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The Five: How They'll Attack McCain

The Democrat playbook against McCain

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Justamere10 writes:	Saturday, February, 16, 2008 11:48 PM
The John McCain Story
On October 26, 1967, McCain was flying as part of a 20-plane attack... McCain's A-4 Skyhawk had its wing blown off by a Soviet-made anti-aircraft missile. McCain fractured both arms and a leg in being hit and ejecting from his plane. He nearly drowned after he parachuted into Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi. After he regained consciousness, a mob gathered around, spat on him, kicked him, and stripped him of his clothes. Others crushed his shoulder with the butt of a rifle and bayoneted him in his left foot and abdominal area; he was then transported to Hanoi's main Hoa Loa Prison, nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton" by American POWs. McCain was sent to a prisoner-of-war camp on the outskirts of Hanoi in December 1967, into a cell with two other Americans who did not expect him to live a week; they nursed McCain and kept him alive. In March 1968, McCain was put into solitary confinement, where he would remain for two years. In July 1968, McCain's father was named commander of all U.S. forces in the Vietnam theater. McCain was immediately offered a chance to return home early: the North Vietnamese wanted a worldwide propaganda coup by appearing merciful, and also wanted to show other POWs that elites like McCain were willing to be treated preferentially. McCain turned down the offer of repatriation, due to the Code of Conduct principle of "first in, first out": he would only accept the offer if every man taken in before him was released as well. In August of 1968, a program of vigorous torture methods began on McCain, using rope bindings into painful positions, and beatings every two hours, at the same time as he was suffering from dysentery. Teeth and bones were broken again... His injuries to this day have left him incapable of raising his arms above his head. Two weeks later his captors tried to force him to sign a second statement, and this time, his will to resist restored, he refused. He received two to three beatings per week because of his continued refusal... McCain refused to meet with various anti-war peace groups coming to Hanoi, not wanting to give either them or the North Vietnamese a propaganda victory based on his connection to his father... In December 1969, McCain was transferred back to the Hoa Loa "Hanoi Hilton"; his solitary confinement ended in March 1970. McCain continued to refuse to see anti-war groups or journalists sympathetic to the North Vietnamese regime... McCain was finally released from captivity on March 15, 1973, having been a POW for almost an extra five years due to his refusal to accept the out-of-sequence repatriation offer. Contrast McCain's treatment over five years with pouring water on a terrorist's face for a few minutes to get information that could save thousands of lives. THEN GET THE WORD OUT AND STAND UP to the enemy within, the looney far left elitists who loudly criticize those who are protecting us, saying that our military, CIA, etc. are somehow taking away the civil rights of Americans! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain
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Sarah writes:	Thursday, February, 14, 2008 4:41 PM
On all issues Democrats are Worse
On ethics - the democrats do not want to open this book, but they can go ahead and do so if they want because for every one point they have on Mc, we have 5 on them. On economics - the democrats have to explain what bill they have proposed in the past 2 years that show they have a better understanding of how to improve the economy. Fortunately for us, this is the lowest rated congress in history and it's led by democrats. They have not done anything to address the economy. On the issue of Iraq - democrats have to demonstrate how their ideas are better than McCain's, and explain why after 2 years of controlling congress they have not done anything to change the so called Bush's doctrine. When it comes to defense and military matters, even Hillary admits that americans trust us more and McCain would win any discussion on this issue with either Obama or Hillary whose option is to "cut and run". FYI, Obama has started flipping on the issue of timetables - and what we want to do is to get him B. Hussein obama in a position where he is defending the Saddam Hussein regime....game over!
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King Liberal writes:	Thursday, February, 14, 2008 1:44 PM
why not use Hannity's talking points?
he recites them every night. 1. McCain/feingold 2. McCain/Kennedy 3. Flip flop on torture 4. gang of 14 5.drilling in anwar after all the goal isn't to keep democrats voting for him; ITS TO KEEP REPUBLICANS FROM DOING IT.
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PArepublican writes:	Thursday, February, 14, 2008 12:55 PM
McCain/Huckabee
McCain, Huckabee : both are bleeding heart Liberals!!
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Beastie Boy writes:	Thursday, February, 14, 2008 11:42 AM
That's not distortion
That's EMPIRE! It's their country, and they want us to leave. We ought to listen to them. McCon is unfit to be President
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