McCain Oopsapalooza Tour 3

Welcome to the McCain Oopsapalooza Tour, where (make "L" shape with your pointer finger and thumb, put to forehead) presidential candidate John McCain puts the "looza" in Oopsapalooza. Previous Oopsapaloozas here and here. As always, Digg it up!

Photo credit: WSJ

Now, Cindy McCain tries hard to be an asset to her husband.

 

So why would John McCain suggest her as a contestant in a topless bikini contest? Even as a joke? When that's so clearly not Cindy's thing?

Let me guess--Senator McCain's not so great on women's issues.

Blondes did have their revenge this week, however.

John McCain got owned by Paris Hilton, big time. Rehabilitated her own image, scored some points off McCain's offshore drilling idea, and got a wee bit of revenge on behalf of the Hilton clan (who I bet are now Obama supporters). Never thought I'd say this, but go Paris!

The McCain campaign had to return over $50,000 in donations from a bundler who took money from individuals who, when interviewed, said they didn't know who McCain was or didn't support McCain. ($9,200 from a Taco Bell manager--IN-TER-EST-ING.) Says the NYT:

The donations were credited to Harry Sargeant III, who is the finance chairman for the Florida Republican Party and part-owner of a major oil trading firm. But the contributions were actually solicited by [Jordanian businessman, eds. note] Mustafa Abu Naba’a, a longtime business partner of Mr. Sargeant’s.

Oops.

H/T MOMo Glennia, BarbinMD at DailyKos.

Photo credit: Stock Xchang, Petr Kovar.

McCain tried to make fun of tire pressure. (Pwned again! This time by the most marvelous Deb on the Rocks. Go Deb!) Except--people, properly inflated tires really do make your mpg go farther. Just like Obama said. Plus, dude, air at a gas station? Free, or 25c, tops.

McCain, fix your flat tire! The Straight Off the Rails Express isn't going anywhere. Oops.

So huggy. Big oil loves ya, baby.

ETA: After McCain reversed his position on offshore drilling (drilling is now A-OK! yay, oil spills and environmental damage), oil companies took some of their record profits and donated them to McCain's campaign, as did many oil company employees. From the Washington Post:

Oil and gas industry executives and employees donated $1.1 million to McCain last month -- three-quarters of which came after his June 16 speech calling for an end to the ban -- compared with $116,000 in March, $283,000 in April and $208,000 in May.

I see, this is how government works. You pay a little, you get a lot in return. Oh wait! That's not democracy, that's John McCain as corporate puppet. Oops.

H/T to MOMo Julie Pippert for both items.

A while ago, the McCain campaign sought to enlist spambot supporters who would post McCain talking points on the web. Only 6 people signed up. Can't even go viral. Ooops!

H/T Kos at DailyKos.

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Comments

[Julie Pippert]

I'm bringing this to you under the wire...and it should be a HUGE OOOPS but for some rason isn't being made into enough hay:

"Oil and gas industry executives and employees donated $1.1 million to McCain last month - three-quarters of which came after his June 16 speech calling for an end to the federal ban on offshore drilling. [Washington Post, 7/27/08]"

Source: MoveOn.org

Great post as usual!

[cynematic]

Oh, duh! Jules, will incorporate posthaste. I think you or someone else had flagged that for me earlier.

My bad. There are just SO MANY GAFFES and FLIP-FLOPS to keep track of.