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McCain planning climate change tour
Examiner.com ^ | May 9, 2008

Posted on 05/09/2008 12:47:50 PM PDT by PROCON

Sen. John McCain really does want to tempt the Republican base. ...

We've gotten our hands on an advanced transcript of this weekend's "The Chris Matthews Show" on NBC and the British Broadcasting Corporation's Katty Kay offered this nugget during the show's "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" segment:

"John McCain is going to be doing more of these themed tours of America, and one of them is going to be on energy and global climate change. It could get him into trouble with Republicans, of course, and with the base, who don't think there is much climate change going on, but it is something that he's very passionate about and he's going to be talking about it."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2008; globalwarming; issues; mccain; mccaingwarming; mcgwarming; rino
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To: PROCON

McCain makes Ron Paul look like a viable option.


41 posted on 05/09/2008 1:07:48 PM PDT by WarToad
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To: PROCON
GOP campaign slogan: Vote for John McCain...you don't have a choice.
42 posted on 05/09/2008 1:07:48 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: PROCON
This is McCain (from This Week, February 17, 2008) [emphasis added]:
STEPHANOPOULOS: How about on the issue of climate change? Because you and Sen. [Joe] Lieberman [I-Conn.] have come out for a bill which would have mandatory reductions in greenhouse gases.

MCCAIN: Gradual reductions, yes.

STEPHANOPOULOS: But they are mandatory.

MCCAIN: Yes.


STEPHANOPOULOS: Are you sticking by that?

MCCAIN: What I mean by that is that it's cap-and-trade, that there will be incentives for people to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It's a free-market approach. The Europeans are using it now. We did it in the case of addressing acid rain -- look, if we do that, we stimulate green technologies. I have great faith in the American industry. General Electric, the world's largest corporation, has announced they're dedicated to green technologies. This will be profit-making business.

It won't cost the American taxpayer. It will make profits, because we'll move forward with the innovation and ability of American industry to address this issue.
No wonder McCain admits he doesn't know much about economics. Who does he think is going to pay for GE making all that profit, since he says it isn't the American taxpayer? Will President McCain just mandate that profits will henceforth grow on trees? Where is the profit from those mandated fluorescent bulbs coming from? Is McCain secretly suggesting he will set up a program to provide free fluorescent bulbs to the American people, since he says "It won't cost the American taxpayer"?

[Hint, JohnnyMc: Consumers. And a majority of consumers are also taxpayers. So, all that corporate profit will cost the taxpayers.]
43 posted on 05/09/2008 1:07:53 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: jtal

Your theory is very interesting !


44 posted on 05/09/2008 1:07:58 PM PDT by PROCON (Dems=You can Fool Some of the People all of the Time--Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Bigg Red
It’s really sad that the GOP thinks it can force its once faithful base to vote for a Democrat who puts an “R” after his name. No, thanks, I’ll just pass on the POTUS portion of the touch screen.

It's the corrupt "Two-Party Cartel". The elites have their pick as they have nominated theirs & the sheeple will vote 95% in this cartel. I'm with ya - This lib (R) doesn't deserve my vote & natually the socialist/communist nominee won't get zilch. If you think it's bad this time around just watch in 20012.

45 posted on 05/09/2008 1:08:04 PM PDT by Digger (If RINO is your selection, then failure is your election)
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To: Mamzelle

Juan’s reply concerning fundraising isn’t so good. I think he is counting on all of his liberal friends to send him cash.

So I think it’s not so good.


46 posted on 05/09/2008 1:08:35 PM PDT by stockpirate (20,000,000 reasons to NOT support McCain, immigration.)
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To: PROCON
He seems to have lost his bearings.
47 posted on 05/09/2008 1:09:21 PM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (Global Warming Heretic -- http://agw-heretic.blogspot.com)
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To: Paperdoll
I am six years older than he is, and I wouldn’t vote for the half-wit.

Well, there are some documented cases of age bringing wisdom. =-)
48 posted on 05/09/2008 1:10:15 PM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg ("Shut the hell up, New York Times, you sanctimonious whining jerks!" - Craig Ferguson)
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To: iopscusa
"he has some sort of self distruction mentally that makes no sense

I think it's called StockHolm Syndrome.

49 posted on 05/09/2008 1:11:03 PM PDT by gitmogrunt (...............................waiting for the backlash.........)
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To: jtal

Let’s hope you’re right. If there’s any ‘there’ there with McCain’s pander to the enviro-wackos, we’re in a heap o’ trouble.


50 posted on 05/09/2008 1:11:07 PM PDT by bassmaner (Hey commies: I am a white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
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To: PROCON

Unless he’s going to chide China, India and Russia on this “tour”, what’s the point?


51 posted on 05/09/2008 1:11:20 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: ovrtaxt

I think not Al Gore, but maybe Ms. Clinton.

He did say she would make a good POTUS.


52 posted on 05/09/2008 1:11:32 PM PDT by stockpirate (20,000,000 reasons to NOT support McCain, immigration.)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative
He seems to have lost his bearings.

(ouch)

53 posted on 05/09/2008 1:11:53 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The GOP death march to the gravesite is underway.)
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To: Dr.Zoidberg
He is quite old.

To quote Barry: He's "losing his bearings."
54 posted on 05/09/2008 1:11:56 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative
He seems to have lost his bearings.

Ah, you're in the Obama camp! :)

55 posted on 05/09/2008 1:12:12 PM PDT by PROCON (Dems=You can Fool Some of the People all of the Time--Abraham Lincoln)
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To: TADSLOS
Someone let McCain wander off the bus without an escort again.

The McCain 2008 campaign is just one long, slow, sad senior moment, isn't it...? ;)

56 posted on 05/09/2008 1:12:20 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (If McCain really CAN "win without conservatives," then why do you care if I vote for him or not?)
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To: PROCON

I finally figured it out. McCain is bucking for the VP slot on Obamas ticket!


57 posted on 05/09/2008 1:13:28 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: iopscusa

McCain is just too dumb for primetime....he has some sort of self distruction mentally that makes no sense...wish this fool would go ahead and self destruct!

This is McCain’s problem, he knows best.

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58 posted on 05/09/2008 1:13:50 PM PDT by sheana
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To: TomGuy
To quote Barry: He's "losing his bearings."

My white arse, he's not losing his bearings, they've completely fallen out of the race and scattered all over the floor.

All Mcloon has left is metal to metal with sparks flying...
59 posted on 05/09/2008 1:13:53 PM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg ("Shut the hell up, New York Times, you sanctimonious whining jerks!" - Craig Ferguson)
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To: MBB1984
I read up on McCain recently on Wiki. Frankly, he just is not all that bright or talented. He went into politics because he couldn't get any traction in the Navy, and he couldn't get any traction in the Navy because he kept getting into run ins with the brass.

Looking at his history, you see a mediocre performer at everything except the Vietnam Guilt Trip.

Recommended reading. When he first ran for office in AZ with Sugar Daddy-in-law's backing, he was accused of being a carpetbagger (like Hillary). He came back with a stinging rebuttal involving his POW years--very effective. It became his trademark. Any time he is confronted, out comes the POW guilt trip, and it has become tiresome.

For his service, I owe him honor, respect and gratitide. Everyone owes him that.

And that's it. He is not owed the presidency.

60 posted on 05/09/2008 1:14:09 PM PDT by Mamzelle (Time for Conservatives to go Free Agent)
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