<![CDATA[McCain Makes Awkward Wife-Beating Joke]]>

1.0 link 109576 <![CDATA[McCain Makes Awkward Wife-Beating Joke]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/27/mccain-makes-awkard-wife_n_109576.html In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun, columnist Jon Ralston asked McCain why he didn't choose Gov. Jim Gibbons (in the middle of a messy divorce) to chair his Nevada campaign:

McCain: I appreciate his support. As you know, the lieutenant governor is our chairman.

Q: Why snub the governor?

McCain: I didn't mean to snub him. I've known the lieutenant governor for 15 years and we've been good friends....I didn't intend to snub him. There are other...

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