Being John McCain

Must be great. You can a say or do most anything and the media will laugh and just shrug.

Say, make a rape joke about a gorilla and a women. The media will understand, particularly is it was years ago. And even if your campaign shows pride in the joke now, oh well.

AMERICAblog:

McCain campaign refuses to deny that McCain used to like to tell rape jokes. In fact, they say rape jokes are the kind of thing that Americans love him for.

WHAT!

Feministing:

Yes, the "joke" is appalling. But I think the McCain campaign's response to the joke resurfacing was even worse. A spokesperson defended McCain's humor this way:

"He's long said that he's said and done things in the past that he regrets," Rogers said. "You've just got to move on and be yourself -- that's what people want. They want somebody who's authentic, and this kind of stuff is a good example of McCain being McCain."

I think there are enough examples that we can conclude this is true. Just McCain being McCain.

An example of pure McCain? An animal rape joke? Great. Uses nasty language about his wife. Likes a good rape joke. Thinks killing people through bombs and cancer is HI-larious. That's just McCain...and what does that tell you. Tell's me he is kind of an asshole. And it tells me the media couldn't care less, as long as they get their fun interviews, comfy seats on the bus, and a endless supply of donuts and coffee. OUR PRESS, folks.


Olbermann's take on McCain and his perfection.