Isn't "Maverick" an observation you make about someone else's actions?

[jmondine]

Both McCain and Palin now have declared, "I'm a maverick" in the debates.

Isn't that like walking up to a woman in a bar and saying, "Hi, I'm self confident, and not afraid to talk to women"?
I thought it was something to be demonstrated through your own words and actions, not declared about yourself.

They might as well have said, "Hi, America. I'm good at debates."

[FrenchieCat]

1. If you were dealing with normal people!

He also says, "he knows how to win a war".

[tblue]

3. And she says, "I am a dog with makeup on." Or something like that.

[Heather MC]

16. But he never says how. I wish Gwen had ask Palin How John knows how to win a war

[The Magistrate]

2. No One Else Will Say That About These Hacks, So They Must Do It Themselves....

[Morning Dew]

4. She also has to remind us every other sentence

that she's a governor.

Good grief!

[Quixote1818]

5. It's like an existentialist calling them self and existentialist

:rofl:

[JI7]

6. even worse is when she mentions "joe six pack "

anyone with a natural connection would not need to bring up that word.

[onager]

7. It always reminds me of a bad Tom Cruise movie...

In fact, I'd like to see McCain commercials using quotes from "Top Gun." Just to confuse the GOP gay-bashers:

I want somebody's butt, I want it now, I've had it!

I was invaded!

Got it, that's twice, I want some BUTTS!!!

Move your ass get up here! I'm engaged!

OK, Wood, I'm taking the lead.

You up for this one Maverick?

We're in his Jet Wash!

He's going vertical, then so am I!

Get your butts above the hard deck.

Hard deck my ass, we nailed that son of a bitch!

I'm not going to sit here and blow sunshine up your ass.

Splash that sucker, yeah!

'Goose whose butt did you kiss to get in here?'... 'The list is long but distinguished'

"You can be my wingman anytime".... "Bullshit, you can be mine"

[obiwan]

21. Sorry, ALL Tom Cruise movies are bad.

[jmondine]

27. Hey now. What about Cocktail and Days of Thund... ah, forget it

[NancyG]

8. Bingo.

It's like someone calling himself a hero. I kept wanting Biden to say a maverick would never call himself a maverick.

[chicagoexpat]

9. Why is everyone talking about some ole TV show that James Garner did in this election?

Am I dating myself?

[jmondine]

10. Because "I am a Gunsmoke" doesn't work

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

18. I'd like to see Garner cut an anti-McCain spot

just for a laugh

[DeadElephant_ORG]

11. Your point gets to the heart of what's weird about the McCain "brand". n/t

[krkaufman]

12. Which is why I think McCain should be called "Koko the monkey" ...

... just like George Costanza when he was trying get people to start calling him T-Bone.

The whole Maverick thing is ridiculous; just like the "Straight Talk Express." It's all fiction.

See Rolling Stone's Make-Believe Maverick

[K8-EEE]

13. Newsflash: They are DORKS!

What about when she told Katie Couric "I'm the fresh new face!" or something to that effect, I said the same thing, who would be like "I'm exciting and new!" Hello, it's like she's reading their PR strategies and blabbing them. She always makes me cringe.

[IamyourTVandIownyou]

14. Extremist or Radical

maverick Synonyms
maverick
n.

Nonconformist

dissenter, malcontent, extremist; see nonconformist, radical.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/maverick

[TheDonkey]

15. I'm a maverick!

Not an appealing thing for someone to declare. No surprise everytime Palin said the "m" word that the CNN uncommitted voters line would drop.

[jmondine]

24. Your saying that automatically makes it so! Cool how that works!

:sarcasm:

[kevinmc]

17. Bin Laden is a Maverick .. n/t

[meow2u3]

22. And the Crips are a team of mavericks...

So are the Latin Kings, MS-13, Hell's Angels, the Bloods, Aryan Brotherhood, etc.

[Waiting For Everyman]

19. It's a euphemism for "loose cannon".

[magdalena]

20. Sen. Russ Feingold is often called a maverick.

I would have to agree he is, a TRUE maverick. He only votes on principle, sometimes siding with the repugs. However, his "maverickness" is usually considered as something of a liability for his political career and I don't recall ever hearing him call himself one.

[Democat]

23. Palin and McCain both have huge egos!

They want to be King and Queen, not president of the people. Like Bush!

[blue_onyx]

25. Yes, it loses it's meaning when they call themselves mavericks

It's like some calling them self beautiful all the time. The compliment isn't really meaningful if it's coming from yourself.

[iceman66]

26. Of course.

Would a real maverick call him/herself a maverick?

[youthere]

28. Apparently she and McCain didn't get the memo...

to be known as a Maverick, you actually have to do something Maverick-like...not just embroider it on a jacket. She reminds me of Seinfeld where George wants to have the nickname "T-Bone" and they call him Koko. In this case, she wants to be called "Maverick" but instead will be known as "bitch, PLEASE!"