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McCain believes he has been "tested" because he was a fighter pilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis. McCain was not directly involved in decision making during the crisis. He was taking orders from superiors.
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...The military veteran noted he had some "personal experience" with crises, citing his role in the United States' 1962 showdown with the Soviet Union over its missiles in Cuba -- known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. At that time, the Republican nominee was as a fighter pilot assigned Cuban targets.
"I know how close we came to a nuclear war and I will not be a president who needs to be tested. I have been tested,"
... AFP: Obama leads White House race in three key states
Since I can't rep you right now, I'll just say it for the world to hear: you said it better than I could have!
Yes, he does.
Between "my prisoners", and responding to the charge that parts of pennsylvania are racist by saying "I couldn't agree more"...this guy is losing it.
I didn't scroll back to read the various post but am just reacting to the thread title. Did they come back positive or negative? If positive has Cindy reacted?
His lastest TV ad that has Joe Biden in what he said the other day about being tested. Joe is in this commerial and his voice sounds like Darth Vader. At the end then it says speaking for McCain this won't happen to me. What because McCain might be president or would noting like this would happen to him.. What crap it will happen to anyone who is in office. Presidents that are new are tested.
The LA police chief said he thinks McCain is more likely to attract a terrorist attract.
Chief Bratton and R.P. Eddy, former director of counter-terrorism at the National Security Council have stated they think Bin Laden wants to sway the election in favor of Republican Party candidate John McCain, since McCain "is more likely to engender Muslim anger and resentment than would his opponent.
This quote is especially interesting:
"Bin Laden probably realizes it could become markedly more difficult to paint the United States as the 'Great Satan' with a new president who is admired internationally."
He's been tested no less than 3 times during this campaign:
1.VP Selection:
Palin. A total train wreck, gave him an initial bump, but as we get to know her, she is not a viable candidate. Not to mention he sold out by picking her.
FAIL
2. Financial Crisis:
Suspending his campaign to get a deal done, then not getting the deal done; accused by his own party of destroying the deal and actually making things worse.
FAIL
3. Staying on Message (focusing):
I'm a maverick (Part 1), except when I need to consolidate the base (because winning is really what counts), meet Sarah Palin.
I'm a maverick (Part 2), and I stand up to special interests, but my campaign is composed of long time corporate lobbyists(because winning is what really counts).
The fundamentals are strong, but now I need to supsend my campaign to fix it.
Obama has no executive experience, but my running mate governed a tiny state for a year.
That thug Karl Rove submarined me! So, what does he think we should do to attack Obama?
This election cannot be about the issues, it's about Reverend Wright, I mean Bill Ayers. OK, actually, I just wanted to be the underdog.
As president, I will have the government buy up bad mortgages, and Obama is a socialist.
FAIL
So tell me, how does being a POW 40 years ago compensate for these failures?
One more point, there is no true test for what kind of president a candidate will be. However, former presidents agree that the best indicator of a candidates potential is how that candidate runs the campaign.
Obama: Historic, unprecedented, organized, focused, tight ship.
McCain: Erratic, uncertain.
The LA police chief said he thinks McCain is more likely to attract a terrorist attract.
Chief Bratton and R.P. Eddy, former director of counter-terrorism at the National Security Council have stated they think Bin Laden wants to sway the election in favor of Republican Party candidate John McCain, since McCain "is more likely to engender Muslim anger and resentment than would his opponent.
This quote is especially interesting:
"Put simply: Bin Laden probably realizes it could become markedly more difficult to paint the United States as the 'Great Satan' with a new president who is admired internationally. The remaining 14 days before the elections should be seen as a time of high threat, and state and local police should be on high alert."
I posted months ago that I was at the right place and right time to have been told that there was a legitimate concern about an attack and the official assessment was that it would help McCain. I was and am very confident that this came from someone who would know. I don't know if that is still the official assessment. At that time McCain owned out right the national security issue and that ownership is not as strong today.
Normie, you live in the right area to know things and have conversations with the right people if you follow my drift.
Bratton was the police chief during Guiliani's reign in NYC.
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