http://twitter.com/#!/SenJohnMcCain/status/298456316538662912

Sen. McCain gets a little punchy sometimes. This morning, he jokingly likened terrorist-astronaut-wannabe Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a monkey.

He didn’t quite get the reaction he’d hoped for, and followed up with this:

Re: Iran space tweet – lighten up folks, can’t everyone take a joke?

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) February 4, 2013

But that didn’t cut it for race-obsessed libs:

@senjohnmccain to be honest, that sounds kind of racist, John. Solid leadership there.

— MJSand (@MJSand) February 4, 2013

Yeah, calling muslims monkeys doesn’t go over well RT @senjohnmccain: Re: Iran space tweet – lighten up folks, can’t everyone take a joke?

— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) February 4, 2013

I always knew this geezer was a racist from back in the day. What a despicable tweet from @senjohnmccain

— Paul Conrad (@Paul_Conrad) February 4, 2013

@senjohnmccain you are a racist piece of human garbage, but that’s okay: when you die, your obituary will be all about Sarah Palin. Enjoy.

— Daniel (@dan_verg_) February 4, 2013

Senator John McCain there, being a bit racist

— Matt Wilson (@mattianwilson) February 4, 2013

You picking Palin = Funny. Racism = NOT FUNNY AT ALL RT @senjohnmccain: Re: Iran space tweet – lighten up folks, can’t everyone take a joke?

— Yousef Munayyer (@YousefMunayyer) February 4, 2013

Dear John McCain: Whether racist or just mean, monkey joke re: President of Iran is a poor choice politically, professionally & personally.

— Candace West (@elisamaza76) February 4, 2013

.@senjohnmccain How clever of you to pour gasoline on a fire. Some joke. Way to go, you bitter old d-bag. #p2 #tcot

— teeveedub (@teeveedub) February 4, 2013

I totally agree with @senjohnmccain here, it’s funny to call brown people monkeys. Amirite? And to think he was almost our president

— Chad, The(@Lord_Chadeous) February 4, 2013

@senjohnmccain You are a bad human being. Racism isn’t funny, regardless of its target.

— Bailey (@the_author_) February 4, 2013

.@senjohnmccainyou know what’s funny? You getting your legs smashed up in a Vietcong cage.

— Bismarck Cravendale (@DutchSlaver) February 4, 2013

Not everyone was quite so offended:

The fact that people are defending Ahmadinejad over @senjohnmccain ‘s tweet just goes to show you how stupid people really are.

— Sassy Pants (@nicoleb977) February 4, 2013

Okay, @senjohnmccain gets in a good one…

— Fred M (@fredontwittur) February 4, 2013

#lulz over people getting the vapors about McCain’s Ahmadinejad crack.

— SFK (@stephenkruiser) February 4, 2013

That comparison was highly offensive, @senjohnmccain. You should immediately apologize to the noble order of primates.

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) February 4, 2013

Heh.

@zaidjilani I will defend @senjohnmccain on this one, wasn’t racist, akin to calling to Dubya “curious george” due to his chimp resemblance

— Automaton (@UltraRobotron) February 4, 2013

Wait, McCain compared the Iranian president to a monkey? Very disrespectfulbit.ly/XSkJAS

— Michael C Moynihan (@mcmoynihan) February 4, 2013

Isn’t it, though? Not like libs would ever compare a world leader to a monkey, right?

If libs would quit huffing and puffing long enough to let their race goggles defog, they might actually have an opportunity to do some much needed introspection.

Look: was it a terrific joke? No. Will it launch McCain’s stand-up career? No. Was it racist? No. The most offensive thing about what McCain wrote is that, given the material he had to work with, he could’ve come up with something much funnier. Certainly funnier than anything humor-starved lefties could muster.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/02/04/john-mccain-cracks-monkey-joke-about-ahmadinejad-outrage-ensues/