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What’s This? Scooter McCain?Posted on Aug 5, 2007In what some political observers are calling an ominous sign for his cash-starved White House bid, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., today posted his campaign bus, The Straight Talk Express, on the Internet auction site eBay.
“The Straight Talk Express was giving headline writers too much to work with,” Sen. McCain told reporters. “They won’t be able to do that anymore, now that I’m getting around from town to town on a Segway.” Davis Logsdon, dean of the journalism school at the University of Minnesota, said that the number of sarcastic headlines riffing on the name of Mr. McCain’s campaign had swelled to as many as 7,000 in the last two weeks alone. “Every morning, newspapers were running headlines like ‘Straight Talk Express Runs into a Ditch’ or ‘Straight Talk Express Has a Flat Tire,’” Professor Logsdon said. “There was even one that said ‘Straight Talk Express Low on Windshield Wiper Fluid,’ whatever that means.” But even as Mr. McCain swapped his campaign bus for a Segway scooter, there were signs that his efforts to avoid sarcastic headlines about his mode of transportation had not been successful, as the Toledo Blade ran a story entitled, “McCain Campaign: Segway to Defeat?” Elsewhere, President Bush said that his successful colonoscopy was “proof that invasions work.” Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of “The Republican Playbook.” © 2007 Creators Syndicate Previous item: Truthdigger of the Week: California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Next item: Beyond Disaster Elsewhere: . CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig.
By Skruff, August 7, 2007 at 8:00 am # What amazes me is that anyone, particularly 7000 headlines, is discussing McCain at all. He was done for the Conservatives when he sidled up to Bush like a whipped puppy after the slime-fight in Carolina.... He was done with the Centrists when he smooched with Jerry Falwel, and he never had any real progressive base. He’s done let’s get on to the next bozo!
By newssophisticate, August 7, 2007 at 7:11 am # John McCain...shall we say more Have you heard? John McCain Toy ReCall http://newssophisticate.blogspot.com/2007/08/john-mcca in-toy-doll-product-recall.html John McCain selling Straight Talk Express...any takers http://newssophisticate.blogspot.com/2007/08/john-mcca in-to-sell-straight-talk.html
By GW=MCHammered, August 6, 2007 at 8:19 am # [President Bush said that his successful colonoscopy was “proof that invasions work.”] Both P & VP in surgery the same week? Proof GW’s colon and Cheney’s heart are hitched!
By THOMAS BILLIS, August 5, 2007 at 5:08 pm # After you have sold your soul by getting in bed with Bush and Falwell the straight talk express is just a bus. Add Your Comment |
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