The wheels have completely fallen off the old, old mccain bus.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/palin.investigation/index.html

Ouch! Which other base of his support is mccain going to offend next? As seen originally on BccList.com here, there are only three types of republicans – rich, racist, and religious.

He already offended rich republicans with his “Georgetown cocktail party” rant seen here. As seen below, he just offended the racist republicans. By the way, I love the anguish you can hear in the crowd’s boos and jeers! Up next, are there plans to somehow offend the religious republicans?

“We’re scared of an Obama presidency” and… “I’ve heard about him and – he’s not, he’s not, he’s a – he’s an Arab.”

I actually feel bad for the old lady at the end of the clip as she walks away shrugging her shoulders thinking “well, I tried.”

I would turn this into a drinking game – a shotgun beer every time this painful line gets said – but, I don’t want to visit the hospital with alcohol poisoning as this would prove embarrassing for anyone over the age of 25.

Regardless, as long as I’m not forgetting about any plans tonight, I’ll be keeping a live running tally of each time an announcer says the most obnoxious phrase ever – “Red Sox Nation” – during tonight’s Game 1 of the ALCS. My conservative guess is at least 20-30 times. This could potentially put my blood alcohol level in the “emergency room” zone.

Update: Damnit – I’m an idiot. The game is in Tampa Bay tonight. So, game 3 will be a nightmare and I’ll wait to run the tally until then. Although, I’m confident “Red Sox Nation” will be brought up at least 10 times tonight.

Everyone remembers this mccain lowlight from the debate…

“But you know, one of the real catalysts, really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I’ll bet you, you may never even have heard of them before this crisis.”

Well, here’s the story from the questioner – Oliver Clark.  Great read.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/09/1523335.aspx

Conor, thank you.

While I ignored the majority of mccain’s attacks during the debate – because they are lame and he is rapidly dying – I didn’t know his continuous jabs regarding the projector were completely ridiculous.

http://chicagoist.com/2008/10/08/mccain_and_the_adler_planetarium.php

“One of its most popular attractions and teaching tools at the Adler Planetarium is the Sky Theater. The projection equipment in this theater is 40 years old, and is no longer supported with parts or service by the manufacturer. It has begun to fail, leaving the theater dark and groups of school students and other interested museum-goers without this very valuable and exciting learning experience.

McCain’s phrase suggests Obama spent $3 million on an old-fashioned piece of office equipment that projects charts and text on a wall screen. In fact, the money was for an overhaul of the theater system that projects images of stars and planets for educational shows.”

Yes, outside of the best view of the Chicago skyline, the Adler Planetarium is one of the lamest Chicago attractions.   But, it receives some high foot traffic from schools in the hopes that such a visit somehow kick starts student interest in science.  That seems like a pretty important initiative.

Jason, thank you.

P.S.  As the link above highlights, the project was never funded.  Way to go mccain – you senile bastard.