{"id":641120,"date":"2013-02-04T12:27:23","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T17:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=214807"},"modified":"2013-02-04T12:27:23","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T17:27:23","slug":"john-mccain-jokes-about-ahmadinejad-monkeys-and-irans-space-program-on-twitter-tells-everyone-to-lighten-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/641120","title":{"rendered":"John McCain Jokes About Ahmadinejad, Monkeys, and Iran\u2019s Space Program on Twitter, Tells Everyone to Lighten Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Senator and former Republican candidate for President John McCain thinks Twitter needs to lighten up and take a joke. <\/p>\n<p>After reports emerged that Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/feb\/04\/iran-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-space\">prepared to be the first human sent into space<\/a> by Iranian scientists, Senator McCain took to Twitter and made the following jab:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space &#8211; wasn&#8217;t he just there last week?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He linked to an article on Iran&#8217;s recent monkey-led adventure into space:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto298456316538662912 { background: #0E1058 url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/4035204\/Twitter-page-3.jpg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto298456316538662912 a { color: #0A0A0A; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto298456316538662912\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto298456316538662912\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnMcCain\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @SenJohnMcCain <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnMcCain\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1189622627\/twitter_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> John McCain <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnMcCain\" class=\"at-name\">@SenJohnMcCain<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space &#8211; wasn&#8217;t he just there last week? &#8220;Iran launches monkey into space&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/PaZKAqac\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/PaZKAqac<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=298456316538662912\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=298456316538662912\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=298456316538662912\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/SenJohnMcCain\/status\/298456316538662912\" title=\"Mon Feb 04 15:41:45 +0000 2013\">1 hour ago<\/a> via web&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Last week we learned that Iran had sent a monkey into space, and that it had returned safely to Earth &#8211; at least it may have made it home alive. Iran&#8217;s Space agency <a href=\"http:\/\/thelede.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/02\/02\/photos-of-two-iranian-space-monkeys-were-a-mix-up-an-official-says\/\">confirmed that they used images of two different monkeys<\/a> before and after the flight, but claim that it&#8217;s not an attempt at a coverup and the space monkey is alive and well. <\/p>\n<p>Either way, John McCain has received some negative feedback for his Twitter joke. <\/p>\n<p>In response to that, McCain just tweeted this:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto298469485021650946 { background: #0E1058 url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/4035204\/Twitter-page-3.jpg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto298469485021650946 a { color: #0A0A0A; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto298469485021650946\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto298469485021650946\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnMcCain\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @SenJohnMcCain <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnMcCain\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1189622627\/twitter_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> John McCain <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnMcCain\" class=\"at-name\">@SenJohnMcCain<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> Re: Iran space tweet &#8211; lighten up folks, can&#8217;t everyone take a joke? <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=298469485021650946\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=298469485021650946\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=298469485021650946\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/SenJohnMcCain\/status\/298469485021650946\" title=\"Mon Feb 04 16:34:05 +0000 2013\">49 minutes ago<\/a> via web&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Maybe the Senator&#8217;s Twitter account has been compromised. It&#8217;s just a joke, but it still feels strange coming from the official Twitter account of a sitting U.S. Senator, even one with a history of being hawkish on the subject of Iran. <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=lNSMJploWZ8:E3NUU_5RB5Q:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=lNSMJploWZ8:E3NUU_5RB5Q:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=lNSMJploWZ8:E3NUU_5RB5Q:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=lNSMJploWZ8:E3NUU_5RB5Q:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=lNSMJploWZ8:E3NUU_5RB5Q:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=lNSMJploWZ8:E3NUU_5RB5Q:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=lNSMJploWZ8:E3NUU_5RB5Q:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=lNSMJploWZ8:E3NUU_5RB5Q:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=lNSMJploWZ8:E3NUU_5RB5Q:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/lNSMJploWZ8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Senator and former Republican candidate for President John McCain thinks Twitter needs to lighten up and take a joke. 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