My son and I were Googling “McCain yells” (don’t ask) when we came across this old nugget. No silly, not John McCain, but this now tremendously overplayed clip:

I feel compelled to make a few points.

First of all, relative to his annoyingly nasal speaking voice, John McCain’s singing voice is actually quite sweet (almost Ashcroftian). But aside from that pleasant distraction, I cannot believe the gall of this man. Sure, he’s among pals, a mess-tent’s worth of rockhard-nutsac ex-Charlie killin’ He-men, but IS HE REALLY BLOWING AND PICKING HIS NOSE IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE? And did he just use that same snot-wiping, booger-emancipating hand to grab the mic???

This is the man 42% of the American people (Gallup, Oct. 10, 2008) want to represent our country to classy dudes… like Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, or Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero?

Mercifully, the clip is cut just at the point McCain is digging out some serious old-man eye goo.

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This article appears in October 10 • 2008.

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