I noticed that, too, in the brief clips I watched online. "Are you doing okay, old man, and by the way, I'm taller than you." And I agree with you: If John McCain needed a hand with anything, I'd kick Barry Osama out of the way and do it myself :-).
Michelle Obama was off repeating her three Marxist talking points to carefully selected audiences in the Midwest ... I mean, she was, um, ah, helping, yeah, helping her kids with the first week of school!
They JUST started school last week in Chicago? The kids here in MA started the day after Labor Day.