About that bridge to past policies and political tactics. Thanks, but no thanks.
I don't quite know what to make of a candidate that is feigning an interest in gender equity and all that is good to court Hillary Clinton supporters; when his best answer to, "How do we beat the bitch?" is "good question".
And again, thanks but no thanks because I don't know what to make of a candidate who manufactures sexism, misappropriates behaviors and cries crocodile tears about political attacks on families and women when for polictical purposes he literally "kisses" and makes up with GWB after the gross Rovian tactics that smeared his wife and family. I don't know quite know what to make of a candidate who for political expediency ignores the abuses to his family by flippantly saying, "politics ain't bean bag." Huh?
I don't know what to make of a candidate that feigns respect for women and famlies, and specifically Hillary, when wants her supporters votes; but he previously told a joke about a twelve year old girl that starts like this..."Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly.....?" Yikes! I didn't think he'd want to go there.
Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno."
Sen. John McCain, speaking to a Republican dinner, June 1998.
Not only is McCain’s hideous attempt at humor about 10 times more tasteless than what Shuster said (as the David Corn article notes, newspapers that reported on the joke wouldn’t even print it), but while the newsman’s ill-conceived comment was at least spontaneous, McCain’s joke was a prepared remark to a public audience.
bolding mine.
That's right! ...And I don't know quite what to make of a candidate that perverts his opponents attempts at legislation that protects children from predators when he himself enjoys telling jokes about apes raping and beating a woman senseless to the woman's apparent delight. Thanks but no thanks to that!
McCain supposedly asked the crowd if they had heard "the one about the woman who is attacked on the street by a gorilla, beaten senseless, raped repeatedly and left to die?"
The punch line: "When she finally regains consciousness and tries to speak, her doctor leans over to hear her sigh contently and to feebly ask, "Where is that marvelous ape."
Thanks...but no thanks to that bridge to the past.
I would rather support a man that has real ideas and respect for his family and constituents. A man who is the only man running for president that did not come from a priveledged past. A man whose marriage is his first and his children didn't lose their father during a midlife crisis.
I'd rather stand by a man who says families are off limits and means it.
I'd rather support a man who is concerned about the poor and middle class and doesn't want to provide big oil companies big tax breaks on our dime.
I'd rather stand by a man who doesn't trump up outrage about lipstick because he's too lazy or cowardly to talk about real issues and let the public make an informed choice.
I'd rather stand by a man who speaks for himself instead of having one dynamic women on one side of him doing his talking while the one on the other side of him paid the bills to get him where he is in politics.
So there you go...thanks but no thanks Senator McCain.
You see...I don't quite know what to make of a candidate that trumps up faux sexist outrage on the eve of 911, while our military is stressed, the housing market and economy is tanking, the CEO's of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac are bailing with a golden parachute with our taxes, and our citizens need real health care reform. Thanks but no thanks to that bridge to the past!
"It came after his 'Seizure World' joke, in which he referred to the [retirement community] Leisure World as Seizure World... I just think it reinforced this idea that John McCain is humor-challenged. Whatever his qualities, he seems to have a tin ear for how these jokes will go over."
I don't know what to make of a candidate so little character.
More recently he joked that it might be good for the United States to keep exporting cigarettes to Iran as cancer would prove an effective weapon against that country's citizens.
I don't know what to make of a candidate that sings about bombing a country.
Barack Obama is correct. They must think we're stupid!!!!!!
A proud lipstick wearing former Hillary supporter in enthusiastic support for Barack Obama!