MCCAIN: A DUKAKIS-IN-A-TANK MOMENT

[kevinmc]

MSNBC

The New York Times' Maureen Dowdpoints out a visual contrast this week that's going to be remembered for some time. "The image of John McCain in a golf cart with Bush 41 in Kennebunkport — with Poppy charmingly admitting that they were ‘a little jealous’ of all the Obama odyssey coverage — was not a good advertisement for the future, especially contrasted with the shots of Gen. David Petraeus and Obama smiling at each other companionably in a helicopter surveying Iraq. (Asked by a Democratic lawmaker a while back why there weren’t more Democrats in the military, General Petraeus smiled slyly and said ‘there are more than you think.’)"

In a separate piece, the New York Times’ Stanleyalso writes on the visual contrasts. "It wasn’t a television blackout of John McCain; it was worse: split-screen contrasts that at times made it seem as if Barack Obama was on a state visit while back home his opponent chafed at the perks and privileges of an incumbent commander in chief."

More: “While Mr. Obama was shown striding across military tarmacs and inspecting troops standing at attention, Mr. McCain on Monday was seen being driven around in a golf cart by former President George Bush in the resort town of Kennebunkport, Me. Later, the two men spoke to reporters side by side at a waterfront, and they looked more like fellow members of a Past Presidents’ Club than a party elder passing the torch to his political heir.”................

[rucky]

1. A 5% Nation of Country Club Whiners

[Buzz Clik]

2. What's so damned funny is that McCain planted that seed.

He dared Obama to go over there with him. So Obama went ... without him.

[cbc5g]

3. These contrasts need more attention in the media

[KittyWampus]

6. Property of 41... no shit. McCain is owned for sure.

[yardwork]

13. Is that an ascot on Poppy Bush?

:rofl:

[bmbmd]

20. No.

It's a dickie.

[PA Democrat]

23. LOL!

How elitist! :rofl:

[liberalla]

26. Grumpy Old Men !

That's what they look like - Grumpy Old Men! :rofl:

Hey John - it's time to retire.

[cbc5g]

4. MAN if they only had a video of them scooting around in that golf cart

That would effectively end McSame's campaign

[JackORoses]

9. there is video. it's great. HW's cart had a sign on it that said,"Property of 41. Hands off!"

[KittyWampus]

5. Add this to your list of Dukakis photos

[Poiuyt]

8. You can almost see the drool!

[elehhhhna]

17. Another. He looks so brave!

[TwilightGardener]

18. I don't get that photo. He looks like he's been taken prisoner...again.

[elehhhhna]

19. creepy, huh?

[crimsonblue]

22. "No! I don't want to share my red towlie....

It's MY red towlie. Cindy, please tell this bad man that this is MY red towlie."

[crimsonblue]

21. "Now, John. You have to put on the bib...

We're having a messy meal, and you don't want to get anything on the shirt I laid out for you this morning. No, John. Stop whining. I know you don't want to wear the bib. I know you want a Diamondbacks bib, but we're in Cincinati. No, John. Cincinati is not in Iraq. No John, your bib is not a flak jacket. Come on, John. Open up for the airplane. That's a good boy." -- Mrs. John McCain

[question everything]

7. Every time when I see McCain appearing somepalce

I want to call for help. Leave this senior citizen alone. He looks so old and tired. Let him retire in peace, go fishing, sleep in a hammock, OK, stay in the Senate if he so desire. But why inflict on him such a killer schedule.

If I were a Republican I would really be desperate.

[Alter Ego]

10. I would have thought that McCain and Dubya celebrating as NOLA drowned

would have been his Dukakis moment.

[TwilightGardener]

11. I would love to see the side-by-side of McSurge and Poopy Bush

in the golf cart and Obama and Petraeus in the chopper, everywhere, all the time.

[Alter Ego]

12. Please tell me your spelling error was unintentional

because that makes it that much funnier.

[TwilightGardener]

14. LOL! No, sadly, it's my usual 5th grade sense of humor rearing its ugly head.

[TexasObserver]

15. He looked like Poppy Bush's caddy.

Poppy looked like the rich old fart ala Ted Knight in Caddyshack.

McCain looked like the rich old fart's lifetime caddy.

The Mutt and Jeff of Republican scum bags.

[book_worm]

16. I wonder if Gen. Petraeus is a Dem?

[AlinPA]

24. The first part of her article really shows her hatred of Obama. She hated Bill Clinton and

Hillary, but she really hates Obama.

[kevinmc]

25. kick

[Drunken Irishman]

27. haha, this was the lead story on Morning Joe today!