HOLY SHIT: Upon Which I Gift To You The LOL ROFL ROFL LOL Of All Time...

[WilliamPitt]

...no, you're reading it right: "Palin was the better candidate" - McCain

John McCain: I Didn’t Pick Romney Because ‘Sarah Palin Was The Better Candidate’
By Benjy Sarlin
TPM

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) defended Mitt Romney from Democratic speculation that he passed on him as a 2008 running mate after reviewing his tax returns, saying Sarah Palin was simply the better choice at the time.

McCain called the tax claims “outrageous” and “disgraceful” in an interview with Politico Tuesday. He said he chose Palin “because we thought that Sarah Palin was the better candidate.”

The motherfucking rest: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/john-mccain-sarah-palin-romney-vp.php?ref=fpblg

With friends like these, who needs enemas...except McCain, it seems...

Too rich. Just too fucking rich. "Palin was better." Cue the next Obama gut-you-and-watch-you-die-slow commercial in 3...2...1...

TO REITERATE: The last GOP presidential nominee just announced that the present GOP nominee is inferior to Sarah fuckin-fa-chrissake Palin.

Yes. That happened.

[Xyzse]

1. I couldn't stop laughing at that either

It is pretty epic.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That will go viral, like Ebola.

Ya think Mittens' campaign might not be in much of a hurry to put ol' John out there as a spokesman? "There was nothing wrong with his tax returns; we just thought Palin was the better candidate."

Epic, industrial-strength, weapons-grade fail.

[lastlib]

4. that's what they get for thinkin'.....

[Solomon]

7. Well, he did not say there was nothing wrong with his

tax returns. I don't think they looked at them.

[nc4bo]

3. Seriously? In what respect Johnny?

[Spazito]

5. It had to be because Palin could see Russia from her house and Romney couldn't...

from any of his houses!

[Xyzse]

6. That's what I was thinking

[nichomachus]

14. Depends on which of Romney's houses you're talking about

You must be able to see Russia from at least one of them.

[Spazito]

21. LOL, hmmm, the closest he has is the one in San Diego, the one with...

the car elevator. Wait a minute, maybe it really isn't a car elevator but a super-secret device for spying on Russia AND Mexico. That's it! If only Romney had told McCain the whole truth!

[Ilsa]

95. Does Romney, like McCain, know how many houses he has? nt

[Lucy Goosey]

8. Is McCain doing this to Romney on purpose?

Or did he just not think through what he was saying to its logical conclusion?

I mean, either way it's fucking hilarious, but I wonder what McCain is thinking. (...or if he is thinking.)

[justice1]

50. He knew of the speculation, and defended his decision...and now he is laughing harder than we are.

[emulatorloo]

70. McCain came out hard recently against Citizens United

and on Romney for taking Adelson's money.

I think he's sick of Romney.

[Voice for Peace]

111. I imagine if he couldn't beat Obama, he doesn't want anybody else to beat him

either.. that seems characteristic.

[MADem]

115. I think the GOP as a Borg are damning Mittsy with faint praise, to clear the path for Jeb 2016. nt

[hifiguy]

9. Are you SURE you phrased that one right, Grampy?

Think hard, now.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

10. So he's really saying "my judgement isn't worth shit"

How else can you interpret that?

[rhett o rick]

11. Republicans believe Romney is lower than Palin. nm

[Frustratedlady]

12. Darn! Of all times, I can't find the video of McCain ogling

Palin while twisting the wedding ring on his finger. LOL

She had better legs than Mitt. No contest.

[nichomachus]

27. I've also heard that

her underwear has a lot more magic in it.

[reformist2]

13. McCain knows full well what he's doing....LOL

[ChairmanAgnostic]

45. exactly. And, it also happens to be true

Even today, McCain thinks she is a better candidate. Also true, she was a piss poor one who didn't even try to educate herself on the issues. That said, she STILL is a better candidate.

Which explains why all the other GOP chasers of the crown absolutely positively totally hate mittens.

[grantcart]

46. Not only that he is egging Palin on to stand up to Romney's ignoring her

So precious, so true, so many angles.

[DearAbby]

15. ?!

[HappyMe]

23. That's it, exactly.

Their train has jumped the tracks.

[renate]

98. that is my new favorite picture/caption

And so useful these days.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

16. The GOP is one big train wreck. The chickens are coming home to roost. nt

[Amonester]

54. Yep. It's not a clown car.

It's a clown TRAIN!

[nichomachus]

17. When the wheels start to come off, it gets bad quickly

It seems like this campaign is in a death spiral.

(Pardon the mixed metaphors)

[malaise]

18. Defugginglish

The vultures are now eating one another and I'm lovin' it.

[HughBeaumont]

19. It's like a circular firing squad, only with urine-loaded squirt guns.

And run in jalopies over a minefield.

This may be almost as hilarious a statement as my dad telling me "not to touch his new lawn mower" about 20 years ago.

[polly7]

20. Whooo! I wonder if she's thinking

she could still run with this kind of endorsement. Sarah's no quitter! ........ er, she doesn't count anything out!

[monmouth]

32. Well she has rented rooms in a nearby hotel..."just in case." She's waiting for an invite at the

moment, perhaps a chance to speak, but you never know....Bwahaha..

[mwb970]

105. Remember, she's "The Undefeated"!

Except for that one time when she was defeated.

[AzDar]

22. Full stop. End of story.

These people are not fit to lead...

[horseshoecrab]

24. un-be-freakin-lievable

Whatever you say Johnny!


horseshoecrab

[nichomachus]

25. GOP campaing slogan: "Romney, almost as good as Sarah Palin."

[KurtNYC]

34. "Governor Romney I knew Sarah Palin, I looked at Russia with Sarah Palin,

Governor You're No Sarah Palin !"

(with apologies to Lloyd Bentsen and JFK)

[LynneSin]

74. But McCain could go to the Romney home in San Diego and look at Mexico

Doesn't that count for something?

[Marrah_G]

108. LOL!!!!!!!

[riverbendviewgal]

26. The Obama campaign will love this

[sarge43]

65. Yup, somewhere in the West Wing someone is saying, "Thank you, oh thank you so very much." n/t

[unblock]

28. so, mclame's saying: even if rmoney clears up the tax questions, he's still worse than sarah palin!

[progressoid]

29. Oh sweet Jesus.

This shit just gets better and better.

[11 Bravo]

30. At this point it would be an act of mercy to throw a little dirt on Mitt and move on.

Sadly, I am one decidedly un-merciful sonuvabitch. Suffer, Mitt. Sarah Fucking Palin was deemed to be superior to your own rich, crusty, pasty-white, privileged ass. Live with that, dipshit.

[nolabear]

31. Boy I hope the LW pundits push for details on this one. Justhand them the shovel and step back.

[WilliamPitt]

33. Quick BF blog post on the subject

http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/13610

(snip)

So, yeah, that happened. In an attempt to deflect speculation that McCain passed on Romney as his VP pick because of Romney's murky financials, McCain set the bar so low that a flatworm would have difficulty wriggling under the gap. To wit: we did not go with Romney because Palin was the better candidate.

An aging political warrior's last gasp at a defense of his disastrous 2008 presidential run? A moment of hilariously unvarnished truth? Both?

Regardless of anything else, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign now has a new rotting bird swinging pendulously from its neck. The last GOP presidential nominee just announced to the world that the present GOP nominee is not as good a candidate as Sarah Palin.

Turn out the lights when you leave.

[Vinca]

35. That is absolutely amazing.

[JDPriestly]

36. With friends like that . . . . . Poor, poor Romney. Can't win for losing.

Boy, is McCain stupid or what?

He didn't realize what he was saying. Or maybe he did?

Anyway, this makes fools of both Romney and McCain.

[progressivebydesign]

37. You can't make this shit up! (unless you're Fox "news" who makes things up all the time.) n/t

[nolabear]

38. I swear it sounds as if all these people are getting a shot in at the arrogant bastard.

Even the mean kids don't like to be looked down on. This time the face-in-the-butter might be Romney's.

[Initech]

41. Hey hey hey don't diss Arrogant Bastard.

[happerbolic]

118. Double bastards are pretty yummy as well.

but those fumes emitting from their brewery up the street from my place makes one want to vomit.

[Scurrilous]

39. ROFL

[Initech]

40. What is he smoking and where might I obtain some?

Moosehead Grifter is why they lost the election, and they'll continue to lose as long as they're around.

[woo me with science]

42. Oh my word.

Well, there's an ad right there.

[nichomachus]

43. If conservatives shoot themselves in the foot one more time

They'll probably try to repeal the Second Amendment

[midnight]

44. That is one line that makes you have to giggle...

[Pharaoh]

47. Teh! The Stupid!!

It burns!!!!!!!!!!!

[JoePhilly]

48. Please tell me there is audio!!!!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

49. Considering the number of times I saw McCain standing behind Palin checking out her ass

I guess she did seem like someone he wanted on his staff.

[nolabear]

51. Literally.

[bongbong]

52. Bad Spitfire!

I saw what you did there.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

71. Ya know, I was really expecting a story at the time of Todd decking McCain.

Or a story of a bullsession where Cindy walks in suddenly and slaps John in front of everyone.

Wife #1 - Former Beauty Queen
Wife #2 - Younger Former Beauty Queen
Running mate - Even Younger Former Beauty Queen

Lots of one on one out at Camp David,....no Press.....She could model outfits for him,...grooming her,...uh,..for the office....

[bongbong]

73. You're killin' me!

> ,...grooming her,

[WilliamPitt]

77. Shoots.

Scores.

[Yavin4]

79. To Paraphrase the Late, Great Rick James

That Viagra is a hell of a drug.

[southernyankeebelle]

53. I hope we can laugh all the way to Nov but somehow I feel Mittens is holding his fire.

Let's hope that Obama will be prepared.

[Jessy169]

59. Or he's too busy ducking bombs and bullets right now

But seriously, I hope the same thing. You know that Rove has a secret weapon of mass destruction or two that he's going to roll out when the time is right. Enjoy the show, but be ready for turbulance ahead.

[southernyankeebelle]

114. Yes your right. Rove is so good at dirty.

[Kalidurga]

66. I think Mitt already dropped his biggest bomb...

when he cried about how Teresa Kerry didn't release her tax returns, when she was running for President...oh wait, she wasn't running for President.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

100. "somehow I feel Mittens is holding his fire"

All he's got is a cherry-picked video.

One would think they would have learned after they were busted cherry-picking the WMD intelligence, but nooooooo.

[southernyankeebelle]

113. Mittens PAC have more money and they will hit Obama just like they hit Newty fruity.

[Jessy169]

55. The greatest insult that was ever hurled

And McCain didn't stop there with the insult hurling. He mumbled on about how he could have picked Pawlenty or one of the other 10 possible VP candidates -- all of which are "in the running" for Romney's VP -- and apparantly decided that Sarah Palin was a better candidate than any of them too.

[redqueen]

56. Which of the two is more popular with republican voters? nt

[Xyzse]

69. I LOVE SINFEST

Some of it is just plain gold.

[redqueen]

78. Ha, yes...

it is pretty much reliably brilliant.

[kentuck]

57. Yep! There's the next ad!

They need to get a really good quote by Sarah Palin... and then have John McCain saying that he thought Sarah Palin was a better VP candidate than Mitt Romney. Definitely not a glowing endorsement.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

58. Rejected as the Veep four years ago....

Now he thinks he should be President.

Oh joy. Oh rapture.

Jon Stewart, you lucky bastard, the Republicans just keep serving you up material on a daily basis.

[Submariner]

85. Yup...Sarah speaking in front of the turkey beheader machine n/t

[dmallind]

60. Ermm... we are not the audience for these comments

The people who need to be reassured about Mitt's campaign snafus are not Democrats who won't vote for him anyway, or even the mushy middle who are a couple of months from really paying attention yet. It's their own partisan ground troops who are wishy washy about him and in great part already, and irrevocably, thought Palin was a better candidate.

[WilliamPitt]

64. ...which may, in the fullness of time, turn out to be the funniest pat of all.

Just sayin'.

[Major Hogwash]

61. They don't care, they'll vote for him anyway.

They hate President Obama.
That's what haters do, hate.

[freshwest]

62. That poor man.

[Zorra]

63. Ooo, man, that's gotta hurt. nt

[NewJeffCT]

67. I can see the ad now

McCain says he picked Sarah Palin because she was a better candidate...

Cut to Palin stumbling with Katie Couric on what newspapers she reads... or whatever gaffe you want.

War Hero and long-time senator John McCain said he chose Palin over Romney because she was a better candidate than Mitt Romney.

[caseymoz]

68. McCain should have just shut up.

He might have said, "No, Romney was a moderate, too. I needed to appeal to the conservatives"

However, Palin is still popular with the Tea Party crowd, so his remark was not quite Rick Perry/Herman Cain stupid.

[LynneSin]

72. That's like saying I didn't buy the Mad Dog 20/20 because I thought Thunderbird was better....

Does it matter - they are both shitty fermented wines that will wreck your body the next day!

[liberal N proud]

75. I see the que now - McCain thinks Palin was a better candidate.

That poor fucker Romney - he just can't get any breaks

If Failin Palin is a better candidate, you are screwed?

[Stryder]

76. Oh sweet Sarah

The grift that keeps on giving.

[Doctor_J]

80. Ouch

poor willard.

[BattyDem]

81. I wish I could have been in the room when the Romney camp heard about this!

"Oh, this is great!! McCain's defending him ... said the tax claims are outrageous and ... oh fuck!!!"

[WilliamPitt]

84. McCain is already backpedaling

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/mccain-i-didnt-mean-palin-was-better-than?ref=fpb

*spew*

[BattyDem]

86. Doesn't matter.

"Palin was a better candidate" has already been tweeted by ... everyone, LOL!

[Moosepoop]

92. "Bogus tax return"...

McCain's wording isn't working a whole lot better for Romney in this "clarification." He's making a jab at the "attacks" on Romney's tax returns, but he uses the phrase "bogus tax return" in the process. It jumped out at me -- I'm hoping some of the GOP base only hear the words "bogus tax return" and associate the term with Romney.

“Some in the media have chosen to take my answer today, in response to the question of why I did not select Governor Romney as my vice presidential nominee, out of context. I selected Sarah Palin because she was the best fit for my campaign, and my decision had nothing to do with the bogus tax return attacks currently being waged by the Obama campaign. I have the highest respect for Governor Romney and his record of public service, and he will make an outstanding president

[olegramps]

112. It really concerns me to see to what level McCain has fallen.

Truth fails to matter to these people in their quest to destroy Obama. McCain certainly wasn't without fault, but at least he used to display some sense of values. Unfortunately, he has completely capitulated to the evilness that has infected the Republican Party. He has become nothing little more than a two-faced bastard.

[3catwoman3]

99. The Jury Will Disregard...

Can't "unhear" what was said.

Nice try, John, but no cigar.

[myrna minx]

82. .

Oh mercy.

[jenmito]

83. And now he's telling us that Romney, who's worse than PALIN, would make a better

president than OBAMA!?!?!

[Hissyspit]

87. They barely veted Palin.

He's full of crap.

[Catherine Vincent]

88. Damn...he had to mention Palin!

We should expect to hear from her soon. Just when things were silent with her. Sigh!

[Space99]

89. Rofl!

[lindysalsagal]

90. If Obama doesn't use that clip in his commercials, he deserves to lose.

[Blanks]

91. If you remember McCain's campaign...

...he used to highlight 'government waste'. Polar bear research; shit like that.

He couldn't have used that incredibly ineffective approach has he selected as his running mate; someone who blew through $1.2 billion 'saving the Olympics'.

It is not my intention to defend McCain, but that could have been the deal breaker.

[liberalmuse]

93. Horrifying...

considering the GOP could still manage to steal the election. Though my hopes are high that Obama will get another term. The American people might be under-informed (by choice), but I don't think they are suicidal. In my 49 years on the planet, I have never seen a more pathetic candidate than Romney - and I was raised Mormon. If he wins, we are all truly doomed, and will need to do as the poster propaganda from my youth suggested - put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye.

[Honeycombe8]

94. Ahhhhh.....a gift! From McCain! We couldn't ask for more. nt

[Ilsa]

96. The acid test: would Nicole Wallace bother to vote in November? nt

[krispos42]

97. *snort*

Potential leader of the free world, eh?

[polemic_realism]

101. i read earlier that...

because McCain got caught on the spot not knowing how many houses he owned (some were his wife's), he didn't want to pick Rmoney because it would be too comically ridiculous to have a presidential ticket stacked with a couple of white guys with dozens of houses, and gobs of money stashed all about... You know, it's the economy stupid...

[aquart]

102. Well, sure, that's fine.

But I just found out I went to high school with Benjy Sarlin's father. I'm THAT old!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

103. The level of competency for the GOP candidates is...

non-existent.

GACK

[mwb970]

104. Wow. "Palin was better." Talk about a non-endorsement! /nt

[Ninga]

106. Can't pass up a K & R on this one!!!

[SmittynMo]

107. Batshit crazy was better than mittens?

OMG, This is the quote(story) of the year. And for once, I agree with McCain. I guess the man really wasn't as dumb as he looked. You gotta love the ongoing hatred coming from his own party, being directed at him instead of the Dems.

[lunatica]

109. The ads just write themselves

[BE10sCoach]

110. Well I guess

that about says it all. hahahahaha

[Third Doctor]

116. Wow

The GOP is in a pickle isn't it.

[Blaspherian]

117. Too funny