Herman Cain's 'Cuban' Crisis

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Rebecca Greenfield 2,628 Views Nov 16, 2011

Just days after Cain stumbled enunciating a position on Libya, the presidential candidate has been caught referring to the language Cubans speak as 'Cuban.' Even worse, it happened in Miami while meeting at the Versaille restaurant on Wednesday afternoon. After biting into a croquette, Cain asked, "How do you say 'delicious' in Cuban?" Of course, Cubans speak Spanish. But hey, not knowing things is part of Cain's brand these days. Just another one of many for the Cain campaign. You can watch Cain's mistake below. The misinformed question comes toward the end of the clip at the 1:05 mark.  

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