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This is a long post. I hope that you will read it. I’ve finally come to terms with who John McCain is and who John McCain has always been. And tell me, who are today’s men of integrity in the leadership of the Republican party? Other than Senator Chuck Hagel from Nebraska, I honestly can’t think of one.
So actually, it’s not just the Christian right catching on, I’m beginning to catch on too. I have been shaking my head thinking that this isn’t the John McCain I had admired for years. Well, maybe John McCain was never the man made by the media. Reality has slapped me in the face seeing how easily we (including me) can be manipulated into accepting the media’s version of a politician’s history.
John McCain first came to Congress in 1982, not long after my father died. My father was a hardcore Republican, retired from the Army after 32 years and one of the best fathers ever. He was honest, hard-working, believed in the American system, made us watch all presidential annoucements (sit still, be quiet, and listen “the president is on”), helped out the neighbors, took time for his kids and he loved my mother dearly. So I always thought that John McCain was like my dad. Although I’m a hardcore Democrat – I always thought that if only a guy like McCain would head the Republican ticket . . . maybe . . . ?
My dad loved Barry Goldwater. Another man that I imagined to be like my father. You see my father – although a good man was also a bigot. He had no time for silly topics like homosexuals or civil rights. People basically needed to fall in line according to his way of thinking. However, good Republican men like Barry Goldwater provided objective evidence that a good man like my father would also change his bigoted opinions as he gained more facts. Unfortunately my father died in 1981. He never said that it was “OK” that I’m a lesbian but before his death I could feel and see the flicker of understanding that was starting to grow.
The photo is is of Sen. Barry Goldwater, on the right, as he poses with his running mate William Miller at the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco. I was 5 years old. Miller was one of the prosecuters at the Nuremberg trials. Miller is the only practicing Catholic to have been nominated for national office by the Republican Party. Mabye McCain picked Sarah Palin because she was baptized a Catholic? And we thought it was her gender.
By the mid-1980’s Republican men like Barry Goldwater were getting fed up with the increasing influence of the crazed far-right Christians on the Republican party. You see my father didn’t have much use for them either.
I’ve been a little shaken by the extreme nature of John McCain’s campaign. Obviously the man is desperate to be president and that’s why he endangered the country by picking Sarah Palin as his running mate; but in my experience men like Barry Goldwater and my father would have never lowered themselves to this level.
However, when reading a post that I wrote back on September 16 and reading the Times gambling investigation I realized that John McCain was NEVER like Barry Goldwater or my father.
John McCain has always been a cocky, shoot from the hip, gambling, womanizing, self-centered, power-hungry Republican.
Today the papers are full of the stories about John McCain’s history of gambling (up to 14 hours a day at times) and his history of working with the casino lobbyists. Here are a couple of quotes from one of the articles:
“We’ve known for a while of John McCain’s childhood connection to the region, where he lived for a short period when his father was serving a stint here as a Navy submarine commander. But it wasn’t until the results of a New York Times investigation were published earlier this week that we learned the extent of McCain’s involvement with another mainstay of eastern Connecticut culture, our casinos.”
“Of course more troubling than the disclosures in The Times story this week of McCain’s gambling in a Connecticut casino was the suggestion that he used his position as chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee to help lobbyists working to stop a third tribal casino in Connecticut.”
Now the big question is will McCain’s gambling ties hurt him with the Christian right-wingers. In fact, check out this article from a CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) blog which describes the new Democratic National Committee’s ad featuring McCain’s gambling. It’s written by David Brody of The Brody File. Here is how the article ends:
“The DNC knows that McCain’s so called penchant for gambling can hurt him among some social conservatives. It may not play well with other strongly religious voters as well. Indeed, the last thing McCain needs is another problem with the Evangelical base. In this case, the gambling issue could most likely trump the lobbyist issue. I mean it’s not like he’s playing the lottery or bingo or a quick 25 cents slot machine. This is high stakes gambling we’re talking about. Then you throw in the lobbyist angle and you have a dangerous credibility issue. Will voters buy it and will it stick? Does this bother you?”
Here is the DNC video. A link was provided in the Christian Broadcast Network blog entry:
What follows is my post from September 16, 2008. Let’s just hope that the Christian Right is also waking up to the man we’ve all called an American hero.
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“Suppose Barack Obama had dumped a crippled wife and married a beer heiress one month after the divorce. Don’t you think he wouldn’t have been tripped up by such a scandalous past? The Republicans would have had a field day mocking his character. But John McCain’s tawdry personal history is rarely mentioned.”
Actually, from the dates that I’ve seen, McCain obtained a marriage license to marry Cindy before the divorce was final . . . heaven forbid we talk about that with the family values crowd.
Friends of the McCains such as Nancy and Ronald Reagan were not happy with what John McCain did to his first wife. Cleary the Reagans had good reason to feel this way.
She was lovely, intelligent and charming, 17 years my junior but poised and confident. I monopolized her attention the entire time, taking care to prevent anyone else from intruding on our conversation. When it came time to leave the party, I persuaded her to join me for drinks at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. By the evening’s end, I was in love.”
But he WAS MARRIED with small children at home at the time of this romantic encounter. Shorter version of story: I was a dirty old man (as I still am) husband and father. One night I got really horny when I saw this girl almost young enough to be my daughter. So I immediately asked her to go to a hotel with me. I thought it was the usual one night stand but when I found out she was rich I decided to dump my wife and kids.
I also don’t get why no one speaks of Cindy McCain’s history as a drug addict stealing from a medical charity. The woman is RICH and well-connected. She didn’t have to steal. The fact that she’s a recovering addict really is no big deal – I mean Sarah Palin’s teenage son is apparently a recovering addict – in the scheme of things.
BUT CINDY MCCAIN IS A RICH THIEF STEALING FROM A CHARITY.
My in-laws go on and on with their FOX News induced claim that Michelle Obama doesn’t love America.
Yet, we know very little about the made-up tranny mess Cindy McCain and her history of drug addiction and stealing from A MEDICAL CHARITY! In fact, I’m not sure that the in-laws even know about Cindy McCain’s past.
Guess it all comes down to this . . . if you’re the party of family values you can head your ticket with a guy who left his crippled wife for a trophy millionare tranny mess (also a thieving drug addict) and then top off your ticket with the mother of not only a pregnant teenage daughter but of a recovering addict teenage son . . . and your family values crowd won’t even notice . . .
Hey, but if you’re a politician who supports a family like mine (2 moms and a boy) . . . the “family values” folks won’t be able to vote for you.
All I can say is that McCain and Palin are the best advertisement yet for some form of government other than representational democracy.
Are Civics/Government classes mandatory in any state’s public educational system?
Mrs. John McCain. Hard working mother dumped for rich girl 17 years younger than John McCain.
For weeks we’ve been begging Samantha Ronson (Lindsay Lohan’s lesbian love) to use a personal stylist.
Anyone who is followed by the media 24 / 7 should have a stylist if he / she can afford one. Anymore I barely go to the office, soccer games, store and drop off circle at school but what I’d give for a stylist to make me (and Lovely Spouse) the hottest mommas at Little Man’s school . . . well actually we are pretty hot already but we have more vanity at this house than the McCains have prescription pills. Wouldn’t you love to peek inside their medicine cabinet?
The real issue. What the hell is Sarah Palin wearing in this picture? I’ve looked at the photo for days and I can’t figure it out. Check out the leg garb . . . Lindsay, those aren’t your leggings are they? Didn’t think so. Simply, I’m mystified.
Vanity Fair reports that Cindy McCain’s gold Judy Jetson prom outfit and accessories cost $300,000.
The Fox News Zombies in the United States are being made into fools. They actually sit there and listen to Republican talking-dic-heads saying that the Obamas are “elitists” while they watch the Repubican party flaunt Cindy Rub My Money In Your Face McCain out before them in a $300,000 flashy trashy accessorized and hiked up to Jesus outfit. [After the jump: Is being “uppity” the same as being an elitist?]
While telling us that Democrats are putting family values at risk, Republicans are also showing teens the reward they can earn for an unwed/unplanned pregnancy . . . lights, camera, action, a national stage with celebrities . . .
HELLO IDIOTS IN FRONT OF FOX NEWS – THIS IS YOUR BRAIN CALLING FROM YOUR ASS!
Here they are, separated at birth, Cindy McCain and Judy Jetson (minus the italian stiletto f— me pumps).
And, even though we’re less than huge fans of Perez Mangina Hilton, we did get a chuckle out of this from Perez’s website:
This circus is almost like some strange dream that I’m having. I just keep waiting for Cindy McCain and Sarah Palin to let their hair down and start Goin At It, already! Looks like both girls are gonna be letting their hair down but my dream probably ends there.
As you watch this and think about the last couple of days, remember this; US voters elected George Bush president 2 times.
Reality is coming home to me . . . this is a continuing nightmare.
We’re lesbians. We love women but all we keep hearing is – “Heck of a job, Brownie.”
There is one huge difference between Palin and Obama. Obama was chosen by the Democrat voters across the US. Did they exercise good judgment in their decision? Did they pick the best possible person to be the leader of the most powerful country in the world? Of course, they had a limited number of folks to choose from. Also, politics play a large role. Lots of factors can cause voters to be persuaded to vote for a particular person.
Turn to the selection of Palin. There is 1 person we can look to and ask these questions. In making his first important decision affecting American lives, did John McCain do what is right for the United States or is he just trying to win votes?
Did John McCain exercise good judgment? Did John McCain pick the best possible person to be the leader of the most powerful country in the world?
Harriet Myers was a nice woman and maybe even a good attorney; but George Bush once again demonstrated his poor judgment in selecting her to serve on the US Supreme Court. In fact, the selection was so bad that it had to be withdrawn. Of course, the good news about Palin is that she’s a hunter and when the Republicans want to dump her they can just send her hunting with Dick Cheney.
The selection of Sarah Palin shows that once again John McCain will give us more of the same. More George Bush. More Bad Judgment.
After the jump a comment on Palin as a Stepford wife and bringing Cindy McCain into the all girls equation by attaching the word “trophy” to McCain’s pick. Can McCain tolerate any other kind of woman in his life?
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