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Mike Tyson spoofs Herman Cain

"The Tea Party loves crazy even more than they hate blacks".

By Samira Shackle Published 10 November 2011 18:28

<a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/4ecfd3a85f/herman-cains-campaign-promises-with-mike-tyson" title="from Mike Tyson, Scott Gairdner, Danny Jelinek, Funny Or Die, Joel Church Cooper, Kat Bardot, BoTown Sound, Ally Hord, Alex Richanbach, Anna Wenger, Erin Cantelo, and TLopezCepero">Herman Cainâs Campaign Promises with Mike Tyson</a> from <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/mike_tyson">Mike Tyson</a> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?app_id=138711277798&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.funnyordie.com%2Fvideos%2F4ecfd3a85f%2Fherman-cains-campaign-promises-with-mike-tyson&send=false&layout=button_count&width=150&show_faces=false&action=like&height=21" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:90px; height:21px; vertical-align:middle;" /> 

In perhaps the most unexpected piece of political satire this year, boxing champion Mike Tyson has teamed up with Funny or Die to spoof Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. He does a pretty excellent job of capturing Cain's lack of political experience and bizarre delivery. Enjoy.

Tags: Herman Cain Republican Primaries