Herman Cain to release a memoir in October

Herman Cain speaks during a press conference by the Tea Party Express at the National Press Club Aug. 4, 2010 in Washington, DC.

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In what seems to be a right of passage for all potential and actual presidential candidates, Herman Cain has signed a book deal.

The book will be titled "Who is Herman Cain?" and will be a memoir released in October by Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, The New York Times reports. (Editor's note: Simon & Schuster is a division of CBS.)

Cain, a Tea Party favorite, will write about his professional successes as a mathematician for the Department of the Navy, a talk show host and a chief executive of Godfather's Pizza, the Times reports. The book will also discuss Cain's conservative social values.

Most of Cain's competitors, from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, already have books out, and an announcement is expected soon for a book by Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, the Associated Press reports.

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Cain has made a relatively strong showing in the early GOP presidential nomination race, coming in third in a recent Iowa straw poll, behind Romney and Bachmann.

[Progress4U]

"Who is Herman Cain?"---fitting...very fitting. And Eric Cantor should call his "Who is Eric Cantor?" so folks on Jeopardy will know who he is.

[bodi1313]

And who are you? A troll for George Soros?