Former POW Says McCain is "not Cut out to Be President"

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John McCain has been exploiting his prisoner of war experience every chance he gets. He has used this story to justify everything from not knowing how many homes he has to his healthcare plan to his marital infidelities to his taste in music. The McCain campaign is even using his POW story in paid ads. But now a veteran who was a prisoner with McCain in Vietnam is explaining loud and clear that being a POW does not qualify McCain to lead our country.

We are sure this video will draw an onslaught of right-wing attacks, but we bring it to you because it is our job to continue to convey the truth together and give these issues national attention. As Dr. Butler has said, McCain does not have the temperament to have his finger near the red button. Get this video to everyone you know—friends, family members, coworkers, and especially those who don't share your political views. The video is designed to reach them. Get it on your social networking sites like Digg. And get it to every blog, newspaper, and TV station that has ever overplayed McCain's POW story. It is time to fight back with truth!

The mainstream press has already begun to call out McCain for overusing his POW story. And it's cut across all political persuasions. * "Whether he's deflecting criticism over his health-care plan or mocking a tribute to the Woodstock music festival, Senator John McCain has a trump card: the Hanoi Hilton. — Edwin Chen, Bloomberg * "Noun, Verb, POW" — Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic Monthly * "The McCain campaign's constant invocation of the candidate's POW past is weird bordering on irrational..." — Ana Marie Cox, TIME * "I think they are going to it way too many times." — Howard Fineman, Newsweek

Remember how Joe Biden got the press to refer to Rudy Giuliani as "A noun, a verb, and 9/11"? Well, let's actually take Andrew Sullivan's lead here and get the media to boil McCain down to a similar phrase: "A noun, a verb, and POW." Considering how often the McCain campaign invokes his POW story, isn't that what they're already doing?

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Former POW Says McCain is "not Cut out to Be President"

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  • Ain't it funny that ...

    Ain't it funny that this guy can brag about playing golf but John McCain can't due to the injuries that he received being a POW. Who had it bad being a POW? Maybe this guy caved in and sold out other troops? Now he is mad at him self? This guy didb't finish 22 years of service and I don't think I have seen him serve in the senate. WTHIT

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  • How do you know ...

    How do you know Obama would not fight back? That is ridiculous conjecture. The bigger problem is attacking countries that have not attacked us. McCain has flip-flopped on so many issues last the past year.

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  • God help us all if ...

    God help us all if he gets in office.

    By tumpytumpy [Affiliate User] 1220724052 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • ... He completed ...

    ... He completed his Navy career in 1981 as a professor of management at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is now a peace and justice activist with Veterans for Peace. ACTIVIST ACTIVIST ACTIVIST ACTIVIST ACTIVIST ACTIVIST ACTIVIST ACTIVIST ACTIVIST ..... need I say more. This man has an agenda, an ACTIVIST agenda.

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  • Booo!! Go McCain/ ...

    Booo!! Go McCain/Palin '08!!!!

    By labarge4osu [Affiliate User] 1220723701 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this music scares ...

    this music scares me


    go O'Biden'08

    By wockeezy1 [Affiliate User] 1220723437 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Obama will never ...

    Obama will never fight back on any country that attacks us. He will talk to them and try to understand their reason for the hate. He'll blame America for our "past sins". Like slavery. This manchild of an empty suit has no idea what world we live in. Also, you liberals have no idea what religion and war mean. Sometimes you have to fight. If not, we would likely be writting and speaking in German and you would likely die in a fifing squad for talking about the government.

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  • Go Palin.... drill ...

    Go Palin.... drill ANWR

    By Brammy007 [Affiliate User] 1220722975 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • 7656180993 so go ...

    7656180993
    so go enlist, Big Manly Man, instead of yapping your "pay with my blood" BS.
    yap yap yap. "Kill the boogieman before he gets me. Kill the boogieman before he gets me. Kill the boogieman before he gets me. Kill the boogieman before he gets me...."

    You're a paranoid wacko.

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  • Mersanary11 yeah, ...

    Mersanary11
    yeah, right. He's a Professor at a University, but in your mind & the type of people you know, MONEY is the ONLY motivating factor. You're the typical Repug. So go vote for McBush and McBoobs- you'll get the world you deserve.

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  • you are an ass. go ...

    you are an ass. go McCain

    By t0384mp [Affiliate User] 1220722101 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this is solid proof ...

    this is solid proof so don't vote pallin/mccain 08 go obama/biden 08

    By jam12588 [Affiliate User] 1220721886 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • What does that mean ...

    What does that mean - "He will sell this country down the river." It's illogical statements like these that will leave our nation struggling to keep up with the rest of the world.

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  • Yea!!!! lol.

    Yea!!!! lol.

    By djruinerdotcom [Affiliate User] 1220721194 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • John McCain: you ...

    John McCain: you just got swiftboated!

    By WarriorsFan100 [Affiliate User] 1220721164 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Ok guys, for all ...

    Ok guys, for all you know, they could have paid that POW to say that stuff. Just becuase he was in the army doesnt mean he isnt greedy. Dont get ideas becuase of what one or two people say

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  • 3000 died one day ...

    3000 died one day in 2001. More was sure to come if we didn't take the fight to the radical Islamist. They are busy now in Iraq. I am glad to pay with my money and my blood to free the women of Iraq from rape rooms and to build a republic for them. We overwhelmingly suopported the war until it hurt. What a bunch of sissies.

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  • this is solid proof ...

    this is solid proof so don't vote pallin/mccain 08 go abama/biden 08

    By jam12588 [Affiliate User] 1220720747 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Just because ...

    Just because someone lives in the USA doesn't make them american. Obama, himself says he will not wear the american flag pin, nor will he salute the american flag. Wake up! He will sell this country down the river.I vote McCain '08

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  • You must be hard of ...

    You must be hard of hearing. NOBODY says it does. Again (as clearly stated in the convention), it is NOT a qualification for president but it IS a peek into a mans character.

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  • Maybe and who cares ...

    Maybe and who cares, he picked a VP because she was a female , he made a roll of the dice decision and now is hoping that it was right, and we're suppose to choose this man to lead our country, cut us a break.

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  • Oh we are so mad ...

    Oh we are so mad that we don't have a POW candidate that I am going to run to the polls and vote for MCCain, NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT. As far as Biden avoided the war I can't blame him look how the vets from that war are being treated especially Mr. MCCain.

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  • About TIME someone ...

    About TIME someone said what we all know is true. Because you are a POW doesn't qualify you as president!

    By justinesands [Affiliate User] 1220719791 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this is solid proof ...

    this is solid proof so don't vote pallin/mccain 08 go abama/biden 08

    By jam12588 [Affiliate User] 1220719788 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • McCain is posing as ...

    McCain is posing as an outsider & maverick, but has solidly supported President Bush, most notably the war in Iraq.

    Our government reports U.S. unemployment soared to a 5-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers cut 84,000 jobs.

    As of Sept. 4, at least 4,154 of our kids have died in the war since it began over 5 years ago! The war is costing us $12 billion a month! You & I & our children will be working off the debt for decades.

    McCain = Bush = more lost U.S. jobs and lives. Wake up!

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