“They have only three tactics: S. I. N. They shift the subject, they ignore the facts, and they name-call. Am I right? That's all they do.”

—  Herman Cain

[Herman Cain: "Stupid People Are Ruining America", Right Wing Watch, People for the American Way, 2011-02-11, Kyle, Mantyla, http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/herman-cain-stupid-people-are-ruining-america, 2011-10-07]

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