Comments on: One Week After McCain Claims Vets ‘Know I’ll Take Care Of Them,’ IAVA Gives Him A ‘D’ http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:51:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5273126 Bilbo Hussein Baggins Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:30:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5273126 I really do wish that Obama or the DNC would make an advertisement about McCain's record on veteran issues. It needs to be played in every state. It especially needs to be pointed out that he opposed Webb's veterans assistance bill and that he didn't even vote on it. I really do wish that Obama or the DNC would make an advertisement about McCain’s record on veteran issues. It needs to be played in every state. It especially needs to be pointed out that he opposed Webb’s veterans assistance bill and that he didn’t even vote on it.

]]> By: follow the money http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5271494 follow the money Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:06:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5271494 Hate to call anyone this, but.. Mr McCain... you are a disgrace to the Uniform, a disgrace to our country, a disgrace to every single soldier that ever put on a uniform to serve this once great country.. We need somebody, who will rise to the occasion, to bring this country, back to where it was once respected around the world.. Mr McCain...Sorry, you dont fit the profile here... Disgraceful..you dont deserve the respect, that our soldiers once had for you... Hate to call anyone this,
but..
Mr McCain…
you are a disgrace to the Uniform, a disgrace to our country,
a disgrace to every single soldier that ever put on a uniform to serve this once great country..

We need somebody, who will rise to the occasion, to bring this country, back to where it was once respected around the world..

Mr McCain…Sorry, you dont fit the profile here…

Disgraceful..you dont deserve the respect, that our soldiers once had for you…

]]> By: lthuedk http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5271016 lthuedk Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:57:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5271016 Fascist! McCain wouldn't give Vets the sweat off his balls. He is maxed out on betrayal, having voted religiously against Veteran assistance bills time and time again. http://www.light-to-dark.com/a_hero_at_walter_reed.html Fascist! McCain wouldn’t give Vets the sweat off his balls. He is maxed out on betrayal, having voted religiously against Veteran assistance bills time and time again.

http://www.light-to-dark.com/a_hero_at_walter_reed.html

]]> By: hussein toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270992 hussein toasterhead Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:43:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270992 <i>markusmarkus Says: Question: Why does the GOP hate our military and our Veterans? October 7th, 2008 at 12:41 pm </i> _______ The military is the ultimate in Big Government. It'd take a bathtub the size of Connecticut to drown it all. markusmarkus Says:

Question: Why does the GOP hate our military and our Veterans?

October 7th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
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The military is the ultimate in Big Government. It’d take a bathtub the size of Connecticut to drown it all.

]]> By: markusmarkus http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270986 markusmarkus Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:41:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270986 Question: Why does the GOP hate our military and our Veterans? Answer: The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith Question: Why does the GOP hate our military and our Veterans?

Answer: The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith

]]> By: markusmarkus http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270978 markusmarkus Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:38:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270978 raynman Says: ------------------------------------------------------------- "Considering his class rank when he graduated from West Point, a “D” is probably a step up for McSame…." Actually, McIIIrd is a grad of the Naval Academy in Annopolis. He's still a jerk. raynman Says:
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“Considering his class rank when he graduated from West Point, a “D” is probably a step up for McSame….”

Actually, McIIIrd is a grad of the Naval Academy in Annopolis. He’s still a jerk.

]]> By: trustme http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270960 trustme Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:30:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270960 John McCain picked a woman that has a long intimate relationship with a man that for 7 years belonged to a movement that sought indepenance for Alaska from America. That man is Todd Palin, Sarah´s husband. If he cared about America at all he would not have picked someone that does not want to be part of this great country to be his running mate so why should it surprise anyone that he does not support our troops or veterans? John McCain picked a woman that has a long intimate relationship with a man that for 7 years belonged to a movement that sought indepenance for Alaska from America. That man is Todd Palin, Sarah´s husband. If he cared about America at all he would not have picked someone that does not want to be part of this great country to be his running mate so why should it surprise anyone that he does not support our troops or veterans?

]]> By: 49erDem http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270950 49erDem Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:29:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270950 Can you imagine what Repubs would be saying now if the Democratic candidate had gone on tape saying American pilots were "war criminals" and that we bombed hospitals on purpose? Can you imagine what Repubs would be saying now if the Democratic candidate had gone on tape saying American pilots were “war criminals” and that we bombed hospitals on purpose?

]]> By: Chris LeJeune http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270940 Chris LeJeune Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:27:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270940 VetVoice is running a thread on this as well today: http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2001 VetVoice is running a thread on this as well today:
http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2001

]]> By: daveincolorado http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270900 daveincolorado Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:16:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270900 It is incomprehensible to me how <em><strong>any</strong></em> veteran can be supporting mccain. He doesn't care about vets or our problems or the issues vets face. His service doesn't qualify him on national security, his incarceration experience certainly hasn't helped him to be more sensitive to what the veterans are going through now. Wake up! It is incomprehensible to me how any veteran can be supporting mccain. He doesn’t care about vets or our problems or the issues vets face. His service doesn’t qualify him on national security, his incarceration experience certainly hasn’t helped him to be more sensitive to what the veterans are going through now. Wake up!

]]> By: Leftside Annie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270898 Leftside Annie Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:15:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270898 Eh. Those IAVA guys are just a bunch of random commie terrist-loving Muslim jihadis who hate Amurka!!! (The above was brought to you by Snarktastic Prods., Inc.) Eh. Those IAVA guys are just a bunch of random commie terrist-loving Muslim jihadis who hate Amurka!!!

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]]> By: A Patriot Acting http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270808 A Patriot Acting Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:48:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270808 According to the McCain spin, America is expected to view McCain as he was portayed by a complacent media from about 15 years ago until about 8 years ago. This window in time is how we should picture him (and don't forget about 5 years in Hanoi while you're at it). Just please, nobody mention that the "maverick" is and always was a facade. Also don't dare mention that the John McCain of the last eight years has voted pretty much lockstep with the neocon agenda, the President and the rest of his merry men on the Hill. Please ignore the fact that he has surrounded himself and allowed himself to be manipulated by a crowd of neocons, lobbyists and many members of Bush's inner circle of political hit men. Forget about how he treated his first wife, his infamous temper, his boldfaced lying about supporting our troops and veterans, his long history of deregulation in the housing and financial sectors, his propagandizing of Iraq on behalf of Dick Cheney, his countless flip-flops, outright lies about Senator Obama, his lack of any economic solutions and his brazen bull-in-a-chinashop approach to foreign diplomacy. Please ignore the fact that a 72 year old candidate who has been battling cancer refuses American voters a complete view of his medical history. My friends, the emperor has no clothes. Just a well polished slime machine, an incompetant running mate and a "liberal" media that is STILL all too happy to give air time to his sorry campaign as it relies on smear tactics that have long been disproven. If Senator John Sidney McCain actually believed his "Country First" screed he would drop out of the race in embarrassment at what he has become. Sadly, it is and always has been John McCain first, Country somewhere further down the road. With no credible stance on ANY of the issues that matter to Americans McCain has decided that the only chance he stands is negativity and more lies. Mr. McCain, if you know damned well that you don't stand a chance when it comes to where you fall on the issues, face it...AMERICA DOESN'T WANT YOU AND YOU HAVE NOTHING POSITIVE TO OFFER US IN THESE SERIOUS TIMES! If all you have left is negativity, then kindly go Cheney yourself Senator! because by not being part of the solution YOU ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM! According to the McCain spin, America is expected to view McCain as he was portayed by a complacent media from about 15 years ago until about 8 years ago. This window in time is how we should picture him (and don’t forget about 5 years in Hanoi while you’re at it). Just please, nobody mention that the “maverick” is and always was a facade. Also don’t dare mention that the John McCain of the last eight years has voted pretty much lockstep with the neocon agenda, the President and the rest of his merry men on the Hill. Please ignore the fact that he has surrounded himself and allowed himself to be manipulated by a crowd of neocons, lobbyists and many members of Bush’s inner circle of political hit men. Forget about how he treated his first wife, his infamous temper, his boldfaced lying about supporting our troops and veterans, his long history of deregulation in the housing and financial sectors, his propagandizing of Iraq on behalf of Dick Cheney, his countless flip-flops, outright lies about Senator Obama, his lack of any economic solutions and his brazen bull-in-a-chinashop approach to foreign diplomacy. Please ignore the fact that a 72 year old candidate who has been battling cancer refuses American voters a complete view of his medical history. My friends, the emperor has no clothes. Just a well polished slime machine, an incompetant running mate and a “liberal” media that is STILL all too happy to give air time to his sorry campaign as it relies on smear tactics that have long been disproven. If Senator John Sidney McCain actually believed his “Country First” screed he would drop out of the race in embarrassment at what he has become. Sadly, it is and always has been John McCain first, Country somewhere further down the road. With no credible stance on ANY of the issues that matter to Americans McCain has decided that the only chance he stands is negativity and more lies. Mr. McCain, if you know damned well that you don’t stand a chance when it comes to where you fall on the issues, face it…AMERICA DOESN’T WANT YOU AND YOU HAVE NOTHING POSITIVE TO OFFER US IN THESE SERIOUS TIMES! If all you have left is negativity, then kindly go Cheney yourself Senator! because by not being part of the solution YOU ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM!

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270788 Fred Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:40:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270788 pete I think maplestreet was being sarcastic. Note he mentions that nothing that happened recently is relevant.....correct me if I'm wrong maplestreet. pete I think maplestreet was being sarcastic. Note he mentions that nothing that happened recently is relevant…..correct me if I’m wrong maplestreet.

]]> By: MCMetal http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270770 MCMetal Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:31:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270770 The complete "D-list" of both the House and Senate includes : John Campbell - California Chris Cannon - Utah John Duncan - Tennessee Thomas Tancredo - Colorado Ron Paul - Texas Tom Coburn - Oklahoma Michael Enzi - Wyoming Jim DeMint - South Carolina As well as McDepends ; every one of them a Republican. Why does the GOP hate our military and our Veterans ? The complete “D-list” of both the House and Senate includes :

John Campbell – California

Chris Cannon – Utah

John Duncan – Tennessee

Thomas Tancredo – Colorado

Ron Paul – Texas

Tom Coburn – Oklahoma

Michael Enzi – Wyoming

Jim DeMint – South Carolina

As well as McDepends ; every one of them a Republican.

Why does the GOP hate our military and our Veterans ?

]]> By: pete http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270752 pete Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:24:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270752 <em>Unfortunately, McSame lives in the past. I have no doubt that he received many “A”s prior to 2000.</em> Actually? No. Flippy McSpin has always given lip service to vets issues while voting against them. If ol' Flippy had won the nomination in 2000, and gotten the full scrutiny, his "maverick" days would have ended. He's been a fraud since his first day in the Senate. Unfortunately, McSame lives in the past. I have no doubt that he received many “A”s prior to 2000.

Actually? No. Flippy McSpin has always given lip service to vets issues while voting against them. If ol’ Flippy had won the nomination in 2000, and gotten the full scrutiny, his “maverick” days would have ended. He’s been a fraud since his first day in the Senate.

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270748 Fred Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:23:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270748 Lifers in the US military are mostly republicans. Those are the ones that support mccain and his war mentality. Our family members, the troops, are low priority to mccain. They are just numbers and bodies and statistics. mccain has a long track record of not supporting our troops and he is not the only one. republicans across the board are guilty. Lifers in the US military are mostly republicans. Those are the ones that support mccain and his war mentality.

Our family members, the troops, are low priority to mccain. They are just numbers and bodies and statistics.

mccain has a long track record of not supporting our troops and he is not the only one. republicans across the board are guilty.

]]> By: galmud http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270746 galmud Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:23:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270746 Who cares what veterans say they think. McCain knows what they think because hes John McCain, Vietnam war hero extraordinaire. And John McCain knows veterans support him. Doesnt matter that veterans say they dont. Remember John McCain knows because he says he knows. Just watch to nights debate and count how many times McCain says he knows. He will say it a lot simply because he knows everything and everyone there is to know. John McCain in his infinite wisdom and experience knows. Who cares what veterans say they think. McCain knows what they think because hes John McCain, Vietnam war hero extraordinaire. And John McCain knows veterans support him. Doesnt matter that veterans say they dont.

Remember John McCain knows because he says he knows. Just watch to nights debate and count how many times McCain says he knows. He will say it a lot simply because he knows everything and everyone there is to know. John McCain in his infinite wisdom and experience knows.

]]> By: impeachcheneythenbush http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270740 impeachcheneythenbush Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:20:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270740 VetVoice's list of veterans' bills that McCain voted AGAINST should be in a campaign ad. McCain's claim above juxtapositioned with the list of these votes, with a website to access the information. For Americans to continue to see McCain as some mythic hero finally needs to end. The ad, itself however, should be done either by VetVoice themselves or the DNC. VetVoice’s list of veterans’ bills that McCain voted AGAINST should be in a campaign ad. McCain’s claim above juxtapositioned with the list of these votes, with a website to access the information. For Americans to continue to see McCain as some mythic hero finally needs to end. The ad, itself however, should be done either by VetVoice themselves or the DNC.

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270738 stateofthedivision Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:16:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270738 That $1.3 trillion just went to buy corporate commercial paper. The Fed is spending your tax money once again. That $1.3 trillion just went to buy corporate commercial paper. The Fed is spending your tax money once again.

]]> By: Fritz http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/comment-page-1/#comment-5270736 Fritz Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:14:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/07/mccain-d-iava/#comment-5270736 McCain to Vets: "Drop Dead." McCain to Vets: “Drop Dead.”

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