GOPokemon: an odd poetic quotation from Herman Cain

GOP candidate Herman Cain at last night's debate: ""A poet once said, 'life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line.'" That poet? The lyricist for the themesong to Pokémon: The Movie 2000, recorded by Ms Donna Summer. Who knew retrogamer chic was a Republican value?

The Mystery of Herman Cain and the Donna Summer Lyrics (via Reddit)

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Choice quote from commenter KalindaFan on nymag.com: “This explains why when he was asked about Islamic terrorists, his response was “gotta catch ‘em all!”
TooGoodToCheck

Is 2000 retro already? man, I remember when that was the future.

Anyway, Mr. Cain, don’t let the haters get you down. always remember “You’ve got the Touch, You’ve got the Power!”
beemoh

Now, what will happen is Michele Bachmann will become the GOP presidential candidate, and enter the White House.

Shortly afterwards, Herman will have to win four more elections sequentially before he, in turn, becomes the next president.
xenphilos

Herman Cain stands looking at a map of the states needed to win the nomination. As he contemplates the long presidential road ahead, he whispers his campaign slogan: “Gotta catch ‘em all.”
http://twitter.com/cjporkchop cjporkchop

So I heard he likes Mudkip.
Phoc Yu

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febryle

Every challenge along the way
With courage I will face
I will battle every day
To claim my rightful place
-Herman Cain ’12
Stephen Smith

Ugh…
http://www.facebook.com/HyperionToASatyr Jack Holmes

In other news, Cain won the endorsement of Team Rocket, a crucial caucus in the 2012 election.
That_Anonymous_Coward

Hurm…
basic math suggests that kids who flocked to see the movie would now be the proper age for voting.
could this be just an attempt to trigger a lost memory in their mind about how Ash overcame the odds and saved the world?
http://japanezerscrooge.tumblr.com/ Aaron Swenson

I wanna be like Herman Cain/Godfather of faux pas/With Donna Summer on the brain/I’ll thwart Shariah Laaaaws…