September 15, 2007
Crazy Old Man Syndrome
Time reports on the waning days of Senator John "Sparky" McCain's campaign:
At a crowded rally at a VFW hall in Hudson, NH last night, McCain -- again -- used the MoveOn "Betray Us" ad as a emotional crowd-pleaser. It was a boisterous event, so when I thought I heard McCain call for MoveOn to be "thrown out" -- and then be drowned out by applause, I first went to the campaign and asked what the candidate said. They were at a loss as well, but said it seemed highly unlikely that he'd call for something so harsh. ("It goes against everything he believes in.") Today, a colleague from CBS News with better equipment played a tape from the rally. McCain did, indeed, let his passions run ahead of the First Amendment. The tape is clear. He said:
"It's disgraceful, it's got to be retracted and condemned by the Democrats and MoveOn.org ought to be thrown out of this country, my friends."
Later examination of the tape using sophisticated CSI Miami style audio analysis equipment revealed however that the 113-year old McCain had merely called for MoveOn.org to be thrown off his lawn.
Posted by mayor mcsleaze at September 15, 2007 08:13 AM
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