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McCain Jokes about ‘killing’ Iranians by Using Cigarettes

thinkprogress.org — Last year, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joked about bombing Iran to the theme of the Beach Boy ’s “Barbara Ann.” McCain was widely criticized for the remark, but simply told critics to “lighten up and get a life.” The Washington Post notes that McCain tried joking about “killing” Iranians again today.

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  • cheezintern, on 07/09/2008, -19/+103What a classy guy, he's def presidential material, demanding world wide respect. Not.
    • shakbhaji, on 07/09/2008, -5/+25His suit is black not.
    • TexasShiv, on 07/09/2008, -16/+3"Not."

      Wow
      • Pusod, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2I don't know why people are digging you down. "Not" jokes haven't been funny since Borat killed it. I guess people aren't clever enough to come up with good puns these days. Let's be ORIGINAL ok? No more "Not" jokes!
      • thesonofdarwin, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1It was a joke? More like sarcasm spelled out for the illiterate. Need a one-word phrase for the individuals even lower on the comprehension scale than the illiterate it seems.
    • metallic07039, on 07/09/2008, -1/+7Newsflash - the US never had any world wide respect, unless we were making someone money. People do not attack countries because they respect them, IMO.

      Question is do we work on that respect, which at this point may take ages and could get costly. Or elect someone like McCain, secure our borders, and continue giving the finger to everyone else - which could be costly as well (or profitable).

      I don't know.
    • sindex, on 07/09/2008, -2/+7Did you just make a "not" joke?

      ....
  • Shaggy3, on 07/09/2008, -16/+80Disgusting. Just saw this on the local news in Pittsburgh - love the part where Cindy gives him the your-embarrassing-please-stop-talking poke.
    • davewashere, on 07/09/2008, -0/+5Ohhh, I thought that was just a drug-induced twitch.
    • lowflyer00, on 07/09/2008, -7/+4you + are = you're
      • toetagger, on 07/09/2008, -2/+16Leave him alone, he's saving bandwidth.
  • qdkk, on 07/09/2008, -24/+6So Bush is the decider and McCain is the joker. And Obama is batman who's going to put away the crooks.
    • russ3, on 07/09/2008, -5/+2Like when obama voted not to impeach bush?
    • BeefBaron, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Like when Obama voted Yea on FISA yesterday?
  • mystcnurse, on 07/09/2008, -11/+93It was soooo cool when all we had to worry about were blow jobs.
    • Duositex, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5Unfortunately that distracted us from some pretty serious geo-political situations. It just-so-happens that this audience (digg folks) are a much more globally aware group than was ever possible during that time period.

      Agreed though... I wish it were that simple.
    • jazgold, on 07/09/2008, -2/+13what are you talking about???

      I'M still worried about blowjobs
  • dhard32, on 07/09/2008, -8/+66What better way to improve diplomatic relations with Iran. Publicly joke about killing them... McCain would do wonders for our foreign relations!
    • earnjam, on 07/09/2008, -12/+5Their president publicly comments about wanting to wipe the Jews off the planet. I'd say that's way worse. Not that I'm condoning what McCain said.
    • chispito, on 07/09/2008, -12/+1Well as long as he's joking about killing the right Iranians, like the ones that are in Iraq shooting at our troops, what's the big deal?
      • EricSchC1, on 07/09/2008, -0/+5Because anyone, let alone McCain and like-minded Americans, are enough of a moral authority to decide which Iranians are the "right" Iranians to kill. Wow, you're dense.

        "Which neighbors attacking their neighbor's intruders are the right neighbors to kill?"
        If that made no sense, take comfort in the fact your comment didn't make any either.
      • mystcnurse, on 07/09/2008, -0/+5to both of you above. Watch Fox News much?
    • SupaFlyTNT, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Exactly why we shouldn't stoop to that level; what does that "Joke" accomplish? It sure as hell doesn't help anything if he's trying to talk peace before military force with them as president.
    • TomT223, on 07/09/2008, -8/+0Do you really think we can be nice to these people? You don't know Iranians.
      • riseabove, on 07/09/2008, -1/+7yes i do. iranian people actually love america, its their GOVERNMENT that doesnt.
  • MarkEarhart, on 07/09/2008, -16/+9With two candidates like McCain and Obama this would be an excellent election year to start looking at the candidates and platforms of third parties. I cannot in good conscience vote for McCain, Obama, or Hillary should she or someone else decide that her RFK remark should be legitimized by an Obama assassination.
    • harmil, on 07/09/2008, -5/+4I see your concern about McCain and Clinton stated, but you brush off Obama without stating a reason... so, care to share?

      • spamcrusher, on 07/09/2008, -8/+7I'll answer. His is a flip-flopping liar who will say or do whatever it takes to win. Look about how he voted today to give the government even more warantless wiretap powers. His ambition to become President isn't to better this country, but to better himself. He is very similar to McCain, in that he can not be trusted. I'd say this year is a perfect time to vote third party.
      • Aikidi, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2i'm beginning to agree. It also seems like a good time to move, before bush declares martial law (what, you really think hes going out that easy?)
      • mystcnurse, on 07/09/2008, -4/+4Hey, there's more, but you know what they say, pictures speak louder than words. So here ya go:

        Before AIPAC VISIT:

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhpKmQCCwB8

        After AIPAC VISIT:

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kFrFIFizkU

        Lying scum just like the rest. Definetely no savior. Vote third party.



      • 1gunners4, on 07/09/2008, -4/+5His inability to keep his word on FISA, which he promised to filibuster, is a good place to start.
      • mystcnurse, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Yeah, dig it down, but don't make a comment. Just make sure that NOBODY sees this. We wouldn't want anyone to know what an asswipe our savior is... I mean, after all, he's going to be the first black president. Does it really matter that he's a sellout and a liar like the rest of them?

        Hey, there's more, but you know what they say, pictures speak louder than words. So here ya go:

        Before AIPAC VISIT:

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhpKmQCCwB8

        After AIPAC VISIT:

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kFrFIFizkU

        Lying scum just like the rest. Definetely no savior. Vote third party.

  • mitikomon, on 07/09/2008, -4/+23/off topic
    I can't think about even one "non American" cigarette brand in Iran. Winston, Marlboro and kent are the most common among young peoples.
  • angusm, on 07/09/2008, -7/+22Under president McCain, we can look forward to a new era of open-mike blunders unmatched since the glory days of the Reagan presidency.
    • ssn697, on 07/09/2008, -2/+12Can we get some Gerald Ford style slips and stumbles, and maybe a golf ball to the head type of story? The whole slip of the tongue thing is soooo played out...
      • fleischner, on 07/09/2008, -4/+2I just hope nobody gets attacked by a killer rabbit like Carter did. Doesn't really give me a sense of security when the president of the United States acts like that.
      • bbatsell, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2You mean, when the President shoos a rabid swamp rabbit out of his boat with a paddle? I'm sorry, what would you have preferred that he do? Contract rabies?

        Yay for fallacious right-wing memes that have zero basis in reality!
    • TheSexyGeek, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Umm. . .Bush already did that.
  • lazerus9, on 07/09/2008, -4/+12Later when mcCaine was confronted:http://youtube.com/watch?v=O9KlQPX1qiE
  • sodade, on 07/09/2008, -3/+8Using the pottery barn analogy, we broke Iran in 53. I wonder how much it will cost us when it is all said and done...
    • mecharabbit, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2It's pretty remarkable how we are still paying for the mistakes we made back then, like recognizing Israel and assassinating Iran's president.
  • stfucupcake, on 07/09/2008, -9/+38What a complete idiot. What a sad day for America should he somehow get elected.

    Seriously, the Republican party made a huge mistake with this one.

    • BoonTobias, on 07/09/2008, -3/+19and i thought ***** was a moron
    • DooM, on 07/09/2008, -1/+12The worst part is that he immediately apologized but NOT for the killing Iranians part - he was apologizing for making light of the health effects of cigarettes for *****'s sake.

      "I meant that as a joke... as a person who hasn't smoked a cigarette in.. 28? 29 years..?"
    • conrail, on 07/09/2008, -3/+13No mistake at all. They do this over and over again. Make a total mess of the economy, foreign affairs, etc., and let a democrat win so he can take the heat for doing the unpleasant tasks necessary to get the country back on track.

      When Obama doesn't make the bush tax giveaway permanent in order to try and reign in deficit spending, he'll be accused of ushering in the largest tax increase in US history. When he reaches a solution for our presence in Iraq, he'll "lose" the war. When he pushes the government to enact better mileage standards and explore alternative energy, he'll be "giving in" to eco-terrorists. When he supports social reform, he'll be a "slave" to multiculturalism.

      All the republicans will need to do in 2016 is find an aw-shucks kind of guy that everyone wants to have a beer with, wrap him in the flag, and we'll have start the cycle back to war, recession, and runaway corporate welfare.
    • tehknotte, on 07/09/2008, -4/+3How does this joke make him a complete idiot?
      • theaceoffire, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2Most leaders try not to joke about killing people on camera.
      • tehknotte, on 07/10/2008, -1/+1i think people are being too sensitive about this, but when a stand up comic says something like this everyone laughs.
    • TrueSecrets, on 07/10/2008, -1/+0He's too much of a Democrat to make a solid Republican candidate, everything else aside. Sighs, whatever happened to Mitt?
  • swrostmore, on 07/09/2008, -11/+27McCain and his base believe we (Whites, Christians) are engaged in WWIII against all Muslims. His rhetorical slips and "jokes" reveal his powerful desire to escalate this imaginary war, with the goal of total Muslim genocide.
    • macweirdo42, on 07/09/2008, -1/+6I don't think McCain does, but his base sure as hell does, so he at least has to play ball.
    • russ3, on 07/09/2008, -5/+6Wow, add more sweeping generalizations mixed with confused fuzzy facts.
    • zaptoman, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1His base doesn't believe in genocide. But they DO believe in war with Muslim fanatics, because they are ALREADY at war with us.
  • Grova, on 07/09/2008, -19/+3http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/saycheeez/Sm ...
  • TCSavant, on 07/09/2008, -11/+11"Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased exports to Iran, mainly from cigarettes, McCain said, “Maybe thats a way of killing them.” He quickly caught himself, saying “I meant that as a joke” as his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back."

    Wowzers! This guy is going to make one interesting president.
  • Sluglas, on 07/09/2008, -2/+7If only he would have joked about killing them with nuclear weapons. That ain't no joke either.
  • an0nymous, on 07/09/2008, -3/+35Well, give him this: he says what's on his mind.
    Killing Iranians.
  • lazaruswws, on 07/09/2008, -15/+7Cigarettes are not fast enough we need to use bullets.
    • lowflyer00, on 07/09/2008, -4/+1Yes, but cigarettes are cheaper and more environmentally friendly.
  • twiztidsinz, on 07/09/2008, -5/+50"as his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back."
    Terrorist Back Poke?
    No? Cuz they're white?
  • AgainstObama, on 07/09/2008, -16/+7But yet the Digg liberals don't get offended when Iran talks about wiping Israel off the map.
    • Wartyboskfapped, on 07/09/2008, -8/+5None of our business because it's not our country. This comment is, because he's running for Prez in our country.

      See?

      Oh, I forgot, I'm talking to a blinkered right wing idiot.
    • harmil, on 07/09/2008, -4/+10"But yet the Digg liberals don't get offended when Iran talks about wiping Israel off the map."

      I don't know if I'm a Digg liberal or not, but I most certainly get offended when anyone talks about wiping anyone else off the map. That doesn't really modify the situation, nor excuse such a crass statement amid the current political stress between the U.S. and Iran. McCain circa 2005 would have had my vote, but over the course of the last two years, this man has shown his true colors, and frankly, I'd be more concerned about an intelligent warmonger as president than the bumbling, greedy idiot we've had over the past 7 years.

    • X86BSD, on 07/09/2008, -4/+9That was never said idiot. Stop watching FAKE news.

    • macweirdo42, on 07/09/2008, -4/+4The way I see it, it's not my damn problem what goes on between Iran and Israel. I have no involvement with their conflict. It's not my problem to deal with. However, being a U.S. citizen, what the U.S. does IS my concern.
      • malman4, on 07/09/2008, -4/+1Didn't Achmathingabob say something about missile attacking the US Ships in the Gulf? Is that your concern?
      • macweirdo42, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1That's a completely separate matter, is it not?
    • pintomp3, on 07/09/2008, -3/+5except he didn't say that:
      http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/jun/1 ...
      • merlin5, on 07/09/2008, -4/+1And I hallucinated the brigade of suicide bomber woman wearing mock explosive belts marching in formation behind the intermediate range missiles on Iranian TV? Losing the forest for the tree brother. The intent is irrefutable.
  • Metropolis, on 07/09/2008, -7/+44Reminds me of Dubya more and more each day.
    • chispito, on 07/09/2008, -9/+3That's because you got all your info about Bush from sites like Thinkprogress, too.
    • Duositex, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5That's because he's such a good actor. The REAL John McCain is not this idiot posing as a republican presidential candidate. Though I suppose the REAL G.W. Bush isn't quite what we're used to either. Think cocaine, alcohol, speeding tickets and.. well you get the picture.
    • 1gunners4, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Na, McCain is wittier.
  • Themustanger, on 07/09/2008, -13/+13"Once again we have to pick between 2 bowls of *****."

    -Lewis Black

    Though this was said about the last election, I feel it applies here as well.
    • Duositex, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5I think you've done a great disservice to Barack Obama by comparing him to John Kerry. I'm a registered democrat who voted for George Bush in the last election and would never cast a ballot for McCain. At least not THIS McCain.
      • Themustanger, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1As much as i want to love Barack he tore through my trust like tissue paper when he voted for the FISA bill. Even as a registered republican I DO NOT plan on voting for McCain. The true test for Obama is really to regain my trust after that ***** he pulled. Though as of right now I stand by my original claim.
      • EricSchC1, on 07/09/2008, -1/+3You mis-spelled "I'm a moronic, indecisive voter. I help determine which ***** is gonna take 40% of my income and then not follow sensible environmental, educational, foreign relations and economic policies."
      • Themustanger, on 07/09/2008, -1/+0SWEET, my vote does count...but seriously Eric look at the big picture either way we will have to deal with the same "bowl of *****" with whomever we pick. The only difference will be the "stench". And for reference who are you voting for my good friend.
    • TomT223, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2Ain't that the truth. Welcome to America.
    • mystcnurse, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1Vote 3rd party. Since they are both bowls of *****, it doesn't matter which one wins. Vote third party.
  • Gryffydd, on 07/09/2008, -4/+12What's almost worse than the stupid joke is the fact that he has no idea how to answer the question and the best he can do is "Maybe I'll have an answer for you tomorrow"
    Once someone gives it to him, no doubt.
  • Grandpohbah, on 07/09/2008, -6/+19McCain is his own worst enemy.
    • cambob76, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Modern recording technology is his worst enemy. I wonder if someone will teach him that everything he says is recorded and posted on the Internet... oh wait, then you'd have to teach him what he Internet is.
  • Foenetik, on 07/09/2008, -6/+36real classy. so classy in fact that you could call him a "classhole".
  • emilyB0924, on 07/09/2008, -12/+7What a turd this guy is. Anyone who votes for him should have their head examined.
    • johndavidjack, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2Maybe I think killing people is funny? Is there a problem?
  • metallic07039, on 07/09/2008, -15/+4People on here have been saying how we should of went into Iran instead of Iraq and subsequently bashing Bush about it (I agree!). But now he jokes about killing Iranians and it's a whole big thing! Omg, did he said KILL?! Come on, people here have been saying we should of started a war with them what seems like ages ago or did you think we don't kill when we go to war?

    You know, it's true. Sometimes liberals bitch about everything. If it is black, they want white. If it white, they want black. And if it is grey, they want purple.
  • SaladCactusKing, on 07/09/2008, -15/+7*rolleyes*

    This is a nonstory Digg. Pick better issues to go against than stupid side comments.
    • KSUdesigner, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I'm all for basing your decision of who to vote for on the issues, but you need to look at the reality of the entire picture here. If we end up with a president who goes around making jokes at another country's expense, how can we expect those other countries to remain friendly with us? We need a leader in the white house, not the class clown.
  • herbertstrasse, on 07/09/2008, -16/+10I saw this on CNN last night and laughed my ass off; I saw it as indicative of the vapidity of the news today. They even had a guy come in to enlighten us with his expert analysis of the remark.

    Get a ***** life. It was a joke, and a pretty funny one at that. Come on guys. Trash McCain for his issues, not this silliness.

    ~not a McCain supporter in the least.
    • an0nymous, on 07/09/2008, -3/+7The guy's a presidential candidate. This was intemperate, rash and ill considered.
      If this helps: he's on a long job interview and he just told an inappropriate joke to the HR rep.
      Think he should get the job?
      • chispito, on 07/09/2008, -3/+2Well by your analogy this job interview is lasting a couple years.

        I like McCain well enough, and I think it was a pretty stupid joke, but I don't think there was any real ill intent in it. Just a case of foot in mouth disease.
      • herbertstrasse, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1No. And I'm not going to vote for him; I never planned to support him at all. But making a joke I could see my mom (who is as liberal as they come) making is really not cause for concern.
    • Soave, on 07/09/2008, -3/+4Agreed. Everyone finds the stupidest things to criticize him about; if Obama said the same thing, you'd see "BREAKING!!! OBAMA MAKES FUNNY JOKE!" on Digg. Stop taking life so seriously.
      • herbertstrasse, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Seriously. But I just get dugg down for pointing this out. Funny how I voted for Obama in the primaries and would have (before yesterday) presumably voted for him in November. But hey, if you aren't unabashedly liberal here, prepare to get shut the ***** down I guess.
  • chesscat, on 07/09/2008, -9/+9As a Phillip Morris stock holder I hope we can sell lots of cigarettes to Iran.
    • Shaman760, on 07/09/2008, -4/+5I hope your children start smoking. Crack. After a 3 pack a day head start.
      • chesscat, on 07/09/2008, -5/+3I think you forgot to wish me 'nut cancer.' Got anger, much? lol
  • rishid, on 07/09/2008, -6/+6I hate McCain and now Obama went back on his wire-tapping vote. Who the hell are we supposed to trust to bring this country back to it's once greatness?
    • Wartyboskfapped, on 07/09/2008, -4/+2When was it great? For about 20 minutes in the 18th century.
      • Aikidi, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4Maybe theres some part of "world superpower" i didnt understand, i dunno.

        if america is so *****, why is there such an immigration (not emigration) issue?
      • Wartyboskfapped, on 07/09/2008, -3/+1If you're from a ***** third world country, naturally you want to come into a place like America, when it presents itself as the greatest country in the world. In reality, other western countries have a similar influx of immigrants.

        When you have a massive immigrant problem from other westernised countries like the UK or Australia, then you can measure how wonderful your country must be in relation. Until then, you've just got thousands of people who've been down so long everything looks like up to them.

        As for 'world superpower' - if you measure greatness by military might, that is a valid interpretation. It's not great in any other sense, though.
      • EricSchC1, on 07/09/2008, -3/+1@ Aikidi: Just because a nation declares themselves a world superpower, doesn't make it true, for starters. Second of all, we have a huge immigration issue for the same reason travel agencies make so much money off ill-informed tourists who want to visit someplace "third-world-y."
    • X86BSD, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2Ron Paul

    • mystcnurse, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Vote third party.
    • russ3, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Trust in the constitution and yourself, thats all you get. Everyone else has an agenda that is not yours, even if they sound similar.
  • cryptomystic, on 07/09/2008, -6/+21George Carlin was right, this country is finished.

  • Barackalypse, on 07/09/2008, -7/+9"Crap, our progressive candidate Obama voted for the FISA bill, what can we do to distract the simple masses? Hey, McCain said something stupid, lets go with that and not mention Obama's vote in out front page FISA bill passing story."
    • SupaFlyTNT, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2It was on the front page of ABC news.....hell it's on most political sites front page. wtf are you talking about?
      • Barackalypse, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2I thought perhaps using the word "progressive" in the sentence might clue the more observant in to the fact that I was talking about the Thinkprogress.org story about the FISA vote, given this was a Thinkprogress.org story and all. For the record, their site doesn't mention Obama's vote on it, which was why I was making fun of them for running something about a McCain comment and dodging their candidates important vote.
  • schneid4323, on 07/09/2008, -4/+9I thought it was pretty funny. Whichever of the two guys you chose, we get NAU, we get Iran, and we arent coming out of Iraq.


    One Faction, Two Sides. Same Goals.
    • Wartyboskfapped, on 07/09/2008, -2/+7The premise of the "joke" is that it is funny to kill Iranians.

      Only a sociopath thinks this is funny.
      • schneid4323, on 07/09/2008, -4/+1If we went to war with iran trying to kill them with cigarettes it would be rofl. That's the humor. McCain obviously knows bush wants in Iran.
      • RRJackson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3I think it's funny. Of course, I also think that killing all the native Americans and stealing their country was a laugh riot. We need more people in this country with the balls to think like our forefathers did.

        "Huh...there's some people we could kill and loot. Pack me a lunch, honey..."
      • schneid4323, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2Well put sir. Your logic is undeniable.
  • AlexSpelling, on 07/09/2008, -9/+4Do you know that all this stuff that cigarettes kills is not exactly scientific fact? That there is a body of research demonstrating that up to 5 cigarettes a day do not have any statistically significant impact on human health? That severe negative effects start from more than a pack a day?
    War on smoking is just another way for self-proclaimed anti-smoker activists to make them important and ultimately to make money. They diminish and hide those research as fiercefully as tobacco companies diminish any anti-smoking results.

    • ravage86, on 07/09/2008, -1/+8really? well *****, i better start smoking then. It has a lot of benefits, right? like... hmm... i can look cool in front of my friends! You can demonstrate your newly found power to stink to everybody, have the walls of your home slowly turn color perhaps.

      I tried it once, and it was terrible. I'm not going to spend money every day on something that is unpleasant with absolutely no positive attributes. but thanks.
    • chispito, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2That may be true, but I would say that people who smoke five a day are at risk to start smoking the more dangerous levels. So, in a roundabout way, it's still dangerous.
    • SphinxatUF1, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Are you sure you didn't get this straight off of, "Thank You for Smoking"?
    • javip, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1lol
      there are ZERO benefits to smoking.. so your argument even if true, is a moot point.
  • Shaman760, on 07/09/2008, -5/+21That's all we need is someone in the white house who thinks killing people is a joke. Then telling the press to "get a life". Utterly sickening.

    • RRJackson, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1Ooh yes, Shaman...I'm sure it makes your vagina ache!
      • Shaman760, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Actually it does. It aches for you, big boy.
      • RRJackson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I don't doubt it at all.
      • Shaman760, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Hear that? All you other diggers stay away from him! HE'S MINE

        Cmere big boy and suck your girlfriend's dick
      • RRJackson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Dude, I went to college in San Francisco. You being openly gay isn't going to creep me out. It just discounts your political opinions since the Republicans spend so much time demonizing homosexuals.
      • Shaman760, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1Funny thing is, I'm not gay. Total vagitarian. But I'm comfortable as ***** with whom I am....
  • TexasShiv, on 07/09/2008, -8/+4Imagine of this same type of pussy-***** had come about during WWII or even WWI. The man says kill, and every hippie on Digg gets their dreds and patchouli oil in a mess. Calm the ***** down people. I hate the damn guy, but he's really old and on top of that a war veteran. I expect the man to be a little crass.
    • Wartyboskfapped, on 07/09/2008, -2/+61. We're not in anything even approaching resemblance to WW2.

      2. It's not funny to joke about killing people. It is potentially the sign of someone who has psychological problems, if they really think that ***** is funny.

      Only ***** assholes make jokes like this. We're not living in the ancient old days of the 1940s when blacks were being lynched and didn't have the vote and women were treated like *****, and the average person was as ignorant as all hell. If you want to live in that kind of society, ***** off to the third world. The rest of us want to live in the 21st century with 21st century morals and ethics.
      • johndavidjack, on 07/09/2008, -3/+3LOL on 21st Century Morals and Ethics. It's more like a lack of morals and ethics.

        You're just another pussy, lucky to have all the luxuries we have today...

        Thank God you weren't alive before the 80's-90's...
      • caramba420, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1What the ***** do the luxuries we have today have to do with McCain's viability as president? And furthermore, how do you know a goddamn thing about wartyboskfapped's lifestyle? You don't.
    • EricSchC1, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2Funny, crass isn't even close to the list of qualities I wanna see in an electable political figure. He WAS a military man. He IS a politician now. If he can't at least act the part, why did he bother showing up to the party in the first place???
  • destron, on 07/09/2008, -4/+7That's a pretty deep hole you're digging there, Mr. McCain.
  • JaXaL, on 07/09/2008, -9/+6I dont like McCunt but this was a joke. A poor one maybe but a joke none the less.
    • Wartyboskfapped, on 07/09/2008, -3/+5The premise of the joke is that killing Iranians is funny. If you agree with this, you have deep problems.
    • KSUdesigner, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Yes it was a joke, but jokes like this tend to piss of the people who are the butt of said joke. Do we really want our next president to go around making jokes about the people in other countries? Think of the repercussions that can have.
    • caramba420, on 07/09/2008, -0/+0Sorry, I meant that as a joke. Charlie Black, my campaign senior advisor used to be an lobbyist for Phillip Morris. We all know cigarettes don't kill anyone, It was a joke, people!
  • TomT223, on 07/09/2008, -12/+3Get a life people.
    • EricSchC1, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Get a sense of delicate political topics. I already have a life. You're the one lacking something.
  • ericjohnson0, on 07/09/2008, -5/+6I really think Obama will do a lot to heal the racial divide in this country.

    http://thesaloon.net/blog/_archives/2008/7/8/37824 ...
    • RRJackson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2Nah, after he's shot they'll all start burning cities again. Which works, too. The ensuing urban pacification will be an opportunity to thin the herd considerably. It will make for a booming spring for our prisons and mortuaries.
  • bodegit, on 07/09/2008, -6/+6What a ***** moron. That joke was a real revelation of his thought process, "Iranians bad, must kill, make funny"
    • tehknotte, on 07/09/2008, -8/+2are you kidding me? come on it was just a joke.
  • vkiperman, on 07/09/2008, -6/+7Out of touch.
  • rrife, on 07/09/2008, -7/+5Ha ha, good idea.
  • Mr.Gone, on 07/09/2008, -7/+6You should never joke about killing Iranians, it's a serious business.
  • thejiu, on 07/09/2008, -5/+6maybe on his next town hall meeting, someone should make a sign that says

    "mccain = bush

    i meant that as a joke"

    and see what his reaction is
    • dagnabbit, on 07/09/2008, -1/+6Someone did - a librarian.

      She was removed from the event.
    • thejiu, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3but she left out the "i meant that as a joke"
  • lowflyer00, on 07/09/2008, -8/+5I don't get it. What's wrong with killing Iranians? They have said repeatedly that they want to destroy both Israel and the United States. You can't negotiate peace with people who understand only death and destruction.
    • mlrigsby, on 07/09/2008, -2/+10So because the Iranian government says somethings you don't like, it's okay for a major presidential candidate to advocate killing them?

      I think you and Osama bin Laden would get along quite well.
    • trogdoor, on 07/09/2008, -2/+7There is a huge difference between a country's people and its government.
    • EricSchC1, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6Iranian Digger (or some equivalent thereof): "I don't get it. What's wrong with killing Americans? They have said repeatedly that they want to destroy both all Muslims and our homeland(s). You can't negotiate peace with people who understand only death and destruction."

      See what kind of faulty world-views you develop when you only listen to what politicians tell you, instead of thinking for yourself and using logic and basic understanding of other peoples & their conditions in life to arrive at your conclusions?
    • cyberprunes, on 07/09/2008, -2/+9"They" didn't say that. Achmadinijad said something that translates to "the occupation regime over Jerusalem should vanish from the page of time." Not exactly a love not but not a call to war either. That's something the US implies to support its warmongering.


      Iran poses almost no threat to Israel.
      Iran would never nuke Israel. Jerusalem is Jewish,Christian AND Muslim holy land. What sense does that make?
      Iran is not stupid enough to attack Israel. It would mean their obvious destruction.
      Iran has never threatened war against Israel.
      Achmadinijad has very little actual power.

      You don't know what you're talking about. Why is it so easy for people to advocate killing mass amounts of
      people based on so little evidence. You should feel ashamed of yourself. It sickens me that people like you get to call yourselves Americans.



    • navjeet23, on 07/10/2008, -1/+1Iran's civilian's are not anti-American their views are not in line with their government; just like most American's don't agree with Idiot Bush.
  • HanSolo69, on 07/09/2008, -3/+5Can we be so sure he was joking? I mean, we need confirmation, because if he's serious, then I dunno, he might have my vote.
    • cyberprunes, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2Yea, McCain definitely has the douche bag demographic locked.
  • davewashere, on 07/09/2008, -6/+5How is the tobacco lobby going to feel about this? They heavily support GOP candidates over Democrats, but are they going to be ok with one of their guys joking about using their product as a weapon?
    • geoffg, on 07/09/2008, -3/+3What the ***** are you talking about, do you make up stories all the time or just on the internet?
  • ericjohnson0, on 07/09/2008, -5/+6I guess Barry's comment about 'If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun' didn't bother any of you?

    http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/06/14/obama-n ...

    Or is this just a bunch of manufactured outrage for your 5th 'I hate John McCain' post of the day?

    • Edgen22, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1He's talking about the election and how he will do more (a gun is better than a knife) than McCain's campaign to win. Has nothing to do with war.
  • MasterTroll, on 07/09/2008, -9/+5In bad taste, but it's just a joke.
    • toker200, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2ya but you know there all just jokes and he happens to be a presidential candidate who is saying these things and public events like even if i wanted to belive it was in bad taste that was not the right time to say in under any circumstance
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