Someone forwarded this email to me. It’s from a 83-year old widow woman from Iowa who met McCain while he was campaigning there recently. It has to be all true because it was in an email and no one would ever spread lies via email about a presidential candidate; such an act would be wrong. Please pass it along because it shows 100%, unequivocally how evil McCain is and why he must not win the presidency.
Dear Quilting Bee Members:
I’m barely able to type this email to you because my broken fingers have not yet fully healed. When Sen. McCain was visiting our fair city a month ago, he came by my house for a photo opportunity. As you all know, my husband was a highly decorated battle captain in Korea who died fighting off a complete regimen of North Koreans while attempting to save a downed American Air Force pilot who looked a lot like William Holden. In fact, my husband was the inspiration for the movie The Bridges at Toko-Ri, so everything I say must be doubly true and repeated early and often. Also, please put it on the Internet because those people will believe anything.
Sen. McCain came into my living room with an entourage of photographers and was very kind. Then the photographers left and he said to me, “Well, now that I’ve used you for my campaign, I’ll see you later c**t.” I couldn’t believe my ears. I asked him to repeat what he said and he yelled back, “Shut up, you old hag. Where’s your crapper? I’m going to drop a couple of bombs myself and then get out of this hellhole.”
I was shocked that this man who had been so kind while the photographers were around was now being so rude, so I asked him politely to leave. That’s when he just went ballistic. He knocked over three of my lamps, broke a couple of my best china pieces, and then took my dead husband’s Medal of Honor and said he was going to have it melted down and made into something called a “cock ring.” I don’t know what that is, but I didn’t like the sound of it.
As if all that weren’t enough, he then said not only was he going to have his SUV do doughnuts in my front yard killing all of my petunias, he was also going to run over my kittens one by one. When I raised my hands to stop him, he broke all my fingers while laughing at me as I screamed in pain. As he was leaving, he said, “You know granny, the funny thing is I hate America. I hate the flag. I hate the troops. I hate guns and I love abortion. Also, when I become president, we’re going to make Spanish the official language of the U.S. and I’m going to trade arms to Hezbollah so they can destroy Israel. Finally, I don’t believe in God. See ya, you old battle ax.” He then defecated on our family Bible, and wiped himself with the Book of Deuteronomy.
So, fellow quilting bee members, please pass this along to as many people as you can. Every word is true. This man must be stopped.
Sincerely,
Eugenia Hogwollop, Sioux City, IA
I just went from “kinda” for McCain to a full blown supporter!!!
Chain letter? Enough said, I will vote for John McCain!
Had he wiped with the Book of Leviticus? Maybe. But I just can’t support a man who would deface Deuteronomy.
I think some of the material in that chain letter might not be true.
Yack, are you an idiot? It’s an email. That’s being circulated around the country. It’s got to be true. How else do you think that I found out that Obama hates the troops and drinks the blood of babies every morning? Man, you’re so naive.
Supercynic, you are like the pot calling the kettle black. I have seen you saying that debates should be based on facts and not email lies, but here you are making up an email that is the most idiotic thing I have ever read. And trust me, I have read your ther comments.
Sorry about my typo. I meant to put-
And trust me, I have read your other comments.
Proud American — it’s called satire. Of course I made the whole thing up. I’m just trying to prove a point. It’s a joke; nothing more than a joke. The most idiotic thing you’ve ever read? C’mon, now that you know it’s a joke, can’t you admit there’s some funny stuff in there?
I’m not so dumb I didn’t know it was a joke. My point is that you spend all your time saying how dumb these chain emails about Obama and here you go doing the same thing. It’s called contradiction. I do have a question though. You said you were trying to prove a point. What is it? To make people laugh because McCain defecated on a family Bible?
It’s not a contradiction b/c I didn’t do “the same thing.” I didn’t write that post hoping people would believe it. The people who did write emails about Obama and the ones who forwarded them, thus causing them to be chain emails, hoped that people would believe them.
In fact, I made my post very ridiculous so that people wouldn’t believe it. My point is that chain emails are usually on their face ridiculous. McCain defecting on a Bible? That’s absurd (and funny in this context), but had it been written about Obama, certain folks would have believed it.
I’m about to take my children swimming, but if this satirical piece needs further explanation, feel free to comment and I’ll get back to you later. Thanks.
You do have a point. But I don’t think that if it were written about Obama, certain people would believe. I don’t think anyone would believe it anymore than people would believe it being written by McCain. I do have to compliment you on the satire about chain emails being ridiculous. You have made a very good satire reflecting that point. And I would appreciate it if you didn’t comment back, because, if it’s not a problem, I would just like to end the argument here. Thanks. It was fun debating with you.
SC, please stop. You are growing drunk with power.
That having been said, it’s damn funny. I personally love the O Brother reference.
Also, I think I might have had “A Political Conversation” this week with one of the people who are descending on your site these last few days.
The end is nigh.
Now I must go. I need to find a flag not to salute or something.
I’m gone a week and suddenly there are a dozen or more raving politicos to support Yack’s positions and keep supercynic really busy.
It’s been horrible revbill. I felt like the 300 Spartans holding off Xerxes’s army. But, alas, I have survived.
RevBill, Please go out of town for a month and the world’s problems will be solved! How do you prononce Xerxes B? That’s worse than Vldea Dvack.
RevBill, what Yack really means is, with no Christian interference, he will be allowed to take over the world, and then pay no taxes.
I once saw Yack’s scalp and thought, “What a weird place to put a 666 tattoo. What’s that mean anyway?” I then shrugged and went back to seeing how many Spree I could put in my mouth all at once (483).
Xerxes = zerk-sees. He was the topic of my thesis that I prepared for my 1st grade advanced history course. I wrote it shortly after circumnavigating the globe on a popsicle-stick raft.
On the McCain/Obama subject – once again it seems that Obama had an amazing week – visiting a dozen or more world leaders and asserting his presence and vision, paying tribute at the Western Wall even though some reporter had the audacity to remove his prayer from the crevices of the wall (tacky). Rallying over 200,000 in Germany (I’m sure at least half that many would hear me speak – not).
And McCain just continues to be non-impressive. Even when he tries to take the headlines he appears cumbersome and awkward. Former press secretary dee dee myers made an interesting observation last night – that every time we see Obama in the public eye, he is surrounded by experts in government or economics, etc – that he seeks out a diversity of opinions and wants to better his own position with other knowledge.
But McCain we only see him by himself – that’s his style – bulldog, rough, take it or leave it. Not too impressive…. Time Magazine this week reports that in 2002 McCain was talking with the Vice President and C. Rice about the options and Bush walked in and flippantly said “F___ Saddam, we’re taking him out.” McCain said “Can you believe this guy is our PRESIDENT?”
Hopefully McCain is more humble than Bush and would actually listen to other’s advice and truly seek the best direction for our country and the world.
Actually I thought Obama looked pretty awkward last week especially when tough questions were asked about the success of the surge which he voted against. 200,000 people is impressive and his speech was good; however, Madonna could get a million people, but that doesn’t mean she should lead the free world!!
It’s really been hard for McCain to get any attention because the media has been following Obama around the middle east and Europe like little puppy dogs. A poll recently showed that the majority of Americans overwhelmingly admit the media is in Obama’s corner. It was reported McCain got off a plane in New Hampshire and there was one reporter and a cameraman there! The NY Times recently rejected his op-ed column just days after printing Obama’s. Whether your for Obama or McCain, they both deserve the same share/amount of media coverage. Let the American people make an informed opinion.
I will agree that McCain is as boring as a warm glass of milk. It might take Spielberg to make him exciting. I wish the GOP had someone running with an ounce of charisma. Mayeb he’ll select a VP with a personality.
A quilting bee full of 86 year olds who communicate through e-mail? I don’t buy that.
Thanks for the kind words on my blog. I’ll be around.
But it was in an email. On the internet. How can anyone possibly dispute such indisputable evidence??? No one ever puts false information in an email and then spreads it around. That would just be immoral.
Glad to have you.
Yack, the Madonna thing is apples and oranges, but I’m tired of that cliche, so I’m going with grapes and pomegranates. She’s a singer. He’s a candidate for president. There’s simply no denying he has mass appeal — and there’s got to be something there. It’s not like he’s doing magic tricks or otherwise just entertaining folks.
Further, the notion that the media favors Obama is not true. “The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Obama than on Republican John McCain during the first six weeks of the general-election campaign.” Here’s the link. And while it is true that more minutes have been given to Obama than McCain on some networks, much of that has been negative — Rev. Wright, is he black enough, is he a secret Muslim, etc.
McCain was exciting in ’00. I don’t know what’s going on with him now. It’s really disappointing, and I mean that sincerely.
RevBill, you hit on a point that I’ve not talked about yet. Regardless of whether you like Obama or not, he truly seems to be interested in learning about all the subject areas a president has to cover. And, by the way, I think it’s incredibly unfair to blame any president for everything that goes wrong and give him credit for everything that goes right.
Think about how many things a president should know about. This is why I was outraged when Bush got the nomination in 2000. I simply couldn’t believe that this man of obvious little intelligence (he may be a great, fun-loving man, that’s not the issue) was going to potentially be the next POTUS.
Obama’s inquisitiveness and already established acumen are a breath of fresh air.
yack: another ‘truth’ alongside believe everything you see in an email: when your poll numbers go down, blame the media, they are being bias.
I agree that Obama should concede that the surge has been a significant factor in quelling violence, but I also agree with his position that there are multiple explanations in a more ‘peaceful’ Iraq including the Iraqi people simply getting tired of the violent influences all around them.
I know there is a downside for Obama admitting the surge worked better than he thought, but there is an upside too – in giving the troops a much needed morale boost and aligning himself more with the soldiers.
Super – McCain was very enticing in 2000 and seemed to have his pulse on the real issues. I guess when you are engulfed by the RNC machine, you can’t help but falter.
Also having such intelligence is what made Clinton a great president, although when the power went to his head (ha) he wasn’t so great anymore.
The Times story yesterday about how Obama refined and developed his positions while teaching at Law School was actually reassuring, it was a point I hadn’t thought of – that during 12 years of teaching law he was able to have his positions tested by bright young academics. He learned the art of debate and counterpoint. I know it is not executive experience, but at least he has taken the time to develop his philosophies and have them tested in the classroom.
I think the “to surge or not to surge” debate is a false one. I don’t know that anyone thought an increase of troops would not quell violence. You stick enough troops in there, you can bring violence almost to a standstill. The question is whether you should make that type of commitment. For example, we can bring crime to a virtual standstill if we’re willing to put a cop on every corner of every neighborhood in every town. Same with the surge. The question was not so much whether it would be effective. It was whether we should surge or the Iraqis should take on that burden.
Further, violence was on the decrease before the surge anyway. Of course, in Iraq, that decrease means going from absolute chaos to just a moderate amount of chaos. Remember the Anbar Awakening (in which many of the sheiks said enough violence & stopped) occurred before the surge. So, I think the “success of the surge” is a red herring.
Finally, we wouldn’t even be talking about a surge had we not started an incredibly ill-advised war in Iraq to begin with. Granted that’s Bush’s fault and not McCain’s, but McCain has been steadfast in his support of this war.
Yack, I really don’t think it’s fair to call a warm glass of milk “boring.” I think there are too many variables in the equation to make such blanket statements. What kind of glass is it in? How was it poured? Is the drinker very thirsty or did she just have a big bottle of water? I think picking on the American cow is really a slap in the face of our troops who are fighting bravely so that you can have that cow that can in turn give you that warm glass of milk. When did you start hating America?
Obama himself said the surge wouldn’t work. See the link below which shows his quotes.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/07/020997.php
I was only referring to milk from mad cows who cause disease in our brave men and women in the armed forces… not the good milk.
To the extent that the surge has worked, and Obama said it wouldn’t, then he is wrong. He should have had me as his adviser before the surge so I could have told him how to properly oppose it.
Now, regarding the milk issue, which is not getting the neo-con controlled media attention it deserves, I have a clip of you on Meet The Press stating that you thought all warm glasses of milk were boring. You didn’t limit your statement to just milk from mad cows. You were denouncing all warm glasses of milk. I’ll get a link up momentarily.
Brian, you have taken my words and twisted them around to fit your agenda. If you go back and read the entire transcript, I initially referred to the boring milk as “mad cow milk”. Then later on in the interview, in haste, I said only the words “warm milk”….of course I meant mad cow milk only.
Now, left wing web-sites, cattle farmers, borden and liberal talk show hosts have magnified the fact that in one sentence I didn’t say “mad cow milk”.
To me, a glass of warm milk is very exciting. I often sit around staring at a glass of warm milk thinking “man this is exciting”! I have never discriminated whether its white milk or chocolate milke, whether it’s fat milk or lo-fat milk.
At the end of the day, the American people will judge me on my record and on issues that matter most like steroids in baseball, illegal video taping by the NE Patriots and global cooling.
You can crawfish all you like. All the world now knows that you hate milk and, therefore, you hate the troops and America. How do you live with yourself?
In your defense, you do have a good platform and history on the issue of tea.
haha wow whoever wrote this is way retarted and a total fat liar.
I am sorry but McCain is way better than that. i dont believe any of this junk.
me and my family are full own McCain supporters. so the person who wrote this can just blow it out there ass(:
no man or woman would ever say something as stupid as this letter just said.
im 16 years old, and i even know that.
Way to go, B. You just upset a 16 year old. And she knows crappy satire from a parent when she reads/sees/hears it. You need to get busy blowing it out your ass…(well, she said ‘there’ which was grammatically incorrect so I guess it would be blow it out ‘youre’ ass). Supercynic is ruining it for everybody.
Janey, I’m taking a page from both political campaigns (see my bi-partisanship there?) and taking the high road. I won’t castigate this young child.
Instead, I’ll use surrogates. I need for you to post a comment that says something like, “Hey you little twit, I guess they don’t teach rudimentary English or typing at your school — assuming you go to school. Why don’t you put down the crack pipe, head up to Barnes & Nobles, and buy the latest Writing A Simple Sentence For Dummies book? Then work your way back here and try to post something halfway literate.”
Then, I’ll post a comment admonishing your use of such derogatory and inflammatory statements. I’ll reiterate my desire for high-minded debate, ambiguously and equivocally distance myself from you, and then we’ll go out for cocktails and think of more ways to smear those who think differently from us.
B- In less than two weeks I will do so with a flourish and finish it with…Im PhD biooootch!
“Dr. Janey.” That has a nice ring to it. Of course, now you will constantly be hit with this at social gatherings: “Oh, you’re a doctor? Answer me this, I’ve been having this pain in my back . . . “
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