We're Doomed...

[piesRsquare]

Clip of John McCain on Letterman:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_I3Gr-O2Ak

Frankly, I laughed my ass off...to my complete and utter surprise, because I loathe McCain. It seems he can be very charming, however, which is NOT GOOD!

Forget polls, results, etc. Here's my experience/knowledge/feelings/blah blah blah that I am certain is NOT exclusive to myself:

-I am totally disgusted with BOTH Hillary and Obama right now

-I'm sick of Bill

-The Hillary vs Obama fight is now very, very tiresome and annoying

-McCain has been accused of being "too liberal" for many Republicans

-The religious right hates McCain

-McCain is undoubtedly experienced (and a Vietnam vet, too)

-McCain just made me laugh my ass off on David Letterman (and laughing makes me feel good, like it does for everyone)

-Hillary and Obama, at this point, are now associated with "tear the (Dem) party apart", infighting, lying, nastiness, and seriousness

My (highly worried and worrisome) conclusion: McCain just won some supporters, and is about to win more.


Unless Gore decides to run Independent, I will vote for the Democratic candidate (I voted Edwards in the primaries). I'm a serious voter. But we here on DU know that most American voters are NOT serious (unfortunately).

We gotta get it together, fellow Democrats. I don't want a "President McCain"...and I know you don't, either!

[gateley]

1. Letterman's writers made you laugh -- not McCain. nt

[keep_it_real]

3. My thoughts, exactly! A writers script.

And because I know it was just a writers script, I did not find it funny. But that's just me.

[piesRsquare]

7. I know it's a script

But if you saw the clip, McCain did it well, and was quite charming (facial expressions, mannerism, tone of voice).

Part of my point was that, even knowing it was a script, I laughed my ass off...and no doubt others did, too.

I won't worry too much, but we still gotta get it together...

I *did* enjoy the good laugh...and I love that line, "You look like the kind of guy who gets in the hot tub and enjoys watching his swim trunks inflate." :rofl:

[scheming daemons]

2. Six months to go... relax..... Obama's appearances on those shows work just as well....

...


Discounting Hillary, of course, because she won't be the nominee.

[Johnny__Motown]

4. any support he won is very soft, it won't hold up when the economy is discussed in a debate

[quakerboy]

5. With out disrespect

but with indomitable curiosity: are those his real teeth?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

6. I think they're George Washington's

[piesRsquare]

8. LOL!

:rofl:

[quakerboy]

9. Im serious and curious

Does anyone know about this? I work with a lot of elders, and those looked a bit like dentures to me. It doesn't matter, in all reality. Ive known a few under 30's with dentures, for various reasons. I am just curious.

[GoldieAZ49]

10. Just saw it and yeah he has appeal

wants to close gitmo

is against torture (and admits waterboarding IS torture)

wants alternative energy

believes in global warming and the need to make changes

talked about how bad this war has been and is because of rummy

has a record of bipartisan work in the senate


no wonder the repub base didn't want him

professional and funny as well

[IndependentDem]

11. i agree 100%

i don't understand why others don't get it. Quick question- do you think that Gore has a chance if he runs Independent?

[piesRsquare]

12. Personally, yes...

I personally DO believe Gore has a chance if he runs Independent.

I think a Gore/Edwards Independent ticket would win the election by a huge landslide.

Gore/Edwards has been my dream ticket since 2006.

I'm not "holding my breath" per se, but I'm a true believer of "it ain't over 'til it's over".

:-)

[libnnc]

13. he has appeal in that crazy old uncle kinda way

:scared:

Every time I see him, he looks like he's waiting to go medieval on someone.

Not very presidential. Not someone I'd "want to have a beer with"--he might break the bottle over my head in a fit of rage.

[piesRsquare]

14. Indeed...

I've heard that head of his gets redder than a turnip when he's pissed...

[JimGinPA]

16. All Obama Needs To Do Is Have Maria Shriver Ask McSame One Question...

And the race is over.


:rofl:

[libnnc]

18. Grrrrrrrr! Grrrrrr!

Bomb Iran and everybody else!

:scared:

[CatnHat]

15. I saw McCain's

skit. He was actually funny!!

[Life Long Dem]

17. Who isn't stepping aside when they really should be?

[Tresalisa]

19. I saw a clip of Letterman and McCain,

and I thought it was hilarious! The band played "Soldier Boy" as McCain came walking out, and I started laughing then!

Even though it was scripted, I thought it was funny! My favorite Letterman remark was that McCain "looked like the guy who makes your keys", and my favorite McCain remark was that Letterman "looked like the guy who liked to sit in the hot tub and watch his shorts expand"! (Not sure I've got the exact words...)

[piesRsquare]

20. I thought it was hilarious, too...

"You look like the night manager at a creepy motel!" :rofl:

I like yer boxing smiley... :-)

[Raine]

21. MacCain is likable

he has a sense of humor and doesn't have a swelled head. It's scary alright cause all that gives him a good chance of winning. :scared:

[njdemocrat106]

22. I remember McCain was actually somewhat funny when he hosted Saturday Night Live

This was, of course, when he still had a shred of respect from me, before he decided he wanted to be Bush's heir.