Posted on 07/05/2010 11:37:17 PM PDT by tlb
First, it was Sarah Palin. Then it was Arizona Right to Life and the National Rifle Association. Most recently, the revered National Review gave its imprimatur to McCain.
When Hayworth entered the race in January, McCain was at his most vulnerable point in decades. Polling showed McCain had a lead within the margin of error and was struggling to redefine himself as a Republican loyalist. But polls now show McCain with a solid lead.
Baker said the McCain campaign may have engineered a sort of domino effect: Each endorsement shows the next group that backing McCain is a safer bet than it may have first appeared, and Republican voters seem to be following the same trend.
McCain has focused Hayworth’s reputation in Congress as a pork-barrel spender, a serious offense to many conservatives. And the senator has run an undeniably negative campaign against Hayworth, openly mocking him and attacking his credibility.
The McCain campaign has posted videos online poking fun at Hayworth for questioning the authenticity of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, suggesting that allowing gay marriage could pave the way for men to wed horses, and especially for appearing in a 2007 infomercial urging people to take advantage of “free money” from government grants.
The infomercial for the National Grants Conferences has been the most damning revelation yet, combining the promotion of government spending with a host of informercial stereotypes. It prompted the popular FOX News personality Glenn Beck to declare that Hayworth’s campaign is over.
If McCain had a more conservative challenger, National Review wrote, the endorsement might have gone elsewhere. But while Hayworth’s record is conservative, the article read, it isn’t conservative enough to make a compelling case against McCain.
“He may not be Marco Rubio, but he’s not Arlen Specter either,” the editorial said of McCain.
(Excerpt) Read more at azcapitoltimes.com ...
The more communication the better, IMO.
I’m all for a Q&A with JD! If you can ping me when that happens, I’d really appreciate it.
I agree with many sentiments in this thread. Like many, I too, cannot bear to think of McShame winning this election in Arizona. He has played an integral role in reducing America’s strength and preserving the American culture.
There was a time when McShame fought to defend America; these days he seems intent on weaking it - just consider the border with Mexico and his fight to keep it undefended!
I support JD because I simply can’t take anymore of McShame!
If you heard JD many times like I did, you’d be more for him.
and then he cut a deal with John Kerry to cut off investigation into other still-missing POW’s... yep, what a hero /s
What a crock of dog poop......... you are speaking for people who live here from clear across country??????? sheesh... JD has my vote, infomercial or no infomercial.
“The man spent five years in POW camp.”
I don’t think he had a real choice in the matter.......
Beyond that I agree.... 80% rating on Conservative issues is not the definition of a traitor......I, like many others, just expect much more from him, and are dismayed at his constant playing to the liberal media!
Heck! I’d be happy to write the script for that commercial. :)
“If I had McCain’s health problems, and poor outlook for a future, I think I would have retired a long time ago.”
Any sane and reasonable person would, but McCain has pop star fever and a messiah complex. He craves the love, and will sell out anyone to get it.
To: SoCalPol
“”What are you doing? Why are you doing this? JD Hayworth is a good man...he has nothing to do with Chris Simcox. Please...stop it and let AZ decide. I thought you were better than this.
99 posted on Tuesday, July 06, 2010 8:51:58 AM by Hildy “”
No Hildy. SoCalPol has posted these LIES at least a dozen times in the past few months. I know this because I have seen them myself.
PLEASE DO!
The reason the communists win is because they just keep throwing crap against the wall. Our side won’t even come out with factual accounts of damage, to show and appeal to the voters.
It’s a disgusting situation.
As a POW himself who was subjected to unimaginable brutality, John McCain would have continued the investigation if he had any credible evidence that American POWs were still being held. (JMHO)
That’s not a statement about whether or not such evidence existed. I simply don’t know.
John McCain’s push for amnesty is treason in my book.
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McCain had a choice to come home early because of his family's military status. He didn't. He's not a traitor. He may be many other things, but he's not a traitor.
Barack Obama is a traitor.
Thank you very much for bringing J.D. Hayworth to Free Republic. He won’t be wasting his time.
McCain is a useful idiot, ie, a traitor to the cause.
Damn the useful idiot progressive/liberal RINOS and their useful idiot supporters, sycophants and confused enablers!! Full speed ahead!!
GO, JD, GO!!
McCain is a traitor, witness McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Lieberman, TARP, etc. And he’s a damned liar and insane asshole to boot.
Wake up and smell the TEA!! The independent conservative grassroots Tea Party rebellion was established to fight against exactly this kind of tyranny!!
You’re either with us or against us in this matter and if you’re against us, you’re against the constitution and against Liberty itself!! Traitor McCain cares nothing about either!!
Any FReepers actually supporting McCain’s anti-American Marxist garbage should go join WAnkers for RINOS!! You’ll be welcome there!!
Rebellion is brewing!!
Long live the Republic!!
Long live Liberty!!
“If you heard JD many times like I did, you’d be more for him.”
That is exactly why the McCain troops keep telling their lies, so people won’t hear Hayworth. McCain cannot win without lying, marginalizing, distorting...FACT. What a shame some condone it.
I watched Hayworth throughout his congressional career. He was on the conservative side AND a better speaker than McLiar ever was.
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