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Know Your McCain: His Electability Problem

By Booman Tribune
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On a few occasions over the past couple of weeks, I have mentioned an initiative with respect to going on the attack against John McCain. With that, I have created a Google Group called “Know Your McCain” and we are looking to gather information (old and new), create viral videos, write blog posts and use social networking to spread the message about how dangerous John McCain is.

You can look for diaries with the tag “Know Your McCain”, and some diaries will have the “Know Your McCain” in the title as well. If you are interested in joining the Google Group or helping out with Facebook or MySpace, please send me an email (address is in my profile).

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So much seems to always be made about Obama or Clinton or whoever else’s so-called “electability issues” – most of which turns out to be nothing more than a hunk of nonsense strung together from bits of polls, magnifying tiny segments of the population into a much larger group or whatever other themes that the Village wants to conjure up.

All the while, there has been no mention of the tremendous electability issue and problem that faces one John Sidney McCain.

Seriously.

Here is a man who is disliked by his own party. A man who, even though he clinched the republican primary on March 4, had an incredibly low amount of votes in the primaries, both before and (here is the kicker) AFTER he already clinched. For example, he only won one of the twelve caucuses, topped 55% of the primary vote only once (DC) before clinching the nomination and even after clinching the nomination only broke 80% of the vote two times in 10 primary contests.

Hardly a vote of confidence from his own party – a party that is as unpopular as any political party has been in my lifetime. But wait, there is more. Much more.

Here is a man who pissed off an entire hugely motivated section of the republican party – the fundies, only to finally flirt with an extremist pastor (Hagee) and then be forced to denounce him after pressure to do so, therefore alienating this portion of the base further.

Here is a man who has broken his own campaign finance laws - benefiting from them in the primaries when he had no support and no money yet denying that he ever “really” opted into the public financing. Some “straight talk: there.

Here is a man who is supposedly running on “foreign policy experience”, yet has made mistake after mistake after mistake when it comes to basic foreign policy matters.

Here is a man whose supposed “straight talk” has lied out of his ass so many times that even the WaPo, Joe Klein and Andrea Mitchell have called bullshit on his lies.

Here is a man who touts his military experience (which basically consisted of screwing around, losing 5 planes and being a POW close to 40 years ago), yet his voting record when it comes to the troops and veterans is nothing short of abysmal and thinks it isn’t too important when the troops will come home from Iraq. A man whose wife stole painkillers from a veteran’s charity that she headed up.

A man who is not only against a woman’s right to make personal private medical decisions, but would appoint SCOTUS Justices that would eliminate right to privacy, has made jokes about being raped and joked about Chelsea Clinton being ugly because Janet Reno was her father when Chelsea was just 18 years old , and left his first wife when she was disfigured in a horrific accident (after she waited for him for years to return from Vietnam).

And say what you will about his age being off limits, but over 40% of people polled last year would be hesitant to vote for a 72 year old for President. And that was before he bumbled and stumbled his way through a few weeks of campaigning - clearly looking like he is in way over his head.

Here is a man who is running one of the dirtiest and desperate campaigns – and still has the corporate media as his lapdog despite totally blowing off members of the press or asking the ever diplomatic question “what do you want, you little jerks? to other members of the press.

Here is a man whose idea of diplomacy is to sing about bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran, to stay in Iraq for 100 years and to physically assault a foreign official in 1987.

Not only does he threaten to bomb bomb Iran (all while confusing Iran and al Qaeda), but one of his top aides lobbied for an Iran-linked firm, and McCain himself has deep ties to Ahmed Chalabi, who we know was a double agent for Iran (and continues to be linked to Iran), despite having McCain’s full support – either this is dangerously incompetent and naïve of McCain, or it is way more sinister than just being naive.

And finally (for now), here is a man whose running mate short list includes a former primary opponent who, on numerous occasions, was about to bait McCain into hitting him – in what was a very nasty and personal fight.

I think it is long past time where people start to look at the many major overriding issues with McCain and his campaign. Many of these should be fatal. And these should be spread far and wide.

John McCain is unelectable. The American public just doesn’t fully know it yet.


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Know your McCain

By f u bush2August 19, 2008 - 12:32pm

With that huge scar running down his face, it looks like

McCain may be trying to win the Pirate demographic! "Aaaaaarrgh, mateys, vote fer me or you'll be walkin' the plank by 3 bells!"

By UffdaguyAugust 19, 2008 - 12:42pm

By UffdaguyAugust 19, 2008 - 1:42pm

There he is:
pirate mccain pirate mccain

By f u bush2August 19, 2008 - 12:49pm

LOL!!!! I could have sworn I saw him in the background in one

of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

By UffdaguyAugust 19, 2008 - 12:53pm

Background??

He reminds me a lot of the monkey!

If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error. ~~~John Kenneth Galbraith

By nonexistent manAugust 19, 2008 - 7:18pm

TOO FUNNY!

Sadly, merchant ships aren't the only thing he'll be plundering.

By McCain Equals BushAugust 19, 2008 - 6:27pm

He'd better not try boarding MY ship

...or I'll happily keel-haul him. Twice.

If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error. ~~~John Kenneth Galbraith

By nonexistent manAugust 19, 2008 - 6:47pm

I knew McCain didn't go to Georgia

Researchers say Bigfoot found in Georgia just a rubber gorilla suit
Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 6:27 PM ET
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA - Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit.

Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice - handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it - was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.

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Matt Whitton, an officer who has been on medical leave from the Clayton County Police Department, and Rick Dyer, a former Georgia corrections officer, announced the find in early July on YouTube videos and a website.

"Everyone who has talked down to us is going to eat their words," Whitton said at the time.

Phone calls to Whitton and Dyer went unreturned Tuesday. But the voicemail recording for their Bigfoot Tip Line - which proclaims they search for leprechauns and the Loch Ness monster - has been updated and announcing they're also in search of "big cats and dinosaurs. If you see any of those, give us a call."

On Tuesday, Clayton County police Chief Jeff Turner said he has not spoken to Whitton but processed paperwork to fire him.

"Once he perpetrated a fraud, that goes into his credibility and integrity," Turner said. "He has violated the duty of a police officer."

And look - an ordinary citizen commits fraud and loses his job. But Bush lies to get us into war.... Nothing.

By f u bush2August 19, 2008 - 7:13pm

TO KNOW MCCAIN IS TO FEAR HIM

To know McCain is to fear him:

McCain got into the Naval Academy when his Admiral dad pulled strings.

McCain graduated 5th from the bottom out of 899 Cadets.

During high school, McCain was called "McNasty" because of his terrible temper.

McCain divorced his beauty queen first wife after she was disfigured in a car accident.

McCain carried on an illicit sexual affair with a woman 18 years his junior while his first wife was recovering and married his mistress less than a month after his divorce became final.

McCain's current wife made him sign a prenup because she doesn't trust him either.

McCain once called Cindy a "cunt" in public.

McCain's current wife gives him an allowance.

One of his colleagues commented, “I don’t want this guy anywhere near a trigger.” Given his mental state, McCain could end up nuking Terre Haute instead of Tehran.

Known as "Senator Hothead," for his volcanic temper tantrums.

Former senator Bob Smith, a New Hampshire Republican, expresses worries about McCain: "His temper would place this country at risk in international affairs, and the world perhaps in danger. In my mind, it should disqualify him."

In 1999 McCain helped Donald Diamond buy land at an Army base that was being closed. McCain helped Diamond get the land — and special water rights — for just $250,000, which was sold two years later for $30 million.

The Keating Five scandal in the 1980s, for which McCain was rebuked by the Senate Ethics Committee

McCain says he is no expert on the economy.

McCain remarked at a 1998 Republican fundraiser, "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno."

McCain was investigated in the deaths of more than 130 troops after hot dogging and a "wet" start with his jet. He was allegedly shot down less than two weeks later so the investigation was dropped.

McCain was immediately removed from the Forestall Aircraft Carrier because the crew threatened to kill him for the 130 plus deaths.

McCain crashed two jets and blew up at least two jets. The one he was in that was allegedly shot down was the fifth one destroyed while in his care.

McCain has never held a job he didn't get through family connections or was elected to.

McCain has voted against the purchase of safety equipment, medical benefits and educational benefits for our troops at least 14 times since 2003.

McCain attempted to take credit for the last GI bill that passed, even though he voted against it.

September, 2007, McCain voted against the Webb amendment that would have provided all troops in Iraq have at least as much time home and in training as in theater.

May, 2006, voted against an amendment that would have provided the VA with an additional $20 million for healthcare facilities.

April, 2006, McCain was one of 13 Republicans to vote against $430 million for VA outpatient care and facilities.

March, 2006, McCain voted against increasing VA medical services funding

March, 2004, McCain voted against establishing a VA reserve fund to treat veterans.

October, 2003, McCain voted to table an amendment by Senator Dodd (D-CN) that called for an additional $322 million in safety equipment for soldiers in Iraq

April, 2003, McCain voted to table a senate vote to provide more than $1 billion for National Guard and Reserve equipment in Iraq.

August, 2001, McCain voted against increasing the amount available for medical care for veterans by $650 million.

In mid 2007, Senator Reid noted that McCain missed 10 of the past 14 votes on Iraq.

McCain received a grade of D from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

McCain recieved a 20 percent vote rating from the Disabled Veterans of America

McCain suggested that the Veterans Administration should ration health care by “concentrating” its efforts on “those wounds and disabilities that are directly the result of combat,” veterans organizations across America criticized McCain.

McCain has publicly stated the reason he is against benefits for our troops is because they won't stay in the military.

McCain claims that he has a “perfect record” on veterans issues.

McCain's wife has well over a hundred million dollars and owns at least 10 homes.

McCain told people who are losing their home to "get a second job".

McCain lobbied to send 40,000 high tech jobs and a 100 billion dollar Air Force contract to France and EADS. People that work for McCain made hundreds of thousands of dollars from EADS. It makes the first time in history part of our Air Force is being outsourced.

McCain is the first US politician running for office that EADS ever gave money to.

McCain placed more than 100 American troops in Iraq into deadly danger as he used them for human body sheilds as he strolled around a Baghdad market. If any had died, it would have been his fault.

McCain has voted over and over for insurance companies to fund "viagra" for men as a medical condition, but NOT fund birth control because his argument is that it's a "lifestyle" choice.

McCain crows about his "foriegn experience", but had to be told the difference between Sunni and Shiite.

McCain crows about his "foriegn experience", but sent to reps to Georgia thereby undercutting a sitting president.

McCain crows about his "foriegn experience", but has no idea that the Christian population in Iraq had been decimated by half since 2004.

McCain crows about his "foriegn experience", but is unaware that the new Iraq consitution make "Islam" the national religion and leaves no protections for Christians.

McCain crows about his "foriegn experience", but has no idea that oil revenues will be divided among Sunni, Shiite and Kurds, but there is NO PLANS to share with the Christians of Iraq.

McCain crows about his "foriegn experience", but has no idea that Afghanistand Iraq don't share a border.

McCain crows about his "foriegn experience", but thinks Czeckoslovikia is still one country.

McCain crows about his "foriegn experience", but when told Iraq wants us out, McCain said he knows what they want.

McCain talks about drilling everywhere "offshore" but has no idea where the drill other than offshore.

McCain crows about his "foriegn experience", but is disliked by all of the rest of the world. If no one likes you, other than threats and bullying, what would you accomplish?

There is so much more. But I'm too tired to go look for it. This is the "experience" the media constantly talks about.

By deanrddAugust 19, 2008 - 7:38pm

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