McCain: Not Old, Just Lost…

[babylonsister]

http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/09/mccain-not-old-just-lost/

McCain: Not Old, Just Lost…
By: Jane Hamsher Friday May 9, 2008 3:30 pm


Mark Salter of the McCain campaign is all afluster that use of the term "losing his bearings" by Barack Obama is an ageist insult against his candidate.

Commenter cinnamonape:

Now we know why McCain almost flunked out of Annapolis. How can a third-generation Navy man not know that this is a NAVAL TERM that means an individual has lost sight of their navigational standards. It has nothing to do with AGE…Navy men and those that used this slogan were ALWAYS referring to people who had become sidetracked away from their presumed course. Young captains could “lose their bearings” as well as old ones.

Sad that McCain doesn’t even know Naval Terminology!

Would he rather we use the term "out of touch?" Okay, happy to oblige.

[and-justice-for-all]

1. I think McSame is on drugs...

He always acts sadated.

[JuniperLea]

2. It's not ageist!! FCOL!!!

The man is a freaking LOON! You can be a loon at any freaking age!

He does have issues that will be used against us though...


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5902706&mesg_id=5902706

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. Captain Wrongway Peachfuzz, from the old Rocky & Bullwinkle Show

He was that crazy sea captain who was always steering the opposite course from the one he should have been on.

[Imagine My Surprise]

4. More like Aunt Clara on Bewitched! n/t

[orpupilofnature57]

5. I knew Shrub was an Idiot , What happened then? Could it happen again?

MSM should be boiled in oil for Misanthrope Crimes and Distortion.

[coriolis]

6. There was that venerable old sea captain, sailed the world for decades,

every morning he would open the safe in his cabin, take out a paper and read it. The crew speculated for years what bit of inspiration attracted his devoted attention so! Finally one day he died and they broke into the safe to have a look.
It said: port left, starboard right



;-)

[babylonsister]

9. Very good!

Maybe McCain had arrows since he flew: up and down? ;)

[ColbertWatcher]

7. Good catch!

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[babylonsister]

8. LOL! I'm not that critical! nt

[ColbertWatcher]

11. I'm just kidding, but thank you for having a sense of humour!

[DearAbby]

10. Milk Carton Notice

Lost: John McCain

Description: Real old Fuck
White thinning hair
chipmunk cheeks
Known to hang out, hugging really disgusting people.
Rides around in a bus, labeled "Straight Talk Express"

Warning: don't lick or kiss, you don't know where he has been. Do not approach, call local authorities. Thank you