Howard Dean: McCain is the New Nixon

[madfloridian]

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This is from January 12 this year. John McCain sounds just as war-mongering and terror-spreading as George Bush. Dean says he sounds like Nixon talking about Vietnam.

BLITZER: Listen to Senator John McCain. He's an outspoken supporter of what the president is doing and even if he would have even sent more troops in as part of this increase. But he says that you, the Democrats, have a responsibility to tell the American public what the consequences of the withdrawal you're calling for would be.

Listen to what he says.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: Do they not fear Iranian, Saudi and Turkish involvement in Iraq? A wider regional war? A haven for terrorists? A humanitarian catastrophe?

Do they truly believe that we can walk away from Iraq?

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BLITZER: All right, what do you say to Senator McCain?

DEAN: He sounds very much like Richard Nixon, you know, just stay a little longer, stay a little longer. We'll stay long enough to lose another 5,000 or 10,000 people. It still won't change anything. We never should have gone there in the first place. Senator McCain bears some responsibility for supporting the president when we went. His prescription for getting out is no prescription for getting out.

McCain is alarming me. Something is wrong with that man, he used to garner some respect for taking strong stands...but no longer.

[david54755]

1. McCain against clean minimum wage increase

My union sent out a note that said McCain voted FOR a bill
that would have eliminated a federal minimum wage.  I can
hardly believe anyone with presidential aspirations could have
done such a thing.

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[Nevernose]

3. That's a shitty thing to say

It was funny, granted, but still rather mean. Actually, it was hilarious. Still: making fun of someone because they were a POW might just be crossing that imaginary line.

Seems like Dubya's campaign made smears based on this in the 2000 election.

Where do we draw the line between poignant humor and good taste? I don't know, but this post of yours is really walking that line.

And God bless Bill Hicks :).

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