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Republican candidate for president John McCain will almost certainly need Pennsylvania to win the coming election (and Ohio, too, so you can count on another fucked up election), so he sat down with Pittsburgh's KDKA and addressed a central issue facing western Pennsylvania voters: talking about the Steelers.
"The Steelers really made a huge impression on me — particularly in their early years."
The Steelers were founded in 1933, and McCain remembers their early years. Just wanted to point that out.
In fact, McCain explains how the team helped him during his time in a POW camp. "When I was first interrogated and really had to give some information because of the physical pressures that were on me, I named the starting lineup — defensive line — of the Pittsburgh Steelers as my squadron-mates!"
"Every time I come to Pittsburgh, I'm reminded of a POW camp." Me too, John. Me too.
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…taken my arms, taken my legs, left me with a big swollen thing on the side of my face!!!!
/fuck him for saying "My friends" every 10 seconds
…taken my arms, taken my legs, left me with a big swollen thing on the side of my face!!!!
/fuck him for saying "My friends" every 10 seconds
I hated it there. The malnutrition, the torture, the disease, the death, the inability to communicate with the locals…
Pittsburgh, I mean. POW camp was a cake walk.
Dahhhkies! Imprisioning me! All that I see! Absolute HORROR! I cannot live! I cannot die! I cannot stay in Bost-enen!
/realizes I'm out of brain cells.
Obama can name the Indonesian Olympic badminton team.
Well, that explains why the Steelers defensive line was methodically assassinated by VC operatives in the late 60's.
When I was first interrogated and really had to give some information because of the physical pressures that were on me
Which kinda runs counter to his claim that torture doesn't work.
/Dick joke.
Good one swany!
The Steelers were founded in 1933, and McCain remembers their early years
Seriously, the man remembers when he heard about Pearl Harbor. I wouldn't be surprised if he started reminiscing about the early years of steel itself.
McCain still hasn't forgiven his mother for her affair with President Taft.
I was at a rally recently where Barack Obama was asked to name the generals in charge in Iraq. He said, "Oh, right, um… there's Dr. Dre… let's see…Eazy-E is up in that bitch… um, DJ Yella, mixin' accapella… oh, Ice Cube, Ice Cube is in the north over there." We all caught on with that last one.
+1 Enrico, post haste
John McCain kicks ass because he was a Navy jet pilot AND he liked the Steelers. Now if only he could fix that little immigration thing he has in his head.
According to McCain's book Faith of My Fathers:
"Pressed for more useful information, I gave the names of the Green Bay Packers' offensive line, and said they were members of my squadron."
Lucky for us the press has crawled up McCain's asshole, or we'd never hear the end of this deeply disturbing flip-flop on the very important issues.
Obama surely roots for the Pats. Since, you know, he's a terrorist.
Only one problem, John, the Iron Curtain didn't come into dominance in the NFL until 1972, the fourth year of your capture. None of the members of the Iron Curtain were even drafted by the Steelers until 1969. What, did you get the games on radio? In your biography, Faith of My Fathers, you stated that you gave up the names of the Green Bay Packer's Offensive Line as his Navy comrades. Which is it?
John, how can a man who served his country so valiantly as a Navy pilot and POW have become such a blatant liar and panderer, especially regarding his tragic time as a Viet Nam POW? Very, very, pathetic.