And Volvos Sound Like Oppressive Islamic Extremism

John McCain is at the 68th annual Sturgis Rally at Buffalo Chip campground in South Dakota today. It's got beer, semi-naked gals, and bikers — lots and lots of bikers. When those bikers showed their appreciation for John McCain by revving their engines, he reportedly responded:

"I recognize that sound. It's the sound of freedom."

What? Either he meant the freedom of the open road or John McCain is completely incapable of understanding anything (or even hearing sounds) outside the prism of our transcendental struggle against radical Islam.

Which may be what some Americans are looking for in a president. I dunno.

By the way, McCain also encouraged his wife to participate in Buffalo Chip's beauty pageant, which, according to CNN, is "an infamously debauched event that’s been known to feature topless women." Classy.

Comments

Sturgis offers more than SEMI-naked chicks (and dudes), if you're looking in the right places!

You guys are beginning to sound like Evangelical Republicans with comments indicating you've got some big problem with semi-nudity... Running down Harley riders, to boot, with the tongue-in-cheek "Classy" remark.

Maybe you ought to whip up an anti-nudity article.
Run those sinners out of town...

Posted by: Harley Rules on 08/05/08 at 10:33 AM Respond

Please, if Michelle Obama went topless at Sturgis (which is awesome, I went with my folks as a kid), Toby Keith would poop out another album just on that subject alone.

Posted by: bacon on 08/05/08 at 11:29 AM Respond

Stein, you probably never been on a hog so you don't know how it feels to have that power between your legs roaring down the road with the semi naked woman on your back.

Posted by: Biker Dude on 08/05/08 at 11:52 AM Respond

seems like some pretty good campaigning to me. sure, it's cheesy and lame, but what campaign stop isn't? and getting wood over revving engines while your wife participates in a beauty pageant is precisely the sort of think you need to be doing to distract voters from the fact that you're 71 years old. smart of mcccain. scary as hell, but smart.

and by "freedom" i suspect he was referring to american-made harleys and the notion of individuality and personal freedom attached to motorcycling. don't overthink this.

Posted by: nmc on 08/05/08 at 11:59 AM Respond

Hundreds (maybe thousands?) of Harleys all reving at once. What that feels like.
What to compare it to that Mr. Stein might have heard..?

Massed pipe bands at a Scottish Highland Games all playing Scotland the Brave..?
Nah. Probably not the type, unless MoJo sent him to cover a Highland Games, and how likely is THAT?

Hearing the Jimi Hendrix Experience live, with 2 or 3 full Marshall stacks, in a place with good acoustics, like Chicago's Opera House?
Nah. Way to young to have Experienced that.

Johathan, you can try to imagine those things, but imagination will fall short. You'd just have to be there to understand.

Posted by: H. Davidson on 08/05/08 at 12:34 PM Respond

McCain is showing alot of brains for gonig to the biker rally. And having his hot wife in the contest.. GENIUS..!!!
I don't think obama and his baby mama would fit in very well, since they don't have arugala at Sturgis, and his wife can't be proud of anything that appeals to Real AMERICANS..!!!

Bill

Posted by: Bill NIgh on 08/05/08 at 12:56 PM Respond

You right Bill Nigh. Obama just doesn't get it. He doesn't know how we live. According to the liberal Zogby poll, Obama is going down. Obama insults us. We don't need a man and wife like that in the White House. He is just too racist for us.

Posted by: Mary Lou on 08/05/08 at 3:11 PM Respond

Stein, you probably never been on a hog so you don't know how it feels to have that power between your legs roaring down the road with the semi naked woman on your back.

And bugs in your teeth! GACK!

Posted by: Chuck on 08/05/08 at 4:18 PM Respond

Bill...hot wife? Really? Eeewwwwww!

Posted by: Jeff on 08/05/08 at 4:20 PM Respond