Sen. Kerry Dismantles the McCain Myth & More
I have already seen this information(the Moveon.org list) posted on livejournals without reference to source. Anyway, the video of Kerry's remarks can be seen at Crooks & Liars(link below)
“Senator McCain vs. Nomination McCain”: Sen. Kerry Dismantles the McCain Myth
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/04/07/senator-mccain-vs-nomination-mccain-sen-kerry-dismantles-the-mccain-myth/
Bursting his way through Chris Wallace’s McCain man-crush bubble, John Kerry yesterday systematically dismantled the persistent myths surrounding the media’s Patron Saint. From his numerous Iraq “gaffes” to his laundry list of other flip flops, Senator Kerry has no trouble pointing out all the things the brain dead press fails to refuses to.
Transcript via FOXNews.com:
John McCain has been wrong. He said that he said it would be long and tough in Iraq. In fact, in ‘03, John McCain said the war would be brief and the oil would pay for it. He was wrong. Last month he said that Muqtada al-Sadr was losing his influence. He was wrong. In January he said Basra is not a problem. He was wrong.
I think John McCain has taken positions in the course of trying to win the Republican nomination, whether it’s the reversal and flip-flop on the intolerance with respect to Jerry Falwell and others, or whether it is the Bush tax cuts flip-flop, or whether it is this flip-flop now on the issue of Iraq, or whether it is, you know, global climate change, where he has not yet signed on to Joe Lieberman and John Warner’s bill.
There is a clear indication of a Nomination John McCain versus the Senator John McCain.
Nicole alerted me to this comprehensive list of McCain Myth’s, compiled by MoveOn, titled:
10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don’t):
1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has “evolved,” yet he’s continued to oppose key civil rights laws.
2. According to Bloomberg News, McCain is more hawkish than Bush on Iraq, Russia and China. Conservative columnist Pat Buchanan says McCain “will make Cheney look like Gandhi.”
3. His reputation is built on his opposition to torture, but McCain voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban.
4. McCain opposes a woman’s right to choose. He said, “I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned.”
5. The Children’s Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children. He voted against the children’s health care bill last year, then defended Bush’s veto of the bill.
6. He’s one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires. The Associated Press reports he and his wife own at least eight homes! Yet McCain says the solution to the housing crisis is for people facing foreclosure to get a “second job” and skip their vacations.
7. Many of McCain’s fellow Republican senators say he’s too reckless to be commander in chief. One Republican senator said: “The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He’s erratic. He’s hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.”
8. McCain talks a lot about taking on special interests, but his campaign manager and top advisers are actually lobbyists. The government watchdog group Public Citizen says McCain has 59 lobbyists raising money for his campaign, more than any of the other presidential candidates.
9. McCain has sought closer ties to the extreme religious right in recent years. The pastor McCain calls his “spiritual guide,” Rod Parsley, believes America’s founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a “false religion.” McCain sought the political support of right-wing preacher John Hagee, who believes Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church “the Antichrist” and a “false cult.”
10. He positions himself as pro-environment, but he scored a 0-yes, zero-from the League of Conservation Voters last year.
John McCain is not who the Washington press corps make him out to be. Please help get the word out-forward this info to your personal network.
“Senator McCain vs. Nomination McCain”: Sen. Kerry Dismantles the McCain Myth
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/04/07/senator-mccain-vs-nomination-mccain-sen-kerry-dismantles-the-mccain-myth/
Bursting his way through Chris Wallace’s McCain man-crush bubble, John Kerry yesterday systematically dismantled the persistent myths surrounding the media’s Patron Saint. From his numerous Iraq “gaffes” to his laundry list of other flip flops, Senator Kerry has no trouble pointing out all the things the brain dead press fails to refuses to.
Transcript via FOXNews.com:
John McCain has been wrong. He said that he said it would be long and tough in Iraq. In fact, in ‘03, John McCain said the war would be brief and the oil would pay for it. He was wrong. Last month he said that Muqtada al-Sadr was losing his influence. He was wrong. In January he said Basra is not a problem. He was wrong.
I think John McCain has taken positions in the course of trying to win the Republican nomination, whether it’s the reversal and flip-flop on the intolerance with respect to Jerry Falwell and others, or whether it is the Bush tax cuts flip-flop, or whether it is this flip-flop now on the issue of Iraq, or whether it is, you know, global climate change, where he has not yet signed on to Joe Lieberman and John Warner’s bill.
There is a clear indication of a Nomination John McCain versus the Senator John McCain.
Nicole alerted me to this comprehensive list of McCain Myth’s, compiled by MoveOn, titled:
10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don’t):
1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has “evolved,” yet he’s continued to oppose key civil rights laws.
2. According to Bloomberg News, McCain is more hawkish than Bush on Iraq, Russia and China. Conservative columnist Pat Buchanan says McCain “will make Cheney look like Gandhi.”
3. His reputation is built on his opposition to torture, but McCain voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban.
4. McCain opposes a woman’s right to choose. He said, “I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned.”
5. The Children’s Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children. He voted against the children’s health care bill last year, then defended Bush’s veto of the bill.
6. He’s one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires. The Associated Press reports he and his wife own at least eight homes! Yet McCain says the solution to the housing crisis is for people facing foreclosure to get a “second job” and skip their vacations.
7. Many of McCain’s fellow Republican senators say he’s too reckless to be commander in chief. One Republican senator said: “The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He’s erratic. He’s hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.”
8. McCain talks a lot about taking on special interests, but his campaign manager and top advisers are actually lobbyists. The government watchdog group Public Citizen says McCain has 59 lobbyists raising money for his campaign, more than any of the other presidential candidates.
9. McCain has sought closer ties to the extreme religious right in recent years. The pastor McCain calls his “spiritual guide,” Rod Parsley, believes America’s founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a “false religion.” McCain sought the political support of right-wing preacher John Hagee, who believes Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church “the Antichrist” and a “false cult.”
10. He positions himself as pro-environment, but he scored a 0-yes, zero-from the League of Conservation Voters last year.
John McCain is not who the Washington press corps make him out to be. Please help get the word out-forward this info to your personal network.