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McCain Slams Swiftboat Vets (McCain Scrambles to Control Backers)
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Posted on 02/27/2008 9:27:03 PM PST by Sir Gawain
McCain Slams Swiftboat Vets
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.
TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 527s; betrayed; cfr; deafrino; dramaqueen; highmaintenance; mccainfeingold; mccaint; mccainunfit; mccrazy; mcinsane; mctraitor; mctreason; rinomccain; sbvft; swifities; swiftvets; whino
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To: Kackikat
“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.
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posted on
02/27/2008 9:49:51 PM PST
by
Sun
(Duncan Hunter endorsed Mike Huckabee, cuz Mike understands the Red China threat!)
To: Kackikat
You have to remember that McCain is a friend of John Kerry. He tried to be his running mate, too.
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posted on
02/27/2008 9:50:38 PM PST
by
Defiant
(The new GOP: A slightly slower road to socialist authoritarianism. Hoorah!)
To: Sir Gawain
I think you have to worry about that, particularly the 527s, McCain said Don't like the Frankenstein monster YOU created eh?
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posted on
02/27/2008 9:51:22 PM PST
by
Brett66
(Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
To: Sir Gawain
Sounds like McCain is pandering to RINOs by castigating Conservatives as potential "extremists."
He really does not wish to be seen in public with us.
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posted on
02/27/2008 9:53:03 PM PST
by
Rudder
To: R_Kangel
I think Mr. McCain would get a lot more votes if he kept his mouth shut and stayed home and played scrabble and drank green tea for the rest of this campaign season. 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.
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To: Kackikat; Sir Gawain; Southack
I was also stationed at An Thoi and left 2-3 weeks before the idiot skerry 'reported for duty'. While I wasn't on any of the patrols in question with him, I've met personally and talked with most who were at the Swift Boat Sailors reunion last May. There is no doubt that the idiot Kerry is a lying sack of cr*p.
None of their statements about Kerry has been disproved and Kerry quietly passed up any opportunity to sue. When that idiot O'Reilly and McVain spew crap about brave and honorable men, I boil. And Southack, none of us have thin skins.
Nam Vet
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posted on
02/27/2008 9:56:39 PM PST
by
Nam Vet
(I'd rather be waterboarded than vote for John McCain.)
To: MARTIAL MONK
When the swift boats first started attacking Kerry, I remembered he made some references to Ted Sampley.
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posted on
02/27/2008 9:57:34 PM PST
by
Sonny M
("oderint dum metuant")
To: Sir Gawain
Funny, he doesn’t criticize George Soros. Oh yeah, Soros has contributed heavily to his foundation.
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:00:25 PM PST
by
unspun
(Mike Huckabee: Government's job is "protect us, not have to provide for us." Duncan Hunter knows.)
To: Sir Gawain
Time to break out this tagline again I see...
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:02:19 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(With "Republicans" like these, who needs Democrats??)
To: Sir Gawain
This just shows how dishonest McVAin is.
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:02:32 PM PST
by
TBP
To: Sir Gawain
The question for me is is McCain an idiot, an a-hole or both?
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:02:52 PM PST
by
GATOR NAVY
(Your parents will all receive phone calls instructing them to love you less now.)
To: Sir Gawain
Next thing you know McC{unprintable} will be be saying that HillaryRotten would make a fine POTUS. Oh crap, never mind...
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:04:52 PM PST
by
50cal Smokepole
(Illegetimi non carborundum.)
To: Sir Gawain
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.
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:05:37 PM PST
by
Eva
(Benedict Arnold was a war hero, too.)
To: MARTIAL MONK
I dont think he sees the difference between Sampley and the Swift Boat Veterans. 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.
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:07:12 PM PST
by
The Citizen Soldier
(If I have to vote for a maverick, I'll write in James Garner!)
To: Sir Gawain
I want to state for the record that I will be voting against Barak Obama, not for John McCain.
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:11:55 PM PST
by
advance_copy
(Stand for life or nothing at all)
To: unspun
Has McCain EVER publicly criticized Soros? Ted Kennedy?
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:14:03 PM PST
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: Eva
There are a lot of Vietnam Veterans who dont hold John McCain in very high esteem, especially Navy pilots who served in the same time period as McCain. 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.
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:14:17 PM PST
by
The Citizen Soldier
(If I have to vote for a maverick, I'll write in James Garner!)
To: Sir Gawain
I’ll stand with the Swiftvets any day. McCain can KMA...
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posted on
02/27/2008 10:14:53 PM PST
by
rockrr
(Global warming is to science what Islam is to religion)
To: Sir Gawain
theyre really very not accountable to anyoneThe 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.
To: pissant
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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posted on
02/27/2008 10:16:31 PM PST
by
unspun
(Mike Huckabee: Government's job is "protect us, not have to provide for us." Duncan Hunter knows.)
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