John Mccain "I'd rather have clean government than the 1st amendment"

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[SDGOP]

"He [Michael Graham] also mentioned my abridgement of First Amendment rights, i.e. talking about campaign finance reform....I know that money corrupts....I would rather have a clean government than one where quote First Amendment rights are being respected, that has become corrupt. If I had my choice, I'd rather have the clean government."

[Sprite518]

Most of us Freepers already know this.

[wagglebee]

Well, I'd rather McCain just shut the hell up and retire.

[EternalVigilance]

The ironic part is that his form of restraint on free speech doesn't even result in the 'clean government' that he claims to subscribe to.

In fact, it does exactly the opposite. It doesn't do anything but protect corrupt and useless incumbents.

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

"I'd vote for Clinton over McCain, because the GOP will at least block what Clinton does, they lose their spines when one their own is a liberal."

Doesn't losing something require having had it in the first place?

[rock58seg]

One problem with McCain is that he shoots from the hip.

His thought out positions are even worse!!!! CFR and the present Illegal alien amnesty are just two examples. Don't forget he's a crook also..."Keating five".

[savedbygrace]

So, if the congresscritters can't be trusted, then the solution is to remove our 1st Amendment rights? Sure, that makes sense. Idiot.

[SDGOP]

Rudy isnt even running and the ken doll with plastic hair is going to sink faster then the titanic when people realise what a flaming Rino he is.

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-05/12-09-05/a03sr650.htm
Romney: Catholic hospitals not exempt from offering emergency contraception By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press writer

BOSTON -- Facing opposition from women, the Democratic Party and even his own running mate, Gov. Mitt Romney abandoned plans yesterday to exempt religious and other private hospitals from a new law requiring them to dispense emergency contraception to rape victims.

http://www.operationrino.com/web/newsperm.606
Mitt Romney supports AWB and Brady Bill

http://www.operationrino.com/web/newsperm.608

Governor Mitt Romney has signed into law a permanent assault weapons ban that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on these guns.

''I respect and will protect a woman's right to choose. This choice is a deeply personal one," Romney wrote in answer to a NARAL questionnaire during the [2002] campaign. ''Women should be free to choose based on their own beliefs, not mine and not the government's."
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/07/03/clarity_sought_on_romneys_abortion_stance/

Summary of Romney abortion stances
http://romneyisafraud.blogspot.com/2005/02/dime-dropper-willard-mitt-went-to.html

"I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. I have since the time that my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a US Senate candidate. I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years we should sustain and support it."
"Regardless of one's beliefs about choice, you would hope it would be safe and legal,"

Tovia Smith of Boston University radio station WBUR asked: "Mr. Romney, you say you're a moderate on social issues. One who will defend abortion rights, equal rights for women, for blacks, and for gays. In fact you say you will do more to promote gay rights than Senator Kennedy. You also sit on the national executive board of the Boy Scouts of America, which has an exclusionary policy banning gay members. Do you support that policy, and if not have you ever done anything as a board member to oppose it?"

"...I feel that all people should be allowed to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation."
http://www.massnews.com/2002_editions/06_June/061802_mn_romney.shtml

"The Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, next month will be the first to open its arms to the gay community. Organisers of the 2002 Winter Olympics have actively gone out to get the gay community involved."
http://www.massnews.com/2002_editions/06_June/061802_mn_romney.shtml

he said he would support domestic partnership benefits, at one point saying they would become a "hallmark of my leadership as governor." ... Romney has broader goals in mind, and will use this opportunity to establish further rights for gay couples, Fehrnstrom said. "At the end of the day, same-sex couples will end up with more rights and benefits than they previously enjoyed," he said.
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,525039435,00.html


For the record this is JohnnyZ's profile

[relee]

John Mccain ?

clean government ?

Keating Five ?

[SDGOP]

Do you know if cspan.org will have the dinner on their website?

[F.J. Mitchell]

There are fools and d*mn fools in politics; another d*mn fool outs himself.

[tame]

I don't call him "McNut" for nothing.

[Babu]

McCain was not really in the hunt anyway. It is a Rudy and Mitt deal, unless someone else gains traction to add to the mix. I really don't see anyone.

I agree with you that McInsane had no chance of getting the nomination even before this gaff. But you are wrong about Rudy -- he has NO chance with the base -- he's for: gun control, gay marriage, and abortion. Rudy cannot win in the primaries.

The Pubbie nominee will be either Romney or Allen.

[kerryusama04]

Oh my goodness, that tombstone is funny.

[jazusamo]

He took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, that sounds like he won't do it. Sounds worthy of impeachment.

[Txsleuth]

It will only destroy him if the MSM get ahold of it and make a big deal about it...

He is one of the MSM's darlings...so do you think this will even be known anywhere except here?

[tame]

I'd vote for Clinton over McCain

There's a better way to avoid voting for McNut than rewarding Hitlery: Vote third party, or write-in your favorite choice.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Oh but he's better than Hillary!!!!

I don't buy that. sHrillary would be a disaster, but for no more than 8 years. Heck, we have her and her husband to thank for bringing about a Republican congress. I think congress will move to the right--as it needs to do--with sHrillary in the White House, and her reign might well be the end for the party of Andrew Jackson.

[Iam1ru1-2]

I think ole "open mouth insert foot" dude should remember the famous quotation: "I'd rather be right than be president."

Ole "stuffed mouth"s name should be "Feet Of Clay. [The person who said that famous quote was of course Henry Clay - (1777-1852)].

[potlatch]

McCain ping

[Torie]

I soured on McCain sometime ago, and I gave him money against Bush, but McCain was honorable when it came to Keating, and he was closer to Keating than the other four earlier. When Keating suggested sleaze, McCain said F you, and did not take his phone calls thereafter. McCain is an honorable and honest man. I will not stand silent, when some suggest otherwise. But alas, POTUS requires more. It requires calm, mature, and informed good judgment, animated by a curious, and vigorous, mind. On that score, McCain does not fit the bill. Plus he is too freaking old for POTUS. If that is "ageism," sue me.