Cain web ad sparks smoking controversy

NEW YORK

The Cain campaign released a quirky web video Monday night featuring Cain's chief of staff and campaign manager, Mark Block.

Block says in the ad, "We need you to get involved, because together we can do this. We can take this country back." At the end of the spot, Block is shown taking a long drag from a cigarette and blowing smoke into the camera lens as Tea Party singer Krista Branch's song "I Am America" provides the soundtrack.

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