During the current United States Presidential election, most of the focus has been on the campaigns of Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. Comparatively little has been said about the Republican candidate John McCain. He has been portrayed as the sober, conservative, family-values counterpart to the “radical” Democratic candidates.
Now it turns out that this portrayal has not been strictly accurate. During some of his speeches, McCain has made several jokes, some of which may provide a truer key to his character.
For example, McCain told the following joke to a group of Republicans back in 1998:
“Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.”
This joke could probably be considered as insulting and sexist to say the least, as well as being almost incomprehensible.
But the jewel of the collection is a joke that he told in March 1986, when McCain was running for the US Senate. This joke was quoted in the Tucson Citizen:
“Did you hear the one about the woman who is attacked on the street by a gorilla, beaten senseless, raped repeatedly and left to die? 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?’”
Now, this joke offended a lot of people back in 1986, but it was largely forgotten about until someone mentioned it in a blog on the Internet.
Now, what I'm wondering is, aren't there some minimal standards needed for being a candidate for President of one of the largest countries in the world? Or can just anybody apply?
Ugh. The ugliness of some people, never ceases to amaze me.
ReplyDeleteI do believe anyone with the right financial backing can apply.
Jack you moronic fucktard! Do you ever check out the bullshit you post on here. Of course not! You just post your lies and don't give a fuck what morons believe you. You forgot to mention that these stories were recalled by the Tuscon Citizen. They have been repeated anough that the blogosphere believes them but they simply are not true.
ReplyDeleteWell jeez. Somebody needs a hug.
ReplyDeleteI am going to assume Kagan, you and Jack are indeed close friends and this hostility is in jest. I would hate to think such verbal abuse is in response to something as simple as a personal blog. Because it really is unwarranted. Everyone is entitled to their personal opinion, and everyone is intelligent enough to research the personal opinions of others.
Okay Michael - I tolerate a lot from you but that's it. Do you really believe this type of response is worthy of the responsibility, the honour you took on and you know exactly to what I refer.
ReplyDeleteYou need to back off and maybe do a little growing into the title given to you.
And one more thing - Jack is anything but what you called him. How incredibly rude. How incredibly crass. If you don't like what Jack writes, then don't read it. Which is exactly what I do with your terrorist malarkey. Really? In all honesty? You should be ashamed.
ReplyDeleteEeep.... Jack, I don't know you, nor do I know Michael... but regardless of whether said stories are true or not, that kind of response from Michael is completely offensive to me, I'm sure to Jack and to others as well I suspect.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of venomous disrespect, guttersnipe language directed at Jack is truly hateful and disgusting. There is no excuse for that kind of behaviour, none whatsoever. I am appalled.
I must have missed a memo. It's okay to do this behind someones back but not to their face. I see!
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