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Gates of Hell

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McCain said it again on Saturday night.

If I’m President of the United States, my friends, if I have to follow him to the gates of Hell, I will get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.

As you can see from the link, McCain has used that expression several times.

I hate it when he says this. The expression makes no sense to me.

Why does McCain keep saying he’s going to go to Hell?

And if bin Laden himself is going to Hell, why does McCain need to follow him? Isn’t bin Laden already going to get justice there?

Is it some biblical expression I’ve never heard before?

Or is it just one of those things that’s meant to sound tough but actually sounds like something out of a bad movie?

Prior VP Selection Dates

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Obama will announce his running mate this week, given that the Democratic National Convention starts a week from today. In theory he could announce it as late as next Wednesday, since that’s the night that the VP nominee is supposed to make a speech.

Here’s a list of when running mates have been announced in prior campaigns.

Sesame Street Wedding

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There was a Sesame Street wedding last weekend. I mean a real-life wedding that took place on the Sesame Street set between two workers on the show. Oscar the Grouch participated.

It wasn’t until I got to the end that I realized that the officiating minister is also the minister at the church where my chorus rehearses. He even used to sing with us.