McCain's Service Matters -- A Lot
Just Ask Howard Dean
By California Yankee Posted in 2008 | Howard Dean | John McCain — Comments (13) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
UPDATE:Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan calls on Hillary and Obama to denounce Dean's despicable attack on Senator John McCain's military service:
Yesterday, Howard Dean continued a pattern of making reckless statements attacking John McCain's character and integrity. Almost 24 hours later, Senators Obama and Clinton have yet to denounce the attack politics of their party's national chairman. Both Senators Clinton and Obama claim to repudiate the old politics of attack and smear, and yet neither has stood up and spoken to the issue. So today, I call on both Senators Obama and Clinton to denounce Howard Dean for stating that Senator McCain is a 'blatant opportunist' for discussing his record of military service with the American people.
What are the odds Hillary or Obama will do the right thing?
Yesterday I took Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, to task for calling John McCain an opportunist for using images of his military service.
Jack Tapper points out that Dean saw things differently in 2004, when he thought military service was less opportunistic:
"The real issue is this," Dean said in March 2004, when endorsing formal rival Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., "Who would you rather have in charge of the defense of the United States of America, a group of people who never served a day overseas in their life, or a guy who served his country honorably and has three Purple Hearts and a Silver Star on the battlefields of Vietnam?"
McCain has been awarded the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Star Medals, a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Can anyone say "Yeaaaahhhhhhghhhh"
Via Jack Givens at Ft. Hard Knox and Kevin Gregory at McClatchy Watch.
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Freedom of Religion not Freedom from Religion
Darn those archives. Funny how they pop up and smack you down when you least expect it.
You would think that he would know better than to contradict himself. I mean, it's not like there isn't some one out there who is going to remember the stupid things that he has said before. Or, rather YEEEEAAAAGHHed before.
Fighting for conservatism one day at a time.
Ah, but we forget, things are different this election cycle - this time, the GOP candidate has the war record, and the Dems don't. Therefore, the band of brothers is no longer an important talking point. (Just like it didn't matter in 1992 and 1996.)
rick554
Just where and when did "DR" Dean serve? The world wants to know!
Thanks Mr. Dean for motivating me to donate $50.00 to McCain and $25.00 to Ralph Nader. Please keep it up Mr. Dean, they need our donations.
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secular progressivism is to respond to reason with illogical, hysterical tantrums.
Best part of the new McCain ad, imho, is that it is narrated by Powers Booth... the guy who played the downed pilot in "Red Dawn." How can the Dems compete with that?
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for party chairman. He's just the guy I'd want leading the opposition - especially during these tough times, for the democrats.
too bad those dang records have a way of catching blatant hypocrisy.
pretty much all that needs saying to beat the Dims back on this argument...well done.
Iustum et tenacem propositi virum non civium ardor prava iubentium, non vultus instantis tyranni mente quatit solida.
-Quintus Horatius Flaccus