Posted on 05/13/2006 10:07:23 AM PDT by FairOpinion
Sen. John McCain, looking to heal a rift with the religious conservatives who undermined his 2000 White House bid, told students graduating at the Rev. Jerry Falwell's university Saturday that Americans have a right to disagree on issues but should maintain respect for each other.
The Arizona Republican specifically referred to disagreements over the war in Iraq during his commencement address at Liberty University. He noted that the war "has taken innocent life," but he said he has stood his ground in support of it because he believed "my country's interests and values required it."
McCain defended the rights of those who disagree with him and argued that "Americans deserve more than tolerance from one another."
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The venue shopper.
Until he gets elected and bans that pesky first amendment.
As usual, media-darling McCain is trying to cover all the angles. He's our Hillary.
If he's nominated millions will stay home on election day. Hope the GOP can get enough Dem votes to cover.
Jerry Falwell invited McCain there.
[Sen. John McCain, looking to heal a rift with the religious conservatives who undermined his 2000 White House bid...]
The arrogance displayed in this wording is amazing. Apparently this journalist thinks that McCain was entitled to the Republican nomination, but for the meddling of those damned "religious conservatives" he would have made it. Now McCain is forced to go to these same troglodytes and make placating noises at them just so they won't throw a tantrum and sabotage him again.
There was never any doubt. The only issue about "will he or won't he" was about his health in 2007 and 2008. That's still the case.
Lets just make this plain. I will never vote for John McCain. There is no conceivable set of circumstances where I would change my mind, for the good of the party.
Run anyone else, and its pretty likely that I will do the "lesser of evils" calculation and stick with the party nominee. Not in this case.
So lets just be clear. If you nominate him, you've calculated that you don't need my vote.
I think the postivie way to express this is to work as hard as we can to make sure that we have a strong Republican candidate and nominate him, instead of allowing McCain to be the R nominee.
My personal opinion is that the MSM is pushing McCain as a candidate, because that will result in a landslide win for Hillary.
I care about as much. If he wins the nomination, we will have become Europe. Two left wing parties.
We're already there, but there's a chance of turning back.
His physical health or his mental health? Myself, I am more concerned with his mental health. I used to know him 20 years ago and he had problems then and I do not think he is any better now.
McCain is so bad in my opinion that I'd vote for Hillary or Gore. At least that way the war would be joined, McInsane is a stealth liberal.
"I am more concerned with his mental health."
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Me too. I think he is unstable and would be a danger as President.
That is not news. McCain hasn't stopped running since 1998.
This POS thinks he can mandate what people can and cannot discuss prior to an election.
He should go play in traffic.
He is the media darling - don't underestimate him. Make sure he sinks early.
John McCain: the undocumented conservative.
As nausea suddely and mysteriously strikes many members of FreeRepublic...
stealth?
Yes John Americans can disagree on the war. One thing Americans do agree on, no way in hell will you ever occupy the Oval Office!
... and we are united against McNitWit for POTUS.
I well remember the 2000 election. Early in the year, I really didn't know Republican candidate 'A' from 'B', or 'C'. However, I kept hearing the MSM pushing McCain in glowing terms and disparaging Gov. Bush. The 'endorsement' by the media tipped it for me, I voted for Gov. Bush!
OK, John, so let's see you push AP, Reuters, CNN and especially tax-funded PBS to do more pieces about people that support the war, the improvements we're making to Iraq's infrastructure, Iraqi girls going to school now, and soldiers re-enlisting in droves (instead of the anti-war pieces they limit themselves to).
John?
John?
How I hate an opportunist.......and McC is nothing if not an opportunist.
How I hate an opportunist.......and McC is nothing if not an opportunist.
That's big of him.
Snort.
"stealth?"
Ha, ha, you got me there. McInsane is actually worse than a stealth liberal, those are just weakling rinos. McInsane has megalomaniacal tendencies like CFR that go beyond party affiliation.
Nope. The same people who are currently saying they'll never for John McCain will be singing a different tune come 2008.
"Well, I'm voting McCain to stop Hillary."
Thus the cycle continues.
List of republicans I'll NEVER vote for, period:
John McCain
Rudolph Giuliani
Condoleeza Rice
There are so many good, conservative republicans who are making the moves to run that it's absurd to me personally to even consider the three above.
How could I forget Chuck Hagel? Add him to the list above.
Yes, but we don't disagree on you Juan mckennedy.
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