He did say something to that effect. He realized it was Newt’s turn that time.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/gop/2803253/posts?page=19#14
I was being smarmy to someone who is more interested in attacking Cain over their own perceptions, than realizing they were mistaken and not paying attention enough to truly understand what actually happened....somehow Cain is not ready for the White House because this guy didn’t know what happened, nor did this guy know what the words meant, so he assumed Cain didn’t either....
egos sure do get in the way of a lot of folks ability to learn and grow...