Kristol: Dating a stripper is ‘important for your character.’

[tannybogus]

Speaking at the Republican National Convention last night, former senator Fred Thompson mentioned that as a young man, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “did drive a Corvette and date a girl who worked in a bar as an exotic dancer under the name of Marie, the Flame of Florida.” Thompson said this experience helped him “survive” his POW experience. Fox’s Bill Kristol and Brit Hume laughed conspiratorially at the idea of dating a stripper:

NINA EASTON: I thought — then Fred Thompson, we have heard the John McCain POW story before. But I thought he did an incredibly eloquent job using his acting skills to retell that. I’m still not sure how dating an exotic dancer helped john McCain survive that period , but it was colorful.

BILL KRISTOL: I’ll explain the dating exotic dancer thing to Nina off air.

BRIT HUME: It’s a guy thing?

KRISTOL: It’s important!

HUME: It’s a guy thing, right.

KRISTOL: It’s important for your character in a way that Nina might not fully understand.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/03/kristol-stripper/

Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay?? And the libruls and the librul media are the sexists????

[ColbertWatcher]

1. "Nina might not fully understand."

That reminds me of something ... Hmm... (NSFW) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euu_DMhsXQo

[opihimoimoi]

5. LOL...McCunt??? OMG...what will the news peeps say...?

:toast:

[madrchsod]

8. god that was funny......

[marmar]

2. And the New York Times felt it necessary to give this POS a column?

We've fallen deep into the rabbit hole.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

3. Dating a stripper can only be right in one instance Bill

That being when her choice of employment has nothing to do with it.

Damnit. Forgot that Kristol said this.

Sensible thought doesn't apply here.

[WindRiverMan]

4. I dated a stripper for a year and a half

did not do shit for my character. Did a lot for my pecker!

[TahitiNut]

7. Well, I dated a Playboy bunny ...

... and benefited from head to rabbit's foot. :rofl:

[TahitiNut]

6. Clarence Thomas must be scripting this.

:rofl: Where are the hair-bedecked Coke cans?

[Dukkha]

9. Kristol is a stripper name after all

there may be more in his past he's hinting to here ;)

[Ilsa]

10. Why wasn't McCain thinking about his wife at home and his kid(s) with her?

So he's thinking about a stripper instead of the woman who is supposed to be the love of his life?

I guess now all the RNC folk will be buying strippers for their sons to help them survive tough times?