Herman Cain Quotes Pokemon, and More Things to Know About the GOP Candidate

But as we approach Tuesday night's Bloomberg News-Washington Post Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College that will focus on the economy, here are some important things to know about Cain:

1) Cain quotes Pokemon. At the end of a Republican presidential debate in August, when delivering his final comments, Cain told the crowd, "A poet once said, 'life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line.'"

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The line isn't from a well-known poet. No, that line is from Donna Summer's song "The Power of One" -- the theme song for the film "Pokemon: The Movie 2000." A little research reveals that Cain has quoted the theme song from Pokemon more than once in speeches during his presidential race run.

2) Cain is known to refer to himself as "The Hermanator." He also previously used the handle "Cornbread' and says that'll be his secret service code name if he's elected president.

3) Cain says 50 percent of Americans "don't know what is going on." In his new book, "This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House," he says "50 percent of the American public are clueless as to what's going on. And that simply means that the rest of us have to work harder to get smarter people to the polls to basically outvote those that are clueless."

4) Cain wants to reform the U.S. tax code system with his patented "9-9-9" plan. The plan would create the same income tax rate for corporations and individuals, as well as set a new national sales tax at nine percent.

5) Cain lives in the Atlanta suburbs, where he serves as an associate minister at Antioch Baptist Church North. He frequently invokes God when speaking publicly. Cain and his wife, Gloria, have two children and three grandchildren.

6) Cain is former deputy chairman (1992-94) and chairman (1995-96) of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He left the post because he wanted to get involved in politics.

7) Cain has never held elected office, but he ran, briefly, for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000. He said he ran at that time to make needed political statements rather than win. "George W. Bush was the chosen one, he had the campaign DNA that followers look for." After ending his short campaign, Cain endorsed Steve Forbes in the race. Cain also ran for the Senate in Georgia in 2004, but he lost in the primary.

8) Cain doesn't think he's politically correct. He isn't afraid to speak out, on just about any topic. Cain seems to understand that can lead to non-politically correct statements. He recently said, for example, that blacks have essentially been tricked into thinking they must always vote Democrat.

9) Cain was born in Memphis. His father, who was raised on a farm and worked as a chauffeur, barber and janitor, eventually became a driver for the Coca-Cola CEO when the family lived in Atlanta. His mother was a maid.