My friends, we need to start picking McCain apart.

[skooooo]

Whether you are for Hillary or Obama, beating McCain is the most important thing by far. Today Rachel Maddow was talking about how the media gives him a pass ALL the time. They romanticize his military career and fawn over it. Certainly he deserves respect for what he did back then - what it has to do with today, I'm not so clear on.

We need to be as vocal about the media giving Obama a pass, as Obama / Hillary supporters have been about their candidate.

When will we let MSM know that McCain is NOT the wonderful icon they are making him out to be??

[AlCzervik]

1. skooooo my friend, i just made a fun pic of McCain.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x101505

[sniffa]

2. Didn't Gloria Steinem already start?

:shrug:

[skooooo]

4. sorry can you elaborate?

Has she pointed the way? If she started it, then we need to finish it.

[sniffa]

7. Yes

http://www.google.com/search?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=gloria+steinem+%2B+john+mccain&btnG=Search

Basically, she mocked his POW status. Good job at making sure HRC might have a chance again in 2012.

[skooooo]

10. Well, you can see what I wrote..

...that his POW status should be respected for what it is. That is something he did in the past --- a long time ago....a lllllllllllllllllllooooooooooongggg time ago.

This is today.

[AlCzervik]

12. indeed, his "Maverick" bullshit is what he should be attacked on, not his military service.

[skooooo]

13. What do you mean his maverick bullshit..

I mean, he IS pretty much a maverick. What's your spin on it?

[AlCzervik]

14. how is he a maverick? Oh wait, sucking up to Falwell, right, a real rebel.

selling his soul to Bush for some magic beans---rebel rebel. Oh yes and changing over to being a baptist---yeah, woohoo, rebel yell.

[TwilightGardener]

24. There is nothing "maverick" about him, that can't be said about

most other GOP Senators on one issue or another. The fact that they don't like him has nothing to do with his willingness to buck party orthodoxy, but because he's a media-whore who sometimes runs counter to the party and bashes it on Sunday talk shows (the "liberal" MSM). He's a self-serving triangulating backstabber, not an independent thinker, in their minds. It's all image, and too many people bought it, even Democrats (including myself, at one point 8 years ago).

[ingac70]

3. He can only be picked apart if....

BOTH candidates are participating. Doesn't help when one of the Dem candidates is going on about his strengths.

[skooooo]

5. See this post is about WE..

...and what WE can do. We can be heard. We've done it before. We need to be vigilant to how the media is treating McCain with kid gloves and call them on it.

[ingac70]

9. Tell it to Hillary.

I said the candidates.

[skooooo]

11. And I'm talking about us.

:eyes:

[muntrv]

6. Yep. Need to link McCain to Chimpy.

[AlCzervik]

8. this shit with Hagee--this needs to be talked about all the time.

[MadMaddie]

15. It needs to be talked about but his sermons need to be

spread far and wide so people know that this guy is nuttier than a bag of nuts.

[AlCzervik]

16. yes indeedy MM.

[nebula]

17. Time to swiftboat McCain

[Unsane]

18. Look, my friends...

I agree with the OP

[skooooo]

25. My friend...

..help me spread the word. This needs to be our meme.

[Danger Mouse]

19. My friends, if you vote for me, we'll all go to Country Kitchen Buffet

or Denny's. Your choice. I'll treat.

[skooooo]

20. My friend...

...let's build a bunker and play war. Whatta warmonger.

[Danger Mouse]

21. My friends, we need to stay in Iraq for 100 years...

because that is how many years I've been alive.

[Blue_In_AK]

22. In that respect, I think a prolonged primary is a plus.

Obama and Hillary can both point out McCain's negatives, double-team him, so to speak, and he will be forced to campaign against both of them, a two-front war. I like it.

[daa]

23. No I think DU should keep running Hillary down

much more productive