John McCain

"Oh, McCain!"


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WesDem's picture

This is a hilarious Lunatics and Liars video

It came in an email today from our dear friend John Soltz:

This is a turning point in our history, and the weight of some very serious issues has gotten pretty heavy. Almost no one knows that more than we do. But, it's also important every now and then to take a moment to laugh. There's certainly no shortage of things to chuckle about in our politics and policy debate.

Another column in defense of Wes


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CarolNYC's picture

The Schultz Report: Obama fiddles, Wes Clark (and liberals) get burned

BY STEVE PERRY
MINNESOTA INDEPENDENT
July 09, 2008

Why Won't McCain Support Our Vets?


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The original GI Bill transformed American history, providing education for returning soldiers. Not only was this our nation’s moral duty for the unbelievable sacrifices of our World War II veterans, it helped create America's middle class and spurred decades of economic growth for our country. Why then is John McCain silent on passing a new GI Bill for our 'new greatest generation?"

Tell John McCain to do the right thing and co-sponsor the new GI Bill.


Click to sign the petition>>

Robert Lopez served 8 years in our military, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as a tank commander. He was told he'd get his whole education bill paid for when he got out of the service. Mr. Lopez has fought and sacrificed for our country but like so many others, Mr. Lopez has faced the bleak reality of a government that has turned its back on its veterans.

That is why Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel proposed the new GI Bill, which would bring back WWII-style standards of providing vets with full tuition, room and board. And that is why 51 senators have signed on, including 9 Republicans like John Warner, giving this GI Bill tremendous bi-partisan support.

But it isn't enough. Faced with unprecedented filibusters, the only way to ensure Senate passage of the GI Bill is to get 60 co-sponsors. So far, John McCain has refused. The same McCain who insists he supports our troops. The same McCain who is voting lockstep with the Bush administration (who have also resisted this bill). We need to get John McCain to do the right thing -- to sign now and signal to other Republican leaders that we should be strongly behind our vets.

Sign the petition to John McCain!

Click to watch the video!

The original GI Bill transformed American history, providing education for returning soldiers. Not only was this our nation's moral duty for the unbelievable sacrifices of our World War II veterans, it helped create America's middle class and spurred decades of economic growth for our country.

Why then is John McCain silent on passing a new GI Bill for our "new greatest generation?"

Robert Lopez thinks John McCain ought to stand in his shoes to know how difficult it is to be a vet and have to pay staggering education costs. THIS is your call to arms. Pass the video along and implore your friends to sign the petition.

Click here to watch the video and sign the petition today!

WesPAC, VoteVets.org and Brave New Films feel passionately about giving our veterans the support they rightly deserve. Our government owes our troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan the opportunity to receive full educational benefits. These patriots have fought hard for our government; it's time our government started fighting hard for them.

Sincerely yours,

Wes Clark, Robert Greenwald, and Jon Soltz

Frank Schaeffer: "McCain's attacks fuel dangerous hatred"


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Open letter to John McCain:

McCain's attacks fuel dangerous hatred

By Frank Schaeffer

October 10, 2008

John McCain: If your campaign does not stop equating Sen. Barack Obama with terrorism, questioning his patriotism and portraying Mr. Obama as "not one of us," I accuse you of deliberately feeding the most unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate, and therefore of potentially instigating violence.

Shelly Mandell endorsed Sarah Palin. Will this make a difference?


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Nick Kelly's picture

Yesterday, some people at a rally in California may have seen another turning point in the race for the Presidency.

First of all, while the media will likely ignore this or gloss this over,

Is this new film really brave or just alarming? And, will your dog wag?


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Nick Kelly's picture

Bravenewfilms argues in this alarming new video that John McCain's health records must be released. Much of their case seems to rest upon the fact that Senator McCain has been treated for Stage II melanoma.

The state of John McCain's health is an issue of grave concern for all Americans, regardless of political persuasion. Given the fact that he has been treated for an invasive melanoma and other maladies, it is important that he release his full health records.

Change We Can't Afford


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(Proudly cross-posted at C4O)

On Monday, I talked a little about what's at stake in this election. And today, I'd like to expand on that some more. Now that the stupid scandals are gone and we're all focusing again on the economy, now's the perfect time.

Swing State Voting Catholics


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madspawn's picture

MSNBC (I know, I know!) has an interesting NYT article up on their website called Abortion issue again dividing Catholic votes. A disclaimer... I'm not Catholic, but I did attend a Catholic mass recently where the priest discussed the upcoming election in his sermon. I'll get to that later.

It seems that one of the major teachings of the church, the sanctity of life, is playing a major role in the decision making process of many Catholic voters. From the article:

In Reagan's Shadow


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jen's picture

In Reagan's Shadow

Watching precipitous drop on Democratic popularity in the polls - from the anonymous Democrat to the presidential nominee - leaves me shaking my head at the sheer ineptitude of the people allegedly in charge of the operation. But even more it makes me want to take a long, hard look at why, in a political year that favors the Democrats more than any year since the FDR era, victory is being thrown away.

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