The media refrain from reporting about him — out of sight, out of mind. It works along with their Obama campaigning.

I guess it depends on which side of his face the growth is on and which side of his mouth McCain is talking out of….

Haven't you guys figured out by now that EVEN THE MSM realizes that Barak Obama is not capable of leading this nation and they have taken upon themselves to be their civic duty to see to it that Barak Obama is defeated this November????

You may not like Obama's policies, but by saying that he's incapable of leading this nation, you're just peddling in invectives. And if that's the case, then I'd like to have a President young enough to remember Czechoslovakia is not a country. Or smart enough to know the details of his own defining policy on Iraq. Or someone that won't be a jerk on the world stage.

Ah yes, and they have such a great track record about such things….lol

Haven't you guys figured out by now that EVEN THE MSM realizes that Barak Obama is not capable of leading this nation and they have taken upon themselves to be their civic duty to see to it that Barak Obama is defeated this November????

But I'm sure McCain is proud of his Chelsea joke.

And I've certainly never heard anybody deny the horrid joke about Chelsea Clinton.

There's no credible source for the story that McCain called his wife a “trollop & [whatever]“. I don't buy it.

The nude beauty contest thing was nothing but a–yes–botched joke!! A pander too far, maybe.

McCain has more than enough problems. He's a serial flip-flopper. There have been questions of corruption from the Keating Five scandal up to the offshore drilling flip. He misrepresents himself to suit his audience, as if there were no actual lengthy record of his positions. McCain is confused about the ethnic tensions in Iraq. He's confused about the Anbar Awakening. He has actually agreed with Obama's position on withdrawing from Iraq.

There's no need to exaggerate about McCain's problems.

I agree. This is a culture war… on the one side there is McCain offering up his wife for nude or semi nude beauty contests and on the other side there is Obama and Michelle who make a happy, perfect couple who studied and worked hard to gain a better life and they have two smart, charming and well-mannered kids.

Michelle has a sense of style, just like Cindy (though very different). When I think of First Lady, I don't want to think of someone who was willing to stoop so low that they entered nude beauty contests….

I'm surprised the press isn't all over this.

I'd love to send this to my family members who love McCain, but they would think that it's not true and just slander put out by the Obama camp.

I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

Here in East TN we have a huge Harley dealer (Smoky Mountain Harley Davidson) that has a concert shed that hosts great shows all summer. In fact, the owner of SMHD has a son who's is friends with my son; they were both in the same kindergarten class last year.

Maybe biker culture is different here than in South Dakota. But here it's all about the Tail of the Dragon, an 11-mile stretch of US129 with 318 curves. Bikers here are into the thrills of the ride and taking in the mountain scenery. They like to raise hell too, but they don't revel in crassness like Buffalo Chip.

The Black Hills is a great biker area; Spearfish Canyon is a fantastic ride. But Sturgis is an event unto itself.

Like I said, I don't begrudge McCain for going to Sturgis at all. But offering up his wife for a nude beauty contest with simulated sex gyrations is, well not very Presidential – or respectful.

Something's wrong here. If you have respect for biker culture you have to know that crass is the rule. If you don't, well, FU Mofo. Lol! Translated that means they aren't going to respect you either. Either way, crass is still the rule. I'm probably going to be accused of a big huge pile of misogyny for this one (and rightly so) but… I'm giving McCain a pass on this one. When in Rome, ya know?

Then again, imagine Obama venturing into the same venue and saying the same thing… No freakin' way. If he was 6-5 and 370, okay maybe.

Double standard? Absolutely. But here's the even weirder thing — you meet the same bikers on the street every other day of their lives and it's a whole different thing. Those guys aren't real 1 percenters. My guess is 99% of them were regular folks playing outlaws for a few days. Think play acting. Think Blazing Saddles.

Then again, if you feel the need to beat McCain up for it, I won't stand in the way. He deserves it. It's one thing to play biker wannabe as a Senator (and I'm sure this isn't the first time — he's from AZ after all). But now he's running for president. The rules have changed. So have at him. I'm just not going to pile on.