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McCain: ‘It’s a Google.’

By Amanda Terkel on Jun 9th, 2008 at 6:46 pm

McCain: ‘It’s a Google.’»

Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was fundraising in Richmond, VA, and joked about how he vets prospective VP candidates:

“We’re going through a process where you get a whole bunch of names, and ya … Well, basically, it’s a Google. You just, you know, what you can find out now on the Internet. It’s remarkable, you know.”

Watch it:

This, of course, is not to be confused with “the Google.”

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39 Responses to “McCain: ‘It’s a Google.’”

  1. scytherius Says:

    My god these people make me cry. The only thing worse than them, are those that elect them. Unbelievable. He’s probably impressed that they use pencils in school and don’t have to write on the back of a shovel with coal.


  2. Nevar Says:

    Google me, John….


  3. StratRat Says:

    Let’s not make fun of Mcsame over this one. At least he didn’t call it a “bunch of tubes”.

    I AM GOOGLE! GOOGLE ME NOW!


  4. RUCerious Says:

    Yeah, McIIIrd, I’ve got a Google database with several million donor names on it that I’ll send you for free. All you’ve gotta do is translate it from Chinese and your good to go. Eff yourself…


  5. Styve Says:

    It must be incest… Ted “tubes” Stevens, George W. “internets” Bush, and now John “a google” McCain…

    What a pack of idiots!


  6. hellinabucket Says:

    Damn straight! Why I just found out today that E.D. Hill thinks a fist thump between two people is a terrorist fist jab.

    remarkable thing that internet


  7. McWars Says:

    The Google is not the friend of republics. The Google has prevented Karl Rove’s “permanent republican majority.”


  8. Winski Says:

    Coo Koo….Coo Koo….Coo Koo…..

    Back to the land that time forgot…

    Coo Koo….Coo Koo….Coo Koo……………………..moron…


  9. ralph the wonder llama Says:

    Seriously, TP?

    Come on…


  10. McWars Says:

    Surely, ralph, this post doesn’t fall within TP’s stated mission.


  11. Badmoodman Says:

    This is the same “a Google” that McCain and his staff didn’t use (or know how) to vet Hagee. Geeze, McCain should pledge to campaign in all 13 colonies too.


  12. Nevar Says:

    By golly, we can find out a whole lot of stuff on the Google, John!
    I googled you, and look what I found!

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2008/ 02/ 25/ mccain-withheld-controver_n_88304.html


  13. wisedup Says:

    I’m so afraid…I saw two little old ladys touching knuckles today….well i’m off to under the covers for life.


  14. dixie blood Says:

    Yes, McTurd…your VP will be a real google…like biggest loser VP choice in US history…moron!

    Who, except LIEberman (R, Israel), would like to go down as big a$$ loser VP choice for McTurd?


  15. Nevar Says:

    If he has to do a Google to find a willing VP, things must be awfully shaky in the McCain camp.


  16. geoffdmiller Says:

    I guess I’m on the list then…


  17. Namtillaku Says:

    Every tech knows that Grandma & Grandpaw shouldn’t be let anywhere near a computer, let alone The Internets.


  18. Laszlo Panaflex Says:

    Why you young whippersnappers with yer googles and myfaces!

    Get outta Grampa’s yard!


  19. Laszlo Panaflex Says:

    Why you young whippersnappers with your googles and myface.

    Get outta Grampa’s yard!


  20. Shayne Says:

    You people can laugh but McCain’s base will be impressed with his mastery of the internets. Most of them can’t figure out how to use a cell phone.


  21. justsayin Says:

    There are so many things to make fun of in this article it’s hard to choose, but the most disturbing to me -is this REALLY the best way to find someone who will be quite literally a heartbeat away from the president? How successful are on line dating services, after all? Come to think of it, instead of “the google” maybe Match.com etc. might work better for this.


  22. BovineSupreme Says:

    He makes Google sound like some sort of wild animal or something.

    “Man, I almost ran over a Google today.”
    “Things were going great, but those Googles showed up and wouldn’t leave us alone”
    “Who wants to go Google-tipping?”
    “Damn Googles! Get out of my garden!”


  23. stefan Says:

    You know this will be morphed from “The Google” to “The Googles”…

    :)


  24. Shayne Says:

    McCain can’t get anywhere near Match.com. He has enough trouble keeping it in his pants.


  25. Balorn Says:

    Now I haven’t watched the video (I’m at work and it’s blocked), and normally I’d be the last person to defend McCain, but from the quote, isn’t it possible he meant “a googol” as in “a ridiculously large number”?


  26. bigeugene Says:

    He’s so hip and techy! He knows what Google is, see, that proves he’s not a dinosaur! I wish someone in the press had said, “Now that has me ROTFLMAO,” as he just stared at them confusedly.


  27. Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre Says:

    Dear John: Google “McSame,” no, better yet, Google “McWorse.” Even better yet, Google “MuWorst.” Please let us know what you find about yourself ASAP…

    Here, John, are the results of an Alta Vista search:

    McCain: 384,000,000 hits
    McSame: 1,640,000 hits
    McWorse: 1,570 hits
    McWorst: only 42 hits.

    Obviously, John, there is plenty of time to “grow” your returns/hits on McSame, McWorse and McWorst in the 4.9 months before the November Election…

    Good Night and Good Luck.


  28. hussein toasterhead Says:

    Um, shouldn’t McCain be using The Google? He’s the target demographic:

    Google Launches ‘The Google’ For Older Adults



  29. Ditch Mitch KY Says:

    Hey, McWar will Google us a VP. Cool.


  30. Max-1 Says:

    .

    Oh for the love of goodness, I sure hope that Grampa McSimpson understands that a WikipediA is not an Encyclopedia Britannica…

    .


  31. southrnbelle Says:

    Dinosaur!


  32. citizen_pain Says:

    Mccain should talk to Ted and Stevens, he owns the Internet.

    http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=EtOoQFa5ug8&feature=related


  33. TAGG Says:

    I’ve get a video up about McBush’s mind set…http://www.tagg-theangrygayguy.com


  34. cheapscot Says:

    Silly article. There are more important criticisms of McCain than this silly thing. While he may be old, using ‘Google’ like he did is perfectly fine. Google today means the same thing as ’search’.


  35. secretmojo Says:

    Um, people, he said GOOGOL. He was referring to the crazy amount of names, and a googol is 10^100. I don’t like McCain, but he was not referring to the website, but the number.


  36. jpopplewell Says:

    Googling for a VP. I like it. Maybe he can run with Lincoln or Eisenhower.


  37. IBTunion4obama Says:

    This is the same guy that said E-Bay created million of jobs, what a moron.


  38. freshorses Says:

    it’s not that he should feel ashamed for not knowing his way around the new technology, just because we are in the 21st century, (and we might want to show our future generations how to compete in today’s world), but he makes no attempt to change that weakness. it’s the same way he handles his weakness on the economy. he doesn’t even brush up…he simply hopes and dreams, and does all he can to stay in the war…(which he considers his strength). it’s not as if he has so many wonderful and willing younger more adept people around. he actually likes being behind the times, and smiles and jokes about the fact. well, i think we should all smile and joke when we are casting our vote for sen barack obama, huh? sen mc cain, your weaknesses are not cute, and they do not make me feel more secure, or safe. they fill me with doubt and uncertainty. how would you respond to that?
    obama ‘08


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