Herman Cain says smoking isn't cool! What Herman Cain does is buy entire companies, fire a bunch of people and claim a massive profit windfall! Herman Cain wants you to suck his dick because Herman Cain knows that you want it!

Of course smoking is cool. It's just not healthy.

Smoking is not cool if you're old, though. Unless you're an action hero. Then it's cool again.

So, Mr. Cain, if smoking isn't cool, can you throw some water on your pants to put out the fire?

Jake Havechek: Herman Cain says smoking isn't cool! What Herman Cain does is buy entire companies, fire a bunch of people and claim a massive profit windfall!

when did Cain do that?

RexTalionis: FTA: "One of the themes within this campaign is let Herman be Herman," Cain said.

Wasn't enough that he lifts crap from Sim City, he's lifting stuff from The West Wing, now, too.

Any time you say "Let [person] be [person]" it's never good. Manny being Manny, for example. Or when the Bengals were like "Chad Johnson, I mean... he's gonna be Chad Johnson."

RexTalionis: FTA: "One of the themes within this campaign is let Herman be Herman," Cain said.

Wasn't enough that he lifts crap from Sim City, he's lifting stuff from The West Wing, now, too.

Not to mention the "talking in 3rd person" issue that I have a hard time overlooking.

FTA: "Young people of America, all people, do not smoke. It is hazardous and it's dangerous to your health. Don't smoke," Cain said. At Schieffer's behest he added: "It is not a cool thing to do."

And since the youth of America don't look up to or value the opinions of Herman Cain, his plea fell on deaf ears.

Maybe Cain should sing his plea instead.

"America needs to get a sense of humor."

Is this his official campaign slogan now?

tenpoundsofcheese: Jake Havechek: Herman Cain says smoking isn't cool! What Herman Cain does is buy entire companies, fire a bunch of people and claim a massive profit windfall!

when did Cain do that?

Does it matter? Jake Havechek thinks Herman Cain is an uppity, successful and attractive African American. It hurts his whiteness that someone that isn't a person of pallor has more money than him.

The Hermanator is a human Hermacane! He's Hermanatating like a Hermanatrix!

PanicMan: Smoking is not cool if you're old, though.

It should be, though. Smokers should offer a round of applause to anyone over 60 that still smokes -- living proof that smoking won't kill you.

"...unless you're a smoker, then I was just joking." added Cain, "Unless you're not a smoker. Look, I'm not walking away from the anti-smoking thing. And I also don't know anything about the sex scandal from the 1990s that I remember in intricate detail, so stop asking."

Boxcutta: "...unless you're a smoker, then I was just joking." added Cain, "Unless you're not a smoker. Look, I'm not walking away from the anti-smoking thing. And I also don't know anything about the sex scandal from the 1990s that I remember in intricate detail, so stop asking."

You know who else doesn't want to answer questions about a sex scandal in 1990?

HighOnCraic: Boxcutta: "...unless you're a smoker, then I was just joking." added Cain, "Unless you're not a smoker. Look, I'm not walking away from the anti-smoking thing. And I also don't know anything about the sex scandal from the 1990s that I remember in intricate detail, so stop asking."

You know who else doesn't want to answer questions about a sex scandal in 1990?

I have no idea. You? Your mom? Do tell.

I don't see how tobacco use/non-use is an important political issue.

Boxcutta: "...unless you're a smoker, then I was just joking." added Cain, "Unless you're not a smoker. Look, I'm not walking away from the anti-smoking thing. And I also don't know anything about the sex scandal from the 1990s that I remember in intricate detail, so stop asking."

Next thing you know, Cain will blame it on a Barry White song that happened to be playing on his office radio at the same time one of the alleged victims was walking by his office door.

Boxcutta: HighOnCraic: Boxcutta: "...unless you're a smoker, then I was just joking." added Cain, "Unless you're not a smoker. Look, I'm not walking away from the anti-smoking thing. And I also don't know anything about the sex scandal from the 1990s that I remember in intricate detail, so stop asking."

You know who else doesn't want to answer questions about a sex scandal in 1990?

I have no idea. You? Your mom? Do tell.

WTF? I thought everyone knew that joke...

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HighOnCraic: Boxcutta: HighOnCraic: Boxcutta: "...unless you're a smoker, then I was just joking." added Cain, "Unless you're not a smoker. Look, I'm not walking away from the anti-smoking thing. And I also don't know anything about the sex scandal from the 1990s that I remember in intricate detail, so stop asking."

You know who else doesn't want to answer questions about a sex scandal in 1990?

I have no idea. You? Your mom? Do tell.

WTF? I thought everyone knew that joke...

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Oh. I thought you were doing a b-b-b-b-but Clinton. Sorry to drag your mom into this.

Actually, i love how the conservative mainstream media has suddenly backfired on itself. You see, if they didnt make stupid issues out of remedial personal choices that have absolutely no weight on politics as they have done with Obama, we wouldn't have this article or this conversation. Instead, people seem to think its ok now to crticize Herman Cain because of smoking. Watch, next thing you know it will be about his snooty choice in mustard or soda or something equally as dumb.

Congrats, conservatives, you're finally imploding on yourselves.

Boxcutta: HighOnCraic: Boxcutta: HighOnCraic: Boxcutta: "...unless you're a smoker, then I was just joking." added Cain, "Unless you're not a smoker. Look, I'm not walking away from the anti-smoking thing. And I also don't know anything about the sex scandal from the 1990s that I remember in intricate detail, so stop asking."

You know who else doesn't want to answer questions about a sex scandal in 1990?

I have no idea. You? Your mom? Do tell.

WTF? I thought everyone knew that joke...

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Oh. I thought you were doing a b-b-b-b-but Clinton. Sorry to drag your mom into this.

No harm, no foul.

Cain recently said he was joking when he suggested that an electrified fence and a moat could be used to keep illegal immigrants out of the United States.

Wow and here I was thinking Trump trolled America hard a while back.

Cain makes Trump look like a rank amateur in direct comparison.

So, let;s see if I got this straight...

Coupla months before the GOP primaries and their leading candidate of the moment is a never-been-elected, politically incoherent, morally suspect flesh and blood embodiment of the Trollface meme with no real national campaign in place to speak of?

Perfect!

I watched the interview this article is about and I kept saying... the current president smokes (or at least used to).

What a frikkin stupid thing to talk about. I also would have loved to explain to Scheiffer that every freaking person that smokes in America is aware of the risks. Including Scheiffer. dumbass.

spongeboob: GoodyearPimp: PanicMan: Smoking is not cool if you're old, though.

It should be, though. Smokers should offer a round of applause to anyone over 60 that still smokes -- living proof that smoking won't kill you.

Are you actually saying that you think that smoking doesn't kill people?

Technically, it doesn't.

mortarnpistol: I'm a smoker, but even if I wasn't, I doubt seeing an old, mustachioed republican doing it would make me think it was suddenly cool.

Actually, seeing that guy smoking is making me want to quit.

Is their anything Republicans don't make lame?

sprawl15: spongeboob: GoodyearPimp: PanicMan: Smoking is not cool if you're old, though.

It should be, though. Smokers should offer a round of applause to anyone over 60 that still smokes -- living proof that smoking won't kill you.

Are you actually saying that you think that smoking doesn't kill people?

Technically, it doesn't.

You're being intentionally obtuse. I guess you could say it technically means that smoking doesn't kill everyone; which could be a retort against a claim that smoking kills everybody. Of course there isn't anyone actually making that claim...

max_pooper: You're being intentionally obtuse.

Well, duh.

spongeboob: Enlighten me then.

It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end.

Guess he hasn't decided whether he's running for POTUS or President of Student Council

So when some show host wants to talk about it, Cain should answer, "Screw you, Bob, ask me something Presidential"? Perhaps the media should decide whether they're there to find out a candidate's positions on national issues or to ride their personal hobbyhorses.

spongeboob: Technically, it doesn't.

Enlighten me then.

Smoking doesn't kill people, lung cancer does!

"As I get more attention I will tone down the humor," Cain said on CBS, adding that would change if he gets elected president because he still believes "America needs to get a sense of humor."

If Cain gets elected President it proves America already has one.

Wyalt Derp: "As I get more attention I will tone down the humor," Cain said on CBS, adding that would change if he gets elected president because he still believes "America needs to get a sense of humor."

If Cain gets elected President it proves America already has one.

Cain is not able.