Posted on 02/01/2008 12:49:53 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
McCain is loathesome. And, it's not just fellow Republicans who despise him. But, if the hard core GOPers want to hate their front runner, who are we to stop them:
But Sen. McCain still confronts a problem both in the remainder of the nomination race, and, if he wins, in the fall: He is simply loathed by many fellow Republicans, often for the very bipartisanship and maverick streak that attracts independents. His biggest, and perhaps final, test comes Tuesday, when 21 states hold contests -- most of them open only to Republican voters.
"So it is over. Finished. In November, we'll be sending out our most liberal, least trustworthy candidate," conservative author and talk-radio personality Michael Graham said on a conservative blog, reacting to Sen. McCain's third primary victory, two days ago in Florida. The right wingers have reason to loathe McCain. They know enough not to trust him. This matters because it is the hard core base that does the work at election time. McCain is not their guy. GOPers are good at imposing discipline on their minions. But, the minions have spent a lot of time and energy hating McCain. More after the break.
Last year, back when McCain was the initial GOP front runner Vanity Fair profiled him. Besides delving into McCain's notorious temper, the article made it clear that McCain isn't quite the straight talker he purports to be. On the social issues near and dear to the hearts of the right wingers, McCain is a pretender:
"Yes, he's a social conservative, but his heart isn't in this stuff," one former aide told me, referring to McCain's instinctual unwillingness to impose on others his personal views about issues such as religion, sexuality, and abortion. "But he has to pretend [that it is], and he's not a good enough actor to pull it off. He just can't fake it well enough."
Right wing News Max, a publication to which we would usually never link, has written several blistering pieces on McCain. It's worth a look just to see how deep the hatred is. An August 2006 article about McCain's notorious temper even pondered if McCain was "healthy enough to serve?" No love there.
LOL "Now children..."
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Conservatives should loathe all the GOP candidates.
I do not “simply loathe” McCain.
I loathe him with a white hot intensity.
For that reason alone I admire and respect John McCain. He did what I was not able to do, and he did it to the utmost. Few people become fighter pilots and in my mind it makes them something just less than a god. I have the same respect for those who fly anything for a living, or like John Travolta get ratings by the bushel even though they are paying for it with their own money.
That having been said, let me hasten to add that I could NEVER vote for John McCain for president. Regardless of how I feel about him as a man, he is not presidential material. In my mind the two are completely separate issues.
“McCain: “simply loathed by many fellow Republicans”
Nothing to argue with there. For just about anyone else that I disagree with, I could vote over the Democrat, but McAmnesty?
I hate that man. Absolutely not one redeeming quality in him. I despise him.
“The right wingers have reason to loathe McCain.”
You know how, when yer a kid and you touch a hot stove? You learn to not do that again. McAmnesty is red hot. We’ve touched that stove. No thanks.
“They know enough not to trust him. This matters because it is the hard core base that does the work at election time.”
I seriously doubt that many of us will work for McAmnesty in ‘08. Hey, maybe Juan can get his “people” to do the work that Americans just won’t do? Of course he’d have to make sure they spoke english.
I have the utmost respect for what McCain did for this country just as you do. I also will not be voting for him unless he has a very conservative VP pick.
I just want to point out one thing to you concerning McCain becoming a fighter pilot. His father and grandfather were both retired admirals and I believe were both living at the time he became a pilot. That being said, do you think that he might have had the skids greased a little bit to get to be a fighter pilot?
Sure, he still had to do it, but he had a lot easier time than you would in trying to become a Navy fighter pilot. Don’t beat yourself up over it. Me, I was just a little old Marine Corps grunt. I had no connections. My dad was in the Army in the Korean conflict. He pounded the roads and carried a rifle also. I guess maybe he helped me out after all... : )
Thank you!
But he has a lot of “MY FRIENDS” that are voting for him.
Vote Mitt
McCain is Hillary Clinton’s best hope.
Nuff said.
McCain cannot win in November.
Ann Coulter said she would vote for Hillary to keep this loathsome shape-shifter from the White House - THAT says a lot about John McLame.
I cannot find anything that would make him suitable for POTUS.
“McCain is Hillary Clinton’s best hope.”
McCain is Hillary’s nightmare: she’d much rather face Romney.
According to Rasmussen, McCain is sHillary’s worst nightmare.
Coulter is a RINO and a mental case.
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