US presidential hopeful criticised for remarks on doctor

November 25, 2011 12:20

In other news, Republican US presidential hopeful Herman Cain has faced a backlash from physicians, including Indian-origin doctors, over his remarks that he was worried about being treated by a doctor who "sounded too foreign".

Cain, 66, was talking about his battle with Sage IV colon cancer in 2006. he told supporters that he was concerned that one of the surgeons working with him in the chemotherapy process was named Dr Abdallah. He told a physician's assistant that the name sounded "too foreign."

He then expressed relief when he was told that the physician was a Christian from Lebanon, and not Muslim.

That's probably one candidate who will always remain a presidential hopeful.

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