Comments on: Who’s The Elitist? John McCain’s $2546.56 Spending Spree at Barney’s http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:59:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402191 cinnamonape Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:25:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402191 <p>Raises the big issue as to why it was reported as “expenditures” on the FEC Reports if these were illegitimate. I would think that THEFT would fall into a different reporting section.</p> Raises the big issue as to why it was reported as “expenditures” on the FEC Reports if these were illegitimate. I would think that THEFT would fall into a different reporting section.

]]> By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402038 RevBev Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:50:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402038 <p>And huge #s about Vets suicides. McC/Barney have any ideas about that? Yeah, emergency care, I guess, just like W.</p> And huge #s about Vets suicides. McC/Barney have any ideas about that? Yeah, emergency care, I guess, just like W.

]]> By: john in sacramento http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402003 john in sacramento Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:00:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402003 <p>Hah! McBush should stay out of Cali</p> <p>This is from about 6 months ago</p> <p><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=5mjVqMUioag" rel="nofollow">http://youtube.com/watch?v=5mjVqMUioag</a></p> Hah! McBush should stay out of Cali

This is from about 6 months ago

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5mjVqMUioag

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402001 Blub Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:55:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402001 <p>what.. in that she’s an unmanned drone? Or that our country is being run by unammed drones?</p> what.. in that she’s an unmanned drone? Or that our country is being run by unammed drones?

]]> By: GregB http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402000 GregB Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:53:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1402000 <p>Does the use of unmanned drones figure into Condi Rice’s brave/coward concepts?</p> <p>-G</p> Does the use of unmanned drones figure into Condi Rice’s brave/coward concepts?

-G

]]> By: cbl2 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401999 cbl2 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:52:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401999 <p>they’ve been doing it since late 04 - there’s Navy and Air Force guys doing convoy work, medics, repairs -</p> <p>here’s one of a bazillion links on this -<br /> <a href="http://www.huff-network.com/huff-wires/20070424/air-force-woes" rel="nofollow"><br /> HuffPo</a></p> <blockquote><p>WASHINGTON — The Air Force’s top general expressed frustration on Tuesday with the reassignment of troops under his command to ground jobs for which they were not trained, ranging from guarding prisoners to driving trucks and typing.</p></blockquote> <p>believe there was a minor scandal when they tried to hide a sailor’s death sometime in 05</p> they’ve been doing it since late 04 – there’s Navy and Air Force guys doing convoy work, medics, repairs -

here’s one of a bazillion links on this -

HuffPo

WASHINGTON — The Air Force’s top general expressed frustration on Tuesday with the reassignment of troops under his command to ground jobs for which they were not trained, ranging from guarding prisoners to driving trucks and typing.

believe there was a minor scandal when they tried to hide a sailor’s death sometime in 05

]]> By: Twain http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401998 Twain Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:50:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401998 <p>Well, it’s about time they got a conservative on CNN. /s</p> Well, it’s about time they got a conservative on CNN. /s

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401997 Blub Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:50:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401997 <p>Maybe we’ll get lucky and they’ll fire Glenn Beck and replace him with Snow. I actually kind of like Snowjob better.</p> Maybe we’ll get lucky and they’ll fire Glenn Beck and replace him with Snow. I actually kind of like Snowjob better.

]]> By: theotherbill http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401996 theotherbill Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:49:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401996 <p>I’m sure McCain wants to do everything in his power to remove the stigma of Bush being the worst President in the history of the office. That is precisely why he should never become President. The only way he could possibly achieve the goal would involve being worse.</p> I’m sure McCain wants to do everything in his power to remove the stigma of Bush being the worst President in the history of the office. That is precisely why he should never become President. The only way he could possibly achieve the goal would involve being worse.

]]> By: MarieRoget http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401995 MarieRoget Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:49:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/21/whos-the-elitist-john-mccains-254656-spending-spree-at-barneys/#comment-1401995 <p>Excellent post, JH. Nice work pointing out the one real chink McCain himself can see & react to in his armor.</p> Excellent post, JH. Nice work pointing out the one real chink McCain himself can see & react to in his armor.

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