Powerful, quiet photos of John McCain

October 22, 2008 3:03 PM

Powerful, quiet pictures of John McCain.People capture John McCain in private and mundane moments that happen to say a lot about him. Highlights include him being pulled from the sea after being shot down over Vietnam, sharing a tender moment with his wife, posing near a Navy fighter jet, with a small child, relaxing with his family, being held prisoner, and more.
posted by davidmsc (24 comments total)

Oh boy.
posted by josher71 at 3:05 PM on October 22, 2008

Wait, along with the next post, how does this end? Oh right. Not well.
posted by Peter Petridish at 3:08 PM on October 22, 2008

yeppers, this is going to be fun. NOT
posted by CitizenD at 3:08 PM on October 22, 2008

GOOGLE POWERFUL, QUIET IMAGES OF RON PAUL
posted by Shepherd at 3:08 PM on October 22, 2008 [44 favorites]

Oh great, you ruined it. I was going to do a post that was all GIS results about dogs wearing Halloween costumes. Now my format won't be fresh anymore.
posted by middleclasstool at 3:09 PM on October 22, 2008

is there one of him abandoning his first wife in the hospital?

I love uplifting stories of triumph over common decency.
posted by Senor Cardgage at 3:09 PM on October 22, 2008 [13 favorites]

I once saw him walk across a lake to injure a swan.
posted by boo_radley at 3:09 PM on October 22, 2008 [39 favorites]

* crickets *
posted by clever sheep at 3:09 PM on October 22, 2008

Powerful, quiet pictures of Lyndon Larouche?
posted by josher71 at 3:09 PM on October 22, 2008

P.S. I'm here to argue that any pic of McCain sharing a tender moment with anyone should have a NSFW tag.
posted by CitizenD at 3:09 PM on October 22, 2008

This is too disgusting for wordz.
posted by Dumsnill at 3:10 PM on October 22, 2008

You know, what I think we need to remember here, my friends, is that for five and a half years John McCain didn't have the option of making snarky parody posts to the blue . . .
posted by gompa at 3:10 PM on October 22, 2008 [3 favorites]

Ralph Nader? I once saw him let the air out of a Corvair's tires.
posted by fixedgear at 3:12 PM on October 22, 2008

So, everything returned by http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&c2coff=1&q=john+mccain+senator+navy&btnG=Search+Images is supposed to qualify as powerful and quiet?

This FPP is pure spite and should be deleted.
(A more serious attempt would be welcome, however.)
posted by snuffleupagus at 3:14 PM on October 22, 2008 [1 favorite]

That tender moment shot is scary as fuck. These, from a photographer's POV, are awful. Couldn't find a decent shot among them.

Terrible.
posted by chuckdarwin at 3:17 PM on October 22, 2008

A Google search now? Christ on a bike.

Speaking of which, here's a Google Search
posted by athenian at 3:17 PM on October 22, 2008 [1 favorite]

Look, the photos of Obama were a good post because they're good pictures. Surely there's a site that has really good photos of McCain, not just an Oh Yeah, Here's My Side link to a google search.
posted by theora55 at 3:17 PM on October 22, 2008

Sharing a tender moment.
posted by Combustible Edison Lighthouse at 3:18 PM on October 22, 2008 [2 favorites]

hey! a stunt post! awesome!
posted by shmegegge at 3:19 PM on October 22, 2008

I think the two posts whould be merged. It'll be like the end of The Dark Crystal, when the urRu join with the Skeksis and heal the planet.
posted by Ritchie at 3:20 PM on October 22, 2008 [2 favorites]

Can I share some powerful, quiet pictures of my junk? Please?
posted by sourwookie at 3:21 PM on October 22, 2008 [1 favorite]

I made a statue of John McCain out of old.
posted by tkchrist at 3:21 PM on October 22, 2008 [5 favorites]

I think the two posts whould be merged.

Like re-attaching a diseased limb.
posted by chuckdarwin at 3:22 PM on October 22, 2008

Powerful, simple photo of a small child exclaiming "But Mommy, that other internet user gets to post pictures of his candidate! Why can't IIIIIIIIIIIIII? It's not FAIR!!!" [*stomps, throws toys, runs out of room*]
posted by mudpuppie at 3:22 PM on October 22, 2008 [2 favorites]