Guest Harry Hope Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Staying with John McCain for a moment, how's our favorite Bush-hugging old duffer doing in his race for the White House? Not too well I'm afraid - given the current state of play, expect McCain to come out of New Hampshire in a three-way tie for third place, claiming he's got "Johnmentum." Polls aren't the only problem for McCain - his campaign is running on fumes. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/07/on_mccain.html?nav=rss_blog At the end of last month he had just $2 million on hand (less than Ron Paul, believe it or not) - and had to fire a large chunk of his campaign staff. More recent reports have put McCain's cash total at just $250,000 - and it's showing. http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/2007/07/new_hampshire_t_8.html I mean, have you seen the Straight Talk Express this year? http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/07/299_mccain.jpg Unfortunately McCain's lack of funds is forcing him into the kind of desperate grassroots campaigning that he'd rather avoid. For example, in an effort to appeal to younger voters McCain's remaining staffers have apparently been forcing the surly senator into some slightly "hipper" garb that he's not too fond of. According to Radar Online: http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2007/07/mccain-unraveled-by-gay-sweaters.php In the final days of his imploding candidacy, John McCain has taken a page out of Richard Nixon's play book, finding increasingly bizarre explanations for his political failures. Strangest of all: He reportedly feels his handlers forced him to wear "gay sweaters." According to one insider, the knit-picking was the crescendo of a tirade by the Arizona senator, in which he blistered aides about the minutiae of the campaign. While many septuagenarians live in a perpetual state of sweater weather, McCain reportedly declared his frustration with being told to don the perceived homosexual outerwear in order to look younger and more approachable. Curious. So is McCain complaining specifically about the sweaters, or in his dotage has he actually started imagining that gay objects are oppressing him from all directions? "Cindy, come in here, I think the toothpaste just made a pass at me again." Seriously though, it does seem foolish for McCain's campaign staff to make their boss feel uncomfortable on the campaign trail when they could easily keep him happy with a hot bowl of soup, a nice pair of slippers, and a large print crossword compendium. By EarlG Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com/ Harry Quote
Guest Hatto von Aquitanien Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Harry Hope wrote: > > Staying with John McCain for a moment, how's our favorite Bush-hugging > old duffer doing in his race for the White House? > > Not too well I'm afraid - given the current state of play, expect > McCain to come out of New Hampshire in a three-way tie for third > place, claiming he's got "Johnmentum." > > Polls aren't the only problem for McCain - his campaign is running on > fumes. > http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/07/on_mccain.html?nav=rss_blog > > At the end of last month he had just $2 million on hand (less than Ron > Paul, believe it or not) - and had to fire a large chunk of his > campaign staff. > > More recent reports have put McCain's cash total at just $250,000 - > and it's showing. > http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/2007/07/new_hampshire_t_8.html > > I mean, have you seen the Straight Talk Express this year? > > http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/07/299_mccain.jpg > > Unfortunately McCain's lack of funds is forcing him into the kind of > desperate grassroots campaigning that he'd rather avoid. > > For example, in an effort to appeal to younger voters McCain's > remaining staffers have apparently been forcing the surly senator into > some slightly "hipper" garb that he's not too fond of. > > According to Radar Online: > http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2007/07/mccain-unraveled-by-gay-sweaters.php > > > In the final days of his imploding candidacy, John McCain has taken a > page out of Richard Nixon's play book, finding increasingly bizarre > explanations for his political failures. > > Strangest of all: He reportedly feels his handlers forced him to wear > "gay sweaters." > > According to one insider, the knit-picking was the crescendo of a > tirade by the Arizona senator, in which he blistered aides about the > minutiae of the campaign. > > While many septuagenarians live in a perpetual state of sweater > weather, McCain reportedly declared his frustration with being told to > don the perceived homosexual outerwear in order to look younger and > more approachable. > > > Curious. > > So is McCain complaining specifically about the sweaters, or in his > dotage has he actually started imagining that gay objects are > oppressing him from all directions? "Cindy, come in here, I think the > toothpaste just made a pass at me again." > > Seriously though, it does seem foolish for McCain's campaign staff to > make their boss feel uncomfortable on the campaign trail when they > could easily keep him happy with a hot bowl of soup, a nice pair of > slippers, and a large print crossword compendium. > > > By EarlG > Democratic Underground > http://www.democraticunderground.com/ > > Harry Your true colors are starting to show there 88. -- http://911research.wtc7.net http://vehme.blogspot.com Virtus Tutissima Cassis Quote
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