John McCain won’t let his mother talk to the press at the RNC

WALNUTS!!

Th-th-this is n-not ch-change we can b-b-believe in!

Michelangelo Signorile is covering the Republican National Convention, and when he saw McCain’s 96 year-old mom Roberta, here’s what happened:

I introduced myself, and she smiled graciously and seemed eager to speak as I asked her what the week was like for her. But then she spotted one of her handlers coming through, and looked at me sheepishly, and said, “They won’t let me be interviewed.” Her facial expressed became pained: “They won’t let me talk.” One of the handlers, a blonde woman with a Sarah Palin hairstyle and glasses (very popular here now), then pulled her away, along with a male secret service guy, and Roberta McCain looked into my eyes, helplessly, pleadingly, and repeated, “They won’t let me talk!”

Sad! That is no way to treat your mother, WALNUTS!!

You can listen to the exchange at the link above.

(h/t Pam)