So Yeah, What Is Up With Herman Cain's Crazy Ads?

Smoking spot is just the latest oddity

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There's been a lot of talk this week about the Herman Cain ad in which his chief of staff, Mark Block, is seen smoking. But it's really just the latest "What was he thinking?" moment in a string of mixed messages and indecisive tactics from the candidate. Below, check out the little video where he sings "God Bless America" over footage of the World Trade Center burning down and a background track of screams, then looks dejectedly off camera as an animated logo plugs his presidential campaign.

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