Talking About Tasteless….

John McCain starts the sentence, “I would hate for this tragedy to affect anyone’s campaign…”

Allow me to finish it, “…but I am going to take advantage of it like an insurance lawyer at a car crash.”

Nice work, Mr. McCain. Pure class.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/mccain_looks_for_lastminute_ma.html

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Ah, Hypocrisy…

If there is one thing I detest, it is a hypocrite. I will even stop in the middle of an argument to admit if I’ve gone back on something I;ve said or acted inappropriately. It just seems like good manners and the right thing to do.

So where is that thinking in the McCain camp after constantly attacking Michelle Obama’s “loving America” comment? You need to watch this video:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/19/watch-mccain-didnt-love-a_n_108191.html

It will show you what I mean.

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When We Do It, It’s Called Cheating…

When one looks for news stories to post up, a few things are important. Substantiation is chief among these; anyone can just make something up and put it on the web. There is no “Great Truth Filter” (aside from public opinion, and we’ve all seen how well that works). I have been trying very hard to make sure everything I post for your perusal is vetted by checking its sources first.

This latest one passes the check-test. It’s factual, which makes it all the more shocking.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/200902.php

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It’s Distressingly Easy…

…to create and run a purely negative website. I do not want to fall into that trap. The longer a person shouts insults, the less anyone really listens. I have no desire to be that kind of person. That kind of blogger gets tuned out or, worse, categorized and ignored.

To that end, let me share this link with you. It’s a list of actual votes and quotes by John McCain. Personally, I think the facts are clearer than any insult or jab could ever be:

http://www.ontheissues.org/john_mccain.htm

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A Bitter Pill to Swallow…

You should really see this.  These are the kinds of Clintonian (yeah, it’s a legitimate adjective) closet-rattlers people need to know about if they are going to trust a candidate.

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1994-09-08/news/opiate-for-the-mrs

Okay, so maybe just a little editorializing…

Before I begin, a link to a very important factor in the upcoming election:

http://mccain.bravenewfilms.org/blog/41601-the-real-life-consequences-of-an-anti-choice-president

Now, why do I think this important?  Because the loss of abortion choice rights is a crucial turning point in personal freedoms.  It doesn’t just affect women (though the profound blow to Women’s Rights should not go unnoted); it affects all of us.  The Patriot Act, which McCain voted for multiple times during its passes through Congress, already treats our rights and freedoms like a pinata at an epileptic cookout.  Do we really want to lose one more?

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For my opening act…

A lot of poli-blogs these days seem to be about editorializing and making up smarmy comments to go along with other people’s reporting.  I have to admit; that sounds like a lot of fun.  But that’s not why I am here.  I want to chronicle the truth without garnishing it.  I want to offer my readers the tools to make their own decisions and make up their own opinions.

So I will be keeping the big words and funny quips to a minimum here.  Instead, I am just going to provide you links and facts.  And as my first outing into the democratic blogoverse:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/05/20/did-john-mccain-accept-illegal-donation-from-the-rothschilds/

Check that out.  And then tell me what you think!