Yes, the photo is real. From Reuters, at the end of last night’s debate. John Aravosis has a caption contest going on.
Depending on how things go on November 4th, this photo may eventually serve history as the perfect encapsulation of the entirety of the 2008 general election campaign, methinks.
My entry in the caption contest:
It’s the “end” for McCain
My entry:
“Oh God another three weeks of embarrassment”.
Don’t have a caption for the photo. In fairness to McCain, I remember the situation that produced this photo. The usually confused and always uncomfortable in his own skin McCain was looking to shake hands with the moderator, Bob Schieffer, immediately after the debate, and suddenly realized he was going around the table in the wrong direction to meet up with Schieffer. The picture was caught just as McCain realized this, made an exaggerated halt and was about to turn around.
Does the party want to cut my tongue out now or later?
Well, my friends, I had better get in practice because I sure ain’t going to win this one
I haven’t seen a candidate look so presidential since J.F.K. … Does this mean it’s the end of WE ~ Dynasty left overs, Misfits and Near do wells . . .
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Shit, no door to jerk on
I pooped em
Second Steve’s comment, I saw the situation also. It’s a brilliant photo, to be sure, but it was probably something I would have done in the same event.
This whole thing is so absurb! The Repub campaign seems like something out of the twilight zone…who is in charge of that campaign? HIM??? and he is a candidate for prez??? People actually would vote for him to run the country like he runs his campaign????
Mugzi ~ This is supposed to be a coronation for the gop’s (GREEDY OLD PERVERTS) so called “Hero” John McCain …The guy that supported legislation to QUASH P.O.W.’s right to Know stuff … Enabling McCain’s VIET CONG PROPAGANDA VIDEO’S to be Surpressed & CLASSIFIED … THUS denied to THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
“Which pocket is your PIN number in?”
“Quick his head is turned!”
“My what a tight ass you have.”
“I gotta get that wallet!”
“It’s the Malaria, not mental retardation”
Why did I agree with that rule change requiring the debate loser to kiss the winner’s shiny ass?
(he looks like he just tasted something really nasty on his tongue.)
Is everyone aware that McCain said when referring to the Kennedy assassination “… the intervention – err tragedy in Dallas.” I read about this and checked my recording of the debate. He really does say it very clearly at about 26 minutes in.
If that’s what he actually thinks of the assassination of a president who is the terrorist! And Obama should watch out!
What’s everyone think of this? Where would a word like “intervention” innocently come from in the mind of McCain? I can’t think of an innocent origin.
I’ve got to believe he meant “intervention” in the sense that the assassination intervened between the agreement and the ability to carry it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBAsHTSbkXs
Yeah 99 it can be read that way, but it sure wasn’t obvious. His nervous twitch and nose touching seems a little weird if that was what he was really thinking.
You’re probably right though.
Gollum from Lord of the Rings comes to mind.
“I am not going to drop you, my precious, oh no…”
My first reaction, as he was saying it, was that it was the residual from a really sick Republican inside joke, so oft-repeated that he didn’t realize his screw-up, but there’s just been so much heinous shit from his party for so long, it’s gotten to the point where my default assumption is always that it’s as bad as bad can be. I haul myself up out of those defaults so as to keep from going insane.
I’m going to be SO glad when this election is over that I think I’m going to buy a bottle of champaign to celebrate the polls closing on the 4th of November. Just that. The longest and most hateful election “season” in my long life will be over and, no matter what else, just that will be worth commemorating.
On the top of the photo:
“Bad Timing”
on the bottom:
“Not the time to come out of the closet! they’re still watching…“
He gave his cat a bath. (Steve Martin fans will get that)
#3 Steve,
I remember that moment & I think you’re right. As an old Seinfeld fan, I immediately saw it as one of those Elaine “I’m such a klutz” moments. So yeah, in fairness to mccain, I agree with you.
But…in fairness to common sense & the rest of us, HOW long has this man been in politics? in the Senate? in front of cameras?? Hahahaha, wow.
And I’ll bet some rightee (if there are any out there monitoring this pinko commie America-hating blog) will be terribly offended at hero-john being so disrespected like this. Well, I just can’t muster up much respect for the man at this point. Pity, yes..a bit. Respect, no.