Pirate vs. pirate: Obama, McCain agree on something
Take heed, scurvy dogs, to the one issue Barack Obama and John McCain agree on in this contentious election year: dressing up as a pirate for Halloween.
Interviewed separately for a Nickelodeon cable special airing Sunday, both candidates said their favorite childhood Halloween costume was a swashbuckling seafarer.
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"When I see the way they behave in the United States Senate, sometimes I wish I [could] put my costume on and take my sword out or my dagger and get 'em back in line," McCain said.
Obama reminisced about the pirate sword and "little mustache" he wore when he was 3 years old, calling it "one of the best costumes of all time."
"Ah, it was outstanding," he said.
The Halloween costume question capped off a show of kids' questions on mostly standard topics -- how to deal with Iraq, high gas prices and immigration -- and the candidate's answers.
Questioned by a 13-year-old, both candidates admitted that yes, they were picked last on a sports team as boys. Both said it taught them to work hard and persevere.
"Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Kids Pick the President," airs Sunday from 8 to 8:30 p.m. After the special, kids can cast their votes online at www.nick.com/kpp.
Kara Spak