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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 09:19 AM Jan 2012

Herman Cain is back, and weirder than ever. Bizarre video

http://www.nationalmemo.com/article/herman-cain-back-and-weirder-ever



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Good news for late night comedians, political satirists, and the rest of us: Herman Cain is back!

Cain's new endeavor is a website called "Cain Connections," which sounds more like a dating hotline than you'd think a man who's been repeatedly accused of sexual harassment would want. The website's primary purpose appears to be promoting "Cain's Solutions Revolution," a guide to Herman Cain's policy platform for overcoming the challenges facing the United States.

Clicking on any of the issues in the solutions page -- "Peace Thru [sic] Strength And Clarity," "Monetary Reform (Make the dollar as good as gold!)" "Energy Independence -- 'Made In America,'" "Regulatory Reform," and of course "9-9-9" -- takes you to a comprehensive guide to Cain's platform. The guide itself is only two pages long, and is written in the style of a high school student trying to meet a minimum length requirement (it's filled with conservative boilerplate, and about two thirds of the first page taken up by a giant American flag.)

Of course, it wouldn't be a Herman Cain website without an absolutely insane video. The avant-garde "Cain Connections: The Solutions Revolution!" video features odd close-up shots of Cain sitting at a desk (writing "solutions revolution" and "9-9-9" in comically large letters on a piece of paper,) and delivering his talking points in his typical preacher-like style. The video concludes with a bizarre 10 second shot zooming in on Cain silently glaring into the camera, holding up two fingers in a "V for victory."


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The video at the link is pure Cain, a grifter of the highest order, perhaps rivaled only by Sarah herself.
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Herman Cain is back, and weirder than ever. Bizarre video (Original Post) Scuba Jan 2012 OP
Yep, he's trying to rake in cash from his lame followers using the Palin model. Like in RKP5637 Jan 2012 #1
"The website's primary purpose appears to be promoting "Cain's Solutions Revolution,"" Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #2
Page out of the new repub play book EC Jan 2012 #3
Perhaps it's an audition for a spot on FOX News? PA Democrat Jan 2012 #4
This guy is mentally damaged. EnviroBat Jan 2012 #5

RKP5637

(67,101 posts)
1. Yep, he's trying to rake in cash from his lame followers using the Palin model. Like in
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 09:25 AM
Jan 2012

some religions, there's big $$$ to be made from a flock.

Saving Hawaii

(441 posts)
2. "The website's primary purpose appears to be promoting "Cain's Solutions Revolution,""
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 09:33 AM
Jan 2012

First time I read that, I saw "Cain's Sexual Revolution" which made more sense with the "repeatedly accused of sexual harrassment" line right before it.

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