McCain camp tries to link McCain to Colombian hostage release.
By on Jul 10th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
McCain camp tries to link McCain to Colombian hostage release.
Last week, when Colombia infiltrated the FARC to successfully free 15 hostages, Fox News falsely tried to tie the rescue to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) visit to the country. On McCain’s official blog yesterday, Michael Goldfarb glibly insinuated that McCain’s leadership led to the rescue:
Obama’s running on his judgment, so it seems fair to point out that he hasn’t even left the country and he’s already causing a diplomatic row. Meanwhile, McCain goes to Colombia and a bunch of hostages are freed from a terrorist group in a daring raid. Read into that what you will.
Yesterday, McCain (jokingly?) told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that “I’m happy to tell you that I orchestrated the rescue of those hostages.”
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No, No! Link McCain to this-
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/07/04/10118/
July 10th, 2008 at 9:12 pmOh, fer the luvva Jebus. I wondered how long it would be before that oldfart tried to take credit for the release of those hostages.
*eyeroll*
Despicable.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:15 pmNot before McCain tortured the hostages.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:18 pmMcCain was about as engaged in this hostage release as Ronald Milhous Reagan was with the Iranian hostage event in 1979. Whatever happened to all those weapons Reagan swapped to Iran for those hostages?
July 10th, 2008 at 9:23 pmholy......sh.t.....steaks......
July 10th, 2008 at 9:25 pmRight now all the reich-wingers are wanking off to McGrampa's "bravery".
July 10th, 2008 at 9:29 pmWas this in the same interview where he said that when he was a POW, he gave the North Vietnamese the names of the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line as his squad mates, even though in his book he said it was the Green Bay Packers?
I know, I know, it's hard to keep details like that straight when you're as old as he is.
But if McSame gave the North Vietnamese bad information... doesn't that mean that torture doesn't work???
July 10th, 2008 at 9:32 pmand i called it too... guesss that was an easy one...
...
this is OT, and i'm just getting back, but wanted to get this out... sounds like it could get interesting...
may have been mentioned - i heard today on randi, a story about iran using PHOTOSHOP when showing the recent missile tests…
a quick googlenews search:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=iran%2C+photoshop&btnG=Search+News
July 10th, 2008 at 9:32 pmMaybe those Columbian hostages can sit McCain down and explain the difference between Sunnis and Shiites to him.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:34 pmoh, and, what "diplomatic row" is goldfarb referring to?
July 10th, 2008 at 9:34 pmMost terrorists fear 72 year old senile men who can't raise their arms above their head.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:35 pmWe've seen strawmen, tu quoques, appeals to authority, and just about every other logical fallacy used by the righties - might as well add post hoc to the list.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:35 pmIran and Faux both photoshop images for the purpose of propaganda. How telling.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:37 pmHere's more on that "diplomatic row":
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/report_bush_officials_not_happ.php
July 10th, 2008 at 9:40 pmP. S., don't forget about that little matter of the multi-million dollar ransom that was paid for the hostages release...
For your paranoia pleasure, search google news for "taser bracelet."
July 10th, 2008 at 9:43 pmHah! This is funny. I thought for sure that after this whole thing came down we would see bush finding a way to take credit for it... I wasn't too far off.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:03 pmDid McStupid procure the release of said hostages by promising their captors some cold Budweiser , provided by his mannequin wife ?
July 10th, 2008 at 10:09 pmAnd for Amazo McCain's next feat of trickery, he'll convince most of the 75% of Americans in the U.S. that think those bitterly angry feelings of betrayal they feel towards the President and his administration, is just hormones brought on by bad veggies!
July 10th, 2008 at 10:10 pmYes yes! The pivotal word here is "jokingly".
Anything or anybody that reports McCain did something POSITIVE for the country, the Constitution, or Freedom in general ...rest assured, it's a joke.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:13 pmYesterday, McCain (jokingly?) told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that “I’m happy to tell you that I orchestrated the rescue of those hostages.”
Looks as though McSame wants to match the worst president in US history in behaving like an uncouth and unthinking , compassionless assbag , too......Would McStupid take someone who would talk so flippantly and disrespectfully about his time as a POW , or claim they were personally responsible for his release ?
I don't see that happening........
July 10th, 2008 at 10:29 pmMore lies. Lies, lies, lies - McCain. No honesty whatsoever.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:36 pmGolly gee. No one could have foreseen them using this tactic. Who would have thunk it?
July 10th, 2008 at 10:41 pmnow if he had claimed
to have invented the
internet the msm
would be all over
him, right?
*
good luck.
*
July 10th, 2008 at 10:42 pmHey Cmon people. These political campaigns are very complicated. I'm sure you've had stressed out work weeks and made a little boo boo, heh? So some intern didnt deliver some coded message to some recipients desk and viola, they accidentally lie about the wrong thing. This is modern day politics people. Let bankers and insurance agents worry about whats best for you and enjoy the show. -ss
July 10th, 2008 at 10:43 pmMore likely McCain was tipped off that a rescue was imminent and they waited until he got there to stage it. Which begs the question how long did they have to wait until he got there and how much more time was spent in captivity so he could brag that he was part of it.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:46 pmRandom American PR guy: "I know you all have been held captive for years and want to eat real food, take showers, get a fresh set of clothes and see your families. Though, we have Senator John McCain here, who is running for President of the United States and he'd like you all to put that on hold for photos and hand shakes."
Those poor soul's torture didn't end after their rescue.
July 10th, 2008 at 11:02 pmMcCain is toast. Except for the GOP's Diebold factor and their voter intimidation tactic it is likely the John McCain may receive a horrible beating at the polls. And he will deserve such a beating. What is he thinking? He is old, he now appears to be feeble, he is a huge flip-flopper (something his party populaized), he is a major fixure of the party that has driven our nation to its knees, he is a biggot, has an temper that is very evident. Above all, he now seems to be as quick on his feet as Dubya. Did you see him with the Viagra question? That was just awful.
He is not presidential material. The only way I can explain it is that those who put Bush in power by stealing two elections are now backing McCain.
July 10th, 2008 at 11:06 pmWonder what McCain would have said if Obama had said he helped his daddy write a letter that got John "freeded" . . . .
July 10th, 2008 at 11:34 pmnofltwlt Says:
[...]
He is not presidential material. The only way I can explain it is that those who put Bush in power by stealing two elections are now backing McCain.
i can't shake the feeling that it's already a done deal...
the fix is in...
...
the only way to make sure it's NOT is
OVERWHELMING DEMOCRATIC VOTER TURNOUT.
IT CAN'T BE CLOSE. AT ALL.
July 10th, 2008 at 11:44 pmOr....
We get workers into the power chair factories to cross-reference and send crappy batteries to GOP recipients and greats ones to Democratic ones. That by Super Tuesday, the GOP power chairs crap out and the "Sunset States" mirror the fall of the GOP and their constituents.
I'm just kidding...sort of! Hah!
July 11th, 2008 at 2:29 amFor decades FARC has taken hostages and has given them up for ransom, unharmed.
They just did it again, but threw in a couple of their expendable people for a bigger payoff to make the show.
July 11th, 2008 at 2:35 am"For decades FARC has taken hostages and has given them up for ransom, unharmed.
They just did it again, but threw in a couple of their expendable people for a bigger payoff to make the show."
Comment by shoeless
So true; those hostages weren't rescued, but ransomed.
¶ AIO
July 11th, 2008 at 4:59 amAnyone who's lived through the Iran Contra scandal could have easily put 2 and 2 together on this one...
July 11th, 2008 at 6:01 amIn other news, McCain stopped a giantic kryptonite meteorite on his way to destroy the USA, and with its bare hands, kicked it into the Sun. After that, he's planning to fly around the Earth at light speed to invert its spin, reverse time, and resuscite Jesse Helms.
July 11th, 2008 at 6:32 amWho didn't see this coming? Woo-hoo, what a surprise!
Swiss radio reported this rescue was orchestrated with a payoff of $20 million bucks, McCain was in Columbia when it happened, he claims he was "briefed" by the Columbian government, and wandered around long enough for it to happen. Republicans always take credit for stuff they didn't do. Have you noticed?
I was just waiting for the moment when McCain started to take credit for it, making himself look "tough" on foreign policy by being in the right place at the right time (like Reagan) and sure enough, he's doing it.
July 11th, 2008 at 7:09 amMcLame has an untimely and dry, warped sense of humor. Sound familiar?
No doubt his election would be a Bush 3rd term - like two peas in a pod.
Our great country cannot afford another Bush/McCain.
July 11th, 2008 at 8:47 am"Read into that what you will."
July 11th, 2008 at 10:12 amOK
If McCain thinks he had anything to do with it, he is either delusional or a liar.