Cain Train: Herman Cain campaign ad by Tim Heidecker

[Video Link]. What could possibly top the horrible and weird and real campaign videos for horrible and weird and real presidential candidate Herman Cain?

Why, a horrible and weird and fake campaign video by Tim and Eric's Tim Heidecker.

"Thanks to great folks at Cain USA 2012 I got change to make this song and commercial for my hero Hermun Cain," Tim says. "Enjoy values!"

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snorpheus

all it’s missing is some Comic Sans!
- Paul Renault
  
  Isn’t that Comic Sans at the 0:44 mark?
  
  Just think, somebody got paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to ‘create’ that ad.
10xor01

Herman Cain: He delivers
echolocate chocolate

I thought public transportation was SOCIALISM in this country?
EH

i like the little baka-wah guitar at the end
http://twitter.com/#!/AddisonRyan Addison Ryan

It wasn’t weird enough, Cain might think his own people made this and start using it.
alephxero

Yeah, you can tell it’s not official because there’s no way that Herman Cain would want himself associated with Amtrak. Otherwise it’s a dead ringer, if slightly too tasteful to be plausible.
bcsizemo

Mr. Cain’s commercials certainly know how to bring the pain.
NadePaulKuciGravMcKi

Hermanator Halloween
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jimh

More effective than smoking man.
Mister44

The jokes on them – any publicity for someone most of us had never heard of 1 month ago is good publicity.
- L_Mariachi
  
  The jokes on them – any publicity for someone most of us had never heard of 1 month ago is good publicity.
  
  Tell that to Casey Anthony.
abstract_reg

Question about religion and names, and the Christian right.

His last name… it’s the same as the first murderer.

So… if he was a democrat the religious right would have pointed out that he is the antichrist a month ago. As he is not a progressive, I feel that it is my duty to point out that he in in fact descended from the line of Cain.

But seriously, how does a family get such a name. And why to they keep it?
- Guest
  
  The Democrats are Abel to do that at any time.
Nash Rambler

Starts out with an edge of hysteria, then gradually nudges the knob up to hypnotic psychotic.

Plus, funny as hell.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QA27P7BXKMEX7Q75FX54P74NKE Al

Herman Cain and his supporters should really catch the bus instead.
http://evilbobdayjob.blogspot.com/ Deidzoeb

Is it possible that a lot of supporters are hearing his name and think they’re supporting McCain again? Then they get sight of Herman Cain and realize it’s not quite the same man.
http://twitter.com/janjamm jan angevine

Catchy.
Emo Pinata

Pretty sure his meme-able campaign is only going to help in in that classic “people don’t give a shit about the issues” way.
bruckelsprout

The “CAIN TRAIN!!! ALL ABOAD!!! [sic]” at the end cracks me up.
Guest

He’s just like John McCain, but less Scottish.

and if it ain’t Scottish…..
skabob

Some folks believe that the story of Cain and Abel was the conflict between Agriculture and Hunter Gatherers… and that Cain represents progress and Abel represents a failed past. The murder is just progress, baby. Appropriate name for a captain of industry.

Personally, I say vote “Seth”!
Henry Pootel

No Cain, no gain