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Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

Perhaps a not-so-surprising concession from John McCain today, given the fallout from Anne Coulter's recent column which, apparently, has hit home. Too bad you didn't "clarify" your position when it counted Senator McCain...

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

Amen! It's just too darn convenient for him to make this (tiny little) concession to pure fact at this late date.

And although my memory is a little foggy, I would swear that he isn't telling the truth, anyway.

I seem to recall that there was a hell of a lot more to his criticism of the Swifties than what he admits to.
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LewWaters · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:30 am Post subject:

I too seem to recall McCain had more to say than just about the ads, but cannot find anything now. Seems to me it was on O'Reilly's show that he had more to say.

I did find this,

BuffaloJack · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:10 pm Post subject:

Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

Harvuskong · Seaman Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 174

Anker-Klanker · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject:

Ladies and Gentlemen: meet the "Straight Talk Express"!

Lots of Conservatives and Republicans don't like McCain for his policy positions. To me, however, my main problem is with the character issues surrounding him (not that I don't also have some problems with policy issues, too). I think he's arrogant (to a major fault), stubborn, prone to shading the truth (which makes his "straight talk" self-appelation just that much more hypocritical), and quick-tempered: not characteristics I want in a POTUS.

About the only thing good I can say about him is that he seems to be less flawed than Hillary.

Anker-Klanker · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject:

zinfella · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject:

You guys just don't get it. Macaniac has declared a statute of limitations on any negative comments where Vietnam, Macainiac/Feingold, Macainiac/Kennedy, Macainiac/Lieberman, POWs/MIAs, and Budweiser are part of the topic. He thinks that you should get over it!

I've already sent in my early ballot, where he was not even close to my choice, and I think that HE should get over it!

There's a very good chance that Macainiac will not carry his home state of Arizona, where he was NOT endorsed by the then Republican governor ("Propane Jane" Hull) back in 2000.

Laughing

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hleone · Seaman Apprentice Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 81

Hello again, y'all.

Just a small but very proud financial supporter of your terrific cause during the '04 election season. Haven't visited this forum in a long while. Wasn't sure my password would still get me in.

From this never-served, conservative boomer, I just want to pipe in that it was his numerous descriptions of the SwiftVets as "disgraceful" that first proved to me John McCain's true colors. He has never seemed as dismayed with all the totally-unsubstantiated claims that Move-On and its minions on the American left have hurled at President Bush for 7 years.

I truly appreciate that he endured hell as a POW, but politician McCain is neither the supporter of veterans nor the conservative Republican that he pretends to be.

If he respected military vets, he could not have dismissed out of hand (and actively demeaned) the valient attempts by the honorable SwiftVets to expose Kerry to American voters. Without even considering the SwiftVet testimonies, McCain called them baseless, political vitriol. Instead of considering the statements of all you vets who had first-hand knowledge, he threw you overboard and defended and supported Kerry, thus aiding and abetting Kerry in misrepresenting to American voters that he was indeed a war hero more than worthy to be elected Commander-in-Chief. Apparently, McCain even seriously considered jumping parties and running as Kerry's VP.

In this current election season, I have seen McCain misrepresent himself to voters time and time again, with regard to his "support for tax cuts, his disdain for amnesty for illegals and his core conservative views," none of which are supported by his actual record.

It is obvious to me the man is not very smart, perceptive or truthful.

And his "holier-than-thou" stance against waterboarding a captured terrorist in a desperate attempt to save thousands of innocent American lives is a complete joke, as far as I am concerned. I do not believe for one minute that he or any other American President would hesitate to authorize waterboarding in such a dire situation. Waterboarding does not cause permanent injury, it is fast, and it always extracts information. I believe labeling that as torture is nothing more than more dishonest pandering to the American left by Mr. McCain, which he has a very bad habit of doing, as proved by all the major legislation he has passed in Congress.

Just my two cents.

Thanks again for EVERYTHING you guys have done to help protect America, from your active service years thru present day.

harold (louisiana)

Leeman · PO3 Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 265 Location: Connecticut

I can see McCain plain as day on the White house Lawn !!! at the Mic with commie Kerry backing him up against swifty charges !!!!!

I don't care what he says now !!!! I have that visual imbedded in my mind.
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RiflemanDD730 · Seaman Apprentice Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 96

Kerry's combat record is fair game considering that a Purple Heart should not be awarded if enemy action is not a factor and a Bronze Star isn't usually awarded for reaching down to help someone get in a boat when no enemy fire is present.

fortdixlover · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:23 am Post subject: