During an interview on Fox News last night, Sarah Palin caught a lot of viewers’ attention when she repeatedly referred to Florida Republican straw poll winner Herman Cain as “Herm.” It’s fair to say that most people, even those who follow the Georgia businessman turned presidential candidate closely, have rarely if ever heard him referred to as “Herm.” So I asked Ellen Carmichael, Cain’s campaign spokeswoman, if that’s a commonly-used nickname for her boss. Her answer: Not at all, but in true Herman Cain fashion, the candidate doesn’t take it too seriously.
“Mr. Cain prefers people call him ‘anything but Herm,'” Carmichael said in an email. “But earlier this week, when Dennis Miller endorsed him, he called him ‘Herm.’ I’m sure when he finds out that Governor Palin called him that, he will be fine, just as he was when Miller called him that. Herman Cain is very good-natured and doesn’t look for reasons to be upset with people.”
