John McCain’s new ad:
And it got Howard Deans panties in a bunch:
“John McCain can try to reintroduce himself to the country, but he can’t change the fact that he cast aside his principles to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Bush the last seven years. While we honor McCain’s military service, the fact is Americans want a real leader who offers real solutions, not a blatant opportunist who doesn’t understand the economy and is promising to keep our troops in Iraq for 100 years.”
Which is quite an extraordinary ignorant statement, even for Dean. For one thing, he did not promise to keep troops in Iraq for a 100 year. He said he would have no problem with it as long as they are not being hurt and/or killed:
THE SPIN:
Obama: “We are bogged down in a war that John McCain now suggests might go on for another 100 years.”
Clinton: “I’ve also been a leader in trying to prevent President Bush from getting us committed to staying in Iraq regardless, for as long as Senator McCain and others have said it might be — 50 to 100 years.”
THE FACTS:
The Democrats leave out a vital caveat.
When McCain was asked about Bush’s theory that U.S. troops could be in Iraq for 50 years, the senator said: “Maybe 100. As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed, it’s fine with me, and I hope it would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where al-Qaida is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day.”
A troop presence that does not involve Americans being harmed is, by definition, not a war.
Additionally, Dean had no problem with a nominee presenting his military experience to the voters when Kerry was doing it:
“Who would you rather have in charge of the defense of the United States of America, a group of people who never served a day overseas in their life, or a guy who served his country honorably and has three Purple Hearts and a Silver Star on the battlefields of Vietnam?”
But now, miraculously, he has a problem with it….shocking!
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dean is an idiot. always has been and always will be. they are ruining their own party and are really reaching to try and nail anybody who may have a chance. i doubt we will be there for another 100 years, but thats not the point. they wan to strip this country of its military and freedoms.
The people who claim McCain vowed to keep the war going for 100years are liars-pure and simple. The people who perpetuate, repeat, and believe that lie are not gullible. They’re afraid; afraid that the people and messages they so want to believe are political hacks selling half truths and lies just to further their party and not to further the nation.
Scott you wrong here… McCain SAID IT!!! simple as that!!!!
By the way McCain votes against veterans were you aware of that? Here is the PROOF!!!!
4/7/2008 ) The McCain Record on Veterans
McCain Refuses to Support Sen. Jim Webb’s and Chuck Hagel’s new GI Bill.
The bill, officially called the “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007”, would establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001.
Sen. Jim Webb has called on McCain to sign on as a co-sponsor to his GI bill
The bill has 51 co-sponsors – including 9 Republicans – but needs 60 co-sponsors to make it filibuster proof.
McCain Voted Against $19 Billion for Military Hospitals, Choosing Tax Cuts for Wealthiest Earners over Veterans.
In February 2006, McCain voted against an amendment that would have provided for at least $19 billion for military health facilities, paid for by eliminating tax cuts for the wealthiest earners.
*Senate Amendment 2735, Amendment failed.
McCain Voted Against Legislation to Provide $2.8 Billion For Medical Care for Veterans.
McCain voted against a 2006 Democratic amendment that would have provided $2.8 billion to increase veterans’ medical care.
*Senate Amendment 149, Amendment failed.
McCain Voted Against Establishing $1 Billion Trust Fund to Provide Improvements to Military and Veterans’ Health Facilities
McCain voted against an Amendment to establish a $1 billion trust fund to provide improvements to health facilities that treat veterans and military personnel paid for by allowing dividends and capital gains tax breaks, for those with incomes greater than $1 million to lapse on December 31, 2006.
*Senate Amendment 2735
McCain Chooses Corporations Over Veterans, Voting Against Adding $1.5 billion to Veterans’ Medical Services in 2007 Budget by Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes.
McCain voted against an Amendment offered by Democrats to increase medical services funding to veterans by $1.5 billion in 2007, to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
*Senate Amendment 3007
McCain Voted Against Mandatory Funding of $6.9 Billion in 2007 Budget and $104 Billion Over Five Years for Veterans’ Health Care.
McCain voted against a Democratic amendment to provide a mandatory stream of funding of $6.9 billion in Fiscal Year 2007 and $104 billion over five years for veterans’ health care; paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top tax rate for incomes over $1 million and closing various corporate tax loopholes.
Senate Amendment 3141
September 2007: McCain voted against the Webb amendment calling for adequate troop rest between deployments.
The legislation would have provided minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
*Senate Amendment 2909
April 2006: McCain one of only 13 Senators to vote against $430 million for Medical Services for the Department of Veteran Affairs for outpatient care and treatment for veterans.
Despite his vote against, it passed overwhelmingly, 84-13 (3 not voting). All 13 voting against were Republicans.
*Senate Amendment 3642
October 2003: McCain voted against an amendment offered by Senator Dodd that called for an additional $322 million for safety equipment for troops in Iraq.
*Senate Amendment 1817
April 2003: McCain voted against an amendment that would have provided more than $1 billion for National Guard and Reserve equipment in Iraq related to a shortage of helmets, tents, bullet-proof inserts, and tactical vests.
*Senate Amendment 452
August 2001: McCain voted against increasing the amount available for medical care for veterans by $650 million.
*Senate Amendment 1218
skye55110 wrote:
Try again.
And if you are too confused to click on the NYTimes link, try factcheck.org; or better yet, listen to the entire exchange between McCain and the questioner.
And because context matters for honesty’s sake, why don’t you explain the reasoning why McCain didn’t support those bills? To not do so is akin to spreading nonsense around like “Republicans don’t care about children’s health” should they not support the SCHIP program.
Wordsmith, you’re beating your head against a wall trying to counter this one. I love the typical response, “McCain SAID IT!!! simple as that!!!!” then the subject change. Why can I see a shoulder brush as that’s being said?.
I showed the video of Obama refusing to admit that he “mis-spoke” about McCain’s “100 year war” and what McCain really said to a barking moonbat and the response I got.. “Where did that come from Faux News”. It must be shattering to realize that Hope and Change is really just Smoke (blown up the a**) & Mirrors (to see the fool). Facts don’t matter anymore.