McCain Unraveled by 'Gay Sweaters'?
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE McCain (Photos: Getty Images)
In the final days of his imploding candidacy, John McCain has taken a page out of Richard Nixon's play book, finding increasingly bizarre explanations for his political failures. Strangest of all: He reportedly feels his handlers forced him to wear "gay sweaters."
According to one insider, the knit-picking was the crescendo of a tirade by the Arizona senator, in which he blistered aides about the minutiae of the campaign. While many septuagenarians live in a perpetual state of sweater weather, McCain reportedly declared his frustration with being told to don the perceived homosexual outerwear in order to look younger and more approachable.
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"He wasn't happy being dictated to. The sweaters were part of that," the source says.