# The "Make Fun of Herman Cain" Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 2, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647 "2011-11-02T16:47:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/161 "2011-11-11T22:09:16Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > [Rachel Maddow](http://jezebel.com/5856817/) has a useful overview of the performance art project known as Herman Cain’s campaign. It’s pretty funny 😃 The logic presented in that video is ironclad: Herman Cain’s campaign is 100% a satirical performance art piece. The only problem is that it’s not. He (and by extension, his supporters) really is that crazy. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/162 "2011-11-12T04:45:09Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [Cain promises to take lie detector test, except that he doesn’t promise to.](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57320946-503544/herman-cain-id-take-lie-detector-test-to-rebut-sharon-bialek-claims/) > > So that’s “Yes, no, maybe, yes”. Now he says he will take one if the women who accused him take one. Does anybody believe that? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/163 "2011-11-12T19:00:22Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Now he says he will take one if the women who accused him take one. Does anybody believe that? Nope, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/164 "2011-11-12T22:46:06Z")
[Er, to run for office](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CAIN_2012?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-12-15-45-19), I mean. I’d hate for that to be misconstrued, eh. Why is it only Republicans that seem to feel a need to say this? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/165 "2011-11-12T23:12:07Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [Er, to run for office](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CAIN_2012?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-12-15-45-19), I mean. I’d hate for that to be misconstrued, eh. > > Why is it only Republicans that seem to feel a need to say this? Because Democrats are godless heathen. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/166 "2011-11-12T23:48:55Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Because Democrats are godless heathen. :smack: Of course! How could I forget that? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/167 "2011-11-13T00:04:05Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Because Democrats are godless heathen. So this becomes a war of the gods. Bachmann was told by god to run. Cain got an email from god. Palin was prompted by god. It is a contest to see who god tells the truth to and who he lies to, Then we have a 1 on 1. Christian god against Mormon god. God only knows who wins that fight. Who is Jesus backing? ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/168 "2011-11-13T01:31:49Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > I don’t see Cain’s campaign surviving this story. It’s not the harassment, which seems to be true, it’s his handling of it- from “It never happened” to “I’m a victim” to “I only said/did this”, and now “I might remember more later.” And now “I don’t even know who this woman is.” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/169 "2011-11-13T01:34:50Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Bachmann was told by god to run. Cain got an email from god. Palin was prompted by god. It is a contest to see who god tells the truth to and who he lies to Has anyone considered the possibility that the reason God told these chumps to run is because he really wants Obama to win? ---
**Author:** ![YoDoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e68b1a/32.png) [@YoDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoDoc)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/170 "2011-11-13T02:29:07Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Has anyone considered the possibility that the reason God told these chumps to run is because he really wants Obama to win? +2! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/171 "2011-11-13T02:47:06Z")
[Mike Tyson as Herman Cain](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uwo5coKxuE) ---
**Author:** ![scratch\_llll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@scratch\_llll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch_llll)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/172 "2011-11-13T03:09:07Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Who is Jesus backing? Jesus was for the poor. Remember the whole camel through the eye of a needle thing? He kicked the money changers asses out of the temple and thus would do so to the entire republican party. WWJD? Kick ass. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/173 "2011-11-13T03:12:45Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Mike Tyson as Herman Cain](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uwo5coKxuE) I about shit myself when he said: Why? Because the Tea Party loves crazy more than they hate black. That was spitterrific! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/174 "2011-11-13T03:30:11Z")
Cain is really stupid. He has trouble with mistreating women and he calls Pelosi, princess Nancy. How dumb and insensitive, is he? Doesn’t he know better? But i think that is the point. he does not know better. he does not know how to treat women. He did not understand how women felt about his actions toward women, so being disrespectful was in line with who he is. ---
**Author:** ![scratch\_llll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@scratch\_llll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch_llll)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/175 "2011-11-13T05:17:27Z")
Maybe he just gets a boner over women who need a job. That would explain why he wants to implement his 999 plan. It would put so many out of work it would be like viagra for him. Think of all those poor women willing to give him a bj for a job then. Awww jeah. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/176 "2011-11-13T05:31:39Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Cain is really stupid. He has trouble with mistreating women and he calls Pelosi, princess Nancy. How dumb and insensitive, is he? Doesn’t he know better? Overheard at Cain Campaign Headquarters: “Why didn’t anyone tell me they can vote now?” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/177 "2011-11-13T05:34:55Z")
Personally, I never thought I’d see the day when Ron Paul was running for President and couldn’t make the list of Top Five Worst Candidates. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/178 "2011-11-13T16:43:05Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Personally, I never thought I’d see the day when Ron Paul was running for President and couldn’t make the list of Top Five Worst Candidates. Stolen. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/179 "2011-11-14T03:33:42Z")
[Herman Cain inspired by Pokemon](http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/228973/20111011/herman-cain-quotes-pokemon-republican-presidential-candidate-debate.htm): > [@](#): > > At the end of a Republican presidential debate in August, when delivering his final comments, Cain told the crowd, “A poet once said, ‘life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it’s never easy when there’s so much on the line.’” > > The line isn’t from a well-known poet. No, that line is from Donna Summer’s song “The Power of One” – the theme song for the film “Pokemon: The Movie 2000.” A little research reveals that Cain has quoted the theme song from Pokemon more than once in speeches during his presidential race run. https://www.youtube.com/embed/NYDbuG2frGM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/180 "2011-11-14T18:41:03Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > So this becomes a war of the gods. Bachmann was told by god to run. Cain got an email from god. Palin was prompted by god. It is a contest to see who god tells the truth to and who he lies to, > Then we have a 1 on 1. Christian god against Mormon god. God only knows who wins that fight. Who is Jesus backing? And now. Ths Saturday night at The Big Arena. For the first time ever. It’s a no holds barred cage match. Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiit’s GOD WARS! LET’S GET READY TO RRRRUMBLE!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647.md?page=10)