Campaign Manager, Chief Strategist for McCain resign

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[hadrian]

Campaign Manager, Chief Strategist for McCain resign Tue Jul 10 2007 11:23:10 ET

ARLINGTON, VA - Terry Nelson, Campaign Manager and John Weaver, Chief Strategist for John McCain 2008 issued the following statements:

"This morning I informed Senator McCain that I would be resigning from his presidential campaign, effective immediately. It has been a tremendous honor to serve Senator McCain and work on his campaign. I believe John McCain is the most experienced and prepared candidate to represent the Republican Party and defeat the Democratic nominee next year." - Terry Nelson, Campaign Manager

"As of today, I have resigned my position as chief strategist to John McCain's presidential campaign. It has been my honor and a distinct privilege to serve someone who has always put our country first. I believe that most Americans will come to the conclusion that I have long known there is only one person equipped to serve as our nation's chief executive and deal with the challenges we face, and that person is John McCain." - John Weaver, Chief Strategist

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[Jack Black]

Though I abandoned Sen. McCain many months ago because of his immigration stance, I shall always admire him for his principals. Say what you want, at least he's been true to his beliefs, albeit unpopular here on FR. He's also been a true stalwart on the Global War on Terror--never wavering about need to defeat the jihadists and, though mostly hated by FReepers, he was right on the need for overwhelming force as a strategy to win--which was discarded by Rumsfeld, Perle, Wolfowitz and, initially, the president.

In my book he is a great American for what he did in Vietnam alone, no matter what I disagree with him on now adays.

There are not too many other candidates running who I feel that way about, probably Duncan Hunter alone. That doesn't mean these guys will win, or should win, politics is about the future as much as the past.

But I will always deeply respect McCain for the seven years he spent in hell wearing a US Navy uniform.

[Alberta's Child]

Actually, McCain would make a terrible Commander in Chief. And make no mistake about it . . . his "overwhelming force" approach to the war in Iraq was very much a part of his campaign's demise.

Calling for the use of "overwhelming force" in a war halfway around the world while at the same time pushing for the legalization of 12-20 million foreign invaders and continued unfettered access across our southern border exposed him as a total fraud. Good riddance to this moron.

[Moseley]

BOTTOM LINE : McCAIN is a victim of campaign finance reform! McCain-Feingold has destroyed the McCain bid for President. The inability to raise money is destroying the McCain campaign.

[Redcloak]

Who maintains the chickem ping list?

[GitmoSailor]

I tried that last year with a large donation and it worked for that FReep. The picture is good PR for us here at Free Republic.The picture reminds me of WHY I contribute to FR and to keep are country free!!!!!...

[Moseley]

what you want, at least he's been true to his beliefs, albeit unpopular here on FR.

I do not agree. McCain has always been true to the liberal news media's beliefs -- quite consciously -- in order to get lots of attention in the news media. McCain has quite consciously adopted positions, usually bashing Republicans, calculated to maximize his publicity in the liberal news media. McCain's constituency has always been the liberal news media. Iraq is an exception, a very jarring exception.

The irony is that now that McCain is no longer useful for bashing Republicans, the news media is dropping im like a jilted lover in a bad affair. It is because the liberal news media no longer finds him useful for bashing the GOP that McCain is collapsing.

[Arcy]

The writing is on the wall. America won’t support a candidate who claims to be a republican, yet opposes the very people who’s support he seeks. Those of us who line up on the right side of issues will not support people like McCain, who all to regularly seem to find common ground with the likes of Ted Kennedy. Who did McCain think he was fooling anyway?

[cinives]

In my book he is a great American for what he did in Vietnam alone, no matter what I disagree with him on now adays.

You should research that view. His fellow POWs disagree.

http://www.usvetdsp.com/mccainpic.htm

http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd59.htm

[3AngelaD]

If you are going to fight a war, government should provide and your soldiers should be able to use whatever amount of force necessary to win definitively and subdue the natives, like we did halfway around the world in Europe and the Pacific in World War II. That policy might have produced a different result in Vietnam. But I agree with you on the disconnect between the policies he advocates for the Iraq war and his utter disregard for our national sovereignty and security when it comes to enforcing our borders — which ought to be our government’s first priority.

[GitmoSailor]

I don’t eat burnt toast, it goes in the round can!!!!!!

[lag along]

thanks for the info.

[lag along]

thanks for the info.

[repentant_pundit]

McCain-Feingold has destroyed the McCain bid for President.

that's Justice For All !

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[rogue yam]

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic

More like throwing them overboard, but the result will be the same.

[meandog]

What do you wanna bet McCain is going to shift his stance on Iraq and/or/both switch parties?

You're on! McCain will never retreat from his Iraq stance...after all, he wore Navy true blue instead of Jarhead puke-colored olive drab.

[Fred]

Keep in mind that these staffers AGREE with McCain ....BIG REASON # 1 as to why they should not go to any other serious campaign.... time for these sellouts to go back to the beltway and reattach to the public pork barrel...AKA the dems

[Red_Devil 232]

I like Navy Blue, Air Force Blue, Coast Guard Blue, Army Green and Marine Corps Green ... But when McCain teamed up with "Red, White and Green" flag wavers he went way to far for me!

Sorry you don't like the colors I wore for my country ... but to me it was RED, WHITE and BLUE!

[meandog]

Sorry you don't like the colors I wore for my country ... but to me it was RED, WHITE and BLUE!

I have nothing against you devil dogs...you were our security force at Naval Supply Activity (Camp Tinshaw) DaNang and I thank you for your service as you Marines probably saved my life. It's just that I've heard every bit of lying slander I care to about McCain's service to his country (turning traitor and giving up fellow POWs to the NVA, purposely starting the fire on the USS Forrestal, etc.) and I've grown angry about it. Your implication in the first post is that he's a traitor again, instead of standing up for the Iraqi warfighter. Now, I abandoned him over immigration but he has and will always my respect for the service he preformed for the country and the stance he's taken on Iraq.

[meandog]

BTW, from today's news events: ...Sen. John McCain, upon his return from Iraq, defended Bush's build up, contending reinforcements had only just recently been put in place.