# McCain finally draws a line on slander **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 11, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-finally-draws-a-line-on-slander/467405 "2008-10-11T01:50:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-finally-draws-a-line-on-slander/467405/161 "2008-10-13T01:16:57Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > Judging by the expression on Piper’s face, I’d say the Photoshopped version more correctly matches her feelings. Yep. It looks like she and her brother had a fight and are staring each other down. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-finally-draws-a-line-on-slander/467405/162 "2008-10-13T01:23:28Z")
> [@Terrifel](#): > > Solely. Thanks. :o Yeah, well, it’s Filthadelphia, what do you expect? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-finally-draws-a-line-on-slander/467405/163 "2008-10-13T01:23:51Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > My Dad thinks that if McCain loses, Bristol isn’t going to be getting married after all-that it’s soully (soly? Solly?) tied to the election. For her sake, I hope so. Seventeen is way too young to get married and shotgun weddings in this day and age? Damn. Aww, too bad. They could have used Dick Cheney’s Vice Presidential shotgun (now multi-functional – shoots lawyers and facilitates family-building). ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-finally-draws-a-line-on-slander/467405/164 "2008-10-13T01:27:27Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Thanks. > > :o > Yeah, well, it’s Filthadelphia, what do you expect? Now, now…let’s not drag our Pennsylvania family arguments in here… 😃 Disclosure: I grew up in Altoona, which is within the orbit of Pigsburgh. I now live in Philadelphia. I claim neutrality. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-finally-draws-a-line-on-slander/467405/165 "2008-10-13T01:38:23Z")
I’m just going to credit McCain for taking the high road in this particular instance, and leave it at that. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-finally-draws-a-line-on-slander/467405/166 "2008-10-13T02:27:06Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > My Dad thinks that if McCain loses, Bristol isn’t going to be getting married after all-that it’s soully (soly? Solly?) tied to the election. For her sake, I hope so. Seventeen is way too young to get married and shotgun weddings in this day and age? Damn. > > . I hear that the lunkhead who knocked her up is praying for an Obama victory so he can go back to beating up nerds at the local Walmart. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-finally-draws-a-line-on-slander/467405.md?page=8)