John McCain took questions from New England high school students earlier this week and the inevitable question of his age was brought up. A student asked:
“If elected, you’d be older than Ronald Reagan, making you the oldest president. Do you ever worry that you might die in office or get Alzheimer’s or some other disease that might affect your judgment?”
McCain almost got out of that question looking pretty good by stating that he’s active and has always outcampaigned his opponents.
But, then he closed with this:
“And thanks for the question, you little jerk. You’re drafted.”
We Arizonans aren’t surprised by McCain’s comment – we know he’s cranky and old and we expect this sort of thing from him. The Arizona Republic even came to McCain’s defense by explaining that the senator considers “jerk” to be a term of endearment.
However, (not suffering the effects of the desert heat beating down on their heads for nine months out of the year) the rest of the country cringed.
Hey, I have an idea, John! You’re trying to reach out to young people. Many Geeks are young people, and that Geek Survey has been sitting your campaign inbox since May 30th. Geeks are waiting, John.
Score
The Many Meanings of “Jerk”: 1 Geeks: 0
Lisa Fary's earliest influences are Princess Leia, Rainbow Bright, Astronaut Barbie, and her 6th grade teacher, Ms. Palmer. She's angry that it's 2011 and she still doesn't have a hovercraft, but will accept a jetpack as consolation. That jetpack had better be pink with a rhinestone monogram. 
