McCain rebukes 'Star Wars' quip

Boston Globe ^ | December 19, 2005 | PETER S. CANELLOS

[West Coast Conservative]

Just four days after bowing out of a reelection campaign -- and paving the way for a 2008 presidential run -- Governor Mitt Romney yesterday drew his first rebuke from a White House rival.

Romney had been quoted as saying of Senator John McCain of Arizona: ''You know, John McCain, the other day, said that he thinks about being president every day in the shower. I guess I'd turn instead to the words of 'Star Wars,' which is it's in a galaxy far, far away. Look, that's down the road. It's a lifetime away in the world of politics."

When ABC's George Stephanopoulos ran a tape of Romney's comments on his show, ''This Week," yesterday, McCain shot back: ''I'm glad that the governor is paying attention to the jokes that I tell on talk shows, but New Hampshire is not that far away from Massachusetts."

[Red Badger]

I hope it's a COLD SHOWER..........

[ErnBatavia]

We need to get both of those guys into some sort of "witty" school.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

These aren't the droids we're looking for.

Move along!

[Vaquero]

this jousting of RINO's is comical. Dumb and Dumber.

[DK Zimmerman]

Well, Romney's comment plainly (to me, anyway) talks about a matter of time...

McCain's response discusses a geographic distance...

If there's only one slot in "witty school" McCain gets it, hands down. McCain had some four days to come up with a retort and this is the best he could do?

[Mad_as_heck]

Apparently Gov Romney hasn't heard that criticizing McCain in any way is illegal per CFR. I understand that when constituents petition the maverick Senator from Arizona they must prostrate themselves on the ground and address him as "My Lord," or "Your Highness."

[SDGOP]

Every single rino is now an enemy of the republic

[DM1]

"These aren't the droids we're looking for." LOL

[edpc]

McCain shot back: ''I'm glad that the governor is paying attention to the jokes that I tell on talk shows, but New Hampshire is not that far away from Massachusetts."

No, no, no.....

To accurately quote McCain, you have to add the McCainese emphasis to his words. Like this:

McCain shot back: ''I'm glad that the governor ish paying attention to the jokesh that I tell on talk showsh, but New Hampshire ish not that far away from Mashshachusettsh."

Maintain the "shtatush quo", John.......

[bill1952]

but New Hampshire is not that far away from Massachusetts."

Hmmm. That is a particularly interesting statement to make in public.

McCain just wrote off the Masshole vote by identifying Mass with another galaxy

Not a bad strategy or observation.

[bill1952]

I'm sorry, but you have that ass backwoards.

It is the public representatives from Massachuttus that are drunken slobs, not McCain.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Allen/Romney 08

[NeoCaveman]

Did Luke Skywalker get his panties in a bunch by being verbally jabbed by Darth Mormon? Boo hoo.

[BenLurkin]

''You know, John McCain, the other day, said that he thinks about being president every day in the shower."

That's a visual I could really do without.

[edpc]

Lishten to him talk, shometime......musht be bad denturesh, or shomething. Maybe a reshult of mishtreatment from the "gooksh" in Hanoi.

[Future Snake Eater]

Hmmm...Darth McCain is displeased...

[Polyxene]

McQueeg is scarier than any of those creatures in the cantina scene! Light sabres and blasters -- AIM -- FIRE!

[P8riot]

A boring battle of the witts with two unarmed participants.

[reagan_fanatic]

"There you'll not find a more retched hive of scum and villany. We must be cautious."

"You mean Mos Eisley Space Port?"

"No, I mean Washington DC!"