Has anyone else read the rolling stones article "Make believe Maverick"?

[southernleftylady]

I am only 30 so I didn't really know much about McSame except he was a pow during nam and he left his first wife for cindy... that article taught me alot I wish more info like this was out there....
we cant really do alot until the media starts to tell the truth..
anyway it is a great article and I recommend it to you all :)

[Heidi]

1. Reading it now. Here's the link:

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

Thanks for the heads up, southernleftylady! :thumbsup:

:kick:

[BlueManDude]

2. MCain as "maverick" is essentially DC press corps media creation

they fell in love with him 200 bceusae he sat with them on his bus and gave them donuts.

He's flipped flopped back to right-wingery on all the issues that he supposed to be all "mavericky" on.

[Heidi]

3. The accompanying Rolling Stone video, "Five Myths About John McCain"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x225826

[kedrys]

4. I did last week

It was brutal. I knew a lot about the Forrestal incident because it got documentary coverage on one of the Discovery/Learning channels, but some of the specifics in the article are beyond the pale.

:scared:

[Bigmack]

5. S/be required reading. nt

[Wilber_Stool]

6. The article is brutal.

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Damn image shack. I'm going to get a different host.

[Ilsa]

7. I just read it yesterday. (My brother's copy.)

Great explanation for how he had to decline his release or be court martialed, why he called Cindy a "cunt", her drug abuse, his political games, and comments from Republicans that say he doesn't have the temperament to be president. I highly recommend the article for anyone thinking McCain is a "hero."