Comments on: McCain Demanded Kerry Apologize For Botched Joke, Now Tells Critics To ‘Get A Life’ http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:36:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: exposetheneoconwarmongeragendabeforeitkillsusall http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3765011 exposetheneoconwarmongeragendabeforeitkillsusall Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:06:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3765011 imus makes racial and/or gender slurs and gets his, while mccain makes a mockery of a red/white & blue all american song, changing the lyrics to say "bomb" meaning kill a fellow country, and gets a pass. what's wrong here is that mccain operates under the premise that the US is superior to all other countries, and that we should bomb at our own whim anyone we perceive does not worship at our altar. bombing = murder, period. americans should be outraged, but instead we're supposed to pass it off as a bit of "good o'l boy locker room humor" just letting off steam, having a laugh. mccain is a DISGRACE and americans should be ashamed to be affiliated with his racist attempt to portray humor as genocide. this is not a GOP vs Dem or neocon vs. liberal issue, this is an issue of a united states senator using inflamatory language, advocating a hate crime. the very lack of offense on the part of mainstream america is testament to our moral decline. why are the beach boys silent about this? where are the churches on this, where's jesse jackson and sharpton? where's the outrage of student groups and the anti-defamation leagues? where's bush on this, or bush sr? where's the outrage from barrack and hillary? where's jimmy carter on this? or the dixie chicks? just a harmless little play on words, nobody really got hurt, except our credibility and integrity. i for one am ashamed. imus makes racial and/or gender slurs and gets his, while mccain makes a mockery of a red/white & blue all american song, changing the lyrics to say “bomb” meaning kill a fellow country, and gets a pass. what’s wrong here is that mccain operates under the premise that the US is superior to all other countries, and that we should bomb at our own whim anyone we perceive does not worship at our altar. bombing = murder, period. americans should be outraged, but instead we’re supposed to pass it off as a bit of “good o’l boy locker room humor” just letting off steam, having a laugh. mccain is a DISGRACE and americans should be ashamed to be affiliated with his racist attempt to portray humor as genocide. this is not a GOP vs Dem or neocon vs. liberal issue, this is an issue of a united states senator using inflamatory language, advocating a hate crime. the very lack of offense on the part of mainstream america is testament to our moral decline. why are the beach boys silent about this? where are the churches on this, where’s jesse jackson and sharpton? where’s the outrage of student groups and the anti-defamation leagues? where’s bush on this, or bush sr? where’s the outrage from barrack and hillary? where’s jimmy carter on this? or the dixie chicks? just a harmless little play on words, nobody really got hurt, except our credibility and integrity. i for one am ashamed.

]]> By: cc http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3762437 cc Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:12:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3762437 Wow, this sounds really familiar…. Comment by TerrytheTurtle — April 21, 2007 @ 2:23 am Why? Have you lived outside the U.S., where you might have experienced it? What a strange thing to say. It’s like all car manufacturers in Japan have the last name Ford because he invented the process. It’s like peer pressure never existed until the 60’s. It’s like McCarthy never conducted a witch hunt for Communists, and that he wasn’t a Republican. Comment by Rex — April 21, 2007 @ 10:40 am None of your statements has anything to do with the liberal creation of political correctness as a way of controlling people's conversation. Wow, this sounds really familiar….
Comment by TerrytheTurtle — April 21, 2007 @ 2:23 am

Why? Have you lived outside the U.S., where you might have experienced it?

What a strange thing to say.
It’s like all car manufacturers in Japan have the last name Ford because he invented the process.
It’s like peer pressure never existed until the 60’s.
It’s like McCarthy never conducted a witch hunt for Communists, and that he wasn’t a Republican.
Comment by Rex — April 21, 2007 @ 10:40 am

None of your statements has anything to do with the liberal creation of political correctness as a way of controlling people’s conversation.

]]> By: suexian http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3762415 suexian Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:49:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3762415 RON PAUL '08 !!! RON PAUL ‘08 !!!

]]> By: Jacob Johnson http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3762237 Jacob Johnson Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:55:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3762237 Massacre American troops? Give your military some credit :P American troops are much more capable of fighting regular armies than insurgencies. Massacre American troops? Give your military some credit :P
American troops are much more capable of fighting regular armies than insurgencies.

]]> By: Jacob Johnson http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3762235 Jacob Johnson Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:52:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3762235 McCain was tortured, and initially protested against the administration's torture policy. After all the rebuttal he got, he backed down from what he thought was the right thing to do. I know this is killing him inside. However, I cannot support someone who cannot find his moral spine. McCain was tortured, and initially protested against the administration’s torture policy. After all the rebuttal he got, he backed down from what he thought was the right thing to do. I know this is killing him inside. However, I cannot support someone who cannot find his moral spine.

]]> By: HitEmNow http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3762078 HitEmNow Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:08:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3762078 I agree with Joker, you leftys need to get some balls and quit your whinin'. Bomb em before they can bomb us! I agree with Joker, you leftys need to get some balls and quit your whinin’. Bomb em before they can bomb us!

]]> By: alphaomega http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761992 alphaomega Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:29:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761992 Why do you listen to these LIARS who call themselves politicians then tolerate it when they keep secrets from you.All the while you complain and do nothing.Americans should be ashamed of themselves. YOU CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT ME.LET ALONE TRY AND ESTABLISH A SECULAR NATION!HA HA.SEEK ME OUT SINCERELY, AND I WILL MAKE MY PRESENCE KNOWN TO YOU. -GOD Why do you listen to these LIARS who call themselves politicians then tolerate it when they keep secrets from you.All the while you complain and do nothing.Americans should be ashamed of themselves. YOU CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT ME.LET ALONE TRY AND ESTABLISH A SECULAR NATION!HA HA.SEEK ME OUT SINCERELY, AND I WILL MAKE MY PRESENCE KNOWN TO YOU.

-GOD

]]> By: Neil http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761981 Neil Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:26:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761981 lol@ all you critics... And lol@ bomb bomb iran.... I for one, got a chuckle out of it.... lol@ all you critics…
And lol@ bomb bomb iran….

I for one, got a chuckle out of it….

]]> By: Rex http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761908 Rex Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:40:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761908 Political correctness, and all its attendent foolishness, are the creation and responsibility of liberals. Comment by cc — April 21, 2007 @ 12:31 am What a strange thing to say. It's like all car manufacturers in Japan have the last name Ford because he invented the process. It's like peer pressure never existed until the 60's. It's like McCarthy never conducted a witch hunt for Communists, and that he wasn't a Republican. Political correctness, and all its attendent foolishness, are the creation and responsibility of liberals.
Comment by cc — April 21, 2007 @ 12:31 am

What a strange thing to say.
It’s like all car manufacturers in Japan have the last name Ford because he invented the process.
It’s like peer pressure never existed until the 60’s.
It’s like McCarthy never conducted a witch hunt for Communists, and that he wasn’t a Republican.

]]> By: TerrytheTurtle http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761732 TerrytheTurtle Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:23:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761732 <em>Or they live in a country without a free press and they have nothing to counter the lies their government tells them.</em> Wow, this sounds really familiar.... Or they live in a country without a free press and they have nothing to counter the lies their government tells them.

Wow, this sounds really familiar….

]]> By: cc http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761681 cc Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:31:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761681 Having watched my mother, my aunt, and many other relatives, slip into Alzheimer’s, it seems pretty obvious that McCain is on that path. ... I have never liked him or his politics, but in this case, I think it would be appropriate to treat him like someone suffering a true illness — who should be taken out of the game for that reason — instead of a desperate pol looking for a new angle. If news bloggers keep making this point, perhaps it will penetrate to the near dead media folks higher up. Comment by Eli Bennet — April 20, 2007 @ 10:39 am Finally, someone on this site who believes McCain is impaired and doesn't go on to ridicule him or call him vile names. And then there are these: Poor Mcnutty’s trolly has jumped all the rail’s, sad to see realy….I would never have voted for him but he did have my respect for his contrabution’s to our country many years ago…Not the case any more, he is so out there his number’s can’t be counted…..Blessings Comment by Sharon — April 20, 2007 @ 11:32 am McCain has lost his mind.... Get a life you stupid old idiot…you work for Americans, you are not a king or dictator. You are a crazy dumbass just like Dubya. Comment by kasinca — April 20, 2007 @ 11:37 am "Can we say early onset dementia?" Comment by jwm71 — April 20, 2007 @ 1:43 pm Can we say hateful? I hope nobody in your families ever develops dementia, since they can expect to "lose your respect" and be called "crazy dumbass." I don't know whether McCain is mentally sound or not, but this is very sorry treatment from people who think he is impaired. And Republicans are the party of hate? "roger roger is one of those people who think that party affiliation equates intelligence and correctness. he’s one of those republican PC police." Comment by bob (not the hacker) — April 20, 2007 @ 11:10 am Political correctness, and all its attendent foolishness, are the creation and responsibility of liberals. "...The people of America should know that ordinary people in the world consider American leaders as the most dangerous terrorists in the world." Comment by Mike M. — April 20, 2007 @ 11:38 am The number of people who have emigrated here in the last few years, plus those on waiting lists, plus those who take the risk of coming here illegally show that quite a large number of people disagree with your statement. I suspect that those who agree with you are either very liberal, and as such, believe with the majority on this site. Or they live in a country without a free press and they have nothing to counter the lies their government tells them. Having watched my mother, my aunt, and many other relatives, slip into Alzheimer’s, it seems pretty obvious that McCain is on that path. … I have never liked him or his politics, but in this case, I think it would be appropriate to treat him like someone suffering a true illness — who should be taken out of the game for that reason — instead of a desperate pol looking for a new angle. If news bloggers keep making this point, perhaps it will penetrate to the near dead media folks higher up.
Comment by Eli Bennet — April 20, 2007 @ 10:39 am

Finally, someone on this site who believes McCain is impaired and doesn’t go on to ridicule him or call him vile names. And then there are these:

Poor Mcnutty’s trolly has jumped all the rail’s, sad to see realy….I would never have voted for him but he did have my respect for his contrabution’s to our country many years ago…Not the case any more, he is so out there his number’s can’t be counted…..Blessings
Comment by Sharon — April 20, 2007 @ 11:32 am

McCain has lost his mind…. Get a life you stupid old idiot…you work for Americans, you are not a king or dictator. You are a crazy dumbass just like Dubya.
Comment by kasinca — April 20, 2007 @ 11:37 am

“Can we say early onset dementia?”
Comment by jwm71 — April 20, 2007 @ 1:43 pm

Can we say hateful?
I hope nobody in your families ever develops dementia, since they can expect to “lose your respect” and be called “crazy dumbass.” I don’t know whether McCain is mentally sound or not, but this is very sorry treatment from people who think he is impaired. And Republicans are the party of hate?

“roger roger is one of those people who think that party affiliation equates intelligence and correctness. he’s one of those republican PC police.”
Comment by bob (not the hacker) — April 20, 2007 @
11:10 am

Political correctness, and all its attendent foolishness, are the creation and responsibility of liberals.

“…The people of America should know that ordinary people in the world consider American leaders as the most dangerous terrorists in the world.”
Comment by Mike M. — April 20, 2007 @ 11:38 am

The number of people who have emigrated here in the last few years, plus those on waiting lists, plus those who take the risk of coming here illegally show that quite a large number of people disagree with your statement. I suspect that those who agree with you are either very liberal, and as such, believe with the majority on this site. Or they live in a country without a free press and they have nothing to counter the lies their government tells them.

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761619 Uncle Ho Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:48:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761619 Joker; have I got a joker for you. We Americans call for the destruction of the Bush administration. But that may not be necessary now. It seems to be in a self-destruct mode by itself. Joker; have I got a joker for you. We Americans call for the destruction of the Bush administration. But that may not be necessary now. It seems to be in a self-destruct mode by itself.

]]> By: bdrube http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761607 bdrube Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:40:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761607 What percentage of McCain's 2000 primary voters do ya suppose will be pulling the lever for him this time? I'll bet no more than 10%. I know I won't be one of the deluded few. What percentage of McCain’s 2000 primary voters do ya suppose will be pulling the lever for him this time? I’ll bet no more than 10%.

I know I won’t be one of the deluded few.

]]> By: The Joker http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761537 The Joker Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:09:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761537 Why do you Leftists support the Iranian regime? They call for America's destruction all the time. You guys say nothing. Move there since you clowns like it so much! Why do you Leftists support the Iranian regime?
They call for America’s destruction all the time. You guys say nothing.
Move there since you clowns like it so much!

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761425 big papa Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:35:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761425 Maybe the Iranians will get preemptive... ...on McCain... ...the hypocrisy of the msm is astounding... ...Howard Dean's so-called "SCREAM!"... ...ruined his candidacy... ...but this scumbag would be murderer gets nothing more than a passing mention... ...right wing al Ceeracku*s can apparently do and say anything... ...as long as their corporate co-conspirators control the airwaves... ...save American democracy... ... RUIN RUPERT MURDOCH... Maybe the Iranians will get preemptive…

…on McCain…

…the hypocrisy of the msm is astounding…

…Howard Dean’s so-called “SCREAM!”…

…ruined his candidacy…

…but this scumbag would be murderer gets nothing more than a passing mention…

…right wing al Ceeracku*s can apparently do and say anything…

…as long as their corporate co-conspirators control the airwaves…

…save American democracy…

… RUIN RUPERT MURDOCH…

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761404 Devil's Advocate Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:18:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761404 McCain is toast. What an idiotic thing to do! Does this imbecile realize that if the US bombs Iran, Iranians troops will go right across the border with Iraq and massacre US troops? How does he think this will play on Iranian TV? Why is he giving fodder to crazy Ahmadi-Nejad? Finally, would he think it funny if a representative of another country sang the same song about the US: "Bomb, bomb, bomb, the USA?" McCain has gone from being an interesting maverick in 2000 to a Bush asskisser in 2004, and now to being a senile, crazy, old man, who is fighting Vietnam all over again and brownosing the religious right. McCain is toast. What an idiotic thing to do! Does this imbecile realize that if the US bombs Iran, Iranians troops will go right across the border with Iraq and massacre US troops?

How does he think this will play on Iranian TV? Why is he giving fodder to crazy Ahmadi-Nejad?

Finally, would he think it funny if a representative of another country sang the same song about the US: “Bomb, bomb, bomb, the USA?”

McCain has gone from being an interesting maverick in 2000 to a Bush asskisser in 2004, and now to being a senile, crazy, old man, who is fighting Vietnam all over again and brownosing the religious right.

]]> By: The Unknown Democrat http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761362 The Unknown Democrat Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:55:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761362 How would this loser want his close friend to turn on him after he put his foot in his mouth. McCain is a flip flopping moron who's going to loose the nomination because he sold his soul for twenty pieces of silver. He wanted to be commander in chief so bad, he forgot to what he stood for. I'm sorry John my intregrity means more to me and silver. How would this loser want his close friend to turn on him after he put his foot in his mouth. McCain is a flip flopping moron who’s going to loose the nomination because he sold his soul for twenty pieces of silver. He wanted to be commander in chief so bad, he forgot to what he stood for. I’m sorry John my intregrity means more to me and silver.

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761142 Uncle Ho Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:29:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761142 "Get a life"- more self-righteous Republican hypocrasy. Their double-standard is "do as I say, not as I do". “Get a life”- more self-righteous Republican hypocrasy. Their double-standard is “do as I say, not as I do”.

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3761139 Uncle Ho Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:27:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3761139 Iran's response; Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill John McCain.-Not joking. Iran’s response; Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill John McCain.-Not joking.

]]> By: TerrytheTurtle http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/comment-page-2/#comment-3760944 TerrytheTurtle Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:30:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/mccain-botched/#comment-3760944 Roger Rabbit - so American smart bombs can distinguish between normal Iranian citizens and ruling class Iranians? You are a delusional fool - in the planned air assault McCain finds so funny, conservative predictions are that 10000 Iranians will die. If the average Iranian doesn't hate you now, they will by then. And stop the 'freedom' and 'democracy' bs. Iran had freedom and democratic self-government in 1953 when your CIA overthrew the government and gifted Iran 25 years of the Shah and the SAVAK. America talks about 'freedom' the way the Soviets talked about 'peace'. Roger Rabbit – so American smart bombs can distinguish between normal Iranian citizens and ruling class Iranians? You are a delusional fool – in the planned air assault McCain finds so funny, conservative predictions are that 10000 Iranians will die. If the average Iranian doesn’t hate you now, they will by then.

And stop the ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’ bs. Iran had freedom and democratic self-government in 1953 when your CIA overthrew the government and gifted Iran 25 years of the Shah and the SAVAK. America talks about ‘freedom’ the way the Soviets talked about ‘peace’.

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