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- freecon, on 02/08/2008, -30/+103McCain is the establishment guy chosen to fall on his sword for Hillary. Probably will end up as her Sec. Defense. Hillary and Mrs. McCain are buddies. This stinks. The election is staged. wake up.
- inactive, on 02/08/2008, -12/+67John McCain is a millionaire who doesn't even know what a gallon of milk costs. John McCain is a man who has compromised his principles and violated his oath of office for monetary gain or political expediency.
Founding Member of the Keating Five
Back in the old days, defendants in famous trials got numbers -- the Chicago Eight, the Gang of Four, the Dave Clark Five, ... McCain was one of the "Keating Five," congressmen investigated on ethics charges for strenuously helping convicted racketeer Charles Keating after he gave them large campaign contributions and vacation trips. Charles Keating was convicted of racketeering and fraud in both state and federal court after his Lincoln Savings & Loan collapsed, costing the taxpayers $3.4 billion. His convictions were overturned on technicalities; for example, the federal conviction was overturned because jurors had heard about his state conviction, and his state charges because Judge Lance Ito (yes, that judge) screwed up jury instructions. Neither court cleared him, and he faces new trials in both courts.) Though he was not convicted of anything, McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating after Keating gave McCain at least $112,00 in contributions. In the mid-1980s, McCain made at least 9 trips on Keating's airplanes, and 3 of those were to Keating's luxurious retreat in the Bahamas. McCain's wife and father-in-law also were the largest investors (at $350,000) in a Keating shopping center; the Phoenix New Times called it a "sweetheart deal." Mafia ties: In 1995, McCain sent birthday regards, and regrets for not attending, to Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonano, the head of the New York Bonano crime family, who had retired to Arizona. Another politician to send regrets was Governor Fife Symington, who has since been kicked out of office and convicted of 7 felonies relating to fraud and extortion. Family Problems McCain has a reputation as a politician who has difficulty keeping his pants zipped, according to Republican sources. http://www.realchange.org/mccain.htm - inactive, on 02/08/2008, -17/+52McCain is a scumbag, lying politician. His service to America has been completely overshadowed by his rotten political career.
Dude, why do you think that so many Republicans are ticked off. I, for one, am voting third party...or maybe Ron Paul. Maybe. - Cybrwolf, on 02/08/2008, -43/+78Hang in their Dr. Paul! At the GOP Convention, when the party realizes that no one but you could confront Obama, you will win the Nomination!
- FishHammer, on 02/08/2008, -7/+41this is going to be giant douche vs turd sandwich all over again.
- Ragecloak, on 02/08/2008, -7/+36@kindaintoit: well John "100 more years" McCain certainly cant. Nor can Huckabee who wants desperately to make this country a theocracy. Who's left? The only true conservative who has a BETTER record/solution for Iraq than Obama
- zioxide, on 02/08/2008, -2/+26If that happened, Romney would just resume his campaign and get the nomination before Ron Paul.
- RJD262, on 02/08/2008, -1/+25Why is it that everyone hates him, yet he destroyed all the other candidates? Something doesn't feel right about this one...
- kindaintoit, on 02/08/2008, -23/+43Is this a joke?
- Groovel76, on 02/08/2008, -4/+21WTF made the crowd change from booing to cheering? Was the crowd a bunch of lemmings? Someone boos, the rest start to boo as well. Then someone cheers and the rest follow suit again? The crowd sounds like a bunch of morons who don't really give a ***** one way or another. Just my opinion.
- inactive, on 02/08/2008, -6/+19I, for one, welcome our third party overlords
- cwings, on 02/08/2008, -0/+12Why wait?
- slapded, on 02/08/2008, -3/+14i dont know how much a gallon of milk costs. im not rich. i just hate milk
- RJD262, on 02/08/2008, -3/+12This country is going to hell in a hand basket.
- Sogui, on 02/08/2008, -1/+10You know that McCain has the highest approval ratings of ALL Republicans right, and he's the only one who has ever beaten Hillary or Obama in "polling elections"
You could argue that once people "find" Ron Paul that he would be higher, but the fact is he hasn't and he won't ever be. - hollowex, on 02/08/2008, -0/+9Thunderdome?
- elipabst, on 02/08/2008, -4/+13Whatever. All he has to do is win 99.4% of the rest of the delegates and it's in the bag. That's completely possible now that Dr Paul has his telepathic powers back on the gold standard. Why do you have to be such a hater?
- waluum, on 02/08/2008, -3/+11What a great shame that the least Conservatives candidate is favored by Republican voters to be their party's candidate! Something smells HORRIBLY fishy!
- Malevolant, on 02/08/2008, -1/+9The OP is delusional at best because this is not staged nor would McCain switch parties, especially this late in the game. I can't believe one would argue that Hilary has it in the bag and that this is being staged given Obama's inroads. If anything Obama's election looks staged due to his never speaking on issues. All we hear from people about how inspirational his speaking is, how his books are great, and how he's going to create change. I'm sick of all of this crap because it's just a bunch of hollow words meant to stir up their supporters, or better yet FANS, and not speak on actual issues.
None of these politicians want to take a stand on anything and it's not on purpose. Why are people so desperate that they run to a candidate that says nothing and act like he is the second coming? What we have here are 3-4 products, i.e., politicians selling their wares in different ways. They are consciously marketing themselves to certain demographics just like a PR firm markets fast food. It's all built on *****, but everyone's eating it up. One thing is certain and that is that the marketing companies know exactly what to do to get the American public to buy into things, no questions asked.
It's embarrassing - inactive, on 02/08/2008, -9/+17Um, he can't win.
There is absolutely, positively no way, at this point in time he can win. Look at his delegates. The convention means dick, to be honest. - zenerdiode, on 02/08/2008, -8/+16Seriously folks, if Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh are AGAINST him, how bad can he be? :D
BTW, I'm sure I'm not the first to think this, but has anybody considered the possibility that Coulter's "endorsement" of Clinton over McCain is actually a slam on Clinton? Perhaps she feels the Republicans have a better chance if it's McCain vs. Obama instead of McCain vs. Clinton, thus she's trying to steer the vote in the Democratic primaries towards Obama by painting Clinton as a neocon ally. The primaries have shown that Hillary can indeed get the moderate votes which spells trouble for McCain. Hillary may be all kinds of nastiness, but she's still far left of Coulter's world. I doubt one can take Coulter's words at face value...she is a conduit for people like Rove and such, after all. - Sogui, on 02/08/2008, -0/+7or conservatives has split opinions on him? Booing starts... anti-McCain'ers follow suit, then pro-McCain'ers start cheering and the rest of them follow suit
- NonLeftistDiggr, on 02/08/2008, -1/+8He's too conservative? That's scary to hear that.
- Raiderkid6, on 02/08/2008, -1/+8Thats what I like about him. He won't change his policies (that much) just to get ahead. He sticks by his principles, even against horrible opposition. Can't say the same about Mr. Flip-flo-I mean Romney
- Bravesguy18, on 02/08/2008, -3/+10That's okay. McCain can just have his hot wife comfort him. Schwing!
- TheUnlearn, on 02/08/2008, -1/+7congress gave George Bush the power to declare war because they didn't want to do it and have themselves look bad. Republicans and Democrats voted in favor of letting Bush make the decision on Iraq knowing full well what he wanted to do. The blame for this war being unconstitutional falls on Congress because they didn't say no they said "you make the decision, Bush"
- moonshn, on 02/08/2008, -2/+7you are what is wrong with this country IMHO. The problems we face as a nation cannot be solved with the simple logic of Democrat vs. Republican. people who vote solely on the letter next to a candidate's name are admitting to the world that they do not posses the powers of reason unnecessary to make in informed choice for themselves.
Especially once you realize that the republicans and democrats are all working from the same play book. - sgglynn, on 02/08/2008, -2/+7Wake up people, our government is purposely planning the downfall of our country. Eventually, we will bring down our neighbors, and will be "forced" into a North American Union. They can't get away with it until we are all in peril, then the move will be accepted.
- hierophantus, on 02/08/2008, -1/+6That's similar to how I feel about Hillary, but that could be just from spending too much time on Digg. With Hillary, I've found that a lot of people in real life "support" her more or less by default, without having thought too much about their choice. She just feels like the establishment candidate and enjoys huge name recognition. With McCain, I think it's largely name recognition too (how many had heard of Romney, Huckabee or Paul before the campaign started?). Most of your average voters don't exactly go over the candidates with a fine-toothed comb. I've found it's fairly disheartening to find out the real reasons why most people pick the candidate they do.
- americangoy, on 02/08/2008, -10/+15Of course the election is staged. It took you folks a bit too much time to figure it out.
The trick is to make America seem "progressive" to the world by having either a woman or a black man president, while continuing the same policies in Iraq and around the world that we always did. - goffy59, on 02/08/2008, -4/+9your a moron. You actually see it that way? Its more like this: Big brother picks on little brother. Little brother is hurt very bad, big brother feels the need to stop picking on him and leave him alone. Goddamnit, this is why America is *****; because of people like you. You think Ron Paul means "run away" when he says pull out. He means this: Stop illegal activities the government is doing and follow our rules. Iraq = Undeclared illegal war. It certainly is not running away! Its saving ourselves from world war 3.
- inactive, on 02/08/2008, -5/+10LOL
If she hates him and calls him bad, then you know he's actually a decent candidate :) - TheUnlearn, on 02/08/2008, -0/+5looks like you don't know anything about Jimmy's comment history.
- inajeep, on 02/08/2008, -3/+7Her opinions on anything do not remotely interest me.
- joeykilluv, on 02/08/2008, -11/+15McCain has no chance against Hillary or Obama, Ron Paul is the Republican party's only shot, and im voting for Ron Paul 2008! Stay in there Ron!
- MindStalker, on 02/08/2008, -1/+5Depends.
If summer campaigning of Obama or Hillary versus McCain makes it plainly obvious (party managers won't ignore polls showing 65% of the country choosing Obama over McCain) The convention WILL choose someone other than McCain. Who I don't know But at this point its Paul or Huckabee, nobody will seriously vote for Romney because hes shown how easily he gives up or can be bought off. - TheUnlearn, on 02/08/2008, -2/+6Goddamn, stop using hitlery. you lose any respect anyone may have had for you, instantly.
- SpaceMonkeyZero, on 02/08/2008, -0/+4In one store near me it's $2.70 a gallon with a "shoppers club card", at the 7-11 it's $4.50. At the dairy they only sell it in 1/2 gallons with a real glass bottle that requires a dollar deposit unless you bring one in. I would fail that test too.
- inactive, on 02/08/2008, -12/+16And then pigs will fly...
- WildTurkey00, on 02/08/2008, -3/+7Quite an imagination you have there.
- Raiderkid6, on 02/08/2008, -5/+9He was booed only for his immigration policy. I watched it live and at the end everyone was cheering. Buried for inaccuracy and the Anti-McCain/Antifrontrunner bandwagon that resides her on digg
- diggit83, on 02/08/2008, -1/+5We require more Vespene gas!
- eviltandem, on 02/08/2008, -2/+5No, I mean a true republican. When I grew up there were 2 parties.
The democrats were basically hippies. Lots of taxes, lots of social programs, reign down money on the poor. Fun ideals, but not very practical. Not many good ideas came from the party. Not all their fault, the only thing really tying democrats together is that they aren't republican...
Then there were the republican. Mostly business types. They understand money and budgets. They tried to keep taxes and spending low, and for the most part ignored the social issues the democrats spent all their time on. I really liked this party. We all get together for defense and other social needs, but for the most part they adimately were against any unnecessary laws interfering with the individuals rights.
Then Bush came along. Suddenly the republicans were reigning down money like it was water. Suddenly the only thing they talked about anymore was how they were going to take away all my rights to impose some bizarre christian ideal they felt sure just had to happen. The world would end unless the federal government took a stand on things like marriage.
What? Suddenly my party was being run by whack jobs. McCain is more like what I like. Fiscally conservative, socially liberal. It's not the governments jobs to police every little aspect of our life. Remember small government and all that jazz? - inactive, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3Do you understand the concept of "mathematically eliminated"?
- Malevolant, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3bury hit wrong button
- arcticsoft, on 02/08/2008, -2/+5I think its funny cause I went to the caucus and people were telling me to not to vote for ron paul cause I was wasting my vote. They wanted me to vote for Romney. Ironic.
- mtjohnson, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3lol u r dumb
- diggduggDOOM, on 02/08/2008, -0/+3"The primaries have shown that Hillary can indeed get the moderate votes which spells trouble for McCain"
Moderate? Yes. Independent? No. McCain gets the Independent vote in a match-up against Clinton. That's bad news for Clinton. Obama and McCain split the Independent vote, with a slight edge to Obama.
As much as Republicans might not be motivated to vote for McCain, they WILL be motivated to vote AGAINST Hillary Clinton. - mikerand, on 02/08/2008, -1/+4Coulter and Limbaugh genuinely dislike McCain, probably more than they dislike Hillary. They're simply illustrating that McCain is pretty much the same as Hillary, but in Republican clothing.
- elipabst, on 02/08/2008, -1/+4He actually has an ~82% conservative rating by the American Conservative Union, which would put him in the moderate conservative range. For reference, Olympia Snowe is ~45%,Chuck Hagel 85%, Orin Hatch 90%, Jeff Sessions is 97%.
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