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A Maverick Sellout

Feb 11, 2007 1:08 PM
Tags: politics, republicans

Fucking John McCain.

I used to be a big fan. Heck, I even gave you a write-in vote in 2000 instead of casting one for the moron or the mannequin (and I still think you, and Bill Bradley, would have been a better president than either of those two).

And I understand that the 2008 election is really important and that it would suck to compete on an unbalanced playing field.

But now that I see you are accepting the very soft money you claimed undermined democracy, I can't help but think:

  • Wouldn't it be better to lose with honor and dignity, than to win by cheating like your opponents?
  • If you're this hypocritical as a candidate, what the hell would you be like when you're actually in office?

I'm glad to see the media taking you to task for this one.


Comments: A Maverick Sellout

McCain's a punk! I'm sure he'd have been the cool guy to hang out with when he was at Annapolis, but he shows very little respect for people. When I've seen him up close (addressing an audience of very politically active young people in 2000 in NH) he was name-dropping people from the MTV VMA's and failed to address any substantial policy issues until he was questioned by the audience.

That being said, he did give a dope quote that day. "I don't know why we're sending our children to new prisons and old schools." Not the old school you and I like, he meant the cracking, falling down kinds.

Posted by: Danny G on February 11, 2007 8:41 PM | permalink

He lost me with his support for Macaca man...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9zH85Anh70

Posted by: Abby on February 12, 2007 1:24 PM | permalink

If the law allows it, then it is not cheating. You've got to play to win, and he really wants to win.

If, say, in basketball, suddenly everyone was using a legal drug that gave them a 5% boost, would you want your favorite players to not also take advantage of that? They wouldn't be on the team anymore.

Posted by: *dell on February 12, 2007 1:50 PM | permalink

Cheating as in playing unethically.

If you can play dirty, and not get whistled for it, you're still a punk.

Posted by: Joe Grossberg on February 12, 2007 3:58 PM | permalink

Bravo. Except for the part about cheating.

Posted by: Karol on February 13, 2007 7:08 PM | permalink

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