McCain Unraveled by ‘Gay Sweaters’?
In the final days of his imploding candidacy, John McCain has taken a page out of Richard Nixon’s play book, finding increasingly bizarre explanations for his political failures. Strangest of all: He reportedly feels his handlers forced him to wear “gay sweaters.”…. According to one insider, the knit-picking was the crescendo of a tirade by the Arizona senator, in which he blistered aides about the minutiae of the campaign. While many septuagenarians live in a perpetual state of sweater weather, McCain reportedly declared his frustration with being told to don the perceived homosexual outerwear in order to look younger and more approachable.
OK, so the lesson to be learned from this fiasco would be that if you’re going to run for President…LEARN TO DRESS YOUR OWN DAMN SELF! Jeebus, the man’s in his 70s; you’d think he’d be able to at least wear something he likes. If John McCain can’t even manage his wardrobe, how in the world can he be expected to manage a bloated federal government and a never-ending war?
I can’t help but wonder what it says about a Republican Presidential candidate when he can’t admit that his campaign is circling the drain, and instead focuses his rage at his handlers. McCain’s problem is not his wardrobe; there are many other culprits- his age, his willingness to pander to anyone on any issue, his reliance on meaningless symbols (the “Straight Talk Express”?? WTF??)…yadayadayada…. Of course, blaming others for your poor wardrobe choices certainly beats having to take personal responsibility for your perennial failure as a Presidential candidate.
The McCain campaign did not officially respond for comment, but one source that has been close to the senator poses the question most J. Crew shoppers are no doubt asking: “How can a crew-neck sweater make you look gay? They make him look silly, sure. Old, too. But not gay. That’s Romney’s department.”
Hmm…perhaps if he had Mitt Romney’s hair and his strong, virile bearing? Eww, thanks for that mental picture….
When you’ll do or say anything to anyone to appeal to Republican primary voters, you can’t claim to be surprised when people finally figure out that you’re a phony and that you stand for nothing but the achievement of political power.
No one expects the gay sweaters, though….
