Source: McCain Online Fundraising Up 500 Percent This Week

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M wrote on December 21, 2007 2:23 PM:

I've always been surprised that John McCain hasn't really utilized his horrible (and yet, in a way, triumphant) experiences in Vietnam more of a centerpiece of his campaign both in 2000 and 2008. This man, even though I disagree with a number of his issues and perspectives (not to mention his stance on the war) is still an American hero.

I wouldn't vote for him, but, then again, I would proud to have a man such as this as our President.

CalD wrote on December 21, 2007 2:25 PM:

Speaking of Minimum wage, is Arizona still a "right to work" state? Anyone know?

brewmn wrote on December 21, 2007 2:30 PM:

"I've always been surprised that John McCain hasn't really utilized his horrible (and yet, in a way, triumphant) experiences in Vietnam more of a centerpiece of his campaign both in 2000 and 2008."

You apparently don't read the Daily Howler. McCain can not get through an interview with out mentioning that he was a POW.

"This man...is still an American hero."

Getting captured and tortured doesn'tmake you a hero. It makes you a victim.

Anonymous wrote on December 21, 2007 2:41 PM:

500% = all the insiders scared of huckabee deciding to steal a page from the ron paul people and drop in all their donations in a small time-frame. buying buzz.

M wrote on December 21, 2007 2:56 PM:

Brewmn,

Victim/hero? I can't help myself but heartily disagree with that perspective. Refusing to be released from torture and imprisonment because of his familial connections is integrity of the highest standard. Standing on that sort of principle in the face of severe physical intimidation and coercion is what defines a hero in my mind.

Plus he served in a time of war, unlike most of his fellow candidates and the current occupant of that office.

In that manner, I share alot of common ground with Mr. McCain. Again, though I disagree with you, respectfully, as do I with McCain. But as one vet to another, it is very difficult to detest him in such a manner as I usually reserve to Republicans in general.

Of course, my respect of McCain has diminished thanks to his rather equivocal position last fall concerning detainee rights, torture, and habeas corpus. I'm sure, however, that were McCain to receive the nomination, and unfortunately beat our Democratic nominee, whoever that may be, I'm sure that equivocation would end in favor fo a position most of us agree with.

You see, I think it is okay to respect the opposition. In this case, I cannot help but respect Mr. McCain for his sacrifices in the '60's. Most other American vets out there would agree with me, I am sure.

Rusty Austin wrote on December 21, 2007 3:11 PM:

McCain vs Edwards

You heard it here first...new generation vs old, so Edwards has it in the bag...

dajafi wrote on December 21, 2007 3:34 PM:

I'll admit I thought McCain was cooked, and that his terrible case of Potomac Fever would kill him in the end.

I want to believe he's an honorable man. I certainly did eight years ago, and I still see hints of that guy; on torture, immigration, and the environment, he's pretty clearly the least evil Republican. And he doesn't have that rabid hatred for liberals and Democrats generally that fuels so many on that side. (Neither do Huckabee or Paul, I suppose.)

I wouldn't be ashamed or terrified to have him in the presidency--though I'd damn sure want a stronger Democratic Congress to restrain him from starting more wars and bolster his better instincts against Norquistian backsliding.

An Outhouse wrote on December 21, 2007 3:56 PM:

Apparently some money people in the GOP have realized that McCain is the least worst option.

sophie wrote on December 21, 2007 4:01 PM:

I think McCain started his move at the debate where he took ownership of the "torture~waterboarding" issue and "faced" Romney. McCain is the only answer for the GOP in the general election (IMHO).

Least evil...exactly, dajafi.

M wrote on December 21, 2007 4:05 PM:

Sophie,

I concur. Again, though, I still wouldn't vote for him.

"When facism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
-Sinclair Lewis

Steve wrote on December 21, 2007 4:31 PM:

"Getting captured and tortured doesn'tmake you a hero. It makes you a victim."

Refusing release because you are a useful political pawn for the North Vietnamese speaks volumes. Maybe you should educate yourself about what happened, before you spew your ignorant nonsense.

nogo war wrote on December 21, 2007 4:43 PM:

The Republican Village scribes want McCain.
However part of the base to whom
immigration is a big deal because Mexicans look like Iraqis who took down the Towers..
will go even more nuts than they are now.

As one who loves the smell of irony in the morning..
They finally get a real evangelical in Huckajeuses..and they freak...

I visit LGF's...the stuff that went down last May with immigration? McCain?

Do folks wonder which will be crazier next year MPLS or Denver? ...

brewmn wrote on December 21, 2007 6:01 PM:

"But as one vet to another, it is very difficult to detest him in such a manner as I usually reserve to Republicans in general."

Thanks for the respecful reply. I would remind you (I'm ignoring Steve, because I'm pretty sure he's a troll) that the respect you extend McCain was in no way reciprocated by the Republicans to John Kerry in 2004. Until both sides take this tactic off the table, I will not unilaterally disarm.

And, in all seriousness, I have not heard the story that he refused release in solidarity with other prisoners, and I've heard alot about his time in Vietnam. What is the source for that story?

Mad Irishman wrote on December 21, 2007 7:22 PM:

If ye have not 'heard' the 'story' that he refused release in solidarity with other prisoners etc etc...then ye know nothing of his time in Veitnam. Asking for the source on that? With all due respect; is surely a meek cop-out.

Slainte'

Mad

Richard L. Adlof wrote on December 21, 2007 8:57 PM:

The least worst option in the Republican field after Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama is Tommy Thompson cuz he dropped outta the race a half a year ago.

McCain only SEEMS less harmless. Senator Wackadoo is a scary fuck precisely because he so readily sacrafices his honor for a shot at the Oval Office.

Any-which-way back to the topic at hand . . . It is damn easy to make the 500% increase when you are working from a buck and a postage stamp last week . . .

CDR Bob Abel, USN (Ret) wrote on December 21, 2007 11:06 PM:

I personally spoke with Medal of Honor recipient COL George "Bud" Day who was John McCain's cellmate in the Hanoi Hilton. He confirmed the story that John McCain refused release in solidarity with other prisoners. He also spoke of the unrelenting torture that our POW’s were subjected to.

Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing, use it wisely and accurately!

mageduley wrote on December 21, 2007 11:28 PM:

I think a lot of people have forgotten why he tanked in the first place. He was/is an Iraq War Hawk.

Strolling through the Bagdad market saying "Look, we're winning. See how normal everything is?"

After the photo op, he and his heavily armed, bullet vested, platoon of security hopped into their armored humvee's while a helicopter flew overhead.

I think the American people can see a "flight suit" con when they see one. That is why he tanked to zero. Despite the surge in the polls, once people really look again, they will remember and he'll sink into irrevelance.

DemAC wrote on December 22, 2007 5:59 AM:

It’s not going to be McCain – it’s going to be Romney. Perhaps McCain could be used to good effect as a VP though? He’s pretty much everything Romney isn’t and vice versa.

Adolph Richards wrote on December 22, 2007 11:28 AM:

With some truth coming out about GHOULiani and his despot, secretive ways, "Mr. 9/11's" poll numbers are sinking.

Which means those who had glommed onto GHOULiani are looking for another candidate to latch onto.

McCain is a two-faced political hack. He's all for strict drug laws and throwing people in jail for drug use, except when his wife got caught using and abusing drugs.

But hey, guess the law needs to be overlooked when it's one of your own family facing jail time.

Jim wrote on December 22, 2007 12:22 PM:

Not a chance with this crook. Ever heard of the "Keating Five"? Ron Paul all the way.....Don't waste your vote on this STOOGE!!

pissedoff wrote on December 22, 2007 12:48 PM:

It appears the zionists are making an early play to promote their choice here. On the other hand Billary will get the most money from them because she has proclaimed 'we are all Israeli now'. With children's healthcare vetoed twice, bridges falling down, the dollar nearly dead, and the lies vis a vis the Iran NIE it is apparent that our 'elected' serve the USA Corporation and not the citizens that elected them. McCain is just another corporate shill as they mostly all are. The only two candidates for actual real change are Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. THAT is what scares the powers that be- anything else is just a dog and pony show showing carefully created fake differences between the 'candidates' when there is in fact no real difference vis a vis their voting records. One in four homeless is a vet, over 22,000 vets denied coverage for 'pre-existing' mental illness, vet suicide is 4 times civilians',tours of duty cut one day short of benefits for soldiers, foreigners denied the promised green card track to citizenship for fighting for us and yet they want more wars to fill the corporate coffers with our 'tax money' (which is borrowed and your grandchildren will be paying interest and principal for years. Sound like they care about you?? I think not!!!!!!

Tim wrote on December 22, 2007 1:46 PM:

Want to know the only reason Joe Lieberman and Henry Kissinger are endorsing Keating Five Senator John McCain? Because John McCain sings - "Bomb Bomb Bomb - Bomb Bomb IRAN"

Roberto wrote on December 22, 2007 3:45 PM:

With the Kissinger and Liebermann endorsements it means that big money Zionists are coming on board. It also means that the U.S. will be bombing Iran in 2009, if McCain wins.

romes wrote on December 22, 2007 4:24 PM:

McCain hasn't seen a war he hasn't liked. We don't need another warmonger in chief. By the way, he is not the hero he pretends to be. He was shot down while attacking another country. Being a prisoner and tortured is not fun, but he sure milks it for all its worth. He is a political animal like most of them. I did not use to think that, but after researching his history and that of his father, I think differently.

brewmn wrote on December 22, 2007 4:41 PM:

Sorry, colonel. Until I see this aspect McCain's story verified in the public record, I'm assuming that it's an embellishment on the Myth of McCain.

Peter L wrote on December 22, 2007 6:06 PM:

Mitt cries, Huck insults religion by using it as a campaign slogan, Rudy remains sick, Tancredo quits, Fred sleeps and Ron Paul raises $6 million dollars in one day. Except for Dr. Paul, "[t]here's not a dime's worth of difference between" Republicans and Democrats. The Democrats willingly went along with the War in Iraq, suspension of Habeas, banning books like America Deceived (book) from Amazon, warrant-less wiretapping and the PATRIOT ACT. They are both guilty of treason.
Time to take sides, fellow patriots, you're either for liberty and Support Dr. Ron Paul or you're against liberty and damn us all.

Sean B wrote on December 22, 2007 8:03 PM:

Yes, the North Vietnamese offered to release McCain early because his father was well-known. It would have been a publicity coup for them. He turned them down.

From wikipedia: In July 1968, McCain's father was named Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), stationed in Honolulu and commander of all U.S. forces in the Vietnam theater.[3] McCain was immediately offered a chance to return home early:[29] the North Vietnamese wanted a mercy-showing propaganda coup for the outside world, and a message that only privilege mattered that they could use against the other POWs.[32]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain

Second clip of this CNN video (mentions it briefly):
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/26/mccain.pow/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

Sean B wrote on December 22, 2007 8:33 PM:

And here is a good article on his experience as a POW:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/mccain/articles/0301mccainbio-chapter3.html

It also mentions how he was offered early release but declined.

Simon Newton wrote on December 22, 2007 9:14 PM:

'American Hero' now that’s funny. He was nothing more than an idiot foot soldier taking orders from his CO who in turn was taking orders on down the line from on high. Vietnam was an illegal 'Police Action' as you monkeys so nicely phrase it. There are three things you Yanks export well 1. Lies 2. Deception and 3. Hypocrisy.

There is a rumor going around that the invasion of Iraq really WAS all about the oil. Though it wasn’t about turning the oil into petroleum products as many of us suspected, it was actually so that the ‘Elite Boys’ have a life time supply of lubricant for their sphincter parties. But now the problem is that they have these parties so often that they need more lubricant. So, off to Iran we go!

Preble wrote on December 22, 2007 9:26 PM:

McCain is damaged goods. It's not exactly a secret. He was a rich boy hot dog that ignored OP. A bamboo tiger cage will be installed into the Oval Office and his aides will be furnished the sharpened sticks necessary to elicit his hyper-distorted governance. McCain=Queeg+Nukes.

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