Sen. John McCain. The Unluckiest Lucky B*****d I Know

Ishmael · 05-22-08, 05:37 PM

When I was in Evansville, watching the Kentucky primary returns on Faux News with a disgruntled Republican at the hotel,
I had a moment of clarity about John McCain. He is the unluckiest lucky bastard I know. Consider the following:

1.In 1967, he is involved in the USS Forrestal fire when a Zuni missle inadvertently launched from another plane hits his plane's fuel tank. In the flight deck video of the incident, you can see McCain climb out of his cockpit, slide down the nose of the plane and run out of camera range about 5 seconds before the ordnance ignites. He escapes safely, but 167 of his shipmates die in the ensuing conflagration.

2.A couple of months later, his plane is shot down over North Vietnam. He parachutes safely away, but is captured by the NVA and held prisoner and tortured over the next 7 years. He survives his captivity, unlike many MIA/POWs.

3.After election to the Senate, he becomes embroiled in the Lincoln Savings and Loan Scandal. He survives the controversy, but thousands lose their life savings as a result of the failure.

I realize these are all coincidences, but it seems that every time he gets in a scrape, he comes out smelling like a rose while others pay a price for his involvement, however peripheral. so my question becomes,

Do we really want the unluckiest Lucky Bastard in the Oval Office? If past history is any indication, he would survive, but how many of us would have to pay the price for the unlucky side of his nature?

Just a thought. He reminds me a lot of this guy from Li'l Abner:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Btfsplk

05-22-08, 05:37 PM	#1
Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	Sen. John McCain. The Unluckiest Lucky B*d I Know When I was in Evansville, watching the Kentucky primary returns on Faux News with a disgruntled Republican at the hotel, I had a moment of clarity about John McCain. He is the unluckiest lucky bastard I know. Consider the following: 1.In 1967, he is involved in the USS Forrestal fire when a Zuni missle inadvertently launched from another plane hits his plane's fuel tank. In the flight deck video of the incident, you can see McCain climb out of his cockpit, slide down the nose of the plane and run out of camera range about 5 seconds before the ordnance ignites. He escapes safely, but 167 of his shipmates die in the ensuing conflagration. 2.A couple of months later, his plane is shot down over North Vietnam. He parachutes safely away, but is captured by the NVA and held prisoner and tortured over the next 7 years. He survives his captivity, unlike many MIA/POWs. 3.After election to the Senate, he becomes embroiled in the Lincoln Savings and Loan Scandal. He survives the controversy, but thousands lose their life savings as a result of the failure. I realize these are all coincidences, but it seems that every time he gets in a scrape, he comes out smelling like a rose while others pay a price for his involvement, however peripheral. so my question becomes, Do we really want the unluckiest Lucky Bastard in the Oval Office? If past history is any indication, he would survive, but how many of us would have to pay the price for the unlucky side of his nature? Just a thought. He reminds me a lot of this guy from Li'l Abner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Btfsplk