May 12, 2008 4:54

McCain VP Wire, Smelly Fish Edition

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[Minnesota] Gov. Tim Pawlenty landed a 17-inch walleye Saturday during the Governor's 60th Annual Fishing Opener at Breezy Point on Pelican Lake, but Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau reeled in a 19-inch walleye about two-and-a-half hours earlier. . . .
"I have a wife who genuinely loves to fish. I mean, she will take the lead and ask me to go out fishing, and joyfully comes here," the governor said before adding, "She loves football, she'll go to hockey games and, I jokingly say, 'Now, if I could only get her to have sex with me.'" The governor quickly clarified, "It's a joke, it's a joke."

I can imagine McCain's pollsters rushing new questions out into the field:

Are you more or less willing to vote for John McCain if his running mate jokes about being denied sex by his sportswoman wife?

Are you more of less willing to vote for John McCain if his running mate catches a 17-inch walleye?

Do you think Gov. Pawlenty knows what to do with a 17-inch walleye?

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Reader Comments (25)

four legs good:

Is there anyone in the republican party who isn't creepy about sex?

anyone?

Posted by four legs good | May 12, 2008 5:16 PM

JoyousMN2:

Knowing Minnesota, people will probably just act like he never said it...

Posted by JoyousMN2 | May 12, 2008 5:17 PM

Paul Dirks

Are you more or less willing to vote for John McCain if his running mate jokes about being denied sex by his sportswoman wife?

How do you think the candidate's being denied sex will affect his likelyhood of ordering air strikes against alleged Iranian nuclear facilities?

What do you think are the chances that a couple having sex might be the inadvertant victims of a wayward missle during these air strikes?

Aren't such questions hilarious?

Now, what were we talking about again?

Posted by Paul Dirks | May 12, 2008 5:22 PM

Acid J:

if I could only get her to have sex with me

Fun with emphasis:

if I could only get her to have sex with me

if I could only get her to have sex with me

if I could only get her to have sex with me

if I could only get her to have sex with me

if I could only get her to have sex with me

Creepy no matter how you slice it.

Posted by Acid J | May 12, 2008 5:27 PM

Cliff:

So are you telling us that Pawlenty is going to be McCain's running mate?

Posted by Cliff | May 12, 2008 5:28 PM

Michael Scherer:

Pawlenty is widely expected to be on the list of McCain's possible running mates. The campaign says no decisions have been made, yet.

Posted by Michael Scherer | May 12, 2008 5:30 PM

Cookie Puss

Do you think Gov. Pawlenty knows what to do with a 17-inch walleye?

I got a few suggestions about where he can put it.

Posted by Cookie Puss | May 12, 2008 5:32 PM

J.J.

Whoo-hoo!! Ron Paul supporters now have a place to go:

http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/12/breaking-bob-barr-to-run-for-president/

Posted by J.J. | May 12, 2008 5:36 PM

space:

Michael:

I think you forgot a few steps for McCain to beat Obama.

8th Step: Don't pick guy who cracks jokes about not getting any from his wife. Pick guy who actually does get some from his wife (this has added bonus of forcing McCain to pick a non-Lieberman Democrat)

9th Step: For God's sake, do not let Bobb Barr enter the race.

10th Step: While strolling down K Street "accidentally" drop DVD containing PowerPoint presentation entitled "Post-Inaugural Investigation of Bush Cheney Administration: Special Prosecutor or The Hague?"

11th Step: Discover massive, untapped oil fields out behind cabin while tossing "jarts" with Chris Matthews.

12th Step: Admit to being powerless over 3rd party candidates—that his campaign had become unmanageable.

Posted by space | May 12, 2008 5:43 PM

Beth in VA:

I this this topic was Ana Marie's specialty!

Posted by Beth in VA | May 12, 2008 5:53 PM

Mike M.:

That's what McCain said... about a lobbyist!

Posted by Mike M. | May 12, 2008 6:09 PM

Malcolm:

Ah, exactly the sort of hard-hitting journalism I've come to expect from TIME's coverage of McCain's campaign! MS, you never fail to disappoint.

Posted by Malcolm | May 12, 2008 8:07 PM

Malcolm:

BTW, I would suggest that you change the headline - it could be taken as an offensive joke about Pawlenty's wife.

Posted by Malcolm | May 12, 2008 8:09 PM

Enceladus:

Lady sounds like a dude.

Posted by Enceladus | May 12, 2008 10:13 PM

Southern Bell:

I live in Minnesota.

Pawlenty is a slightly more intellegent, slightly more articulate Dan Quayle. He is just as boring and bland as Quayle.

Posted by Southern Bell | May 12, 2008 10:36 PM

WIIIAI

Coincidentally, "seventeen-inch walleye" is John McCain's Secret Service name.

Posted by WIIIAI | May 12, 2008 10:50 PM

Flubadubya:

Isn't Walleye the Beav's brother?

Posted by Flubadubya | May 12, 2008 11:12 PM

LaSwamp:

I can imagine McCain's pollsters rushing new questions out into the field:

It's not a personal attack, but jeez, this post has as much backbone as a glass of water.

Posted by LaSwamp | May 13, 2008 1:44 AM

cbhenderson:

step one:
filet the walleye
step two:
batter the walleye (dip in,not the domestic violence kind)
step 3;
Fy in deep fryer
step 4;
crack open a beer and eat
step 5
repeat

Posted by cbhenderson | May 13, 2008 8:25 AM

cfaller96

Hey, speaking of McCain, doesn't he have a lot of lobbyists working on his campaign (and doing lobbying work while on the campaign bus)?

I thought I heard a story yesterday about two of McCain's campaign staffers (aka lobbyists) being fired for their lobbying work on behalf of the military junta in Burma. Apparently that was a little too awkward a lobbying friendship for McCain.

But I'm confused, because Michael Scherer has repeatedly assured us that McCain's ties to lobbyists are nothing to worry about and are no worse than Obama's "ties" to lobbyists. So I couldn't have read that story here. Huh.

Oh wait, now I remember where I read it. Michael Isikoff at Newsweek broke the story on Saturday. As far as Swampland and Michael Scherer are concerned, though, the story doesn't exist.

Apparently Michael Scherer and his fellow Swamplander columnists only write about stuff that fits into the "Maverick McCain crusades against lobbyists!" narrative. Contradictory facts must be ignored. Lovely.

Posted by cfaller96 | May 13, 2008 9:42 AM

Red Snapper:

Also, when is McCain going to be asked about the Pentagon General story? I would be curious to know if McCain thinks using Psyops on the American people is perfectly fine or not.

Posted by Red Snapper | May 13, 2008 10:35 AM

McCain Fluffer:

Are Walleye voters akin to Nascar voters? If that is the case, McCain should pick Babe Winkelman as his running mate.

Posted by McCain Fluffer | May 13, 2008 11:16 AM

McKingford:

Is the joke that they do have sex and he's pretending they don't?

Or is he joking that he actually does want his wife to have sex with him?

He might be in bigger trouble than he thought...

Posted by McKingford | May 13, 2008 2:59 PM

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