AUDIO: McCain's mother tells Sirius radio host 'They won't let me talk'

[PageOneQ]

Source: PageOneQ

On a few occasions during this campaign season, the let-it-all-hang-out rhetorical style John McCain's 96-year-old mother employs has caused some unwanted distractions for the Republican presidential candidate.

Roberta McCain's gaffes used to seem an endearing marker of the "straight talk" candidate's roots, but just as the GOP message-men have forced their candidate to stick to the script, so are they keeping his mother away from any open microphones, according to Sirius Radio's Michelangelo Signorile.

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[DS1]

1. She might tell us about John's baseball-sized balls

[TwilightGardener]

2. Muzzling and intimidating a 96 year old mother, and John McCain approves--

he really has utter contempt for his own family, doesn't he? First hiring the guy who smeared daughter Brigit, and now this. He's a real piece of shit.

[Henny Penny]

16. If I'd a 96 year old mother I don't think I'd want her being harrassed

by news reporters etc.

I'm sure Obama feels the same way about his grandmother.

[Divernan]

3. I saw that when someone from "23/6", w/ video cam, asked Megan & Roberta

whether they thought Bristol Palin would have benefitted from birth control information. Roberta leaned forward to answer, and Megan very dismissively waved her back in her seat. Roberta mumbled a few inaudible words and turned away in disgust.

[mrJJ]

4. Leashed & Muzzled

McSame and his Mom are both leashed and muzzled by Mcsames handlers...

[lumpy]

15. Disgusting. McCain honoring and panderinfg to two young

reckless teens and not allowing his own mother to have a word or two at her son's nomination..Oh wait maybe he's afraid of what she has to say about him..

[LeftinOH]

5. Her progeny notwithstanding, Roberta McCain looks real good for her age:

[HopeHoops]

7. They probably won't let her talk because she's 5 months pregnant with an 18 yr old's child

Wait, wrong person.

[sasquatch]

6. That woman is still alive!

:wtf:

[HopeHoops]

8. She can't be more than 10 years younger than John - at least by appearance

[karynnj]

9. Funny but they look more like a couple than John and Cindy

[Kali]

13. ...

:spray: get me a paper towel!

[cobalt1999]

10. In McCains defense, if I was running for president, I sure wouldn't let my mom talk.

God knows what she'd say and she'd ramble on for hours.

"Oh, I remember how mad I was when he borrowed the car and left that condom wrapper on the floor..."

[poverlay]

11. Lol, I know. My mom would sink me in five minutes or less and then give me a lecture on

consequences...

[Henny Penny]

17. and here's a picture of John in the bath.... n/t

[juajen]

12. I don't blame his handlers, but I think any gaffe she made would

be understood and that most people would enjoy hearing her talk. That said, Obama has certainly not let anyone near his grandmother, who is a lot younger than Mrs. McCain. I would certainly enjoy her being interviewed.

[Honeycombe8]

14. Didn't she make some off-color remark once? Maybe I'm confusing her w/Babs. nt