It's Racist . . . Period.
McCain was involved in a 'shiny'(The 'Bored Press' can't help but cover it) Twitter feud when he quipped about, the monkey Iran sent into space and Ahmadinejad's expressed desire to be an astronaut in the future.
He 'zinged' that he thought they already sent a Monkey into space.
A middle eastern Republican took exception to the blatant racism of the statement and told him to knock it off.