McCain Gets Cantankerous Reception at Commencement (1 Viewer)

[jfuh]

For shame. I don't care what the guy said or did, especially when it's not even such a big deal in contrast to the speech and pupose he gave at the commencement.
You do not boo and so on at your on damn commencement ceremony.
Kerrey said it right on:

Kerrey later retook the stage to praise McCain and Rohe's speeches as "two acts of bravery," while suggesting the hecklers weren't nearly as courageous as those who took the stage."Will you stand and say what you believe when you know that heckling and loudness and boos will arise?" Kerrey asked.

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[Kandahar]

Such a pity. I'm not entirely sure that I disagree with the claims by many conservatives that university-style liberalism tries to stifle dissent at every turn. That definitely seems to be going on in this case. These people give real liberals a bad name.

 

[KidRocks]

I'm not so sure I disagree with the students who booed and heckled McCain at the New School. McCain is a two-face and has angered even myself with his flip-flopping to appease both sides of the aisle.

McCain will come to your house and smile and pat you on the back and come next week he will be at your opponants house telling them how much he loves them and their policies. :roll:

 

[doughgirl]

KidRocks said, "I'm not so sure I disagree with the students who booed and heckled McCain at the New School. McCain is a two-face and has angered even myself with his flip-flopping to appease both sides of the aisle.

McCain will come to your house and smile and pat you on the back and come next week he will be at your opponents house telling them how much he loves them and their policies."

You are exactly right. I live in his state and even the people here don't like him. He is sort of a joke. In fact when Bush came here and did the rally at Bank One Ball Park during the campaign...they brought him out first and the crowd booed him.

Hillary Clinton is the same way. They are both chameleons and have a well developed ability to change views depending on what the crowds stance is.
Both are going to run in the next election.......and they dont want to lose potential voters. Neither will have mine.

 

[Paul]

I like the fact that Kerry stood up for them. See, there are two sides of Kerry, Kerry, and his greater demons. His grater demons are the ones we saw all throughout the campaign, and then this is Kerry, like during his concession speach.

Kerrey and Kerry are not the same person. Bob Kerrey is the former senator of Nebraska, not John Kerry who ran for election in 04, and is the Senator of Massachusetts.

 

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

Such a pity. I'm not entirely sure that I disagree with the claims by many conservatives that university-style liberalism tries to stifle dissent at every turn. That definitely seems to be going on in this case. These people give real liberals a bad name.

Ha these are real liberals that's what has happened to your'alls base. Just look at DU, moveon, or truthout, anyone to the right of Karl Marx is considered to be a fascist in those circles, McCain is one of if not the most moderate senator in congress today.

 

[jfuh]

Ha these are real liberals that's what has happened to your'alls base. Just look at DU, moveon, or truthout, anyone to the right of Karl Marx is considered to be a fascist in those circles, McCain is one of if not the most moderate senator in congress today.

Correction, was. Now he praises Bush daily about the good job doing in Iraq, going to Jerry Lewis's nuthead college. He's just playing the same game now as Bush was, after saying, what was that in 2000?

 

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

Correction, was. Now he praises Bush daily about the good job doing in Iraq, going to Jerry Lewis's nuthead college. He's just playing the same game now as Bush was, after saying, what was that in 2000?

Hate to break it to you but Bush is even more liberal than McCain.

 

[Kandahar]

Correction, was. Now he praises Bush daily about the good job doing in Iraq, going to Jerry Lewis's nuthead college. He's just playing the same game now as Bush was, after saying, what was that in 2000?

McCain has always been a hawk on Iraq, unfortunately. If he hasn't changed his view by 2008, it would definitely be a major roadblock to earning my vote. However, even if he doesn't change his mind by then, I would trust that he wouldn't demagogue the issue like George Bush has, and would at least run a competent execution of the war.

As for Jerry Falwell, of course it's just political pandering. I wouldn't worry too much about a McCain administration establishing a theocracy. He can't be president if he doesn't win the primary, and he can't win the primary without at least some of the Christian nuts in the GOP.

 

[jfuh]

McCain has always been a hawk on Iraq, unfortunately. If he hasn't changed his view by 2008, it would definitely be a major roadblock to earning my vote. However, even if he doesn't change his mind by then, I would trust that he wouldn't demagogue the issue like George Bush has, and would at least run a competent execution of the war.

As for Jerry Falwell, of course it's just political pandering. I wouldn't worry too much about a McCain administration establishing a theocracy. He can't be president if he doesn't win the primary, and he can't win the primary without at least some of the Christian nuts in the GOP.

:3oops: opps, yeah Jerry Falwell. His pandering of Jerry Falwell though is a big turn around in opinion for me on him. this especially after him noting the extreemism of falwell and the other nut heads on both sides. But it was a comencement ceremony nevertheless so I'll forgive him.

I do not doubt for the least second that McCain would run a much more competent and responsible administration. Anyone can run a better one then Bush. So you guys at the NSA tracking this message, please tell Bush just don't touch anything for the next 3 years.
But does he have to go and say how great a job Bush is doing when there's absolutely nothing of the sort? More pandering? I liked him better when he had a trigger happy temper.
I dispise of fundamental ideologies.

 

[jfuh]

Hate to break it to you but Bush is even more liberal than McCain.

Bush is a liberal? :lamo Wow you've really lost it Tot. I can understand if you say he's not the traditionalist conservative as he is not. He's as far right as it gets.

 

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

Bush is a liberal? :lamo Wow you've really lost it Tot. I can understand if you say he's not the traditionalist conservative as he is not. He's as far right as it gets.

See and this is your whole problem you don't even know the basic definitions of liberal and conservative, Bush is a liberal as are all neo-cons. You think anyone who professes their faith has to be a conservative, I ask you one thing Jfuh, tell me one conservative thing Bush has done while in office. Bush like Nixon is a new deal Republican ie he's a liberal.

 

[jfuh]

See and this is your whole problem you don't even know the basic definitions of liberal and conservative, Bush is a liberal as are all neo-cons. You think anyone who professes their faith has to be a conservative, I ask you one thing Jfuh, tell me one conservative thing Bush has done while in office.

Just one? Ok that's easy enough, tax cuts for the wealthy.

 

[jfuh]

Bush like Nixon is a new deal Republican ie he's a liberal.

Bush is nothing like Nixon, well except for the wiretaps portion.

 

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

Just one? Ok that's easy enough, tax cuts for the wealthy.

Actually it was tax cuts around the board, but if he was a true conservative he would not only have reduced taxes but he would have cut spending close but no cigar next.

 

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

Bush is nothing like Nixon, well except for the wiretaps portion.

Bullshit Bush is closer to Nixon and his father than he is to Reagan ie Reagan hated big government, Bush believes in a strong government and he believes in a large roll for the state. Keep on trying but it won't help because Bush is a liberal.

 

[jfuh]

Actually it was tax cuts around the board, but if he was a true conservative he would not only have reduced taxes but he would have cut spending close but no cigar next.

Suck it up tot, you got called. My argument was quite clear, tax cuts for the rich - a traditional conservative approach aka trickle down economy, reganomics.
Ahh I see how it is, if they're a miserable failure they're liberals. I guess then you're saying that FDR is a conservative? On the bright side you are acknowledging that Bush is a miserable failure.
Sorry you get who you elect.

 

[jfuh]

Bullshit Bush is closer to Nixon and his father than he is to Reagan ie Reagan hated big government, Bush believes in a strong government and he believes in a large roll for the state. Keep on trying but it won't help because Bush is a liberal.

Reganomics aka trickle down economy. Same thing that Bush is doing.

 

[Scarecrow Akhbar]

I'm not so sure I disagree with the students who booed and heckled McCain at the New School. McCain is a two-face and has angered even myself with his flip-flopping to appease both sides of the aisle.

McCain will come to your house and smile and pat you on the back and come next week he will be at your opponants house telling them how much he loves them and their policies. :roll:

Yeah, but the idiots booed him on the one thing he's been reasonably decent on, his lukewarm support for our operations in Iraq.

If they were going to boo him, they could have used alien amnesty, tobacco taxes, the Saving's and Loan scandal, his support of a ban on torture, or his general resemblance to a socialist snake.

He's one of the left's best advocates, and the morons boo him because he has an "R" after his name. As they say, you can spend thousands of taxpayer dollars sending them to college, but if they don't have a brain, it's just money down a hole.

 

[Scarecrow Akhbar]

Hate to break it to you but Bush is even more liberal than McCain.

Is it any wonder then that the country is headed down the sewer pipe?

 

[Kelzie]

Yeah, but the idiots booed him on the one thing he's been reasonably decent on, his lukewarm support for our operations in Iraq.

If they were going to boo him, they could have used alien amnesty, tobacco taxes, the Saving's and Loan scandal, his support of a ban on torture, or his general resemblance to a socialist snake.

He's one of the left's best advocates, and the morons boo him because he has an "R" after his name. As they say, you can spend thousands of taxpayer dollars sending them to college, but if they don't have a brain, it's just money down a hole.

I don't really see how he's a liberal. I've been reading about him and he supports nothing most liberals do. He's pro-choice, anti-gay marriage, pro-Iraq. Why do you say he's liberal?

 

[Scarecrow Akhbar]

I do not doubt for the least second that McCain would run a much more competent and responsible administration.

Does anyone need a stronger affirmation of McCain's inherent liberalness than the support of fans?

 

[Scarecrow Akhbar]

I don't really see how he's a liberal. I've been reading about him and he supports nothing most liberals do. He's pro-choice, anti-gay marriage, pro-Iraq. Why do you say he's liberal?

He's pro-amnesty for the illegal invaders. Has been even though his state has been overrun by the enemy for at least two decades.

He's pro-tax. He's opposed efforts in the past to make the Bush tax cuts "permanent".

He aided the trial lawyers in their intense multi-decade efforts to put tobacco company money in their pockets.

He's anti-Socialist Security privatization.

He's supported the anti-torture bill that would hogtie all future US military operations.

He was the one Republican tainted with the Keating Five scandal the started the savings and loan crap in the '80's.

He's a favorite of the left, just ask them who their favorite Repubican is.

He's the principal author of the bastard Save The Incumbent *** and Rape the First Amendment at the Same time bill, aka the "Campaign Finance Reform Act". This one item's assualt on American freedom alone marks McCain as a clear liberal.

He's one of the worst enemies this country's had in a long time, almost as bad as Carter or Ted Kennedy.

 

[Scarecrow Akhbar]

Bush is a liberal? :lamo Wow you've really lost it Tot. I can understand if you say he's not the traditionalist conservative as he is not. He's as far right as it gets.

No, I'm about as far right as it gets. Bush is so much like the garden variety Hollyweird elitist liberals that he even sounds stupid.

 

[Scarecrow Akhbar]

Suck it up tot, you got called. My argument was quite clear, tax cuts for the rich - a traditional conservative approach aka trickle down economy, reganomics.
Ahh I see how it is, if they're a miserable failure they're liberals. I guess then you're saying that FDR is a conservative? On the bright side you are acknowledging that Bush is a miserable failure.
Sorry you get who you elect.

No, FDR was a miserable failure too. Try reading the Constitution some time. Compare that to what FDR did. He failed in his oath to defend the Constitution.