Posted on 06/20/2008 9:58:18 AM PDT by mngran2
Yes he did.
On his show tonight, Dan Abrams drew attention to a quote from John McCain in an interview with Sean Hannity that flew under the radar for the past 3 months:
HANNITY: -- and then I understand you didn't get any medical help for nine days. You spent two years of this five-and-a-half-year period in solitary confinement. What does that do to a person, to spend that much time in solitary confinement?
MCCAIN: I think it makes you a better person. Obviously, it makes you love America. I really didn't love America until I was deprived of her company, but probably the most important thing about it, Sean, is that I was privileged to have the opportunity to serve in the company of heroes.
In light of all of the political hay that the repubs have made out of Michelle Obama saying that seeing such enthusiasm in this election cycle had caused her to be really proud of America for the first time in her adult life, I think it is worth giving a second look. Does anybody think McCain didn't love America before he was a POW? No. It's interesting that both McCain and Obama used the qualifier "really" in their statements... although Michelle's comments are oft repeated without the "really." It's interesting how when lines fit or don't fit particular scripts the are or are not noticed. Obama's comment were pounced upon almost immediately, while McCain's comment wasn't noticed for 3 months.
Go step outside and take a few deep breaths. Relax start thinking about how everyone that thinks you are blowing a fuse is not automatically a communist.
Seriously. I met my wife on freerepublic and don't need to prove my conservativeness to anyone. Taking the 2 seconds to click my profile would have shown you that. So relax and learn to deal with differing viewpoints.
Leave the irrational hate for liberals. They have a copyright on that so don't infringe on it.
Yeah, nice try, Obama supporter.
You post like a troll to me.
I could be wrong but I don’t think so.
What do you and your hate McCain buddies hope to gain by posting this Shiite?????????????????????????????????????
The post is from a leftist website. The McCain haters and the Obama lovers are working together.
Yep, totally a moral equivallency. One was a POW and the other was a ????.
Brother.
Sometimes you don't realize how much you love something until your about to lose it.
Evidently thats something pompous @ss wipes like PMSNBC and trolls do not understand.
I rather have Cindy’s so called evil eyes in the WH than Aunt Esther Obama’s big mouth.
If McCain “loves” America, he wil drill at ANWAR, drop amnesty, stop the GOREbal warming BS, and stop collaborating with Democrats.
Loving this country also means loving the Constitution and respecting the freedoms put forth in it.
That was mature.
Yeah and the DU losers are still spinning.
Just look over your own past posts.
simple thing really: it’s an election; 2 guys running...ones a Communist, one is not.
Not a matter of “my guy”....just a matter of common sense.
I hope McCain wins.....because the Communist Obama is SURE to destroy the Country.
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