Friday, June 27, 2008

Doddering Presidential Aspirant Needs Help with His Bib


A waitress at Skyline Chili puts a bib on Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., before he eats a bowl of chili during a campaign stop in Cincinnati, Thursday, June 26, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

18 comments:

Fran said...

I mean, come on old man, at least tie the goddam bib yourself.

Sheesh.

Anonymous said...

I enjoy mockery of McCain--any Republican, really--but I know that he has trouble lifting his arms because of his torture injuries. I don't know if he would be able to tie the bib.

Anonymous said...

Does he now refer to his disability being caused by "enhanced interrogation" injuries?

(c'mon -- be anti-torture! Americans are SO into that!! we promise!)

Anonymous said...

speaking of... uh, is that Putin ordering behind him?

Diane Griffin said...

fish. barrel. shotgun. I wonder why this isn't everywhere on the web. (or maybe it is, how would I know?)

Anonymous said...

I dearly love all Republicans, Democrats, i.e., Americans, all we assholes (and aren't we all among them) who have been trumpeting our great all-American "values" as we go around bombing the shit out of everyone "supporting terrorism" in the name of "tolerance" and "democracy."

Hey, I have my Obama flag-pin....

Distributorcap said...

hey you c-word, you are tying the bib too tight

(mccain has common language for even the help)

Matthew Hubbard said...

I'm with anonymous here. You have to be able to get your elbows above your forehead to tie a bib, and McCain can't do that.

Anonymous said...

I wish I was tying that bib on the old coot.
They'd have to cut it off with the jaws of life.

Anonymous said...

From the Wikki:

"McCain fractured both arms and a leg, and then nearly drowned, when he parachuted into Trúc Bạch Lake in Hanoi. Although McCain was badly wounded, his captors refused to treat his injuries, instead beating and interrogating him to get information. His injuries left him permanently incapable of raising his arms above his head."

dguzman said...

I would've felt sorry for McCain back when he was a POW. Now that he's just a GWB ball-licker, he can just choke on that chili for all I care.

Anonymous said...

...What dguz said.

Anonymous said...

Shhh... he's sleeping.

Unknown said...

Dguzman hits the lottery again!

Sue J said...

Um, who wears a bib to eat chili?

Anonymous said...

@sue j:

People who drool.

Zeno said...

It's true that McCain has a limited range of motion for his arms because of being tortured in Vietnam. Therefore it's mean and small-minded to make fun of him for getting assistance with a bib. It's less mean to wonder (a) why he needs a bib in the first place and (b) why his campaign is dumb enough to let him get photographed this way.

Nevertheless, I'll keep this picture handy in case I need an nice illustration for my blog whenever the McCain campaign or its adherents aim cheap-shot insults at Obama, especially when they do it with crudely photoshopped images. Turnabout is fair play.

Anonymous said...

As a Reds fan, this photo makes me sick. How can the Wishbone C be worn by such a....republican?! My worlds have collided and it sucks.