John McCain: "in the world today, in greater turmoil than at any time in my lifetime"

[KamaAina]

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-rights-ahistorical-look-global-turmoil

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) made yet another Sunday-show appearance yesterday and offered some historical perspective that stood out as interesting. Asked about the disagreement over foreign policy between Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), McCain replied:

“So I’m not particularly interested in getting between Senator Paul and Governor Perry, but I do believe that the things we’re seeing in the world today, in greater turmoil than at any time in my lifetime, is a direct result of an absence of American leadership.”...

But to believe the world is in “greater turmoil” than at any time in McCain’s lifetime is an amazing claim. I suppose there’s some subjectivity to this – one observer’s turmoil may be another’s unrest – but John McCain was born in 1936.

I mention this because his lifetime includes the entirety of World War II and the beginning, middle, and end of the Cold War. McCain wants to talk about global “turmoil”? We can have a spirited chat about Hitler taking swaths of Europe while Japan invaded China. That’s “turmoil.” By comparison, today’s global stage is almost tranquil.

[The Magistrate]

1. His Mental Age Being About Six, Sir, I Expect the Statement Is Honest Enough

God, what a waste of space this shit-heel is....

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Perfect!

Spot on analysis.

[Frustratedlady]

8. I suspect he's going from the "get off my lawn" phase into dementia...

He's a year older than me but should still be able to come up with better statements about the past than that. Now, if he'd finished his comment with, "We never should have gone into Iraq. Bush got the hornet's nest stirred up in the area and we're paying the price yet today," I'd understand.

Remember some nut singing, "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" back in 2007 or so? Your lust was showing, Johnny Boy.

You should be in 7th heaven with everyone going boom, boom, boom and killing all those innocent civilians since they don't know how to use the equipment they've stolen. Isn't that what you and your good buddy, Graham, are all about? Boom, boom! Ka-ching, ka-ching?

[Peacetrain]

3. I do not even know what to say

I want to be snarky, cutting.. it so easy.. but when you get as deep into the weeds of disconnection with reality that Senator McCain is displaying with a comment like that.. I can't get past pity..

[GeorgeGist]

4. Ho chi minh's revenge.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. .

[abakan]

6. Hyperbole much Mr. McCain? nt

[Rapillion]

7. Astonishing hyperbole

There's less turmoil than there was in the last decade (9/11, two U.S. wars, anthrax, conflicts in the Congo (at least one million dead).

[Comrade Grumpy]

9. ... and it's all Obama's fault. In McCain's world view.

[Cali_Democrat]

10. McCain: Why didn't you elect me, dammit! Now Obama has caused worldwide turmoil!

[tridim]

11. Is anyone in his party going to tell him to stop?

Are they afraid of Old Man Maverick?

[obxhead]

12. It's time for him to retire and become a full time pundit.

Hell he already is a full time pundit. Let's just stop sending him the checks.

[KamaAina]

13. Where might he find a co-host?