John McCain Jokes About Civilians Dying, Again

There is something disconcerting about having a president, or a presidential nominee, who relishes the thought of killing citizens of foreign countries, largely their civilians, and even finds it appropriate to joke about them dying. That is what we have now in John McCain.

We all remember his "Bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran" song, which highlighted how nonchalantly McCain views using the military, and indiscriminately killing human beings, especially civilians, who would no doubt wind up terrorized, if not dead, from McCain's bomb bomb bombing of Iran. It is pretty sick that someone who wants to be the "leader of the free world" seems to think bombing is the answer for everything. But let's see what bomb bomb bombing really looks like:


Is this a joke?

Is this funny?

Are you laughing yet??

McCain continued with his joking about the deaths of Iranian civilians yesterday. When asked about the fact that US exports to Iran have increased during the last 8 years, mainly from cigarette sales, McCain said, "Maybe that's a way of killing them."

After his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back, he added, "I meant that as a joke."

Yeah, funny joke. Explain to me again, how someone who wants to be president of the United States (repeatedly) joking about the deaths of citizens of a foreign country is a joke? How is that funny? I must have missed something. Is that the kind of thing McCain thinks represents presidential behavior?? And given that our biggest foreign policy challenges in coming years will be in the Middle East, how is it constructive for someone who wants to be the next president to already be wishing for the deaths of Iranians? Is that supposed to improve our relations with Iran? Is that supposed to fight anti-Americanism and extremism in the Middle East??

Let's face it, McCain is not presidential material, he isn't even fit for Congress. McCain is an braindead frat boy with a temper, who just happened to be the son of an admiral so he got his career spoon fed to him. He clearly isn't fit to be president, he clearly doesn't have the maturity to be president, even at 72. He is more reckless than Bush, which is an amazing feat. And the best part is that this was the best the Republicans had to offer. He is their finest.