McCain: Obama Presidency "will be remembered with the scorn and disdain that it deserves."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Reverend Al just showed the clip on MSNBC. Motherfucker made the statement on THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE. I guess in McCain's mind Obama is still "that one."

[warrior1]

1. Shut up old man

[Journeyman]

2. Yep. I've no doubt that's how McGrumpy will remember it. All eight years of it. . . .

[Maven]

3. In other news, get off his lawn.

[tanyev]

4. As will your failed presidential campaign.

But I think you will come out way ahead in this race, John.

[knowledgeispwr]

5. Bitter, party of one! n/t

[Enrique]

6. here's how McCain will be remembered

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

16. ROTFLMAO -- I NEVER get tired of that priceless photo of campaign photos

[City Lights]

23. LOL! I used to keep that handy in my Photobucket.

I didn't think I'd need it anymore, so I deleted it! Thanks for a good laugh!

[Guilded Lilly]

33. OK I was just ready to write something very nasty

about that old bastard ass McCain, but this actually made me laugh out loud, so I feel better now and I won't have to say what a worn out, war-wongering, lying slimeball he is. Oh wait, I said it anyway...but I am still laughing (wink)

[Scuba]

7. I'll forgive anything John McCain did....

... while he was a POW.


But I'll never forgive his traitorous actions as the Senator from Arizona.

[Maccagirl]

8. What a nasty, spiteful piece of work that man is.

John McCain, you will be remembered for being a backstabbing neanderthal who foisted Sarah Palin on America. I lost any inkling of respect I had for him eons ago. He's evil.

[liberal N proud]

9. He is still grumpy that he and his grizzly didn't win.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

14. I've read that his loss to Obama cut really, really deep

A while back (sometime earlier this year) I posted a picture of Obama and McCain in a room full of people...unfortunately I don't remember the context...the photographer captured a wide shot of Obama in the foreground and McCain GLARING at him from across the room. It was the classic "pissed off McCain face"...we've all seen it a hundred times if we've seen it once...but his eyes were locked on Obama and the hatred was unmistakable.

[emulatorloo]

10. Says the guy who brought us Sarah Palin

[DCBob]

12. beat me by a couple of secs.

[emulatorloo]

35. ...

[DCBob]

11. and McCain will be remembered for unleashing Sarah Palin on America.

[Old and In the Way]

13. A very bitter, old man.

Thought he deserved the office, even though the vast majority of American voters thought otherwise. Nothing to admire in this mean spirited person. A very small man who does, at the end of the day, truly reflect the values of the Teapublican Party. Going out with no class, as his day in the spotlight slowly dims.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

22. Rolling Stone posted some pretty damned horrific articles about his past during the election

Yes, he served in the Military, and yes, he did time in a P.O.W. camp...and it saddens me that any man or woman would have to endure that.

But he's also lived a lot of years before and after those events, and all roads lead to this man being somewhat less than "noble." He's the last person who should be whizzing on someone else's "legacy."

[Old and In the Way]

37. Indeed you are correct.

Take out that POW chapter (one that isn't quite as honorable as his PR would like it to be http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3172), he was not particularly distinguished at the Naval Academy (graduated 894/899), a reckless cowboy with a couple of aircraft crashes. Lucky for him dad and grandad were USN Admirals. He should have been thrown out of the Senate for the Keating 5 scandal (turns out he was ahead of his time as the quintessential private service Republican legislator). A real Maverick who thought adding Sarah Palin would give his ticket some sexiness.

Quite a legacy, John McCain....keep pointing to Barack's legacy and we'll be happy to compare you both.

[JJW]

15. The Keating Five

Worst Senator ever!

[ProSense]

17. And here it is in context:

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“Over 4,000 brave young Americans gave their lives in this conflict. I pray that their sacrifice is not in vain. I hope that their families will not mourn the day that their sons and daughters went out to fight for freedom for the Iraqi people. Unfortunately, it is clear that this decision of a complete pullout of United States troops from Iraq was dictated by politics, and not our national security interests. I believe that history will judge this President’s leadership with the scorn and disdain it deserves.”

http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressOffice.FloorStatements&ContentRecord_id=3e1aaa43-97eb-7855-5a8c-e1fc2580c469

Bomb, bomb Iran!

[Selatius]

24. It wasn't even Obama's decision. Iraq's Parliament basically told the US to leave.

They never came to an agreement on asking US forces to stay beyond 2011. If Obama had made a snap call to stay despite Parliament's actions, it would only encourage more growth in anti-US resistance inside Iraq. Whatever problems Iraq has are best left to the people of Iraq at this point.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

26. And therein lies the "glass half empty, glass half full" aspect McCain doesn't "get"

Reverend Al's guest (sorry, don't remember his name) said something along the lines that the 4,000 Americans gave their lives, and thousands more lost limbs or sustained other injuries, and we can't change that, but we CAN BRING THE CURRENT TROOPS HOME.

You don't honor the loss of 4,000 Americans by letting 4,000 more die for no good reason.

THIS mission HAS been "accomplished," with the death of bin Laden and most of his upper-echelon lackeys. Time to call it a day. Sorry, Senator McCain.

[Maccagirl]

27. But, but, but-"Mission Accomplished"-George W Bush said so!

So those 4,000 brave troops "died in Vain" long before Obama took office. Maybe Johnny wanted this to be Obama's Vietnam.

[MisterP]

30. well, 94% of them

[Bolo Boffin]

28. Hey, McCain, ya lousy douchebag, we're out of Iraq because of Dubya, not President Obama!

Who negotiated the Status of Forces agreement that had us pulling out by the end of 2011? George W. Bush.

If we had stayed longer, it would have been without the invitation of the Iraqi government. Wonder what that's called? Hmmm...

Pipe down, old man. You've still got your Guantanamo toy to yank the legs off flies with, don't ya?

[Johonny]

32. Which GOP candidate sent their kids to this war?

[Old and In the Way]

38. The same tired logic rightwingers were using about VietNam.

Had to stay to honor the soldiers who died...even if that meant losing more lives to fight an unwinnable war.

[demtenjeep]

18. sore loser

still?

[AtomicKitten]

19. McCain needs to up his dose of Metamucil.

[sufrommich]

20. If you look up "butthurt" in the dictionary,

there's a picture of McCain.

[City Lights]

21. You sound bitter, John.

Still suffering from Sour Grapes Syndrome, eh, John? You've got the best health care money can buy, so seek help, dude.

[patrice]

25. Probably spite from missing his "... interesting man ..." friend Muammar al-Qadhafi

and other frauds :

http://gawker.com/5048485/picture-this-john-mccain-visits-criminals-yacht

[gateley]

29. Maybe in the Texas schoolbooks, but nowhere else. nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

31. My Hallmark greeting card to McCain: "You're not getting older, John, you're getting bitter"

[opihimoimoi]

39. OLd and bitter....no CLASS

[sellitman]

34. If only he had won

We could of had Sarah as our VP. Imagine how wonderful this Country could of become.

[Itchinjim]

36. Fuck you Johnny Boy.

You lost to a better man than you. That's your legacy you baby killing piece of shit.

[Turbineguy]

40. Senator McCain should remember to thank his lucky stars

that he didn't inherit this shitstorm from that fucking idiot who preceded Obama.

[Sanity Claws]

41. Bitter old man

He should be ashamed of himself.

[fishwax]

42. at worst, the Obama Presidency will still be remembered as that which spared us a McCain Presidency

And that still makes it worth it.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

44. The McCain Presidency AND the "one heartbeat from the Presidency" VICE Presidency...

...of Caribou Barbie.

[Capitalocracy]

43. Mr. Bitterman! nt

[blm]

45. Sez the guy who endorsed and campaigned for George W Bush............TWICE.

.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

46. AFTER the guy who orchestrated Bush's "win"...

...conducted a "whisper campaign" in South Carolina warning voters about McCain's "illegitimate black baby" (his ADOPTED, BANGLADESHI daughter).

Then again, I'm sure McCain figured Rove would help him win the presidency. We all know how that went.

[applegrove]

47. He's the shell of the man he used to be.

[yellowcanine]

48. McCain will be remembered as a cranky bitter old man......

[tledford]

49. Both terms? :-) eom

[BlueStater]

50. McCain will be remembered as a stupid, bitter old fool who supported a criminal war. N/T

[BootinUp]

51. I am not sure I can believe it unless I see it.

I mean I knew McCain was an old senile asshole and all, but still.

[Dawson Leery]

52. Yellow John McCain will be remembered with scorn and disdain for many reasons.

-Leaving his first wife after she had a near fatal car accident
-The Keating 5 scandal
-His support of the 2003 tax cuts which played a key role in the rise in the national debt
-His choice of a horrible running mate in 2008
-His support for indefinite detention of US citizens