The Burgess Shale

I don't think John McCain would be caught dead listening to international opinions. I think his actual message is more like, "The Left has a disproportionately loud voice in this country, since they control Hollywood, New York, and Washington. But Real Americans are farther right than you'd think, if you went by the way the national discourse shapes up." Also ridiculous, but it's a politically useful way for a large, powerful minority to frame themselves as victims.