Bill O'Reilly: Herman Cain Has 'No Clue About Foreign Affairs' (VIDEO)

Bill O'Reilly had some harsh words for GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain on Wednesday night's episode of "The O'Reilly Factor."

During a discussion with comedian Dennis Miller, O'Reilly explained: "I like Herman Cain, I like his spirit, I think he presents himself very well. But when he came on the Factor a few weeks ago, he had no clue about foreign affairs. None."

Miller, joking about President Obama, responded, "Oh like the guy in there now does." O'Reilly then asked Miller, "Aren't we supposed to improve upon that?"

O'Reilly listed an array of complex issues that Cain might have to face if he were to end up in the White House. The Fox News host went on to say that although Cain might turn out to be an "excellent leader" as president, "the deficit of Mr. Cain is he doesn't have the experience" in foreign policy.

Cain's recent victory in the GOP's Florida straw poll has brought him plenty of media attention, and O'Reilly wasn't the only prominent figure to speak up on Fox News this week about the former Godfather's Pizza CEO.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, appearing on Tuesday night's "On The Record" with Greta Van Susteren, praised Cain but referred to him as "the flavor of the week." Cain, appearing Wednesday morning on CBS' "Early Show", characterized Palin's comment as "not true." He continued, "Rather than being the flavor of the week, people are saying, ah, there is more to that flavor than meets the eye."

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Comments

[ross nichols]

12:57 PM on 10/03/2011

Not one candidate mentioned the situation in Europe as far as economy.They have NO IDEA about anything-PERIOD.

[ross nichols]

12:55 PM on 10/03/2011

NONE of Repubs. has any intelligence-PERIOD. Look at Palin,can you imagine her meeting with world leaders??? That would be so ridiculous,its beyond funny !!

[pinknlynn]

06:11 PM on 10/02/2011

"O'Really" is right in this case. Cain is a joke. No one with brains can take him seriously.

[naturasol]

12:30 PM on 09/30/2011

Bill O'Reilly has no clue as to the original intent of the Declaration of Independence and no clue as to the orininal intent of the US Constitution and no clue as to the original intent of the Revolutionary War and he believes he can judge Herman Cain's creds on foreign policy? I think not!

George Mason
Miami

[ljkcan]

11:33 AM on 09/30/2011

I am not a fan of Bill O"Reilly but this is twice this week he has surprised me. He is right how many of those candidates could handle foreign affairs with the exception of Huntsman.

The other day on the view he said none of them can beat Obama. Remember Cain is the man who wants all bills to be three pages long. Just like memo's released in a company.

[pinknlynn]

06:12 PM on 10/02/2011

Agreed. That's why the GOP is literally begging Christie to run.

[ljkcan]

09:42 PM on 10/02/2011

exactly they have nobody they are going to buy the person they run. Do you think Christie can be bought?.

[ross nichols]

12:55 PM on 10/03/2011

Or a menu at a pizza place.

[juana72]

07:03 PM on 09/29/2011

You all seem to be real mad about this President. Well, you had better get over it because he will be President again in 2012. Obama 2012. Hey Hey Hey!

[John Feasel]

02:12 AM on 09/30/2011

There are several songs I could use on you, but the one that came to mind first is an oldie but goodie. Jefferson Starship's "Keep on Dreamin'". Goes something like this - "Keep on dreamin', bout the way it could be, in a make believe world...." I think you get my point by now.

[pinknlynn]

06:14 PM on 10/02/2011

No we were dreaming--or should I say having a nightmare--for eight years while Cheney rain the economy into the ground. It amazes me that the republicans celebrate incompetence.

[carbec]

06:47 PM on 09/29/2011

Nothing Bill O'Reilly says interests me except:

"Dr Tiller, the Baby Killer."

[cdterm47]

06:24 PM on 09/29/2011

Perhaps Mr. Cain is weak on Foreign Affairs. Well that is better than a street organizer that is weak on foreign affairs, clueless about the economy, promotes class warfare, loans money to bankrupt firms, embraces a 9% unemployment rate, prevents companies from moving to other states, raises the debt by 4.3 Trillion dollars, and cuts Medicare in order to fund Medicaid.

[carbec]

06:47 PM on 09/29/2011

You are clueless.

[cdterm47]

07:37 PM on 09/29/2011

swimbiker

Of the comments I made above, identify ONE THAT IS A LIE!!

[DrObvious]

06:10 PM on 09/29/2011

Everybody is entitled to their views,  but i can't say that i much appreciate the Barbara Streisands and Denny Miller's of the world because they're stridency interferes with their art.    Miller is not funny about politicals,  he's a bore.    Streisand says things in concert that have no place in the work she does.

They can say what they want.   It just counts for nothing, in my view

[Roxanna]

06:55 PM on 09/29/2011

I agree,,, in fact there was no information in anything either O'reily said or Miller.

[TheLibraryOfCodex]

06:09 PM on 09/29/2011

***Miller, joking about President Obama, responded, "Oh like the guy in there now does." ***

Yes Dennis, the man currently in the White House who's presidency finally eliminated Osama Bin Laden knows more about foreign affairs than Herman Cain

Just like you used to know more about being funny than you currently do.

[Sandra Stevens-miller]

05:25 PM on 09/29/2011

I think Cain's point is that each of us must start thinking for ourselves by doing our own research in order to determine who is representing the facts to the American people. A clear-headed, experienced individual he speaks from an academic excellence as well as a private entrepreneurial success in his life's work. As it is understood in any Olympic competition, we must compete honestly---fair and square---with the hope that the best individual wins. (Plus, we must also hope that the electronic voting has not been rigged by any party or any nation.)

[Dancenownzen]

06:37 PM on 09/29/2011

or that elections can be WON by the LOSER and handed over by the SUPREME COURT

[gevanterd]

05:09 PM on 09/29/2011

I DIDN'T THINK THAT THE REPUBLICON PARTY COULD FIND EIGHT OR MORE CANDIDATES WORSE THAN GEORGE WEED BUSH. THE REPUBLICON PART EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS

[greenToBlue]

04:36 PM on 09/29/2011

All republican candidates fit OReilly's descriptio­n. Why single out Cain?

[ardisnyc60]

05:39 PM on 09/29/2011

yes, and this coming from an intellectual and diplomatic giant who has done so much work in foreign affairs. right after he waged his battle against 'those opposed to christmas.'

[USMarinesSemperFi]

04:35 PM on 09/29/2011

As I posted to Nancy 1113 earlier which for some strange reason never showed up regarding Herman Cain and being pizza man and knowing about Italy. All of you, do your own research.
Don't just listen to the media (network tv, cable, print and internet) check all the information yourself using the brain God gave you to make your own decision. In other words, don't just
listen to all the loose rhetoric out there, God knows there is plenty of it from ALL sides. Lastly,
I learned a long time ago in Marine Corps bootcamp...there is no such thing as white, black, hispanic, yellow or whatever, once you are in the Corps it is the "Green Machine." I think it is time for all Americans to be Red-White & Blue not White, African-American, Chinese-American, Irish-American or whatever. If you love and live in this country you should want to be an American. In other words, like the Green Machine you are Red-White-Blue. Enough said.

[DrObvious]

06:13 PM on 09/29/2011

well, you're right of course.     Now, if we can just get more of our fellow citizens to embrace your fair, neutral approach to national origin and ethnicity  ......   on that account,  I am not hopeful, sir marine

[carbec]

06:49 PM on 09/29/2011

Your point?

[tpk]

07:17 PM on 09/29/2011

excellent question

[USMarinesSemperFi]

04:06 PM on 09/30/2011

Not sure if your "your point" was directed at DrObvious or my statement above that. I'm leaning to side that your reply was to DrObvious. If so, I understand your ?. I am a little concerned by DrObvious's statement of, "get more of our fellow citizens to embrace ...... Frankly other than the normal say 10% of a society that goes to the extreme most Americans are good good people.We do more for people threw out the world than any other country on earth. Frankly I feel we do more for other people in the world than we do for ourselves. So I lean a little toward, time to evaluate and plan for assisting, key word assisting, not giving help to Americans.We need to get back on the right track. This is not saying it is all about us but saying to continue to help other people we have to help ourselves first. Right now our country is in a bad position and we have to change direction....period.

[Rickey Ricado Bates]

04:11 PM on 09/29/2011

Come to think of it here's my foreign policy: Withdraw all troops around the world "lock this b***ch down, secure our borders, feed the hungry, implement a "friendly' immigration/transition policy, replace education with skills training, rebuild our manfacturing base, replace captalism with an humanitarian economy then raise the criteria for any country wishing to receive hard earned American dollars. See, I don't understand foreign policy either.

[tpk]

07:06 PM on 09/29/2011

I like your thinking, but what does it have to do with Cain?