The video above portraits Davide Bellavia, an Italian American and a Conservative-Republican candidate for Congress, introducing McCain to a pro-war rally in D.C. hosted by " Vets for Freedom".

Implicitely comparing Obama to Tiger Woods, Bellavia says:

"Rest assured that people like Senator McCain will be the goal and the men that my two young boys will emulate and admire. You can have your Tiger Woods. We have Senator McCain."

Is it just innocent nonsense, as David Kurts [4] seems to suggest on TPM?

Quite appropriately, Steve Benen commented on Saloon [5] that:

"There are a few angles to this. First, Bellavia is not just a random conservative McCain fan; he's actually a Republican candidate for Congress, running for Tom Reynolds' open seat in upstate New York.

Second, McCain was standing nearby during Bellavia's comments, and hasn't distanced himself from them. (Indeed, he hugged Bellavia after the introduction.)

And third, MSNBC's Chris Matthews decided [6] this was a "no harm, no foul" moment -- because Tiger Woods is a good golfer."

I would suggest turning to the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary for additional hindsight:

Tiger wood
Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.]

1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.

2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.

3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress. --Dickens.

Read more about Davide Bellavia, [7] 32, a local Iraq war hero in Batavia (NY), co-founder of "Vets for Freedom" and a Conservative & Republican candidate to the next congressional elections.