John McCain against man-sweater on man-sweater love.

Alex · 07-16-2007, 02:29 PM

This story was a joke on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me over the weekend ("it's not a choice, they're just made that way") and the quote given was very murky as to whether "gay sweaters" was a direct McCain quote or a quote of the guy telling a reporter about the tirade.

If he did say it, I wonder if he meant it (not that it makes it better) to mean he looks homosexual in them or in the "popular among today's youth" gay=odd and or lame meaning.

If the source of the story is a younger staffer I wonder if whatever McCain did say got translated into the vernacular of today's youth (playing WoW I've come to realize just how common the gay = lame usage gets used).

Ghoulish Delight · 07-16-2007, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

If he did say it, I wonder if he meant it (not that it makes it better) to mean he looks homosexual in them or in the "popular among today's youth" gay=odd and or lame meaning.

I'm sure it was meant as the latter. Still an unwise thing to say as a potential Presidential candidate...especially to a bunch of people you're about to fire.

Alex · 07-16-2007, 03:02 PM

No argument there, which is why I'm very curious for confirmation on whether that is what he (McCain) said or if it is a quote of what the person talking about it said. Radar isn't the most journalistically strict organization in the world and Wait Wait presented it confusingly; something like "One source who was there said McCain was angry about having to wear, and I quote 'gay sweater'"

Either way, the sudden massive implosion of the McCain campaign has been startling to see. I'm not too upset (I didn't like him the first time around when everbody was swooning), but still startling.

€uroMeinke · 07-16-2007, 05:48 PM

Indeed - especially when as an injured war vet he could have easily just called it "lame" without offense.

SacTown Chronic · 07-17-2007, 08:09 AM

If he's taking orders from subordinates to wear gay sweaters, then he's not the strong leader this country needs.

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07-16-2007, 02:29 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	This story was a joke on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me over the weekend ("it's not a choice, they're just made that way") and the quote given was very murky as to whether "gay sweaters" was a direct McCain quote or a quote of the guy telling a reporter about the tirade. If he did say it, I wonder if he meant it (not that it makes it better) to mean he looks homosexual in them or in the "popular among today's youth" gay=odd and or lame meaning. If the source of the story is a younger staffer I wonder if whatever McCain did say got translated into the vernacular of today's youth (playing WoW I've come to realize just how common the gay = lame usage gets used).
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	No argument there, which is why I'm very curious for confirmation on whether that is what he (McCain) said or if it is a quote of what the person talking about it said. Radar isn't the most journalistically strict organization in the world and Wait Wait presented it confusingly; something like "One source who was there said McCain was angry about having to wear, and I quote 'gay sweater'" Either way, the sudden massive implosion of the McCain campaign has been startling to see. I'm not too upset (I didn't like him the first time around when everbody was swooning), but still startling.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Indeed - especially when as an injured war vet he could have easily just called it "lame" without offense. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	If he's taking orders from subordinates to wear gay sweaters, then he's not the strong leader this country needs. Four More Years!
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