GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain keeps quoting the rousing work of a “great poet” in his speeches: “Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line.” The poet, of course, is Donna Summer, from a song in the movie Pokemon 2000."I first heard those words sung to the song that was the closing song to the 2000 Olympics," he stated. "And Donna Summer may have sung it, but I don't remember."
Cain may genuinely be oblivious to the line's nerdy origins: He frequently cites the piece as "the closing song of the 2000 Olympics." But Donna Summer, who performed the song, does not appear on the Sydney Olympic Games closing ceremony's set list, nor does the song.
Cain's apparent love of these words dates back to at least 2003, when he cited the lyrics in a September 28 "Hour of Power" sermon about finding life's purpose. He even quotes "The Power of One" in his 2005 book, "They Think You're Stupid: Why Democrats lost your vote and what Republicans must do to keep it," again attributing it to the 2000 Summer Olympics.His terrible standing in the GOP nomination race aside, will Cain manage to come clean, admit that he is a raging Pokemon nerd, and begin every conversation about the threat of Islamic militants with “gotta catch ’em all!”?viaDaily Caller. Image:Kotaku.
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