Do you think McCain's joke was racist?

“So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space - wasn't he just there last week?” McCain said in a tweet that also linked to a story about Iran launching a monkey into space.

i'm not a McCain fan, but i think its a good zinger. what i dont get is that, technically, Ahmadinejad is Caucasian and so is McCain...is it racist b/c McCain compared someone with darker skin than his own, to a monkey?

Ahmadinejad is a holocaust denier...so i really dont see why anyone would defend him.

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Asked by okmanders at 12:14 PM on Feb. 5, 2013 in Politics & Current Events

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racisit or not, either way, I think he's just being a closeminded jerk to be honest.

Answer by MamaFrankie at 12:17 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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Not funny, but I don't see it as racist.

Answer by Ginger0104 at 12:19 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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not racist but him just being a childish asshole.

Answer by LostSoul88 at 12:20 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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can y'all expand on that at all? why is it not funny, why do you think he's being a close-minded jerk?

Comment by okmanders (original poster) at 12:21 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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not racist
and not funny

most politicians should just not tweet period

Answer by fiatpax at 12:21 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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I'm guessing he meant monkey like a silly animal versus it being a racist thing
He shouldn't try to be funny or controversial

Answer by butterflyblue19 at 12:24 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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comparing a man to a monkey? I dont see how thats just not funny

Answer by LostSoul88 at 12:24 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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racisit or not, either way, I think he's just being a closeminded jerk to be honest.

Making fun of a holocaust denier in a country trying desperately to gain the ability to Nuke Israel (and by default, its neighboring areas) into a sheet of glass because he think some book tells him to is being a closeminded jerk?

Answer by NotPanicking at 1:03 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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McCain or McNasty has never been funny and racist maybe but funny no, not in the least bit.

Answer by pinkdragon36 at 1:12 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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Unprofessional, even if the guy he's refering to is a turd. It was a good zinger tho. But it seems like now-a-days, any reference to a monkey gets people in trouble. He should've known better.

Answer by mrsmom110 at 1:47 PM on Feb. 5, 2013
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