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Herman Cain: “We Need A Leader, Not A Reader”

Doug Mataconis
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At the risk of posting two Herman Cain posts in a row, this one is simply too good to pass up:

Meanwhile in the Tweetosphere, AP reporter Steve Peoples tweeted that “Cain defended his foreign policy stumbles. Says knowing every detail isn’t important: “We need a leader, not a reader”.

Over at Talking Points Memo, they take note that Cain’s line was first uttered in The Simpsons Movie:

Ladies and gentlemen, up until this week this man was the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for President.

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8 responses to “Herman Cain: “We Need A Leader, Not A Reader””

  1. Vast Variety Avatar
    Vast Variety

    Can we PLEASE get him to be the GOP nominee… ROFL.

  2. mantis Avatar
    mantis

    So one cannot read and lead?

    We need a pitcher, not a belly-itcher!

  3. Moosebreath Avatar
    Moosebreath

    Holy dog whistle, Batman. Yet another example of the perpetually silly Republican idea that Obama would be nothing without his teleprompter.

  4. Chefmarty Avatar
    Chefmarty

    At least he’s now quoting better movies….

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrismenning/gop-candidate-herman-cain-repeatedly-quotes-pokemo

  5. reid Avatar
    reid

    Says a lot about the Republican party, eh?

  6. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    I’m reminded of Bill Hicks’ brilliant routine about reading a book while eating in a Waffle House one night in the deep south, and catching crap from the rednecks about the fact that he’s reading. That’s the Republican base.

  7. anjin-san Avatar
    anjin-san

    So one cannot read and lead?

    Not in the GOP…

  8. mike Avatar
    mike

    Now I remember why I am an no longer a republican – very catchy Cain. Now go back to studying Libya on Wickipedia.

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