Doctor Who vs. John McCain

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John McCain was so punchy that he got up in front of a crowd in Western Pennsylvania and accidentally said that he agreed with comments allegedly put forward by others that Western Pennsylvania is filled with racists.

And all I could picture was the Doctor standing toward the back of the rally and saying quietly to reporters within earshot, “Don’t you think he looks tired?”

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156 comments on “Doctor Who vs. John McCain”

  4. He looks more than tired. I’m betting in 6 months we learn he is suffering from dementia or something similar.

  5. He looks more than tired. I’m betting in 6 months we learn he is suffering from dementia or something similar.

  6. More than once in the past few months, I’ve credited McCain’s swing towards the NeoCon base with accidentally opening George W. Bush’s pocketwatch. Doesn’t McCain-as-Yana just make sense?

  7. And I suspect that some would hope that he suffers the same fate as Harriet Jones- unless of course he uses Sarah Palin as a human (although the jury is still out on that particular quality) shield.

  8. And I suspect that some would hope that he suffers the same fate as Harriet Jones- unless of course he uses Sarah Palin as a human (although the jury is still out on that particular quality) shield.

  11. Incidentally, as I wrote that last comment, Sarah Palin was being interviewed on CNN and identified with a (D) for democrat. Did something happen while I was out today?

  12. Incidentally, as I wrote that last comment, Sarah Palin was being interviewed on CNN and identified with a (D) for democrat. Did something happen while I was out today?

  13. Yes, Joe, something did happen. The McCain campaign unveiled their most devious tactic yet. They gave Palin to the the Obama Campaign.

    Obama’s poll numbers are expected to plummet as soon as the nation finds out.

  14. Yes, Joe, something did happen. The McCain campaign unveiled their most devious tactic yet. They gave Palin to the the Obama Campaign.

    Obama’s poll numbers are expected to plummet as soon as the nation finds out.

  15. Hëll, Jason, she can’t do it more damage than Joe “Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama…” Biden has been doing of late.

  16. Hëll, Jason, she can’t do it more damage than Joe “Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama…” Biden has been doing of late.

  17. Joe Biden hasn’t been doing any damage. He’s a much more competent running mate than Sarah Palin could ever hope to be.

  18. Joe Biden hasn’t been doing any damage. He’s a much more competent running mate than Sarah Palin could ever hope to be.

  19. Joe Biden hasn’t been doing any damage. He’s a much more competent running mate than Sarah Palin could ever hope to be.

  20. “Joe Biden hasn’t been doing any damage. He’s a much more competent running mate than Sarah Palin could ever hope to be.”

    Yeah, right. Biden gave them the biggest talking point that they’ve had in weeks. And it’s one that works with many people.

  21. “Joe Biden hasn’t been doing any damage. He’s a much more competent running mate than Sarah Palin could ever hope to be.”

    Yeah, right. Biden gave them the biggest talking point that they’ve had in weeks. And it’s one that works with many people.

  22. Hëll, Jason, she can’t do it more damage than Joe “Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama…” Biden has been doing of late.

    Well, to be honest, he’s probably right. The same goes for McCain should he win.

  23. Yeah, right. Biden gave them the biggest talking point that they’ve had in weeks. And it’s one that works with many people.

    Yeah, many people who have no reservation against cheering McCain saying he knows Obama’s going to get any crisis wrong. Anyone who let’s his campaign be taken hostage by those kinds of reactionary-***holes deserves to lose.

  24. Yeah, right. Biden gave them the biggest talking point that they’ve had in weeks. And it’s one that works with many people.

    Yeah, many people who have no reservation against cheering McCain saying he knows Obama’s going to get any crisis wrong. Anyone who let’s his campaign be taken hostage by those kinds of reactionary-***holes deserves to lose.

  25. “Well, to be honest, he’s probably right. The same goes for McCain should he win.”

    Very true, but no one in McCain’s is telling people that a McCain win in Nov. means that America will get slammed by someone by mid 2009.

    Not, yet again, one of joe’s better moments.

  26. “Well, to be honest, he’s probably right. The same goes for McCain should he win.”

    Very true, but no one in McCain’s is telling people that a McCain win in Nov. means that America will get slammed by someone by mid 2009.

    Not, yet again, one of joe’s better moments.

  27. I can’t see what the problem is with that statement, Jerry. He’s not saying that Obama won’t be able to handle it. He’s not saying that it won’t happen with McCain. He is saying that historically, big tests have often happened soon after a President takes often. It may not help Obama, but I don’t see it hurting him in the slightest.

    There’s no gaff in that gaff.

  30. “Very true, but no one in McCain’s is telling people that a McCain win in Nov. means that America will get slammed by someone by mid 2009.”

    That’s not what Biden is saying either, and only an idiot would parse it that way. So the question becomes, what idiots have you been listening to?

  31. *That* should be our new meme. We should all be asking that question.

    John McCain… Don’t you think he looks tired?

  32. *That* should be our new meme. We should all be asking that question.

    John McCain… Don’t you think he looks tired?

  33. I’ve had that same Who thought about McCain for a few months now, particularly the last four weeks. Great minds and all that.

  38. Very true, but no one in McCain’s is telling people that a McCain win in Nov. means that America will get slammed by someone by mid 2009.

    Not, yet again, one of joe’s better moments.

    That seems to make as much sense as complaining no one in McCain’s camp is telling people that a McCain win in Nov means that America will have taxes increased on salaries over $250k. Not good for Obama. So what? Heaven forbid a candidate not copycat the other campaign.

  39. Very true, but no one in McCain’s is telling people that a McCain win in Nov. means that America will get slammed by someone by mid 2009.

    Not, yet again, one of joe’s better moments.

    That seems to make as much sense as complaining no one in McCain’s camp is telling people that a McCain win in Nov means that America will have taxes increased on salaries over $250k. Not good for Obama. So what? Heaven forbid a candidate not copycat the other campaign.

  42. The problem with Biden’s quote is that even though he was probably absolutely right, he shouldn’t hve said it. With McCain’s team throwing everything at Obama from socialism to terrorism, it’s probably a mistake to give them extra ammunition.

    Historically speaking, Biden seems to be absolutely correct in terms of a new president being ‘tested,’ because it does seem to have been happened in the past. But considering that Bush got a lot of reelection votes based on fear, it’s probably also safe to say that scaring the hëll out of the American people seems to work pretty well.

    That being said, McCain claims that he was already ‘tested’ during the Kennedy era because he was on a ship near Cuba at the time, if I understand what he was trying to say. One wonders how that meant he was tested. Was it a written test? If so, how many blue books did he fill with his knowledge of international affairs?

  43. The problem with Biden’s quote is that even though he was probably absolutely right, he shouldn’t hve said it. With McCain’s team throwing everything at Obama from socialism to terrorism, it’s probably a mistake to give them extra ammunition.

    Historically speaking, Biden seems to be absolutely correct in terms of a new president being ‘tested,’ because it does seem to have been happened in the past. But considering that Bush got a lot of reelection votes based on fear, it’s probably also safe to say that scaring the hëll out of the American people seems to work pretty well.

    That being said, McCain claims that he was already ‘tested’ during the Kennedy era because he was on a ship near Cuba at the time, if I understand what he was trying to say. One wonders how that meant he was tested. Was it a written test? If so, how many blue books did he fill with his knowledge of international affairs?

  44. New commercial:

    Use Biden’s line about a crisis, then show the snoozy McCain picture and ask “Is this who you want in charge in a crisis? A man that falls asleep at his desk at work?”

    Then show a Palin beauty-pageant pic (and if one exists, one of those insipid pageant contestant “world peace” or “for the children” drek lines) and “Or her?”

  45. New commercial:

    Use Biden’s line about a crisis, then show the snoozy McCain picture and ask “Is this who you want in charge in a crisis? A man that falls asleep at his desk at work?”

    Then show a Palin beauty-pageant pic (and if one exists, one of those insipid pageant contestant “world peace” or “for the children” drek lines) and “Or her?”

  46. Eh. Obama was so tired he couldn’t remember how many states there are, and Joe Biden doesn’t know how many letters are in “jobs,” so, it’s a push.

  47. I’m not sure it’s right to fault any of the four candidates for some of those tiny slips of the tongue; considering the punishing schedule all of them are following, they’re probably the same as verbal ‘typos’ that none of them would make if they weren’t exhausted. But that does not excuse the more glaring errors that some of them seem to make on an ongoing basis.

  48. ArizonaTeach: “Eh. Obama was so tired he couldn’t remember how many states there are, and Joe Biden doesn’t know how many letters are in “jobs,” so, it’s a push.”

    Until Obama falls asleep during the State of the Union, it’s not a push.

    There are really two ways of looking at this: joke and real.

    As a joke, just take the joke. It was funny when Obama made the 57 states flub, McCain’s flubs are funny too.

    As a reality, it’s very much true. McCain actually is tired. He’s only recently started doing two events a day, even though Obama’s been doing three a day all along. Obama has absolutely been out-working his competitor.

    The reality of it is actually part of what makes the joke so funny.

  49. ArizonaTeach: “Eh. Obama was so tired he couldn’t remember how many states there are, and Joe Biden doesn’t know how many letters are in “jobs,” so, it’s a push.”

    Until Obama falls asleep during the State of the Union, it’s not a push.

    There are really two ways of looking at this: joke and real.

    As a joke, just take the joke. It was funny when Obama made the 57 states flub, McCain’s flubs are funny too.

    As a reality, it’s very much true. McCain actually is tired. He’s only recently started doing two events a day, even though Obama’s been doing three a day all along. Obama has absolutely been out-working his competitor.

    The reality of it is actually part of what makes the joke so funny.

  50. Jason, you should know by now that context has no place in attack politics. All that matters is being able to find a string of words your opponent said and twist it to crucify them. If Obama wins, we’ll be attacked by terrorists while Obama is busy turning us into a socialist nation. After all, it’s just what Biden and Obama themselves said!

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