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John McCain - can't even CHEAT without "f"ing it up!

Claims to fame are graduating last in his class, getting shot out of the air and cheating on his wife.

Now there's experience Republicans can relate to!
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John McCain - can't even CHEAT without "f"ing it up!

Claims to fame are graduating last in his class, getting shot out of the air and cheating on his wife.

Now there's experience Republicans can relate to!
Sounds like a dem, cheating on your spouse seems to be a prerequisite. Edwards and Clinton must have consulted. Of course getting shot out of the air isn't a dem trait since they tend to flee the country when it comes time for military service.
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Sounds like a dem, cheating on your spouse seems to be a prerequisite. Edwards and Clinton must have consulted. Of course getting shot out of the air isn't a dem trait since they tend to flee the country when it comes time for military service.
You might want to rethink that military service crack.
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McCain was and is the stronger candidate of the two.......stop all your crying Obamites.

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WHAT?

This is completely incoherent. What does McCain's definition of marriage have to do with abortion?
Nothing. But the post from Static stated that McCain didn;t say anything about the Judges. I posted the link to it... Savy?
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McCain was and is the stronger candidate of the two.......stop all your crying Obamites.

Another well-supported, fact-based retort. Bravo, YL.
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McCain was and is the stronger candidate of the two.......stop all your crying Obamites.

Is that you or Yeshua talking? ...I wouldn't want to tell Jesus to kiss my azz.
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John McCain - can't even CHEAT without "f"ing it up!

Claims to fame are graduating last in his class, getting shot out of the air and cheating on his wife.

Now there's experience Republicans can relate to!
i insist you end these negative threads about mKKKain!

he was 5th from the bottom of his graduating class; get it right!

mKKKain is also known as mcACE, for downing five American aircraft

and his formerly beautiful wife, was a disfigured shell of her old self when mKKKain returned from vietnam. of course he cheated on, then divorced her. she didn't even have a beer fortune

so cut it out. you are making fun of a war hero. he's the fellow who caused the biggest loss of life in the navy, aboard the forrestal, during the vietnam war. let's read mKKKain's own words from those days:
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"I am a black criminal and I have performed the deeds of an air pirate. I almost died and the Vietnamese people saved my life, thanks to the doctors."
so what if he is senile; he's a war hero, goshdarnit
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Thankyou buttercupp for the transcript, its nice to be able to see the real thing- I doubt I'll end up watching it on youtube. Reinforces the fact not to trust Partisans, or indeed the media, to give you an accurate presentation- due to some measure of self-interest, some by legitament time/space constaints.

Very good conversations, some really good poinst in each. I think McCain veered off into stump=speech land more than Obama, but both did at times. Obama went into more depth, and weren't as boilerplate responses- notably as he took longer to answer. Nice to see he said more about abortion than just one line(the impression I had from the media), it was a good answer too, though McCain's was just as honest, if not as detailed; its a shame he framed it as an address to the audience.

Anyway, enough of my slant. Good read all round. In regards to the OP here, seems pretty clear he knew what was coming- Warren certianly thought so- 'You're jumping ahead"- and we know why- he heard it in the car. No big deal.

Static McCain asked to get back to a topic they hadn't broached. Seems clear enough to me.
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See this is what I'm talking about- and I think I'll make a new topic on it- the media sucks. Anyside to any issue, and some hack will be cutting things down, distorting, getting things wrong etc.- and they'll be published and read by millions. Specifically what brought this up-

http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/...e-335e66ce4c3b

2nd last paragraph-

"Obama's response on abortion -- the issue that remains his largest obstacle to evangelical support -- bordered on a gaffe. Asked by Warren at what point in its development a baby gains "human rights," Obama said that such determinations were "above my pay grade" -- a silly answer to a sophisticated question. If Obama is genuinely unsure about this matter, he (and the law) should err in favor of protecting innocent life. If Obama believes that a baby in the womb lacks human rights, he should say so -- pro-choice men and women must affirm (as many sincerely do) that developing life has a lesser status. Here the professor failed the test of logic."

W.t.f....How is this a legitament response to what Obama said? It eliminates almost entirley what he said on the issue. More BS cut down quotes- as bad as misquoting, and surely as intentional. What he went on to say, that little bit highlighted for emphasis.

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WARREN: That was a freebie. That was a gimme. That was a gimme, OK? Now, let's deal with abortion; 40 million abortions since Roe v. Wade. As a pastor, I have to deal with this all of the time, all of the pain and all of the conflicts. I know this is a very complex issue. Forty million abortions, at what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?

OBAMA: Well, you know, I think that whether you're looking at it from a theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade.

WARREN: Have you --

OBAMA: But let me just speak more generally about the issue of abortion, because this is something obviously the country wrestles with. One thing that I'm absolutely convinced of is that there is a moral and ethical element to this issue. And so I think anybody who tries to deny the moral difficulties and gravity of the abortion issue, I think, is not paying attention. So that would be point number one.

But point number two, I am pro-choice. I believe in Roe v. Wade, and I come to that conclusion not because I'm pro-abortion, but because, ultimately, I don't think women make these decisions casually. I think they -- they wrestle with these things in profound ways, in consultation with their pastors or their spouses or their doctors or their family members. And so, for me, the goal right now should be -- and this is where I think we can find common ground. And by the way, I've now inserted this into the Democratic party platform, is how do we reduce the number of abortions? The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down and that is something we have to address.

WARREN: Have you ever voted to limit or reduce abortions?

OBAMA: I am in favor, for example, of limits on late-term abortions, if there is an exception for the mother's health. From the perspective of those who are pro-life, I think they would consider that inadequate, and I respect their views. One of the things that I've always said is that on this particular issue, if you believe that life begins at conception, then -- and you are consistent in that belief, then I can't argue with you on that, because that is a core issue of faith for you.

What I can do is say, are there ways that we can work together to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, so that we actually are reducing the sense that women are seeking out abortions. And as an example of that, one of the things that I've talked about is how do we provide the resources that allow women to make the choice to keep a child. You know, have we given them the health care that they need? Have we given them the support services that they need? Have we given them the options of adoption that are necessary? That can make a genuine difference.
This is rediculous. Here is McCain's for comparison:

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WARREN: Let's deal with abortion. I, as a pastor, have to deal with this all the time, every different angle, every different pain, all of the decisions and all of that. Forty million abortions since Roe v. Wade. Some people, people who believe that life begins at conception, believe that's a holocaust for many people. What point is a baby entitled to human rights?

MCCAIN: At the moment of conception. (APPLAUSE). I have a 25-year pro-life record in the Congress, in the Senate. And as president of the United States, I will be a pro-life president. And this presidency will have pro-life policies. That's my commitment. That's my commitment to you.
McCains answer is a simple, box tick kinda response- shorter and less thoughtful. It also doesn't get into specifics like Obama's does, nor does it seek a new path, as Obama's does. Granted, this kind of direct response is straight up, and either approach was legit in how to answer- and by extention McCain didn't get that follow up.

But Obama's response is far from being a gaffe for God's sake, and to quote the 1st line is no way to deal with it- unless its in the mind of partisans. So awful, bloody hell.
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