Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Trivial Pursuit

The French National Archive has released footage of an interview of John McCain when he was a prisoner of war by French reporter François Chalais in 1967. During the course of the interview, under the tender auspices of Jane Fonda's pals, the Viet Cong, a bedridden McCain describes how he was shot down, chokes back tears when talking about his family, and sends an emotional message to his wife.

In the midst of all of which, behold the thing that makes the deepest impression on Sky News:

The video portrays the Republican as a hero but the message may be tarnished as he is filmed smoking a cigarette.
You may have a hard time believing what you're seeing, so here it is again:

The video portrays the Republican as a hero but the message may be tarnished as he is filmed smoking a cigarette.
No, it still doesn't seem right. Can it really be? Did cigarettes detract from the heroism of the men who stormed the beaches of Normandy in 1944? Yet here it is again -- it's inescapable.

The video portrays the Republican as a hero but the message may be tarnished as he is filmed smoking a cigarette.
Apparently, though -- if the Democrat Party is any indication -- this guy's message remains intact, even with the cigarette holder sticking jauntily out of his kisser:



3 comments:

  1. Didn't anyone tell them that Obama smokes?!

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  2. Smoking is the only sin against modern liberal sensitivities.

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  3. John, don't forget littering. You can cheat on your wife; you can have an abortion; you can shack up with your girlfriend; but God forbid you should ever throw a piece of trash out your car window.

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