|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
McCain team ‘practically giddy’ over tire gauges
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Race
|
| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Aug 05, 2008 08:51am |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | Blog Entry |
| News Date | Monday, August 4, 2008 02:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Posted August 4th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
After a week in which the Republican presidential campaign was panned for being “immature,” “juvenile,” and “childish,” John McCain’s team has responded this week by literally acting like children with a new toy.
A practically giddy Mark Salter, the senior aide to John McCain best known for his gruffness, told the traveling press corps before takeoff Monday morning that the would be handing out copies of Barack Obama’s energy plan during flight.
Moments after the Boeing 737 was airborne, Salter swooped past the cabin-dividing curtain and gleefully handed out tire gauges that read “Obama’s Energy Plan.” The stunt pokes fun at Obama’s suggestion that American’s improve their gas mileage by filling up their tires and will be reportedly be replicated, compliments of McCain supporters, at Obama’s appearance in Michigan Monday.
Salter isn’t “practically giddy” about anything, ever, but he’s so excited about tire gauges, he can’t contain his child-like glee. It’s genuinely pathetic.
And it’s topped only by this.
Now — we’re not kidding — the McCain campaign is actually trying to raise money off this. From McCain campaign manager Rick Davis’ latest fundraising email:
“John McCain says we need offshore oil drilling and we need it now. Senator Barack Obama has consistently opposed offshore drilling — calling it a ‘gimmick.’ Senator Obama’s solution to high gas prices is telling Americans to make sure their tires are inflated. |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
