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Cindy McCain discovered that her husband's great great uncle, Gunther McCain, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Tennessee in 1889.

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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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!

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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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08-14-2008 10:16

Adso wrote:

Once I heard it was an american joke i stopped reading. was it dumb??

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08-14-2008 10:14

Ginny - Illinois wrote:

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Great turn on words. Why should a person suffer the consequences of his/her great-great uncle? Absurd and ludicrous! How about the great-great granchildren of Cochese? of Hitler? of Musolini? of Mao? I could go on, but I think you get the messge. Oh, by the way, don't the democrats do the same thing - fabricate stores? John Kerry and his so-called medals? Bill and the meaning of sex? Their are others, but I rest my case.

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08-14-2008 10:08

Justin wrote:

this is a great joke no matter what anyone else says

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