Cindy McCain discovered that her husband's great great uncle, Gunther
McCain, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Tennessee in
1889.

The only existing photograph shows him standing on the gallows. On the back
of the picture is this inscription: "Gunther McCain; horse thief.
Sent to Tennessee Prison 1883, escaped 1887. Robbed the Tennessee Flyer six
times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889."

After letting the Republican Party's large staff of professional image
consultants review this discovery, they took the following actions to assist
John's campaign to become our next president. They decided to crop Gunther's
picture, scan it in as an enlarged image, and edited it with image
processing software so that all that is seen in the final picture is a head
shot. Along with this enhanced photo, the accompanying biographical sketch
was sent to the Associated Press:

"Gunther McCain was a famous cattleman in early Tennessee history. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets
and intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad company.
Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to service at a
government facility, finally taking leave to resume his business enterprise
with the railroad. In 1887 he was a key player in a vital investigation run
by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889 Gunther regrettably died
suddenly during an important civic function held in his honor when the
platform on which he was standing collapsed."

mc

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