I know!

carbon_footprint on August 23, 2008 at 5:41 PM

In honor of Biden are you taking credit for work that is not yours?

:)

Way back when, I posted a small item about Joe Biden (according to Obama, the next president of the United States) telling tall tales to school kids. It was a toss-off entry. Since then, I’ve gotten a few hits every…

What a maroon

McCain was an excellent lightweight wrestler in high school. One of McCain’s school friends, Malcolm Matheson, said McCain was no bully but took no guff.

“I always got along with him, but he was a tough guy,” Matheson said. “He was small but feisty. He’s always been that way. . . . If you messed with him, you probably would end up on the wrong side of it.”

Despite his rebellious nature, McCain was destined to attend the Naval Academy, like his grandfather and his father before him.

Ron Thunman, who commanded McCain’s plebe, or first-year, class, had no idea that McCain came from aNavy family but said the young man immediately impressed him. The plebe battalions competed in sports, McCain as a boxer.

What he lacked in skill he made up for in ferocity, Thunman said.

“I got a real kick out of him,” Thunman said. “It was clear that nobody was going to take him down without a hell of an effort.”

Thunman said he noticed McCain had a quick mind and a good sense of humor. He quickly emerged as a leader in his group.

“He stood out because he was just one of those people that you liked and you got a chuckle out of,” Thunman said. “He was somebody who was always moving at top speed in one direction or another. He was never one to hang back.”

A free spirit, McCain chafed under the strict rules of the academy. Each year, he was always in the “Century Club,” students with more than 100 demerits.

It was mostly small stuff: messy quarters, unshined shoes, reporting late to formation, things like that, recalled Gamboa, who roomed with McCain for three years.

“He and I, we got a lot of demerits,” Gamboa said. “It was almost impossible not to.”

McCain’s grades were good in the subjects he enjoyed, such as literature and history. Gamboa said McCain would rather read a history book than do his math homework. He did just enough to pass the classes he didn’t find stimulating.

“He stood low in his class,” Gamboa said. “But that was by choice, not design.”

http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/mccain/articles/0301mccainbio-chapter2.html

And he graduated 76th out of 85 in law school. Makes McCain’s 894 out of 899 from Annapolis irrelevant.

Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 23, 2008 at 4:28 PM

NO Whats relevant is Biden was trying his hardest! LMAO!!!
McCain admits that he was a trouble maker!

Odds are roughly 1:1 that if JMac had done this they’d be all over it.

Alas, at least I have Hot Air to come to for chuckles.

Anyone see Biden immediately follow up Obama mis-introducing him as the next president by calling him “Barack O’Mara”????????

The 2 must be tight!

I wish we could get rid of it.

I have to say that you guys are doing a great job of that. I wish I could give you a cookie or something, but I the Internets don’t seem to be that technologically advanced yet.

I realize both camps play the gaffe game, but for what it’s worth, I think the microscrutiny of each candidate’s statements is one of the most irritatingly juvenile aspects of the campaign, just a short step up from the nutroots psychoanalyzing McCain for racism based on the Britney ad. I wish we could get rid of it.

The sad truth, though, is that the idgit voters — the ones who decide as they walk into the voting booth — are never going to follow the issues closely enough to make an educated decision. We unfortunately have to rely on gaffes, cheap shots, and superficial image considerations to sway them right up until the last minute.

The Gaffemaster returns

Der Gaffenmeister™ (do not use without permission :)

You are a genius.

Obama Bin Biden

Instant Classic!

JeffreyLloyd on August 23, 2008 at 4:12 PM

I know!