It’s amazing to me how much attention you generate when you answer a simple question about something fairly abstract, with an answer that doesn’t reveal much of anything at all (because there’s nothing to reveal).
Last weekend, as you’ve probably heard by now, I spoke at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans and commented about questions I get concerning running for president again. All I said was this: “I do not know what the future holds. But I know who holds the future. And that’s God Almighty.”
That’s it. That’s it.
But political pundits always need something new to hyperventilate over, so for some reason it became a news story of note over the next several days. And yesterday it caught the attention of someone I like a lot – Jon Stewart. Since Jon understood my statement to mean that I would run if God told me to (after all, I would do anything if God told me to), Jon decided to ask the Almighty right there on his show to give me just such a directive.
Someone suggested to me this morning that surely I would not want to acknowledge or talk about this video. Are you kidding? This is hilarious! Shucky Ducky! I’m glad I provide Jon Stewart with so much mirth and levity. Lord knows we can all use it. And if some of you believe it’s at my own expense, why should that bother me? I’m having a great time hosting this radio show, publishing material on HermanCain.com and speaking to folks across the nation on a regular basis. If people laughing at me are causing me a problem, well, that’s news to me.
But back to Jon Stewart: I can understand why he wants me to run for president. Jon has been very interested in the idea of me as president for a very long time. How interested? Interested enough to make me president.
Watch:
Those segments were great fun to do, and I especially enjoyed working with John Oliver. Folks, the last thing this country needs is more politicians who are so self-important that they can’t even laugh at themselves! Or deal with others laughing at them, whatever the reason.
So, Lord, I said it before and I’ll say it again. You send me somewhere, I’ll go. If the purpose of the calling is to restore this great nation, I’ll go. If it’s to provide Jon Stewart with a source of amusement . . . well, You know what You’re doing.
