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Herman Cain Unconsciously Renames Wolf Blitzer ‘Blitz’ During Debate

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While tonight’s Republican foreign policy debate on CNN was dense with complex issues and serious threats, the candidates delivered several light-hearted moments when the spotlight diverted them, one particularly involving the moderator. Answering a question about how he would reform the TSA, Herman Cain, deep in thought, countered a retort with “No Blitz, that’s oversimplifying it!” Yes, he was talking to Wolf Blitzer.

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Answering whether he was in favor of profiling, Cain responded that he favored “targeted identification… if you take a look at the people who are trying to kill us.” He believed privatization was one possible option for the TSA, but he didn’t want to fully eliminate the Patriot Act for fear of “throw[ing] out the baby with the bathwater.” In response to Blitzer’s follow-up, Cain responded, “No, Blitz, that’s oversimplifying it!” The crowd laughed, though Cain didn’t notice and continued his answer, until stopping after sometime, halfway, turning to Blitzer and saying, “I’m sorry Blitz– I meant Wolf!” “Blitz,” for his part, responded by calling the candidate, simply, “Cain.”

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  • Jason_in_Vegas

    Slow. News. Night.

  • Ricci Dats Me

    Very slow.. But its never too slow to CAIN DANCE BABY!!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs7fJ6jAOVU  Now people will have to believe that Herman Cain is GEORGE JEFFERSON! Only George would call WOLF, BLITZ!!!

  • Anonymous

    the closest we will ever get to a real life Clay Davis

  • Anonymous

    Poor Wolf pondered, “does familiarity breed contempt”?  I have no idea what Mr Cain means by ‘targeted association”.  I have the strongest feeling it bears little difference to “profiling”.  No, it’s not Cremora, it’s non-dairy creamer.

  • Rex the Wonder God

    Sheeeeeeeee – it, you say.

  • Rex the Wonder God

    Still – Dr. Paul had his Night To Shine, and shine he did.

    Congratulations, Dr. Paul, for breaking the string of Newt victories in the GOP Game Show.

    Thanks for coming on and playing, Newt – and good luck walking this one back tomorrow.

    Ron Paul for Secretary of State!

  • Anonymous

    Just watched the whole debate. Have to say every one of them said at least one thing I had to agree with. Except Romney, of all people.
    Bottom 3: Romney, Cain, Perry.
    Bachmann and Santorum showed some surprising nuance in foreign relations and national security.
    Newt came off as more human than before.
    I always like Huntsman’s logic.

  • Michael T.

    Gawd, how dumb is Wolf Blitzer?

    He thought Herman Cain was apologizing for calling him by his last name – or “Blitz” for short.

    No Wolf, the error was Mr. Cain got your name backwards thinking you were Blitz(er) Wolf.

    Jeez.

  • FunnyTonyMase

    It’s nice that Herman Cain doesn’t take himself seriously.  It’s all just a big joke.

  • Michael T.

    “Cain waffles while pretending to be decisive.”

    Bingo!

    I never quite thought of it that way before.

    Very perceptive on your part. In some ways he’s a walking contradiction.

  • Michael T.

    I doubt she would want to uproot her family from Minnesota, but Michele Bachmann would be great on a televised talk show. IMO light years ahead of Sarah Palin.

    She’s telegenic, smarter than the misogynistic pundits give her credit for and has a great sense of humor and laugh as shown during her appearance on  a late night talk show (Jimmy Fallon).

    I would never be someone who would support her for POTUS, but she would be a perfect replacement for the annoying Elisaberth Hasselbeck on “The View” – or for the arch conservative Kimberly Guilfoyle on “The Five”.

    It’s just too bad she’s so extreme in some of her wacky views (not unlike Miss Sarah) because she’s an absolutely charming and quality person.

    I’ve really jumped the shark now. All my liberal friends will mock me for praising her.

  • Anonymous

    Strange, but I have to agree with you. Bachmann seems to have suddenly gotten smarter. It is like she got some new advisers or started listening to the ones she has. Then again, this does seem to be an area where she is comfortable.
    My point is that she acted crazy for the Tea Party crowd and as long as attacking Obama was enough, but now that she is talking about the one thing she does know something about, she shows that she is not completely crazy.
    However, she will not really calm down and seem completely sane until after she drops out of the race.

  • http://profiles.google.com/mattgordonmd matt gordon

    Cain, the Koch brothers’ court jester, always good for a chuckle.

  • shonangreg

    His standard answer is to let the experts advise the President and then the President would decide. Since experts can be found on almost any side of any issue, Cain is just avoiding the question.

  • Anonymous

    Unconsciously?

    That moment was more scripted than a WWE fight.

  • Anonymous

    Well, Blitz rhymes with tits, and Herman has a one track mind.

  • Anonymous

    Well, Blitz rhymes with tits, and Herman has a one
    tracked mind.

  • Anonymous

    Blitz is a Limbaugh pet name for Blitzer… this Cain character hits a new low by the day

    Can we agree now that every black person who is identifies himself as
    right-wing and overtly racist is inherently a crook and deeply flawed?

    Talk about ‘targeted identification’, formula is pretty straight forward: black + right_wing + disrespectful of other blacks and their culture + overtly racist about other minorities = an unprincipled crook

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jj-Wisniewski/100002654075475 Jj Wisniewski

    There are are three candidates who know foreign policy: Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich. The rest of them are Neo-Cons willing to go nuclear to appease the Jews. Romney, is the biggest of all. A fraud and a phony who says whatever will fly depending on who the audience is. Who’s the one who makes the  most sense?:  Jon Huntsman. Nominate Romney and you’ll have the biggest flip flopper from the right against the biggest flip flopper from the left, neither of which has any core conviction. But, no one wants to hear the truth that Ron Paul dares to speak.

  • Anonymous

    Like the Blitz the Brits faced during the 2nd WW. 

  • Anonymous

    Wolf shoud have said, “That’s OK HERB.”

  • Bob Uda

    Blitz as in German Blitzkrieg,
    Blitzer as in Wolf, and
    Blitzen as in Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

  • Zona992007

    the Brother from another mother speaks!

  • Zona992007

    I am a liberal, not your friend and will absolutely not knock you.  YOu said Elisabeth Hasselbeck is annoying, so you are cool with me.

  • Michael T.

    I tend to share Bill Maher’s view that if Obama loses then who better to replace him from the other side than Romney.

    Having said that, what really stood out in the debate was how obvious Mitt is about pandering to the far right — especially during his exchanges with Gingrich about illegal immigration.

    When it makes you laugh as opposed to making you angry, it’s pretty embarrassing.

    What a huge phony he is.

    Of course that could probably be said about most politicians. The former governor is just a little more blatant and shameless about it.

  • Juliebnike

    Herman Cain is simply brilliant especially coming from the business sector … Targeted identification is similar if not exactly what businesses apply everyday in other to enhance their profit margin in business. Many employers use similar means to identify the kinds of people they want to add to their personnel. I must say Herman Cain is ahead of the curve. He does not pretend to know everything, besides he does not do very well in hypothetical questions ’cause he’s a practical business man. It’s no wonder why he says little on foreign policy issues. Herman Cain does not want to be like President Obama who voted against extending the Patriot  Act as a U.S Senator or promise to close Guantanamo prison only to revise himself later.
     Herman Cain for President!!!! Practical, honest and result oriented !!! 

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