Yea McLame-Brain, just keep right on talking, you just might lose this election yet, better to get it all out in the open now so we know exactly what's to be expected if you're lucky enough to get enough fools to vote for you.
Posted on 02/27/2008 9:27:03 PM PST by Sir Gawain
Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:19:32 pm PST
Has anyone ever really shown that the allegations made by the Swift Boat Veterans against John F. Kerry were false? If someone has refuted the charges conclusively, I’ve never seen it—which makes John McCain’s continuing antipathy toward the Swiftboaters inexplicable: McCain Scrambles to Control Backers.
Speaking to reporters aboard his campaign tour bus late Tuesday, McCain acknowledged that conservative independent groups pursuing a similar line to Cunningham’s could be impossible to control.
“I think you have to worry about that, particularly the 527s,” McCain said, referring to the independent advocacy groups that are not subject to contributor limits.
“We’re aware of many of the things that 527s have done ... where unlimited amounts of money can pour into negative campaigns such as we saw against John Kerry and his combat record, as we saw against (former Georgia Sen.) Max Cleland ... they’re really very not accountable to anyone. At least I have to say ‘I’m John McCain and I approve this message.’”
And no, I’m not saying ‘down with McCain’ here. But in this case, I think he’s scoring some cheap political points at the expense of people who don’t deserve the bad rap.
“You have to remember that McCain is a friend of John Kerry.”
McCain is a friend of all the Dems. Bet he doesn’t use foul language on Dems, as he has with Republicans.
He tried to be his running mate, too.
Don't like the Frankenstein monster YOU created eh?
He really does not wish to be seen in public with us.
Yea McLame-Brain, just keep right on talking, you just might lose this election yet, better to get it all out in the open now so we know exactly what's to be expected if you're lucky enough to get enough fools to vote for you.
Nam Vet
When the swift boats first started attacking Kerry, I remembered he made some references to Ted Sampley.
Funny, he doesn’t criticize George Soros. Oh yeah, Soros has contributed heavily to his foundation.
Time to break out this tagline again I see...
This just shows how dishonest McVAin is.
The question for me is is McCain an idiot, an a-hole or both?
Next thing you know McC{unprintable} will be be saying that HillaryRotten would make a fine POTUS. Oh crap, never mind...
There are a lot of Vietnam Veterans who don’t hold John McCain in very high esteem, especially Navy pilots who served in the same time period as McCain. McCain doesn’t want to be swiftboated.
You may be correct. The problem is that McCain consistently attacks/belittles/criticizes the right (pun intended) people and sides with the wrong people. I believe it is a basic character flaw in the man.
Has McCain EVER publicly criticized Soros? Ted Kennedy?
You're right Eva. While I was not a Navy pilot, I was a radioman in the Navy at the same time as McCain. In fact, I served aboard the same aircraft carrier he flew from when he crashed his plane in Viet Nam, the USS Oriskay (CVA 34).
I respect his POW status, along with the thousands of others who were held against their will. It is what he has done since he was a POW that troubles me and many other Viet Nam vets.
I’ll stand with the Swiftvets any day. McCain can KMA...
The Swift Boat Vets were accountable to us, the citizens of the United States, unlike politicians who are accountable to Soros.
The vets I saw and heard at the "Kerry Lied" rally in D.C. in 2004 were telling the truth. I'd vote for John O'Neill over John McCain any day.
Just heard McCain on MS-NBC’s documentary talk about how at Annapolis, his intention was to see what he could get away with, while still remaining in the school.
Seems to be a lifelong theme.
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