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He’s parting the GOP Red Sea and walking right through. In an interview with the Christian Broadcast Network Friday, GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain likened himself and his campaign to none other than Biblical figure Moses.

“I felt like Moses when God said I want you to go into Egypt and lead my people out.”

These comments have some liberal bloggers rolling their eyes at “The Hermanator.” A blogger at Free Thought Blogs writes.

“Yes, a multimillionaire being asked for details on the economy or foreign policy by adoring voters and friendly media is exactly like being tortured and abandoned in a desert with no food or water. Anyone can see the eerie similarity. ::eyeroll::”

The timing of Cain’s comments is a bit ironic. When CNN’s Candy Crowley asked about competitor Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith, Cain didn’t want any part in the theological conversation.

“Is Mitt Romney a non-Christian?”

“I’m not running for theologian in chief... I’m not getting into that controversy.”

But The Huffington Post says, given Cain’s recent political successes, these comments are no surprise.

“It's no wonder Cain's feeling like a prophet-- he dominated last month's Florida straw poll and impressed the audience at Friday's Values Voter Summit.”

And USA Today suggests, Cain’s attention-grabbing way with words might be helping him in the polls.

“Cain, whose oratory helped him land a gig as a radio talk show host, upset Perry... He's now second to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in national polls by ABC News/Washington Post, Quinnipiac University and Fox News.”

Speaking of a way with words, Cain’s Moses allusion isn’t the only comment from his CBN interview raising eyebrows. Perhaps even more noteworthy were his views on foreign policy.

“And when they ask me who is the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan I’m going to say you know, I don’t know. Do you know? (FLASH) Knowing who is the head of some of these small insignificant states around the world I don’t think that is something that is critical to focusing on national security and getting this economy going.”

A writer at Think Progress notes, Cain might want to check his facts - “Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan,” also known as Uzbekistan is pretty important.

“With U.S.-Pakistan tensions on the rise, the Obama administration is in discussions with Uzbekistan about increasing military supply routes to the U.S.-led Afghanistan war through the former-Soviet republic, whose authoritarian president — Islam Karimov — has some human rights issues.”

And finally, All Media NY says, Cain just needs to watch his mouth.

“Politicians usually choose their words carefully, as to not sound condescending to smaller countries with the ‘American God complex,’ which is why these comments have caused such a stir.”

Transcript by Newsy.