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McCain Still ‘In the Arena’ [Newsmax basically endorses McCain in 2010] [barf]
Newsmax ^ | 2009-06-28 | Christopher Ruddy

Posted on 06/28/2009 7:37:52 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

John McCain is back — and he's in a fighting mood!

The Arizona senator looked even younger and fitter than during his recent presidential campaign when I caught him last week on C-SPAN.

I admire people who show character in defeat. A prominent 19th-Century pundit once said "the greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart." For sure, John McCain has not lost heart at all.

Though McCain was defeated last November, I believe he did a good job with his campaign under extremely difficult circumstances.

In September, the McCain-Palin ticket was narrowly ahead in the polls. Then the roof caved in. The Bush administration announced that the entire U.S. and global economy was on the verge of collapsing. Bush requested a $1 trillion blank check to bail out the banks. McCain's campaign was doomed.

Still, the former POW remained true to strong Republican values and ran a classy campaign. Despite carrying George W. Bush’s political baggage and unpopularity, McCain did better than expected — Barack Obama won 52.9 percent of the vote rather than the landslide numbers many had predicted.

Since his election loss, McCain could have quietly sat back and enjoyed the limelight as a senator and major presidential contender. Instead, has been “in the arena” as Theodore Roosevelt called it, at the forefront of those Republicans in Congress holding President Obama accountable on a variety of issues.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 2010; az2010; mcbama; mccain; mccaintruthfile; mcqueeg; newsmax; rino; rinoparty
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1 posted on 06/28/2009 7:37:52 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
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To: missanne; Victoria Delsoul; 50mm; stockpirate; Eaker; ducdriver; ChrisInAR; AvOrdVet; ...

2 posted on 06/28/2009 7:38:45 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 ("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
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To: rabscuttle385

(Shakes head)


3 posted on 06/28/2009 7:39:41 PM PDT by AliVeritas ( Pray, Pray, Pray)
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To: TigersEye; TADSLOS; cripplecreek; DoughtyOne; exit82; bamahead

Ruddy must be on ‘shrooms or something.


4 posted on 06/28/2009 7:40:22 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 ("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
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To: rabscuttle385

LMAO!


5 posted on 06/28/2009 7:41:06 PM PDT by DirtyHarryY2K (The Tree of Liberty is long overdue for its natural manure)
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To: rabscuttle385

Too bad you weren’t in a fighting mood a year ago when it might have done U.S. some good. Go home and let the men handle it from here.


6 posted on 06/28/2009 7:41:24 PM PDT by beelzepug (It's not what you said, it's how you said it.)
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To: rabscuttle385

If only the Founders had put term limits into the Constitution! Our government would be completely different.


7 posted on 06/28/2009 7:43:28 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: rabscuttle385

>classy campaign<

?

the mccain campaign bad-mouthed governor sarah palin.


8 posted on 06/28/2009 7:43:40 PM PDT by ken21 (i am not voting for a rino-progressive.)
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To: rabscuttle385

I loathe McCain. I was sick when I donated and voted for him. The Dems made sure he was “our” candidate and McCain was set up to lose.

He needs to be beaten in the AZ primary.


9 posted on 06/28/2009 7:47:14 PM PDT by Frantzie (Boycott ABC News and their parent company The Walt Disney Company)
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To: rabscuttle385

Ruddy is no Conservative, and Newsmax just slipped lower ... below irrelevant.


10 posted on 06/28/2009 7:51:56 PM PDT by maggief
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To: rabscuttle385

I’ve noticed some moderation in Newsmax as of...the last couple years.


11 posted on 06/28/2009 7:53:17 PM PDT by exist
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******Though McCain was defeated last November, I believe he did a good job with his campaign under extremely difficult circumstances. ********

Well Mr. Ruddy , you must be the only stupid person that thinks so.

I thought he sucked. Big time.


12 posted on 06/28/2009 7:56:02 PM PDT by Venturer
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Good grief, you’ve got to be kidding me! Imagine how old McCain is going to look by then. Imagine how much worse his public speaking will be by then. I know, you might think, how can it get worse? But it can. That would be a sure-fired way to achieve the lowest Republican turnout yet.


13 posted on 06/28/2009 7:56:47 PM PDT by mtrott
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To: rabscuttle385
Still, the former POW remained true to strong Republican values and ran a classy campaign.

Ya right. No spine and no balls.

Despite carrying George W. Bush’s political baggage and unpopularity, McCain did better than expected...

Only because Palin saved McCain's ass from being skewered.

Goodnight, Newsmax.

And don't forget to turn out the lights.

14 posted on 06/28/2009 7:58:01 PM PDT by mcmuffin
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To: rabscuttle385
"I admire people who show character in defeat."

So what's significant here?

I think that is pretty characteristic of Democrats in general: They love Republican losers.

It's effective Conservatives they hate.

15 posted on 06/28/2009 7:58:19 PM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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To: rabscuttle385

Who endorsed Snoozemacks?


16 posted on 06/28/2009 7:59:25 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (<P>Oh Yeah<P><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajsov1M4h50"> Thank You Satan 1:50</a>)
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To: Frantzie

I got flamed by a so-called Freeper
for expressing this exact sentiment.


17 posted on 06/28/2009 8:00:36 PM PDT by Watershed
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To: rabscuttle385

He’s free to run for president in 2010 all he wants but he won’t get very far...


18 posted on 06/28/2009 8:02:10 PM PDT by discomatic
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To: Venturer

There was SO MUCH stuff on ozero that would have disqualified his to be president, but ol moderate mcshame didn’t have the balls to bring it on. What a 10 year old girl. My frikkin mailman would been more of a adversary aginst this unAmerican marxist than maclame. The one ad he ran that made sense, “By his mighty hand” was run for a very short time. They could have run a lot on that image alone, but NO, he had to be civil and all that crap. HEY YOU STOOOPID REPUBS, the dims play for keeps and want to have absolute control. You all will be just as fornicated as the rest of us unless you grow a set and take these people on. WAKE UP!!!


19 posted on 06/28/2009 8:03:05 PM PDT by Texas resident
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To: rabscuttle385

“McCain hasn’t lost heart”. No, he just lost millions of votes. I’d rather vote for Ross Perot.


20 posted on 06/28/2009 8:04:11 PM PDT by fish hawk (The trouble with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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