What an idiot! Will he flip his magic penny to decide whether to invade Iran?

So now we have a lying, dishonest b****, a radical, elitist liberal and a confused, senile old man to choose from for our next president. . .wow, you would think in a nation of 300 million a better choice would be offered.

Robert Fast,

Maybe he will just flip a coin Robert. Evidently that's what FDR did to decide whether or not all his New Deal programs were constitutional.

Be afraid, America. Be very afraid.

McCain, who was born in the 1870s, is a dangerously unstable and senile man. After the past 8 years of ceaseless failures and destruction by the Bush administration, the last thing that America needs is a third Bush term (McCain).

I'm just glad we have a choice...

Superstitions rely on a belief that there are various supernatural forces in the world and that following some ritual will bring favor or prevent evil from them. Once one accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, all these supernatural forces; be they real or imagined; are overcome through the power of the Holy Spirit.

I thought McCain was a Christian. Surprise, surprise.

The picture above seals the deal for me. The one of Obama, and someone I would presume to be a bodyguard. Obama is being guarded by guys straight out of the Matrix! I'm not letting him shake my hand, otherwise it's zap! and he's taken my mind too. Mark my words: someday we'll be watching him shake hands, then suddenly stop and slowly say, "ah... Mister Anderson..."

;-)

My chief superstition is not to pour wine in the glass as long as there wine left; if you do that, your next child will stutter.

Hail to Mr. McCain -- who shows us he is a normal person.

Robert Fast, seems a little bitter. McCain has proven himself to be reliable to his convictions.
Seems the Dems can't get over their inane vociferousness.

You liberal elite jerks never get it right. Why do you think every newspaper prints horoscopes? Because lots of regular people read them. So continue criticizing McCain and please continue the Bolshevic rhetoric such as looking down upon those who "cling" to religion. I'm sure its a winning strategy for you!

I know very few Irish-Americans who are not superstitious, it's in our genes.

Seems Robert Fast is a little bitter.
McCain has proven himself to be reliable to his convictions.
The inane diatribe from the left never ceases to amaza me.

I'm an old, former baseball player (with a college degree in journalism). Baseball players are probably the most supertitious people in the world. Long season, so many at-bats, so many balls to field, so many bases to run. Nothing wrong with being supertitious. It helps to lighten the load. Makes me more apt to consider McCain. Certainly makes him appear more human than the two oddballs the Democrats have put up.

Pretty poor article - no mention of how superstition is incompatible with Christianity.

Unfortunately, campaigns are ugly, and look at how much people age in this job in DC. The great majority of those who have money think that this job is so bad, that they do not want to run. And working in Congress with a bunch of lying lawyers must be awfully frustrating. I really question the sanity of anyone running for President of the USA today.

But there always be a few who have the money, the huge ego, and desire for power to run for it, when they are really unqualified - as the case is today.

Did we forget Former President Bill Clinton is a Leo? President Bush a Cancer....Mrs. Laura Bush a Scorpio..Mrs. Clinton a Scorpio.... Fromer Presidnet Bush and Barbara are both Gemini.(sign of the air)
Last President who was a Virgo was President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Leo a fire sign......Scorpio a water sign...Virgo an earth sign ... Look for a Vice President who will be compatible with the nominees....interesting horoscope developing.

Virgos do well with Capricorn and Taurus.
Leo with Sagitarrius and Aries.
Scorpio with Pisces and Cancer.........
In this race we have a lion....a scorpion and a human being (Virgo).....It is all in the stars!!!! Put them altogether and we have Noah's Ark..

if the horoscope was to include Ron Paul...then who would it say would win??? ;)

I am a Christian and I am also superstitious. Are you going to tell me I am not a Christian because you think the two are incompatible? Let's leave it to the liberals to be judgemental and petty. They are much better at it!

No big deal, I'm superstitious as well. If you placed your hat on the bed in my grandfather's house, you would be physically removed.

Considering that 44% of Americans claim to be superstitious, and the remaining 56% admit to being "optimistically superstitious", I think that John is in good company.
So let's hope that it's a REALLY SHINY "magic penny" eh Bob?
Speaking of idiots....let me guess...you're voting for Hussein? Think Robert...FAST!

I don't mind that McCain is superstitious...most people are.... I JUST PRAY TO GOD THIS PREDICTION IS WRONG AND Hussein doesn't get elected. I'm crossing my finters, making the sign of the cross, knocking on wood, looking for a four leaf clover, looking at the new moon over my right shoulder, putting a dress on inside out, hearing crickets singing, sleeping on un-ironed sheets, avoiding cracks in the sidewalk, looking for a heads up penny to pick up for that good luck!
While I'm not all that excited over McCain...I'll take and vote for him anyday over that elitist Hussein and the B_ _ _ h Billary...I never want to hear the name Clinton again after this election. I hope they can find somewhere to go because Arkansas doesn't want them.. they voted for him to be Prez just to get them out of Arkansas.

Robert Fast should get a pet rock to channel all his anger and bitterness.

Who cares if he's superstitious...........at least he isn't lying to us about "snipers" or telling us we "cling to religion or guns" out of fear.

Exactly what is wrong with superstitions? They exist in all cultures, and have never caused anyone any harm. I still throw salt over my left shoulder if I spill any, knock on wood for luck, and only pick up found coins if they are face up.

Reading these post one can easily tell the Clinton supporters.

"black rituals".... "a notoriously superstitious bunch"...? Whoa, Joe. Who paid you for this weird hit piece?

Great! A superstitious old man with his finger on the button. What could go wrong??

Superstition is really all about fear- so you have to ask yourselves, do we really want a leader who is driven by a bunch of small fears...Pass the salt, err...never mind I'll reach for it myself!

Superstitious people are mentally ill.

let the ron paul r3VOLution begin!!!

Isn't there a superstition about voting for a candidate born in the 13th century being bad luck for the country? On the other hand, there is probably a balancing superstition about voting for elitist quasi-black, hater, ultra-liberals because it is demonstratively bad for the country. Aargh! Anyway we go, America is in for four years of bad luck!

I used to think Trent Lott was unethical, spreading rumors during the 2000 Republican nominating season that John McCain was mentally unstable. The more I see and read about McCain, the more I think Lott was right. I saw him in person at a rally and can say that he is "Tightly wrapped," which is not a good thing. This man should not be the nation's Chief Executive and his finger should be nowhere near the nuclear football. He has the psychological makeup equalling if not surpassing a caricature from Stanley Kubrick's Cold War classic, "Dr. Strangelove" -- surpass, as that was just fiction.

Human kind is hard wired to look for and find relationships between occurrences and their causes.
Some folks feel the need to rely on beliefs that have no basis in reality in order to satisfy their sense of understanding of the universe. So it has been. Thankfully, over time, we're getting better about this. No superstitious candidates for the presidency need apply.

One more oddity from Joe's column here:

"Mark Salter... has also been infected..."

Infected?

Now we have "black rituals", "notoriously superstitious" and "infected"

Nobody's ever been superstitious about the number 13 (the # of coins Judas accepted to betray Jesus) until now, apparently... ever been to a skyscraper with NO 13th floor? Almost all buildings in this country at least have no 13th floor - but now it's a "notorious superstition" or a "black ritual"

Your hit piece missed the target big time.

At bottom, a superstition presupposes the existence of a force outside of and likely greater than ourselves. It is very beneficial for an aspiring world leader to recognize that cautionary belief or knowledge. I am now more inclined to look favorably on Sen. McCain. Thanks for the insight!!

So the guy has some superstitions... I agree with those that believe it humanizes him. All of the comments underscoring this as some sort of an issue are absurd. I guess all of us God and guns folks out here in the hinter, that carry a rabbit's foot or a silver dollar are heathens? Meanwhile Rev. Wright is simply passionate as he (a preacher) takes God's name in vain in order that he be able to take a shot at America. Oh and don't forget, 9/11 was a wake-up call to white America that the black man could no longer be overlooked! Yes McCain has issues!

Unreal.

Maybe Tom McCann will be sworn in on an Ouija board in January 2009! If he played baseball professionally it could be overlooked but this man wants to be POTUS. Before the election he could always hook up with Hillary and conjure up Eleanor Roosevelt's spirit for political advice. And then there's Barack Hussein Obama. What a year! What a country that we will still survive all this!!

GET OVER IT, So he's superstitious. Is this really a big deal? Just because it doesn't "follow biblical teachings", big whoop.

Hmm. Can't we make a distinction between "superstitions" that we practice because we think they're fun or silly or make us feel good and honest beliefs? Where some people earnestly believe Jesus is about to come back, or that Muhammed (PBUH) flew a horse into the sky or that God make white people in the garden of Eden, others believe, without meaning it, that the Red Sox are the best thing ever or that a heads-up penny suggests good luck.

The test is whether they expect others to conform to their beliefs. I like finding a heads up shiny penny better than a heads down one. I'm totally on board the secular humanist project (I know, you may disagree), which suggests that pennies do not, in fact, have a magical influence, but we're allowed our own private sillinesses, especially when we know them to be silly.

It's the people who honestly believe their sillinesses about ghosts, ladders, demons, the Rangers, or anything else that scare me.

I won't be voting McCain, but because I disagree with his taxation schemes (more money for big business, less money for us) and foreign policy attitudes (even sung to the tune of the Beegees), rather than because he carries a lucky feather.

Superstition is based on ignorance and fear. Just another sign that as a previous post said, 300 million people in the US and we get stuck with these choices. I'm sitting this one out. Sometimes there are periods in history when there are no leaders. We are living in one.

Thomas Jones posted:
"Superstitions rely on a belief that there are various supernatural forces in the world and that following some ritual will bring favor or prevent evil from them. Once one accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, all these supernatural forces; be they real or imagined; are overcome through the power of the Holy Spirit."
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Whether simple or complex, all these mystical interpretations of the world are poppycock.

It's bad luck to be superstitious.

Nice work libs. You never cease to amaze me. Now you are questioning McCain's religious conviction, because he is superstitious? If that is the best you can come up with, I feel pretty secure about a McCain victory in 2008. Your girl Hillary spends so much time involved in scandals, blatantly pandering and telling outright lies that I doubt she even knows who the real Hillary truly is. We know very little about Barak Obama, but the more we learn, there is little doubt he is an elitist, and at a minimum, he knowingly surrounds himself with racists. Neither he, nor Hillary has accomplished anything positive during their time in the senate.

Whiny babies. Shut your mouths and go vote. I'm so tired of hearing people complain that obviously don't show up at the polls. Maybe this is your election year...think your base can stay motivated long enough to get off the couch and go vote?

Superstition is a type of slavery to fear. Thank you Thomas Jones for your clear comments on the reality of superstition. I couldn't have said it as well.

Be afraid, be very afraid. What a loser statement.Obama wants to turn this country in to haiti.

Wow.

First of all, there is a LOT wrong with being superstitious. It shows an inability to think critically. It shows a lack of genuine curiosity. It shows a willful ignorance of reality. The more superstitious somebody is, the easier it is to convince that person of baloney, because they're already eating a steady diet of it.

The last thing we need is another president that makes decisions without facts or evidence to back them up.

Superstitious people also tend to believe authority by default. That's where many of their superstitious beliefs came from. I guess that explains the responses on this article.

This just reinforces the point that when Democrats "lower the bar" by supporting lousy candidates the Republicans can flop anybody over that same "bar". We all lose.

McCain should look up more. Maybe he will find less lucky change to put in his pocket.

Relying on supersitions implies an inability to trust and a lack of belief that you are the one in charge. A President who doesn't trust his own choices without holding on to some amulet makes me uneasy.

we are probably all guilty of 1 or two superstitious habits, but it seems McCain has one for every occasion. I don't like this for a guy making the biggest decisions. How do I know he does not have a superstition about "If I don't continue the war, it will be bad luck" haha.

Normal practices for those who belong to an underground cult. How many lucky charms does your demon master want you to carry?

As a soldier and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, I can tell that no one and I mean no one is more superstitious than people in the military(except maybe fishermen).Its part of the culture he lived in for many years.If people think its a sign of senility than that just proves how bitterly and proudly ignorant you are,congratulations.

The upcoming presidential election scares me because of the choices we're being offered. Both Democrats have by now shown themselves to be worthless duds, and on the other side of the isle we have a senile superstitious old codger who probably thinks that Internet is a series of pipes.

Curse the modern political process, and doubly curse this current confused political climate that lead to three trash candidates vying for the post that none of them deserve...

Every one of you needs to get a life and start focusing on more important issues.

Well I am not personally superstitious and am a Christian but I also know several people that are strong Christians that are also superstitious. Superstition doesn't necessarily mean you are not a Christian. It could stem from a number of things. The most common that comes to mind is mild to extreme forms of OCD or anxiety. Not trying to stir debate but making sure that someone's faith is not being determined by a superstition that even they may not understand and they may even feel is silly.

McCain is by far the only real option in this race, Obama is a socialist, Hillary is a Stalinist, and McCain is a liberal republican, what a choice. Anyone who could even consider voting for Obama obviously has no clue about history, listen to his words, look at who he considers to be his mentors, look at his voting record, he'd fit in great in a Socialist European country but never in the United States of America, if thats what he or anyone who supports him wants then move to Europe, oh yeah even the Europeans are begining to realize that socialism has never and will never work. The Euro is only stronger than the dollar because we're printing to damn many dollars!!!!

So what if he's superstitious? Plenty of people, including the current pResident, believe in a man in the sky that talks to them. Heck, the pResident went to war based on talking to this imaginary friend. If the worst thing McCain believes in is a lucky quarter, then I'm all for him (running).

I think the ZODIAC people, with their Obama win prediction, are just trying to scare the hell out of us so we will drink more of their vodka. Heaven knows if he does win it would be a good idea to stay tipsy for four years.

Yet another non-issue that will be talked about for a long time. Yawn.

The only real option is RON PAUL who is still in the race.

Thank you Darrell Kern & Gerry! After having read all of these mostly misguided comments it seems that these two have made the most sense. Why would anyone in their right mind desire someone in charge who relies on their possession of items rather than their possession of knowledge. It's a shame that we cultivate a society of idiots and allow them to run our country in the ground. I am embarrassed for you all but remain optimistic:)

This is a fluff piece, which gives a little insight into some quirks in McCain's personality. Yet some of these posts try to use it to attack him. So disingenuous. So desperate.

It seems to me that there are posters, here, who need to get a grip! Lighten up, folks! Your fangs are showing!

McCain superstitious? Hell, I would be, too, if I had to go through what he did! However, there are NO indications that the man's harmless superstitions have any implications his judgement.

It seems to me that is a lot of "magical thinking" going on in the venomous incantations that a fair number of McCain's antagonists are invoking. Trying to banish demons, are we?

Perhaps this is the reason he's a politically-befuddled crackpot?

Leviticus 19:31: Do not rely on mediums or psychics, for you will be defiled by them. I, the Lord, am your God.

What a coincidence. I just read that this morning.

By the way, Leviticus 19:28: Never cut your bodies in mourning for the dead or mark your skin with tattoos, for I am the Lord.

I report. You decide.

On it's face (heads or tails) the whole matter of McCain and his good luck charms is pretty innocuous. OTOH, I do share the personal view with a previous poster that it is tough to reconcile this stuff with a serious Christian faith walk. Pray!

Superstitions are for old dummies. Thank "the stars" your kids and grsndkids aren't as stupid as you! This is our country now. Sit down.

You can't buy advertising like this. The Republicans know how to speak to the people.

You people are all dumb. and so am I for reading all this blather about nothing. I'm going to go watch American Idol now...

Religion is the world's most common superstition. McCain's is just more of the ancient fears of the uncertainties of life. A liar, a radical liberal, and a superstitious old fighter pilot. Well, I think I'll probably fly with McCain. Not a lot of ideological choices here, but we'll survive.

Lighten up you guys! We have to have a litle fun in life.. Lucky tokens are just a form of
entertainment. If you had all of the bad luck
following you around like John McCain has had,
you might carry a lucky coin or two also.

Lighten up you guys! We have to have a litle fun in life.. Lucky tokens are just a form of
entertainment. If you had all of the bad luck
following you around like John McCain has had,
you might carry a lucky coin, too.

Hey, a third generation sailor being superstitious ? Please, let me get back to the chair out of which I fell. Get a grip, everyone ! Go John !

As I said I am not all hyped over McCain..but for you jerks who call in names because you are not intellegent enough to research anything. "MOST" of you don't have one thing behind your name you have accomplished in your life... read the below about Sen. McCain and then find something negative to say about him. He is a great man and full of accomplishments. You don't graduate from the US Naval Academy without being an honest forthright human being and deserving of everything he has received to this point. Lastly, NONE OF YOU could have endured what he went through for the SIX YEARS he was a prisoner of war...you would have sung like tweety bird. Eat your hearts out!

McCAIN, John Sidney, III, a Representative and a Senator from Arizona; born in Panama Canal Zone, August 29, 1936; attended schools in Alexandria, Va.; graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1958, and the National War College, Washington, D.C. 1973; pilot, United States Navy 1958-1981, prisoner of war in Vietnam 1967-1973; received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross; elected as a Republican in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress; reelected to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984 and served from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1987; elected to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992, 1998 and in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress; One Hundred Ninth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001], One Hundred Eighth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000.

Ray's sort of right but I'll take silly superstitions over religions any day. At least superstitions aren't the root of killings every day.

it's fairly obvious that there are few if any of the respondents to this article have had any real military experience..yes, John is superstitious,almost everyone I knew during my time flying combat missions carried all sorts of talismans around with them to ward off bad luck, etc..so back off..and cut the bible thumping out too.

UNbelievable ............ and this is the BEST the republican party can present? Buy gold, dump the dollar, America will NOT survive another Moron.

You have got to be kidding. I put superstitious people's I.Q. at around 75. I was hoping he was smarter than that. And what about top adviser Mark Salter who grew a beard in 2000 and didn't shave it until the campaign was over? Now he's doing it again??? I guess since it worked so well the first time..........

Hey LOACHPILOT! If you can tell your opinion, the biblethumpers can too. Who made you god of the comment section?

He's an angry, very nasty old man occasionally senile, frequently enraged.

He carries a lucky feather.

This is your president in waiting?

Six years as a prisoner of war, I'd say the lucky charms he carried as a pilot didn't exactly work. I am actually shocked that a man of McCain's intelligence would put so much faith in superstitions (yes, intelligence, that's why no one is shocked an athelete believes in them.)How exactly does a token, charm, four-leaf clover, etc. have power? It reminds me of when people carved idols and then worshipped them...

Being superstitious saved my life two times, it's what makes like a little more interesting......... just knowing that fate can be controlled whether it can or can't the thought of controlling something out of your control is a powerful feeling, espeically when things go your way.

I will now vote for McCain. I love it!

Barton, I not sure its all for old people.

My son is 26 and does alot of things Sen MCcain does and I didn't teach him that.

I guess maybe his Irish blood(my maiden name is Daly), who knows but it drives me crazy.
If we are walking down a sidewalk and I pass around a pole wrong he makes me go back and do it right.

I would say almost everyone has their rituals doesn't mean they are bad or nonchristian.

Maybe it goes back to his military days. My uncle flew with him and he was the same way.

Seems like dropping napalm on thousands of vietnamese and having no remorse for any of that - would jinx the man for life. It's bizarre that they call him a "war hero". Hero's don't worry about silly superstitions. They don't kill babies either!

Jack,
by the way my son's IQ is 118. :) So much for your way of thinkging.

Any truth to the rumor the John McCain carries two ball bearings in his left pants pocket and has issues with shirt tails out and tow ropes?

If he were such a relentless panderer.

If he hand't kissed Karl Rove's hand when the dirtiest of ugly games were played on him. No decent man would tolerate that. Should not.

If he hadn't left an ill, older wife in such an ugly way to marry an heiress.

If most of us wold just follow that vague feeling that he's about to flip out in rage, and like many of his senate colleages, that he's on the verge of a very angry senility...

And carrying a FEATHER does not help, does it.

To be superstitious is to believe in something that either (a) goes against "conventional wisdom", or (b) is not based in scientific fact.

If we take that as baseline, virtually 100% of the population is "superstitious."

When one applies the tag to a Presidential candidate, I would much prefer one that has such 'quirks' as opposed to a unapologetic elitist racist, a delusional pathological liar, or a pathological liar and plagiarist.

And when it comes to military procedures, techniques, or objectives, it seems to make a lot more sense to have a person with military experience in the "catbird" seat, as opposed to those that have never had to endure more than a 30 minute "time out" as children (any more than it is reasonable to have a "doctor" operate on you, based solely upon what he/she has read on the Internet).

These comments crack me up. The dems trot out two clowns who are to the left of Karl Marx and not even remotely qualified to be POTUS and we get slams against an American hero who is more qualified to lead this country in the most dangerous time in memory than anyone in the last 60 years.

In case you haven't heard, there are people out there who want to kill us, who want to destroy our nation and take over the world.

What have either of the dems ever done to even warrant running, clinton thinks she's somehow entitled for putting up with with bubba's serial abusing of other women and obama appears to be a puppet for the radical lefties like Soros and his commie friends.

Mccain on the other hand has honorably served this country in the military, bled and suffered what none of us could endure and loves this land beyond measure, having been deprived of her for over 5 years.

Those who take cheap shots and think themselves clever couldn't carry the man's seabag.

Hey now Wash Times! There's another Leo that's still technically in the race! Yep, the inescapable Ron Paul! I swear people should start playing the 3 Degrees of Ron Paul, forget that Kevin Bacon guy. lol