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Blog Guy, I know you’ve been following Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and his campaign, complete with that Libya video meltdown and the “Cain train,” but what do you think about his latest comment?
You mean where he said, “We need a leader, not a reader.”
Yep.
Well, it is jolting to hear a candidate say something like that, but I know he loves those rhyming phrases. It’s sort of his trademark. Here are some examples from my own wide-ranging Cain interview, conducted in my imagination…
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Mr. Cain, could you comment on the Occupy Wall Street movement?
You got STUFF twirling in your head?
Okay, I’m sorry, I can’t even begin to improve on this video clip.
In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain is asked whether he agreed with President Obama on Libya.
“Okay, Libya…” Cain says, like a sixth-grader pausing before spelling Mississippi. He adjusts a bottle of water for no apparent reason.
After making sure we’re all talking about the same Libya, Cain says, “I do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason.” Then, amazingly, he stops himself, waves his hand and says, “No, that’s a different one.”
Libya, Herman. It’s been in the news, I’m pretty sure.
After that, it gets worse. “I got all this stuff twirling around in my head,” Cain says.
U know, seeing all these candidates, I think Obama should stay..
Voters are kept in the dark?
Johnson, get in my office! You call yourself a news photographer?
It’s your pictures from that Republican debate! They’re too dark. I can’t even tell who these people are!
Oh. That one on top is Rick Perry, I think, or maybe Michele Bachmann. It’s not my fault, Boss. This was the debate they held entirely in the dark.
A whole debate in the dark?
Yeah, you know, some of the candidates wanted to debate on the radio, and some wanted television, so they compromised on televising it but with no lights.
@unca: I think the correct response is…
See? We knew things would clear up for you.
Mazel tov on being able to sing “I Can See Clearly Now” without any irony.
Nobody gets off THIS train, pal!
Blog Guy, I know you’re closely following the race for the Republican presidential nomination. I’m a little surprised you haven’t chosen a Quote of the Week yet for last week.
It goes to candidate Herman Cain, who told reporters, “When people get on the Cain train, they don’t get off.”
Wait. He said what?
“When people get on the Cain train, they don’t get off.”
But doesn’t that make this so-called Cain train sort of like that Eagles song, “Hotel California,” where “You can check out any time you like but you can never leave”?
So you suppose the Cain train just keeps hurtling along at breakneck speed, with terrified passengers pressing grotesquely distorted faces against locked windows, wondering if they’re ever going to see their families again?
You can’t have a term, Herm…
So, Blog Guy, as a keen observer of the political scene, what’s your take? Can Herman Cain be elected president at this point?
Because of the….
Exactly. Because of his name.
Now I’m confused. His name?
Of course. What did you think I meant? Check out the U.S. Bill of Rights, and you’ll see that nobody named Lemuel, Enoch or Herman is allowed to become president.
PS Am I the new person you mentioned in your October review? I asked the question on that page, but there’s no answer… It’s totally cool if I am 
My bf will be so proud!
The strain on Cain is changing his campaign?
In case some of you missed it because of the freak snowstorm, I’m going to mention an unusual political story from Saturday. It involves Herman Cain, one of the front-runners for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination.
According to the Associated Press, Cain said he will “dial back” his campaign and media appearances in order to avoid missteps.
For those of you who don’t speak slang, “dial back” means he’s going to reduce them. There have been a number of recent stories about Cain having to “clarify” his own comments on issues such as immigration, abortion and terrorism suspects.
According to the AP story, Cain blames a grueling campaign schedule for the problem.
Wait. There hasn’t been a single primary and the man is already tired?
He’s now going to make fewer statements so he doesn’t make as many misstatements? He plans to campaign less so he needs fewer clarifications?
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Candidate Herman Cain
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A new story of an affair
But, to be fair,
It was consensual and not just for his gain