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When Surrogates Attack: So, Bud, Tell Us How You REALLY Feel About Muslims...
In a conference call today, arranged by the Republican Party of Florida, the star attraction was Colonel Bud Day (the octogenarian POW who served with John McCain and now acts as a campaign surrogate).
While riffing on such topics as the "truthiness" of 527 groups, and the greatness of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Colonel Day unleashed this showstopper.
The Muslims have said either we kneel or they're going to kill us. ... I don't intend to kneel and I don't advocate to anybody that we kneel, and John doesn't advocate to anybody that we kneel.
This, incidentally, is the rationale given on the call for continuing the war (er, occupation) in Iraq. Clearly, Maverick McCain isn't counting on too many Arab-American votes.
And, since Bud Day has a Social Security number of 12...
...this has been yet another McCaincient Moment, brought to you by the makers of Viagra.
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Comments (2)
Seems like they don't make those staunch old military men to the standards that they had for the grandfather on SOAP. They're just as nutty, but not nearly as funny, just scary.
July 18, 2008 3:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Bud Day is an old fool. he, like John McCain, is a product of a bygone time that most Americans will, and won't, go back to anymore. they can reminisce or tell stories about the good ol' times all they want, but the future is in the other direction. and John McCain doesn't embody the future, he and Day are the past. they like to live there, so let'em. Obama is the future and that's the direction this country deserves to go in. oh, and thank you for your service, sir. otherwise, shove it you old coot.
July 18, 2008 5:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
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