People think that THIS is presidential?

The guy is a total looney toon.

it isn't right but neither is bashing a man who fought for our country and paid dearly for it. I'm crazy too and I never had my "brains scrambled while rotting in a Vietnamese POW camp for years". If you want ppl to listen sound educated!

"I think the guy had his brains scrambled while rotting in a Vietnamese POW camp for years."

I don't agree with him on many issues and never have considered casting a vote his way. But that line was a slap in the face for all POW's who suffered miserably. I don't get why that had to be thrown in.

Hmm I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt and think that it was just a very poor attempt at humor.

I wonder at his age if isnt in the beginning stages of dementia.

In history, a lot of veterans in armies around the world were considered sacred heroes.

Hitler, a corporal.

Idi Amin, a general

Pol Pot, a general

Son of Sam, US Army

People have to understand just because you are involved in circumstances 40 years ago that make you patriotic and heroic doesn't mean you have free reign the rest of your lives.

""brains scrambled while rotting in a Vietnamese POW camp for years".

"But that line was a slap in the face for all POW's who suffered miserably. I don't get why that had to be thrown in. "

No, it wasn't a slap in the face for all POW's. It was a slap in the face to ONE pow, who has failed to support veterans and POW's in his position as a senator, when he's had the power to do so, and who has proven to me to be a person of low character, unworthy of my deep, abiding respect. I respect that he served, but deplore some of what he's done since, frankly.

I also do not consider him to be worthy of automatic hero status, simply because he was a POW. Based upon his military record, I question the validity of the label, and to be honest, surviving 5-1/2 years of living hell in a POW camp, while certainly admirable as a human success, isn't anything more than abiding by own's deepest, most primal instinct of survival. He didn't throw himself on a grenade to save his pals, or swim across a croc infested swamp to rescue children. He was shot down while dropping bombs indiscriminately on men, women, and children, and then was taken prisoner, and lived in a POW camp for years.

And, personally, I believe that it has caused serious, irrepairable mental damage to the man. Based upon things that he says and does (his raging, hair-trigger temper, for instance), he simply has no business running for the white house, imo. Could I have made that point more elegantly? Sure. But, I didn't.

McCain continually reveals himself to be somewhat unstable.

Well there were a lot of other guys who were captured also and they weren't in Nam by choice, they were drafted into the stupid pointless war. Same in korea. And these guys suffered beyond our comprehension as we sit in front of our monitors in total comfort. It's for all of them I am sensitive for, I don't care for McCain but I certainly do not feel a pathological hatred for him either, I simply won't vote for him. And I am not going to criticize him or any vet who has served our country, I hate war but I don't hate our vets.

"I hate war but I don't hate our vets."

Neither do I, dear. I wasn't "hating" anyone in my comments, merely pointing out my opinions.

Our nation deserves far better than Sen. Obama a man who has not showed up to lead on any of his elected jobs and has a disdain for the American way

Clark, you continually reply to my articles about Obama by saying that I am only writing negative articles about him because I have nothing positive to say about McCain (even though I have repeatedly said I am not a McCain supporter). Yet when I look at your articles all I see are negatives articles about McCain, with your usual childish name calling. You must have nothing positive to say about your guy Obama, I dont blame oyu.

This is absolutely NOT the type of mind that we want in the white house, kids.

Absolutely NOT. He doesn't get another free pass on "poor humor" from me. He should know by now that he is not funny.

I wasn't a McCain fan when this campaign started but still thought he was probably a nice, somewhat reasonable man. A situation that I consider similar to this changed my mind. I can't find his exact words, but he called on people to not only judge, but "denounce" the people they disagree with. I do know he used the word "denounce" because it struck me as irrational and way over the top.

Just the kind of guy to continue bush's failed policies and start another illegal/unnecessary war.

moderately diseased , how about disputing the FACTS instead of coming up with but Obama/Clinton/Carter/Johnson/Kennedy/Truman/FDR ?????

I will so miss you scum being in charge and with the new spying powers given today , I wouldn't want to be a neocon.:-)

Pay back's a bitch.

" Our nation deserves far better than Sen. Obama a man who has not showed up to lead on any of his elected jobs and has a disdain for the American way "

Alrighty then. Let's hire the insane guy that wants to cause mass suffering and deaths instead.




"Yet when I look at your articles all I see are negatives articles about McCain,"

I'm not through assessing Sen. Obama quite yet. I'm convinced that he's leagues above McCain, but am not ready to consider him above the fray, frankly. I have serious concerns about his refusal to take a stand against the current FISA bill, for one thing.




"You must have nothing positive to say about your guy Obama,"

I'll get something out there, and might even do a similar article on McCain as well, although there clearly is very little positive to say about the latter.




" It's just gotta suck being Clark. This dipshit hates everything. Radical Liberal piece of shit. "

Excellent refutation once again, genius. You never disappoint.

"The Vietnam War was another ruse of our government. McCain joined knowing what the consequences might be. He certainly NEVER fought for my freedoms or rights."

Every man and woman who is enlisted in service "fights" for you. This war was a ruse by our government and yet I highly doubt you would go up to a service member and say you "NEVER fought for my freedoms or rights". Many of our service men joined the service to make a difference. Many of them are coming back mentally unstable and it is not fair and not their fault. Even though they joined into the service on their own that does not mean they should die, be prisoners of war or suffer in anyway.

Now I am not a McCain supporter, nor an I an Obama supporter. I support America! I support our troops and I support freedom of speech. Luckily the men and women who died for us allow me to support those things. You can say what ever you like do to your freedom of speech. Your lucky.

I think cutting someone up simply because of their hard times is a low blow. Yes, McCain seems to get confused at times but that is for each voter to figure out and decide if they want that kind of president.

To be fair, Mccain entered the Navy in 1960--long before the United States went to war against Vietnam. His family has a long tradition of Naval service. I give him credit for his service. But serving in the military doesn't prepare you to lead, so much as it prepares you to follow. To think inside the box as it were.

And I don't think it's age that is McCain's downfall. I know a lot of men and women(mostly monks and nuns) way older who are very sharp. For whatever reason, McCain is not. Obama is quick and intelligent and has a firm grasp on the Constitution. I don't think there's anything wrong with having a smart, well-spoken president.

Why are people so against education is this country? George Bush had one of the best educations available and he talks like a moron--and people identify with him. Why?

"serving in the military doesn't prepare you to lead"

In his case, I'd say that his military service should be one of the key determining factors to convince people that he's NOT fit to lead. He graduated near dead last in his Naval academy graduating class, and it's arguable that the only reason that he was allowed to pass was that he was the heir to two generations of admirals, and was in line to become the navy's first 3rd generation admiral.

In spite of this paved-street lineage, he was denied advancement. Some believe that this decision was based upon the fact that he simply is not very bright, and that he had a nasty habit of crashing the Navy's planes. At any rate, the fact that someone who was so much in line for a top position was flat out denied that top position is certainly worth noting.




"Why are people so against education is this country? George Bush had one of the best educations available and he talks like a moron--and people identify with him. Why?

I believe that the "right" has successfully created a wall of ignorance with regard to education. It's no grand secret that the more education one receives, the better chances they have of leading a "successful" life, and it's also no great secret that the republican party has been working for decades to ensure that only those with wealth attend higher education.

They have succeeded, imo, in creating a negative view of higher education, in order to fool people into believing that education did not matter. That a George W. Bush or a John McCain, two obvious dimwits, could not only graduate from esteemed higher education facilities, but could rise to the level of party nomination for presidency only serves to re-inforce this view.

Bubba steered clear of higher education when Limbaugh and company started to tell him that education was evil. Now that Bubba and his family are uneducated, he wants a "leader" who appears the same. The duller in appearance, the better, because then Bubba can relate. Otherwise, the candidate might be viewed as an "elitist," which, of course, is today's code word for "evil, educated person."

McCain's time in the military, North Vietnamese custody, and the Senate should not be minimized. He is revealing, under the scrutiny of the campaign lights however, that he is not going to be a leveling or "grounding" influence that could lead a "healing" of the US internally or in the eyes of the world.

In a day of immediate broadcast of soundbites, gaffes may be more public. But the misidentification of countries, non-understanding of economics, and stubbornness McCain displays -- however helpful in surviving captivity, is not an encouragement when the man is to be a leader of freedom.

Scrambled brains - in his head or for breakfast or both?

McCain has used very judgment in letting these kinds of comments fly - and it actually could be related to whatever it was he suffered as a POW. This brings up a salient point: perhaps the man is simply not equipped to be a leader. The American public will never know what happened to McCain while he was imprisoned - and we will never know the true and ultimate effect it had on his judgment and mental stability.

As an aside, he's ruined the Beach Boys for me!

"that line was a slap in the face for all POW's who suffered miserably. I don't get why that had to be thrown in."

Most moonbats have very little respect for those who served, certainly, Clark has made far worse comments in the past regarding our military.

"He was shot down while dropping bombs indiscriminately on men, women, and children, and then was taken prisoner, and lived in a POW camp for years. "

Another flat out lie. He was shot down while targeting SAMs missiles. There was no "dropping bombs indiscriminately".

Yeah, thank God the eight years before that was only about scoring in the oval office and dancing to Fleetwood Mac rythyms. Face it, there's trouble on both sides of the fence.

And Oh, BTW: Bombs get dropped during war. Ships fire shells during war and carbines get emptied during war. Unfortunately, there also needs to be a finger on a trigger somewhere. Are you attacking all of our country's fighting men or just singling out the ones you don't personally like?

"Something is very seriously wrong with John McCain. Honestly. Normal human beings do not wish misery and death upon other human beings, particularly en masse, the way that this dangerously deranged fool does"

Clark,

I don't get it. He told a silly joke.

"Most moonbats have very little respect for those who served, certainly"

This "moonbat" served, coward. Why haven't YOU?




"Another flat out lie. He was shot down while targeting SAMs missiles. There was no "dropping bombs indiscriminately". "

He dropped bombs from the sky. It's highly unlikely he didn't kill a single civilian.

Worse, of course, was that, after crashing his FIFTH plane, he surrendered, rather than try to escape.




"Clark,

I don't get it. He told a silly joke. "

Rational, sane people that care about human life don't joke about causing mass human misery and death.

Who said there is a shortage of gas?

SK, my friend, Moonbat did a very nice article about you. You may want to check it out.

Who is SK? I didn't write an article about anyone except Donnie Boo boo H.

And if you are talking about Sandy in the rocking Chair, Lois you know your going to hell for that. It clearly states I tried and sufficated a REPUBLICAN old bag not a demi..

Please take MJ's pickle out of your ear and get back on track dearest!

not tried *Tripped*

It appears that, once again, Lois has decided to begin stalking and harassing me. I would've thought she'd have learned her lesson the last time the offense was reported, but apparently not.

Moonie, you seem flustered! Sorry dear.

Instigator!!! I should pimp slap you now for trying to set me up!

"It appears that, once again, Lois has decided to begin stalking and harassing me. I would've thought she'd have learned her lesson the last time the offense was reported, but apparently not. "

Hey whiney little dipshit, why don't you go crying to your mommy?

Uh oh, I sense a Cleaning house II, the sequel article.

This is just another example of why I don't like the man. I also mentioned, a week or so ago, somewhere here, that I had seen him interviewed by a reporter, and it was so obvious that with any confrontational question, he smiled and chukled before answering, so very clear that his teeth were also clenched while doing so. You just know he's been warned to count to ten before answering. I think these jokes, poor as they may be, are another means of calming himself, more than anything else. This guy is at the brink of exploding at any given moment.

"But that line was a slap in the face for all POW's who suffered miserably. I don't get why that had to be thrown in."

Two words: low life.

You are funny, Clark. Ignorant but funny. Take your bullies and go home, now. This is for the biggun's. You're Omama is gonna lose. You have such a narrow view of the United States. Now, if he were to run in Germany, we'd have something to see. But last I looked, this is America.

Clark, when did you serve and under what circumstances did you join? Something tells me mommy and daddy kicked you out of the house... i seriously doubt it was for patriotic reasons, but I'm open to your take.

My older brother joined the Navy for six years... .because he pissed off my dad and he was given the choice of being homeless or doing something with his life.

My younger brother was gung-ho and joined because it was what he wanted to do... he was Special Forces/Airborne.

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