the chance to address his problem. >> even though it's a couple days old, i have to ask you about the herman cain ad, and unfortunately we had a banner and you couldn't see, but at the end, this is one of the those, looks like someone on his staff took a camera and -- he's smoking. >> it's a very bizarre ad. i think what they were trying to do was a man on the street ad, but they used their campaign manager. campaign managers are supposed to be slick, smart, behind the scenes, and the man on the street is supposed to be behind the scenes, and it came out to be this weird hybrid. and we're talking about the guy smoking. and not only was he smoking, he smoked like my grandfather. my grandfather used to smoke a cigarette with no filter and always looked like he was smoking a joint when it got to the end, and that's what this guy looked like. that's my take. >> howard bragman, good to have you here. thanks so much. we're not the only ones keeping a close eye on those campaign ads. last night, the late-night comedians paid tribute to herman cain's latest ads with their own renditions.