In defense of John McCain

[burythehatchet]

aaa...ummm...errr..

Never mind; the idiot is indefensible.

[Teaser]

1. *laughs*

pretty good...

[saltpoint]

2. Truly said. That roadshow with Dubya in 04 against fellow war

veteran John Kerry just ended it altogether for McCain, IMO.

And since then it's been all downhill anyway, with the latest dip with Jerry Falwell.

[FSogol]

3. Keating 5. What has changed? n/t

[IndyJones]

4. LOL...that was pretty bad. Talk about out of touch.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

5. Damn it...you MADE me LOOK!

:P

[burythehatchet]

6. It was well intentioned

really, it was. :D

[robertpaulsen]

7. You can't defend a gullible whore?

I heard about his appearance on The Daily Show last night. What a POS.

[beyurslf]

8. Swear as I opened this I was thinking that exact thing!

[Disturbed]

9. John McCain, Hypocrite

John McCain, Hypocrite
by Doug Ireland

John McCain, the media's darling, has found a clever way around his own campaign finance reform law to take big corporate bucks in furtherance of his political ambitions while carrying water for the corporate mammoth providing the dough. But the national press is ignoring the story.


The Associated Press first ran the story of John McCain's odorous but lucrative Senatorial service to the communications giant Cablevision on the afternoon of March 7. But, while some local papers in McCain's home state (like the East Valley Tribune) have run the story, nothing has as yet made it into the print editions of the New York Times, the L.A. Times, the Washington Post, or any of the half-dozen other big city dailies I checked (although, if one searches the hundreds of AP stories available on the Post's website on its Politics page by clicking on "Latest Wire Reports," one can find it there--but how many readers would bother to do that?) One notable exception: the Kansas City Star.


Here's what the AP's investigation found:


McCain repeatedly intervened on behalf of a policy Cablevision favored -- one which "congressional and private studies conclude could make cable more expensive" -- while his chief political adviser, Rick Davis (who's masterminding McCain's probable '08 presidential rerun) solicited $200,000 in contributions from Cablevision to an institute that promotes McCain and pays Davis a $110,000 annual salary.


The Reform Institute was set up to promote McCain and his issues--especially campaign finance reform, embodied in the famous McCain-Feingold law. This Institute is "a tax-exempt group that touts McCain's views and has showcased him at events since his unsuccessful 2000 presidential campaign," and it "often uses the senator's name in press releases and fund-raising letters and includes him at press conferences," the AP says. And, of course, it provides a cushy sinecure with no heavy lifting for McCain's main man, Davis, as he prepares the pontificating Senator's next presidential run. Cablevision's contributions account for a whopping 15% of the Institute's budget.


http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0309-35.htm

[skooooo]

10. lol

[baby_mouse]

11. Sneaky!

I had my response lined up before I even clicked!

:rofl:

[burythehatchet]

12. I've had a lot of no response threads lately

had to resort to trickery!

[baby_mouse]

13. Yes, MORE, please!

You NAUGHTY hatchetburier!

>touches cocktail glass with BTH's<

;-)

[zbdent]

14. If he's calling the respondent to the $50/hour job offer a liar,

he lied first . . . he never had a $50/hour job to offer . . .