Senator John McCain greeted a lot of friendly faces when his campaign rolled through Conchord, New Hampshire on Tuesday, but one resident wouldn't let him off so easily.
During a question and answer session, McCain jokingly called a high school student a "little jerk" after the young man questioned the Arizona legislator about his age.
"If elected, you'd be older than Ronald Reagan, making you the oldest president," the student said. "Do you ever worry that you might die in office or get Alzheimer’s or some other disease that might affect your judgment?"
"Every campaign I've ever been on in my entire life, I've outcampaigned all of my opponents," responded McCain. "And I'm confident that I will. Thanks for the question, you little jerk."
After laughter from the crowd, McCain then quipped, "you're drafted."
McCain's quote panders to the kitschyest American stereotypes about UK in the Second World War. He drages up tape of Churchill's stiff-upper-lip sound-bites matching him word for word.
Winston Churchill: "We shall never surrender."
John McCain: "We're Americans and we’ll never surrender. They will."
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