McCain Had Mole Removed says Andrea Mitchel on MSNBC

[PearliePoo2]

The mole is being tested say his doctors.
Wonder if that was the reason for the band-aid and NOT hittig his head on the car door?
If so...he is a liar.

[stray cat]

1. When was it removed - the bandaid was awhile ago?

[Hepburn]

2. I am betting just like with Cheney's heart and the faux story...

...that Cheney only had a pace maker, what is really going on with McCain is going to be hidden.

JMHO

[PearliePoo2]

3. Update

appparently the mole was removed today so not the source of the band-aid weeks ago on his head

[Ian David]

18. Band-aid on his head was for calling Cindy "The C-Word" again. n/t

[JaneQPublic]

4. I'm guessing he had his mole removed from the Obama camp (nt)

[TwilightGardener]

5. Maybe this is it. Maybe a different nominee will be chosen at the GOP convention.

[polichick]

6. I wouldn't be surprised.

[hisownpetard]

17. I've had the weirdest feeling and told my kids way back when that I don't think McCain

is going to be the Repub candidate on the ballot in November.

But I think they're going to wait till it's even closer to November, so they can throw someone relatively unknown
into that slot and there will be no time for vetting.

Then again, I also thought it was going to rain yesterday and it was a brilliantly sunny day...

[polichick]

37. I keep thinking they're going to hit us with Jeb Bush - ICK!

[hisownpetard]

38. Go wash your mouth out with soap!

[polichick]

39. LOL - I used minty mouthwash instead!

[hisownpetard]

41. After 1/20/09, the only person I want to hear using the word "bush" is my gardener...

and no double=entendres need be added!

[margotb822]

43. Just thought the same thing

Cancer returned, can't run, new nominee.

I hate being a conspiracy theorist, but lately, they've all been coming true...

[my2sense]

7. So Obama went to the Dr. About his hip

then McCain counters with getting a mole removed? Why is it I don't put anything past the rethugs.

[ReverendDeuce]

8. I heard something about McCain dropping out right before the convention...

So his VP candidate can take over.

[my2sense]

9. Seems there setting up the scenario

I wouldn't at all be surprised. Surely they have something better to offer than McCain.

[rox63]

15. Cue the return of McCain's skin cancer: 3, 2, 1...

And hence the reason to put an end to his pathetic campaign.

[PearliePoo2]

21. Do you think their campaign

will try to suppress the test results?

[MBS]

29. that was exactly my reaction

somewhere here on DU a few weeks ago, someone predicted that McCain would not end up the official nominee. .at the time, I thought, well, it sounds kind of crazy, but it also felt quite plausible. Since then, that prediction has stuck in my mind. So many strange things have happened in this election so far, I think it quite likely that there is more strangeness to come.

[hisownpetard]

40. That was me (unless others posted the same thing). I haven't been able to shake that feeling. It

just doesn't seem like any Repub's are touting McCain as their party's candidate.
I mean, can you ever remember an election year where the R's are so uniformly quiet?
Unless they know it's a lost cause and are letting McCain get it out of his system so they can swing back
in four years and put up another candidate...
it's just kind of eerie.

[PearliePoo2]

30. Now they are saying

There is nothing to "worry" about. It was just a precautionary procedure.
The piece of skin removed for testing was on the side of his head that has not been stricken with melanoma.

[Hepburn]

11. Well, it this is true...

...let us hope he picks the Mittens as his VP choice. IMO, that would result in a total Obama landslide!

[NightWatcher]

10. is this the groundwork for his "medical reason" that he'll drop out after picking Mittens?

[Fleshdancer]

12. this mole was on his left temple

so he probably did just hit his head on the car door.

Either way, I doubt this is the kind of news he wants to start the week with.

[Hepburn]

13. Yeah, but maybe this week, instead of the super market dairy aisles...

...he can hit the band-aide aisles at some drug stores?!?! :shrug:

[tekisui]

50. It was his right temple. There went his "good side"

And his status as the gopper nominee.

[Ian David]

14. McCain's mole is being tested...

[hisownpetard]

20. If it lifts its head & looks around while in the lab, it means McCain gets to run for another 6 wks?

Ed:to make shorter

[Renew Deal]

26. lol

:wtf:

:rofl:

[slinkerwink]

16. let's see what happens

[BrklynLiberal]

19. I thought you meant a spy in his camp....

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[PearliePoo2]

23. No...but

I would not be surprised if Obama's every move and correspondence is being spied on and intercepted.

[Renew Deal]

28. I did too.

I had to reread the title.

[depakid]

22. And I should believe something Andrea Mitchel says?

How many times does this woman have to spread unfounded rumors or pull some "fact" out of her ass before people realize that she has no more credibility than a high school sophomore.

[americanstranger]

24. The bad news - the mole contained his brain.

That would explain the dumb-ass campaign he's running.

- as

[Patsy Stone]

25. Nice to see they're covering the important issues of a McCain candidacy...

:eyes:

[beachmom]

35. Actually, it is very important since he's had recurrent Melanoma.

[Patsy Stone]

52. Yes

but you know what I mean.

[Supersedeas]

47. she and Tweety swap the superficiality card back and forth

[Fire_brand]

27. BREAKING: The mole is now being vetted for vp

[hisownpetard]

42. Hahahaa!

:thumbsup:

[Riddler]

31. Now if they could just remove his head from his ass he's be ok.

[PatGund]

49. Before they could do that.....

They'd need to remove Joe Liberman's lips first

[Barack_America]

32. If that is the explanation for the band-aids last month...

It was really stupid to lie about it.

If the sight of the man didn't make me physically ill, I'd search through photos to see if there was a mole on his head that has since disappeared.

[hisownpetard]

44. I thought the band-aids last month were from a bag of pretzels he ate...?!

[demo dutch]

33. It's true according to Reuters, see link

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2849967620080728?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

[beachmom]

36. Thanks. I am not sure how candid they would be, but based on the

article, chances are it is nothing. It was only removed as a precaution.

[beachmom]

34. Oh, crap. As a fellow Melanoma survivor, I hope it's nothing.

I'm sure it's probably nothing, as someone with McCain's skin will probably routinely have moles removed, the majority of them proving to be benign.

[MikeDuffy]

46. How should one screen for melanoma?

Is there a website you would recommend?

[beachmom]

48. The best place to study is your own skin. Honestly, I never used

any internet sites (I have found the internet too scary to explore when you have cancer). What to look for are moles that are not perfectly round or are multi colored. Mine developed on my arm and it was shaped like a crescent moon. Then a couple of months later a pink color formed inside the crescent moon. It looked strange, so I went to the doctor, and he removed it. He thought it would be nothing, but it was Stage 1 Melanoma.

The point is you need to get skin checks. Once a year, or if you've had problems in the past twice a year. And keep an eye on your skin. Look for new moles and make sure they are nicely round and brown.

BTW, part of the reason why I went in to get mine checked, was I had just read a McCain article in the New Yorker where it talked about his Melanoma at length. So, you know, I'll never hate the guy.

[Neshanic]

45. Mole? Alien mind control parasite more like.

[LostInAnomie]

51. Yet another reason McCain will not pick Romney or Ridge.

Religious Repukes are going to be thinking very hard about McCain's health and age and the very good chance that he will not make it through a full term. If he picks Romney or Ridge it's over for him. They aren't going to take the chance of electing McCain and putting people that used to have pro-choice and pro-gay records in line to be president. This is especially true for Romney. They are not going to take the chance of having a Mormon as president.