It is time to "define" McCain

All of us have a responsibility to try our best to define McCain before the media puts a lockhold perception of maverick and straight shooter. Instead of pissing at eachother in our own tents we should be concentrating on pissing out of our tents together (LBJ reference). This is a crucial time where perception will sway the undecided and uneducated voters. It is very important for all of us to discuss the negative things a McCain presidency would bring to America when we are discussing politics with friends, co-workers, etc. Lets define him before he reinforces his current "image"!

unless you're considering a broader definition of torture (like all war leads to torture of some sort)

180 on everything he has said to this point. Keep up and watch who you're saying is lying.

I was under the impression that was one of his redeeming traits!

Did he say why?

thought it was a throw-away vote, because Bush will veto anyway. He's trying to build his right-wing credentials and has sold his soul in the process.

Maybe the strategy is to keep the GOP'ers at home!

Good grief, spend a few days sick and tuned out of the news and you miss torture victims switching to torture advocates! :crazy:

left himself wide open on this one and needs to be hammered on it. Not only is he wrong on the issue itself, it proves that this is one man who will compromise his morals and values for political expediency. It's an easy take-down and both Obama and Clinton need to call him on it ASAP.

that works for me
oh wait, old guy that sucks

and voted FOR Torture today.

Chimpy's Third Term.

turd

More seriously, must be some stuff in here.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/107581
http://www.newsweek.com/id/109695

:)

This ties McCain with Bush's policies and the war ad infinitum.



It's all we need.

Just like Bush with none of the comic relief.

He wants to sacrifice more for an Illegal War.

If we can make this election about Obama and what kind of leader he can be McCain will be marginalized. No need to pick fights with McCain. It will just give him free publicity. Drown the sucker out with Obama stories.

They are under orders to use the words "maverick", "moderate", and "straight shooter" every time they talk about him, and the endless repetition has had the expected effect on the television audience.

We have an uphill battle fighting these memes.

How do we do it?

Making sure a lot of people see this would be a start:

The hugger. Flip flopper.

Who needs substance when you have a Republican base with so many hungry hot buttons?

He cast a vote in support of Torture.

McLame: Flip-floppin', Bush*-Huggin', Fundie-Brown-Nosin', War-mongerin' Clueless Mothafucker who would be harmless enough if he was playing checkers in the back of the barbershop and spouting his old-man-out-of-touch-with-reality opinions. But he should be allowed no closer to the levers of power in this society. Ever. His campaign promises to extend and exacerbate the mistakes of the *-pResidency are some of the few political promises I am willing to accept at face value (and REJECT at the ballot box).

I am certainly not against old people, and I honor the many elders who share their experience while also keeping their ears open to new insights, but I am reminded of a joke from Reagan's 2nd term. The comedian (can't remember who, or I would give credit) said (roughly), "Ya know, Reagan is 72 years old now. That's something else. My grand-dad is 72 and he can't be trusted with the TV remote, but somehow it's OK for Reagan to have his finger on the button?!?"

-app

See this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=110x11543

how could he...mccain...

in the war plays pretty well.

friend who worked on the Hill said he's truly disliked, difficult to get along with, etc. That was then; NOW?

He is just a washed up politican past its due

I wouldn't use anything stronger, because you don't want it to appear that he has a hint of conviction left in him

Some Maverick-Bush farts and McCain thinks it's a symphony. Running for Bush's third term.

Though McCain is less culpable than Bush in it, the context still has a big "squick" factor.