POLITICS & SEX: HERMAN'S CANE

I hate to think where Herman's finger has been.

Phil McCarron on why Herman's 'Cane' could have made his nomination campaign flaccid.

Today the political sex scandal that has been hampering Herman Cain’s campaign for the last few weeks has begun to gain some actual substance.  This scandal has become the first major road block in Herman Cain’s ambition to capture the Republican nomination for next year’s presidential election.

If you haven’t heard the news, two weeks ago the online political blog Politico dropped the story that in Cain’s past as the head of the lobbying group NRA (National Restaurant Association,) two women were paid a settlement on allegations of sexual harassment stemming from Cain’s behavior at certain conventions.

Cain will give you a job if you give Cain’s cane a job

A third women has come out today with fresh accusations of sexual harassment from Herman Cain in regards to his time as head of the NRA.  Sharon Bialek has been the first women to go public with allegations of sexual harassment.  Her story, in short, revolves around Cain pressuring her for oral sex in return for getting her find employment after losing her job at a subsidiary of the NRA.

Cain’s statements on the allegations of sexual harassment have been illogical at best, and extremely bizarre and erratic at worst.  It doesn’t take a professional psychologist to realize that Herman Cain is not telling the entire story.

Since nothing has been proven in a court of law, these all remain allegations.  However, the court of public opinion is a completely different process altogether. 

Sexual skeletons in the closet

All it takes is for one person to come forward that will inspire more women that may have suffered the same proposition to regain their vocal chords.  The bravery of Sharon Bialek has opened the door for more skeletons in Cain’s sex stained closet to come tumbling out. 

Double ended…standards?

When Democrat Anthony Weiner was embroiled in a sex scandal earlier in the year, the Republican politicians were vying for his head.  They were adamant that he stand down from his campaign to run for political office.

If Herman Cain remains in the race, it reinforces the view point that Republicans firmly believe that they are above the court of public opinion, and that they are immune to the same bile they cast upon anyone that isn’t Republican.

It would be wise to note that these are all alleged cases of sexual harassment.  However, I know people that have lived their entire life without ever being accused of sexual harassment, so for Herman Cain to have two cases settled and a third accuser just coming out, makes the average follower of this story believe that there might just be some weight behind the allegation that Cain is a habitual sexual harasser…and belief is what a politician is elected on.

Article By: Phil McCarron

American Horror Story - you're going to die in there

Yay!!!! A brand new TV series for me to follow!

There are only a few series that I actually follow, namely True Blood, Criminal Minds (though not in any order at all, which sometimes leaves me confused) and The Walking Dead.

Tonight I’m going to give another TV show a try. It’s called ‘American Horror Story’ and begins on FX: UK tonight at 10pm.

Now, its not just Dylan McDermott who attracted me to the idea of ‘American Horror Story’, honestly, but every so often a good creepy drama appears that is worth its weight in gold. I’m thinking along the lines of ‘Millennium’ with Lance Henriksen as an FBI profiler or indeed ‘American Gothic’ with the very scary Gary Cole as Sheriff Lucas Black. All completely brilliant thrillers that if you haven’t seen or heard of, I recommend that you watch.

Bear in mind that the creators of this drama are none other than Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk who are better known as being the writer/producer team behind Nip/Tuck and Glee. Interested a bit more now?

American Horror Story appears to feature the ubiquitous haunted house, you know the sort, old, dusty, in need of repair but very gorgeous to look at. So much so, that even if I hadn’t spilt the proverbial beans you would still just know that it was creepy as hell and even Yvette Fielding wouldn’t want to spend the night there.

Queue family suffering from lots of tension, emotional problems and trying to work them all out. Now you can see this is a recipe for disaster……

We have betrayal, Ben Harmon (husband) has had an affair, death and grief comes in the shape of Vivien Harmon (wife) who has had a still-birth then as if there isn’t anything to feel remotely positive about, Murphy and Falchuk throw a depressive daughter, Violet, into the mix.

To have all the cheesy traditional horror ingredients thrown into the mix and still be given a second series ‘American Horror Story’ must be doing something right.

So, Ill be tuning in tonight, even if it’s just to shout at the TV ‘Oh no!! Don’t go in there!’