Looks like Nancy Wilson will have to get in line, because “Barracuda” ain’t the only thing the Geezer stole last night.

As he spoke, a number of images appeared on the Plasma of Liberty behind him. And the folks behind one those images aren’t happy.

TPM has been following the big story all day: a photo of a white building wasn’t Walter Reed Medical Center (as presumed), but Walter Reed Middle School in Los Angeles.

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“She’s going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the next four years, and most doctors think that he’ll be around at least that long,” said Charlie Black, one of Mr. McCain’s top advisers, making light of concerns about Mr. McCain’s health, which Mr. McCain’s doctors reported as excellent in May.

In other words: as many as 49 percent of doctors are predicting a state funeral for President John McCain, according to his campaign’s chief strategist. Charlie Black, in case you’ve forgotten, earlier this summer sent a message to Osama Bin Laden to hurry up that next terrorist attack so the Geezer can grandstand the tragedy.

Top McCain Adviser: Palin Will Learn National Security From McCain Before He Keels Over [TPM]

Where’s his flag pin?

McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate [NYT]

CNN just flashed a “Sources say” ticker across the bottom of my TV screen indicating that McCain’s VP pick will be Alaska governor Sarah Palin — pretty much the only viable Republican politician with the necessary ladyparts to grab the angry Hillbot demographic. This is certainly the sneakiest of sneaky-ass moves on their behalf:

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“I’ll continue to say I am blessed and very proud that [his late father-in-law] Jim Hensley, a war hero, a man who barely graduated from high school, was able to pass on to his daughter what he struggled for and saved for. That’s the ambition that all of us have for our children and grandchildren. If someone wants to disparage that, they are free to do that.”
– John McCain to Katie Couric

Kathleen Hensley Portalski says her father left her $10,000 in his will, and nothing to her children — his grandchildren.

Oh, you mean Cindy. Never mind.

For McCains, a Public Path but Private Wealth [NYT]

David Brooks in the Times:

McCain and his advisers have been compelled to adjust to the hostile environment around them. They have been compelled, at least in their telling, to abandon the campaign they had hoped to run.

See, it’s our fault. We won’t let him run nice. His blood is on our hands.

Oh, and McCain is a former POW who shared a Christian tryst with a guard. Sorry, contractual requirement.

The Education of McCain [NYT]

While McCain’s latest ad is being noted for going back to the “celebrity” well, what catches our eye are the two money shots illustrating his energy plan: a majestic midday view of an offshore drilling platform, plus a dramatic perspective of the cooling tower of a nuclear power plant.

What? No?

John McCain ad again questions ‘celebrity’ Barack Obama’s leadership credentials [LAT]

I’m in an Apple Store in Houston, Tex. waiting for an appointment at the so-called Genius Bar to repair my ailing Mac Book Pro. And my iPhone’s acting up also. Here’s to hoping they give me a new one of both. So in the meantime, I used one of the store’s many computers to catch up on some headlines and I see that Charlie Black, a McCain staffer, observed today that maybe a couple of good old-fashioned terrorist attacks here in US soil would give the old man a little bit of a boost in the polls. Classy move, Charlie. But I’ll leave the outrage to other bloggers; I just wanted to point out a that just moments ago, when I was walking into this mall and before I read about this story, I just happened to be thinking about how the opposite seems to be true. 

Were there to be an attack or two before the election as there very well could be since our Homeland Security policy of chasing Mexicans back to Mexico has left us with dependence on sheer, dumb luck, it seems to me it would serve to point out the extent to which President Whatshisface’s national security policies aren’t working. Instead, ol’ WALNUTS! had better hope and pray that nothing fucking happens from now till the first Tuesday in November. Because if a bomb goes off on a New York subway train or inside a storage container at some port or another, he’s going to have an awfully hard time explaining that away to all those folks who voted for Bush last time and would rather gauge their eyes out with spoons than do it again.  Just saying.

McCain Adviser: Another Attack on U.S. Would Be “Big Advantage” For McCain [Huffington Post]

Pithy name? Check.

Contemporary reference? Check.

Welcomes violence? Check.

Speaks out his ass? Check.

Double-entendre with cheeks? Check.

Google search turns up blank? Check.

Daily Show still in reruns? Check. And mate.

Well, that settles it. Welcome to our new recurring character!