endorsing. Among the beauties of having McCain as the Republican
nominee, is that it neutralizes the Lou Dobbs' immigration "amnesty"
freaks (McCain's name was on Bush's bill!!!); and I think his new
"Hundred Years in Iraq" bumper sticker will not play all that well to
those who have not lost either their job or their home by November '08.
If the Democrats can manage to lose this election, we will have
perfected something unprecedented in modern political history.
--- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "mmshlevi" <mmshlevi@...> wrote:
>
> So, what? McCain is a strait shooter and does not mince words. That
> is why is a front runner. I voted for Obama, but McCain is an
> exemplary human being. He was tortured and nearly killed defending
> his troops. He was offered a special deal and instead chose to be
> tortured to help his troops.
>
> Martin Levi
>
> --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, lilgeorgiehas2go no_reply@
> wrote:
> >
> > This morning the McCain campaign helpfully circulated a column
> Oliver
> > North had penned in the Washington Times, extolling the senator's
> > virtues, under the heading "In Case You Missed It: Oliver North on
> John
> > McCain." The e-mail made a point of pulling out the key laudatory
> quote
> > and placing it in bold, making it even easier for reporters to read:
> > "Neither John McCain, nor anyone in his campaign asked me to write
> this
> > column. But I cannot sit silently while my fellow conservatives do
> to
> > John McCain what GOP 'moderates' did to me. Today, the stakes for
> our
> > country are far higher, the implications for the future far greater
> than
> > who sits in one of 100 U.S. Senate seats. Now, our nation is at war
> > against a vicious foe. We need a president who has proven how to win
> > it."
> >
> > That prompted The Trail to ponder a simple question: Is McCain
> pleased
> > to receive North's endorsement, given the fact that the failed GOP
> > senatorial candidate was convicted in 1989 of shredding documents,
> > accepting an illegal gratuity and aiding and abetting in the
> obstruction
> > of Congress? Of course, a three-judge panel vacated North's
> conviction
> > the following year on a technicality, calling for proceedings to
> > determine whether North's immunized testimony influenced witnesses
> in
> > his trial. And after the Supreme Court declined to review the case,
> U.S.
> > District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell -- who had earlier sentenced North
> to a
> > three-year suspended prison term, two years' probation, $150,000 in
> > fines and 1,200 hours' community service -- dismissed it. Still,
> McCain
> > was serving in Congress when North was conducting the activities in
> > question, so it seemed like a reasonable question to ask.
> >
> > The McCain campaign's response? "We'll let the comments in the
> release
> > stand," wrote spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker in an e-mail. "Thanks."
> >
> > John McCain was also a bit player in Ollie's 1994 Senate race. In
> June,
> > just after Ollie was nominated by a Republican convention to take on
> > Chuck Robb, many Republicans balked and refused to support North.
> Bob
> > Dole and John McCain were both interviewed on CBS's "Face the
> Nation" on
> > June 5. Dole said he wouldn't support North and would instead meet
> with
> > J. Marshall Coleman, a former Republican attorney general running
> as an
> > independent. That sent huge shock waves through Virginia. McCain
> said he
> > would support North but offered disparaging words about his chances
> of
> > winning that were seen as an additional shot by national
> Republicans who
> > clearly didn't want him. Here's what McCain said on the show:
> >
> > "I know nothing illegal or unconstitutional that took place in the
> > Virginia Republican Party's process of selecting their nominee. I'll
> > support their nominee and it's -- clearly, it's Colonel North at
> this
> > time. And by the way, I'm the person that called for the
> resignation of
> > the governor of this state, who was of my party. But I don't see
> > anything wrong with the process. I think from a clear political
> > standpoint, our chances of winning that seat are dramatically
> > diminished. There's no doubt about that. But I respect the views and
> > decision of the Virginia Republican Party."
> > http://journals.democraticunderground.com/seafan/1810
> > <http://journals.democraticunderground.com/seafan/1810>
> >
>
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