John McCain Holds His Mic Upside-Down
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- Hillsfar, on 05/10/2008, -59/+30I thought they had mikes back in the day... Y'know, during the Great Depression, when he was born.
- jedreport, on 05/10/2008, -5/+13Wasn't he born before that?
Oh wait. You're right. 2008-72=1936 - AWBoy666, on 05/10/2008, -5/+38Wow.....what a creative attack.....
- GawtMilk, on 05/10/2008, -2/+3LOLOL HE'S OLD !! Oh wait, now I feel like an ***** because all four of my grandparents fought in World War II for the US Army, three of them still being alive and over ninety. A good seventeen years older than McCain...
- Bith8654, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3Yeah but they aren't trying to become the president.
- Charlotte_Web, on 05/10/2008, -8/+3I keep thinking I've seen the stupidest thing yet on Digg, and yet Digg keeps managing to surprise me.
He immediately recognized that it was upside-down; it's not like he spoke for several minutes into the wrong end of the mike.
Burried for being LAME.- unreg, on 05/10/2008, -7/+2Anything to deflect the fact that Obama has zero experience relative to the governing of our nation.
- malvado, on 05/10/2008, -0/+8Keating 5, anyone???
What was Obama up to when John McCain was involved in one of this country's biggest scandals?
How about being the first black president of the Harvard freakin' Law Review. But I don't expect a McCain simpleton - errr, supporter, to appreciate (or even know) what that means.- Charlotte_Web, on 05/10/2008, -4/+2What does his race have to do with how well he might govern the country?
- Bith8654, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Don't pull that "playing dumb" ***** Charlotte, you know as well as I do that there are racial prejudices in this country, even more so back then. So to be SO competent that he was able to become the Law review president at Harvard DESPITE being black, well thats impressive and provides evidence that he would be able to manage the country.
- Charlotte_Web, on 05/10/2008, -2/+1And again I ask, What does the color of his skin have to do with his qualifications to hold any position?
Saving he was the first black editor doesn't tell me anything; did he get the job because he was qualified, or did he get the job because someone said, "Hey, we've never had a black editor!" Or maybe even a combination of the two.
That was 1990, BTW, that he became editor -- decades after the civil rights movement. While a first, I'd hardly call it groundbreaking.
- michaelb323, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2he came up with that all by himself
- GawtMilk, on 05/10/2008, -2/+3LOLOL HE'S OLD !! Oh wait, now I feel like an ***** because all four of my grandparents fought in World War II for the US Army, three of them still being alive and over ninety. A good seventeen years older than McCain...
- radsprack, on 05/10/2008, -14/+10I didn't know they had a Great Depression during the American Revolution. And I also doubt there were mics.
- CaviMike, on 05/10/2008, -11/+1FAIL
- KhanneaNL, on 05/10/2008, -2/+11I don't think it was a fail? I was rather amused by this comment.
- CaviMike, on 05/10/2008, -11/+1FAIL
- afx1, on 05/10/2008, -4/+21lame. i hope the dems don't embarrass ourselves with petty attacks like this as we near the general election.
- TheSwashbuckler, on 05/10/2008, -1/+10You mean attacks like how Obama is a Muslim?
- afx1, on 05/10/2008, -0/+7yes, exactly like that
- TheSwashbuckler, on 05/10/2008, -1/+10You mean attacks like how Obama is a Muslim?
- BeefBaron, on 05/10/2008, -3/+13Those wacky Republicans, always fielding senile old gents.
- Charlotte_Web, on 05/10/2008, -2/+5You may want to watch the video before you accuse him of having a "senior moment".
This is WAY overblown.- lamiaconfitor, on 05/10/2008, -0/+5I agree 100% he was actually funny and self deprecating about it. not to mention he didnt hold it upside down for more then 1.5-2 seconds.
- praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -0/+2If that were me, I would have thrown the mic into the crowd and run off crying.
- lamiaconfitor, on 05/10/2008, -0/+5I agree 100% he was actually funny and self deprecating about it. not to mention he didnt hold it upside down for more then 1.5-2 seconds.
- Charlotte_Web, on 05/10/2008, -2/+5You may want to watch the video before you accuse him of having a "senior moment".
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -1/+27Hilarious. Did you know that Ron Paul (who you are a fan of on Digg) is older than McCain?
- opmike, on 05/10/2008, -1/+21Paul resembles Gandalf so that automatically subtracts 10 years.
- UtubReptilian, on 05/10/2008, -9/+3Plus he has a number 1 New York Times Best Seller book and sold out on Amazon, only available at the moment on Barnes & Noble. Remember to invest in the hardcover version and/or Listen to audiobook for free here before it's too late http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAk9zyfuCMs
- Charlotte_Web, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3I thought he looked more like Gollum...
- Hillsfar, on 05/10/2008, -1/+3Ron Paul still has his wits about him and is unfailingly intelligent, courteous, and polite even with his political opposites (like Kucinich).
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -2/+1... And so is McCain. But I hope that was as good for you as it was for me.
- ubrikkean, on 05/10/2008, -1/+4Er... I disagree with McCain on several issues, but I dexter411 is right, McCain is no Bush... he's not disrespectful or unintelligent, he just wouldn't be such a great president.
- opmike, on 05/10/2008, -1/+21Paul resembles Gandalf so that automatically subtracts 10 years.
- KhanneaNL, on 05/10/2008, -7/+7Like the old Soviet Union, most fascist dictatorships eventually define themselves by senile leaders.
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4What the hell are you talking about? Stalin was definitely not seen as senile, even at the time of his death. Brezhnev was in his 50s when he took office. Even Khrushchev was seen as a sharp when he was forced out by the party. Nice try, though.
- herecomes, on 05/10/2008, -3/+2Senile, drunk, whatever.
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4What the hell are you talking about? Stalin was definitely not seen as senile, even at the time of his death. Brezhnev was in his 50s when he took office. Even Khrushchev was seen as a sharp when he was forced out by the party. Nice try, though.
- UtubReptilian, on 05/10/2008, -6/+1Just listen to the new Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto audiobook on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAk9zyfuCMs
- Qong, on 05/10/2008, -3/+7Zing!!
High five man, you are the pinnacle of comedy! - JettaMan, on 05/10/2008, -6/+5What a crap "story". If you watch the video he was just goofing around. You Obamatards need to start treading in the world of reality. What's next, you notice he made a spelling error once?
- Bith8654, on 05/10/2008, -1/+2HA like you wouldn't digg the hell out of a picture of Obama doing the same thing, its a stupid story but don't go playing all high and mighty like you would overlook any error the opposing candidate made.
- jedreport, on 05/10/2008, -5/+13Wasn't he born before that?
- Hillsfar, on 05/10/2008, -51/+34I know they used radios and mikes during his younger days in Vietnam... But while it's good to know that McCain holding the microphone upside down is NOT due to a lack of familiarity with technology, it does beg the question of whether he really is losing his bearings...
- jedreport, on 05/10/2008, -9/+20My grandma is 15 years older than mccain...and she supports Barack!
- radsprack, on 05/10/2008, -1/+14My grandma is a bitch who disowns grandchildren if they sass her the wrong way and said that if Hillary didn't get the candidacy, she would vote for McCain.
- rpgmaker, on 05/10/2008, -4/+1Way to respect your elders by calling her bitch..
- romistrub, on 05/10/2008, -0/+8Newsflash: respect must be earned
- Magnus150, on 05/10/2008, -0/+7Well, she kinda sounds like one...
- DEIx15x8, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Sounds like a smart person. You sound like a douche, I want to disown you and I don't even know you.
- rpgmaker, on 05/10/2008, -4/+1Way to respect your elders by calling her bitch..
- Lith25, on 05/10/2008, -4/+12Nice. My Aunt and Uncle are a little older than McCain and wouldn't even dream of voting for Barak. I try to change their minds all the time, but it's pointless...***** rednecks. And yes, I can say that, I'm from Alabama.
- StinkBait, on 05/10/2008, -1/+10Don't feel bad, they're just typical white people...
- sovietninja, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2GET OFF DIGG HILLARY!
- insertcleverid, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1LOL!
- copypasta, on 05/10/2008, -2/+0Barack Obama is the anti-christ and wouldn't last 5 minutes in office.
- fudgeigor, on 05/10/2008, -2/+9I don't care about your families.
- notoneofus, on 05/10/2008, -0/+6Too bad, because they'll be voting.
- masterm1nd, on 05/10/2008, -1/+4Typical white grandma
- diggrnumber1, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1my grandma supports hillary like most old jewish women. but fortunately, i can rest assured that she isn't going to vote for mccain. i doubt she's ever voted for a republican candidate ever in her life.
- radsprack, on 05/10/2008, -1/+14My grandma is a bitch who disowns grandchildren if they sass her the wrong way and said that if Hillary didn't get the candidacy, she would vote for McCain.
- stephant, on 05/10/2008, -19/+17Let me guess . . . you're one of those people that thinks that holding a mic upside down for 1/10 of a second is relevant but you don't think sitting in Rev. Wright's church for 20 years has any meaning whatsoever. I see your logic.
- Puffles, on 05/10/2008, -15/+15Let me guess, you're one of those people that thinks voting for a senile old man who wants to keep us in Iraq "forever" is better than voting for someone who knew someone else who was somewhat crazy. I see your logic.
- ralphie81, on 05/10/2008, -7/+11There is a difference between knowing someone and going to their church for 20 years.
- sovietninja, on 05/10/2008, -4/+1Yes, but she said she was 18!
- richmomz, on 05/10/2008, -5/+10The difference is: being associated with an idiot, versus doing something stupid yourself.
- masterm1nd, on 05/10/2008, -8/+3Are you implying that wasn't a stupid move for Obama? Not only did he nail his own coffin, but he managed to do the did the same for his party. And you had it, you ***** had it. Bush gave it to you years ago, and now it's most likely gone.
On a side note, you'd probably piss your pants at the very thought of talking in front of a crowd. - Danby123, on 05/12/2008, -0/+1Nail his own coffin? and the parties? seems overly dramatic to me.
- masterm1nd, on 05/10/2008, -8/+3Are you implying that wasn't a stupid move for Obama? Not only did he nail his own coffin, but he managed to do the did the same for his party. And you had it, you ***** had it. Bush gave it to you years ago, and now it's most likely gone.
- Qong, on 05/10/2008, -3/+1Great point. They can't just sweep the Wright issue under the rug.
- Puffles, on 05/10/2008, -15/+15Let me guess, you're one of those people that thinks voting for a senile old man who wants to keep us in Iraq "forever" is better than voting for someone who knew someone else who was somewhat crazy. I see your logic.
- richmomz, on 05/10/2008, -4/+29It's not upside down. He is so bad-ass he lets his wang speak for him.
- fudgeigor, on 05/10/2008, -4/+3Whatever.
- jedreport, on 05/10/2008, -9/+20My grandma is 15 years older than mccain...and she supports Barack!
- Caalro, on 05/10/2008, -29/+12He doesn't have anything else on his mind... like how the heck he is going to beat Obama.
- Simonft, on 05/10/2008, -5/+9Your right, Clinton is doing his job for him.
- HangerBaby, on 05/10/2008, -1/+3You're**
- Qong, on 05/10/2008, -2/+1By winning the most Electoral votes of course. What a silly question.
- solistus, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2He isn't.
- Simonft, on 05/10/2008, -5/+9Your right, Clinton is doing his job for him.
- soulkitchen, on 05/10/2008, -14/+85The attached video has a Jeannie Moos voice over. I feel bad for her, she's gets nothing but useless stories. Once upon a time I bet she had high hopes for her journalism career, perhaps to do some hard hitting investigative reporting like a Woodward and Bernstein. Too bad Jeannie we need someone to cover the worlds largest subway sandwich in Idaho, GET ON IT.
- tidu, on 05/10/2008, -3/+16Every station it's the same.
Women ask me how I put up with it.
Well, the truth is, I don't really have a choice.
This is definitely a man's world.
But while they're laughing and grab-assing,
I'm chasing down leads and practicing my nonregional diction.- chrisbarr, on 05/10/2008, -0/+6Smelly pirate hooker!
- MrCobaltBlue, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2I'd like to extend to you an invitation to the pants party.
- TyroPyro, on 05/10/2008, -2/+57Yeah, it's pretty depressing to think this actually aired on CNN. If you are going to bash on McCain, do it because of his bad policy positions, not because he held an object wrong for 3 seconds.
Come on Digg, you can be better than this crap.- otayyo, on 05/10/2008, -1/+17he deals with it well too.
I cant see how this could harm his credibility.- crownedgriffin, on 05/10/2008, -3/+1He doesn't have any credibility on Digg to harm
- userperson, on 05/10/2008, -3/+2"Come on Digg, you can be better than this crap."
CAN BE maybe, but typically ... - ccbbb23, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1If you were to see the entire story by Moos, you would it differently. Every station is required to have "human interest" reporters because stations see their audiences as fools. Saying Moos is one of the better "human interest" reporters is not saying much, but she is good.
To your, digg "can be better", where have you been? It seems that digg is often the avenue to vent about the person or idea the digg participant opposes. - monoa, on 05/11/2008, -1/+1It's small peanuts, but it points to the sad and inevitable fact of an old man who isn't as sharp as a guy ~30 years his junior. I listen to age and wisdom, but I would not get in a bus with a 72 year old driving down a twisting mountain road....
- otayyo, on 05/10/2008, -1/+17he deals with it well too.
- userperson, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4She's kitchy human interest, it's her schtick. At least she's not obsessing over stupid minutiae, as if the world hangs in the balance. That's often every other corespondent trying to kill time.
- dhVyse, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3You shouldn't feel sorry for her. She probably makes 10 times what we make.
- StevesJobs, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Moost unusual is a great segment.
- bastawhiz, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Useless is right. Holding a mic the wrong way is simply political pandering.
- ahpro, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2I thought it was a bloke.
- scimitar91, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2The mic is right. He's upside down.
- lhughey, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1Yeah, its got to suck for Jeannie Moos. Shes had a spot on the nations most popular news channel for over 10 years. Those fat checks she's cashing have got to suck.
- tidu, on 05/10/2008, -3/+16Every station it's the same.
- limezor2, on 05/10/2008, -54/+16Considering he doesn't even know how to operate a microphone properly, I fear for what he would not be able to do if president.
- hmunkey, on 05/10/2008, -0/+8HE held it upside down for like 2 seconds and then corrected himself. Get real.
- CTK14A, on 05/10/2008, -23/+36At least he's not waving to Stevie Wonder.
- moxanot, on 05/10/2008, -1/+3lmao.
- Bakebehe, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4Oh my god did that actually happen with Dubya? I just thought it was a joke made up by Robin Williams. ***** hilarious.
- econofast, on 05/11/2008, -0/+2No. http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/bushwave.asp
- Briii, on 05/10/2008, -28/+12one more reason...
- swrostmore, on 05/10/2008, -31/+143McCain has flipped more than that microphone...he called Bush dangerous and untrustworthy and said he did not vote for him in 2000. Now he is campaigning on a Bush platform, including supporting Bush tax cuts that he voted against in the Senate.
- calantus, on 05/10/2008, -1/+17bush campaigned on a no country building policy... lol
- hellsing47, on 05/10/2008, -0/+13Left media sources are saying that John McCain said that he did not vote for Bush in 2000, while John McCain said that isn't true.
Regardless, if John McCain did not vote for Bush in 2000 I'd say he had a pretty good reason.- swrostmore, on 05/10/2008, -1/+5This is completely independent of my larger point, but three people at the dinner where McCain was alleged to have said he didn't vote for Bush all corroborate the claim that he did in fact make the remark. People, I might add, who were invited to dinner by McCain, their political leanings notwithstanding. Either he was lying then, or he's lying now.
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -3/+2"People, I might add, who were invited to dinner by McCain, their political leanings notwithstanding."
This said, obviously, because all the aforementioned have endorsed Barack Obama. How you can say notwithstanding to that is beyond me. - moxanot, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1@ dexter411: because political bearings don't have to dictate if a person knows what's truth and what isn't...though I guess that is disproved often enough for you to be correct. But...McCain did invite them to eat food--we all know what that means...socially.
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Haha... tell that to the Huffington Post. Is it just purely coincidental that Arianna endorses Barack Obama and happens to only report on favorable stories about him / unfavorable stories about Clinton?
PS: It wasn't McCain's party; if you read the article, it was thrown by Candice Bergen.
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Haha... tell that to the Huffington Post. Is it just purely coincidental that Arianna endorses Barack Obama and happens to only report on favorable stories about him / unfavorable stories about Clinton?
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -3/+2"People, I might add, who were invited to dinner by McCain, their political leanings notwithstanding."
- swrostmore, on 05/10/2008, -1/+5This is completely independent of my larger point, but three people at the dinner where McCain was alleged to have said he didn't vote for Bush all corroborate the claim that he did in fact make the remark. People, I might add, who were invited to dinner by McCain, their political leanings notwithstanding. Either he was lying then, or he's lying now.
- drmobutu, on 05/10/2008, -1/+10No, no...remember, in 2000, John McCain was too crazy, from his years as a POW, to be President.
Now, thankfully, he has mellowed, and does what we tell him to... - dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -9/+6If we all got our news from the Huffington Post... we'd be as uninformed and biased as you are.
- MadEnvoy, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1His dementia is keeping him from remembering the small things.
- zeebo, on 05/10/2008, -2/+3He didn't get the presidential nomination back then either. He's sold his soul to be president. The NeoCons needed a veteran and the now elderly McCain was willing to compromise his former values and beliefs to accomplish his lifes ambition before he dies.
- Evilena, on 05/10/2008, -21/+116Your powers are weak old man!
- smackkmonkey, on 05/10/2008, -2/+9McCain can lead a nation with a microphone
With a microphone
With a microphone...- jp12380, on 05/10/2008, -1/+4With no handlebars!
- smackkmonkey, on 05/10/2008, -2/+9McCain can lead a nation with a microphone
- xenoc1de, on 05/10/2008, -18/+10I thought this was another upside down phone photoshop, yet this fully delivers.
- KLBP, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Ya, I thought it was a photoshop hoax as well until I saw the video.
- chawkie, on 05/10/2008, -12/+429If you watch the video he fixed it in like 2 seconds and was multitasking when he grabbed it, so as much as I would like to call him senile, it was something anyone could have done.
- jedreport, on 05/10/2008, -7/+82totally right. that's why i put the video up, to be completely fair to him. but it's still funny as hell. as i wrote on the page, it's actually rather endearing i think, in a family memory kind of way. i think the way he holds it like a light saber at the end is awesome -- clearly mccain has a sense of humor about himself which is good thing.
- synaesthesia, on 05/10/2008, -15/+6"that's why i put the video up, to be completely fair to him"
Yea, somehow I'm not quite buying that. If you really want to help Obama, don't make this the narrative of the campaign- making petty jabs at McCain over his age invites and justifies the GOP in returning punches aimed at flag-pins and middle names instead of the issues.- sleepwalkers, on 05/10/2008, -0/+12Read what he wrote on the page before you rail against him that hard.
- 47f0, on 05/10/2008, -1/+14Nah, I'm not seriously worried about McCain's age - just his policies. The mike thing, I could have done, and so could you, but he made a rather endearing recovery. He's not a bad man at all - I just don't think he's the president we need.
- poopdigger, on 05/10/2008, -6/+5I can't believe you just said that there's a good thing about McCain and you got dugg up
- deadlift, on 05/10/2008, -8/+2***** you piece of *****. Propaganda ***** face *****
- synaesthesia, on 05/10/2008, -15/+6"that's why i put the video up, to be completely fair to him"
- roosterjm2k2, on 05/10/2008, -5/+24You know bush would have had to call an aid over to explain to him no only how to work the mic, but how to play it off nearly as gracefully as that...at least mccain can laugh at himself..
- Netrilix, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3To be fair, Bush started laughing at himself when he realized the rest of the country already was. Let's not get into how long it took him to realize it though...
- Lith25, on 05/10/2008, -4/+32I agree, I hate McCain as much as the next person, but this is not something to make a big deal over.
- nyx210, on 05/10/2008, -3/+9It looked like an honest mistake, since it looked as if he didn't start talking yet. However, rather than just simply fixing the problem and hoping that no one would really notice, he drew attention to the incident by making the joke.
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -1/+6You're right. Definitely can't vote for him now.
- nyx210, on 05/10/2008, -3/+2Nope.
- dexter411, on 05/10/2008, -1/+6You're right. Definitely can't vote for him now.
- eviljolly, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3This wouldn't have been a big deal if Obama did this. We might laugh about it, but I hardly think anyone would call him an idiot.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not voting McCain, but holding a mic upside down and quckly correcting wouldn't be a deciding factor.
- nyx210, on 05/10/2008, -3/+9It looked like an honest mistake, since it looked as if he didn't start talking yet. However, rather than just simply fixing the problem and hoping that no one would really notice, he drew attention to the incident by making the joke.
- quomen, on 05/10/2008, -0/+9It was a simple mistake but that was a good save. That was pretty funny rofl.
- dougdiggerton, on 05/10/2008, -7/+1next thing you know he'll piss a little in his boxers because he couldn't get all of it out, and that will get 4k+ diggs
- ZeRux, on 05/10/2008, -0/+15You don't get it. Ths undeniably (unless you're a far-right neocon piece of ***** like him) proves that he's pure evil, as those who hold their micropohones upside down also wear crosses upside down, sacrifice goats and drink blood of newly born babies. This is the best proof we ever had that this man is deranged lunatic, so don't you dare throwing it away or you'll be labeled as neocon!!!!111111111
- WestCoastian, on 05/10/2008, -0/+0If everything is upside down, I'd hate the hell to see where his flag pin is.
- CYR1X, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1While this is a valid statement it's petty things like this that get noticed.
- Iwantawii, on 05/10/2008, -2/+1It makes a way better picture than video.
- MaximusD, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3I'm 26 and I do stupid ***** like that all the time. I'm smart, and not senile. I'm what most people call a "human being."
- exronin, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Okay so it happens to normal people all the time, but seriously, he might be the next freaking president of the United States of America, hold some respect for the office. I don't want a normal person who makes normal people mistakes in the White house. I only figured the highest office in the richest country in the world... would atleast deserve someone with half a brain and not Bush 2.0.
- mac7, on 05/12/2008, -0/+1Well then don't vote for Obama then http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_I_want_to_ ... :P
- jedreport, on 05/10/2008, -7/+82totally right. that's why i put the video up, to be completely fair to him. but it's still funny as hell. as i wrote on the page, it's actually rather endearing i think, in a family memory kind of way. i think the way he holds it like a light saber at the end is awesome -- clearly mccain has a sense of humor about himself which is good thing.
- tjmb9, on 05/10/2008, -11/+5Ahhh the ***** audio to that video was hilarious.
- tjmb9, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1you people really didn't think that woman's voice was funny?
- ObamaWins08, on 05/10/2008, -10/+283Wow, c'mon guys, this is pathetic. If we call McCain out on stuff like this, then we deserve everything we get in regards to the whole flag-lapel wearing, star-spangled banner saluting, Rev. Wright-associating scandals we're having to fight. We're better than this... I just hope it doesn't hit front page...
- Olfster, on 05/10/2008, -3/+6Yea I agree. How many times has Rev. Wright been on SNL? Mr. McCain was just practicing for his next SNL appearance.
- birthofthecool, on 05/10/2008, -0/+23aaaand front page.... : /
- tidu, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1aaaaand most diggs in all topics.... : /
- tones1, on 05/10/2008, -0/+12It will hit front page and go into top 10.
- userperson, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2and to #1 ... no that can't be right.
- ObamaWins08, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4arrgghhh...son of a gun...
- stealth210, on 05/10/2008, -1/+5Agreed, this is stupid and petty even though I very much disagree with this guy's policies.
- kelly, on 05/10/2008, -10/+6Apparently liberal diggers aren't "better than this"
But then I've been saying this all along. None of you heard it because the same liberal diggers always buried my comments
...as I'm sure they'll do to this one.- flashback99, on 05/10/2008, -2/+9There is no such thing as a "liberal digger". This is a term invented by people who lose arguments or get dugg down on digg. Digg is a bunch of random people with individual opinions of a whole range of issues.
- osko2052, on 05/10/2008, -7/+3And the majority of them tend to be liberals. They don't follow the political views of the majority of the population.
- ph070sh0p, on 05/10/2008, -4/+2But they do somewhat represent the population that uses computers.
- Hillsfar, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1Sheesh. No one can take a joke!
- WestCoastian, on 05/10/2008, -2/+0Exactly. Did no one read the actual article? It wasn't written up as a slam. It's how people put foot in mouth first before reading.
- flashback99, on 05/10/2008, -2/+9There is no such thing as a "liberal digger". This is a term invented by people who lose arguments or get dugg down on digg. Digg is a bunch of random people with individual opinions of a whole range of issues.
- Qong, on 05/10/2008, -5/+2Agreed friend.
Though I disagree with Jeremiah Wright not being an issue... - mrlivingston, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4Now if he had tried to pull his pajama bottoms over his head...THAT would be a story.
- junkwheel, on 05/10/2008, -4/+3Christ, it's only funny.
How anybody on either side can take a guy holding a mic the wrong way up as actually stupid IS stupid themselves.
Oh noe, "liberal diggers are this, liberal diggers are that, look they think this is a real issue, this is like Jeremiah Wright"
Gimmie a break.- natchiketa, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1you want a gimmie, or a break? wait, a gimmie is a break!
- schlef, on 05/10/2008, -0/+5You are saying that holding a mic upside down is equivalent to your pastor of many years going on a racist tirade?
- jetboyterp, on 05/10/2008, -1/+4Wow...this is nice to see...not only your comment, but others up there too. I support McCain (as a good Republican) and yes, this is typical of what he's been attacked on lately...a bunch of nonsense. The worst so far was the NY Times hit-piece on him. Funny, I was going to bring up the flag-lapel thing and I saw you mentioned it.
Well, kudos to you.- DephexTwin, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4The thing about the flag-lapel thing and this is... this microphone thing is probably going to come and go and those who blinked will have missed it. Even on Digg it's not being taken seriously by anyone. On the other hand, the right-wing TV/radio and pundit army have and will likely continue to harp on the flag-lapel thing as a legitimate issue that is cause for concern. This is detestable.
- jetboyterp, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1But in a way, it is cause for at least questioning. Obama is the one, a while back, who made a point of telling us that he refused to wear a flag pin...Not that he DOESN'T wear one, but he REFUSES to wear one. And on the last ABC debate, when asked about it, he stammered.
When he won't wear the pin, won't put his hand over his heart for the National Anthem, and HIS spiritual guide says "g*d damn America", and his wife Michelle says she's never been proud of this country...all this added up IS cause for concern. Of course, the past few weeks, when Obama takes the stage, there's tons of US flags around him. But is it too late?
- jetboyterp, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1But in a way, it is cause for at least questioning. Obama is the one, a while back, who made a point of telling us that he refused to wear a flag pin...Not that he DOESN'T wear one, but he REFUSES to wear one. And on the last ABC debate, when asked about it, he stammered.
- DephexTwin, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4The thing about the flag-lapel thing and this is... this microphone thing is probably going to come and go and those who blinked will have missed it. Even on Digg it's not being taken seriously by anyone. On the other hand, the right-wing TV/radio and pundit army have and will likely continue to harp on the flag-lapel thing as a legitimate issue that is cause for concern. This is detestable.
- Cyberdactyl, on 05/10/2008, -0/+5Especially since he holds the mic upside down for about half a second.
- mozert, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3I agree.
- p0tent1al, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1guys, we're not criticizing McCain for this, this just sweetens the pot. Put it like this.
Let's say you have 5 friends, and 1 person you absolutely hate. Let's say all of your friends trip. You would make sure they are alright, whatever. If the person you hate trips, you might have a good chuckle and hold it over him for a long time. Same thing in this situation.
- db0255, on 05/10/2008, -14/+52funny, but he's no george bush. george bush would have kept going methinks.
- rentmitchum, on 05/10/2008, -13/+9He's like Murderface, he won't hold something that remotely resembles a penis up to his mouth.
- Fallooza, on 05/10/2008, -1/+2what about a hotdog cut up inta little pieces?
- rentmitchum, on 05/10/2008, -1/+4lol "what about a sandwich shaped like a dick"
- Qong, on 05/10/2008, -1/+3He won't hold anything that resembles a penis up to his mouth... That's more than we can say for you haha.
- rentmitchum, on 05/10/2008, -2/+5random digger: "Well I don't understand that reference at all! -1, for I feel frightened and confused!"
- Fallooza, on 05/10/2008, -1/+2what about a hotdog cut up inta little pieces?
- IDIGTHEDIGG, on 05/10/2008, -8/+3damn
- TheWorm, on 05/10/2008, -7/+153Is this really what we're criticizing him for? If Obama did this we would all just say it was funny because he caught himself quickly and made a joke about it. It's a funny video but no need to attack him for a harmless error.
- jedreport, on 05/10/2008, -6/+8You're right it is funny -- that's the point of the whole thing. It's endearing, in a funny family story kind of way.
- Olfster, on 05/10/2008, -7/+3His age is what makes this exceptionally funny. LOL! Just like how funny it is that I can no longer get a job because of all those young Indian lads flooding our markets as consultants. LOL! Hysterical!
- p0s3r, on 05/10/2008, -4/+10Get more skills. It ain't the governments job to make you competitive.
- 47f0, on 05/10/2008, -6/+4p0s3r, you're major skill seems to be spamming digg - how's that working out, career-wise, compared to just being a general asshat in life?
- notoneofus, on 05/10/2008, -1/+3I think this is the first time I've ever agreed with one of your comments, P0s3r. Probably the last time, too, but there it is.
- fenderbiz, on 05/10/2008, -1/+2You can have all the skills you want, but if a government-funded agency needs to fill quotas, then they will do it.
- p0s3r, on 05/10/2008, -4/+10Get more skills. It ain't the governments job to make you competitive.
- BeauXdidLeigH, on 05/10/2008, -7/+2Is it me? I'm not hearing the Straight Talk.
- Olfster, on 05/10/2008, -9/+18Senior moment #9. Can you imagine him getting that middle of the night phone call and speaking into the ear piece? Hello? Hello? Hello? Click... hangs up.
- p0s3r, on 05/10/2008, -16/+2http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg48/dimentiapr ...
Look at the clock. Thats how Obama answers the phone at 3AM.- Nitrodist88, on 05/10/2008, -0/+7Could be 3PM....
- Beatlemaniac, on 05/10/2008, -0/+6Or a complete sham.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/phone.asp
- Beatlemaniac, on 05/10/2008, -0/+6Or a complete sham.
- Nitrodist88, on 05/10/2008, -0/+7Could be 3PM....
- p0s3r, on 05/10/2008, -16/+2http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg48/dimentiapr ...
- benmandude, on 05/10/2008, -4/+38Wow, is this what it has come to. Making fun of McCain for picking up a microphone upside down and not realizing it immediately. I think there are better things to laugh at him for.
- 47f0, on 05/10/2008, -1/+6Agreed. This is sooooo stupid. He fumbled, recovered in a split-second and did so humorously. No way in hell I'm voting for the man, but he lost no brownie points on this one.
- ph070sh0p, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Its just suppose to be funny, and not in any way negative about him. The video actually makes him seem like a nicer person.
- chrgrose, on 05/10/2008, -3/+4I want to see the Onion version of the story about this incident. With that reckless light-saber thrust at the end of the video theres got to be something more going on here.
- joecastle, on 05/10/2008, -0/+0I thought it said "jedi report . com" like so: http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7458/mccainmicr ...
- p0s3r, on 05/10/2008, -43/+67Obama doesn't know how to use a phone.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg48/dimentiapr ...
Obama thinks there's 57 States in the Union.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws
Obama is a dumb mofo.- 47f0, on 05/10/2008, -6/+13Oh *****. A p0s3r post I literally can't slam the thumbs-down on. Unless he seriously believes that Obama believes that 47=57. And I really can't fault McCain for a slight fumble with a quick and humorous recovery. We seriously nitpick these candidates down to microscopic shreds. Most of us couldn't survive a week under that level of scrutiny, let alone month after month. At the end of the day, the only rational strategy is to pick your policies, vote your conscience and pray your candidate doesn't choke on their shoelaces.
- Beatlemaniac, on 05/10/2008, -5/+21C'mon, no politician or photographer would let a picture slide featuring the subject holding a phone upside-down. Not even Bush.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/phone.asp
And why does one slip-up automatically make someone 'a dumb mofo'? It's not like he and every other candidate haven't been out giving speeches day in and day out.- flashback99, on 05/10/2008, -2/+10Considering that people actually have to photoshop images to get Obama to do something equally stupid, says something important.
- CAPSLOCKISCOOL, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Can you photoshop the video (I know it can be edited, but that video actually aired on TV)? The point is that making a mistake doesn't mean you're a dumbass.
- flashback99, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1There's a website that's been around for years called Snopes. Maybe you missed it first time round?
- CAPSLOCKISCOOL, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Can you photoshop the video (I know it can be edited, but that video actually aired on TV)? The point is that making a mistake doesn't mean you're a dumbass.
- Skanadian, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4He was commenting on the fact that you fools will digg anything that's anti-Republican and don't realize that everyone makes mistakes.
- flashback99, on 05/10/2008, -2/+10Considering that people actually have to photoshop images to get Obama to do something equally stupid, says something important.
- AmICoolNow, on 05/10/2008, -0/+5Sometimes I have no idea whether youtube comments are serious.
I don't think it's actually possible to get someone to know you're kidding on that website without explicitly stating it.- masterm1nd, on 05/10/2008, -2/+1Holy ***** that is ***** ridiculous! And I thought digg was bad.
- dilton7, on 05/10/2008, -8/+2see who is out of touch!
- taradisiac, on 05/10/2008, -9/+3I think republican party is a pretty cool guy, eh older than America itself and doesnt afraid of anything
- patpl22391, on 05/10/2008, -2/+34digg, on the cutting edge of real news!
- Strikersgun, on 05/10/2008, -11/+2Idiot
- EtanHodge, on 05/10/2008, -2/+32slow news day?
- supermajic, on 05/10/2008, -2/+18Nope Diggers are just retarded.
- kelly, on 05/10/2008, -5/+3no, par for the course for liberal digg.
- zenithmbr, on 05/10/2008, -14/+3i heard he also holds his penis upside down when he jerks
- RoloTomasie, on 05/10/2008, -4/+6He realized rather quickly. Still some slapstick humor present, though...
- DemiRonin, on 05/10/2008, -9/+1"Dang this technology... it's too much for me"
- AppleGeorge, on 05/10/2008, -5/+47Wow, he accidently held his mic upside-down! Let's all freak the ***** out and alert all the media possible and submit it on Digg and act like it's a huge deal!
- ZeRux, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Bet that he doesn't stand a chance to win the election anymore!
- SweetChinMusic, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3Reminds me of Howard Dean. Poor guy.
- colomboj, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1I think it's cute!
- erlkonig64, on 05/10/2008, -3/+22This is dumber than any Rev. Wright based attack on Obama...seriously, get something of substance to get the guy on
- AvidPreatorian, on 05/10/2008, -6/+2He will have so many of those moments. Between his actions and words, it'll be no time before "McCain's best 10 trip-ups" turns up on Digg.
- goonerzilla, on 05/10/2008, -6/+1Is that a mike or something else?
- linuxpenguin, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1It's a mic.
- choopie911, on 05/10/2008, -1/+4I was glad the article wrote what it did about it just being a minor moment, which is all it was, but I know people will rag on this as him being incompetant, etc. I don't like the man, but this is no big deal.
- ryandaws, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Please, learn to spell "incompetent" before using it. The irony is killing me.
- lawngnomes4pres, on 05/10/2008, -7/+4* insert Nelson laugh - "HA HAH" *
- supermajic, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1HA HAH
/Nelson
would have been more efficient but you can type that if you want.
- supermajic, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1HA HAH
- sambapati87, on 05/10/2008, -3/+22Oh come on if this was Obama this would never have made front page.
- ceredron, on 05/10/2008, -6/+1Because he would have continued to make an insightful, inspirational speech? You're right.
- moolaismyfriend, on 05/10/2008, -11/+4I saw its a good metaphor for what he will do to the American middle class.
- muzikkislife, on 05/10/2008, -8/+1cuh. mccain he's too old to be a president anyway he just needs to drop out. hillary for president!
- 0260, on 05/10/2008, -8/+5ron paul! yea!...no? anyone? hmm ok
- deadbaby, on 05/10/2008, -3/+8Lame. I'm sick of these petty politics from both sides. I don't think anyone's ability to never make a mistake on camera is a valid scale on which to judge their ability to be President. There are more important things to talk about.
- Namelessthinker, on 05/10/2008, -3/+1I feel bad for the sound guy if he had kept it like that. Its also a pain when people wave their mics around while talking.
- jazboy, on 05/10/2008, -6/+2Did anyone think his mannerisms were a lot like Bush in that clip? (not making fun of stupidity)
- JK1150, on 05/10/2008, -4/+24you guys want reverend wright to go away because it is a non issue and you show this?
- enakra, on 05/10/2008, -2/+25Come on guys... It was a stupid mistake. How about something substantial?
- andj, on 05/10/2008, -1/+4like calling his wife a *****
- drmobutu, on 05/10/2008, -12/+7Actually, he's holding it correctly, because, these days, he's talking out of his ass...
- lamerx, on 05/10/2008, -2/+24oh noes, he made a mistake...
no one reading this has EVER done that- dasdef, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1'itchy and scratchy land, the amusement park of the future, where nothing can possiBLY go wrong. Possibly go wrong. heh thats the first thing thats ever gone wrong'
- CaviMike, on 05/10/2008, -6/+4I thought he was kind of funny but then again, Bush is pretty funny too and I sure don't want him in office.
- gossipninja, on 05/10/2008, -3/+28yeah this is a non issue. People who say this shows "he is too old/senile" are idiots, During an interview the other day, Obama kept calling Matt Lauer "Tim", he did this repeatedly, and everyone who is saying mcain is a moron here, I would imagine, didn't say word one about that. Frankly, I think this shows mccain has a good sense of humor especially the lightsaber pose at the end.
- jp12380, on 05/10/2008, -1/+7As much as I don't want McCain to be the next president, this is a non issue.
- Qong, on 05/10/2008, -0/+8Agreed. Obama also said that he had visited 57 states earlier too. They're both extremely tired and have been working hard for many months now. Give them a break.
- silentforest, on 05/10/2008, -6/+1Yes, lord knows we're going to need a president with a good sense of humor after the way the resident regime has messed up our economy. I can see McCain now... Ha Ha Ha! You stupid poor people, thanks for your tax dollars!! Oh wait, maybe that was Bush/Cheney. McCain/Cheney 2008 BFF. Come ride the MicPain Train baby!
- Brainmodder, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1This image is shopped I can tell from the pixels. I have seen many good shops in my time.
This is a very non issue.- p0s3r, on 05/10/2008, -1/+2What about the accompanying video? Was that photoshopped as well?
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