John McCain's middle name is ... Sidney

[TheDoorbellRang]

Just sayin' :)

[MNDemNY]

1. He must then be a Muslum.

[TheDoorbellRang]

5. No, the only Sidney I ever knew of

was Tom Sawyer's obnoxious little cousin. Connotation is all. Reality is unimportant in the middle name game.

[onenote]

2. it was stupid to talk about middle names with allen, its stupid to do so with Obama

and it would be stupid to do so with McCain.

Unless you're 12 years old of course. Then making fun of people's names is par for the course.

[TheDoorbellRang]

8. Who made fun of his name?

I'm merely mentioning it.

[melody]

12. Thanks, Marmee

Meanwhile the rest of us are joking around in a sardonic fashion like grown-ups.

[soleft]

3. I bet he eats kangaroo!

[BuyingThyme]

7. Good point. Probably not even an American.

[Straight Shooter]

4. Well, that's a very nice name.

I mean that sincerely. He should have gone by that name instead of "John." Sidney McCain. Sounds like a movie star. Heh.

[stellanoir]

6. Sidney does not mean "handsome one"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2935767

[TheDoorbellRang]

13. No, it sure doesn't

I just looked it up and it means "wide meadow." It was also a popular boy's name around 1900...

[Red Zelda]

9. That's a GIRL'S name!

[Red Zelda]

10. ok, I was kidding with that

sorry.

[TheDoorbellRang]

15. No, girl's version is usually spelled "Sydney"

No worries.

[Bucky]

32. OMG! as in Sydney Australia?! OMG! What if they ATTACK us! Who's side will he be on? OMGs!

Friggin' boomerangers! Gitmo's too good for 'em!

[melody]

11. Sidney? As in "Sidney" Greenstreet? CLEARLY unAmerican

And Sydney was from SANDWICH! Such a *not* tough name!

[anigbrowl]

19. And Sidney Greenstreet was a villain. O played one in the movies, which is the same thing.

He stole the Maltese Falcon. What does that say about John `"SIDNEY',' McCain????//?

[onenote]

20. Sidney? As in Sidney Poitier? Clearly African American.

[onenote]

21. Sidney? As in Sidney Caesar? Or Sidney Luckman? Clearly Jewish.

[TheDoorbellRang]

25. See? We're all merely helping to show

that ominous mutterings about middle names are naught but amusing diversions. :-)

[melody]

27. bingo n/t

[TomClash]

14. Great! Now we can call him Sid Vicious! nt

[TheDoorbellRang]

22. Ha!

Goes well with his "bomb bomb bomb Iran" theme song

[TomClash]

29. LOL!

This campaign could be really something!

[thoughtcrime1984]

16. His name is MUD. nt

[DB1]

17. Oh my gosh he is of Aussie decent!!! Alert the MSM! Confirmed alien!

[pdxmom]

18. Doesn't that make him..gasp...Australian???!!! N/T

[TexasObserver]

23. Was he named after Albert Sidney Johnston?

[TheDoorbellRang]

26. Hmmm. Last line of Albert Sidney Johnston bio at wikipedia

Grant, writing in his memoirs, considered Johnston as having failed to live up to earlier expectations.

Let's take it as an omen.

[TexasObserver]

28. There are Texans who worship Albert Sidney Johnston like a God. Unreconstructed Johnny Rebs.

God, they're full of shit.

[TheDoorbellRang]

24. I knew we'd have fun with this.

Clearly a little levity has been sorely needed here in GDP

[stevietheman]

30. 'Sidney' is the name of the lead gay character on "Love, Sidney", right? :)

Heck, it's fun sometimes acting a like a reich-winger.

[TheDoorbellRang]

31. Just doing our bit to show that silly season is just that -- kinda silly n/t