Not just in Florida, either. He was campaigning in the Cuban-American community, which has a long history of supporting Republicans seeking office. So you’d think he would have at least some overview of major Cuban-related issues. But apparently not. Herman Cain considers those to be “gotchas”.

Cain, who last week stumbled over questions about what he would do in Libya, seemed to know little about Cuba. His campaign kept reporters at bay, and when asked about the Cuban Adjustment Act and the so-called wet-foot, dry-foot policy, Cain seemed stumped. The policy allows Cuban immigrants who have made it to US soil to stay.

“Wet foot, dry foot policy?” Cain asked. His press handlers interrupted as Cain diverted his course and ducked back into the building. Later, when he emerged, he was asked again by another reporter. Cain wouldn’t answer. …

Cain, though, wouldn’t talk to reporters there, either. A FOX reporter asked Cain what he thought of President Obama’s easing of travel restrictions to Cuba. Cain said that was a “gotcha question.”

Really?

If you’re unaware, “wet foot, dry foot” refers to the fact that Cubans fleeing the oppressive Castro dictatorship have a chance to stay in the United States if they make it to land here. If they’re still in the water, they get sent back or to another country, all without the process illegal immigrants coming here for a better paycheck receive. The Clinton administration agreed to this policy after talks with the communist government in Havana.

So it seems like something that just might come up when one is campaigning for president in a Cuban-American community in Florida. Also something one should realize? That there’s no such thing as “Cuban” when we’re talking languages.

At Versailles, Cain sipped cafecito and munched on croquetas[.] “How do you say ‘delicious’ in Cuban?” he asked, perhaps not realizing there is not language as ‘Cuban.’

They don’t speak “Cuban”, they speak Spanish. A fifth grader could tell you that. How is it that Herman Cain, seeking to be president of the United States, can’t? Oh, wait, don’t tell me. He’ll hire a really smart person to convey basic facts to him, too. We’re gonna need a bigger White House.