Reply #5: Are you joking? [View All]

[gcomeau]

.... Needless to say I was irritated at his large ego, and his rude behavior towards his wife and other women, but decided he must have some redeeming qualities as he had adopted a handicapped child from Bangladesh. I asked him about this one day and his response was shocking –"Oh, that was Cindy's idea – I didn't have anything to do with it. She just went and adopted this thing without even asking me. You can't imagine how people stare when I wheel this ugly, black thing around in a shopping cart in Arizona. No, it wasn't my idea at all."

If you don't think that is at odds with the public image McCain projects to moderate, independent voters you're out of your mind. It will not be believed without corroborating evidence. It will be written off as libel, and they'll close ranks with him over it.