Herman Cain 2012: 'Black Walnut' Isn't The 'Flavor Of The Week' (VIDEO)

Herman Cain says he's more than the "flavor of the week."

Commenting on "Fox and Friends" Tuesday morning on a new Washington Post/ABC News poll that shows his numbers rising, he said, "That is great news that says the 'flavor of the week' might have some substance."

"Black walnut isn't a flavor of the week," he continued. "I can eat black walnut all the time -- it's not a flavor of the week! It's not that heavy. You can eat it on the cone or in a cup," he joked. Herman Cain's new book, This Is Herman Cain!: My Journey To The White House, is also being released today.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called Cain the "flavor of the week" last week, a comment she subsequently clarified.

Cain called himself "black walnut" on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" Friday. "I'm Häagen-Dazs Black Walnut," joked Cain. He went on to say that that flavor "lasts longer than a week."

Cain has also weighed in on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. "I think he has more liberal positions that a lot of people don't know about yet," he said on "The Sean Hannity Show" Monday night. "I've talked to some people in New Jersey who live there and they say he has a lot of liberal positions. I don't know all of them, but I think all of that would come out." Cain acknowledged that Christie would likely get a lot of media attention, but said on "Fox and Friends" that his own momentum would not be affected.

"At the same time, you'll see black walnut moving up the charts."

 

 

Comments

[sak]

04:13 PM on 10/05/2011

He should have stuck to the pizza business.

[Seven Teenatheart]

03:33 PM on 10/05/2011

Herman Cain - liar, distorter, fear monger:
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/05/24/168633/herman-cain-led-radical-group-that-accused-democrats-of-wanting-to-kill-black-babies/

Disgraceful.

[JasonTromm]

01:31 PM on 10/05/2011

If Hermain Cain becomes President with his Secret Service codename be "Black Walnut?"

[RepublicanDepression]

06:31 PM on 10/07/2011

That might seem insensitive.

They'll just shorten it to "Nut"

[strongblackman65]

01:25 PM on 10/05/2011

1. Herman Cain--------is a grandson of slaves

2. Herman Cain------went to MOREHOUSE college, and all black college

3. Herman Cain-------goes to a strong black church

4. Herman Cain--------is a dark skin black man


He is a REAL BLACK MAN


1. Obama--------is half white

2. Obama------was raised by white people

3. Obama-----went to a white college

4. Obama-------denounced his black pastor, to please white people

5. Obama-------left his black church, to get his position

If me the real black man Herman Cain

[sak]

04:16 PM on 10/05/2011

So now it isn't that a person is black, they must be purebred as well? I can almost guarantee that Herman Caen is not entirely black. Unless he can trace his ancestry back to whatever country his people come from and prove that no white or Hispanic or Asian people were involved in the reproductive activities of all the people since that origin, he cannot prove he is totally black.

And, who cares anyway? Clarence Thomas is black and has never done a thing for the cause of civil right in this country.

[prettylites2011]

05:39 PM on 10/05/2011

And he is married to a Black woman which is even better, and by the way I love Black walnut--lol--

[BILL1234]

11:42 AM on 10/05/2011

Hats Office to Herman, he must know something, African American selling Pizza????

[BILL1234]

11:38 AM on 10/05/2011

Herman you are the Man, The man who sat by the door. Don King of the GOP, laugh yourself ALL the way to the BANK.

[Bude]

11:15 AM on 10/05/2011

Give me a large cheese with a half sausage and an order of beer nuggets.

[rMatey]

10:27 AM on 10/05/2011

At least he doesn't wear holy underwear.

[NVEd]

11:30 AM on 10/05/2011

Does Bach_mann?

[LibertarianCentrist]

10:15 AM on 10/05/2011

I was wavering between Herman Cain and Ron Paul, and based on his openness and the fact he isn't almost 80, I may have to throw my support behind Cain! I like what he has to say, he's smart, concise, honest, and tells it like it is.

[renoir]

11:19 AM on 10/05/2011

He does not believe in global warming. This means that he thinks his opinion trumps scientific fact. He is not to be considered seriously. Anyone with half an intellect knows that global warming is going to be THE single one issue that is going to affect the entire globe - and rapidly... and he chooses to believe that somehow he's brighter and more informed than scientists who have spent a lifetime studying processes. That alone makes him unqualified. If someone is so arrogant that they actually believe that it's fine to dismiss the work of the global scientific community, then they are unqualified. If they've been co-opted by anti-regulation corporations whose interest is motivated by profit only and who benefit from polluting, then they are unqualified. If they are manipulating facts to appeal to their own low-information voters, then they are unqualified. If they are cooking information to suit their own agenda, then they are unqualified.

Now it's up to you as to whether you believe that Herman Cain is either too dumb to understand science or is willfully ignoring science for his own gain and the gain of his corporate friends. Either way, he's unqualified.

If you just choose to believe that you too are smarter and more informed than the global scientific community, then you have zero critical thinking skills.

[ssf1183]

11:27 AM on 10/05/2011

With your mind set saying the same thing about Obama would make you a racist.

[Maria Pellio]

02:14 PM on 10/05/2011

you need to research Cain more. Read about his involvement in Aquila. Taking other people's retirement accounts is not cool.

[JWoodz]

09:14 AM on 10/05/2011

What is mind boggling is that a GOP business man wants to quit creating jobs by running for an office that the GOP says has no power to create jobs.

[ross nichols]

08:16 AM on 10/05/2011

999 plan - 9 xanax-9 klonopin 9 jack and cokes- my plan is better !!

[LibertarianCentrist]

10:10 AM on 10/05/2011

999 will create jobs, increase tax revenue, provide incentive for foriegn companies to invest in the US, it has nothing but up side!

[gjackson]

11:06 AM on 10/05/2011

don't fool yourself.... the reason for the wealth transfer to other provider nations was to increase the bottom line of the global corps. you, as a former american worker cannot compete with the low wages of the new middle class in the east.. even if there were 0 (zero) taxes for the global job providers.

[stopthemadness69]

12:16 PM on 10/05/2011

The upside is for those who pay above 9% tax now. Those who are so poor they pay nothing will now have 18% less to live on. This also eliminates SS and medicare beccause it gets rid of the FICA tax. This only helps those who are already doing ok.

[rodneyvgt]

07:20 AM on 10/05/2011

all we hear from the libs is Bush,Bush,Bush he is not in office,let it go

[seanny53]

10:59 AM on 10/05/2011

It is embarrassing to have a Bush in your past. I'd want people to let it go, too.

[BBLOND]

12:42 PM on 10/05/2011

I wish we didn't have Obama.After he's out of office there WILL BE HOPE again.

[AllenFromAtlanta]

11:54 AM on 10/05/2011

Funny, I've heard you wingnuts saying Carter Carter Carter he's worse than Carter; look how far you guys go back to discredit the President. At least in the case of Libs we're still feeling the effects of the Bush financial blood bath.

[jdh48250]

07:01 AM on 10/05/2011

And wow to think the tea party approved of Bush! Funny how they were sooo silent during the Bush years? But wait, a person of color? Enough!

[rodneyvgt]

07:18 AM on 10/05/2011

tea party not around in the Bush years

[JWoodz]

09:14 AM on 10/05/2011

They didn't wake up until a black man took ofice

[ktomas]

06:56 AM on 10/05/2011

Cain should be glad that he's only the Flavor of the Moment after Christie passed on joining the crazy train. Guy should add it to his pizza menu.

[kindhearted28037]

06:45 AM on 10/05/2011

Ok people heres our new president , and the reason he keeps goin up in the polls is because he is Not a polictian, and for those that say he has no experiance running a country , well look at what we have now , Obama had No experiance either , only good at making speeches. Go Herman !!!!!!!!!!!