As McCain continues to lean on his war record as a hero more and more blogs and websites come up with revealing "truth" and official records that counter McCain's glorification of himself.Because both his father and grandfather were Navy Admirals there is no doubt that McCain was allowed to get away with things like his plane crashes due to foolish stunts that would have gotten other Navy pilots assigned ground duty or swabbing decks. And he admits that his father interceded more than once with his son's commanding officers.
But Truthdig has a very comprehensive and revealing article on the Forrestal incident. I urge all my readers to not merely read this report but e-mail it to your friends. Senator McCain is using lies to bolster his run for President, but McCain's actions immediately following the fire (and while it was still burning) put his line about "knowing what all men on deck means," which he used when canceling his campaign and debate because of the economic crisis.
Is this the man we want at the helm of our ship of state?
Since this morning's post I have further Googled the Forrestal. This site came to light which I also recommend.
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The information against McCain just keeps rolling in. Most notably with a ten page article on Maverick McCain.
ReplyDelete"At least three of McCain's GOP colleagues have gone on record to say that they consider him temperamentally unsuited to be commander in chief. Smith, the former senator from New Hampshire, has said that McCain's "temper would place this country at risk in international affairs, and the world perhaps in danger. In my mind, it should disqualify him." Sen. Domenici of New Mexico has said he doesn't "want this guy anywhere near a trigger." And Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi weighed in that "the thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He is erratic. He is hotheaded."
Get the whole article before it is on the news stands at - -
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain/page/10
While I don't need any more reasons not to vote for McCain, this is another nail in the coffin, for certain....
ReplyDeleteYes, we don't need more reasons. But my father was an Air Force pilot and things started sounding wrong when I heard that McCain had lost five planes.
ReplyDeleteThree of them were clearly his stupid fault doing stupid childish things. One was when he was shot down in Vietnam (also hot dogging when he should have been following the game plan) and this "accident."
This is definitely not the sort of experienced and "steady" hands I want at the helm of any ship of state. And his totally negative attacks which have fanned the flames of racism is just more proof of that.
Yes, McSame's official hagiography is, if you forgive the phrase, sometimes at variance with the facts." So is Palin's. Wellllll, who doesn't have the temptation to manicure the resume a bit? The thing that kills me is how the GOP operatives count on the Public's stupidity. Certainly Sarah Palin counts on widespread low reading comprehension in her latest self-defense over Troopergate.
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin, Reading Comprehension = Zero
http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/645
"How Mavericky!"
What a relief when this mess finally ends!
Great article on Sarah's inability to understand simple English. Excuse me on this but isn't literacy a requirement to hold high office? Or did that go to the wayside when we deleted literacy test requirements for voting?
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