Comments on: Q: How Are The McCains Like A Drag Queen? http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:18:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chadnnocal http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-80478 chadnnocal Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:57:50 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-80478 Do we have to meet the MCCains? I keep hoping I'll wake up and it will all be a bad drem. Do we have to meet the MCCains? I keep hoping I’ll wake up and it will all be a bad drem.

]]> By: retrofit71 http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-80221 retrofit71 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:52:08 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-80221 howard is right, it's strategic placing. imaging the photo with bridget and the blonde genetic daughter switched.. uh-uh. aint happening. and why should it. howard is right, it’s strategic placing. imaging the photo with bridget and the blonde genetic daughter switched.. uh-uh. aint happening. and why should it.

]]> By: Howard http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-80214 Howard Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:33:45 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-80214 Not only is Bridget positioned below the rest of the family on the cover, but the family photo inside the magazine has the entire family sitting on a sofa or standing, with Bridget sitting on the floor at their feet. We are not "reading too much into this". They are trying to minimize her existence and have people not "see" her. Not only is Bridget positioned below the rest of the family on the cover, but the family photo inside the magazine has the entire family sitting on a sofa or standing, with Bridget sitting on the floor at their feet. We are not “reading too much into this”. They are trying to minimize her existence and have people not “see” her.

]]> By: Wayne http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-80195 Wayne Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:49:28 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-80195 Please visit my Blog about Choices……….Choice is Good® www.choiceisgoodtshirts.com Please visit my Blog about Choices……….Choice is Good® http://www.choiceisgoodtshirts.com

]]> By: Jack http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-80107 Jack Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:00:49 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-80107 'Why did you adopt me?' 'Maybe I did it for a little extra publicity...Tina, that's not true! You know that's not true!' 'Maybe just a little true...' ‘Why did you adopt me?’

‘Maybe I did it for a little extra publicity…Tina, that’s not true! You know that’s not true!’

‘Maybe just a little true…’

]]> By: polobear http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-80009 polobear Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:51:05 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-80009 if your going to use your family to get votes then they are open fodder (and yes I know Obama paraded his kids out during the convention) we already heard the insipid statement from Megan I wonder if John" I'll say anything to be pres" McCain reminds his family he is a war victim every night before he tucks them into bed like he reminds us everytime he can't answer a question if your going to use your family to get votes then they are open fodder (and yes I know Obama paraded his kids out during the convention)
we already heard the insipid statement from Megan
I wonder if John” I’ll say anything to be pres” McCain reminds his family he is a war victim every night before he tucks them into bed like he reminds us everytime he can’t answer a question

]]> By: Ricci http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79940 Ricci Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:21:04 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79940 McCain has good genes. Mccain was hot when he was young & those very handsome boys (esp black shirt) behind McCain are his kids. Everyone has their own right to vote to what appeals to them. -Race, gender, issues, or because McCain's son is Hot! McCain has good genes. Mccain was hot when he was young & those very handsome boys (esp black shirt) behind McCain are his kids.
Everyone has their own right to vote to what appeals to them.
-Race, gender, issues, or because McCain’s son is Hot!

]]> By: ChristopherM http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79938 ChristopherM Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:39:31 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79938 Real women everywhere find that word to be the equivalent of how you would take faggot from some gay bashers, Michael. Reducing women to their genitals is just as bad as homophobia. Real women everywhere find that word to be the equivalent of how you would take faggot from some gay bashers, Michael. Reducing women to their genitals is just as bad as homophobia.

]]> By: michael http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79927 michael Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:08:57 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79927 I am afraid we are entering the decade of the white trash cunt. We will have a 1st cunt, a vice-cunt and 1st daughter-cunt, the one who says only her family knows about war. What a kick in the teeth to real women everywhere. I am afraid we are entering the decade of the white trash cunt. We will have a 1st cunt, a vice-cunt and 1st daughter-cunt, the one who says only her family knows about war. What a kick in the teeth to real women everywhere.

]]> By: princessjohnson http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79900 princessjohnson Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:34:16 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79900 ps a drag queen's "bits" are not necessarily "bad". it's old school glamor to tuck, but come on - penises rock and we need to be careful not to perpetuate negative mindsets if we want to build a better, brighter world. ps
a drag queen’s “bits” are not necessarily “bad”.
it’s old school glamor to tuck, but come on – penises rock
and we need to be careful not to perpetuate negative mindsets if we want to build a better, brighter world.

]]> By: princessjohnson http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79898 princessjohnson Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:32:00 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79898 at least bridget is featured on the left of the frame. we read images left to right, and when (gay or otherwise) advertisers and art directors unconsciously attempt to marginilize or minimize minority presence, they invariably and reflexively place the brown subject on the far right of the image. i think you all are reaching with this one. if the mccains (no apostrophe, please) have attempted to keep bridget out of the public eye, it's probably only to protect her from this kind of problematic, facile scrutiny. try again, queerty. i appreciate your approach to multi-cultural issues generally. the decadent, crypto-racist WOW report blog has much to learn from your usually on-point approach. gays can and must do better! our revolution must be inclusive - with no room for ivory towers or childish clinging to outdated cultural privilege. it don't look good on us marys! gays can do better! yes we can! keep hope alive at least bridget is featured on the left of the frame.
we read images left to right, and when (gay or otherwise) advertisers and art directors unconsciously attempt to marginilize or minimize minority presence, they invariably and reflexively place the brown subject on the far right of the image.
i think you all are reaching with this one.
if the mccains (no apostrophe, please) have attempted to keep bridget out of the public eye, it’s probably only to protect her from this kind of problematic, facile scrutiny.
try again, queerty.
i appreciate your approach to multi-cultural issues generally.
the decadent, crypto-racist WOW report blog has much to learn from your usually on-point approach.
gays can and must do better!
our revolution must be inclusive – with no room for ivory towers or childish clinging to outdated cultural privilege.
it don’t look good on us marys!
gays can do better!
yes we can!
keep hope alive

]]> By: seitan-on-a-stick http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79891 seitan-on-a-stick Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:23:46 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79891 I actually think that Queerty is Racist and Transphobic in their reading of this cover. Keep adding fuel to the funeral pyre of the snarky left (with your Crystal-meth) delusions. Draft Jim (FDR) Webb 2012 The Left screwed itself this year! I actually think that Queerty is Racist and Transphobic in their reading of this cover. Keep adding fuel to the funeral pyre of the snarky left (with your Crystal-meth) delusions.

Draft Jim (FDR) Webb 2012

The Left screwed itself this year!

]]> By: KJ http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79881 KJ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:52:23 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79881 Isn't McCain's mother in her 90s? Nice, Dick. I'm sure you'll be nice and pretty, should you reach that age. There's so much of substance that one could oppose regarding the candidate, that i really don't understand focus on nonsense. Isn’t McCain’s mother in her 90s? Nice, Dick. I’m sure you’ll be nice and pretty, should you reach that age.

There’s so much of substance that one could oppose regarding the candidate, that i really don’t understand focus on nonsense.

]]> By: Lexx http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79879 Lexx Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:48:34 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79879 Uhhh... hello! They put her right out front. If she'd been behind like the other kids, you'd accuse McCain of trying to hide her away in the back. I'm not McCain supporter, but get real. Uhhh… hello! They put her right out front. If she’d been behind like the other kids, you’d accuse McCain of trying to hide her away in the back. I’m not McCain supporter, but get real.

]]> By: Ston http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79854 Ston Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:19:30 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79854 Damn! Mister you are right! I totally missed that! hell, I can admit when I'm wrong. My eyes totally passed right over her! Damn! Mister you are right! I totally missed that! hell, I can admit when I’m wrong. My eyes totally passed right over her!

]]> By: mister http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79836 mister Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:29:17 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79836 wouldn't Sidney be the woman in the black shirt? they say he has 7 kids, which unless i forgot how to count are in the picture wouldn’t Sidney be the woman in the black shirt? they say he has 7 kids, which unless i forgot how to count are in the picture

]]> By: key http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79830 key Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:37:19 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79830 Who is trying to be a "Celebrity" now? Who is trying to be a “Celebrity” now?

]]> By: Dick Mills http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79820 Dick Mills Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:01:29 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79820 If you want to talk about Drag Queen, have you seen McCain's "MOTHER"? She is either a really coyote-ugly woman, or an almost-attractive man! If she is a real-girl, then she certainly doesn't look like one. If you want to talk about Drag Queen, have you seen McCain’s “MOTHER”? She is either a really coyote-ugly woman, or an almost-attractive man! If she is a real-girl, then she certainly doesn’t look like one.

]]> By: Gregoire http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79810 Gregoire Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:47:11 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79810 I'd like to second that fact that GaryNYC is a great big liar. I’d like to second that fact that GaryNYC is a great big liar.

]]> By: Ston http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79792 Ston Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:22:42 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79792 GARYNYC, you said "Ston(ner) You can see McCains first wife and daughter many days on the campaign trail with all the other McCains, put down the bong, take a look at reality…sorry, I know how jealous some of you guys of the McCains but it not good for your health, hate can cause eary death from the strain." ______________________________________________ That is actually a lie, Carol, his first wife, has not been out on the campaign with him. And Sydney is his biological daughter yet isn't in a photo of the family, although he claims they are close, GaryNYC if you have to lie to make your point then perhaps your point is not worth making, don't you think? GARYNYC, you said
“Ston(ner) You can see McCains first wife and daughter many days on the campaign trail with all the other McCains, put down the bong, take a look at reality…sorry, I know how jealous some of you guys of the McCains but it not good for your health, hate can cause eary death from the strain.”
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That is actually a lie, Carol, his first wife, has not been out on the campaign with him. And Sydney is his biological daughter yet isn’t in a photo of the family, although he claims they are close, GaryNYC if you have to lie to make your point then perhaps your point is not worth making, don’t you think?

]]> By: garynyc http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79788 garynyc Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:07:27 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79788 Ston(ner) You can see McCains first wife and daughter many days on the campaign trail with all the other McCains, put down the bong, take a look at reality...sorry, I know how jealous some of you guys of the McCains but it not good for your health, hate can cause eary death from the strain. Ston(ner) You can see McCains first wife and daughter many days on the campaign trail with all the other McCains, put down the bong, take a look at reality…sorry, I know how jealous some of you guys of the McCains but it not good for your health, hate can cause eary death from the strain.

]]> By: ChristopherM http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79774 ChristopherM Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:01:22 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79774 I have a lot of issues with the McCains, but I don't think Bridget is one of them. Her adoption and its story are one of the few things about the McCains that I find impressive. I think you guys are reading way too much into her positioning in that photo. I have a lot of issues with the McCains, but I don’t think Bridget is one of them. Her adoption and its story are one of the few things about the McCains that I find impressive. I think you guys are reading way too much into her positioning in that photo.

]]> By: Ston http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79773 Ston Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:00:47 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79773 Gee, wonder why the daughter he had with his first wife isn't in the picture. Nice of him to hide away the child from the family he doesn't care about anymore. Gee, wonder why the daughter he had with his first wife isn’t in the picture. Nice of him to hide away the child from the family he doesn’t care about anymore.

]]> By: Rock http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79767 Rock Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:48:25 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79767 The guys behind him are hot! Not bad, for Republicans. The guys behind him are hot!

Not bad, for Republicans.

]]> By: CHURCHILL-Y http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79765 CHURCHILL-Y Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:46:28 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79765 They are diverse, impressive and fabulous! "they tuck the "bad" bits away." I'll keep this statement in mind when I'm being accused of you know... By the way having those two McCain studs gracing the tube with their presence any given day on a report from the White House, Damn! how awesome will that be. McCain ★ Palin '08 They are diverse, impressive and fabulous!

“they tuck the “bad” bits away.”

I’ll keep this statement in mind when I’m being accused of you know…

By the way having those two McCain studs gracing the tube with their presence any given day on a report from the White House, Damn! how awesome will that be.

McCain ★ Palin ’08

]]> By: JPinWeHo http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79760 JPinWeHo Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:29:27 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79760 Caveat: I know little to nothing about McCain's family (except perhaps, his wife) - but my gaydar is on red alert regarding the guy in the black polo and the guy in the white striped shirt. Caveat: I know little to nothing about McCain’s family (except perhaps, his wife) – but my gaydar is on red alert regarding the guy in the black polo and the guy in the white striped shirt.

]]> By: CitizenGeek http://www.queerty.com/q-how-are-the-mccains-like-a-drag-queen-20080912/#comment-79758 CitizenGeek Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:25:18 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=27777#comment-79758 Wow, Meghan McCain is so ugly! She tries so hard to look edgy in almost every official photo taken of her, but she fails every single time. Wow, Meghan McCain is so ugly! She tries so hard to look edgy in almost every official photo taken of her, but she fails every single time.

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