thinkprogress.org — John McCain yesterday told critics of his "bomb, bomb Iran" song to "Lighten up and get a life.? It's yet another flip flop. When Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) botched a joke about military service last fall, McCain was among Kerry?s first and most vocal critics. McCain repeatedly said that even if Kerry was joking, he should still apologize.
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buckrogers1965Apr 21, 2007
There is no liberal media.It's all corporate media, has been for 20 years.The myth of the liberal media is the big lie they tell us to make the other lies seem more believable.
Closed AccountApr 21, 2007
@bsmeteronhigh"... We want a Democrat to win in -08. Why thin the republican herd now?"You're crazy man. Democrats want to abolish the 2nd ammendment. They preach about saving the Constitution and then pass more laws to make it null and void? I don't think so. The Democratic Party is a party of big business and should be feared just as much as the Republican Party. I tell you one thing. The only man out of all of the presidential hopefuls that really cares about the will of the people and the Constitution is Ron Paul (R-TX). The rest of these guys are just doing what they are told... Yes, even Barack Obama continues to support the war despite his rhetoric. Why does he continually vote to fund it if he is so opposed to it? Congress should cut the funds.Your blind devotion to a party based on empty rhetoric is what got us into this mess in the first place. You'd do well to remember that.
Closed AccountApr 21, 2007
too many liberal hippie douches on here
glynthApr 21, 2007
No, the difference is that Kerry probably believed most of what he was saying and it was an insult to the military. Past quotations put it in that light and many prominent liberals defending him said his statement was accurate (even though it was undeniably not accurate at all).But for the sake of argument, let's say he did mispeak. Fine. Kerry then "mispoke" and insulted the military. McCain joked about bombing Iran - SOMETHING WE ACTUALLY MIGHT NEED TO DO because they are obviously going for nuclear weapons. You've got to be blind to think it's for power, people: 1) They don't NEED nuclear power as they've got plenty of oil. 2) The West and Russia particularly offered giving them a whole bunch of things that would get nuclear power going for them for FREE, but these offers were refused. Why? Because these offers always involve a check against nuclear weapons: We inspect them and take the spent fuel back from them so they can't use said fuel to produce weapons. Now gee, why would they refuse offers that get rid of spent fuel that has no purpose except to produce nuclear weapons and that if it's not used for that has to be gotten rid of anyway (and it's actually quite costly to do so with storage and such)?Bombing Iran DOES NOT EQUAL targeting civilians! But the hate-America crowd isn't going to understand that. After all, the civilians killed in Iraq are "our fault."
williamdyerApr 22, 2007
That's why my kids already have their second passports. If your's don't they might die for Israel. f**k the war and f**k the liars and traitors that started it.
icsuApr 22, 2007
@glynthYes, maybe the Iranian government is but how does it make you morons want to bomb the whole country with many people disagreeing with their political leaders?You war mongers are truly scary.The USA is waging an illegal war in Iraq in which tens of thousand civilians have died already, operating illegal prisons in which torture is normal, detains people taking away their basic rights and freedoms and is one of the biggest producers of weapons in the world, yet I wouldn't want anybody to bomb the whole country with many Americans being victims of their government and president they never voted for. Can you spot the difference?
bshockApr 22, 2007
Critics to Insane McCain: get some Thorazine -- stat!
bsiviglia9May 21, 2007
Does McCain have difficulty holding himself to the same standards he holds others?
powershakerOct 4, 2007
Well, I tell you right now. Who ever threatens to bomb our ally Israel? Who ever threatens to to destroy Israel? They need to be taken out! They need to be shown that Israel has an ally in the United States of America. They need to know that the Third Reich is dead! They need to know that we will not stand for another country endangering our brother, Israel. Israel is the apple of God's eye, so Israel is the apple of mine, also!