The Moral Exhibitionism of John McCain

The American Thinker ^ | 9/20/2006 | J. Peter Mulhern

[Socratic]

Even discussing this loathsome character is so repugnant that acceptable adjectives are inadequate, regardless of one's command of English.

So true! I'm constantly amazed that the majority of Americans don't find him downright loathsome.

[hgro]

McCain is as transparent as cheap toilet paper.

[anton]

Yea, good point. He's Carter without the religious angle. I think McKook got a little wacky when they had him in Vietnam. And, what ever happened to those stories about how he got better treatment than his fellow prisoners (implication that he gave info)? Did those rumors die a natural death?

In any event, I'd rather see Hillary than McKook. Hopefully, it won't come down to that.

[xjcsa]

If a team of geniuses sat down to design a man who should never be President of the United States they would come up with John McCain.

I wish that would fit in a tagline...I guess I'll just keep the one I have for now.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Bump for a dead-on article that nails McCain.

And some great quips:


"If a team of geniuses sat down to design a man who should never be President of the United States they would come up with John McCain."

"...the two defining issues of his career, campaign finance “reform,” and the al Qaeda bill of rights."

"Time and again McCain has cheerfully traded virtue for the appearance of it."

[Diddle E. Squat]

Yeah, I had the same thought.

Here's one you can have, if you want it:

"George Mason - Father of the US Bill of Rights. John McCain - Father of the Al Qaeda Bill of Rights"

[Paperdoll]

If the Republicans wish to win in '08, they'd better come up with something far better than John McPain!

[quark]

McCain is damaged goods, as are all former POWs, no matter the length & condition of their captivities. Witness Admiral Stockdale, Medal of Honor recipient and American hero that he was (RIP). And McCain is no Stockdale. I served and interacted with several POWs in my Navy flying career -- most good, some bad, all quirky. McCain must never get his finger on the button; he is a tortured soul with huge anger management problems. Plus he's not very bright (5th from the bottom of his Naval Academy class).

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

What I don't get is why so many people feel he'll get the Republican Nomination. Why?

It's the old "It's his turn", ala Bob Dole in '96, thinking. I personally don't think he has a snowball's chance in Hell of winning the nomination after all the stunts he's pulled. As it is, unless he wins New Hampshire, he could be dropping out after the South Carolina primary. Anybody from the GOP base who still trusts him has to be as crazy as he is.

[Beckwith]

The principal goal of all his public acts is to showcase his exquisite decency

Charles H. Keating Jr., Chairman of Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, always called McCain a decent guy.

[Graymatter]

This is really good commentary. Puts McCain squarely in perspective.

[Gritty]

At last, somebody who puts into words what I have been seething about for years!

McCain is as much a disgrace as nearly every other Democrat Senator.

[kimoajax]

McCain cannot ever be trusted. He once was paid a pretty penny to be the feature speaker at a gala annual fund raising dinner for a local conservative political group of Pubs, and took the opportunity to lambast the group over its stand on so called homosexual rights. You can imagine how the local media had fun with it.

[Condor51]

John McInsane is just a loathsome puke, more so than even Hitlery. At least with her and her fellow travelers we KNOW what they're up to.

McInsane is as we used to say in the olden days, "a snake" - period.

Furthermore, if his Granddaddy wasn't a big shot Admiral (Full IIRC), more-so than even his daddy the Admiral, that jackass would have been booted out of the USN on day two.

Then we have his Collaboration With The Enemy so he'd get medical treatment (isn't that Treason?), AND that he came out of the Hanoi Hilton weighing MORE than when he went in .... well that's for another day.

(of course he came back with a limp, but hey, War is hell) /s

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

I can't understand why he supports our enemies?

[dighton]

The principal goal of all his public acts is to showcase his exquisite decency.

To borrow an expression from Bill Buckley (if memory serves), a moral ham.

[TigersEye]

The Real McCain

SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO"

SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO" Part II

John McCain Gets Soros Cash

John McCain Is No Hero

U.S. Sen. John McCain is no War Hero

John McCain: The Manchurian Candidate

JOHN MCCAIN, WARTS AND ALL

John McCain, you treasonous bastard, I challenge you or any of your traitorous cohorts...

McCain Is Booed by Labor Activists

McCain Rides to Kerry's Rescue: "John Kerry is Not Weak on Defense" (Today Show alert)

John McCain SCREAMS AT 9/11 FSA MEMBERS FOR OPPOSING HIS BILL TO GIVE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGALS

John McCain's Skeleton Closet

A number of articles on McCain. (some the same as above)

[TigersEye]

...what ever happened to those stories about how he got better treatment than his fellow prisoners (implication that he gave info)? Did those rumors die a natural death?

Check the first link in my list in post #37. The sources in it are hard to rebut. There are other links that address your question. If you have any problems with their veracity let me know. I'm not posting this to smear him just disseminating information.

[synbad600]

I think J. Peter Mulhern is Rush's nom de plume!

[Tarantulas]

Excellent article, and thanks very much for posting it. Now to spread it around, heh heh...