McCain to Close Club Gitmo "The first day I am President"

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Over the weekend, John McCain said in Iowa, "One of the things I would do, the first day I am President of the United States, is close Guantanamo Bay. I would close it and I would move those prisoners to Fort Leavenworth. It's become a symbol, which is very bad for America."

[Dog Gone]

I don't know what you're talking about.

He's NEVER been the favorite here. In 1999 and 2000 he had a following.

They're mostly gone now.

[Urbane_Guerilla]

McCain is the Ross Perot of the campaign. McCain will run as a third party candidate to get the death-eater elected. The man is that demented. The death-eater will reward him, someway, and he will be happy.

[RockinRight]

He's in free-fall. He won't make third place in the primaries at this point.

The top three will be Gingrich, Giuliani, and Romney. Assuming Newt does run, that is, and I think he will. McCain will come in fourth at best.

[GodfearingTexan]

Due to this statement there is absolutely no chance I will now vote for McCain. I thought about it as a lesser of evils because he's usually pro-military. I guess now it'll be one of the others - Rudy, Romney, or maybe Duncan Hunter.

[DBrow]

"McGruff "

Don't denigrate McGruff The Crime Dog. The creation of Jack Kiel, McGruff presented a positive approach to fighting crime.

McCain's idea of a positive approach is to restrict political speech.

[SevenofNine]

DAMN Monk you should entire photoshop on that movie maybe having Hillary Clinton photo impose on Janet Leigh

I think you could probably put Rudy on Sinatra face he is Italian american

[Radix]

Mccain spelled sideways is maniac....almost.


He is out there with the Pleiadians.

[JSteff]

"According to John McCain, Club Gitmo is a bad symbol for America."

He would get more votes if he wore some of Rush's Club Gitmo items. Club gitmo has been great because it exposes all the idiots out there.

John was just exposed. One more reason NOT to consider him for President.... as if I needed more.

[onyx eyes]

John McCain, is playing to the lefties, the liberals, the dims, very actively. McCain is another Ralph Nader "spoiler" type.

[JSteff]

"I have never actually met a real McCain supporter. I don't think they actually exist."

Oh you can meet them at any DNC meeting.

[Anti-Bubba182]

"One of the things I would do, the first day I am President of the United States,..."

Silly coming out of that mouth!

[TomGuy]

McCain on the First Amendment isn't going to help him either:

McCain and 'the Constitution'

"I work in Washington and I know that money corrupts. And I and a lot of other people were trying to stop that corruption. Obviously, from what we've been seeing lately, we didn't complete the job. But I would rather have a clean government than one where quote First Amendment rights are being respected that has become corrupt. If I had my choice, I'd rather have the clean government."

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Recall that McCain, under McCain-Feingold CFR, has tried two different times to restrict voters' rights:

FEC Won't Regulate Internet Politics

Posted 03/27/2006

The Federal Election Commission decided Monday that the nation's new campaign finance law will not apply to most political activity on the Internet. In a 6-0 vote, the commission decided to regulate only paid political ads placed on another person's Web site. The decision means that bloggers and online publications will not be covered by provisions of the new election law. Internet bloggers and individuals will therefore be able to use the Internet to attack or support federal candidates without running afoul of campaign spending and contribution limits. "It's a win, win, win," Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub said, adding that...

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McCain-Feingold's Electioneering Communication Prohibition Held Unconstitutional as Applied to Genuine Grassroots Lobbying

Posted on 12/21/2006

Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that the ban on corporate electioneering communications is unconstitutional as applied to the three grassroots lobbying ads for which Wisconsin Right to Life ("WRTL") sought judicial relief in WRTL v. FEC. Judge Leon wrote the opinion and was joined by Judge Sentelle in the majority of the three-judge court.

Look for more attempts by McCain, and possibly Hillary and Jon Carry, to restrict voters' rights and Internet use during the coming year.

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McCain Looked into Caucusing with Democrats

Posted on 01/05/2007

Some of us have joked that McCain would be a great candidate--for the Democrat ticket. But it turns out that there is an element of truth to the joke. This month's Vanity Fair has a long fawning profile of McCain entitled Prisoners of Conscience. It says that the Bush-McCain relationship was so frayed after the 2000 election that in 2001, McCain strategist John Weaver actually sounded out Democratic Senate leaders about having McCain caucus with them. That would have given the Democrats control of the Senate.

Conservatives to Sen. McCain: Stop your efforts to limit political free speech

Posted by Spiff On 02/15/2007 9:58:09 PM CST American Conservative Union & 18 Other Conservative Organizations ^ | 13 February 2007 February 13, 2007 The Honorable John McCain United States Senate 241 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator McCain:      On behalf of millions of grassroots Americans represented by the organizations listed below, we write to express our stark opposition to any legislation that further curtails free political speech. Specifically, in a January 26, 2007 article published in The Politico, a top aide in your office announced that you will introduce legislation in the 110th Congress “to further clamp down on independent ‘527’ groups.”      The irony, of course, lies in the fact that the ‘527’ organizations you now...

[JSteff]

"A child that snacked on lead based paint chips until the age of 14 comes to mind for me."

LOL!

[ZULU]

"It's become a symbol, which is very bad for America."



MCCAIN and people who THINK like him ..have become a BAD SYMBOL for America.

[patriciamary]

That's why I will settle for Rudy.

[eleni121]

McClain: You will never be president.

Get that through Cindy's head.

[gipper81]

McCain hasn't realized yet that the majority of Americans could give two $hits about Gitmo. Typical RINO way of thinking...wasting time on unimportant stuff.

Well stated. My compliments.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING!

[wilmington2]

Gitmo irritates the weak Europeans and Democrats, every reason it should remain open.

[Tallguy]

Maybe he can invite all the detainees over to his house for milk & cookies? Just who in the Republican Party is he trying to impress with a statement like this?