Offbeat: Cain hits another ‘blitz’ in TV debate

Pizza mogul Herman Cain’s scandal and gaffe-plagued campaign for the US presidency hit another bump on Tuesday when he embarrassingly messed up the name of CNN debate moderator Wolf Blitzer.
Cain, who briefly led the field of would-be Republican nominees but was already plummeting in the polls before Tuesday’s debate, made the new slip-up when asked to explain his idea for “targeted identification” at airports.
“Just to be precise, Mr Cain, I want to give you a chance, is it okay for Muslim Americans to get more intensive pat-downs or security when they go through airports than Christian Americans or Jewish Americans?” Blitzer asked.
“No, Blitz, that’s oversimplifying it,” Cain replied, before correcting himself with: “I’m sorry, Blitz, I meant Wolf. Okay. Blitz, Wolf. Since we’re on a blitz debate. I apologise.”
Blitzer, not necessarily known for his quick-witted replies, hit back without skipping a beat. “Thank you, Cain,” he said to laughter from the 2,500-strong audience at the national security-focused debate in Washington.