“The insinuation from the Obama campaign that McCain, a former POW, cheated is outrageous"

[kpete]

Monday, August 18, 2008
“The insinuation from the Obama campaign that John McCain, a former prisoner of war, cheated is outrageous"
John Aravosis (DC) · 8/18/2008 01:15:00 PM ET ·

In fact, the "former prisoner of war," after his release, cheated on his wife, and cheated during the Keating Five Scandal. I know, it's not "nice" to mention these things, but where does the McCain campaign come off claiming that John McCain's POW status makes him exempt from "cheating" when he has cheated repeatedly since the time of his POW experience? Is this what we have to look forward to for the next 3 months? Every time someone has a tough question for John McCain, he's going to invoke his POW years to effectively shut down the question, even when the question has nothing to do with national security? And will the corporate media call McCain on this?

http://www.americablog.com/2008/08/insinuation-from-obama-campaign-that.html

[KittyWampus]

1. is it possible McCain just found the point where mentioning POW is nothing but diminishing returns?

Honest question?

Is it possible they totally overplayed their hand with their one strength?

[Poiuyt]

4. It's like Guiliani and his 9/11 mantra

Noun, verb, POW.

[Cosmocat]

14. the surrogates HAVE to start pushing the Biden quip ...

spin it to POW ...

I think that his POW status has been treated as a sacred cow to this point, but after he spent the entire Saddleback forum finding ways to bring it up to answer EVERY gosh darn question, Hannities head blowing off about his POW status when his infidelility was brought up, and now this ...

I think the MSM is going to have a hard time pushing back on surrogates calling him on it right now ...

NOW is the time to call him out for his Rudyesque use of his POW status ...

[Poiuyt]

16. That will be very difficult to do because his POW days ARE a sacred cow

Look what happened to Wesley Clark when he dared to say that being shot down doesn't qualify McCain to be president. The only person who could attack McCain's POW status is his fellow POW:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=6653233

[liberalmuse]

2. According to Fox News, McCain is a serial liar...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/22/trail-of-tall-tales-john-mccain/

[ps1074]

3. wouldn't be the first time he cheated

He cheated on his first wife.

[marylanddem]

5. Could be - God knows we're sick enough of hearing about it...

[Quantess]

6. I hope the National Enquirer features a story about it.

Sure, it's old news, and the Enquirer loves breaking scandals, but maybe there's a new angle they could highlight...

[Cheap_Trick]

7. Five Plane McCain, a former POW, is a complete and utter asshole

It's pathetic how they think his being a FORMER POW somehow makes him critic proof.

Fuck you, John McCain.

You're a liar, a cheat, a former POW and a current scumbag.

[hootinholler]

15. Does that make him a VC Ace?

:shrug:

-Hoot

[Gabi Hayes]

8. ''and remember, I was tortured....''

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=3X8dLXvqu8k

[unblock]

9. zren't cheating and lying necessary survival skills for a pow?

i'm just sayin'. aren't you SUPPOSED to lie to your captors?

if anything, the pow experience should be seen as honing his skills at being dishonest.

[K8-EEE]

10. Ask the first Mrs. McCain about former POWs and cheating

It's quite possible....

[K8-EEE]

11. Remember how they accused Kerry of "using" his vet status

Jesus, there's NO subject too unrelated for these clowns, the POW is supposed to be some lifetime get out of jail free card for McCain no matter what he does.

[AtomicKitten]

12. Ya, that's what we thought when McBush was embroiled in the Keating 5 debacle.

[Occam Bandage]

13. A noun, a verb, and POW.

[anonymous171]

17. It is a well known fact that POWs cannot cheat.