Am I the only one who actually watched this goof's "I'm dropping out" speech live on TV?  It was surreal.  At the end of the speech he was like "I was told by the media that this poem is from the Pokemon movie" and then went on about how greatly inspiring and true the words were.  He then went on to repeat the lyrics of the entire song live on television.   

He says he's still going to make an endorsement though.  So I'm thinking maybe it will be Pikachu or Ash Katchum.

The Daily Show and the Colbert Report should be must-sees tonight I'm guessing.

Wow, just when I was really starting to not like the guy, he pulls this and makes it worse.

"If you're poor it's your own fault." Please.

I don't know, it just kind or reinforces how over-rated the intelligence of CEOs and other business types can be.  Most other people would've chosen words by JFK or Abraham Lincoln or something.  This guy chooses the Pokemon movie to end his campaign on over "false" allegations that are so untrustworthy he needs to run for the hills from them.  Speaks volumes I think.  What's sad though is he's not the dumbest person in this race.

Um, which song? I actually bought the sound track when I was a kid. Was it "Brother My Brother What Are We Fighting For?" Or "If My Tears Will Bring You Back To Me."

Below is the song from Pokemon: the Movie juxtaposed with Cain's speech version of it.  This is from an earlier speech.  He has recited these lyrics multiple times like they were the profound words of some great figure of history or something.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93R8DryOXZc

It's funny- I've just read an article in Canada's "MacLeans" magazine that states that Cain never even intended to REALLY run for President. His political office was empty when people came to visit it one time, he only worked 9 days out of October (when a real candidate would have a full schedule even then), and he spends much of his time talking about his book. Basically, the magazine accuses him of running for President just to get famous, and to use the fame to push his book, a speech-giving circuit, etc. Essentially he's only out to get his name out there.

Just saw this.  Thought it was worth sharing, just based on the pure ludicrousness of it all.

SecDef Herman Cain?

By Adam Levine

He's out of the race to be the Republican presidential candidate, so Herman Cain is on the hunt for a new job.  His dream job? Secretary of Defense.  That's what he told ABC News' Barbara Walters in an interview that aired Wednesday night.

Cain said he was "totally hypothetically" interested in the job.

"If I could influence rebuilding our military the way it should be, that would be a task I would consider undertaking," Cain said in the interview.

The answer might seem surprising given Cain's proud declaration that he lacked a full grasp on international matters.  It certainly seemed to take Walters by surprise.

"What?," she spat out. "Why Department of Defense?"

She then asked him about his lack of familiarity with countries around the world.

"I have been doing my homework ever since that difficulty," he explained.

This was the guy who couldn't give an opinion Libya when asked in an interview.  This is the guy who didn't know China had nuclear weapons.  This is also the guy that when asked about his lack of knowledge on foreign affairs said it would be ok because he would have people on his staff that did know about them.  So now he wants to be one of those people that was going to be in the position of supplying himself with information he didn't have himself.   

I also like how he makes the job sound like it's something you can cram for like an exam.  Hilarious.

Just the fact someone could be this arrogant is scary.  Of course, he may just be saying something ridiculous to get attention to himself again so he can make more money.  Sort of like the Sarah Palin media strategy, but still wow.