Do we really have to push the "mccain is nuts" meme so much?

[george_maniakes]

I find its just a little too rabid. I'd prefer a more mr. magoo type comparison, feels more lighthearted. I just think it would be nice if somehow this election the two candidates and supporters were more respectful. as in more "pro obama/mccain" and less "anti obama/mccain".

[blonndee]

1. No...it's true.

He's a hothead and a crazy person, just like his predecessor. In many ways he's even worse because he's allowing himself to be used and made a laughingstock of the repukes.

[anonymous171]

2. Yes we do. This is war.

Respectful got us nowhere in 2004.

[george_maniakes]

6. do you believe obama can win without destroying mccain? n/t

[rurallib]

10. Destroy McCain? I prefer to think of it as informing the public

since the M$M sure as hell won't do it.

[AuntPatsy]

3. Why is stating facts looked down upon? Seriously, considering his behavior

for quite some time its more than obvious and considering what dangers are facing our country right now it should not be ignored IMHO

[SparkyMac]

4. It's so easy -- because the guy is crazy n/t

[glowing]

5. umm.. he's a crazy old man who is pissed that he hasn't gotten to be

President yet.. he's pissed at Obama for being young and not waiting his turn.. Nobody is swiftboating him, they are just pointing out that things he says and does.. are crazy.

[rurallib]

7. I kind of like the McCain is corrupt or the McCain has no knowledge

of most of the issues or the McCain is a war monger. And then there is the McCain is a hypocrite or the McCain is not very smart or the ..............

[BlooInBloo]

8. Are you fucking serious?

[gristy]

9. nuts?

I really haven't seen that. I've seen him rightly being characterized as old, slow, hot-tempered, pre-Alzheimer's, right-wing, conservative, and bush-supporting. But not nuts. Perhaps this was simply a short-hand reply by some posters? Sort of like, "oh, he's just nuts"?

[george_maniakes]

11. Im talking about people bringing up his vietnam experience, calling him mcinsane, things like that.

n/t

[gristy]

17. Do you chastise individual posters when you see it?

If you feel strongly about this, I'd recommend it. It's a more targeted and personal approach to changing someone's behavior.

[george_maniakes]

19. If i always had this much time to kill, sure. But i usually dont.

the wife isnt exactly a fan of me taking so much interest in this board as it is.

[rocktivity]

12. You're right--he's doing a good enough job of pushing it himself!

rocknation

[Upton]

13. McCain is a senile cancer prone old man who wears Depends

Hows that?

[TexasObserver]

14. yes, because he is nuts.

He's a crazy old coot.

[george_maniakes]

16. off topic: is that how cooter from dukes of hazard got his name? n/t

[TexasObserver]

not sure. Old coot and cooter have been around as terms a long time.

don't always mean the same thing!

[seasat]

21. Coot is a mostly Southern term for a drunk

Coot is shortened from the phrase "drunker than Cooter Brown". The legend is that Cooter Brown lived at the edge of the Mason Dixon line when the civil war broke out. He had relatives in both the Union and Confederate armies. To keep from having to take sides, he stayed drunk during the entire war to avoid service.

Cooter is also a southern slang for a turtle.

Just had to mention this since I was curious about where the phrase came from when someone used it the other day and searched for its origins in Google.

[george_maniakes]

23. Thanks for the info!

I wonder if cooter had a lice problem too (cooties?).

[Ganja Ninja]

15. He is nuts.

Have you listened to him? Half the time he doesn't even know his own voting record.

[uponit7771]

18. Bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran? Rod Parsley? Iraq 10 years? Is there ANY reason he's given us so far to...

...believe that he wont go to war with Iran as soon as he can?

[JTFrog]

20. I prefer "batshit crazy". Funny you should use Mr. Magoo....

from wikipedia:

Quincy Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of sticky situations as a result of his nearsightedness, or latent myopia, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem. Affected people (or animals) consequently tend to think that he is a lunatic, rather than just being nearsighted.

[cloudythescribbler]

22. The OP is right -- it is COUNTERstrategic to hyperbolize

The goal is to find those issues and approaches that get the nonvoters to vote (Obama) and get the wavering to support the Democrats. If someone is WAVERING they obviously don't consider McCain INSANE ...

[TwilightGardener]

24. I think he's both nuts AND senile. I say pursue both avenues.

[truthisfreedom]

25. Destroy the man's credibility by any means necessary. He hasn't demonstrated that he's sane.

It worked for bush. It's a tried and true method of dealing with the man. I watched mcsame on a video last night that showed his dark side as he was being interviewed on a plane just yesterday, and he has some serious problems, let me tell you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za2CRoc_kVc

[Political Heretic]

26. No. Fucking. Way. This is war.

And we will win.

[SoonerPride]

27. We wouldn't say it if it weren't true. He's crazy as a loon.

Sorry, but thems the facts.

[frickaline]

28. I'm quite the opposite

Seems to me that the magoo thing is sort of ageist. While I find that humorous, I feel I shouldn't. The "crazy" mantra seems to have more fairness too it. I do think he's crazy for wanting to occupy Iraq. I do think he's crazy to never have dialogs with enemies. I do think he's crazy.

[george_maniakes]

30. i think people can agree with obama that mccains ideas in those areas are wrong...

without believing mccain is nuts. Like someone here said, the types of people that will believe mccain is nuts arent the type of people you need to convince to vote obama.

[frickaline]

31. I think occupation goes beyond this. And there's still the obvious anger issues.

He strikes me as a war-happy killer these days. I find that pretty crazy.

[MrCoffee]

29. Yes. Anyone who thinks "Bomb bomb Iran" is funny is clearly insane.

Why should we pussyfoot around when there's the chance that a complete nut-bag could be commander in chief? Seems like we'd have learned something these last 7 years.