Posted on 08/05/2004 7:57:11 AM PDT by demlosers
Edited on 08/05/2004 8:28:31 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON (AP) Republican Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, called an ad criticizing John Kerry's military service ''dishonest and dishonorable'' and urged the White House on Thursday to condemn it as well.
''It was the same kind of deal that was pulled on me,'' McCain said in an interview with The Associated Press, referring to his bitter Republican primary fight with President Bush.
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This is no surprise to me. Count on McCain to say something controversial at the Republican Convention unless GWB repudiates the SwiftVets. This was in the plan for a while, I'd guess.
Ah.......THERE'S the answer I was looking for....!! Sometimes I seek eloquence, but other times....well.....it just "is what it is!"
~/;o)
These guys have first-hand knowledge, Senator McCain does not.
He punked out for the same reason he made sure his records remained sealed - he has things he deosn't want people to find out about. At least, that is the scuttlebutt.
Why doesn't he ask Kerry to repudiate Moore-ons F9/11? At least these guys were there.
Good strategery. Let O'Neill and the Swift Boat Vets get the truth out, while Bush gives the proverbial no-comment.
Just one? What, Charles and Sam Wyly don't count as two separate people in the eyes of the Dems?
LOL...we'll see soon enough who they claim is "bankrolling" this effort, but if there weren't groups like "Keep it Flying" and "Republicans for Clean Air" to point to in past Bush campaigns, perhaps it'd be harder for the Dems to make such accusations this time around.
There is no logic to McCain's premise. In an election year, why would it be dishonest or dishonorable to want to set the record straight concerning Kerry's military record? Kerry is the one who has been touting this throughout his campaign. This becomes even less logical when the request for release of the President's military records from the DNC is taken into account. I don't get this guy sometimes.
STFU.
McCain's military career and his postwar conduct was questionable in all its aspects, yet it was the key to his political fortunes.
If McCain were to seek the 2008 Republican nomination, most of his campaign would be based on his military service.
If Kerry's service is exploded for the sham that it was, then people can do the same thing to his spotty record next time around.
By defending the political viability of Kerry's military record, he's defending himself.
The White House is not responsible for independent ads as the Kerry campaign is not held responsible for the ads of independent groups such as Moveon or Act.
Right..he's definitely a punk.
THanks for the post. Both Kerry and McCain apparently have questionable war records, and both worked to cover up the POW/MIA matter.
not surprising that again mccain supports free speech for politicians but not the peons. Remember campaign finance reform, with it's gold 'though shalt not crtizcize a politician'rule?
Mccain should just resign. He's an embarrassment.
They were there, John, you weren't. I think they know the facts better than you do.
(What is it with guys named "John" lately?)
You know, you are exactly right about this. Who appointed Kerry or McCain the Official and Only Spokesman for Vietnam Veterans? Another poster also said what I was thinking... I must have missed McCain's condemnation of Kerry for all the "AWOL" stuff and attacks on President Bush's service. In my opinion, McCain just uses this Vietnam controversy (and the media's Pavlovian tendency to turn to him for a comment every time it arises) to keep his own Vietnam service in the spotlight. He's cut from the same cloth as Kerry in that regard. I wish he'd just keep his mouth shut for once.
McCain says nothing.
People question Kerry's record.
McCain hits the roof.
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