Thanks, and something else
Thanks to everyone who came out to the show in Wayne, Nebraska last night. By coming to the show, you are now officially cool. Congratulations. You've made it.
This isn't comedy related, but something that's been bothering me.
I hate how McCain uses his POW status to validate everything. It's usually his subordinates who do so, not himself. Regardless, it's the same thing. The two most ridiculous cases have been on Hannity and Colmes, when a bunch of conservative pundits were ripping Edwards for his affair. Colmes pointed out that if an affair disqualifies someone from office, then what about McCain's multiple admitted affairs. Hannity led the charge of, He was a POW, so he can do that, and the other pundits got on his back.
Here's the latest installment. When asked about why the Senator didn't know how many houses he owns, his spokesman responded, "This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years -- in prison."
This isn't comedy related, but something that's been bothering me.
I hate how McCain uses his POW status to validate everything. It's usually his subordinates who do so, not himself. Regardless, it's the same thing. The two most ridiculous cases have been on Hannity and Colmes, when a bunch of conservative pundits were ripping Edwards for his affair. Colmes pointed out that if an affair disqualifies someone from office, then what about McCain's multiple admitted affairs. Hannity led the charge of, He was a POW, so he can do that, and the other pundits got on his back.
Here's the latest installment. When asked about why the Senator didn't know how many houses he owns, his spokesman responded, "This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years -- in prison."
posted by ryanconnercomedy at 10:08 AM
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Your blog is proof you don't read mine.
I just read what Joe was referring to. He made a great point about how dumb it is that people label candidates as old, inexperienced, etc... He also objected to people being annoyed about McCain harping on his POW status.
But Joe, we're making the same point. I'm not annoyed that McCain mentions himself being a POW when he's asked about it. But when he invokes his POW status to justify being an ABBA fan, that's a bit extreme. His camp is labeling him as "The POW candidate." That's what bothers me. He's suffered more for the country than anyone who hasn't died in war. For that, he's a hero. Referring to this experience at every opportunity is a little shameless. I love Senator John McCain, and I know Senator McCain wouldn't use this rhetoric. But the presidential candidate McCain is politicizing something that shouldn't be politicized.
Read this piece by Philip Butler, written for Military.com. He was a classmate of McCain's at the Naval Academy, and a fellow POW in Vietnam.
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