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Nobody. we need a leader, not a reader. >> ive narrowed your choices down to five unthinkable options. each will cause untold misery. >> i pick number three. >> you dont even want to read them first? >> i was elected to lead, not to read. >> well, we were neither elected to read or lead but were right here. herman cain is where we begin our daily fix today with msnbc contributor and manager editor post politics.com mr. chris alissa. hi, andrea. >> hi. you are the ironman. >> were making it. >> i...

Said that you dont need to know the details of foreign policy in order to be a good commander in chief. do you really believe that? yes. who knows every detail of every country of every situation on the planet? nobody. we need a leader not a reader. >> chris, youve written about this. he is going about this campaign in an unconventional way. that was a boon for him id say about three weeks ago. if you look at a lot of the polling were hearing about privately, some of the stuff publicly, not play...

And all that and hes running even. thats the strong message of the republican conservatives. they clearly want an alternative to mitt romney. >> herman cain meanwhile riding high. and yet it seems from -- let me show you a clip. because this is sort of herman cain as motivational speaker. does that make him qualified to be president of the united states? this is herman cain. >> who knows every detail of every country of every situation on the planet? nobody. a leader is supposed to make sure we ...

Surround yourself with good people, put together plans and lead! weve got plenty of experts. and a leader knows how to use those experts. we need a leader, not a reader. >> wow. >> forget the facts, forget history, just lead. no reading. >> you dont need to know about every country, but maybe about libya. >> libya and china. whether or not china has nuclear we weapons. >> good one to know about. >> i dont know were nitpicks. >> are you on the cain train or off. if youre on the cain train, you do...

You have to find the right one. >> the same thing? >> holy wleep [ bleep ]. >> i dont agree. no, thats a different one. >> the foot and mouth disease that wont stop. >> all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> it was a pause. thats all it was. good grief. >> man benefitted. newton gingrich. >> my advice is a historian. >> newt has never been short of self esteem. there you go. >> we need a leader and not a reader. >> i was elected to lead and not to read. >> i read lots of books on history....

Outside of 9-9-9 and he cant handle it. he is not able to parry and be flexible and talk about anything else. that is coming out. were asking him and our colleagues are asking him serious questions and he cant answer them and then he is saying things like im a leader not a reader. >> its one of those things, a fun line but when you think about it -- do we want this person to be president? >> right. >> jennifer, it goes beyond just kind of what herman cain has said. it feels like the campaign whi...

>> you have nothing. just like me. >> i wouldnt say nothing. he has me. his brother from another mother. >> that would be "rush hour 3." when you are pulling quotes from the third film in a trilogy like "rush hour," i submit to you that you are trying to tell the people something. and at this point it should have been clear to everybody involved what exactly was going on here. but just in case it wasnt clear enough, today herman cain tied a nice little bow on top during a campaign stop in nashua...

To defend the controversy surrounding his campaign including his foreign policy credentials. >> some people go to the public opinion. the thing about it, the people on the cain train dont get off because of that crap. who knows every detail of every country of every situation of the planet? nobody. a leader is supposed to make sure you work on the right problems, assign the right priority. surround yourself with good people. put together plans and lead. we got plenty of experts. and a leader kno...

>> who knows every detail of every country of every situation on the planet? nobody! a leader is supposed to make sure were working on the right problem. we assign the right priority. surround yourself with good people. put together plans and lead! weve got plenty of experts. and a leader knows how to use those experts. we need a leader, not a reader. >> wow. if that line sounds familiar to you, its because the fictional president schwarzenegger said something similar in "the simpsons movie." le...

Do i care about what the people of new hampshire feel. because this is important. >> and so it became clear. jon huntsman is running to be the president of new hampshire. meanwhile, rick perry continued to believe in the power of three. presenting his restructuring plan for the government. >> uproot, tear down and rebuild. >> a continuation of his triple play hits of the past. >> cut, balance, and grow. >> football, hunting, barbecue. >> and the frontrunner -- >> nope, thats a different one. >> ...