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Monday, March 1, 2010

Politics "Little Wuss From Kenya"

Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 9:57 AM

Who does Barack Obama think he is anyway?

And how dare that wuss from Kenya disagree with John McCain—a man who spent years in a prison camp! Americans don't cotton to that kind of uppityness in our presidents. I think it's safe to say that Americans would never have elected Barack Obama president if they had known he would get into a televised debate with John McCain.

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You forgot the HUSSEIN part.....

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay

on March 1, 2010 at 10:07 AM

Some very old and very out of touch senators don't know when it's time to just go away and shut up.

Posted by Go Away on March 1, 2010 at 10:12 AM

Jim Quinn is an idiot, and pretty much always has been. When I was a kid, he and a guy named "Banana Don" did the morning show on the top 40 station in Pittsburgh. Then along came a sexual harrassment lawsuit and the 1992 election, and he turned into Rush Limbaugh and moved on to talk radio.

Posted by Sheryl on March 1, 2010 at 10:21 AM

I absolutely hate that he uses "from Kenya" as an insult.

FUCK YOU.

Posted by linds on March 1, 2010 at 10:32 AM

@3 Isn.'t that the Glenn Beck route to success?

Posted by The Amazing Jim

on March 1, 2010 at 10:36 AM

Funny, listening to his constipatory groans and frets at the beginning made me think, "what a whiny little wuss".

Posted by heywhatsit!? on March 1, 2010 at 10:40 AM

basically he just wants to say "someone should slap this uppity n!@@#$ for insulting and disrespecting that self-respecting brave white man"

Posted by apres_moi on March 1, 2010 at 11:25 AM

I find it a little disturbing that people call McCain a war hero just because he was captured. The only really heroic thing that came out of that was his refusal to be released until the other prisoners were as well. He didn't get shot down while protecting a supply convoy, he didn't get shot down while providing covering the retreat of other troops, he got shot down while flying recon. Veteran? Yes. Praiseworthy for his resolve? Yes. Hero? No.
But yeah, Quinn's a moron. His bit about how "oh, it's not a partisan issue" is particularly numb-nutted.

Posted by venomlash on March 1, 2010 at 11:33 AM

@8,

Didn't you know? Anyone who has ever served in the armed forces is a hero by definition, no matter in what capacity they served (barbers and cooks also get this honor), whether they participated in combat, or how they actually performed under fire. So says... just about every American.

And didn't McCain refuse to be released in part because he could've been court martialed once he returned home?

Posted by keshmeshi on March 1, 2010 at 12:59 PM

@9 - Anyone who served in the armed forces ... except for John Kerry, for whom a Silver Star (for extraordinary heroism against an enemy of the US), a Bronze Star (bravery under fire), and three Purple Hearts (injury requiring medical attention in combat) apparently is not sufficient for heroism.

Posted by Kevin_BGFH

on March 1, 2010 at 1:23 PM

@ I do not questions McCains heroism one bit. He was tortured and crippled and offered his freedom all to score political points for his captors. He refused. I don't know if I could make that choice. I imagine most wouldn't and I couldn't blame them. What he did took a lot of bravery.

Posted by The Amazing Jim

on March 1, 2010 at 4:51 PM

I used to be friends with Quinn's daughter and even she can't stand him. Enough said.

Posted by 77 on March 1, 2010 at 6:56 PM