McCain TOON: Unfair? or Not?

[n2doc]

I think not!

[treestar]

1. Liberals are such nice people

Only liberals would even worry about it.

You can bet if the shoe were on the other foot, the right would be going after the candidates age as hard as they could.

[redqueen]

5. Yup... this also explains how it was impossible for Vanity Fair to do to McCain what they did to the

Obamas.

There just aren't a whole slew of nasty lies about McCain and Cindy... there just aren't.

Says volumes, IMO, about the type of people who subscribe to the different ideologies.

[lame54]

7. They already are - they call it inexperience

[Buzz Clik]

16. The conservative formula for such things: Step 1. Print it.

Step 2. Wait for multiple statements of complete outrage.
Step 3. Pretend you didn't know it was even potentially offensive.
Step 4. "Apologize" that some people managed to take offense.
Step 5. Start a website dedicated to the offending item, and sell it as t-shirts and coffee mugs.

[OwnedByFerrets]

21. Step 4 should be....

"Apologize" IF some people managed to take offense. :evilgrin:

[unblock]

25. no kidding. the cartoon would have obama literally with one foot in his grave.

if obama were even one day older than his opponent.

[treestar]

27. Check out the article in this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6551124&mesg_id=6551124

It even describes what the ads would be like if McCain were the Democratic candidate.

[liberal N proud]

2. Depends

His age is a concern on my mind

[Epiphany4z]

i agree

the depends..are missing from the toon...lol...cartoon is to the point...it may be just me but he really has aged since his last run.

[dembotoz]

13. ????????? toon shows walker-not protective undergarments

[Buzz Clik]

17. Depends...

[liberal N proud]

22. Just what Mr McGoo needs

Shit happens, the M$M is taking care of that for him.

[lame54]

3. If it helps him lose - it's very fair

[margotb822]

4. It's satire, right?

The fact that he's the oldest presidential candidate and in rough shape isn't an unknown.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. this isnt satire. this is just a joke at his expense. which depending on your milege

is or is not fine. i think its fine.

[margotb822]

19. i think it's more of a comment on condition than age

Personally, I'm more concerned that his poor physical condition is compounded by his age, not just his age.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. fair but mean and also funny but ageist

[eleny]

9. It's the only explanation for all his flip flopping

Maybe he can't remember what he said last week?

[DJ13]

10. Its the same kind of exaggeration of a physical attribute that allows cartoonists to...

.....draw Obama with big ears.

Its not really "fair", but if its okay to draw Obama with the big ears its okay to remind people of McCains age.

[jwirr]

11. If it was only the walker that is the problem then we would need to

remember FDR and his braces. But the biggest health problem that I am worried about with Mcgaffe is his memory lapses.

[Ilsa]

12. Oh my! I sort of like it, although you don't have to be old to need a walker.

Anyone with brain injury leading to mobility and muscle control problems is familiar with the walker.

I wish there was a better way to illustrate McCain's memory loss and inflexibility when it comes to getting into the 21st century.

[Parche]

14. MCCANE

:woohoo: :hi:

[Buzz Clik]

18. excellent.

[Ian David]

15. There is no such thing as "unfair" anymore. n/t

[Lucky 13]

28. Bingo. nt

[Buzz Clik]

20. In the realm of political cartoons, everything is fair. However, ...

... every action will draw a reaction, and the cartoonist must be ready to defend himself.

[applegrove]

23. He is aged. People slow way down in their 70s. It is a legit worry.

Good satire.

[guitar man]

24. now that's just wrong

...but I can't stop laughing at it! :rofl:

[Lucky 13]

26. FAIR

Don't tell me that after the New Yorker cover that THIS cartoon is over the top. He's old. TOO old to be President. And I don't feel bad saying so. He's been playing fast and loose with the truth lately and that comes down to one of two things... either he's LYING or he's so old he's getting facts confused. Either one disqualifies him. period.

[Warpy]

29. It failed to make the real point of his candidacy

It's his IDEAS that are old and dying.