These days when you are famous and commit a transgression or faux pas in public, be prepared to pay a steep social media price.
Ancient Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is being pummeled and dragged across cyberspace after he was caught playing a game of poker on his cell phone during congressional arguments about going to war against Syria for using chemical weapons to slaughter its citizens, including hundreds of children.
The conservative former presidential candidate is looking like a burnt matchstick after being lit up on social media. Twitter-sphere let him know just what they think of him using the hashtag #JohnMcCainIsMoreUselessThan:
#JohnMcCainIsMoreUselessThan Ted Kennedy as a Designated Driver
— B’Claw Unfettered (@2009superglide) September 4, 2013
Take a look at other responses to McCain’s very public blunder: