Not surprisingly the McCain campaign is trying to paint Obama as a career politician who ignores the needs of our troops. Unfortunately they forget to mention that John McCain voted against a new GI bill supported by Democrats including Obama and Republicans. The new bill would provide a greater range of benefits to troops much like those received by John McCain when he served in Vietnam. The hypocrisy is that McCain thinks the bill was too generous for troops while having received relatively generous benefits during his service.
Obama only voted against the troop funding to protest against the war and every other Congressmen who essentially rubber stamped the bill. Hillary also opposed it and I think it was a bold move considering how unnecessary this war has become. If all policymakers blindly go along with the President then God (or Allah) help us all!
McCain has made more than a few gaffes on the campaign trail. As Politico illustrates, John McCain has referred to foreign countries that don’t exist such as Czechoslovakia, mistaken leaders for the wrong nation, or confused one country for another. There’s little doubt that the campaign trail can be extremely hectic and stressful for candidates, especially for a 71 year old man. Yet McCain has repeatedly made mistakes that no President with strong foreign policy experience would make. How can you forget the speech where McCain said we need to “be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies.” What… the… FUCK? To make matters worse he didn’t correct himself and I can only imagine what was going on in the minds of the audience.
You almost have to feel bad for the Republicans. They have to vote for a nominee that is going to be 72 years old and is unfit for the Presidency. Remember when John McCains campaign made his health history available to the press in a closed environment for a few hours? There were literally thousands of documents pertaining to his health while Obama’s entire history fits on a single sheet of paper. Some may say us McCain critics are insensitive, but the man is running for the highest office of the land and should be scrutinized appropriately (and this goes for Barack Obama as well).
McCain’s campaign responded to his errors and inconsistencies:
“Being human and tripping over your tongue occasionally doesn’t mean a thing,” a top McCain official said.
Sorry man, you’re full of shit. It DOES mean something. Seriously let me repeat this point because I think it’s really important. McCain is 71 years old. According to the CDC the average life expectancy is 77.8 years. That means that McCain would likely only live through a first term of office. It’s no secret that after a certain age a person’s mental capacity can deteriorate. If you ask me there should be an age limit to becoming President. There are so many other reasons to not vote for John McCain including his policy stances, inconsistencies/flip flops, and acceptance of Bush’s failed policies that have led to many of the crises we are facing in America today.
This video is pretty cool from WhyTuesday.Org. Democratic Congressman Steve Israel of New York goes around D.C. and asks citizens why they think election day is on tuesday. Of all those asked, an old ragged man who was protestor knew the answer (aside from a politically astute congressional staff). Pretty funny video. Perhaps if election day was changed we could substantially increase voter turnout? I mean most people only have a few hours to vote after coming home and many forget to do so. Moving voting to the weekend would make all the difference but I can only imagine there are political reasons against it (people turning out that hurt Republicans for example).
Jesus Christ, when will this guy realize people are actually listening? Reverend Jackson is at it again denouncing Obama, particularly in how he is “talking down to black people.” You’d think this guy would have taken a hint after his previous slip up, but Jackson does not back down. He once again issued an apologly but his true feelings have been expressed. What worries me is not the word that Jackson used, but how quickly he managed to once again show his feelings for Obama’s relationship with the black community. It’s especially appalling considering that he is staunchly against the N-word and yet he uses it in the context of his frustration with Obama. The Yahoo article puts his hypocrisy in perspective very nicely, considering he has advocated to boycott Seinfeld because of Michael Richard’s racist remarks in a certain comedy club. I know no one is perfect, but jesus fucking christ dude, fuck.
From the man himself: “I am against the use of the N-word by anyone and I think we must be consistent.”
