John McCain's weird superstitions

[Ichingcarpenter]

Sen. John McCain is famously superstitious — he won't take a salt shaker from a passer's hand: bad luck — and now those black rituals are permeating his campaign and the people who work for him.


"That's an ugly habit I've picked up myself," said Brooke Buchanan, the senator's national press secretary. "We were in Kansas City last Sunday and someone mentioned winning in November and three of us knocked on wood. We don't want to jinx anything. We're all very superstitious people."




Top adviser Mark Salter (left) has also been infected. "I grew a beard in 2000 and didn't shave until the campaign was over and I did it this time, too. That's my little superstition. I probably won't shave it until November," he said, adding that he's not sure if McCain "considers it lucky or if he considers it an eyesore.


McCain has a whole slew of superstitions and rituals, many stemming from his days as a Navy fighter pilot, a notoriously superstitious bunch. He won't throw a hat on a bed (bad luck), and he carries a lucky feather, a lucky compass, and a lucky penny — and nickel, and quarter.

More here:http://video1.washingtontimes.com/joecurl/2008/04/mccain_triskaidekaphobic_1.html

[MNDemNY]

1. Obama has his own "superstitions" including an imaginary friend that guides his life.

Are his "superstitions" any less weird?

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. So you are attacking Obama and defending McCain?

All righty then!

[MNDemNY]

4. No, I am attacking "superstitions"

The largest among them.....Religion itself.The scourge of the earth.

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Why did you attack Obama?

This thread has nothing to do with him

[MNDemNY]

6. Your talking of "superstitions"

IMO religion is the utmost "superstition" far more dangerous then carrying a "lucky" coin,Obama seems. IMO to rely too much on his own "superstitions".

[Wabbajack_]

8. Jeebus?

Uh oh.

As to McCain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder

[MNDemNY]

9. Whatever you wish to call it.

[crikkett]

2. a compass can be lucky for many reasons.

a quarter used to buy a phone call...

[TlalocW]

7. Fortunately, I carry my lucky brain with me everywhere I go

Doing that helps save me a lot of time and pocket space when it comes to superstitions.

TlalocW

[trotsky]

13. Ha ha

Nice. :thumbsup:

[Zynx]

10. With so much to go after on substance, you choose this?

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. No I choose this......

I attack McLane and get attacked? You didn't even comment or nominate
this thread I just posted!



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3159985&mesg_id=3159985

[Maine-ah]

12. if he carried any of those things while he was a pilot

he should probably toss them out....


they obviously didn't help him.