20,000 Years in Sing Sing

John McCain is losing and knows it. He feels, in fact, that he's trapped in a kind of jail cell -- a cell of ugly rhetoric and impossible taskdom, given the his poll numbers since the economic meltdown -- that he can't escape from. How do I know this? Because earlier today in Pennsylvania McCain said, "Across this country this is the agenda I have set before, my fellow prisoners." Maybe we're all prisoners in a mortal existential sense, but McCain was clearly revealing the Freudian undertow.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 8, 2008 at 2:07 PM

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SaveFarris Author Profile Page says ...

I'll see your Freudian slip and raise you another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPywKOTQZig

Posted by SaveFarris Author Profile Page at October 8, 2008 2:29 PM

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115thDreamer Author Profile Page says ...

Also, we see a perfect visual that reminds us the people need a remedy for their real-life worries and not image-based politics and other trivial crap - the DOW ticker is placed like a censor's "black bar" right over the daughter's store-bought rack. Awesome.

Posted by 115thDreamer Author Profile Page at October 8, 2008 2:31 PM

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frankbooth Author Profile Page says ...

The blond sort of furrows her brow for a second. Kind of a "huh?" look.

Palin just stares off into space, posing. Probably didn't notice.

She's too busy fantasizing about shooting wolves from helicopters and pushing McCain down the stairs, Showgirls-style.

Posted by frankbooth Author Profile Page at October 8, 2008 2:50 PM

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Mark Author Profile Page says ...

Cue sepia. Overhead fan turns into helicopter noises. Flashback fade. [Base camp.] Dirty headband knotted on young McCain's head...

Posted by Mark Author Profile Page at October 8, 2008 3:27 PM

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Geoff Author Profile Page says ...

The two girls directly behind Palin caught it.


I don't think I'll ever be able to forget when McCain announced Palin as his running mate. After he enthusiastically stated Palin has 5 children, some middle aged Mom directly behind him clearly shouted "Oh my God!" She was way too excited.

Posted by Geoff Author Profile Page at October 8, 2008 3:32 PM

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p.Vice Author Profile Page says ...

It's confirmed: He still believes he's in POW camp.

Judging from his oratory skills, his fellow POWs were probably begging the gooks to shoot them to avoid the slow torture of being bored to death.

Posted by p.Vice Author Profile Page at October 8, 2008 3:41 PM

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George Prager Author Profile Page says ...

What's so wrong about what he said. He was being honest. We are prisoners.

Posted by George Prager Author Profile Page at October 8, 2008 3:50 PM

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mizerock Author Profile Page says ...

I don't think it was meant as an intentional metaphorical description. Just a slip. It happens.

Posted by mizerock Author Profile Page at October 8, 2008 4:23 PM

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vulgar71 Author Profile Page says ...

More likely, he had just told a POW-tale or was about to tell one.

Posted by vulgar71 Author Profile Page at October 8, 2008 5:16 PM

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vp19 Author Profile Page says ...

A real-life "prisoner's dilemma."

Posted by vp19 Author Profile Page at October 9, 2008 8:19 AM

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