Comments on: VIDEO: McCain Says Jerry Falwell is No Longer an ‘Agent of Intolerance’ http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:58:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Howie http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-1935855 Howie Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:36:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-1935855 Seems like many liberal haters here are just searching for an oportuunity to further divide our country. But in the end, with all the luke-warm candidates : Hillary, Obama, Edwards, lol Gore, none of this matters. As Guilianni will win in 2008, once again the Demos just fight amongst themselves, and cannot agree on anything, heck Obama and Hillary have already started the Enquirer mud-slinging. Seems to me that Obama and Hillary are very good at being "politicians" without experinece. Demos have no chance in 2008. Seems like many liberal haters here are just searching for an oportuunity to further divide our country. But in the end, with all the luke-warm candidates : Hillary, Obama, Edwards, lol Gore, none of this matters.

As Guilianni will win in 2008, once again the Demos just fight amongst themselves, and cannot agree on anything, heck Obama and Hillary have already started the Enquirer mud-slinging. Seems to me that Obama and Hillary are very good at being “politicians” without experinece.

Demos have no chance in 2008.

]]> By: Think Progress » McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-1721395 Think Progress » McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:20:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-1721395 [...] McCain continues his lurch to the right, where will he come down on intelligent design in the science classroom? We’ll be [...] [...] McCain continues his lurch to the right, where will he come down on intelligent design in the science classroom? We’ll be [...]

]]> By: OgMog: beta » Oh! Eight: Part II http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-1497342 OgMog: beta » Oh! Eight: Part II Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:30:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-1497342 [...] Some pundits are going as far as to call him a flip-flopper à la John Kerry (an old friend of his). But he has in the last 8 years retracted, rescinded, or redrawn almost every political policy that he has stood for. I don’t care what your politics are, it’s hard to respect that. [...] [...] Some pundits are going as far as to call him a flip-flopper à la John Kerry (an old friend of his). But he has in the last 8 years retracted, rescinded, or redrawn almost every political policy that he has stood for. I don’t care what your politics are, it’s hard to respect that. [...]

]]> By: Mccs1977 - » Take your pick. http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-1399352 Mccs1977 - » Take your pick. Sun, 07 Jan 2007 03:52:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-1399352 [...] McCain Flip-Flops, Supports Immediate Reversal of Roe v. WadeVIDEO: McCain Says Jerry Falwell is No Longer an ‘Agent of Intolerance’ [...] [...] McCain Flip-Flops, Supports Immediate Reversal of Roe v. WadeVIDEO: McCain Says Jerry Falwell is No Longer an ‘Agent of Intolerance’ [...]

]]> By: The Right’s Field » McCain’s Evolving Principles http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-1383134 The Right’s Field » McCain’s Evolving Principles Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:11:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-1383134 [...] Are you kidding? McCain has superb acting skills. Didn’t you see his bit part shaking Christopher Walken’s hand in Wedding Crashers? What about his hosting of NBC’s Saturday Night Live and many appearances on Meet the Press? Now, that’s acting. As the article illustrates numerous times, McCain has a storied history of flip-flopping. One such incident appears below. (Read more here.) Six years ago, McCain was livid when Sam and Charles Wyly, a pair of Texas businessmen friendly with the Bush campaign, spent $2.5 million on a nominally independent advertising effort attacking McCain. He called them “Wyly coyotes,” and implored an audience in Boston to “tell them to keep their dirty money in the state of Texas.” This time, McCain accepted money from the Wylys. [...] [...] Are you kidding? McCain has superb acting skills. Didn’t you see his bit part shaking Christopher Walken’s hand in Wedding Crashers? What about his hosting of NBC’s Saturday Night Live and many appearances on Meet the Press? Now, that’s acting. As the article illustrates numerous times, McCain has a storied history of flip-flopping. One such incident appears below. (Read more here.) Six years ago, McCain was livid when Sam and Charles Wyly, a pair of Texas businessmen friendly with the Bush campaign, spent $2.5 million on a nominally independent advertising effort attacking McCain. He called them “Wyly coyotes,” and implored an audience in Boston to “tell them to keep their dirty money in the state of Texas.” This time, McCain accepted money from the Wylys. [...]

]]> By: Kissinger for McCain at View from the ‘Bridge http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-1297111 Kissinger for McCain at View from the ‘Bridge Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:11:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-1297111 [...] What in the Hell is John McCain thinking? The best thing McCain had going for him was his outsider, independent persona that endeared him to both moderate Republicans and moderate Democrats — a winning strategy if you ask me. But then he goes and buddy-buddies up with Jerry Falwell, and now he makes one of the Democratic Party’s most despised enemies in decades his honorary campaign Chair? Hell, he might as well pick Ahmed Chalabi as his running mate and call the War on Terror and resounding success. Filed under: Presidential race, National Politics, Republicans, John McCain   |   [...] [...] What in the Hell is John McCain thinking? The best thing McCain had going for him was his outsider, independent persona that endeared him to both moderate Republicans and moderate Democrats — a winning strategy if you ask me. But then he goes and buddy-buddies up with Jerry Falwell, and now he makes one of the Democratic Party’s most despised enemies in decades his honorary campaign Chair? Hell, he might as well pick Ahmed Chalabi as his running mate and call the War on Terror and resounding success. Filed under: Presidential race, National Politics, Republicans, John McCain   |   [...]

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]]> By: Jim Claw http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-1154563 Jim Claw Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:15:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-1154563 One can tell by the abusive terms and language that most of these responses are from the left-wing liberals. The off-color adjectives, etc., are SOP for that ideological group. Civil discourse and disagreement on issues is not their calling card. Epithets are. Consider the source. One can tell by the abusive terms and
language that most of these responses
are from the left-wing liberals. The off-color adjectives, etc., are SOP for that
ideological group. Civil discourse and
disagreement on issues is not their calling
card. Epithets are. Consider the source.

]]> By: bannelee http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-585548 bannelee Tue, 30 May 2006 22:48:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-585548 I USED to respect McCain-even if he WAS a very conservative republican.At least he was a good man,one that I didn't believe would kiss up to liars.I really lost respect for him after he allowed Bush to kiss him-a man that he can't stand,who called him and his wife infit,et,etc. But this? It's over for McCain,as far as my respect goes.He'll kiss up to whoever it takes to win,making him no better than any of the fake" Christian consevatives",who are neither Christian nor conservative.Just power hungry thieves. I USED to respect McCain-even if he WAS a very conservative republican.At least he was a good man,one that I didn’t believe would kiss up to liars.I really lost respect for him after he allowed Bush to kiss him-a man that he can’t stand,who called him and his wife infit,et,etc. But this? It’s over for McCain,as far as my respect goes.He’ll kiss up to whoever it takes to win,making him no better than any of the fake” Christian consevatives”,who are neither Christian nor conservative.Just power hungry thieves.

]]> By: The Smirking Cynic » Rohe v. McCain http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-569852 The Smirking Cynic » Rohe v. McCain Tue, 23 May 2006 16:03:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-569852 [...] But oh how a short six years can change a man. McCain, who once referred to bible-thumpers Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson as “agents of intolerance”, now is speaking at Falwell’s Liberty University. With no explanation, Falwell is no longer an agent of intolerance. Interestingly enough, Falwell has not changed very much over the span of his career, much less in the past six years. So if he didn’t change… [...] [...] But oh how a short six years can change a man. McCain, who once referred to bible-thumpers Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson as “agents of intolerance”, now is speaking at Falwell’s Liberty University. With no explanation, Falwell is no longer an agent of intolerance. Interestingly enough, Falwell has not changed very much over the span of his career, much less in the past six years. So if he didn’t change… [...]

]]> By: Mark http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-562704 Mark Thu, 18 May 2006 22:53:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-562704 Republicans suck -- ALL OF THEM Republicans suck — ALL OF THEM

]]> By: Lisa http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-555826 Lisa Sun, 14 May 2006 04:31:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-555826 Don't you guys get it? McCain is the only one smart enough to beat the Right Wing Republicans at their own game. All he did at Liberty was remind those kids that we have a right to disagree. He is a gentleman. He is respectful of all humans beings, even if they are radical right wingers because he values human life-and because he is not going to let what happened before happen again. He will not let those right wingers take him down. This time it's for real. He will win in 2008 and he will restore America and our reputation around the world. He believes in the Founding Father's ideas. He will carry them on. I for one believe in him and I have been a Democrat all my life. But the Democrats are spineless wimps. I thought they needed to learn how to play dirty like the republicans. Now I realize all we need to do is act like McCain and treat everyone with respect, and agree to disagree-so that we can win the GD election 2008!! Amen!! Don’t you guys get it? McCain is the only one smart enough to beat the Right Wing Republicans at their own game. All he did at Liberty was remind those kids that we have a right to disagree. He is a gentleman. He is respectful of all humans beings, even if they are radical right wingers because he values human life-and because he is not going to let what happened before happen again. He will not let those right wingers take him down. This time it’s for real. He will win in 2008 and he will restore America and our reputation around the world. He believes in the Founding Father’s ideas. He will carry them on. I for one believe in him and I have been a Democrat all my life. But the Democrats are spineless wimps. I thought they needed to learn how to play dirty like the republicans. Now I realize all we need to do is act like McCain and treat everyone with respect, and agree to disagree-so that we can win the GD election 2008!! Amen!!

]]> By: The Angry Fag » Blog Archive » John McCain Comes Out As Conservative Republican http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-535835 The Angry Fag » Blog Archive » John McCain Comes Out As Conservative Republican Wed, 03 May 2006 22:25:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-535835 [...] Arizona Senator John McCain cleared the air by stating he is a conservative republican. Not liberal, not moderate, but conservative. Thanks for the info Senator McCain, as if we could not figure that one out from you planting your lips onto Jerry Falwell’s ass. [...] [...] Arizona Senator John McCain cleared the air by stating he is a conservative republican. Not liberal, not moderate, but conservative. Thanks for the info Senator McCain, as if we could not figure that one out from you planting your lips onto Jerry Falwell’s ass. [...]

]]> By: Elastic Heart is thinking… “To the days beyond this one which are still perfect… Come on.” » Blog Archive » Grandma 1, McCain 0 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-505942 Elastic Heart is thinking… “To the days beyond this one which are still perfect… Come on.” » Blog Archive » Grandma 1, McCain 0 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:18:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-505942 [...] Sen. John McCain is quickly and surely losing any and all credibility he once may have carried. Between kowtowing to the “W Camp”, kissing Jerry Falwell’s ass, and ignoring his own Campaign Finance Reform, McCain has made it perfectly clear the mountain of integrity he once stood upon, has since withered away and gone. [...] [...] Sen. John McCain is quickly and surely losing any and all credibility he once may have carried. Between kowtowing to the “W Camp”, kissing Jerry Falwell’s ass, and ignoring his own Campaign Finance Reform, McCain has made it perfectly clear the mountain of integrity he once stood upon, has since withered away and gone. [...]

]]> By: GOD is real and the rapture is coming believe it or not! http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-500698 GOD is real and the rapture is coming believe it or not! Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:06:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-500698 Call Hagee a nut as much as you want he is preaching for a reason and that is to save souls, I know that your atheist views make you feel strong and powerful but in reality GOD does exist and with the world he is not pleased.... how do you explain the sudden rush of chaos in the world, war, hurricane katrina, september 11, asian tsunami, avain flu you name it? how do you explain creation? humans are far to complicated to be explained by some scientific idea of first evolving from a molecule into protista, into something else, into something else, eventually into humans think about it... we walk, talk, invent, think etc. we are far to complicated to have ever been simply a molecule on an earth created by simply a big bang out of nowhere ps. if there was a big bang where did the materials to create the big bang come from and where did everything before that come from. (mark my words you will see things get worse and worse the someone will come and bring "peace" you may brush this off as craziness but GOD himself, your creator has put it on my heart to tell you he is the Antichrist, here is knowledge no matter how good he may seem do not take his mark on your right hand or forehead your soul will be condemned to hell his number is 666. please listen it is of utter importance I myself am a Ph.D in cardiology with an Iq of 170 and I am far from a nutcase, some of the things that I have seen in my lifetime have simply solidified my love for GOD... Call Hagee a nut as much as you want he is preaching for a reason and that is to save souls, I know that your atheist views make you feel strong and powerful but in reality GOD does exist and with the world he is not pleased…. how do you explain the sudden rush of chaos in the world, war, hurricane katrina, september 11, asian tsunami, avain flu you name it? how do you explain creation? humans are far to complicated to be explained by some scientific idea of first evolving from a molecule into protista, into something else, into something else, eventually into humans think about it… we walk, talk, invent, think etc. we are far to complicated to have ever been simply a molecule on an earth created by simply a big bang out of nowhere ps. if there was a big bang where did the materials to create the big bang come from and where did everything before that come from. (mark my words you will see things get worse and worse the someone will come and bring “peace” you may brush this off as craziness but GOD himself, your creator has put it on my heart to tell you he is the Antichrist, here is knowledge no matter how good he may seem do not take his mark on your right hand or forehead your soul will be condemned to hell his number is 666.

please listen it is of utter importance I myself am a Ph.D in cardiology with an Iq of 170 and I am far from a nutcase, some of the things that I have seen in my lifetime have simply solidified my love for GOD…

]]> By: Anonymous http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-497708 Anonymous Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:02:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-497708 <strong>McCain Goes Fundamentalist at Falwell's Liberty...</strong> Moderate-leaning Republican Senator John McCain is going to give the commencement speech at former Moral Majority leader and all-around fundamentalist nutter Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. McCain has, in the past, described Falwell and Robertson ... McCain Goes Fundamentalist at Falwell’s Liberty…

Moderate-leaning Republican Senator John McCain is going to give the commencement speech at former Moral Majority leader and all-around fundamentalist nutter Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University. McCain has, in the past, described Falwell and Robertson …

]]> By: McCain Parries Daily Show Ambush at Live from the Nuke Free Zone http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-497386 McCain Parries Daily Show Ambush at Live from the Nuke Free Zone Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:20:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-497386 [...] I caught a bit of the Daily Show last night in which Jon Stewart was interviewing John McCain, who is looking more and more like the Republican candidate for President in 2008. Stewart went on the attack and McCain stood up for himself fabulously. Backstory: McCain recently agreed to give a commencement address at Jerry Falwell’s Orwellianly named Liberty College. This has been seen by many Democrats and liberals as a failure of McCain’s character as measured by the company one keeps, similar to Ronald Reagan’s call for “state’s rights” near the site of a notorious lynching or George W. Bush launching his 2000 campaign at the racial purist Bob Jones University. Magnifying the scandal, McCain retracted his 2000 statement that Falwell was an “agent of intolerance”. [...] [...] I caught a bit of the Daily Show last night in which Jon Stewart was interviewing John McCain, who is looking more and more like the Republican candidate for President in 2008. Stewart went on the attack and McCain stood up for himself fabulously. Backstory: McCain recently agreed to give a commencement address at Jerry Falwell’s Orwellianly named Liberty College. This has been seen by many Democrats and liberals as a failure of McCain’s character as measured by the company one keeps, similar to Ronald Reagan’s call for “state’s rights” near the site of a notorious lynching or George W. Bush launching his 2000 campaign at the racial purist Bob Jones University. Magnifying the scandal, McCain retracted his 2000 statement that Falwell was an “agent of intolerance”. [...]

]]> By: Lora http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-495081 Lora Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:36:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-495081 Please explain, using your definition, of the formerly pro-life Dems who are now “pro-choice” i.e. Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Dick Durbin). These are evolved views because…..they say they wouldn’t kill their own unborn? - but it’s OK for others?? Comment by mighty aphrodite — Mighty Hypocrite, There is nothing strange or hypocritical about politicians who don't believe in abortion for their own family also taking a pro-choice position. I read in the "NY Times Magazine," for example, how Justice Anthony Kennedy was planning to write an anti-abortion decision, but in the process of studying the laws and considering the matter, ended up with a pro-choice stance. Moreover, I believe Dick Durbin is Catholic, like John Kerry, so their religion forbids abortion, yet they don't believe in forcing their own religous beliefs on others. Religious tolerance and freedom are what the USA was founded on. By contrast, as reported here recently, the Rev. Foulsmell still believes that Jews who don't convert to Christianity will not be saved when the supposed Rapture comes. That sounds like religious intolerance to me. And it's a bit strange for you to defend this bigot if you really have a Jewish mother and, presumably, relatives. Ps. Hope you enjoyed your cold day at the beach. Please explain, using your definition, of the formerly pro-life Dems who are now “pro-choice” i.e. Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Dick Durbin). These are evolved views because…..they say they wouldn’t kill their own unborn? – but it’s OK for others??

Comment by mighty aphrodite —

Mighty Hypocrite,
There is nothing strange or hypocritical about politicians who don’t believe in abortion for their own family also taking a pro-choice position. I read in the “NY Times Magazine,” for example, how Justice Anthony Kennedy was planning to write an anti-abortion decision, but in the process of studying the laws and considering the matter, ended up with a pro-choice stance. Moreover, I believe Dick Durbin is Catholic, like John Kerry, so their religion forbids abortion, yet they don’t believe in forcing their own religous beliefs on others. Religious tolerance and freedom are what the USA was founded on.
By contrast, as reported here recently, the Rev. Foulsmell still believes that Jews who don’t convert to Christianity will not be saved when the supposed Rapture comes. That sounds like religious intolerance to me. And it’s a bit strange for you to defend this bigot if you really have a Jewish mother and, presumably, relatives.
Ps. Hope you enjoyed your cold day at the beach.

]]> By: ReidBlog http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-495012 ReidBlog Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:22:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-495012 <strong>Russert's one-two punch...</strong> I've been critical of MTP's Tim Russert in the past. He has a tendency of being way too soft on the GOP. But maybe getting fingered as the guy who "really" outed Valerie Plame (by Karl Rove) has lit a fire under him.... Russert’s one-two punch…

I’ve been critical of MTP’s Tim Russert in the past. He has a tendency of being way too soft on the GOP. But maybe getting fingered as the guy who “really” outed Valerie Plame (by Karl Rove) has lit a fire under him….

]]> By: Ho Chi Minh http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/comment-page-3/#comment-494872 Ho Chi Minh Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:11:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/#comment-494872 Mighty moron; do us ALL a big, big favor, please. Jump into shark-infested waters the next time you are on the rag. Mighty moron; do us ALL a big, big favor, please. Jump into shark-infested waters the next time you are on the rag.

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