McCain's Brother: VA Suburbs "Communist Country"

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate John McCain's brother made an apparent joke at a campaign rally this weekend that might not play well in parts of newly competitive Virginia.

Joe McCain, speaking at an event in support of his brother, called two Democratic-leaning areas in Northern Virginia "communist country," according to a report on The Washington Post's Web site.

"I've lived here for at least 10 years and before that about every third duty I was in either Arlington or Alexandria, up in communist country," Joe McCain, a Navy veteran, said at an event in Loudoun County, Va.

Joe McCain then apologized, but the remark drew laughter at the event, according to the report.

Virginia has long been a Republican stronghold in presidential elections, but Democrat Barack Obama is running even or ahead of McCain in recent state polls. Obama is being helped by fast-growing communities in the Washington, D.C., suburbs of Northern Virginia, which tend to vote more Democratic than other parts of the state.

One of those areas is Arlington, Va., where John McCain owns a condominium.

"This was Joe McCain's unsuccessful attempt at humor," said McCain campaign spokeswoman Gail Gitcho. "John McCain and Sarah Palin are committed to winning the support of voters in Northern Virginia and understand the region's importance to victory statewide."

Comments

[Abycat]

Are they BOTH crazy or is this just another senior moment?

[Rog49Thomas]

Well I wish someone had told me this prior to my moving to Fairfax County.

It was already pretty crowded under my bed with
Islamofascists
Illegal Aliens (both the Lou Dobbs and Mulder/Scully kind)
Gays
Liberals (though they're usually quite tame)

Just recently I think a Rooski joined them and a 1960's domestic radical. I'm guessing a Weatherman given the signs of dampness around the bed.

Now domestic communisits.

Before I spring for a larger mattress, can anyone out there tell me if they make rubber sheets large enough to fit a king size bed.

It's so scary I'd had to ruin a mattress - if you know what I mean.

[TXfemmom]

Those communists in Virginia may well help kick his brother out of office, especially since they now know what he and his brother truly feel.

[AgeofReason]

Joe McCain, or Joe McCarthy?

[sueno]

This is what a "rich" idiot feels about middle-America
and hockey-moms.
Find out McCain thinks of this country- keatingeconomics.com

[FightingTheRight]

Jeb Bush described his brother as the "Family Clown" and he was elected to the office of President twice.

Maybe the wrong McCain is running.

[Roschelle]

What about McCain's ties to Charles Black. Black's lobbying firm received millions from the brutal Angolan guerilla leader, Jonas Savimbi in the 80s.

http://roschellenelson.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-and-his-associates.html

[majorteddy]

Geez, that must make him a communist , living among the communits of Northern Virginia for ten years.Or at least a communist sympathizer. I bet that statement will get a lot of votes from all those suburbanites! Especially when those middle class people all get their stock statements and 401K statements in the next couple of weeks.

[suhud]

Oh my God, who is Joe McCain's speechwrit­er--SARAH-­Joke-As-Yo­u-Spew-Lie­s-Palin??? Couldn't agree more that idiocy does run in the family, not to mention this ticket! These people don't deserve to be called patriots. The people they insult do.

[GuyFawkes]

"The Republicans love this country. They just hate half the people in it." -- Jon Stewart

[sociocanuck]

That quote fits rather well as a response to just about any article with even a passing reference to Palin and/or McCain.

[Rog49Thomas]

That is totally unfair.

You have to understand that for a good Republican the only American is one who agrees with him.

The rest of the population are tolerated residents - more or less tolerated - but definitely kept in their place.

That's why it's so easy for them to make the hard decisions on allocating government funds --- like
no bid contracts for Halliiburton or adequate equipment for our troops.

[SwingVoter]

It appears Fox "News" in collaboration with the GOP and McCain's campaign have pledged to unleash an all-out smear assault on our campaign.

The only way we can help fight Fox "News" and Bush-McCain wrong headed policies is to donate what ever we can to help the Obama/Biden campaign.

Please give whatever you can. This is a turning point in the 2008 Presidential election. You do not want to wake up November 5, 2008 and regret not having done enough.

http://barackobama.com

[hopefullee]

Way to alienate potential McCain voters, Joe. Keep up the good work!

[Rosanneofpgh]

Apparently, insanity is a mccain family trait.

[Tommygun264]

When exactly did being educated become a bad thing? When did intelligent, well-read and well-spoken people become enemies of the state? There used to be a time in America when parents wanted their children to become better educated than themselves. Now intellectuals are ridiculed and disparaged by the right wing, as if knowledge and critical thought are bad things.

[odyssey58]

Educated people with good critical thinking skills don't become CONservatives. They are usually Liberals/P­ROgressive­s. On the whole, Liberals and PROgressives are nicer people than CONservatives and we don't yell as loudly as the wingNUTS.
CONservatives throw around terms like "communist" and "fascist" without understanding what they mean. For them those terms mean anti-American. They think that anyone who disagrees with them is anti-American and they resort to name calling since they are incapable of intelligent debate on the issues.

[gregjones]

Listen to Obama Talk Radio.....­Nothing But The Truth with Greg Jones. What MSM omits....y­ou'll hear on NBTT !

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/HeadingLeft/The-Greg-Jones-Show/2008/10/05/NOTHING-BUT-THE-TRUTH-with-Greg-Jones

[zigzag1]

Idiocy obviously runs in the family. my dear friends.