Remember how they made fun of Dukakis wearing the helmet? Check out this McCain pic

[hiaasenrocks]

[Red Zelda]

1. Looks like a gay geologist

[Bluebear]

4. Why gay?

[neutron]

13. he probably meant "cross dresser"

he looks like he's ready for Surf N Turf at Miami Beach.

[NMMNG]

54. Because gays are bad, you know

And calling people gay is a good way to insult somebody.

Get with the program, d00d.

[Big Blue Marble]

38. Very bad taste.

This man has had melanoma.

[MassLiberal]

2. McCain had melanoma on his face

The hat looks like it's meant to keep the sun off his skin. A wise man.

[Radio_Lady]

8. MassLiberal, thank you for your kind and understanding post.

I think he has undergone several operation on the left side of his face.

Cordially,

RL

[MassLiberal]

12. I've had friends and family who have had melanoma

They all have hats like this.

Thanks for your post, RL. :-)

[hiaasenrocks]

18. My dad had it on his back. I had what they told me was "pre-cancerous" mark

removed from my right shoulder.

I get the gist of your "kind and understanding" post, but it's just a funny picture.

[Radio_Lady]

43. "Just a funny picture..."? Not so funny for some who have lost their hair due to

age or chemotherapy, or people who have to protect their light skin from damage.

Those floppy hats don't look that great on men or women anyway, IMHO. However, here's the exception to the rule:



From: http://www.gypsymama.com

Cordially,

RL

[hiaasenrocks]

62. OK, so according to your post, there's nothing funny about

a picture if the subject of that picture is an older person or someone with fair skin?

What about height? Accent? Inability to grow a full beard?

What other categories fall under your code?

[TankLV]

63. as opposed to your anti-gay spew...

and ridicule...

nice...

now fuck off...we don't need your kind of bigotry here...

[hiaasenrocks]

11. Yeah, lotta sun under that tent.

I think he likes the hat.

[MissDeeds]

27. Thanks for this

Hopefully, many here will read your words and refrain from making some snarky remark like I was about to post. McCain is wise indeed to guard against further damage, and I support him in those efforts.

[Big Blue Marble]

35. I agree.

Melanoma is a terrible disease. I am glad he has survived.

I have a family member who had melanoma. It is horrible.

[Sanity Claws]

61. Hardly fashionable

Nothing wrong with wearing a hat. It's just he's not wearing it well and picked a crappy hat.

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

3. Hysterical,but the Dukakis photo was funnier. Sorry!

[OzarkDem]

30. Yea, poking fun at Republicans is like shooting fish in a barrel

McCain looks far sillier than Dukakis.

[Dave From Canada]

59. I thought Kerry in the blue suit was funnier then both of them.

[yurbud]

5. If I was that pale, I'd be wearing a burkha in Iraq.

[maddiejoan]

6. Hmmm

Kind of an Audrey Hepburn look for him.

[bbinacan]

LOL. n/t

[hiaasenrocks]

21. LOL

[GodlessBiker]

7. He looks like Greta Garbo in her way later years.

[Nitrogenica]

9. It's a McCain-off!

*sigh* I only have two.

[southernleftylady]

17. ugh.. I am going to have nightmares now thanks to you! nt

[Radio_Lady]

52. That picture! It's a dead ringer for our current and future president. We'll call him *BM*!

... I can't discuss bodily functions so forget I posted this.

Meanwhile, great work with the morph.

[southernleftylady]

10. OMG !! Where were his "people" who let him out of the house looking like that! nt

[pdxmike]

14. well in his defense

That bad boy is a two time loser with melanoma. Gotta watch the sun, don't ya know. All the same. He does kinda look like some sort of silent screen star.

[bluestateguy]

15. I think the picture of him hugging Bush is a lot more damming

nt

[Radio_Lady]

44. Let's spell that "damning" and I agree with you.

Damming? That's for beavers. Or Hoovers...

[beachmom]

16. In his defense, he had melanoma, in fact recurrent melanoma

So that hat he is wearing protects his face from the sun.

I think it's wrong to make fun of him in this hat, since he is doing it for his health, and more people should wear protective hats, too.

I also had melanoma, so I really think this is not a cool attack.

[hiaasenrocks]

20. Settle down. It's not an attack.

[beachmom]

24. Yes, it is. People are making fun of him for protecting his skin from the sun,

when he could die if he didn't.

Nobody is going to tell me to "settle down". You're not Jon Stewart and this is not The Daily Show.

[hiaasenrocks]

26. That picture was taken in Iraq.

He was probably more likely to die from violence.

Regardless, it's a funny look to some of us (as evidenced by some responses in this thread). People can be offended and have their night ruined if they wish. That's not my problem.

[defendandprotect]

19. He's had skin CANCER . . . so presume outdoors he has to be very careful . . .

[abburdlen]

22. Breaking: Gilligan rescued from Island

Professor & Mary Ann still unaccounted for.

[frogcycle]

23. melanoma aside

these hats are common. my brother-in-law wears one all the time (retired marine general)

[GoldieAZ49]

47. Looks like a Tilly Hat

They are the best, I have two, hat and cap with roll down cover for the neck

Also wear the rayban sunglasses

[Auntie Bush]

25. I understand him wearing that hat...but I must admit I giggled out loud

when i first glanced at it. It reminded me of Gore when they laughed at him in that radio active protective gear crawling in that tube.

So we can't blame either of them for wearing protective gear. I wonder where he got that hat? I could use one when I garden and mo one sees me.

[Obamanaut]

28. Can't blame him. He's about my age, he has pale skin and thin

hair. I always wear a floppy hat when not riding a motorcycle or bicycle and wearing a helmet. We both have history of melanoma. Tent fabric is not necessarily a good uv protection.

[MissDeeds]

29. Agreed, it's a doofus hat

but the guy had skin cancer. We're Democrats. We're better than this. Let's cut the guy some slack on this one. There are plenty of other issues to attack him on.

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

32. My son has a hat like that for the beach.. He looks great in it.

He has a very fair complexion and not much hair.

Irish skin------THE WORST!!!!!

[backscatter712]

31. I actually don't blame McCain.

With his melanoma, he's wise to protect himself from the sun.

[Renew Deal]

33. He looks undead

:scared:

[JVS]

34. What is he, some kind of Khaki clad Cardinal?

[karynnj]

36. He has had skin cancer - that is a hat designed to protect him - Grow Up!

[hiaasenrocks]

41. I know he has had it.

There is no joke about the cancer.

He just looks funny in the hat.

I'll take your suggestion about growing up as long as it doesn't involve becoming so sensitive to everything I hear and see that I can't laugh once in a while for fear of offending someone's chosen soft spot.

[mitchum]

37. "Skipper, I'm going to look for coconuts"

[sfam]

39. Not to spoil the party and fun but...

Do you really think it makes a lot of sense making fun of a guy wearing military gear, when he personally served in the Navy and sat in a prison being tortured for five years?

This sounds like a really bad line of satire, if you ask me...

[hiaasenrocks]

42. I actually don't think people who wore the uniform are off limits for

laughing when they say or do something funny. I think he looks funny in the hat, you don't, no big deal.

[GoldieAZ49]

50. agreed no comparison to the Dukakis pic

[rug]

40. Here he is proving how safe Baghdad is.

[Radio_Lady]

46. Now, that one was the match for the Dukakis photo.

Looking through his gun site, Muhammed stabbed a pointed finger in Ahab's shoulder, and said, "Schmuck! He has a bullet proof vest. Aim for his face... or his turkey neck!"

Sorry. :sarcasm:

[joeybee12]

45. I'm thinking Sand People from Star wars

[Zech Marquis]

48. a little goofy, but

i think he has some kind of past skin condition, so a larger hat is probably a good choice. don't make fun of people with past or present healt conditions, so I won't take any cheap shot son McCain about this photo. His stances are fair game, but not skin tumors.

[robbedvoter]

49. Is this his shopping trip in Bagdad with Joementum?

[Seabiscuit]

51. It looks like he thinks he's on an African safari.

After all, that's how "we" dress when we visit "furriners", right?

[GoldieAZ49]

53. Not even close This shows McCain at his best, with the military

hat n shades in Iraq, it would be stupid not to, also looks like good Arizona wear in the summer.

I have the Tilly hat and rayban shades, damn hot here come summer!

[Crunchy Frog]

55. I realize that he has no pigmentation and a tendency towards melanoma.

But he still looks friggin' ridiculous. :rofl:

[Wednesdays]

56. Forget the hat. He looks like he's ready to have a conniption.

Sure hope those guys there know how to duck 'n' cover.

[2008]

57. k&r

[eallen]

58. Let's not go there. It's bad enough that Coulter & company went there....

I'll vote against McCain because of his politics. I respect his service.

:hippie:

[eppur_se_muova]

60. For some reason, "naked mole rat" popped into my head ...

aka "desert puppies"