Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain's intemperateness. In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, "You're getting a little thin up there." McCain's face reddened, and he responded, "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you c**t." McCain's excuse was that it had been a long day. If elected president of the United States, McCain would have many long days.
Now, after skipping out on some of the Eschaton conference in order to play in the Philadelphia pub trivia championships, I know I am descending even further into geekdom by posting this. However, no explicit reference to BSG (that's what we fans call it) is necessary in order to make this portrayal. We just need to create an image of McCain that contains many of the same attributes of Colonel Tigh. Whether or not people can make the explicit connection to the character is irrelevant.
And hey, if we can imply that Tight McCain is a Cylon, that would probably help, too.
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