Posted on 01/31/2008 7:38:21 AM PST by stillafreemind
John McCain’s performance in the California debate was at best a turn-off to conservative voters. At worst, McCain showed the world a glimpse of whom he really is. This should not be a comfort for those like Giuliani who are supporting him.
Arrogant, nasty, having to prove he was right even though everyone knew he was wrong, is this Presidential material? Anger below the surface, fidgeting and sneering throughout the debate are a part of who John McCain really is.
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As did Huckabee with all his ‘what about me!’ crying. More Britney Spears than presidential.
“Arrogant, nasty”
That’s how I described him too.
Unfortunately, I’d guess the majority of people voting for him didn’t even watch the debate.
John McCain in a nutshell!
Why anyone would want McCain to be president is beyond my understanding.
McNasty is one of those people whose arrogance doesn’t allow them to admit an error. He also is one of those that believes that if HE says it, it is so. I have never sat out an election, but this asshat could cause me to stay home.
Yes, he is arrogant and nasty ...and mean spirited.
He is so Clintonesque....and would probably feel more at home in the Democratic Party.
Like I mentioned before, he is the “Greg Stillson” in this running.
(refer to Dead Zone by Stephen King)
If John McCain is it..this household will NOT vote for him either.
You are thinking exactly how I am.
Free Republic Opinion Poll: (1/30)
Which GOP presidential hopeful did the best job of advancing his chances in tonight’s debate?
Composite Opinion
Mitt Romney 55.6% 969
Ron Paul 31.2% 543
Mike Huckabee 8.4% 146
John McCain 4.9% 85
100.1% 1,743
If McCain is the Republican nominee, we won’t have to wait for November for election results. It will be a foregone conclusion. In a presidential campaign, I believe he will very visibly and publicly “lose it” with dramatic emotional outbursts. Worse, if his name and candidacy are in any way associated with conservatism, then conservatism will be so thoroughly marginalized in the minds of the public that recovery will be long and difficult at best. And it really doesn’t matter what is true because main stream media outlets will describe this raving lunatic as a “conservative Republican” no matter what is true.
So, you expect to see McCain holding up a child in front of him when the assasination attempt happens?
How many CONSERVATIVE republicans are endorsing him? What’s the hullabaloo over Schwartzy and Rudy? They are not conservatives. Rush is a conservative. Glenn Beck is a conservative.
Great book and you are right on the money. McCain has reminded me of the Stillson character in that book for years!
Apparently Tall Horse watched the same debate I did. All I saw all night was McCain’s smug, nasty smile. I totally despised the man by the time the debate was over.
It reminded me of how much I hated him from the amnesty fiasco.
“Arrogant, nasty”
Yup. That audience sure showed their approval when McCain got reamed out by Romney.
It was nice watching him squirm and his smirk all nite showed the person that he is..
The McCain sneeeeeeeer will be good DemonRAT material to use against him. He will be cast as an old f*rt by the Left.
McCain is the darling of the media right now, so they will not show his arrogance during the sound bites of the debates, but when the conventions are over and the MSM approved candidates have been coronated, watch out. The MSM will attack him with the tenacity of a rabid pit bull.
What stood out to me the most in last night’s debate was the utter contempt McCain showed for business owners.
The more I saw of him last night, the more I didn’t want to see him as president for the next 4 yrs.
He gave it strong consideration at one point but Vermont's 'Jumpin' Jim beat him to it.
Well I wish he would have jumped over then..I would rather have people see him as a democrat and not a RINO.
HUCKABEE ROCKS IN DEBATES!!!!!
“...But he [Huckabee] is an excellent debater with a terrific sense of humor who hit his stride, especially in the debates, just as activists and party opinion leaders were starting to pay close attention before the Iowa caucuses. Running on a frayed shoestring and with a staff so small it would fit comfortably into a minivan, Mr. Huckabee used his moments to strongly impress voters....”
—Karl Rove on Mike Huckabee
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120173791597330347.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries
it will prove interesting if McCain wins california or not.
If he does, I am convinced all the elections are FIXED.
John McAmnesty running America!....God help us!....What a joke!
Funny....you could sub Hillary's name in there and it's just as accurate.
Why is he a "war hero"?
A hero is someone who deliberately steps into harms way for the benefit of others. McCain screwed up. Lost a multimillion dollar airplane and was put in a POW prison. I feel sorry that he was captured,injured and held against his will, but that does not make him a "Hero". Think firefighter in a burning building to rescue a child. That is a voluntary action.Ergo;Hero.
Well Duh!!! American Idol was on!!!
Wow- this writer completely gets McCain. Worth reading.
Yes, his contempt in a number of areas came thru. I really thought when he went of on his “buzz word” attack, he was going to start talking about the strawberries.
Really wish Mitt had offered a stronger response, such as “Of course, in Washington, buzz words tend to substitute for a full examination of policies, and careful thinking.
It is neither an honest disagreement nor an intelligent one, and solves nothing except the need for sound bites.”
McCain really looked awful, and worse than awful, a bit stupid. (he let his arrogance show)
LOL!!!!!!!
He made me sick last night. He reminds me of Hillary, only he can’t hide how he really is for a second. Once in a while, she can.
He looked like a little punk in detention playing with his pencil and I wanted someone to get up and slap his arrogant, smirking, hateful face clean off his lying head.
I kept picturing assorted reptiles whenever I saw him.
If he winds up being president, I might just have to lie and tell everyone I’m a democrat so I won’t have to hang my head in shame.
I loathe these media-run debates, but I had to give Anderson Cooper some credit for reading Mitt’s quote in its entirity and thoroughly exposing McCain for the liar he really is. I am also doubting if that was AC’s intention.
He might have had other motives and it just happened to turn out that way.
Looking at John McCain, you can’t really blame some dems in their seemingly irrational hatred of us pubbies. If all you had to go by was him, that attitude is wholly justified.
McCain is unbalanced. Hillary will make his head explode.
Strange in these times of cameras everywhere that the Presidential race this time will come down to two such nasty and unappealing creatures as John McCain and Hillary Clinton. What if they hold an election and nobody shows up?
Below are a couple addy's I had bookmarked on FR. (SORRY...but I lost my HTML skills in the past 3 years. So, you'll have to do a 'cut-n-paste'.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a38cdf98155e5.htm
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1409448/posts
We may wake up the day after the election and find Mickey Mouse is CIC.
How would you like to be a head of state somewhere and be contemplating sitting across the table from McCain or Hillary? Yikes...
Cool! At least it’ll be a happy place :o)
I’m thinking that you’ve hit the nail on the head - he really should be a democrat. I say this - what if you take away the ‘hero’ image of 40 years ago - what’s left to vote for? That would be like taking away Bill from the Hillary image on the other side - what’s left to vote for?
Think of McCain, no hero moniker; Hillary, no Bill moniker? I say, they would not be in the run at this time, period. Voting for McCain simply because he was a hero would be foolish at best. Voting for Hillary simply because she’s the wife of Monica’s ex-boyfriend, the ex-POTUS would be tragic.
I have not been pulling for McCain, but all of the GoP nominees really really suck.
Of all the slamming I have heard on FR about those who voted for him, I hear no one slamming the military and the veterans, who are in lock step with him. The FReepers are mainly blaming the independents and democratic party crossovers. That’s just not the whole story.
I say this as a military veteran.
Very well said.
So John McCain shows his true vile self and now Drudge reports that Nancy Reagan “adores him”??? Looks like it’s time to ship her off.
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Good question. We will learn a lot about both parties this time around.
Juan has milked the POW status so much...it reminds me of John Edwards and his mill stories.
Good for you John and John. Enough already.
We respect his being a POW, but that is where it ends.
I’m not going to hold that against her, God bless her. She has an excuse. The morons like Rudy don’t get that pass from me.
Would anyone be surprised if McCain chose a dim for VP, and then switched party affiliation?
“I have no doubt Senator Clinton would make a great president.”—John McCain
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