Herman Cain’s Suspension Speech

That was the verb he used: suspend. He didn’t say he was “quitting” his campaign. He’s just beginning his Plan B. I will not imitate the newspeople who tell you what he said right after you have heard him say it, but I do want to analyze his words a bit. If viewers awaited a confession of the alleged “affairs,” they were disappointed. He used the words “allegations” and “unproved.” I ask you, did you ever hear the Kennedy men confess their affairs to the public? Or LBJ? Or Jackie O.? One difference between these shenanigans and whatever Cain might have done is the fact that Cain is a Republican and the others were Democrats, as well as most reporters.

While we awaited Cain’s speech in front of his new headquarters in Atlanta, I heard a commentator actually refer to many more complaints that would be coming forth, if Cain stayed in the race! That person should be fired.

Unlike situations in which we see politicians confess their marital infidelities on live television with their wives standing beside them, looking sad and even haggard, perhaps forced to appear as if in support of such a husband, Gloria Cain stood a little farther back (perhaps she knew her husband would be throwing out his arms), smiled, and clapped her hands with her husband’s well-wishers. It appeared to be genuine support of him.

Cain was more forceful with this speech than with any other I’ve heard of his. He might be called “worked up” or even “angry.” But I really think it was a case of loss of sleep but it was a positive result. I believe this speech will go into the history books.

Cain will be announcing soon whom he will support in the presidential race. Any of the candidates would be foolish not to offer Cain a position in their government, if they are elected, but should not mention such a promise before their own success. It must not be a bribe.

I still strongly believe the concentric circles possibility I wrote about earlier is the culprit for this fiasco.♥