# Herman Cain: Action Hero **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 11, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947 "2011-09-11T16:12:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947/261 "2011-10-18T01:35:34Z")
I was informed of this video by the wonderful Rachel Maddow. [Herman Cain sings John Lenon’s Imagine as a parody to sell pizza](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NknF4n44OCg) I thought it was kinda awesome. I’d kinda like some context like what the hell inspired that and how we are just learning about it now. Not going make me vote for Cain by a long shot but that video made me hate him less. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947/262 "2011-10-27T02:16:42Z")
[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=herman%20cain%20western%20ad&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEUQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adpulp.com%2Fherman-cain-bizarro-western-spoof-ad%2F&ei=2L2oTvrUGMqAsgKZ5pGjDw&usg=AFQjCNHftqlnNWtjoSg1gSQuoTT0TDjzrA](http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=herman%20cain%20western%20ad&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEUQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adpulp.com%2Fherman-cain-bizarro-western-spoof-ad%2F&ei=2L2oTvrUGMqAsgKZ5pGjDw&usg=AFQjCNHftqlnNWtjoSg1gSQuoTT0TDjzrA) I know Herman Cain’s recent ad featuring his cigarette-smoking campaign manager puffing away is what everyone is calling “weird” but **this** Herman Cain ad, from August when he was a virtual nobody, is easily the most confounding, shittiest presidential campaign ad I’ve ever seen. It’s _unreal._ I won’t even address the racial element to it. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947/263 "2011-10-27T02:18:51Z")
Holy Cow. My WTF-meter just exploded. I am… agog. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947/264 "2011-10-27T03:51:09Z")
So, Searcy intentionally acts like a douchebag why now? Why would I be impressed with the political choices of a douchebag? So, the guys sneering at Searcy’s flowers are supposed to be liberals? So the implied homophobia is more of a lefty thing? Just who’s usually behind all the “protecting marriage” rhetoric, huh? So, Obama is all talk and no action, is that right? Let’s ask the troops coming home from Iraq this Christmas what they think about Obama being a do nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947/265 "2011-10-27T04:53:35Z")
Thanks for the link, I’d heard about this ad but hadn’t come across it. I liked it. I think that anyone reading too much into it is totally missing the point. I don’t think I’d vote for Cain just on the basis of this ad but I’ll give him a some credit for sense of humor, willingness to take a chance and spending money wisely. The more people are talking about it, like in this thread, the happier he is. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947/266 "2011-10-27T05:53:37Z")
> [@Plan\_B](#): > > Thanks for the link, I’d heard about this ad but hadn’t come across it. > > I liked it. I think that anyone reading too much into it is totally missing the point. > > I don’t think I’d vote for Cain just on the basis of this ad but I’ll give him a some credit for sense of humor, willingness to take a chance and spending money wisely. The more people are talking about it, like in this thread, the happier he is. Well it _is_ quite a joke of an ad, I give Cain that. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947/267 "2011-10-27T05:55:14Z")
Moved from IMHO to Elections. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947/268 "2011-10-27T09:10:35Z")
This ad sparked the 260+ thread [Herman Cain: Action Hero](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623842) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947/269 "2011-10-27T14:17:16Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > This ad sparked the 260+ thread [Herman Cain: Action Hero](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623842) Merged threads. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herman-cain-action-hero/595947.md?page=13)