McCain to Whip Obama’s “You Know What”
In all of the non-stories to emerge from this silly season, this may be one of the most blatant cases of manufactured outrage I’ve seen. Senator McCain took a few moments out on the campaign trail, speaking to a couple of voters, and implied that he would win this week’s presidential debate.
“We’re going to spend a lot of time and after I whip his you-know-what in this debate, we’re going to be going out 24/7,” McCain said.
I’ve read the transcript, and now I’ve watched the video of it this morning. May I be the first to annoy my Left wing friends by saying…. So what? We’re in the middle of football season, here. I hear ten times worse than that on the CBS pre-game show every Sunday afternoon. Frankly, even if McCain had gone for the full monty and said, “Whip his ass” I would be hard-pressed to get very upset. Are we now so incredibly over-sensitized that the word “butt” sends us spinning off into a tantrum?
Of course, the other analysis I’m seeing on television today is that McCain was somehow being a racist by using the word “whip” when speaking about a black man. Oh. My. God. Are you serious? Is there anyone left in this country with an IQ higher than room temperature who honestly thinks that John McCain is suggesting he should take a buggy whip to Senator Obama? It’s a figure of speech, and one so common that it goes absolutely without notice in any other context.
If you’re picking up this story and running with it, you seriously need to take a short vacation and calm down. This is not news.
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12 Responses to “McCain to Whip Obama’s “You Know What””
The fringe will envision McCain wearing white; don't worry.
“The fringe will envision McCain wearing white“
After Labor Day? Well, there's a reason not to vote for him right there. What next? Sandals with socks?
Newsflash Johnny: You're coming in to NY, the “terrorist” and ” kill him” mouth breathing chanters and haters won't be there to back you up Scott Farkas style.
-no socks unless they're black…but I've seen hipsters on the streets of NYC do that this summer so it's been done!
This is the equivalent of the McCain camp suggesting that Obama called Palin a pig, LOL.
Both camps are seizing on whatever idiotic soundbite will get their supporters angry enough to turn out in droves in 3 weeks. I wonder what its like to go through tape of every word Obama or Mc utter — thinking “can we use it? How do we get this on the 6 'o' clock news?”
truly ridiculous.
Pretty dumb. I just laughed at the clip, thinking that he'd better have a sub because nothing in the first two debates showed that he had anywhere near the skills to do it.
I hope the John McCain who wrote this letter to the neophyte Senator Obama is the one who shows up on Wednesday night.
I know I trend liberal. I like sites like Sullivan's and Balloon Juice,and the Jed Report, not to mention an occasional peek at the GOS and Huff Post. This is the first mention I have seen of this comment. They seem much more concerned about the people at the McCain rallies shouting “terrorist.” McCain is getting some credit for finally speaking out about it on Friday (Palin's not doing anything similiar).
Kathryn, if what you are reporting is accurate (i'll let you do the perusing so I don't have to), I think that's a valid point. I've certainly had the same objection when people here post about some outrageous claim by 'the right' or make overblown claims about the right wing blogosphere going nuts about something, just because perhaps one person made a stupid remark.
Jazz, are you really hearing this a lot, or just an offhand comment?
I saw it on two networks today and was contacted by one Democrat and one Republican who work with the campaigns about it. It's not burning up the wires like the “terrorist!” or “kill 'em” stuff, but I found it rather sad that it was getting as much play as it is. And, obviously, both ABC and the AP picked it up for the wires.
Gotta go with Kathryn on this one — this is not something I've seen the lefty blogs holding up as racist or incendiary. I've heard mention of the line, yes, but the tone is more like Obama and Biden themselves took up — they are just HOPING that McCain will bring up the slander crap at the debates, to Obama's face, because it will be a chance for Obama to slam him for his outright lies, his exaggerations, and maybe even get in a few punches on McCain's own (and arguably more damning) suspect associations. In short: he's going to kick Obama's ass? I'd enjoy nothing more than watching him try, and fail miserably.
I think what most liberals (and quite a few conservatives too) think is over the line are the comparisons to Bin Laden (made by the VA head of the state GOP), saying he pals around with terrorists (Palin) , using his middle name to stir up crowds, and just standing around while supporters are yelling “kill him” or “traitor”.