McCain Bash
Turns out to be a pile. Andrew Sullivan is compelled to do a grab-back on his claim that McCain spat out a terse “horseshit” as Obama made some ridiculous misrepresentation during the debate. Turns out he said, “‘Course not.” Tragically, in his eagerness for a good McCain tripwire vet rage hit, Sullivan stepped in it:
I’ve removed the original post of a little time ago because after listening to the clip about two dozen times, what sounded like McCain saying “horseshit” actually comes through as having a hard “c” at the front of it. My husband insists that McCain said “Course not.” I think now my hubby’s right, although it’s very muffled. You can hear the moment at around the 4:30 mark in this video. I’m sorry for mis-hearing this. I’ve heard McCain say worse in my presence (and thought none the less of him for it) so it wasn’t exactly bizarre.
[Update: a reader persuasively says that McCain is saying "'Course you can" and it sounds like "corshucan".]
[Update II: I just listened to it all over again and now I'm not clear again. Oh, the joys of blogging in real time. If anyone has another translation for what was an under-the-breath remark by McCain, I'd be happy to air anything that makes sense. I'd email the McCain campaign but they won't answer blogger emails.]
[Update III: I listened to it on headphones. Now I think my husband was right again. McCain says: "'Course ... Course not." Well: 'mutters angrily' conveys the tone better.]
Well, he’s man enough to say he’s sorry and reverse course, but it’s not like course reversal is exactly a new experience for him.
Topics: McCain, blogs, moronocy
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 2:28 pm on Saturday, September 27, 2008
8 Responses to “McCain Bash”
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September 27th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Naw, he’s a putz. He only did it so he could write hubby and husband. Deep down he really is just that shallow.
September 27th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
You know, if he really wanted to see how he is perceived, he’s enable comments.
But he’s not man enough for that.
September 27th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I deeply appreciate folks like you, Jules, for reading Sullivan’s garbage so that I don’t need to risk my own mental health by doing so.
September 27th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Andrew Sullivan is living proof that You can go through life hearing only what you want to hear.
September 28th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Andi Sullivan is like P. Elliot Trudeau with out the self-love.
Cheers
September 28th, 2008 at 12:44 am
need to see if McCain is good good old country boy that dress up in a ghillie suit, or just a city boy that dont know what the government is doing to the usa with his high gas prices. stick a gun in his hand and let him go looking for his food and made be he would be more to our level thanks ackeith at http://snipersuitghillie.com
September 28th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Jules–how can you say he’s “man enough” to admit his mistake? He has a “husband”–hence, he’s a wife.
September 28th, 2008 at 10:09 am
I find it very sad that a man who once wrote so well is now spending his time trying to figure out what one of the presidential candidates said under his breath.
The husband reference hit me the same way it did Gerard, as a key point of the post. (From reading the snippet.) That’s Andrew being Andrew. Even when he was at his best, his key strength was his ability to plumb the emotional. As they say, our strengths are our weaknesses…