US General David Petraeus appeared to pass out briefly at a televised Senate hearing on Afghanistan.
The four-star general who leads Central Command quickly recovered and walked out under his own power.
Gen. Petraeus, 57, had finished telling Sen. John McCain that he believes the planned 2011 pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan remains on track, and McCain was responding when the room fell silent and aides began crowding around the four-star general.
Gen Petraeus, who oversees the war in Iraq and Afghanistan as head of U.S. Central Command, briefly put his head on the table, then rose, appearing dazed. He stood under his own power and was escorted from the room.
Gen Petraeus himself returned to the room briefly and told the senators he “was feeling a little bit light-headed there.”
“It wasn’t Sen. McCain’s question,” the general added.
That was nice of the general; but, it’s likely that listening to McCain pat himself on the back over and over again could put a teenage gamer on his third espresso bongo into a narcoleptic coma.
WTF is an “expresso bongo”?
Yet another completely non-partisan news event that a libtard uses to bash a Republican.
Ho Hum.
Slant much, Eideard?
Jeez guys, lighten up willya?
Mac Guy, the missing gene that causes a librul mindset is unfortunately the same gene that endows one with logical thought.
Anyone that use the word librul is a moran. Seriously, is your political thought actually that shallow? Besides you know there is only one party in America: The Money Party.
So, who here has a “funnier” explanation of what happened?
Humor: the first casualty in any zealots appreciation of the finer things in life.
His body could no longer handle the strain of hauling the vast array of medals pinned to his uniform.
Improbable said, “Anyone that use the word librul is a moran”
AND, anyone who uses the word moran is a librul…
Thanks for proving my point Anon.
Lets see..
his TIE was to tight and he passed out after sitting all day.
He was choking on the truth.
or a small stunt pulled to get time reassess ones answers… i wonder….
McCain is so exciting that he causes important people to lose their minds.
What a bunch of Liberal crap.
I’m listening to McCain RIGHT NOW, and I’m no affected whasoeve kadfkan fndkalnf nalfkn amldnfadnf vc………………………………………………………………………….
Hmm, a general is asked if he agrees with Obie I and he passes out. A congressman is asked and he physically attacks the questioner. Interesting indeed!
Libtards and Repukes, all the same, just as stupid and all to blame. Well, most of them.
@Linopop
I am guessing you are leaving out Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul.
Look at the video closely. When the incident happened, the press did everything in their power to…take pictures of the General struggling. I know we need to work to pay bills, but COME ON!
#8, my thoughts exactly…
SPELL CHECKER….SPELL CHECKER….SPELL CHECKER
LIBRUL? MORAN? ETC…ETC…ETC
@swat45
Are you new here? Those were intentionally misspelled for effect.
shouldnt this be in the humor section as well? hell, i almost dozed off listening to mccain as well!
Does this mean he can no longer serve?
Thank god that McCain isn’t the president!
The whole nation would have blackouts during addresses and state of the union speeches!
McCain had a faint look of recognition before he almost sprang to action. He must suffer the same “passing out” a lot when his wife is talking to him and asking which of the seven houses he wants to stay in that weekend. It’s a miracle McCain didn’t faint dead-away every time The Quitter opened her ignorant trap.
Well, there goes his run for President…
I’m saying he just dozed off. Meetings are boring enough when you actually have something to do. These congressional hearings are just public theater. It would take a hurculean effort on my part to remain conscious.
It would be all that fruit salad on his uniform, weighing him down.
Improbus: The efeect makes you look/sound illiterate. Too much name calling here….