Herschel Walker is a Republican patsy. But he is no victim

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Time for a few words on Herschel Walker, the once-great football player now turned Republican Senate candidate. He’s running to unseat US Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia. As far as I can tell, he doesn’t know much about politics. He doesn’t seem to care. He appears willing to do what he’s told, including opposing abortion.

Turns out, old Herschel’s been sticking his pigskin in the mash potatoes since his glory days as a University of Georgia running back. Evidently, he’s fathered more than few children by more than few women without having much participated in their rearing. According to big scoops by The Daily Beast, Dear Deadbeat Dad paid for an abortion by one woman who’d later give birth to another child.

Before we move on to the cynicism of the decision by the Georgia Republicans to close ranks around Walker, despite his and the party’s stated commitment to protecting “the sanctity of life,” note this: his campaign is cynicism, distilled. The idea has been from the start that a famous Black man can peel Black votes from a Black incumbent. At the center is a profound contempt for Black people, as if they don’t know, or can’t figure out, that Walker is a Republican meat puppet.

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Given the rule of like going with like, perhaps it’s only natural for the cynicism of Walker’s campaign to be distilled not once, but twice. The Georgia GOP as well as the national party are undaunted, even though, from a “pro-life” viewpoint, Walker is a criminal who has aided and abetted the serial murder of innocents. The Republicans don’t believe that that’s applicable to Republicans, however, when Republicans seek the power to pass laws applicable to them.

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