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McCain heckled during non-proliferation speech.

By Think Progress on May 27th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

McCain heckled during non-proliferation speech.»

Today, during a speech about nuclear non-proliferation in Colorado, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was repeatedly heckled by anti-Iraq war protesters, chanting, “Endless war! Endless war!” Watch it:

“I’ll never surrender in Iraq,” McCain responded. “And we are winning,” he added.




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79 Responses to “McCain heckled during non-proliferation speech.”

  1. misshusseinmolly Says:

    “And we are winning,” he added.
    _________________________________________

    And what have we won, Johnny?


  2. RUCerious Says:

    How do you ‘win’ an occupation, McIIIrd?


  3. McWars Says:

    I’ll never surrender in Iraq

    When did you enlist, McChickenshit?


  4. unbelievable Says:

    We are winning?

    Someone needs to check Capital Hill for Radon poisoning. I’m nearly convinced that some poisonous gas has impacted the thought processes of those who have served there for more than a couple of years…


  5. Denee Says:

    staged


  6. HighPlainsJoker Says:

    RRCerious: We will win when there is a McDonalds on every corner, Exxon on their freeways, and Christian church spires throughout Baghdad. 100 to 1000 years from now…


  7. Wayne Says:

    “I’ll never surrender in Iraq,” McCain responded. “And we are winning,” he added.

    Did he start pumping his fists up and down in that child-like fit he throws when he gets irritated?
    Someone needs to catch him doing this more often on video.


  8. larkohio Says:

    We went to war for a lie. We have lost our young people and our money for nothing. I don’t think McCain understands how tired Americans are of all the crap!


  9. wijg Says:

    I can’t watch it. McCain disgusts me.


  10. RUCerious Says:

    Would that I could conjure up a used & outdated fruit and vegetable cart to take to his next ’speech’…


  11. MCMetal Says:

    “I’ll never surrender in Iraq,” McCain responded. “And we are winning,” he added.

    This is the dopey d-bag who is going to educate Obama on Iraq ?

    On what ?

    How to shop for $5 rugs while being trailed by half the US Army corps ?

    Easy to “not surrender” when you aren’t part of the fight to begin with , McDelusional ………..


  12. robbez_92107 Says:

    You hecklers had better cut it out.
    You’re going to piss the old coot off.


  13. RUCerious Says:

    Wayne, doesn’t he remind you of Kruschev in those fit of anger moments?


  14. ralph the wonder llama Says:

    I know I’ve used this image before, but McSame’s insistence that “we are winning” reminds me of Kevin bacon’s character in Animal House, the freshman ROTC guy during the chaos of the Homecoming parade, repeating, “Remain calm! All is well!” moments before he’s flattened by a stampeding crowd.


  15. MCMetal Says:

    Denee Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    staged

    May 27th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    Who would willingly offer themselves up to be removed publicly and in front of a nationwide viewing audience like that ?


  16. A Patriot Acting Says:

    HighPlainsJoker, don’t forget the amusement park and zoo!
    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ tol/ news/ world/ iraq/ article3802051.ece


  17. ralph the wonder llama Says:

    robbez_92107 Says:
    You hecklers had better cut it out.
    You’re going to piss the old coot off.

    (ralph chuckles at his computer)


  18. MCMetal Says:

    McStupid claims he’s gonna’ educate Obama on Iraq.

    Hey McIraqclusterfu(kbacker

    Maybe , instead of making off-the-wall comments like that , you can get Obama to give you pointers on how to get a couple more people to show at one of your laughably sparse press conferences …………..


  19. unbelievable Says:

    Courtesy of The Rude Pundit:

    “One of the funniest sights in politics these days is a pissed off John McCain. With his wee stature, his comically distended chipmunk cheeks, his achy arms painfully half-waving, and his squeaky little voice, it’s just so damn… cute. Watching McCain fume and jump about is like watching a particularly petulant leprechaun leaping mad because he can’t find his shillelagh…”


  20. robbez_92107 Says:

    Thanks, Ralphie - have a wonder-llama full day.


  21. Buckie Boy Says:

    Grampy McSame says - My friends back in the day we never surrendered, no, no, never, we might not of even known who we were surrendering to, but we wouldn’t do it, one time on my aunts farm there was a mule and that mule wouldn’t budge, but I wouldn’t surrender, I’d push and push on that mule, never surrendering, I was winning, at the county fair I’d win also, win all kinds of stuff, little stuffed toys, I never surrendered to them either, I would take that stuffed toy and shoot it with my sling shot till I was the winner, that is what winning was back in the day…Oh, no, not peach cobbler in the pants again…sigh….guess I surrendered.

    Oh, by the way grampy, that Iran leader nut case never said that, take a nap.


  22. robbez_92107 Says:

    BUCKIE - we missed you Friday!


  23. SteaM Says:

    I think they were shouting “endless war” … either way it still has the same meaning.

    Wow, it just makes me cringe to see the Senator laugh at this situation and protestors. I suppose he would like to laugh in the face of all of the families who have lost loved ones because of this endless war as well.

    Senator, this war is just not funny. No matter how disruptive these protestors were at your lovefest of a speech.


  24. spearNmagicHelmet Says:

    didn’t this guy give up a bunch of info after being tortured?


  25. tokin librul Says:

    Screw heckling!
    Bombin’ John should be showered with fresh feces and roten produce.


  26. Leporello Says:

    It’s not McInsane’s fault, it’s the fault of his programmers. When he was made into a real, live Manchurian Candidate, they didn’t think it would take this long for his programming to kick in. The mind-control conditioning is breaking down and his current behaviour is the obvious result. Let’s hope the Liebermann is nuts enough to join the ticket and we’ll have one of the most amusing campaigns in History!
    Impeach Cheney and Bush and Save the Constitution!
    Abu Ben Hussein Leporello.


  27. S.D. Says:

    “I’ll never surrender in Iraq”
    And there you have it. The GOP framing the war as simply “Win or Surrender”.

    It’s not that simple and I hope the American Public gets around the Buzz words and look at the real issue.


  28. MCMetal Says:

    spearNmagicHelmet Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    didn’t this guy give up a bunch of info after being tortured?

    May 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    About what , exactly ?

    There’s a reason his grandfather and father were admirals and he wasn’t ……..He was a horseshit pilot , among the 5 most stupid in his class ; what kind of information could he possibly have ?

    How to get ahead with important ancestors ?


  29. Razster Says:

    Just the sound of McCain’s voice makes me not even wanting to watch this clip - so i can guess that he will try to brush it off.

    He is just too old, follows the opposite path of the American public and doesn’t know when to shut up and go away.
    McCain is a useless excuse for a human-being and should just rock his self in the corner until he expires.


  30. YouCantHandleDaTruth Says:

    PLEASE people!! Keep this up!! They’ll soon enough understand that they are on the wrong side of right when it comes to this stupid war!


  31. Buckie Boy Says:

    robbez_92107 Says:
    BUCKIE - we missed you Friday!

    Well, I work in animation and sometimes I’m rendering stuff and can go to TP and sometimes I have to do hands on and can’t really do anything else.

    But Grampy McSame will post when he can… ;-)


  32. jb Says:

    Poor old songbird of Hanoi, some lost ground can never be recovered. Pitiful really.


  33. Kay Says:

    Vote for McBomb:

    And…
    Iranian mothers and Children will be killed
    unleashing further violence and istability in the Middle East.
    Possible wars with Russia, China, Syria and Pakistan,
    Gas will be $10+ a gallon.
    The eroding infrastructure will continue to crumble.
    The Military Industrial Entertainment Complex will continue to thrive.
    More right wing appointees on the Supreme Court is likely.
    The Perpetual War Society will continue with the Military contractors raking in the dough.
    The Middle Class in America will continue to dissapear.
    We will be that further to exposing the truth about 9/11.
    Coninued taxpayer responsibility for more wars and more wars.
    And we’ll continue to pay for KBR, Haliburton, Bechtel, Blackwater.
    Out moral standing will continue to plummet with human rights abuses worldwide. (secret prisons)

    I could on.


  34. ForTruth Says:

    Creamed corn or peach cobbler? Either one is just as fun!


  35. MCMetal Says:

    YouCantHandleDaTruth Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    PLEASE people!! Keep this up!! They’ll soon enough understand that they are on the wrong side of right when it comes to this stupid war!

    May 27th, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    But , it isn’t the war alone ; the GOP has been on the wrong side of everything for the last 7 + years.

    There is not one success that can be named during the last 7 godawful years ; that isn’t exactly a stellar track record that one should be trying to hitch their wagon to try and emulate ………But , that’s McWeirdo for you.


  36. Zimzone Says:

    If surrendering during an illegal invasion is a strategy, I must have missed that topic in boot camp.

    One doesn’t ‘win’ an occupation. One may prevail, but that’s still in question.

    This pretty well sums up McIIIrd’s entire campaign; off track, off the wall and out to lunch.


  37. scytherius Says:

    What an amazing old buffoon.

    No longer will these people be tolerated in this country. Win or lose in November the movement against the War Criminals is growing and we will only grow in numbers and get a hell of a lot louder.


  38. McWars Says:

    It’s almost funny, but mostly dangerous, obviously, to watch some crazy nut, almost 72 years of age, refuse to step aside. I’m not saying that an older person can’t necessarily work for as long as s/he chooses and aspire to new heights, but this is McCain hating younger people and believing that he is automatically the better candidate by virtue of his age and overrated military service. This is McCain believing that he is the ruler and everyone must suffer as he sees fit.

    Obama is doing great and he is keeping up with everything –Clinton refusing to quit, McVain, Barr, Nader, etc. He has a real talented campaign staff.


  39. MCMetal Says:

    Buckie Boy Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    robbez_92107 Says:
    BUCKIE - we missed you Friday!

    Well, I work in animation and sometimes I’m rendering stuff and can go to TP and sometimes I have to do hands on and can’t really do anything else.

    But Grampy McSame will post when he can… ;-)

    May 27th, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    Working in animation should give you a special type of insight ; have you seen anything more cartoonish than Chimpy’s existence or McStupid’s campaign ?


  40. ForTruth Says:

    One should have full range of motion in one’s extremities to be President. You’ve got to be able to reach that phone in the middle of the night, and respond to threats from all over, thus keeping small American children safely tucked in their beds.


  41. Kay Says:

    The only phone I want McSenile to reach for is for 911.


  42. Leftside Annie Says:

    I’d like to heckle the old fart.

    With a brick.


  43. Bob Says:

    Isn’t surrender usually done by the side that’s losing? If we are winning, then we wouldn’t be surrendering. If we surrender, then we aren’t wnning. Any change in action does not constitute ’surrender’. Do the sheep that follow this sort of non-logic really think in these black and white terms? Where is the evidence that the change in course will result in ‘defeat’? It seems like we’re trapped in Iraq because Americans, namely republicans, can’t get out of Chinese handcuffs without chewing off their finger, thinking that’s the only way.


  44. robbez_92107 Says:

    I really like the way that one Rethuglican in the clip (off camera) was so pissed off that all he could do is yell “Git!” to the second set of hecklers!
    Sums up McSame backers in one swift example:
    Libruls? Kids on my lawn? GIT!


  45. DaTruth Says:

    Someone tell Cindy to double or triple the dose of Geritol. If she could slip a couple Cialis that would be great! We don’t want the Old Bag to break down to shreds halfway through the campaign. He’s got to look like he’s winning!


  46. Kay Says:

    Vote for McBush

    And…
    Say goodbye “officially” to the Constitution and The Bill of Rights
    Seniors citizens will continue to have to choose between a full does of medication and food
    Bush’s “Have Mores” will continue to destroy what’s left of the middle class.
    More spying: The US will officially become a closed society :
    welcome to the Fascist States of America.
    There won’t be any manufacturing left in this country. (not that there is much now)

    Sales from Viagra will soar.


  47. had enough Says:

    I’ll never surrender in Iraq, McCain responded. ‘And we are winning,’ he added.

    I have asked this question for years….and still to this day have NEVER received an adequate answer What are we winning?
    We have massacred an innocent war torn 3rd world country with half the population under 16 years of age a country with no substantial military, then we occupy. How is this winning???? Winning what???


  48. Saint Augustine Says:

    I’m sure there was some security precautions taken prior to this event which points to the poor job McCain’s staff did in keeping out the protesters. Unless of course they eased their standards at the door to be able to have a decent sized audience.

    Once John and Barack are debating face to face, I think John will be surprised when he hears the voices of the people.


  49. Dr Jon Says:

    Some folks maintain vestiges of their past to author autobiographic eulogies. They erroneously presuppose that history has a place for them. Like many tragic figures, he’s an old fool who has nothing left but war. He only becomes more pathetic when he becomes a Viagra spokesperson.


  50. Art Says:

    Just a question…
    If we were to “surrender in Iraq”, just who is it that we would be surrendering to? I mean, who would be on the other side of the table to accept our surrender?


  51. DieNowForPeace Says:

    I rather like the imagery of McCain in a soiled adult diaper, on the frontlines of Iraq, waving a white flag, sucking his thumb.


  52. Rowan Berkeley Says:

    When he says on his website “John McCain Will Work To Strengthen Existing International Treaties And Institutions To Combat Proliferation And Develop New Ones Where Necessary. The U.S. should move quickly to negotiate a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty and improve the ability to interdict the spread of nuclear weapons and material under the Proliferation Security Initiative. John McCain will increase funding for American nonproliferation efforts, including the Cooperative Threat Reduction programs established by the landmark Nunn-Lugar legislation,” what he means is, the UN-based Non-Proliferation Treaty can be ignored and bypassed in favor of a US-centric scheme, which simply permits US clients such as Israel and India, and conceivably though less probably Saudi Arabia, to have nuclear weapons, but not others.


  53. DaTruth Says:

    We’re winning alright! $4.10 a gallon tells it all! Middle-class America, they took your eyeballs and later on they’ll be coming back for sockets!


  54. Kay Says:

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  55. Hug The Moon Says:

    McCain’s inflection of the word honor implies that the troops do not have honor unless they come home victorious. First of all, victory already happened. Saddam is gone and no WMD’s. A victorious occupation is still yet to be clearly defined or obtainable.

    Hey McCain, despite what you say, our troops have honor. Even if they came home tonight.


  56. shawnfassett Says:

    It needs to be stated each time this lie comes out - Ahmadinejad has NEVER said he wants to wipe Israel off the map.

    Each time this comes up, it needs to be asked when and where the claimant heard this statement.


  57. DieNowForPeace Says:

    Rowan Berkeley Says:

    Why do “smaller government Repukes” always seem to inject more levels of bureaucracy into everything?

    Oh yea, cause they’re all LYING HYPOCRITES.

    Let the IEAE do it’s job, morons.


  58. robertoroberto Says:

    On McCain’s military experience : Do three plane crashes and being captured by the enemy in Vietnam really make him the best qualified candidate speak about the military? I understand it took bravery to come through those years in Hanoi, but bravery and skill are two different things entirely. I’m quite sure that most would agree.


  59. Kay Says:

    When I think of all the crap that’s gone down the last 8 years–I really don’t want to look at this man the next 4-8 years. Sometimes I really hate what this country has become.
    McBush just makes me sick to my stomach.


  60. A Patriot Acting Says:

    In a similar fashion that the War in Iraq iss Bush’s personal vendetta for an attempt on his father’s life coupled with trying to finish what Bush Sr. started, McCant’s personal interest in “winning” stems from his personal sacrifices in a war (Vietnam) that was ended before victory was achieved.
    In this sense, as Hug The Moon implies with McCant’s references to the troops returning “with honor in victory” does this mean thet McCant’s service was not honorable? If the President during Vietnam stated, “I’ll never surrender in Vietnam”, would McCant have been patriotically satisfied to languish in the Hanoi Hilton while the conflict continued awaiting “victory”? While scores more of his friends and military companions died needlessly to satisfy a pig-headed Commander in Chief? Does this man not appreciate the will of the nation’s people during HIS time in foreign custody, fighting the Administration to end the conflict in Vietnam and bring ALL of their soldiers home?


  61. trollsbwild Says:

    Just remember:

    The revolution will not be televised!


  62. refidude Says:

    I seem to remember that McCain signed a letter while in captivity condemning American involvement in Vietnam. Now, I know that this letter was most likely coerced and I certainly don’t hold that against him, but it still is an example of him surrendering. Can anyone confirm this. Also I’m not sure who he is suggesting that we would be surrendering to. The democratically elected Maliki government? If memory serves, Bush declared victory quite some time ago.


  63. SP Biloxi Says:

    “And we are winning,” he added.

    Winning what, John?

    “I’ll never surrender in Iraq”

    And there you go. From the lips of McBush.


  64. pete Says:

    The only thing we are “winning” in Iraq is the contempt, and enmity, of civilized people around the globe. We are “winning” exactly what we deserve.

    Each day earns us new enemies. Each day earns us a deeper dept. Each day earns us decreased international security. And on, and on.

    There will never be a positive result, from the occupation of Iraq, because it was WRONG. Failure to recognize that simple fact should bar one from public office.


  65. questionauthority Says:

    John McCain says he’ll never surrender in Iraq; while having also said Barack Obama has wanted to surrender for some time.

    Pay very close attention folks- this is the classic fubar, Rovewellian schtupping of the collective mindset, employed relentlessly by GW Bogus & the Lie Factory; and probably what John McCain hopes to be Obama’s Achilles heel.

    McCain’s argument, however, is easily dismantled!
    The way I see it, Barack Obama doesn’t want to surrender, he is simply willing to give our troops the victory denied them by GW Bogus & the Lie Factory; the victory McCain will continue to deny them!

    How many times have we heard from military leaders, that there is no military solution in Iraq? How many polls have shown the majority of the American people, the majority of the Iraqi people, and the majority of the Iraqi government WANT US OUT?

    Our troops finished their job in Iraq long ago. They have been denied victory so that GW Bogus & the Lie Factory can use America’s resources to exploit Iraq’s resources. Period. McCain will only continue the Lie Factory’s policies.

    OBAMA, OH EIGHT!!!!!!!!


  66. Uncle Ho Says:

    By signing ANY documents or making broadcasts, McPutz is guilty of violating articles I-VI of the Code of Conduct.

    Code of Conduct

    Article I;
    I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

    Article II
    I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.

    Article III
    If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and to aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

    Article IV
    If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

    Article V
    When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies, or harmful to their cause.

    Article VI
    I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

    By offering military information in exchange for medical care, by making NVA broadcasts, by not trying to escape, by allowing himself to be used for propaganda puposes, is definetly guilty of violation of the Code of Conduct, and should have been court-martialed in accordence under the UCMJ.


  67. Gregor Samsa Says:

    “I’ll never surrender in Iraq”
    ~John McCain

    Isn’t this the same mind set that lead Lyndon Johnson to increase American military presence in Vietnam?

    I guess McCain is ready to make the same mistakes all over again.


  68. tokin librul Says:

    There’s a reason his grandfather and father were admirals and he wasn’t ……..He was a horseshit pilot , among the 5 most stupid in his class ; what kind of information could he possibly have ?

    How to get ahead with important ancestors ?

    According to some sources, he gave up the whole catalog: along with name, rank, and sn, he gave ‘em the names of flight mates, the name of his ship, his squadron, casualty data, and other stuff. Sang like a fuukin’ canary, did our fair-haired boy-o…

    There’s no particular shame in it. Everybody broke, finally.

    He flew 23 missions against mainly civilian targets. Got a ribbon per mission, approximately. Never faced actual combat, just lobbed ordnance at defenseless civilian infrastructure.

    Mebbe it works out…


  69. Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre Says:

    It’s just old-fashioned colonial, imperial aggression, more typical of 17th, 18th and 19th century England, France, Spain and the Netherlands. Criminally occupying Afghanistan and Iraq against the will of the people (theirs and ours), sounds like a plan for creating a living hell on earth. Oh, but it is Bush and Cheney’s grand plan after they managed to sleep through some four dozen warnings in early 2001… Heck of a snooze, huh, Cheney and Bush? Of course, the idiot McCain wants to continue Bush stupidity forever… God save us from these right-wing Republican morons…


  70. Alecto Says:

    ralph the wonder llama Says:

    I know I’ve used this image before, but McSame’s insistence that “we are winning” reminds me of Kevin bacon’s character in Animal House, the freshman ROTC guy during the chaos of the Homecoming parade, repeating, “Remain calm! All is well!” moments before he’s flattened by a stampeding crowd.

    Hey, I have been saying that for months now.
    http://www.thisinstead.info/images/ALLISWELL.jpg


  71. MapleStreet Says:

    11. McMetal mentions McCain’s 5 dollar rugs.

    I ask a dumb question: if we were to add in the cost of his military bodyguards into the equation, how much did those rugs cost ?


  72. Alecto Says:

    $120,000

    A bargain in McRepublifuk land


  73. MapleStreet Says:

    Answer to above dumb question: McCain still paid $5 per rug. The cost of the military escort is paid by the American Taxpayer - simple cost shifting (see KBR),

    Of course, the shifted part is paid for by some schmuck making minimum wage- coincidentally, not the target of the Bush tax cuts.


  74. Max-1 Says:

    .

    FOUR MORE WARS!
    (what we do)
    FOUR MORE WARS!

    FOUR MORE SURGES!
    (how we do it)
    FOUR MORE SURGES!

    FOUR MORE THOUSAND!
    (the troops it kills)
    FOUR MORE THOUSAND!

    FOUR MORE BILLIONS!
    (we pay the bills)
    FOUR MORE BILLIONS!

    FOUR MORE TRILLIONS!
    (the debt on tall hills)
    FOUR MORE TRILLIONS!

    stay the course …?

    .


  75. Max-1 Says:

    #72 Alecto Says:

    McRepublifuk land

    ROFLMAO
    Great one!


  76. McWars Says:

    Hey Kilotrollshit

    As usual, the question is, “WTF are you rambling about?”

    McCain’s service is discredited. He has been overhonored. That is a fact. He was a terrible aviator.

    Military service or no military service, you honestly believe that should be reason to start more wars? The motive of inflicting the same pain, if not more painful, on a new genera
    tion just because the Sen. went through the same is the way to justify the means?

    A chickenhawk is a chickenhawk. If McCain wants to run to the opposite of logic and spout the happy talking points amid destruction and chaos and blood, he should take part in the mission he holds dear. Military service, while honorable, does not excuse irrational warmongering.

    P.S. Have you got the message yet that you’re a rambling troll? Do you enjoy being embarrased every time you come here, is that why you return?

    Go f uck yourself.


  77. McWars Says:

    Kilo, I need to ask you again, what are you rambling about?


  78. McWars Says:

    McCain is a chickenhawk. End of story.


  79. Arn Gunnutes Says:

    McCain MIGHT have been a combat vet, but his support of MURDERER Bush the AWOL coward and COXUCKER punk TRAITOR to the USA

    makes his just another BushNazi azslicking TRAITOR to the USA.


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