Stewart joked on his show, "From now on the State of the Union Address will be delivered in the form of a fortune cookie. I am Herman Cain, and I do not like to read," imitating Cain's voice and mannerisms. The conservative press called racism.
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Cain's response: "I have been called 'Uncle Tom,' 'sellout,' 'Oreo,' 'shameless.' So the fact that he wants to mock me because I happen to be a black conservative — in the words of my grandfather, 'I does not care.' I. Does. Not. Care."
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter.
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