenes, who have access to these alleged trysts, providing the platform for these women to come share their stories, obviously have political motivations. What I find grossly disappointing are the latent or hidden messages linked to black sexuality. Overtly, there is Herman Cain who is campaigning as a candidate for the conservative right. One of their platform topics is this notion of strong family values. In the wake of these allegations, he plays sharply against that, and in turn, can be seen as a black sexual deviant who, like the other myths of black sexuality, represents the hyper-sexualized African-American man; akin to Spike Lee's "Nola Darling" [S]He's Gotta Have It. On the other hand, the women (the accusers) too are suspect. Again, strictly interpretation, but they now could possibly come across as "Jezebels," one white, one black. I don't think this could rise up to the level of the Hill/Thomas hearings; simply for the fact that I have yet to see anyone challenge the credibility of either accuser in a legitimized political forum. This leads me to conclude they, in essence, are being used (though they are complicit) as political torpedoes. The bottom line for me is, I, as one who doesn't agree with Cain politically, still prefer to make those assessments based on his political qualifications for the job. I think he deserves a better quality of attack. This is where I find fault w- the conservative GOP. Like I said, I do not support the GOP, the Tea Party, or the Conservative Right Wing, so please don't consider this an endorsemebt of any type. Consider it more as a plea. If they (the parties mentioned above) tout this moral rightousnesss, then they should start by practicing some, and cease with (the political parties listed above) these sensationalized assaults on this man's family. He deserves better, his family deserves better, and we the American public deserve better.
