is romney playing the crazy vet card?

Not overtly -- he claims to know nothing of this memo detailing McCain's Top 10 outbursts (though it was released by Romney staffers). Mr. CEO, out of the loop? Not likely. While McCain has struggled with the truth in recent days, lies have been a staple of The Anchorman's campaign. And this may be his cheapest shot yet, exploiting a debased stereotype to discredit his opponent.

The memo claims, for instance, that McCain had a scuffle with then-92-year-old S.C. Sen. Strom Thurmond. Read closely and you'll see that there were no fisticuffs, just a verbal disagreement. The memo is as flimsy as Romney's convictions (evidenced by his No. 1 choice for worst example of McCain acting like a human being):

Defending His Amnesty Bill, Sen. McCain Lost His Temper And “Screamed, ‘F*ck You!’ At Texas Sen. John Cornyn” (R-TX). “Presidential hopeful John McCain - who has been dogged for years by questions about his volcanic temper - erupted in an angry, profanity-laced tirade at a fellow Republican senator, sources told The Post yesterday. In a heated dispute over immigration-law overhaul, McCain screamed, ‘F— you!’ at Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who had been raising concerns about the legislation. ‘This is chickens—stuff,’ McCain snapped at Cornyn, according to several people in the room off the Senate floor Thursday. ‘You’ve always been against this bill, and you’re just trying to derail it.’”

Now that's beyond the pale. Bad enough that he cursed a fellow senator, but using the F-word is just unpardonable. Rest assured that if you elect Mitt Romney, he'll never use such salty language, by golly!

(Maybe Mitt should reprimand Dick Cheney while he's at it.)

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[Andisheh Nouraee]

You know who I feel bad for? Politicians in Manchuria.

They must be completely sick of Manchurian Candidate jokes.