Paris Hilton has put out her own video in response to the John McCain campaign ad that featured her and one of her compatriots, Britney Spears. The video is here and I’ve included the text just for fun
So totally awesome, wrinkly old dude! I actually, like, think her Energy Plan makes sense. It certainly makes more sense then having everyone keep their tires inflated in order to bring down gas prices! Another thing that was, like, interesting, is that Paris ‘got it’ …. and Obama just got mad.
Meanwhile, here’s the original McCain ad that got the Obama people all mad and stuff.
Oh, and behind the scenes we find out that Paris, like totally learned all her lines herself and didn’t even, you know, like, have to have cue cards. That’s just totally awesome!
Today is the 4th of July, Independence Day. A day American’s celebrate the day our forefathers declared independence from Britain. Its certainly a time in which we expect statements from our leaders. Generally they make a statement to the country about their love of our country and about the importance of remembering this day in our history.
Since this is an election year, we certainly expect that the presidential candidates would put out a statement on America’s Independence Day.
Here’s what the presidential candidates had to say …..
As Americans, we are blessed to live in a free country that affords its citizens liberty and prosperity that people in other countries will never know. John McCain is proud to be an American and is constantly inspired by people he meets around the country who share in his love of our nation and all it represents.
During this Independence Day weekend, please take a moment to honor America and all that we are. Also, remember our military servicemen and women who are protecting our freedom across the globe and fighting for those who do not have the liberty our great country provides. Let us never forget those who have sacrificed before us to protect the United States and the values we hold dear.
JOHN MCCAIN: Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war. When I was five years old, my father left for war. My grandfather came home from war and died the next day. I was shot down over Vietnam and spent five years as a POW. Some of the friends I served with never came home.
I hate war. And I know how terrible its costs are.
I’m running for President to keep the country I love safe.
I’m John McCain and I approve this message.
I find it interesting that in the comments on this video at YouTube are pretty vicious. The general theme seems to be that the commenters are voting for Obama because they hate war. Its interesting that people have such a difficult time understanding even the most basic concept that avoiding conflict creates unavoidable conflict. Voting for Obama will undoubtedly increase our risks in the world as he is viewed as an appeaser and a friend of our enemies. You think not? He, himself, has stated that he will open talks with our enemies.
If you are of military age and plan to vote for Obama, you might want to consider what it means for you to have someone in office who will be perceived as weak by our enemies throughout the world.
We all hate war. In a perfect world there would be no war. This isn’t a perfect world.
The Navy has released to the public the military records of John McCain. See photos and a video of McCain as well as read more about his military records below.
John McCain
The way a man conducts himself in times of trial are a measure of the man. The military records of John McCain were released to the public yesterday and reveal a great deal of the character of the man who will be our next President.
McCain, now the Republican Party’s likely presidential nominee, was taken prisoner in October 1967 after he was shot down while on a mission over Hanoi. He wasn’t freed until March 1973, after the United States signed peace agreements with the North Vietnamese. His captors tortured him and held him in solitary confinement. Still, he declined an offer of early release until those who had been at the prison longer than him were let go.
That decision earned McCain a Navy Commendation Medal. Although McCain was ‘crippled from serious and ill-treated injuries,’ he steadfastly refused offers of freedom from those holding him prisoner. ‘His selfless action served as an example to others and his forthright refusal, by giving emphasis to the insidious nature of such releases, may have prevented a possibly chaotic deterioration in prisoner discipline,’ the citation says.
The Vietcong called John McCain ‘The Prince’ because his father was the Commander of the Navy at the time. They felt they had a real bargaining chip when they captured McCain. They offered him an early release in order to use his release to demoralize the other prisoners and to use it for propaganda. McCain new what they planned to do and therefore refused their offers.
Those that think its cool to vote for someone based on race and/or gender or think they want to make a statement by voting for someone based on race and/or gender, might consider voting for someone based on character and what is best for the country. If race and/or gender don’t or shouldn’t matter, then vote for the man who is a leader, who loves the country and who has proven himself in the field of battle.
I want a President who will lead us. I want a President who I know can stand the pressure and will do what he feels is best. I truly believe that nothing scares John McCain. How could it? He has faced the devil and looked him in the eye. He has done his time in hell. What could possibly scare him now? He is a man of character and a man who loves our country. THAT matters more … so much more … than whether he is male or female or what ethnic group he belongs to.
John McCain campaigns in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on May 6th. He spoke at Wake Forest University’s Wait Chapel. He is seen here greeting Former Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN).
John McCain visits Gee’s Bend, Alabama as part of his ‘It’s Time For Action Tour’ of America.
John McCain Gee’s Bend, Alabama (Video)
I’m LOVING John McCain’s tour of America. He has done his ‘Service to America’ tour and now he is doing his ‘It’s Time For Action Tour’ of America. He has been to all sorts of small towns, rural areas and disused/misused urban areas. He’s introduced himself to the people of those areas in intimate settings and listened to those people with an ear for the concerns of what is referred to as Middle America (fly over country). That part of America that politicians and people of power and influence rarely, if ever, visit. Those people of America that politicians and people of power and influence rarely, if ever, hear.
He gives every appearance of wanting to see and hear the people of America - not just the power brokers. I think he’s a man who truly loves his country and the people who inhabit it. We are America and John McCain seems to realize that.
He really is a different kind of candidate. I think he’ll be a different kind of President.
Despite Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee Chairman and Overall Jackass, officially stating the democrats would not use John McCain’s age as an issue in the presidential race, they are. Of course, we know that Howard Dean has almost no credibility with anyone and certainly doesn’t have any control over the democratic party … but still. He really should quit making statements because when everyone ignores him and does whatever they want anyway it just makes him look even sillier than he already looks.
Steve Rosenthal is a senior democratic operative and he has started a website for the specific purpose of making fun of McCain’s age. The website is called ‘Younger than McCain’ (and no I’m not linking it). Right now it has one video that lists things that are younger than McCain. As you can imagine, they are coming up with stuff like the Golden Gate Bridge, Coke in a can and the like. Har-de-har-har
Keep in mind that Rosenthal is a former political director of the AFL-CIO and executive director of America Coming Together, an organization specifically set up to provide soft money for the 2004 presidential race. He is now a partner in The Organizing Group.
This comes right after the 75-year-old Saboteur John Murtha made his statements about John McCain being too old while he was introducing Hillary Clinton to speak to a group of union members.
The site is not funny as Mr. Rosenthal states its intended to be. Instead, it comes across as mean-spirited, negative and juvenile. Pretty much in line with the democratic party as a whole.
The democrats hope to make a contrast between John McCain and democratic nominee in waiting Barack Obama. They think that the 30 year age difference between the two will be striking and will work in their favor. I agree, the difference between the two WILL be striking, but not because of the age.
John McCain is not afraid of anything. Barack Obama is still whining that he got asked some difficult questions at a debate last night and is refusing to do another debate. He’s taking his ball and going home :pout:. Yes. There’s a huge difference between the two. The more they both talk the more obvious the differences are.
John Murtha, known to be one of the most disgusting Congressmen in Congress (that’s my opinion at least) introduced Hillary Clinton to to the AFL-CIO’s Building Trades National Legislative Conference by talking about how old John McCain is. John Murtha is actually four years older than McCain, but he’s never been one to exhibit insight or self awareness.
“I’ve served with seven presidents,” Murtha told a union audience. “When they come in, they all make mistakes. They all get older.”
“This one guy running is about as old as me,” he said, drawing laughter and applause. “Let me tell you something, it’s no old man’s job.”
McCain responded:
“All I can tell you is that I admire and respect Jack Murtha. Speak for yourself, Jack. I’m doing fine. Thanks.”
I understand that as a politician McCain has to say things like ‘I admire and respect the Pig Jack Murtha’. I know he didn’t say ‘pig’, but I did. I’m not a politician so I don’t have to be that diplomatic. I don’t admire and/or respect The Traitor Jack Murtha. I don’t like him at all and I’m tired of him pocketing as much of my tax dollars and he can fit in his piggy pockets (aka the King of Pork).
The difference in John Murtha’s and John McCain’s ability to handle the Presidency in their seventies is as different as their performances in the Senate and Congress. Even more to the point, its as difference as their performance under fire in Vietnam. McCain will have NO PROBLEM handling the Presidency.
