I haven't seen this event pick up any news. I haven't even seen it alleged as an impropriety by the Democrats. The first I heard of it was here. The reason seems simple to me: McCain was clearly joking with the kid given the kid raised his age as a factor, the same way older people jest back at such things. I often roll my eyes when right wing radio personalities try to make an issue out of nonissues by stretching statements incredulously in the hopes of inventing a bogus scandal and I wonder why they waste their time with many gimmicks that will never sell except for entertaining the dreams of the already fervently converted who think others might be fooled by obvious misrepresentations. There are plenty of genuine issues to be debated but this isn't one of them.

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