Comments on: McCain calls for Obama to retract ‘air-raiding’ comment, despite making identical comments in 2000. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:23:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: wiley http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5276424 wiley Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:58:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5276424 Because the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are not being covered by the corporate media, it's way too easy for McCain to get away with statements like this. Karzai, NATO, the British commander, and some of our high-ranking military people in Afghanistan KNOW that the killing of civilians is way out of hand, appears to be policy, and is not very bright from a military point of view. Wouldn't know it from watching television, though. Because the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are not being covered by the corporate media, it’s way too easy for McCain to get away with statements like this. Karzai, NATO, the British commander, and some of our high-ranking military people in Afghanistan KNOW that the killing of civilians is way out of hand, appears to be policy, and is not very bright from a military point of view.

Wouldn’t know it from watching television, though.

]]> By: wolfsinger http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275450 wolfsinger Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:52:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275450 Amazing! John has no honor, no memory and speaks like a hypocrite TO Sean. Who has no honor, no memory and IS a hypocrite. John has his millionaire wife, 11+ houses, a fat government pension and a sleazy running mate. Sean has millions of rabid adoring hate-filled fans, FOX paying him 20+ million a year and is a sleaze. Amazing!

John has no honor, no memory and speaks like a hypocrite

TO

Sean. Who has no honor, no memory and IS a hypocrite.

John has his millionaire wife, 11+ houses, a fat government pension and a sleazy running mate.

Sean has millions of rabid adoring hate-filled fans, FOX paying him 20+ million a year and is a sleaze.

]]> By: christopher wiwi http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275362 christopher wiwi Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:20:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275362 Mcwars has lost his mind soul and integrity, all to win this election.He is a lost soul who had his veep choice picked for him.Johnny Mcwars is all wrong for this country and is all right for the REICH to continue bushco style economics,deregulation and no oversight is exactly what we don`t want. Mcwars has lost his mind soul and integrity, all to win this election.He is a lost soul who had his veep choice picked for him.Johnny Mcwars is all wrong for this country and is all right for the REICH to continue bushco style economics,deregulation and no oversight is exactly what we don`t want.

]]> By: Leftside Annie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275328 Leftside Annie Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:06:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275328 I swear to God, I hate that slimy, ugly, evil old hypocrite. And yes, I am *very* bloody angry today... I swear to God, I hate that slimy, ugly, evil old hypocrite.

And yes, I am *very* bloody angry today…

]]> By: A Patriot Acting http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275274 A Patriot Acting Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:53:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275274 “that’s so insulting to the men and women who are serving in the military.” Coming from a shameless shill for Dick Cheney's illegal war in Iraq that cost this nation over 4,100 brave lives. John McCain is pathetic in his kitchen-sink attempts to win the presidency at all costs, facts be damned. Country first my a$$! I have no more respect for that one's past service, in fact I will go so far as to say that the nation would have been better served if Navy pilot John Sidney McCain did not survive one of his many plane crash fiascos. People have been dying for McCain's selfish mistakes since at least the Forestall incident straight through to the Iraq war. How many innocent people would still be alive today if it weren't for McCain's poor judgement and desire for respect and power? This nation can not afford to find out how many more would be lost under a McCain presidency. “that’s so insulting to the men and women who are serving in the military.”

Coming from a shameless shill for Dick Cheney’s illegal war in Iraq that cost this nation over 4,100 brave lives. John McCain is pathetic in his kitchen-sink attempts to win the presidency at all costs, facts be damned. Country first my a$$! I have no more respect for that one’s past service, in fact I will go so far as to say that the nation would have been better served if Navy pilot John Sidney McCain did not survive one of his many plane crash fiascos. People have been dying for McCain’s selfish mistakes since at least the Forestall incident straight through to the Iraq war. How many innocent people would still be alive today if it weren’t for McCain’s poor judgement and desire for respect and power? This nation can not afford to find out how many more would be lost under a McCain presidency.

]]> By: unbelievable http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275244 unbelievable Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:46:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275244 It's the conservative mindset. If a strategy isn't working, thne you must not be doing enough of it. They simply cannot grasp the possibility that the strategy itself might be wrong. So, McCain, keep lying and smearing and being your negative angry self. We like what it's doing for Obama. It’s the conservative mindset.

If a strategy isn’t working, thne you must not be doing enough of it. They simply cannot grasp the possibility that the strategy itself might be wrong.

So, McCain, keep lying and smearing and being your negative angry self. We like what it’s doing for Obama.

]]> By: galmud http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275224 galmud Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:31:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275224 McCain knows perfectly well that Obama never said "all we're doing is..". And McCain as a former navy pilot knows exactly what Obama meant. Air-raids are dangerously unreliable and inaccurate and often kills innocent civilians even when targeting militants or terrorists. And thats why Obama argues for more ground troops which I think McCain agrees 100% McCain knows thats what Obama meant. And McCain most likely even agrees with Obama. And despite that he pretends to be suddenly outraged by these statements made back in 2007. disgusting and dishonorable McCain knows perfectly well that Obama never said “all we’re doing is..”.

And McCain as a former navy pilot knows exactly what Obama meant. Air-raids are dangerously unreliable and inaccurate and often kills innocent civilians even when targeting militants or terrorists. And thats why Obama argues for more ground troops which I think McCain agrees 100%

McCain knows thats what Obama meant. And McCain most likely even agrees with Obama. And despite that he pretends to be suddenly outraged by these statements made back in 2007.

disgusting and dishonorable

]]> By: tom http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275188 tom Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:10:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275188 <em>I’ve always wanted to do the same to him, but can’t waste valuable seconds / minutes of my life with such a dipshit.</em> In retrospect, I realize that I wasted my time but really did feel good! It certainly confirmed my beliefs about that skid-mark. Like many things in life, however, it is something that I will only do once! I did follow-up with an very civil email to him outlining my argument, my own personal experience and my thoughts about his clever but deceitful debate style. One thing I will not even do once is to watch his "info-mercial" with Unstable/Unable that apparently aired last night on FoxSnooze. What a travesty! I’ve always wanted to do the same to him, but can’t waste valuable seconds / minutes of my life with such a dipshit.

In retrospect, I realize that I wasted my time but really did feel good! It certainly confirmed my beliefs about that skid-mark.

Like many things in life, however, it is something that I will only do once! I did follow-up with an very civil email to him outlining my argument, my own personal experience and my thoughts about his clever but deceitful debate style.

One thing I will not even do once is to watch his “info-mercial” with Unstable/Unable that apparently aired last night on FoxSnooze. What a travesty!

]]> By: upnorth http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275186 upnorth Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:09:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275186 I think it is time Hannity got Gibbed again. Maybe asking him whether he agrees with John McCain's sentiments on the bombing of civilians in Kosovo. Then asking him why it is OK now in Afghanistan and Iraq? I think it is time Hannity got Gibbed again. Maybe asking him whether he agrees with John McCain’s sentiments on the bombing of civilians in Kosovo. Then asking him why it is OK now in Afghanistan and Iraq?

]]> By: Zimzone http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275174 Zimzone Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:03:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275174 25, tom, congrats for your effort with Insannity. It's not surprising he shouted you down; he does that with any liberal. He plays a 'yes' or 'no' game a lot, putting up a strawman & demanding a y or n answer. I've always wanted to do the same to him, but can't waste valuable seconds / minutes of my life with such a dipshit. 25, tom, congrats for your effort with Insannity. It’s not surprising he shouted you down; he does that with any liberal.

He plays a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ game a lot, putting up a strawman & demanding a y or n answer.

I’ve always wanted to do the same to him, but can’t waste valuable seconds / minutes of my life with such a dipshit.

]]> By: ralph the wonder llama http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275168 ralph the wonder llama Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:01:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275168 <blockquote>Taguba Says: “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” Time for John McCoward to pick a new verbal crutch . YA THINK !!!</blockquote> As Lone Vice pointed out, I think McCain tried that yesterday. I believe he's dial-grouping a change from "My friends" to "My fellow prisoners".

Taguba Says:

“My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends” “My Friends”

Time for John McCoward to pick a new verbal crutch . YA THINK !!!

As Lone Vice pointed out, I think McCain tried that yesterday. I believe he’s dial-grouping a change from “My friends” to “My fellow prisoners”.

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275160 Doc Rock Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:59:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275160 There is no straight talk on the express and no shred of honesty left in the McCain-Palin campaign. Mendacity! Only mendacity! All mendacity! McCain's record at Annapolis and in the Navy, neither place in which he would have made it through if his dad hadn't been one of the top bosses, is the real insult to America's fighting men and women of honor! There is no straight talk on the express and no shred of honesty left in the McCain-Palin campaign. Mendacity! Only mendacity! All mendacity! McCain’s record at Annapolis and in the Navy, neither place in which he would have made it through if his dad hadn’t been one of the top bosses, is the real insult to America’s fighting men and women of honor!

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275158 MapleStreet Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:58:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275158 Senator Obama, Please run a commercial with 3 video segments: 1. McCain talking about how it is treasonous to criticise the bombers 2. McCain's 2000 statement criticising the Bombers 3. Senator Obama saying "I'm Obama, and I most certainly do not endorse McCain's message." Senator Obama,

Please run a commercial with 3 video segments:
1. McCain talking about how it is treasonous to criticise the bombers
2. McCain’s 2000 statement criticising the Bombers
3. Senator Obama saying “I’m Obama, and I most certainly do not endorse McCain’s message.”

]]> By: tarazan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275118 tarazan Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:49:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275118 As a jetfighter pilot,McCain knows that in any air raid ,there is no guarantee that you a pilot on a mission is going to have 100% accurate hit,even when working under the best intellignece help possible..there will be misses. We did have misses in the Iraqi war and the Afghani war,and we apologized to both countries. The point Obama is making is that we did not secure the gound with large forces and we started to rely heavily on air power due to lack of strong ground forces..and yes you are going to hit civilians killed and cause some anger. It happened also in the Kosovo war,under Clinton's adminsitration when we hit the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade and we apologized later to angry China. As a trained pilot, McCain should know that misses is part of air power daily operations and raids,and he also said that himself. This has nothing to do with insulting soldiers...it is just simply the nature of airforce raids operations. You are not going to have all targets hit without a miss. The Air Force will do its best to reduce and eliminate this from happening..but in this business , there are no guarantees that we will have 100% success. During the Kosovo war. McCain was a big voice in criticising Clinton for his relying solely on airpower in Kosovo war. He called for sending troops to have a successful mission. Of course,he is now using any tool to win this elections,and going to Fox's Hannity show is no surprise,with his electability numbers are going nosediving. As a jetfighter pilot,McCain knows that in any air raid ,there is no guarantee that you a pilot on a mission is going to have 100% accurate hit,even when working under the best intellignece help possible..there will be misses.
We did have misses in the Iraqi war and the Afghani war,and we apologized to both countries.
The point Obama is making is that we did not secure the gound with large forces and we started to rely heavily on air power due to lack of strong ground forces..and yes you are going to hit civilians killed and cause some anger.
It happened also in the Kosovo war,under Clinton’s adminsitration when we hit the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade and we apologized later to angry China.
As a trained pilot, McCain should know that misses is part of air power daily operations and raids,and he also said that himself.
This has nothing to do with insulting soldiers…it is just simply the nature of airforce raids operations.
You are not going to have all targets hit without a miss.
The Air Force will do its best to reduce and eliminate this from happening..but in this business , there are no guarantees that we will have 100% success.
During the Kosovo war.
McCain was a big voice in criticising Clinton for his relying solely on airpower in Kosovo war.
He called for sending troops to have a successful mission.
Of course,he is now using any tool to win this elections,and going to Fox’s Hannity show is no surprise,with his electability numbers are going nosediving.

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275108 Fred Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:46:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275108 mccain insults the troops. They give him a D on his voting record in the senate regarding veterans issues. The troops are contributingg to Obama 6 to 1 over mccain. The only ones that are insulted by Obama's statement are the people who decided to go to Iraq instead of dealing with Afganistan, bush, rummy, the generals, etc. not the troops. mccain insults the troops.

They give him a D on his voting record in the senate regarding veterans issues.

The troops are contributingg to Obama 6 to 1 over mccain.

The only ones that are insulted by Obama’s statement are the people who decided to go to Iraq instead of dealing with Afganistan, bush, rummy, the generals, etc. not the troops.

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275104 Zooey Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:45:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275104 Didn't John McCain drop bombs from an airplane high in the sky? Or did he crash before he managed it....? Didn’t John McCain drop bombs from an airplane high in the sky?

Or did he crash before he managed it….?

]]> By: IgnoranceIsNotBliss http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275102 IgnoranceIsNotBliss Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:44:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275102 I don't know about anyone else, but I for one a really tired of all of the BS coming out of their mouths. I'm tired of shouting at my TV and my Computer monitor. I'm tired of trying to speak with irrational people that won't vote for someone just because that someone happens to have a different color skin than they do. I'm tired of people spouting lies they hear on Fox Noise who simply refuse to do any fact checking before they spout the lies they hear. I'm one tired person my friends. I don’t know about anyone else, but I for one a really tired of all of the BS coming out of their mouths. I’m tired of shouting at my TV and my Computer monitor. I’m tired of trying to speak with irrational people that won’t vote for someone just because that someone happens to have a different color skin than they do. I’m tired of people spouting lies they hear on Fox Noise who simply refuse to do any fact checking before they spout the lies they hear.

I’m one tired person my friends.

]]> By: stewarjt http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275096 stewarjt Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:43:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275096 Han job is really going to be milking that one for the next four weeks, if you know what I'm sayin'. Han job is really going to be milking that one for the next four weeks, if you know what I’m sayin’.

]]> By: spencers mom http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275088 spencers mom Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:38:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275088 Well, if anyone knows about dropping bombs on civilian targets, it would be McStain! PEACE Well, if anyone knows about dropping bombs on civilian targets, it would be McStain!

PEACE

]]> By: the Lone Voice of Reason http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5275080 the Lone Voice of Reason Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:37:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-airraid-hannity/#comment-5275080 techsong Says:Why do republicans hate the truth? Because the truth will set us free, my fellow prisoners. techsong Says:Why do republicans hate the truth?

Because the truth will set us free, my fellow prisoners.

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