McCain’s Crooked Talk [**FLASHBACK 02/01/2008**]

National Review ^ | 2008-02-01 | Thomas Sowell

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We have been hearing for years that Senator John McCain gives “straight talk” and his bus has been endlessly referred to as the “Straight Talk Express.” But endless repetition does not make something true.

The fact that McCain makes short, blunt statements does not make him a straight-talker.

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Confronted with his lie on Wednesday night’s debate, McCain blustered and filibustered in a manner reminiscent of Captain Queeg in The Caine Mutiny, when he was caught in a lie during a navy inquiry.

When confronted with any of his misdeeds, Senator McCain tends to fall back on his record as a war hero in Vietnam.

Let’s talk sense. Benedict Arnold was a war hero but that did not exempt him from condemnation for his later betrayal.

Being a war hero is not a lifetime get-out-of-jail-free card. And becoming president of the United States is not a matter of rewarding an individual for past services.

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During the 2000 primaries, the Associated Press reported Senator McCain’s joking about people with Alzheimer’s.

This went beyond bad taste because (1) it was known at the time that Ronald Reagan was suffering from Alzheimer’s and (2) the media to whom McCain was pandering hated Ronald Reagan.

That's almost as bad as Specter's remarks about conservatism killing Kemp.

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I am just happy that mccain’s days of running for national office are over.

I hope he gets beat in AZ. He can spend the rest of his days living on his wife’s money.

[kabar]

Why are you posting a year old article?

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*shrug*

To add it to the Truth File?