John McCain's Party of Hate

[babylonsister]

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/081608a.html

John McCain's Party of Hate

By Brent Budowsky
August 16, 2008


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If examined in toto, McCain’s latest geopolitical swagger would take America even closer to the World War III that the neoconservative warriors of the new Confederacy have dreamed about since the 1990s when they created their Project for the New American Century, the foundation of McCain's national security obsessions from Iraq to Iran to Russia.

Yes, we have major security dangers that serious people must seriously address; but no, we do not need a president whose policies amount to little more than threats, threats and more threats of war, war and more war – combined with an energy policy that is little more than drill, drill, drill and nuke, nuke, nuke.

Interestingly, Republicans who support McCain almost never tout McCain's potential greatness as president. Many of them apparently don’t really believe in him. No, they concentrate almost exclusively on tearing down Obama.

Barack Obama is no saint; just a good and decent man who genuinely believes in hope and who is, in truth, a work in progress who aspires to bring people together and make America, again, a beacon for the world.

This is real, and true, and authentic, and good, and tells us much about the America we could have, with Obama as president, even with his imperfections.

And John McCain is no Satan, just a politician with a terribly bad act. In his ambition, he has made himself little more than a fraud perpetrated by an adoring media, which McCain has called part of his political base.

Sadly, McCain has become a representative of a decadent Republican Party that is willing to do whatever it takes to win.

Bush, Cheney, Rove and McCain seek to maintain their power over the presidency by keeping the nation in a cycle of hate and resentment. If they succeed again, if they continue in power for four more years, the future will be dark, dangerous and deadly indeed.

So, to any potential Ralph Nader supporters; to any Hillary Clinton supporters not yet certain about the stakes in electing Obama; to anyone with doubts about the danger to America’s future from four more years of neoconservative rightists having the power to wage World War III or to pack the Supreme Court with Scalias and Alitos or to continue bullying the mainstream media while intimidating dissent and demeaning our politics – consider this:

Look at what has already played out in Campaign 2008, consider the slanders, the bigotry, the wedge issues, and think what it will mean for America if those tactics prevail again.

[CrispyQ]

1. "Pick a city." Scott Ritter, from this video,

which most have seen, but if you have not, what Scott Ritter says is chilling.


Republicans and military men on John McCain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdJUCU1UH2w

[babylonsister]

2. Thanks, I've seen it, and sent it to everyone I know who wouldn't

delete it immediately, because they can't handle the truth.

[Faygo Kid]

3. Wow. Don't assume most have seen it. Post it again.

I had not seen it. And I was moved to post a comment on YouTube, under another screen name.

I don't think the title is particularly accurate, but the video is great.

[CrispyQ]

4. I agree. It should have been named, "Pick a city."

Glad you watched it. I've forwarded it to all on my list but only a few will actually take the time to view it. Maybe they will forward it & so on & so on.

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