Did you know that McSame has to have his own bed available in his hotel room?

[MichiganVote]

My son spoke to the Valets at the hotel McSame and Palin are staying at in GR, Mi.

[tblue]

1. Change you can put Depends on!

[MichiganVote]

3. LOL! Must need to Pamper himself.

[TomInTib]

2. Actually, I can understand that.

I have a chronic shoulder problem, and, if I spend too many nights on a mattress I am not accustomed to, I cannot even reach my right arm around my guitar.

[MichiganVote]

6. Oh its got to be for medical reasons.

[TomInTib]

18. Count on it.

In the hotels that the McCains stay in, the beds are finer than the average person can imagine.

That's the reason I try to stay at W, Westin, or St Regis. They have WonderBeds and I am perfectly comfortable in those beds.

[MichiganVote]

22. yup.

[Motown_Johnny]

38. I assume the same thing.. but shouldn't that be leaked to bring his health into question

[annabanana]

4. His "own bed" as in . Cindy and he don't share one? . Or..

"his own bed" like... brought from home. . like a security blankie?

[MichiganVote]

7. yup, His own bed. Valets were bitching about having to carry the thing to his room.

[central scrutinizer]

10. lots of old people are scared of waking up next to a corpse

so they sleep in separate beds

[alsame]

5. What do you mean? Does he travel with his own bed? n/t

[MichiganVote]

8. According to the Valets my sons spoke with--yes. His own bed travels with him.

[alsame]

9. That's rather strange. Maybe he needs a special orthopedic

mattress, although I imagine the campaign could arrange one for him at the hotels. But, bringing your own bed - I've never heard of such a thing.

[MichiganVote]

Yup. That's it. My son is studying Hospitality Management and he was downtown

to protest McSame-Palin in GR. He struck up a conversation with the Valets. They also complained that Palin likes to eat some "weird shit".

[crazylikafox]

25. Oh please, what kind of "weird shit" ... other than Moose stew??

Please please tell me :bounce:

[MichiganVote]

43. I asked him that but he said they didn't know-just that it was something "wierd".

[faithfulcitizen]

33. was it moose or caribou shit?

lol.

[Orsino]

13. He's not an economic policy wonk...

...but he did have aides install his own bed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

[MichDem10]

29. This needs to be sent to Olberman!! Talk about ELITIST!! Maybe KO can have someone investigate.

[faithfulcitizen]

35. maybe not elitest, but certainly highlights his age and fitness for the presidency

[Canuckistanian]

32. You should have mentioned that

This guy sounds more and more like the last days of Howard Hughes.

[MichiganVote]

44. I watched part of the local coverage of their "town hall" pres. at the local fieldhouse...

and truly, the guy looks pretty used up. She of course, is like a Phyllis Shaflly on crack.

[DeeDeeNY]

11. Which of his houses is this bed from?

:shrug:

[MichiganVote]

19. Sorry-National Security, Executive Privilege, No SUEpena's please

[ContinentalOp]

12. Well, you know, for 5 1/2 years he didn't have a bed.

He's making up for lost time. He and his bed.

[kirby]

14. Lol n/t

[kirby]

15. Tanning Bed? n/t

[MichiganVote]

21. Maybe that's for Palin. God, I can't believe that sick wench has to visit my state.

[samuraiguppy]

16. Kennedy used to sleep on a board

he had back problems....

[Arkansas Granny]

17. I would do the same if I could. Sleeping on a bed besides my own can often lead

to a sleepless night or waking up in the morning with moderate discomfort or real pain. I can imagine that sleeping in a different bed every night while campaigning could really mess up someone's sleep and/or comfort, especially for someone of McCain's age.

[MichiganVote]

23. True. But all the places he would stay would include top of the line mattresses of any type.

[kirby]

26. There is no such thing... There is

'my matress' and everyone elses. As someone with back issues who has stayed at some nice hotels with 'top of the line beds', you are rolling the dice. Of course it must be nice to have the money to cart your own bed around...

[Arkansas Granny]

31. Even at that, it would be a different bed every night and it wouldn't feel like yours.

[Raine]

20. I can understand it cause of his physical

problems but really why does someone like that even attempt a job that is so physically and mentally demanding.

[MichiganVote]

24. Ambition knows no bounds I suppose.

[Doremus]

27. He ships his bed all over the country and Obama is the elitist? It boggles the mind.

[orwell]

28. Sounds kind of "elite" to me...n/t

[SheilaT]

30. I likewise like to have a bed

available to me whenever I stay in a hotel room. I'm not fond of sleeping on the floor.

Oh, and I have found that the better hotels have better mattresses. I've had a chronic low-back problem for about thirty years ago. It started to clear up back in May when I was on a trip and stayed in some hotels with good mattresses (actually the Hotel Utica in Utica, NY if you really care) and improved more when a few weeks later I stayed with a friend who had a good mattress. I since bought a good mattress and my back problem has totally disappeared. For about ten or more years I'd been waking up in pain every morning and now, not a twinge. It's absolutely remarkable.

[RichardRay]

34. I have no trouble believing that McCain's physical condition

requires that he have a special bed to get any kind of reasonable sleep. I'm only a step or two away from that myself these days.

OTOH, I also question whether a person in that kind of rough shape is qualified to be president. I suppose we'll be expected to foot the bill for a special bed in Air Force 1, in each of the command bunkers to which he might need to be evacuated, at Camp David and who knows where else?

[Bread and Circus]

36. Interesting trivia, but I don't hold it against him. Comfort matters and I'm sure his

shoulders probably do better on a certain type of mattress. This is definitely one thing we should give the guy a break on. Not to mention, he is quite senior. It is not easy growing older and I think that we should respect everyone's physical issues as they age.

[Liberalboy]

37. He's quite superstitious too...

To the point where it borders on compulsive

[Raschel]

39. Could you elaborate?

I'd love to hear about this.

[Liberalboy]

40. Apprently...

He carries numerous good luck charms with him at all times (i.e. a rabbits foot, some personal trinkets.) Also the night of the New Hampshire primary he had to sleep in the same room, of the same hotel in the same bed he did when he won the primary in 2000

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-02/19/067r-021900-idx.html

[Raschel]

42. Control freak with OCD

That is just very extreme. And very disturbing.

Imagine a president ignoring a pressing issue because he can't find his lucky feather.

[Lars39]

47. I could have gone the rest of my life without reading that about Carville.

:puke:

[City Lights]

41. Junior had his feather pillow; Johnny has his bed.

I'm sure their bedtime is the same.

[Muttocracy]

45. hmmm, I bet this contributes to his slow travel schedule - the bed has to travel too. nt

[dgibby]

46. Maybe it has to do

with one of his bazillon superstitions and fetishes. I heard from a friend who heard from a friend that ever since he and Scaracudda got in bed together (metaphorically speaking, of course), neither one of them wants to be the first to wake up--might have to chew an arm off!:rofl: