Wonkette
John McCain went to Iowa yesterday and talked to the editorial board of the Des Moines Register (why we don’t know, that paper is very important for about two months every four years and is otherwise just your garden-variety moon colony fishwrapper). The exchange gets testy over the issue of Sarah Palin’s creds, and we see what Jonathan Martin calls “an emphatic, combative and at times surly John McCain.” It’s clear that this Des Moines editor lady is in the tank for the black. Oh we remember this lady’s voice! She moderated those two INCREDIBLY BORING Iowa afternoon debates last December, remember? Alan Keyes was in one? No? We’ve been doing this too long… [Jonathan Martin]
She’s been a mayor - twice!
The PTA, such as.
Reeealy? John McCain totally just lost the Georgetown cocktail party vote.
Walnuts goes to Sarah for Foreign Policy Advice? Really? And admits it?
Wow.
Almost like going to Cindy for Drug Policy advice, but unlike Sarah, Cindy has experience with drugs.
Smug, dismissive *and* defensive. The man can multi-task after all.
Jesus in a hotrod, I’m going to kill myself if I have to listen to those aspirated, whistle-y esses for four years. Unless he dies first and I have to listen to Mrs. Bullwinkle for the remainder. In which case I’ll kill myself too.
“She understands the challenges faced by families in America…in a rather unique way.” Ha! Good one Grampy.
And reference number 1,572 to Teddy Roosevelt. No, he’s not old at aaaaaaaall.
Thank god for teevee; Palin looks better in a swimsuit than FDR. Right?
Well, then… she’s been a member of the PTA, so I definitely think she’s ready to stare down Putin. Those PTA bitches can be VICIOUS!
Being a member of the PTA qualifies someone to be one step away from the Oval Office? My, how the standards for public office have fallen. They wear lipstick! They hunt! They sell things on eBay! Politicians: They’re Just Like Us!
John McCain reminds me of a 4 year old. You watch them break the lamp and you say: “Johnny, did you break that lamp?” and they say, “no.” You say, “Don’t lie to me. I watched you break it.” And the 4 year old says, “No I didn’t.”
I think the new McCain campaign slogan should be: Because I said so, that’s why.
He should have known — this is one of the newspapers which Sarah Palin reads, meaning, she has read all of them and any of them.
Is “Georgetown cocktailperson” George Will? Someone should tell him about this crack. Maybe he will go even more berserk in his attacks on Walnuts-Palin.
“fundamental” should be on John’s banned word list.
Was he being sarcastic when he said he didn’t see any conservatives questioning her or any effect in the polls?
By Georgetown Coctail partygoer and beltway insider, was he speaking of himself? Oh, I think Grampy missed naptime, now he’s cranky…
Wasn’t there a texas governor that did a real bang-up job as Preznit that he could use as an example? …no, not a good example, John? …hmm.
‘And when he was asked if he had enjoyed taxpayer-backed health care throughout his life, McCain made abundantly clear what he thought of the question.
“You know that’s an interesting statement, isn’t it?” he observed. “And I have never been an astronaut, but I think I know the challenges of space. And i have never done a lot of things in my life that I think I am familar with.”‘
I think it’s time some one put him on Aricept. The demetia is definately kicking in.
Well said, John! And if I might add: I’m pretty sure that Abe Lincoln didn’t address the American people on Television either.
Finally Miss Congeniality is coming around to being the angry kind of prick that Rush listeners can get behind, someone who tells “feminist newspaper editors” and their ilk where to stick it.
Aurelio: Would you invite George Will to a cocktail party? Ew….
These editorial board peoples tend to keep asking questions after McCain has told them to shut up. Of course he would react like a mean, querulous old man. He wants to run over them in the straight talk express.
Sussemilch: he does have a fundamentally fundamental enjoyment of fundamentalosity. problem is, he fundamentally cannot detect sarah’s fundamental fundamentalness.
Serolf Divad: May I say I would whole-heartedly support his decision to no longer address (assault) us on the television.
Aurelio: Aaagh! Christ! He used the ‘Georgetown cocktail party’ line again! (He also used it on NPR this morning!) Yes, I think that’s definitely a crack at George Will, who has always hated Walnuts, always pointing out that the media is his natural constituency.
Man, does McCain look angry or what? He must be scared. Because, as Master Yoda told us…
“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” Yes, he’s on the path to the Dark Side. By the way, where IS Darth Cheney lately? Isn’t McGrumpy starting to morph into him?
Cape Clod: That was EXACTLY the quote that killed me. “Sure, I’ve been on public health insurance most of my life. But I don’t have to be an astronaut to know about the challenges of space.” Uh, what? So, you haven’t had private health insurance, but you ARE an astrophysicist?
I just don’t have a will to watch that video. Besides, I’m eating my lunch and the craggy, pasty face of Walnuts! is likely to make me sick.
He didn’t call the interviewer a cunt. So this is a win for the McCain campaign.
Oh wow, I didnt realize she was a member of the PTA! Now we can all sleep easy.
I’m still trying to parse the meaning of the bright red “Abortion” over WALNUTS’ left shoulder.
No John McCain. NO. You cannot have my lunch money anymore.
The fundamentals of his disagreement are strong.
Cape Clod: He is one neurofibrillary tangle away from picking at the coverlet.
Being the first fellow in American politics on the verge of losing to a ‘teh blacks’, he’s getting quite unpleasant. It’s a historical distinction he’d rather not have.
So he’s looking at polls, rallys, and ‘the base’ for what the American people think? Wow, John. How about picking up a newspaper? It doesn’t even have to be that liberal rag the New York Times
‘I can see the moon from my backyard. Does that make me a qualified astrophysicist?’
Cogito Ergo Bibo: And what the hell is he doing in Iowa?
From The Politico:
‘Some Republicans say they are uncertain of McCain’s electoral strategy, wondering why, for example, he’s back in Iowa this week, a state few independent analysts see as being in play and where public polls this month show Obama enjoying a double-digit lead even before the economic meltdown. Asked why McCain was in Iowa, one veteran Republican there replied: “Because he’s running a senseless, non-strategic campaign. Why else would he come here?”’
At least he didn’t hit her with his cane.
http://thesebastards.blogspot.com/
Well, he’s got the prick vote sewn up.
He’s pretty damn adamant that they have a “fundamental disagreement” over the “premise of the argument.”
Oh yes. This is the person I want the U.S. to send to hammer out deals with foreign leaders. Isolationism, here we come.
And what the hell is wrong with his head in the beginning of the video? He looks like one of those drinking chicken puppets. Duck duck duck duck, bob bob bob bob…blinkyblinkyblinky. GAH
WagTehGod: He’s all about the fundamentals, like any good fundamentalist should be.
Hey- I gots nuthin but respect for PTO Presidents. It’s a thankless job that takes up lots of time. But I wouldn’t want any of those crazy broads running the country.
I’ve never been an astronaut either, and you know what…I don’t imagine for one fucking second that I could be one. Certain jobs require knowledge.
has anyone else had trouble with accessing this article? i almost had to look for some meds to calm me down so i could post something and now i can’t think of anything clever to post so i’m posting this. five and a half years.
Iowans are like pussy Alaskans, what with the no bears or glaciers or Putin floating in their airspace.
So, so crotchety. Someone get that man a Centrum Silver and a Matlock rerun!
Can we at least all agree with McNutz that the LNS folks can be ignored in toto?
Fer christ sakes, this isn’t rocket science this is brain surgery!
Tommy Says Soooo: That’s not true, you can see Illinois from Iowa… ya know, the place where the “half breed muslim” came from; man’s GREATEST THREAT to society; the ANTI-CHRIST; the ANTI-AMERICAN. Ya. You can see Illinois.
Tommy Says Soooo: Alaskans are like Iowans without the summer tornadoes and spring floods, or crazed-eye politicians invading every four years (at least the Ruskies would only invade once).
I’m superstitious, but it has to be said, Walnuts is toast. He has the look of a loser; he gets snippy with everyone who asks him a question, even the far left Des Moines Register editorial board. Nothing says extreme liberalism better than the Iowa. This is a state where every mile there’s an anti-abortion billboard. And he’s losing big time there. Like I said, I’m superstitious; where’s my witch doctor to purge me of my devils?
John McCain Hates Iowa Editor Lady
Well, sure. So do we Iowans.
sanantonerose: I see him more as a Jack in the Box after seeing this cartoon:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/cartoonsandvideos/toles_main.html?name=Toles&date=09302008&type=c
In the tank she was, pounding mercilessly with bogus information from slanted polls that only measure the opinions of godless commie bastards who hate America.
Get back to the echo chamber, Johnny! Where they chant “Mac is Back!” and “Palin’s a MILF!” Life is good in the bubble, where Rush and Rove and Hannity rule. From here on out, just stick to Fox News 24/7 - and abandon that debate on Thursday for your girl, ’cause that Ifill lady is in the tank for her black friend Obama, ya know.
shortsshortsshorts: But only from Dubuque, so that doesn’t really count.
She “oversighted”?
Cape Clod: Noooo WAY. They really quoted someone saying that? HA!
It must be a true joy to work on that campaign these days. You get really tanked every night on cheap liquor and blab to all the reporters as an anonymous McGrampy insider. “Palin? She’ll be lucky to find the podium tomorrow night. I heard she fell into the creek looking for it in Sedona just the other day.” “Why is he in Iowa? I dunno. I think they told him to go to ‘Ohio’ and he got confused.”
I wonder who Bridget McCain supports? I saw a video clip where the whole McCain family was together for some photo-ops, Cindy quickly reached out to push Bridget’s hair back, and Bridget instinctively flinched as if she expected to be slapped. We’ve got to figure out a way to make sure she’s okay, every day. I’m sure she’s fine. Just want to make sure of it.
Carleaux The Pup: I haven’t seen anyone pad their resume this much since I applied for my first job out of college. I temped in a law office for two weeks and showed real initiative in my filing! My babysitting clients give references! I make the bed at home, sometimes up to two times a week!
I know that was off topic, but after watching the DesMoines video, I became more fearful of Bridget’s safety than ever. That is all.
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ shows Iowa as blue. Bright blue. Bright Hopey blue. Bright blue-balled she-left-you-for-Jeff-Gordon-of-the-NASCAR-who-might-even-be-teh-gay-she-hates-you-so-much-so-forget-about-a-farewell-handjob Hopey Blue. So it proves Walnuts is long gone.
And the poll nerds at the above website put Hopey at an 85.4% win percentage, so unless Gaffey Joe bones it tonight, it’s looking good.
Walnuts will now travel to the South Side of Chicago and go door to door, Illinois is looking so good.
Delicious: the drawing kind of captures his walnutty cheeks
Delicious: Ewwww! His head looks like a humongous piece of popcorn in that cartoon. Hold the butter.
Walnuts should go to a *six pack joe* kinda doctor that has the fundamentals of medicine down to get that Kuato thing on his face looked at before it hatches.
What he wants to say is, “Listen, you fucking bitch! Get off my back! I’m tired of people battering me with the obvious, and I’m going to bullshit you like I’ve done everyone else. SHE’S BEEN ON THE FUCKING PTA, FOR GOD’S SAKE!”
HomoPolitico: No, it’s rocket surgery
Delicious: Haha! Love the Walnuts! cheeks!
My favorite line: “She’s been a member of the PTA.” Wow, my mom better start circulating her petition for the presidency, because she is qualified. PS I don’t think being mayor of an exit on the highway constitutes experience.
Praise be! Our future President of the PTA States of America can bake sale our way into a sound economy. Maybe some cookies with WALNUTS?
Q: “So do you dismiss those…”
Walnuts: “Sure!” “No, I don’t dismiss them…”
Fastest flipflop eva!
John’s a fundamentalist.
McCain is so dishonest with his idea that “Reagan and Clinton were governors said to have little experience” shtick. Reagan was governor of California for 8 years. Clinton was governor of Arkansas for 12. And to call Arkansas a “small state” when it has more than three times the population of Alaska is another bit of intellectual bankruptcy, which really fits nicely with the moral and financial bankruptcy McCain promises to bring.
sleepy: He is, however, fond of her fundament.
McCain ought to be careful making cracks about Washington insiders, since he’s been in DC since before Barry graduated college.
The Roosevelt on TV crack is a reference to Biden’s gaffe about FDR coming on the teevee during the Great Depression. Which Grampy remembers VERY well.
Angry Old Man is Angry.
accidental_tourist: How old is Bridget? Just for the record this is the reaction every teenage girl in America has when their mother does that annoying “get your hair out of your face” thing. The flinching is an attempt to control the urge to slap your mothers hand away.
I’m in the tank for Barry and all, but meh, McCain didn’t seem particularly angry to me. Sure, a little surly about the experience question, but it’s not like he’s going to respond gleefully. With Sarah Palin consistently showing she’s as dumb as they come (with more to come on CBS Evening News, kids), this clip is a non issue, IMHO.
He knows the challenges of space? Yes, you heard it here folks, he just hinted at a soon to be publicized admission that he was anally probed back in ‘73 by three little green men. The challenges of space he speaks of involve copious amounts of lubrication.
OffTheRecord: Hope you’re right. As a mother who raised biological, adopted, and foster children, I’m familiar with the “don’t touch my hair or wipe anything off my face in front of other people.” As a Native American who was adopted by rich, white, blonde Republicans who paraded me like a poodle in front of their friends, I’m more familiar with the “flinch” than I’d like to be. I saw it in her eyes because I recognize it.
I just want her to be all right. That’s all.
trondant: I suggest an overdose of intravenous drugs.
Walnuts! obviously didn’t have time for his nap because he sure is surly!
Plus she can suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.
John McCain:
Reckless.
Feckless.
Neckless.
Wait a second…
He salutes when he says, “Good luck.” Didn’t Fred Thompson say McCain can’t salute?
Mccain says that if you go to his site you can find proof for his claims. even that’s a lie because there is nothing there to back up his ads’ claims. Same old BS