I Have A Scheme
August 28th, 2008, 6:37 PM EDT
John McCain put out a video congratulating Barack Obama and saying, “How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day.” He clearly is referring to Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, which was delivered on August 28, 1963.
It’s nice that McCain finally and suddenly realizes the significance of Martin Luther King as, in spite of his statements to the contrary, he did not support recognizing him when he had the opportunity to vote on Martin Luther King Day. In fact, during his 2000 race for the Republican nomination, he apologized for his previous position.
Alan you know better, so this must be spin and lies, you cannot do this kind of thing and be a truthseeker General
Its one thing to have legislation with a broad, general title like “MLK day” but the contents have all sorts of communist and atheist provisions;
that is, for those of you who are slow, if the legislation tries to hid evil and mischeivious things? then an honorable congress person would vote NO.
So McCain is known for voting NO on principle, like he did on the early tax cuts and the far right went on record lying about McCain.
So here we go again, McCain votes NO because it was the right thing to do, and you try to claim McCain is a bigoted racist pig who is just lying now if he says anything about Obama and civil rights.
It was something I also agree with, while I think Hussein Obama is a closeted muslim, and I question his patriotism because of the ties to known terrorists and other things and Obama has absolutely NO business being the US President? And he and his minions would devastate our national security and our economy? And hearing him speak is nausiating and Obama is a phoney and lacks intellectual honesty?
I congratulate the milestone that a Negro can be nominated for US President and congratulate Obama that it takes place on such a historic date.
Even now if Obama loses the election its an historic milestone that the USA is not a racist pig country as the black victimizers make it out to be.
August 28th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Oh jeez, now I’m a minion.
Yes thank God that “negroes” can now be nominated for things. It’s such a really “advanced” idea. Heck, it’s almost “radical”! I mean, who could believe it might happen? I’m just awed! Excuse me while I go faint!
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August 28th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Alan – important
Please put up a strand to discuss the latest McCain ad in which the unbelievably nasty McCain camp have manipulated an image (accidentally of course) to show Obama standing under the middle four letters of ‘change’ held by a crowd. It reads HANG OBAMA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_JYm72ZhBQ
August 28th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
oh you “minions” can find evil and manipulation in the sun rising in the east on a cloudless day.
August 28th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Alan,
It amazes me how our country honors Martin Luther King, who worked hard but accomplished nothing. Then tries to destroy other hard working individuals regardless of their accomplishments.
August 28th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
I wonder if anytime during obama’s speech tonight he’s going to remind people that MLK was a lifelong republican.
August 28th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
There’s nothing wrong with being a Republican, T2P. Being a vicious old money-grubbing opportunist that has changed his stance of virtually everything (including his religion, for Christ’s sake!), now that’s another story…
August 28th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
John Mckee~ Are you talking about Obama?
August 28th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Being a vicious old money-grubbing opportunist that has changed his stance of virtually everything (including his religion, for Christ’s sake!),
Considering how much his wife is worth I don’t see your point abut him being money grubbing.
Mcsame has been in congress for years, I hope he would have changed his stances. Things change. 20 years ago gas wasn’t the problem it is today. If he didn’t change his positions over the years I would be worried.
On the other hand, obama is changing his stances after taking the original stance jut months ago. It’s not just republicans that believe obama is tacking towards the middle either. What does it tell you that one changes his words depending on his audience. And it’s not as if obama didn’t change his opinion on the man that married him and baptized his kids once his words became public.
August 28th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
You’re missing a big point here. If McCain is unable to have a change of heart concerning MLK, then Obama is on the hook for every youthful indiscretion.
And that’s unfortunate, because, as with Paul of Tarsus, anyone can be reformed.
August 28th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Obama has changed positions on some issues during the campaign (as all politicians do when pandering), but they weren’t drastic changes.
McCain has done complete 180’s on many controversial issues such as:
* Abortion – was for before the campaign & now against
* Torture – was against before the campaign & now for.
* Tax cuts for the rich – was against and now for.
I don’t think McCain is a bad guy, but I think he backed the wrong horse.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
TDRO,
That horse kicked you in the head.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:13 am
“…MLK was a lifelong republican…”
Not true.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101801754.html
Sure, way back in the dark ages there were a lot of racist southern Democrats, but then the Democratic Party came of age, and joined the 20th century, and guess what?
All the racist Dixiecrats joined the Republican Party–and were welcomed with open arms.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:35 am
RC:
The Democratic Party is still vastly underrepresented by minority communities and only trots out a few token collaborators who often preach the benefits of welfarism but do little to encourage actual participation in the process other than tacit voting registration. Its very much a “client-server” relationship (assuming you know how that phrase was a PC replacement for its original reference, which I won’t spell out here) to the dominant inner circle networks occupied by mostly the same families and individuals also involved in the Republican Party leadership.
One must look elsewhere such as the Peace and Freedom Party to see a truly energized minority base that has its voice accepted as more than a vehicle for reinforcement of a broken platform that is abandoned once these candidates are elected. Obama, should he be elected, will follow Bill Clinton’s footsteps and abandon the middle class tax cuts Alan waxes about so ferverntly on the grounds that Bush ruined the economy so much they would multiply the deficit, which was the same excuse Clinton used (word for word actually), and then after his first term assert that he has not had enough time to implement enough changes to bring about universal health care. Certain sacred cows can never be resolved or they would defeat a party, it is the same with the second amendment debate, the so-called pro-life movement, the religious division from politics, and also at the expense of the gay communities desire for equal human rights. This is the effect of the two party duopoly which must maintain the facade of cultural tension, although in fact they agree on about 90% of platform principles.
How ironic Obama says 10% change is not enough, because that is at most all he would bring. He certainly would not have chosen Biden as a running mate or ceded so much control of his convention to the Clinton dynasty were he to believe any differently.
August 29th, 2008 at 3:01 am
I dont quite get the point – he voted against the federal King Jr holiday, but supported and fought for the Arizona holiday.
August 29th, 2008 at 3:08 am
I didn’t expect any less from you, Conservative.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Alan,ask Bama to stop saying,by the way he’s Black,ask him to CHANGE it to by the way he’s Dick Cheney distant cousin.A little pride in his heritage wouldn’t hurt.Is this american enough for ya.Is this distant or close enough relation to satan incarnate for ya. Some real typical white power for ya. He has a lot to prove before this nation will CHANGE.BTW.ya got some CHANGE.Let his brother’s in ENGLAND and AFRICA join him in the White House,with Oprah,Buffet,Johnson and others.Let his sister and his typical white grand mother from Hawaii and yes Dick Cheney join him at his inauguration.BTW how many of the Original Gansta’s took office in 2001,are still in office in 2008,G-DUB,Dick Head,you asshole’s can’t fuck with a dick head,and Condi Rice who’s left…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Eh, I thought the ad was pretty classy, actually. I don’t have a problem with it. I have even less of a problem with legislators who are willing to admit they were wrong on something, so while I like McCain, respect McCain, and am not so afraid of McCain by himself, the Neocons FREAK ME OUT.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Even if its insincere its the one time McCain did the right thing for the sake of it. I know elections are mostly screaming contests, but there should be at least some measures of respect like this on ocassion.
Its amazing to see how valuable Hillary has become to Republicans who are gushing praisse on her primary campaign after demonizing her and secretly breathing a sigh of relief that she lost. Amazing how all you need to gain some respect is to become a valued constituency, just like the retarded evangelicals that are embraced by the Democrats when they should be ridiculed and exposed for the throwbacks they are rather than treated like they have some serious contribution to national policies.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
I have a scheme because obviously I am not the brightest of them all…..after all, I am just another Bush machine….
Good going McCain. Now pat yourself on the back…good boy, good boy…
August 29th, 2008 at 7:40 pm