McCain delay sparks Twitter fray - article

[steve2470]

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/092508-mccain-delay-sparks-twitter.html

U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign to deal with the U.S. financial meltdown has prompted Twitter users to respond with a campaign of their own -- a campaign to suspend whatever they can get away with.

Turning up for work, the laws of gravity and vows of celibacy are just a few of the things users of the popular micro-blogging site are "#suspending" in mockery of McCain's announcement Wednesday that he would "suspend" his campaign and return to Washington to deal with the U.S. financial crisis.

McCain's "suspension", as well as his request to postpone the imminent presidential debate with Democratic rival Barack Obama, quickly made the candidate a target of ridicule among U.S. comedians.

David Letterman poked fun at the Republican nominee during CBS's The Late Show, where McCain had been scheduled to appear on the show but cancelled. "What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We've got a guy like that now!" Letterman said.

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[eshfemme]

1. ROFLMAO!!! This is just like the meme that Palin helped spread

by trying to qualify for jobs with the most ridiculous qualifications ever.

But seriously, I don't want politicians that are ridiculous. I want politicians that are statesmen (is there a gender-neutral word for that?) who are respectable and honorable.

Obama-Biden '08!