Thursday, October 16, 2008

Is John McCain Really A Zombie?

I mean seriously, is McCain a zombie? I don't know about you but something about McCain kind of creeps me out.

Check out some of the descriptions of McCain's debate performance from the mainstream media (collected at talkleft "Describing McCain").

increasingly inconsistent and testy ... frozen smile and wide eyes — which blinked frequently and distractingly at times — seemed a little strange ... [quoting Robert Shrum] "confused, ineffective, at times stumbling"
Patrick Healy at the New York Times

at times could not contain himself, muttering and issuing small grunts ... eye-widening and explosive snorts
Mary McNamara at the Los Angeles Times

Now here are some of the characteristics of a zombie:

As the virus progresses more obvious signs such as insatiable hunger and sporadic bursts of antipathy begin to show . . . Zombies are persistent, tough, and frightening. A zombie has lost any sense of reasoning and is driven completely by instincts. . . They are unable to move quickly, and are not smart enough to do anything other than walk(well, shamble) towards the nearest human they can detect.

Now I'm not saying that he is a zombie for a fact but what I am saying is that there is something about him that scares me and its not just his policies.

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