Pathetic!
(Oops, he did it again…)
Goddamn, does John McCain know anything at all about Iraq?
For a man who predicates his whole candidacy on foreign policy and the Iraq war, he certainly doesn’t have a clue what the Iraqi government is doing even after he went to Iraq and spoke with Maliki right before the Basra assault took place. How embarrassing for him.
McCain was asked if the Basra campaign had backfired, he said: “Apparently it was Sadr who asked for the ceasefire, declared a ceasefire. It wasn’t Maliki. Very rarely do I see the winning side declare a ceasefire. So we’ll see.’’
Olbermann fills in St. McCain (or should we call him McGaffe) on his newest Iraq blunder via McClatchy:
Keith: that Sadr had only called for the ceasefire after members of Maliki’s government askedSadr to do so in a during a secret trip to meet with Sadr in Iran.—making McCain wrong about the facts on his signature issue, making Sadr not Maliki the victor in this conflict by McCain’s own reasoning. And making Iran and not McCain and not the US the mediator of choice for Iraq’s two top Shi’a factions. The Maliki government and the Sadrists.
According to the AP, “the peace deal between al-Sadr and Iraqi government forces” not only “left the cleric’s Mahdi Army intact,” but it also left Maliki “politically battered and humbled within his own Shi’ite power base.”
This is not the first time in recent memory that McCain has gotten basic facts about Iraq wrong. Two weeks ago, he repeatedly made false claims that Iran was training al Qaeda fighters in Iraq.
Ye gods, well, Cap’n Mac, what do you know about the housing crisis?
DIANE SAWYER: Lenders should be required to give clearer warnings in documents like this, some of the language is incomprehensible.
McCAIN: Sure. It should be one sheet of paper. And big letters at the bottom that say I understand this document. There are people who entered into the contracts that were far more onerous than what they are accountable for. And those people should be punished. People who cashed in hundreds of millions of dollars, I don’t think they should be allowed to keep that money. I don’t know how to pursue that. I think it’s disgraceful when things like that are going on. And American people deserve better.
That’s a telling dearth of specifics for a guy whose had a few weeks in the clear now to have cogent answers ready on an issue that’s grown dire in his own home state. Lenders and borrowers “sitting down together?” Let’s hope that goes better for the borrowers than the last time they got together! And, hey, McCain says “we can have many procedures” for fixing the problem, so it sounds like he’s really honed in on a vision - or is honing for the “next few days,” anyway. You’d think he’d have had those ready for that “major speech on the economy” he gave days ago.
Anyway, at least he’s for larger lettering on bank documents. I doubt that anyone is surprised by that.
Oh, yeah, that’ll fix everything. What were we thinking? The whole problem with the lending industry is actually FONT SIZE. Who knew?
You know, this is George Bush all over again, the jumped up, know-nothing punk from a privileged background showing up for class without studying for the exam or doing his homework and expecting to get by on his attitude and social advantages. Today, the constipated old fuck went to the exclusive private high school he (barely) graduated from, where we found out the following:
McCain traveled back to the private school’s campus Tuesday, the second stop on a week-long biography tour intended to reintroduce the senator to the American public.
“I’m happy to be back at Episcopal, my alma mater, which I have many happy memories of, and a few that I’m sure former teachers, school administrators and I would rather forget,” McCain, who in addition to “Punk” was known as “McNasty” during his high school years.
The senator, oldest son of John Sidney McCain Jr., a four-star Navy admiral and commander of Pacific naval forces in Vietnam, conceded, “Until I enrolled at Episcopal, my education had been constantly disrupted by the demands of my father’s naval career, which required us to move so often that I lost track of the number of schools I attended.”
McCain arrived at Episcopal, a sprawling, private preparatory institution in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., in 1952.
How little has changed, apparently. Funny, but a family member of mine who served in Vietnam but declined to be named (but whose name starts with ‘D’ and rhymes with “rad”) told me that McNumbnuts had quite a reputation among fellow officers serving in the region. He was known as an arrogant punk with a chip on his shoulder who crashed planes, flouted regulations, and regularly put his superiors in the difficult position of having to choose between maintaining order in their units or ducking the wrath of McCain’s powerful father and grandfather.
“His father was an admiral and his grandfather was an admiral,” says our unnamed source, “so he figured all he had to do was show up and pretty soon, he’d be an admiral too with little or no effort.”
And by god, that seems to be Senator Aged McSenile Oldmanowitz’s approach to running for president, too. Show up, sell a line of bullshit to the people who are supposed to be holding him accountable, and hopefully coast to victory.
Meanwhile, Time magazine’s Ana Marie Cox and Michael Sherer suck up plates of ribs and hot stone massages on the “Straight Talk Express” and when McCain makes one of his daily egregious manglings of the facts, they chalk it up to him “not having had his fifth cup of Starbucks that day”. No matter! He’s just a sweet, charming old man, right? Just an older version of the guy who handed out wedgies and Indian burns every day in high school as a matter of fulfilling his sacred obligation as a cocky, arrogant little teenage shitbag.
The whole thing makes me pray the old bastard just gets it over with and has a brain aneurism before it’s too late.
42 Responses to “Pathetic!”
By Betsy on Apr 1, 2008 11:11 pm |
Evening T. Scary, scary man.
By Laura on Apr 1, 2008 11:12 pm |
Which makes one wonder, why is having so many senior moments OKAY?
I’d say free the press, but unfortunately, it’s like how many therapists it takes to change a lightbulb.
Only one, but the lightbulb really has to want to change.
The press has to want to be free. So far, not so good.
By Betsy on Apr 1, 2008 11:13 pm |
McPunk had quite a reputation among fellow officers serving in the region. He was known as an arrogant punk with a chip on his shoulder who crashed planes, flouted regulations, and regularly put his superiors in the difficult position of having to choose between maintaining order in their units or ducking the wrath of McCain’s powerful father and grandfather.
Now who does this remind you of?
By TRex on Apr 1, 2008 11:16 pm |
Betsy said
You know, I can’t quite put my finger on it…
By Laura on Apr 1, 2008 11:18 pm |
TRex said
wait a minute….it’s just on the tip of….
By burnspbesq on Apr 1, 2008 11:22 pm |
And yet … since 1968, the Republican party has held the White House 28 of 40 years. They are giving the American people what they want.
What does that say about our fellow Americans?
On second thought, don’t answer that. The answer is likely to be very depressing.
By madmommy on Apr 1, 2008 11:23 pm |
No, McCain doesn’t know a damn thing about Iraq, or Iran, or the economy, or the housing crisis, or anything else of import.
Who’s to say he hasn’t already suffered a brain aneurism? There’s been a awful lot of senior moments lately, and he is not a young man. And he has a medical history that is less than pristine. He’s been under an awful lot of stress lately, with the travel and the fawning of the press to deal with. It can wear on a person.
By Betsy on Apr 1, 2008 11:24 pm |
Great post T. Very thorough.
By darkblack on Apr 1, 2008 11:26 pm |
‘You know, this is George Bush all over again, the jumped up, know-nothing punk from a privileged background showing up for class without studying for the exam or doing his homework and expecting to get by on his attitude and social advantages.’
Hey, it worked the last two times…That’s the thing about ‘conservative’ thought, ‘Stick to the classics’, the tried and true old reliables, our common heritage of reflectively prudent tradition.
You know…Hogwash.
;>)
By burnspbesq on Apr 1, 2008 11:29 pm |
Can this be true? Did Tsivangari actually win by more votes than Mugabe can steal and/or conjure up out of thin air?
Be still my heart!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/world/africa/02zimbabwe.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
If Zimbabwe can run a free and fair election, why can’t Ohio?
By Betsy on Apr 1, 2008 11:30 pm |
burnspbesq said
Zimbabwe forgot to hire Ken Blackwell.
By Laura on Apr 1, 2008 11:31 pm |
On a more serious note, I found this interview (by Riz Khan, of Raed Jarrar and Patrick Coburn) very interesting re: Iraq politics and–in particular–Sadr. Worth the time, but if you’re pressed, the second one lays things out v. nicely):
yes, this IS my idea of a vacation, why do you ask?
By Betsy on Apr 1, 2008 11:46 pm |
Enjoying the time off Laura?
By aliasofwestgate on Apr 1, 2008 11:52 pm |
burnspbesq said
Extremely depressing. I’m already twitchy enough today just on principle.
I have no idea where the moodiness came from but the people were extra stupid about driving and at work in general. I have no idea how i’ve survived 13 years in retail without KILLING some of these people. -_-x
*turns up Gnarls Barkley’s new album to take it out via dance* Nothing like a trip hop and soul fusion to make it all better.
By Betsy on Apr 1, 2008 11:59 pm |
OMG! Perfect photo of McCain:
http://members.cox.net/azsoutheast/McCain_Rino.jpg
By TRex on Apr 2, 2008 12:02 am |
Heading home, gang. See you in a bit.
By Betsy on Apr 2, 2008 12:11 am |
To Bush, Or Not To Bush, That Is McCain’s Question from Joshing Politics
By Sandia Blanca on Apr 2, 2008 12:20 am |
Did you notice that his grandpa’s name was John Sidney “Popeye” McCain? Fitting, no?
By Laura on Apr 2, 2008 12:20 am |
Betsy said
Nah. Hide’s too thick; head, not enough.
Yup, we’re having a good time. Went out to lunch at our favorite west county haunt and then for a long hike with the dogs. The terrier wore out early, so I got to lug him back the last half mile. He is sawing logs now.
By DrDick on Apr 2, 2008 12:22 am |
Actually, McCain doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground, but that would not stop him from bombing it back to the Permian.
By Betsy on Apr 2, 2008 12:29 am |
not sure what this is about. i am hoping for april fools joke:
Scientists at Newcastle University have created part-human, part-animal hybrid embryos for the first time in the UK, the BBC can reveal.
By pellora hussein on Apr 2, 2008 12:30 am |
“What does that say about our fellow Americans?
On second thought, don’t answer that. The answer is likely to be very depressing.”
I don’t get it either. It seems to me that one’s common sense would say that McBush is giving a line to suit their ends… yet normally intelligent people continue to believe them and all. Beyond me. I recently listened to some of Rush…. something I haven’t done in a long time … just to hear him for myself. How people think like that or could believe him is, again, beyond me. And the callers???? It’s demoralizing and embarrassing really. And they’re all serious, the callers I mean, and I suppose Rush is too. I’d like to think it’s an act and a sick joke, and if it is he is laughing all the way to the bank, oh oops, I mean the Dominican Republic for some recreation. I have my own “little Republican petri dish” that I examine often - and some are still Bushies, even after all the stuff he’s done and all the lies he’s told. But I have noticed that the ones who are still 30percenters only watch FAUX Channel on TV and listen to Rightie talk radio - so they don’t know that there has been a lot of debunking going on ’cause they never hear that part. It’s sad really. And scary. They vote! Oh poor us! I so hope the corner has been turned and the number of informed and thinking voters far outnumbers the sheeple voters and the cheating.
Keep in The Light.
Sleep tight and sweet dreams.
See y’all tomorrow.
By Betsy on Apr 2, 2008 12:31 am |
Sleep well Pellora. We’ll educate them tomorrow.
By burnspbesq on Apr 2, 2008 12:31 am |
aliasofwestgate said
Music hath charms … I’m listening to the new disc by the Brad Mehldau Trio, recorded live. Specifically, a 23-minute version of the old Soundgarden song, “Black Hole Sun.” I’m sure Chris Cornell will cash the royalty checks, but I wonder if he set out to write a jazz standard.
By DrDick on Apr 2, 2008 12:34 am |
Betsy said
I am not sure it is. Britain has been considering allowing the production of such gene-spliced embryos (which would not be allowed to mature) for research and for the production of medical treatment. Have to say I find it highly problematic, even though in most cases they have only spliced one or two human genes into an animal egg cell/embryo.
By Betsy on Apr 2, 2008 12:34 am |
Night Trexicans. See you tomorrow.
By DrDick on Apr 2, 2008 12:35 am |
Night Ms. Betsy. Sleep well.
By Bil on Apr 2, 2008 12:40 am |
I just can’t respect McCain after being slimed by ROVE in 2000, and now sucking up to the same Dinosaur Republican party, worse yet the Christianist right he scorned.
He was just on Letterman. IMO TOO OLD, (he REALLY needs to get the sunny/shiite/Al Qaeda/Iran infiltrator differences down) to fix the mess the Last Republican President Bush created.
The Republican brand is SO dead…Night
By peanutbutter on Apr 2, 2008 12:41 am |
Was he really, truly, called McNasty in school? OMFG.
I don’t know what to say, either. Except I’m in full agreement with Burns — don’t answer that question cos it’s too depressing.
By peanutbutter on Apr 2, 2008 12:43 am |
Bil said
That’s exactly it. Without knowing anything more about him other than that he was so slimed, when I saw that picture of him hugging Bush I lost completely any shred of moderately positive feeling I had about him
The further information I now have only solidifies that, of course, but that was the defining moment for me. I kept waiting for McNasty to come back with some crushing revenge on Bush for 2000… *crickets*…
By DrDick on Apr 2, 2008 12:47 am |
peanutbutter said
McCain only shits on those who cannot fight back or whose help he does not need. Witness his fawning over Falwell, et. al, after prviously say how much he detested them.
By aliasofwestgate on Apr 2, 2008 12:48 am |
Music hath charms … I’m listening to the new disc by the Brad Mehldau Trio, recorded live. Specifically, a 23-minute version of the old Soundgarden song, “Black Hole Sun.” I’m sure Chris Cornell will cash the royalty checks, but I wonder if he set out to write a jazz standard.
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I doubt he did. *grin* I remember that song vividly from high school and hearing it extended THAT far is an accomplishment. I’ve wandered more into the wilds of electronica in the years since i was in HS though. And this weird mix of soul and triphop is just wild. There have been hints of it with others like Eryka Badu(sp?), and such before, but Danger Mouse just plays with it, totally.
Then you add Cee Loo’s old school vocals and some rather interesting lyrics (and several styles besides)…and i lose my ability to be homicidal almost instantly. *grin* Granted, TRex’s favorite darling Amy Winehouse has the essence of it too. New Twists on old sounds, and i sigh in contentment.
By Laura on Apr 2, 2008 12:49 am |
Oh lord. Somewhere Philip K. Dick is saying he told us so
By DrDick on Apr 2, 2008 12:53 am |
Laura said
Philip K. Dick has been telling us “I told you so” for decades.
By Laura on Apr 2, 2008 12:55 am |
DrDick said
Well, that’s true. But I’m hearing him again, tonight, loud and clear.
By burnspbesq on Apr 2, 2008 1:00 am |
Laura said
Unfortunately, so are P.T. Barnum and H.L. Mencken. And Mark Twain is sitting there with a big glass of Bourbon and a bigger cigar, egging them on.
By DrDick on Apr 2, 2008 1:02 am |
burnspbesq said
They are holding a blogger ethics panel, quite convinced that blogger, happily, are quite unencumbered by any such noisome nonsense.
By Laura on Apr 2, 2008 1:06 am |
burnspbesq said
Yes. And I get the feeling that even tho they’re having more fun than us, they’d really like to give us a good kick.
By TRex on Apr 2, 2008 1:10 am |
Fresh thread:
http://www.iamtrex.com/?p=600
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By Green Tea Fat Loss on Feb 3, 2009 6:57 pm |
Great post. Keep up the great work. All the best, Jayson