Posted on 07/24/2008 10:05:32 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
The original draft of John McCain’s speech at the Livestrong Summit Thursday evening made no mention of his own struggle with cancer. The text made a jab at Barack Obama, emphasized the need for improved health care and vowed to take on the tobacco industry — but excluded all references to the Arizona senator’s bout with melanoma.
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Only YOU would know what folks talk about at DU.
Takes one to know one.
You are due a refund on your reading comprehension course. But, thanks for playing!
Nope, I summed up exactly what you said to a T..
You’re saying the Perot option now isn’t such a bad thing cause there will be some conservative backlash later. First, I don’t believe that really happened, and now it almost certainly won’t. But then, you McCain haters only care about beating McCain, no matter the cost of what hussein will be.
I would gladly pull the lever to destroy the Republican Party if it had become clear that the GOP was no longer conservative. The fact that you apparently can't see the difference between conservative and Republican is what is especially disturbing.
I was one of them. I posted some strong words about my distaste for McCain when compared to other candidates in the primaries (Duncan Hunter and Fred Thompson for example). My posting history shows that I've been no friend to John McCain.
But! - But, in looking at the field of candidates, and particularly those two that have a snowball's chance in he!! of winning, I have weighed the alternatives and can come to only one conclusion. I will vote for McCain, solely to keep Obama out for Obama is the perfect example of all that is wrong with this country.
Don't get me wrong - McCain is too far to the left for me. He's hopping on the gloBULL warming train, despite the fact that it's a big snow job. And he's still in favor of amnesty for illegals. It isn't easy for me to cast my vote for him due to those issues.
However, he also has some strong points. He's not an anti-gunner. He's in favor of staying in Iraq until the job is complete. He's hedging towards drilling as a solution to our government-made energy "crisis". He's not looking for a tax increase.
In contrast, we have Obama - the empty suit. Strong on pre-written speech delivery, and weak of authenticity. He's all hat and no cattle. Absolutely the wrong answer, and his election would simply destroy this country - quickly.
Think about this - what kind of judges would we see under Obama compared to McCain? What kind of gun rights would we lose? What kind of "humanitarian" UN mission would he have in store for our armed forces? What would happen to Iraq? What kind of government-mandated energy-saving policy would we have to endure? What about taxes?
There is NO WAY that I will let Obama win the election, and for better or for worse, the only way to prevent that is to vote for McCain, the RINO. And that's a fact.
Great post. Unfortunately there’s a lot of ‘we have to destroy this country to save it’ types running around.
Until a few weeks ago, I was one of them. As I said, it is not easy but I have to vote for McCain.
Wrong again, noob. At least you are consistent.
You can believe all you want, but 19% of the electroate voitng for a third party candidate instead of the Republican scared the bejeebers out of the GOP. The ‘94 Congress and the Contract with America was the result.
Since you have no grasp of recent political history, your opinion of current events is also worthy of no attention.
Now, you say, there is no way for that to happen again.
Well, then, you are certainly not a conservative! Liberal GOP, uber alles!! That’s the ticket!
Exposed!!! Positively Manchurian.
As for hating McCain—I don’t hate the guy. He’s not Presidential material, he’s not a Republican,he’s not loyal, and he loves illegals more than me.
Other then that, I’m sure he’s a swell guy.
Lose the attitude.
Got it?
The policies McCain advocates on immigration and massive amnesty ("regularizacion y reforma") plus citizenship for an overwelmingly huge new Liberal Democrat underclass voting block, is NOTHING SHORT OF TRAITOROUS. And I will not shut up about it here on FR or anywhere else!
I don't care HOW MANY months or weeks or years he spent in the Ha Lo prison.
We are not electing Alec Guiness to represent the prisoners building a bridge across the Kwai. And this is also not 1968.
This is 2008 and we are electing a PRESIDENT for the future of our country.
On this point, BOTH McCain and that sap OBAMA are abject DISASTERS for this Republic.
"Johnny McCain-Come-Lately Newbies who have invested nearly NOTHING in Free Republic over it's last 10 years of Conservative Activism, and who joined solely to spout narrow McCainiacism, should just simply ZIP IT and go find the Republican National Committee blogsite or whatever.
This is FREE REPUBLIC.
If being a Prisoner of War as an electoral factor was/is so important to these knuckleheads, they would have put their money where their fat mouths were, and would have been supports of former POW and conservative Jim Stockdale in his quest for the Vice Presidency as an independent, taking on both the Democrat and Republican Establishments.
But no. That is because they are narrow Republican party shills, nothing more nothing less. They are probably operating in the basement of the Eisenhower Building as we speak.
“fight like hellcats against any notion that McCain just may be a reasonable Republican.”
Because he’s not. I’ll vote for him, but let us not pretend that he is a real conservative. That suggestion insults real conservatives. A real conservative would not be pushing a proven myth called “global warming” and would not be for amnesty.
It is regrettable to hear that. I'm sorry for you, then, if that is the case.
bump
LOL
What happens when bipartisan LIBERAL policy is implemented in D.C. under his watch under bipartisan liberal cabinet and EOP apppointees? (Kindly please DON'T argue the point with me, we all know this will happen, he is the "lesser" of two evils, right?).
If you then feel: LOUSY
Then you were a fool with your vote.
If you then DON'T FEEL LOUSY:
You were NEVER a Conservative to begin with.
*********************************************************** I have been here 5 years and 3 days, I'm a noob to many but my grand kids still love and respect me! That's the most important thing. Your rules for the forum were very funny, and dead on.
************************************************************ "Lose the attitude.
Got it?"
No, I don't "got it" Where, in what I have re posted, do you manage to find "attitude" and just where in the forum rules does it discuss "attitude"? Finally, just what is your definition of attitude as it applies to me?
Perhaps you meant to send this to someone else. If not perhaps your accusation of attitude is linked in some preposterous way to the fact I'm a newbie and therefore am in some diminished standing among you mods. Funny, I rather thought a persons credentials ought to stand on sincerity and the veracity of their statements. Beliefs are another thing as we all may have ones that differ, so there is no right or wrong in that area.
So again, exactly WHAT is the problem with my post?
My two issues are no amnesty of any kind and no global warming crap.
Being a 2 issue voter is not a good thing. I believe there are things far more important then your issues at this particular time
And another thing—you been here three months and who the heck are you to call American in Tokyo a Manchurian sleeper troll? He’s been here nine years, noob. He’s more of an American than you can hope to be.
LOl, interesting. A person is registered 9 years on FR and automatically he is a better American? Are you serious? The very fact he has been here for years fits the description of a Manchurian Candidate. You do know the meaning of the term, don't you?
But then again, I’ve noticed that civility and respect are sorely lacking in the newer McCainiacs on this board.
Chances are, with your head so far up McCain’s butt, YOU are the more likely candidate for Manchurian sleeper troll.
Uhh, you DID say something about civility, didn't you? As for respect, I rather believe that is something that must be EARNED and is not handed to someone based on any time frame.
We don’t need you to tell us what is at stake here in this election. We have two liberal Democrats running for President, and neither loves this country enough to fight for it.
Seems like McCain has already proved he will fight for this country.
McCain can wrap himself in the flag all he wants, but that doesn’t change the fact, that with Amnesty and resultant chain migration, and strangling the economy on global warming baloney, America is finished as a superpower.
John McCain is a politician and GW is a hot button issue with the public. It will go nowhere and in 6 months to 1 year will be history as an issue. No action will be taken by this nation no matter who the president is that will harm our economy. To do so would be certain political death, since as can be seen by the publics willingness to now drill anywhere to ease their wallets, money always comes first.
Then all the things you are crying about won’t matter worth a squat.
You've got it exactly backwards
No mistake at all. You're a mouthy belligerent jerk who's about to be shown the door.
The two issues important to me are the foundation of how this country will fare, for good or ill, in the future. Decide wrongly, and this country will be torn apart and immobilized.
Evidently you don't think that is important.You think there are issues more important than that. I would question your reasoning abilities.
A Manchurian Candidate is a sleeper, programmed to do harm while appearing to be good. You having been here just a few months and do not know American in Tokyo's track record like I do, so I called you on your lack of knowledge.
AIT is no Manchurian Candidate. John McCain having been aprisoner of the Communists has always concerned me, especially in 1992 when I saw him shut down the Select Senate Committe on the Vietnam POW/MIA issue so relations could be normalized with his former captors. A former POW turning his back on at least 600 known American POWs left behind in 1973 said volumes to me.
As for you, you're here a few short months and shilling for John McCain. I have no problem with that. But when you constantly harangue and insult long term Freepers that you can't hold a candle to, that's going over the line to me. I have seen your kind before. And quite frankly, you fill the same profile as a Manchurian Candidate, albeit with a shorter time frame.
As for earning respect, you have not even begun to do so. Before you criticize me, you need to look in the mirror, and check your posting style, grasshopper.
As for McCain fighting for his country, he did that FORTY years ago. I take nothing away from that. But he has NOT been fighting for his country for the last eight years. His support of amnesty, cap and trade, Gang of 14, taking money from Geroge Soros, and his disloyalty to the GOP to the point of almost defecting to the Tom Daschle Senate Dems in 2001 is more than I can stand about the man.
So yes, I'll question his loyalty to Republican principles and to this country. It's my right to do so. You don't like it? Too bad. It's called freedom of speech, courtesy of the First Amendment. You know--the amendment that your candidate actually limited when it came to political speech.
But I'll tell you----here is your money quote from YOUR post to me:
John McCain is a politician and GW is a hot button issue with the public. It will go nowhere and in 6 months to 1 year will be history as an issue. No action will be taken by this nation no matter who the president is that will harm our economy. To do so would be certain political death, since as can be seen by the publics willingness to now drill anywhere to ease their wallets, money always comes first.
The global warming issue will go away in a few months? Are you serious? John McCain has ALREADY shown a willingness to harm this country with amnesty and cap and trade. This is part of his stated platform already.La Raza and the Europeans have already wet their pants with glee in anticipation.
And the quote about " the public's willingness to drill anywhere to ease their wallets, money always comes first".
Well, Manchurian, you just outed yourself.
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