Sexist McCain Moment of the Day
Last weekend John McCain made an appearance at Sturgis. This annual biker rally features a beauty pageant, called Miss Buffalo Chip, in which contestants model biker gear, lingerie, and bikinis. Sounds pretty awesome to John McCain:
In introducing his wife, McCain noted the ongoing beauty pageant at the event and said that he had "encouraged Cindy to compete. I told her, with a little luck, she could be the only person ever to serve as first lady and Miss Buffalo Chip."
As Jesse at Pandagon puts it:
All I'm saying is that if Barack Obama had gone to an event with 20,000 people wasting gas to talk about energy and said that his wife should have simulated sucking a banana dick between another woman's legs, this race would be fucking over.
I have to say, the best thing about this stupid little news item is that it led me to discover WomenForJohnMcCain.com -- a truly amazing parody site that contains hours of entertainment and joy. Check it out.
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Oh my god that site is hilarious! I just wish more Americans would read through it long enough to see the implications and insidiousness of the proof and commentary on the site (especially that bit about Big and Rich and Raising Cain, like, did you NOT SEE THAT MOVIE? It's gotta be a Freudian slip)...sometimes in my town it's like I'm in a sound-proof bubble, shouting and everyone has their hands over their ears, singing, "La la lalala!"
Wow, thanks for the mention - a raise of our Waterford crystal candy-dish of Percocet and Vicodin to the ladies at Feministing for their support!
~ Christina West
Women for John McCain
http://www.womenforjohnmccain.com/
"Know your place - McCain 2008!"
I guess his family values consists of expoiting women. I read about this earlier. He disgusts me more and more everyday. That picture made my lunch a little less tastey. I'm going to save the other half of my sub for later.
Cheers, Christina! *clink*
As a general rule I do my best to focus on policy matters rather than personal life or "character" because I get so sick of hearing the soap-opera type stuff about candidates' lives...
But with John McCain it's a whole different story, because the things he does and says regularly affect my views on how he will decide policy issues. The man is a misogynist, clear and simple, and because that is not just a soap-opera detail, because it is a very real, pervasive mindset, I have no doubt it would and DOES reflect in his politics. If his voting record hasn't screamed it loud enough, maybe things like this will give people pause.
Is that a cardboard cut-out, or a real model?
Wait a minute, are you telling me that there's a beauty contest out there in which, if you win, you get called a piece of shit? Isn't that what a buffalo chip is?
I used this in my McCain Misogyny Round-up over at the CA NOW blog: http://www.canow.org/canoworg/2008/08/misogyny-yee-ha.html
Gosh, I'm surprised he didn't stop by Montana's own Testicle Festival on the way to Sturgis, home of our very own Boob-o-meter! So not kidding...
http://www.testyfesty.com/
(click on "press" and then "part one" of the Stranger article)
Qwerty, I was wondering the same thing. Honestly, my first reaction was "Has this been Photoshopped?" McCain looks like his photo has been superimposed onto a photo of the bikini model. Where did the photo come from? Something looks off about it.
It's Photoshopped, Moonfall. The McCain part is from a photo of him and GWB hugging. The Daily Show has done similar things with the same photo -- the blissful expression on McCain's face makes it great parody fodder.