More McCain Mishaps

This campaign really needs to get its shit together. It's becoming embarrassing.

First, we learn that one of these so called "Hillary Supporter For McCain" people is actually a racist:

A key organizer of John McCain's meeting Saturday with former supporters of Hillary Clinton is best known for her role in another bitter American fight: The effort by some white descendants of Thomas Jefferson to keep his possible African-American descendants out of family gatherings....

But Abeles first made the news in 2003, when she and her husband, then-Monticello Association President Nat Abeles, led the fight to keep members of the Hemings family -- descendants of Jefferson slave and, some historians believe, mistress Sally Hemmings -- out of a gathering of the Monticello Association, which is made up of lineal descendants of the third president.

Imagine if one of Obama's supporters had a history of discriminating against white people. It would be big news, to say the least. But you are unlikely to hear much about this from the mainstream news media.

In bigger news, McCain's campaign was forced to cancel a Texas fundraiser with a misogynist scumbag named Clayton Williams. Why?

Clayton Williams, who ran unsuccessfully against the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards (D), sparked controversy nearly two decades ago when he joked women should give in while being raped. "As long as it's inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it," the oilman remarked at the time.

Williams -- who was planning to hold a reception for McCain at his home Monday -- also suggested at the time that he would campaign against Richards the way he treated the cattle he owned, vowing to "head her and hoof her and drag her through the dirt" like a cow on his ranch.

That wouldn't have looked too good, with McCain trying to woo female voters and all.



But there is more. McCain is refusing to return the money that Clayton Williams has raised for him:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will not return the $300,000 raised by a Texas Republican who joked in 1990 that women should submit to rape and "enjoy it."

"No, these are contributions from individuals -- not from Mr. Williams -- and it makes no sense to deny them the opportunity to support John McCain," the aide wrote.

These supporters could surely resubmit their donations on their own, if they so wish. As it stands, John McCain is more than happy to have Clayton Williams as one of his biggest fundraisers. Expect to see Williams at the White House if McCain is elected.