Now he's SURE to have locked up the women's vote.

For Obama ! :)

Oh, I thought there was going to be a link; the joke is right here.

Yeah, that's a good one. So...are Norm Coleman's people going to take McComedian to task or do they save all their pious indignation for democratic opponents? NVM; I know the answer. Flaming hypocrites, every last one these rethugs.

As much as I'm against digging for skeletons in the closet, this goes way too far. And I don't get even get the joke.

C_nt be true!

Don't forget, John McCain--class act that he is--called his wife a "c$*t."

Lest we forget:

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

How is McCain even polling at 40%?

On the other hand, who hasn't called his wife a c*** at some point? Oh...wait...maybe those people are the 40% who support McSame.

Fuck me.

The guy was running for Senate and told that joke?

Spread his joke far and wide make sure every woman in America hears it and is outraged by it.

McCains campaign is toast.

Joe! @ 11:

Funny thing is if it were Bill Clinton caught with this one the left-wing bloggers would be in damage control full speed, "he was just joking... jeez!"

What a ridiculously mindless and unsupported thing to say. Care to provide any evidence to support this claim. Of course not -- yer talking out of yer a$$ and you know it. Please, if you can't say something intelligent just keep your idiotic blathering to yourself.

John McCain has never grown out of a kind of adolescent locker room sexuality that shows both a fear and a contempt for women. McCain may be sexually heterosexual but he is romantically a lover of powerful men. Hence, all the people he really admires are men who have been able to dominate him. His bush-love is a transference of the never to be expressed feelings he had for his dad. I wonder if he even realizes that the repubs have put him up as a sacrificial lamb (or maybe goat would be more appropriate) this time around while they prepare bush the younger for a try in ‘12 or ‘16. Poor John McCain. He may be execrable but he is also so pitiful.

Joe! @ 11:

Funny thing is if it were Bill Clinton caught with this one the left-wing bloggers would be in damage control full speed, "he was just joking... jeez!"

Does Bill Clinton have a reputation for telling jokes like that, or are you just a somewhat slow individual?

McGrampa has the same sense of humor that preznit W has.
They say things that they laugh at, but nobody else does.
The only difference is that McCrazy's jokes are meaner.
They are always about killing Irainians or putting down woman or people younger than him.
And, almost everyone is younger than McGrampa.
So, no one will laugh at his shit.

Even when it's tasteless and crude and offensive and just plain sick, there is usually some vague indication why a joke might be considered 'humorous'. This one I don't get. Why would even the most unreformed Neanderthal consider this funny? I'm asking in all seriousness, where's the joke?

If this is McCain's sense of humour - regardless of how disgusting the content is - he would make a lousy President.

It's also Racist joke where I grew up in the south mid-west the words Gorilla an Ape are other words for N****r's.

Maybe the woman of the joke troweled on make-up like a trollop and got what she was `askin for. /end snark

allinterenettraditions @ 10:

Don't forget, John McCain--class act that he is--called his wife a "c$*t."

Lest we forget:

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

Great clip. Needs to be repeated. True story.

If you're going to tell tasteless jokes, at least make them funny.

wow...a really classy guy....I guess we can't even blame it on his age either since it is from 20 years ago....pretty sad that the Internets stores ALL those Memories for him....

Tasteless cuz it's just not funny.

How is this abomination of a 'man' still a presidential candidate ?? How is it possible?? This is sickening.

I have a funny joke though: In Australia there is a frozen food manufacturer...called 'McCain'... and guess what their advertising tagline is?...

...'Ah McCain, you've done it again'... now THAT is funny.

Joe! @ 23:

JinIll @ 16:

Joe! @ 11:

Funny thing is if it were Bill Clinton caught with this one the left-wing bloggers would be in damage control full speed, "he was just joking... jeez!"

What a ridiculously mindless and unsupported thing to say. Care to provide any evidence to support this claim. Of course not -- yer talking out of yer a$$ and you know it. Please, if you can't say something intelligent just keep your idiotic blathering to yourself.

Have no doubt I'm against McCain for president. This joke is disgusting and tasteless, especially for a politician to use but taking a 20 something year old piece of dirt and throwing in the campaign circle today is the tactic of slimy politics for both sides of the aisle. You know what I said is true. When it comes down to it, most of us are partisan first and usually not fair.

I'm glad to hear you're not voting for mccain. still, can you provide any support for your assertion? most left wingers were never huge fan's of bubba and i certainly can't imagine any left winger or progressive defending anyone making a joke even remotely like this.

and no, i don't know what you said is true. if clinton, or obama, was ever caught making a joke like that, they'd be history in very short order.

and last, this isn't a twenty year old irrelevancy. combined with other well documented jokes, insults as well as his voting record, it paints a disturbing and utterly consistent story of a man unfit to be dogcatcher let alone potus.

Joe! @ 23:

JinIll @ 16:

Joe! @ 11:

Funny thing is if it were Bill Clinton caught with this one the left-wing bloggers would be in damage control full speed, "he was just joking... jeez!"

What a ridiculously mindless and unsupported thing to say. Care to provide any evidence to support this claim. Of course not -- yer talking out of yer a$$ and you know it. Please, if you can't say something intelligent just keep your idiotic blathering to yourself.

Have no doubt I'm against McCain for president. This joke is disgusting and tasteless, especially for a politician to use but taking a 20 something year old piece of dirt and throwing in the campaign circle today is the tactic of slimy politics for both sides of the aisle. You know what I said is true. When it comes down to it, most of us are partisan first and usually not fair.

The 'Bill Clinton' allusion gives the impression that you are some sort of Clinton-fixated ditto-head - which you are not. Since '86 he has made his Chelsea Clinton joke, but that is the only thing else in such poor taste as this gorilla joke, so I would say give him the benefit of the doubt. I think all those years in prison camp really arrested his development. McCain is the old dog who can't learn new tricks yet he is immature at the same time. Weird.

BennyP @ 29 - Everyone under the age of 90 knows that rape jokes are only funny when it involves a clown.

A clown would make this funny? Okay, how about...

...John Wayne Gacy.

Man, you're so right! Now it's hysterical.

God, what is it with Republicans and humor? Really, guys, stop trying, it never works for you. Just repulsive.

BennyP @ 29:

Everyone under the age of 90 knows that rape jokes are only funny when it involves a clown.

Or "The Captain and the Cabin Boy..."

Cap'n sez: "Ahrr, little Johnny lean over the rail there and look at them porpoises below." (pronounced por-POYzez)

Cabin Boy Johnny sez: Gee whiz, Cap'n...I don't see any por-POYZEZ!!!!!" (emphasis on the last syllable like when a broomstick or cannon ramrod is shoved up your...well, you get it now...) I wonder if that happened to McCain't in the Navy?

Note: Canadians will recognize that as a very old "Captain Hind-Grinder" joke.

How is it possible that America has produced another candidate for president even more blood thirsty,tasteless,insensitive and stupid than Bush?
Jesus wept.

To be honest, I don't find humor of any kind to be representative of a person, especially in a negative way. I know John McCain for what he is, and his humor doesn't shape my view of him one single bit. I find most of you hypocrytical for ganging up on him like that, but perhaps it's the broken PC society you live in (assuming most of you are US citizens). From outside, it seems like you'd be defending Obama for a crude joke mishap if he was being attacked by the right.
Humor is humor, nothing is off limits. If you find humor 'tasteless', perhaps you should reexamine yourself and become a conservative/republican/value voter.
I do see this as potentially very damaging for his campaign, but that's another story. It has nothing to do with the moral implications of his choice of jokes, but with the political world you (we) live in, where soundbites shape everything, and the negative ones linger longest.

Hillary/McGrampa supporters don't care.

Although I can see McCain telling just about any off color joke, I'm not convinced that he said this one. Neither source was contacted by the paper, and there doesn't seem to be any articles later.

The Killian Memo was a milestone for me, and I certainly don't need all the skeletons in a candidate's closet to form an opinion about them. This McCain joke may be confirmed as fact in other follow ups, but I don't need it for proof— I already know that McCain is a misogynist and I'm not voting for him for plenty of other reasons.

Nikola @ 51:

To be honest, I don't find humor of any kind to be representative of a person, especially in a negative way. I know John McCain for what he is, and his humor doesn't shape my view of him one single bit. I find most of you hypocrytical for ganging up on him like that, but perhaps it's the broken PC society you live in (assuming most of you are US citizens). From outside, it seems like you'd be defending Obama for a crude joke mishap if he was being attacked by the right.
Humor is humor, nothing is off limits. If you find humor 'tasteless', perhaps you should reexamine yourself and become a conservative/republican/value voter.
I do see this as potentially very damaging for his campaign, but that's another story. It has nothing to do with the moral implications of his choice of jokes, but with the political world you (we) live in, where soundbites shape everything, and the negative ones linger longest.

do you honestly believe jokes people tell say nothing about them? that's pretty naive don't you think?

I'm guessing if that woman is still alive today, she is one of the %5 who think Bush is doing a good job.

Can you imagine the shitstorm if Barack Obama said this?

Nice to see that that walking piece of human waste Torie Clarke was involved in his campaign.

And the joke aside from its tastelessness isn't funny on any level. Did anyone even get where the funny was supposed to be?

Nikola @ 62:

JinIll @ 57:

Nikola @ 51:

To be honest, I don't find humor of any kind to be representative of a person, especially in a negative way. I know John McCain for what he is, and his humor doesn't shape my view of him one single bit. I find most of you hypocrytical for ganging up on him like that, but perhaps it's the broken PC society you live in (assuming most of you are US citizens). From outside, it seems like you'd be defending Obama for a crude joke mishap if he was being attacked by the right.
Humor is humor, nothing is off limits. If you find humor 'tasteless', perhaps you should reexamine yourself and become a conservative/republican/value voter.
I do see this as potentially very damaging for his campaign, but that's another story. It has nothing to do with the moral implications of his choice of jokes, but with the political world you (we) live in, where soundbites shape everything, and the negative ones linger longest.

do you honestly believe jokes people tell say nothing about them? that's pretty naive don't you think?

Naive?
Let me put it this way;
Just as being shot down in a fighter plane and being a POW doesn't make someone automatically fit for President, so having a 'crude' sense of humor doesn't make one unfit.

I guess I'm the naive one who would like to vote for a president who will have some respect for others. It's sorely lacking at the moment. These types of jokes are simple putdowns and bullying in nature. I've had enough.

CDR @ 38:

This won't hurt his base.
Republicans care more about 1 cell blastocysts
than rape victims.

So, so sad but true.

Nikola @ 62:

JinIll @ 57:

Nikola @ 51:

To be honest, I don't find humor of any kind to be representative of a person, especially in a negative way. I know John McCain for what he is, and his humor doesn't shape my view of him one single bit. I find most of you hypocrytical for ganging up on him like that, but perhaps it's the broken PC society you live in (assuming most of you are US citizens). From outside, it seems like you'd be defending Obama for a crude joke mishap if he was being attacked by the right.
Humor is humor, nothing is off limits. If you find humor 'tasteless', perhaps you should reexamine yourself and become a conservative/republican/value voter.
I do see this as potentially very damaging for his campaign, but that's another story. It has nothing to do with the moral implications of his choice of jokes, but with the political world you (we) live in, where soundbites shape everything, and the negative ones linger longest.

do you honestly believe jokes people tell say nothing about them? that's pretty naive don't you think?

Naive?
Let me put it this way;
Just as being shot down in a fighter plane and being a POW doesn't make someone automatically fit for President, so having a 'crude' sense of humor doesn't make one unfit.

if his sense of humor was merely crude, that would be one thing. but this indicates a misogyny and acceptance of violence toward women that marks him as an emotionally stunted wretch.

btw, what nationality are you? are you not insulted by jokes about your nationality, ethnicity, religion, etc? i highly doubt it...

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Maureen Meyer @ 197:

Take it from me, a man who makes a sexist joke like that is invariably a crappy lover.

In fact, a man who insults his lover in front of reporters is also a crappy lover.

New bumper sticker idea below:

Don't Vote McCain: Lousy Lovers Make Lousy Presidents

How about Flush the John 2008.<<

http://bumperstickers.cafepress.com/item/flus...

Nikola @ 62 - Just as being shot down in a fighter plane and being a POW doesn’t make someone automatically fit for President, so having a ‘crude’ sense of humor doesn’t make one unfit.

Just a wee flaw in your logic there. Bad luck wouldn't make someone unfit for President. Bad judgment, however, certainly does. And this joke is certainly evidence of bad, bad judgment.

Nikola @ 75:

JinIll @ 69:

Nikola @ 62:

JinIll @ 57:

Naive?
Let me put it this way;
Just as being shot down in a fighter plane and being a POW doesn't make someone automatically fit for President, so having a 'crude' sense of humor doesn't make one unfit.

if his sense of humor was merely crude, that would be one thing. but this indicates a misogyny and acceptance of violence toward women that marks him as an emotionally stunted wretch.

btw, what nationality are you? are you not insulted by jokes about your nationality, ethnicity, religion, etc? i highly doubt it...

I'm from Croatia. And no, I'm not insulted. I only get insulted by insults, not by humor. If humor exploits some sort of silly prejudice, I see no reason why not to laugh. I dole out plenty of such jokes and enjoy them with a variety of friends, even when they touch me (more often than not). As I said, your PC society is sometimes mind-bogglingly rigid.

Then do us all a favor here and stick to your own kind. No one here appreciates your appreciation of that "humor".

I don't get it.

nonny mouse @ 78:

Nikola @ 70, re: the difference between raped and ravished. At what point in 'attacked, beaten senseless, raped repeatedly and left to die' can it even remotely be confused with 'ravished'?

You've now crossed the line between just mildly offensive to full-blown repugnance.

He's just trying to be provacative. I say ignore him.

(I doubt he's from Croatia, btw.)

Nikola @ 75:

JinIll @ 69:

Nikola @ 62:

JinIll @ 57:

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joking with your friends is one thing. i get -- and tell -- plenty of 'mick' and 'guinea' jokes with my friends as well as others and we all laugh because we know the spirit they were meant in and that they don't betray real prejudice. this joke, however, especially combined with his other jokes, insults and voting record indicate that he is unfit for office. it's not a pc high horse thing. and speaking of high horses, why don't you get off that one of your own?

are you really croatian or a necon troll pretending...?

Chuffy @ 77:

I don't get it.

That's because it's not funny.

When she finally regains consciousness and tries to speak, her doctor leans over to hear her sigh contently and to feebly ask, ‘Where is that marvelous ape?’

Here's her reaction that follows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP_NKCV_Dn0

Captain Hind-Grinder: "Ahrr, little Johnny, have you ever been in a storm at sea?"

Johnny the Cabin Boy: "No, Cap'n Hind-Grinder, but i've been blown ashore!"

Another one for the Canadians out there.

(Sorry about the off-topicness" of this post...I couldn't help myself.)

JinIll @ 89:

Nikola is a repub troll -- they're always so obvious. looks like it's been banned...

i guess it's not banned.