When the "John McCain for President, 2008" campaign
shifts into high gear, we'll be hearing ad nauseum
about the candidate's heroism, character and patriotism.
Too bad none of it is true.
America could use a heroic figure with a high moral code
and a true love of country.
But McCain is far from that man.
When you do a simple analysis
of McCain's personal and professional life
and lay it out over thirty years, his picture is ugly.
Heroism??
McCain is a sore point among other U.S. POWs.
Most resent the preferential medical treatment
McCain received after he was shot down in 1967
and revealed to the North Vietnamese Army
that his father, Admiral John McCain, Jr.,
commanded all U.S. forces in Europe and was soon-to-be
commander of all forces in the Pacific, including Vietnam.
From the moment the NVA knew
who the injured McCain's father was,
he became a "special patient."
The NVA hoped to eventually squeeze
valuable information out of McCain.
And his fellow POWs remained angry with McCain when,
in 1992 as a member of the
Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs,
he demanded a U.S. Justice Department investigation
into Vietnam veteran activists and their organizations.
McCain called the organized POW's:
"The most craven, most cynical and most despicable
human beings to ever run a scam."
McCain got his wish.
The DOJ investigated and found no reason
to charge the POW/MIA organizations with any wrongdoing.
[Sen. McCain Wants To Be President By Ted Sampley, U.S. Veteran Dispatch, January-February 1997 Issue http://www.usvetdsp.com/story22.htm ]
Character??
In 1980, McCain divorced his wife Carol,
who had been disfigured in an automobile accident
while he was imprisoned in Vietnam.
One month later, McCain remarried Cindy Lou Hensley,
heiress to Phoenix-based Hensley & Co.,
the nation's second-largest Anheuser-Busch distributor.
His new trophy wife's family money
launched McCain into politics.
Then, ten years after his ugly divorce,
McCain was fingered as one of the Keating Five—
a group of five Senators investigated on ethics charges.
The five met with Federal Home Loan Bank chairman Ed Grey
allegedly to influence the FHLB to delay seizing the assets
of soon-to-be convicted racketeer Charles Keating's struggling
(and eventually bankrupt) Lincoln Savings and Loan.
Although McCain was never indicted, an investigation revealed
that his Congressional and Senate campaigns
had been financed in part by donations from Keating.
Additionally,
McCain took a total of nine family trips paid for by Keating, including three to the banker's villa in the Bahamas.
The federal bail out of Lincoln cost taxpayers $2.6 billion.
Patriotism??
Now McCain has become one of the authors
of the least patriotic bill in American history,
S. 2611, which the U.S. Senate voted on May 25th.
Unable to refrain from insulting Americans
worried about the devastating impact of S. 2611,
McCain immediately after the vote said:
"Why not say to those undocumented workers
who are working the jobs that the rest of us refuse,
'come out from the shadows.'"
Amazing—three lies in one sentence:
"undocumented workers,"
"jobs that the rest of us refuse,"
and "come out of the shadows."
And another McCain lie:
"In poll after poll after poll,
Americans support earned citizenship
and a comprehensive solution"
[Immigration Foreshadows 2008 GOP Contest, by Liz Sidoti
Associated Press, May 25, 2006
The truth, to which McCain is averse,
is that no polls indicate anything of the kind.
Given a neutral choice that avoids the words
"amnesty" and "illegal alien,"
Voters chose the House approach, HR 4437, to S. 2611 by 2-1.
Read Steve Sailer's excellent column on polls here
http://www.vdare.com/sailer/060416_amnesty.htm
In all, McCain's record is dismal.
Given McCain's resume, it's fair to ask whom he represents
and where we can see evidence of his principles at work.
McCain does not represent:
Arizona voters
who are fed up with illegal immigration as they demonstrated
when they passed Proposition 200.
Vietnam veterans and fellow POWs.
Americans who adhere to family values
Scrupulous businessmen,
investors and politicians
who would never consider taking nine junkets
funded by a special interest donor.
Fellow Navy officers.
Henry Lenoir : Insight into McCain's real self.
Lenoir is the ex-fighter pilot who wrote
http://www.vdare.com/letters/tl_052106.htm
that McCain would be a "disaster" as president.
Said Lenoir:
"McCain's Hanoi experiences provide effective cover
for his political ambitions.
People don't see that there isn't much behind the image.
People also assume, based on his Vietnam service
and his party affiliation, that he is a red-blooded American patriot.
As for me, I wonder if he and President Bush share a Mexican paymaster."
McCain has consistently and knowingly done the wrong thing
to those closest to him…
his family,
his constituents
and his war buddies.
And he has knowingly and without fail
acted in the best interests of only one person…
Senator John McCain
Who wants McCain as the next President?
Not Me
2006-07-26 19:23:16
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answered by Anonymous
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Not I.
I was interested to hear that if farm worker wages raised 40%, lifting them out of the poverty level, the average family would only pay $10 a year more in costs for fruit and vegetables as well. The discussion as to why is telling.
The link is worth viewing for that alone. Although it was also fun to see McCain's face as he tried to argue to construction workers that illegals performed jobs Americans wouldn't do - and watched his Presidential hopes go down the toilet.
2006-07-26 18:38:11
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answered by DAR 7
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I don't think any of them love the American worker. I am thoroughly disgusted with both parties but don't see a reasonable alternative on the horizon.
I personally would vote for ALMOST anyone whose last name isn't Bush. I like Clinton as a President, but am not too sure about Hilary. Can't stand Ted Kennedy. What does everyone think about John Edwards? I don't know much about him, but I've heard people say good things about him.
2006-07-26 18:12:01
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answered by bradsgranny 5
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No way McCain! He had his chance to be a mover and shaker in 04 if he had joined Kerry. That would have gotten our respect. He has sold his soul to be the candidate...it went something like this:
Republican power broker: "Hey John, this is the way it is, see? As I am sure you are aware, the DEBOLD voting machines are in place (remember Ohio?) and the Republican candidate is going to win no matter what. The last two elections clearly demonstrate that. Now the question you have to ask yourself Johnny boy is this-do you want tobe that candidate? If you do, you gotta play ball...by our rules. We can make you or break you. It's up to you."
He agreed, sold his soul to the Rovian devils, and that's all she wrote.
2006-07-26 17:46:23
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answered by Iamstitch2U 6
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I have an open mind about him. He is not my first choice. There are several positions he has taken where I disagree. I think his opinion on immigration doesn't favor American workers.
Where I think he would be good, is that he would make better choices for the cabinet and for key advisors. He wouldn't just take Yes-men. I think he would work better with Congress.
I would trust him as Commander in Chief. I think he would make decisions with out looking at the polls first.
2006-07-26 18:03:21
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answered by Woody 6
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I DO I DO!!! ...him and rudy should run or at least newt gingrich anybody but a liberal I would vote for.....he just wants to get in good with the people and when he is in power the switch will turn to Republican that is why he joined kennedy in the first place to do that bill with the illegals...he wants votes from both sides of the track not a bad game plan
2006-07-26 17:45:19
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answered by Anonymous
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2016-10-08 09:02:28
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answered by ? 4
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He's not for the commoners. Hell, their all rich. We need a whole new change in government. I'd like to see Nader get back in the race. Though the powers that be wouldn't allow him in the debates the last time he ran for President. That to me is a crime. They say we have a Democracy, yeah right. They put in who they want to be President, this country is not WE THE PEOPLE. IT IS THEY THE ELITE>>>>>
2006-07-26 17:56:45
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answered by Anonymous
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I think McCain loves America
2006-07-26 17:43:53
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answered by Anonymous
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well he is th best canidate for the republicans. Honestly Romney will not win because he Mormon. Liberman will not win because he is Jewish. I am a moderate and I do not want Hillary Clinton so I am resigned to choose McCain.
2006-07-26 18:10:48
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answered by KrazyK784 4
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Condi Rice for President!
2006-07-26 17:43:23
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answered by sadinLA 2
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