http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com Am I being "age-ist"? Maybe. But maybe not. The world is a pretty complicated place right now and I'm thinking that it's not such a great time to elect our oldest President ever. So sue me. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:54:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So far, I've received a ton of great entries... thanks to everyone who sent them in. I'd love to get some more (especially videos and pictures!) so, if you're thinking about entering, just make sure you send your ideas by the Thursday afternoon. (For those who haven't seen it before, here's ... http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/last-call-for-birthday-contest-entries/ Bill Cosby is younger than John McCain. And, oddly, not as funny. (See? I said something relatively nice about McCain! Maybe I'm not so bad after all... or maybe it's that I think Bill Cosby is the least funny guy to have ever walked the planet. Hmmm... what a mystery.) http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/bill-cosby/ A petition being circulated by Democrats.com: McCain Owes America An Alzheimer's Test "...But McCain's age is no joke. He will turn 72 on Friday and would be halfway to 73 if elected and sworn in on January 20. That would make him the oldest first-term President ever, two years older than Ronald Reagan. ... http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/age-petition/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iWYAOMYmp0 http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/the-debates-cant-come-fast-enough/ Eldon Smith is exactly the same age as John McCain. Coincidence? Hardly. They're the same guy. (Thanks to Jeff for the tip!) http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/eldon-smith/ From DailyKos.com - where they list a whole host of situations that can be rectified by using the card. http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/this-is-all-kinds-of-awesome-so-i-thought-id-share/ John McCain turns a spry 72 on Friday and I would be remiss in my duties if I let such an eventful day go by unmocked... so here's what I thought I'd do: I'm throwing a contest for the best birthday greeting you can come up with. It can be a ... http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/let-the-birthday-countdown-begin-contest/ If you happen to be near a radio at around 8:10 Eastern (which I think is 6:10 Mountain), turn to 850 KOA-AM. I'll be on a show called "The Ride Home - with Dave Logan and Lois Melkonian" talking about the blog/book. UPDATE: Just got bumped to tomorrow at 6:10 Eastern. ... http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/attention-denverites-denverinos-denveridians/ Elvis Presley is younger than John McCain. Yes, I said "is" younger than John McCain. But that doesn't mean I think Elvis is still alive. (Andy Kaufman... well, that's another story.) Update: I seem to have had a McCainMoment™... Elvis isn't/wasn't younger. Terribly sorry. http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/elvis-presley/ The thong is younger than John McCain. "Aubrey" wrote in to say that she Freudingly starts typing "thongsyoungerthan..." every time she comes to the site... which prompted her to discover that the thong is, in fact, younger than the guy with seven houses. Seems that the then Mayor of NYC Fiorello LaGuardia ... http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/the-thong/ So I popped into the Barnes & Noble on 6th Avenue and 8th Street in the Village last night and saw my book on display - very exciting!! I can think of no better way to celebrate McCain's upcoming birthday (this Friday - more on that later!) than by picking up ... http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/first-sighting/ It's a question I'm often asked and, contrary to the emails I've received calling me a "liberal homo" (our friends on the Right are so classy, aren't they?), it has nothing to do with questioning his patriotism. It's because he and his team refuse to let an opportunity go by ... http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/why-do-you-put-oh-and-did-i-forget-to-mention-war-hero-in-the-title-of-your-blog/ If you were able to answer that question, congratulate yourself... you think faster and you have a better memory than John McCain. If, on the other hand, you said that you would need to "have (your) staff get to (me)", then I would suggest you go running around your neighborhood ... http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/mccain-houses/ The Peace-time Draft is younger than John McCain. QUESTIONER: If we don't reenact the draft, I don't think we'll have anyone to chase Bin Laden to the gates of hell. MCCAIN: Ma'am, let me say that I don't disagree with anything you said. Now, I'm not saying that I'm entirely against the Draft. ... http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/the-peace-time-draft/ The #1 song on the day John McCain was born was “Did I Remember?” by Shep Fields, from his album “That Old Feeling". (Thanks to Nigel and Natalie for the tip!) http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/coincidence-or-foreshadowing/