DISQUS

bunnyjump · 1 year ago

Fuck you, John McCain, FUCK YOU for EVER THINKING THAT YOU COULD DECIDE WHETHER THE MOTHER SHOULD LIVE OR DIE!

YOU HYPOCRITE!

moreleesafer · 1 year ago

I have been one of those women in the air quotes. It is not a good place to be in you old bas-TURD!

vickif · 1 year ago

Me also.

BerkeleyMom · 1 year ago

I wonder if he would put rape and incest in air quotes too because, you know, they can mean different things too. We don't want the pro choice movement taking advantage of those exceptions too.

PeteWa · 1 year ago

I remember 1994 and the contract on America that lasted until 2006.
I remember eight years from 2000 that lasts through 2008.
All of those years, and the Republicans did nothing on their supposed "most important issue", quotes very much intended.
All you ever hear from them is a lot of hot air, no action.

It's the hot button issue that they like to keep around and pretend to give a shit about,
but intend to do nothing about that would take away that "most important issue".

Watch how effortlessly McCain twists what Obama says, and then think on McCain's innaction.

Just more Republican bullshit, and McCain can shove it right back up his ass.

freshpaint · 1 year ago

Thank you McCain for air quoting my life. I watched the debate but once they turned the questions to this topic I knew I'd never be able to stomach this discussion. You know nothing of the lives of women. I don't know how Cindy puts up with you.

judybrowni · 1 year ago

"Health of the mother" in fucking air quotes! The disdain and disgust of the Republicans for women's health was laid bare for all of America.

I remember all too clearly pre-Roe: my friends who were forced to marry and forced to give birth at 14 and 16 years of age, a local woman forced to bear and give birth to a baby that had died a month before (who was then infertile for the rest of her life.)

When the health of the mother didn't mean shit, one way or the other, not in our Joe Plumber community, in any case. (I later met some a daughter of rich parents, who got her abortion while on "vacation" in the Bahamas, and read about the upper, upper middle class women whose hospitals dealt out the D and Cs.)

Yeah, let's go back to forced birth for all but the wealthy -- "health of the mother" only if you have money like the McCains.

Fuck you, John McCain.

freshpaint · 1 year ago

I remember too. I remember sneaking out of school to go with a friend for an abortion far away in a city with a hospital that allowed it, then lying to parents about where I was and why I had to spend the night away. And then my friend had to work a double shift the next day, and nearly passed out from bleeding. Years later I remember the English clinic filled with women from Ireland who were doing the annual "visit to their sister." And men wonder why so many women seem to be so angry all the time!

SociologistTina · 1 year ago

"Best, most over-looked line of the debate...."

http://snipurl.com/4eql6

clytemnestra · 1 year ago

McCain you've only been "proudly pro-life" since you decided to run for president this time around.

I find it intersting that you preport to trust people and doctors until it comes to what's growing inside a women's womb. Then, for some reason we lose all rights including the right of self defense.

My health, and that of my daughter are not :air quotable" and FYI there are issues where the health of the mother is at stake in the last trimester. You say the fetus's are viable at that point BUT you fail to acknowledge that for every month the fetus is deprived of being in the womb is one month the baby will be in Neonatal ICU.

And yet you'd freeze spending and bankrupt these women, who probably could barely afford to get to full term.

And as laudible as it is that you did adopt, you didn't adopt an American child. With all your wife's money I'm sure you could have given a great home to 10 adopted American kids who really need you.

FunMe · 1 year ago

The woman vote ... he just "air quote" - "threw" it out the window.

sukabi1 · 1 year ago

he likely threw out quite a few men's votes as well with his crass disregard for women's health.

davidkc · 1 year ago

That was McCain's low point in the debate, and there were definitely lots of candidates. How any woman, pro-life or pro-choice, can vote for him now is beyond me.

Anonymiss · 1 year ago

As a woman, I found the "air quotes" comment offensive and patronizing, but equally so was McCain's dismissive reference to the woman who was not allowed to sue for pay equity because of the "statute of limitations." There was zero compassion for that woman, zero understanding of the underlying issue, zero committment to changing its fundamental unfairness.

henrythefifth · 1 year ago

The McCain campaign has often wept crocodile tears over alleged sexism against Palin. But McCain's "health of the mother" condescending, spiteful air quotes were the most sexist comment of this campaign by far.

Translation: Go die, worthless bitches. Nice sentiment McCain.

Heather · 1 year ago

If he was looking to woo moderates last night that was a stupid, stupid move.. Women (and their families) do not take their health as lightly as Senator McCain obviously does.

doctressjulia · 1 year ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXX4Qa3m2YQ

Har! George Carlin hated the air quotes too!!! Watch for the first 30 seconds. LOL!!!