Explaining Herman Cain to a child
Actual conversation with my 12 year old son Matthew tonight:
“What are you watching, Dad?”
“This video that’s supposedly a Herman Cain for President commercial. It’s so crazy it’s hard to tell if it’s real or not.”
“Who’s Herman Cain?”
“He’s a businessman running for the Republican nomination for president.”
“What has he done in politics before?”
“Nothing. He ran a pizza chain.”
“But nothing in politics?”
“No.”
“How can he run for president if he’s never done anything in politics before?”
“It’s a free country.”
“No, seriously. You’re telling me this guy has never been elected to anything — and he wants to be president?”
“That’s right. And he’s doing really well, too.”
“What is — aww, man…” (shakes head, walks away puzzled)
UPDATE: That kooky commercial is for real, the Cain campaign says.
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