# Joe McCain called 911 to complain about traffic
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [October 24, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442 "2008-10-24T22:33:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442/41 "2008-10-26T14:14:28Z")
> [@guizot](#):
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> Apparently, on his phone message machine, he mentions something about having to work on a campaign. Otherwise, I don’t think this should reflect on McCain himself.
That in itself is fucking hilarious:
> [@Joe McCain](#):
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> This is Joe McCain. I can’t take this message now because I’m involved in a very important family political project.
How much idiocy can you cram into seven seconds?
Even in isolation, the level of pretentiousness in that last clause is hysterical. “It’s not because I’m pooping, or sleeping, or stuck in traffic, or anything like that – it’s totally because _I’m Involved In A Very Important Family Political Project_.” For some reason this reminds me of “[Gavin](http://www.tubearoo.com/m3/88987/117195_kith_gavin_1.jpg)” on _The Kids in the Hall_ – “Gotta go, I’m in the middle of a big bike race.”
Not only that, but he’s apparently so important to the campaign that (in addition being unable to actually answer the phone,) he’s too busy to even _take the message_.
Suffering Christ. John McCain’s younger brother is balls-deep in embarrassing senescent behaviour.
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### Author:  [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442/42 "2008-10-27T03:15:15Z")
Ooh, ooh, it gets better.
[Typo and I](http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1008/559004.html) [are communists](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_McCain)! Of course, what McCain doesn’t clarify is that, as a current NoVA resident, HE IS TOO!!!😛
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### Author:  [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442/43 "2008-10-27T06:02:33Z")
There’s a long tradition of presidents having family members who go out of their way to act like idiots in public (Bill and Jimmy had their brothers, while Ronnie and George had their sons). While they don’t reflect one way or another on the validity of the candidates, they’re still ripe targets for ridicule and I, for one, will point and laugh at all of them.
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### Author:  [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442/44 "2008-10-27T15:15:38Z")
> [@ticker](#):
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> In the Bush family the embarrassing relative got elected, twice!:eek::eek:
Sadly, even W has a more-embarrassing brother.
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### Author:  [@Libre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Libre)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442/45 "2008-10-27T20:05:03Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> Family is off-limits, IMO.
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> Daniel
Sure, but… they do share the same parents.
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### Author:  [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442/46 "2008-10-27T20:59:15Z")
> [@Sublight](#):
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> While they don’t reflect one way or another on the validity of the candidates, they’re still ripe targets for ridicule and I, for one, will point and laugh at all of them.
I think we should stop apologizing for laughing at this moron. Really, if anybody else had made that call it would still be funny.
His being Johnny Mac’s bro just makes it funnier. But not by much.
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### Author:  [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442/47 "2008-10-27T21:21:44Z")
> [@dropzone](#):
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> I think we should stop apologizing for laughing at this moron. Really, if anybody else had made that call it would still be funny.
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> His being Johnny Mac’s bro just makes it funnier. But not by much.
It would have been shit your pants funny if Johnnie Mac himself made the calls.
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### Author:  [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-mccain-called-911-to-complain-about-traffic/469442/48 "2008-10-28T15:15:46Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> …fake attack chick…
Band name!!!
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