, Loyalty and about Leadership.Posted on 11/07/2008 1:46:36 PM PST by KayEyeDoubleDee
I call on Captain John S. McCain, USN (ret.), Republican, Senior Senator from Arizona, to put a stop to the public smearing of your erstwhile running mate, Governor Sarah L. Palin, Republican from Alaska.
Governor Palin committed herself and her family to your cause, moreover, to the cause of America, provisionally for four years. She did so with gusto--even after the Mainstream Media saw fit to go after not only her, but two of her children--and we, the Republican electorate, were glad for her decision. She nearly saved your candidacy.
But, now that Senator Barack H. Obama has become President-elect Barack H. Obama, the finger-pointing has begun and I would expect such from the average political candidate. However, sir, you are not the average political candidate. You are a retired US Navy officer and, on top of that, a Vietnam POW and a survivor of the horrendous accident on the USS Forrestal. You know what it's like to be looking to your leaders in the worst of times and to have your subordinates look to you at similar points in time. You know about Faith
Well, sir, it's time for you to Lead again. Stop the dishonorable actions of your subordinates toward another--not just for the governor's sake but for yours--because it is not the governor who your aides are dishonoring; it's you.
Sincerely,
Juliette Akinyi Ochieng, SSgt, USAFR (ret.)
Los Angeles CA
Senator McCain, defend your honorAnd Michelle Malkin:
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/07/senator-mccain-defend-your-honor/
Memo to McCain blabbermouths: Character is destiny
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/11/07/memo-to-mccain-blabbermouths-character-is-destiny/
Jeez, just leave the guy alone. I suspect he’s already having a bad week.
Perhaps, he'll cross "the aisle", as he's so fond of doing, and trash her himself?
I’m done with McCain.
Moved on.
Agreed...Calling now!
What should be clear by now is that McCain is a conservative Democrat who is more comfortable with Lieberman and Kerry than any conservative in the Republican Party.
He nearly ran with Kerry, wish he had, would have saved us a lot of anguish.
Called from Tucson, AZ. Since I’m a constituent of his maybe it’ll make a difference.
McCain never crosses the aisle in that direction.
The best thing McCain could do right now:
Demand that Stevens resign if he wins and ask for the signatures of all of the other GOP Senators asking Sarah to either run or appoint herself to the Senate. McCain can do this, and it would heal many of the questions and concerns about their partnership.
Thanks. I already called his DC office and left a voicemail.No staffers would answer the phone.
McCain is showing his true colors by turning his back on Sarah Palin, just like he turned his back on the conservatives.
She needs to defend herself. I suspect she’ll be just fine at it. We need candidates unafraid to defend themselves.
That arrogant little guy is not going to step up to the plate. Forget about him. He was the 2008 Bob Dole. Reload, rebuild.
I’m just glad he didn’t give my first choice the nod for the veep slot.
Then the best thing Sarah Palin could do would be to tell McCain to drop dead, since he is no longer relevant.
McCain can go screw himself. The fact that he has`nt said anything yet says it all for me.
Sen. John McCain directed his staff to engage in guerrila warfare against the lovely Sarah Palin.
We knew who John McCain was before he won the nomination, and we know who John McCain is after he lost the presidential vote. It was only during the campaign that we deliberatly deceived ourselves into thinking he was a conservative kind of guy.
John McCain picked Sarah Palin to placate the conservatives, so we’re going to keep her and skin him! LOL!
I feel for him too but he's leaving her twisting in the wind. That's not right. It doesn't even have to be him. Send out a spokesman to say it. But it does need to be said and it needs to come from him or someone close to him.
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It's easier to get through to some of the regional offices - try Tempe & Tuscon.
I agree he is no longer, or maybe never was, relevant, but he could add his name to the call for a Senate seat for Sarah and that would at least make him of some use.
Done
I hope Senator McCain does not dignify Carl Cameron’s stupidity. He has bigger fish to fry.
I don’t want Governor Palin to respond either. It is just giving them credence. I still want Senator McCain to be my President. I just can’t accept the alternative since I believe BHO bought and stole this election.
Sorry. I can’t agree with you but I respect how you feel about the onslaught of lies flying around Governor Palin.
So far in this question of honor, Sen. McCain has been AWOL.
I’d rather call him and ask him to announce this is going to be the last term he serves in the Senate.
Yeah!
Just like he had to babysit her through every interview.
Just like he had to explain and spin everytime she contracdicted his position on major issues.
Just like he was forced to program her to ignore moderator’s question.
Just like he had to explain why Neiman Marcus’ stock is going up.
Just like when he had to explain to everyone why she would be fine if there actually was a 3:00am call.
Just like he had to arrange a shot-gun marriage to resolve Juno Alaska.
Just like he had to spend time and resources fighting Troopergate.
Thats all the Old man did since the moment he picked her......clean up her mess.
Why not one more time!
While he is at it, send her a copy of constitution and a map of the world. She could use it.
There was minimal (at best) 'covering her back' during the campaign either.
Should we be surprised that the man who authored the Illegal Alien Amnesty bill...who refused to defend our American borders...now turn away as his staffers bash his running mate?
John McCain is the Benedict Arnold of our times...and a wasted RINO vote
Sarah doesn’t need that old liberal to defend her.
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Jeez, just leave the guy alone. I suspect he’s already having a bad week. Why should we? Why not call his office and demand that he resign from the Senate, effective immediately? |
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She doesn’t need defending. As God is my witness, if she decides to start up a Presidential Exploratory Committee for 2012, I will credit-card her campaign a highly frequent donation is non-reportable donations. I will treat it like an insurance payment and build it into the budget.
John McCain....I'm sending money for your next campaign in AZ - to your opponent.
You suck, sir, allowing this trashing of Gov Palin to take place.
You suck.
Now just go away, bitch, and shut the hell up.
LOL! Considering that it's the RINOs around McCain who fail to grasp the Constitution and the concept of our borders! Palin doesn't need the RINOs, but the RINOs need her. You have heard it already, but you'll hear it again. Sarah Palin IS the base. The RINOsaurs are not. We can do without the cowardly bashers.
Screw him. We, and Gov. Palin, gave him the keys to the White House (Ayers and 0bama’s other terrorist buddies), and he tossed them aside just like he has tossed aside illegal immigration, and the 1st Amendment, etc.
Besides, Joe Lieberman needs his help now to save his position.
I thought I was the only one here who was underwhelmed by Gov. Palin.
ring...ring...click...hello....click.
Sarah can and will defend herself.
We need to forget about this election and move on. McCain is history so let’s not waste any more time on him.
Look to the future.
“Just like he had to babysit her through every interview.”
After the staffers picked the worst interviewers, and failed to bring along their own recording equipment to battle biased editing?
“Just like he had to explain and spin everytime she contracdicted his position on major issues.”
Well...everyone KNEW from the beginning she wants drilling in ANWR, and the whole unspoken message was we were all hoping HE would wind up moving to HER position on that.
“Just like he was forced to program her to ignore moderator’s question.”
Palin’s debate performance outshined the three other men combined.
“Just like he had to explain why Neiman Marcus’ stock is going up.”
“he”? ummm...no.
That was another “anonymous” leak again.
The woman can rake in millions for McCain and we REALLY have to hear more bitching about clothing?
“Just like when he had to explain to everyone why she would be fine if there actually was a 3:00am call.”
If that were really a concern for him - and you - then why was she chosen in the first place? Hmmm?
“Just like he had to arrange a shot-gun marriage to resolve Juno Alaska.”
“had to” did he?
And then he “had to” name her to run did he?
Poor guy - who was holding the gun to his head during all this?
“Just like he had to spend time and resources fighting Troopergate.”
Which he knew about prior to choosing her.
“Thats all the Old man did since the moment he picked her......clean up her mess.”
“her” mess?
HE PICKED HER!
She gave him millions of dollars and gave him a fighting chance.
You must be a media hack because you obviously paid no attention to anything that happened in the past two months.
Governor Palin was the best thing that happened in this campaign season.
If McCain and his staff had not been so determined to botch the economic issues and tiptoe around the real Obama then he might well have won.
Every problem he had was associated with him and/or the campaign staff HE picked and supervised.
No one is perfect, but Sarah Palin was better than any of the other 3 candidates. She would have had much more opportunity to shine if she had been “handled” properly — or rather if we had seen a lot less “handling” and more Sarah.
Ah, one of the Rino’s who recommended this mess shows up to trash Sarah Palin.
Lets start with first one......I have seen with my own eyes, time after time, McCain holding join interviews, because he can’t trust Sister Sarah to not make a bigger debacle. For years I have been watching elections, these joint interviews are absolutely rare, if they have ever been done. The reason was simple, don’t let her talk first and mess it up.
Proof.
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