Comments on: McCain’s Maverick Gibberish http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/ Firedoglake weblog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:58:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bobh http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1251342 bobh Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:05:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1251342 <p>If Mr. Straight Talk wants to avoid having to order our troops back for their 6th or 7th tours in Iraq, as implied by “no surrender”, he is going to have to expand the military in a massive, costly way How is that consistent with his claim we are spending too much?</p> If Mr. Straight Talk wants to avoid having to order our troops back for their 6th or 7th tours in Iraq, as implied by “no surrender”, he is going to have to expand the military in a massive, costly way How is that consistent with his claim we are spending too much?

]]> By: DanSoCal http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250596 DanSoCal Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:26:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250596 <p>“Senator Obama, do you think that the Department of Homeland Security raising the Security Condition to Red had something to do with your sudden extreme drop in the polls against President-elect McCain? Was your age and lack of experience too much for the average voter to overcome? Some have suggested that the SECON was raised deliberately to “steal” the election from you; would you care to comment on that?” Wolf Blitzer, Nov. 2008</p> “Senator Obama, do you think that the Department of Homeland Security raising the Security Condition to Red had something to do with your sudden extreme drop in the polls against President-elect McCain? Was your age and lack of experience too much for the average voter to overcome? Some have suggested that the SECON was raised deliberately to “steal” the election from you; would you care to comment on that?” Wolf Blitzer, Nov. 2008

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250502 perris Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:59:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250502 <p>super tuesday should be called “super rich tuesday”…too many primaries and you need too much money to proceed</p> <p>it’s the only reason edwards dropped out, he didn’t raise enough money to compet in all the primaries for this “spectacular”</p> <p>we need to change the primaries, I think starting with the smallest delgates and going forward from there, perhaps bunch a few smaller primaries together but certainly not bunch the big ones</p> <p>we need this fixed</p> super tuesday should be called “super rich tuesday”…too many primaries and you need too much money to proceed

it’s the only reason edwards dropped out, he didn’t raise enough money to compet in all the primaries for this “spectacular”

we need to change the primaries, I think starting with the smallest delgates and going forward from there, perhaps bunch a few smaller primaries together but certainly not bunch the big ones

we need this fixed

]]> By: KayInMaine http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250484 KayInMaine Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:52:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250484 <p>John McCrazy is insane. The End. ;-)</p> John McCrazy is insane. The End. ;-)

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250470 rwcole Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:43:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250470 <p>Lookin forward to tomorrow.</p> Lookin forward to tomorrow.

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250433 perris Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:21:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250433 <p>well, they won’t be swat raids they will be brown shirt</p> <p>I mean blackwater raids</p> well, they won’t be swat raids they will be brown shirt

I mean blackwater raids

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250427 DWBartoo Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:18:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250427 <p>Gee Rob, My father was in WW II, My grandfather in WW I and my cousins in Korea, you don’t think I was interested in their perpectives?</p> <p>Well, surprise! I was, and guess what? They all influnenced my perpectives. And not just on war, but especially on peace. Of course I never regarded history as ‘bunk’ either,especially when proffered to me by living, breathing people whom I cherished, so I’m definitely prejudiced.</p> <p>But you, clearly have no need of older heads and I can’t help but admire your forebearance in putting up with so many us here. Must be quite a challenge?</p> Gee Rob, My father was in WW II, My grandfather in WW I and my cousins in Korea, you don’t think I was interested in their perpectives?

Well, surprise! I was, and guess what? They all influnenced my perpectives. And not just on war, but especially on peace. Of course I never regarded history as ‘bunk’ either,especially when proffered to me by living, breathing people whom I cherished, so I’m definitely prejudiced.

But you, clearly have no need of older heads and I can’t help but admire your forebearance in putting up with so many us here. Must be quite a challenge?

]]> By: Hugh http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250425 Hugh Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:17:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250425 <p>As another Illini, I don’t like him much either but then I didn’t like him when I was growing up in Kentucky either.</p> As another Illini, I don’t like him much either but then I didn’t like him when I was growing up in Kentucky either.

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250405 Raven Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:08:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250405 <p>We’ll see, it’s always motivated me that I could not vote for 14 months after I came home from Nam, never miss no matter what kind of douche bags are running.</p> We’ll see, it’s always motivated me that I could not vote for 14 months after I came home from Nam, never miss no matter what kind of douche bags are running.

]]> By: aliasofwestgate http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250402 aliasofwestgate Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:06:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/mccains-maverick-gibberish/#comment-1250402 <p>True, true. I have no idea what it’ll do with this one. (and i don’t have mtv myself as it is.)</p> True, true. I have no idea what it’ll do with this one. (and i don’t have mtv myself as it is.)

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