# White powder found in letter in McCain office... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 21, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861 "2008-08-21T22:24:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/1 "2008-08-21T22:24:23Z")
[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26337243/](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26337243/) Wow, a possible terror attack in the U.S. would sure help the Republicans out this campaign. And an attack at a McCain office no less. In Denver. Four days before the start of the Democratic Convention. Call me an asshole, but I can’t help but think this sure looks convenient… ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/2 "2008-08-21T22:25:32Z")
Yeah, you’re an asshole. it’s probably some joker with some flour, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/3 "2008-08-21T22:27:33Z")
[QUOTE=smiling bandit] Yeah, you’re an asshole. it’s probably some joker with some flour, anyway. [/QUOTE] Maybe so, but the timing, location and destination of the flour makes it politically motivated in a most disgusting way. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/4 "2008-08-21T22:51:04Z")
[QUOTE=smiling bandit] Yeah, you’re an asshole. it’s probably some joker with some flour, anyway. [/QUOTE] Or something more . . . valuable . . . ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/5 "2008-08-21T23:02:38Z")
The Obama campaign now has no alternative except to stage a phony assassination attempt to counter this unfair advantage. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/6 "2008-08-21T23:07:39Z")
There’s nothing to worry about, the FBI drove the Anthrax killer to suicide a couple weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/7 "2008-08-21T23:09:49Z")
[QUOTE=smiling bandit] it’s probably some joker with some flour, anyway. [/QUOTE] Yup. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/8 "2008-08-21T23:16:16Z")
[QUOTE=Fear Itself] The Obama campaign now has no alternative except to stage a phony assassination attempt to counter this unfair advantage. [/QUOTE] The Democrats would fuck this up and end up killing him for real! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/9 "2008-08-21T23:24:36Z")
[QUOTE=smiling bandit] it’s probably some joker with some flour, anyway. [/QUOTE] More likely talc, to go with the Depends that arrived last week. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/10 "2008-08-21T23:45:36Z")
You guys just don’t want to give McCain the benefit of the doubt! I think we all know exactly what this ‘white powder’ is. FWIW though McCain didn’t inhale… -XT ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/11 "2008-08-21T23:59:34Z")
[QUOTE=xtisme] FWIW though McCain didn’t inhale… -XT [/QUOTE] But did Cindy? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/12 "2008-08-22T00:09:03Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] But did Cindy? [/QUOTE] She’s gaunt enough to have a regular habit, IMO… ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/13 "2008-08-22T00:39:07Z")
That’s the last time McCain orders Metamucal by mail, I bet. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/14 "2008-08-22T00:43:22Z")
[QUOTE=Gatopescado] The Democrats would fuck this up and end up killing him for real! [/QUOTE] No, they’d fuck it up by killing Will Smith. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/15 "2008-08-22T00:44:26Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] No, they’d fuck it up by killing Will Smith. [/QUOTE] I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Obama looks more like Harry Lennix. But maybe it’d be better if they got Will Smith. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/16 "2008-08-22T01:08:03Z")
[QUOTE=mhendo] More likely talc, to go with the Depends that arrived last week. [/QUOTE] Or Polydent powder. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/17 "2008-08-22T01:26:42Z")
Oh, be for real. Sheesh, this is just getting ridiculous. I mean, have you SEEN McCain’s teeth? Nasty. No way are those false… Let’s keep it real. -XT ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/18 "2008-08-22T01:31:35Z")
[It was protein.](http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/21/mccain.powder/index.html?iref=mpstoryview) McCain receives threatening letter is on the front page but I found this in the politics tab. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/19 "2008-08-22T01:35:23Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] [It was protein.](http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/21/mccain.powder/index.html?iref=mpstoryview) [/QUOTE] Ahh, Mac jerked off into an envelope and sent it to himself. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861/20 "2008-08-22T01:35:37Z")
lol…sounds like some one gave McCain a bit of sperm in a letter. Wonder if they told him to shove it up his ass? 😛 -XT [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-powder-found-in-letter-in-mccain-office/460861.md?page=2)