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The only existing photograph shows him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture is this inscription: "Gunther McCain; horse thief. Sent to Tennessee Prison 1883, escaped 1887. Robbed the Tennessee Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889."
After letting the Republican Party's large staff of professional image consultants review this discovery, they took the following actions to assist John's campaign to become our next president. They decided to crop Gunther's picture, scan it in as an enlarged image, and edited it with image processing software so that all that is seen in the final picture is a head shot. Along with this enhanced photo, the accompanying biographical sketch was sent to the Associated Press:
"Gunther McCain was a famous cattleman in early Tennessee history. His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad company. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to service at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his business enterprise with the railroad. In 1887 he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889 Gunther regrettably died suddenly during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform on which he was standing collapsed."
This news arrived on: 08/11/2008
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Posted Comments:
08-22-2008 20:28
rum2000 wrote:
The Horse Thief Joke
Funny how you guys turned this old joke into one about MCain. The last time I heard it, it was about Bill Clinton. As A McCain supporter I did not like it nor find it funny. It really doesn't sound credible with McCain's name.
08-20-2008 16:02
A. A. Simon wrote:
Story origin
I first ran into this in a user's manual for a piece of genealogy software, answering the question of "what do I do with a black sheep in the family?". The situation was the hanging of Thomas "BlackJack" Ketchem in New Mexico in 1901. Any search engine can follow his name to his bio, and should produce the picture postcard commemorating the hanging. For example, legendsofamerica. Interesting sidelight: The hangman botched the calculations and poor old BlackJack's head was removed in the drop. RIP.
08-15-2008 00:11
wrote:
OK! Quite enough of this. Do you all get your kicks throwing polititions names around like this? A little might be funny. Too much and it kills the humor!
08-14-2008 15:18
Steve from Texas wrote:
Wait a Minute!
That horse thief ancestor joke keeps popping up! Al Gore had the same type of ancestor, only his name was Chad Gore and he was the original hanging chad! If anyone believes this is not a joke then please step to the left!
08-14-2008 10:52
Howard L. Medinger wrote:
Excellent story
The truth is always stranger than fiction, and in this case it is funny too. McCain doesn't need to apologize for his ancestors behavior, any more than you or I. Live and let live...and enjoy life on the way!
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