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Jul 24, 2008 beer:30 EST
Republican presidential candidate John McCain (R-Get Off My Lawn) is scheduled to meet with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, on Friday in Colorado.
"I’m certainly looking forward to it," said the Arizona Senator, "I’ve been a fan of her music for many years."
The two will meet in Aspen, where the Dalai Lama plans to address a symposium on Tibetan culture and its impact on global issues, the McCain campaign said Thursday, adding that Senator McCain was interested to see the Llama in its natural, mountain habitat.
Campaigning in Columbus, Ohio, the Arizona senator said he had arranged Friday's meeting to occur on a Thursday, and planned to arrive sometime on Saturday, provided that sufficient details could be avoided; then something about a Volkswagen. He refused to elaborate.
"I have been a great admirer of Dolly for many years," McCain said. He called her a "transcendent national role model" and asked several reporters if they thought "they were real."
Joe Lieberman (R-Why Are You Looking At Me Like That?), rarely far away, was heard to correct McCain, explaining that the Dalai Lama was a Tibetan Buddhist. McCain replied, "I don’t care what kind of shoes she wears. And what the fuck is she doing with a Llama, anyway?"
Despite desperate entreaties from his staff, he continued, "My friends, my opponent, Mr. Obama, doesn’t appear to care for Americans these days. He would rather meet with foreign leaders than with the troops fighting terriers in Iran. That’s why I’m meeting with Dolly and her llama; real American heroes. I need to pee."