I like John McCain. He is an American hero.
but he just threw me under the bus. What about those of us who fear Obama ? not because we think he is a terrorist. not because we are racist. John McCain just lumped us all together and threw us away.
we fear him because we are at war with an enemy who wants to destroy us. We remember 9/11/01. We dont believe Obama has what it takes to keep us safe.
Do I think that McCain or most in Washington truly "fear" Obama at the level that many of us do? Likely not, but you really do have to be careful how you play certain things regarding being "scared" of him in terms of words straight from McCain.
This is probably overblown by ticked off Freepers, but if it proves to be troublesome then you can always use this to make the questions of truthfulness and judgment even stronger, i.e. I believe him to be a "decent" person, so the American people deserve coming clean on these associations, plans for the future etc.
And as for the truly ticked off Freepers that claim they will not vote for McCain now, do you realize that you are mad because he didn't jump on a comment about "fearing" an Obama presidency, yet you are willing to be complicit in electing this dangerous Marxist because of a comment at a town hall rally?
So you and the rest of the people on this thread want Senator John McCain to stand up at a Town Hall where Obama has planted people to ask questions and say, “I agree with you, I fear Obama if he becomes President.” Next question, “What makes you fear Obama, Mr. McCain?” I fear who he associates with. “Are those people American citizens?” Yes “So you fear Americans?”
That is an example of a slippery slope and how Sen McCain could be boxed in on one of those questions. NEVER should a candidate answer a question “Do you fear your opponent?” Sen McCain did the right thing — he is running for President and you don’t want to go there. Because we fear him and Sen McCain might behind the scenes does not mean he should come right out and say it.
It is all well and good that some of you are so passionate but it has to be tempered by common sense on what you can and cannot say when your are running for the Office of President and the Senator did not throw anyone under the bus.
Please everyone take a deep breath — we have only weeks in which to make sure Obama is defeated and articles like this are done to depress votes by Republicans. So help me every last Republican or anyone that values our country better get to the polls, vote for McCain/Palin, and stop this whining when he doesn’t say what you want him to say. He may just be a little smarter about how to handle things then some of us. He has sure been through a lot tougher times then most of us and if you think he will not work to win this election and be willing to turn it over to a socialist, think again. Senator John McCain is not a quitter — never has been and never will be.
Senator McCain puts COUNTRY FIRST and what is best for this Country. He knows how DC has to be cleaned up but some on here want him to telegraph everything. Not going to happen and he will do things that some won’t like but that is why he is called a Maverick. The one thing that Senator McCain will do is always support our troops and the US over the UN. Obama wants to give the UN control over a lot of what we have.
When the chips are down you either vote for a man that puts American First or one that puts the UN first. I don’t think that is a hard choice so some of you need to quit whining and get out and elect McCain/Palin for America!