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McCain: An Amazing Douche

TUESDAY JUNE 10 2008 6:00 AM

Submitted by FearTheReaper. Edited By erin_broadley.

TAGS: John McCain, GI Bill

John McCain is an insanely rich man. Johnny and his wife own eight houses. That’s pretty sweet. How many houses do you own? The wife is an heiress to the third largest Budweiser distributor in America. The company is worth $300 million, which makes Cindy McCain worth a sweet $100 million.


As heiress to her father's stake in Hensley & Co. of Phoenix, Cindy McCain is an executive whose worth may exceed $100 million. Her beer earnings have afforded the GOP presidential nominee a wealthy lifestyle with a private jet and vacation homes at his disposal, and her connections helped him launch his political career — even if the millions remain in her name alone.


Wow. A private jet. That’s some serious common-man shit right there. And just like most guys, the family owns a piece of a major league baseball team.


Cindy and her children own a minority stake in the Arizona Diamondbacks.


Groovy. I’ve bought a few baseball tickets, so we’ve got quite a bit in common. Oh, and Johnny likes to entertain the press at his modest estate.


John McCain held a barbecue recently for reporters at a two-story cabin near Sedona, Ariz., that sits on 15 acres owned by his wife's family trust and a real estate partnership in her name. The property includes four single-family homes and is worth nearly $1.8 million.


Of course, the majority of this information was released with Grandpa’s tax return information to the press. John apparently lives on a paltry salary.


McCain's Senate salary and book royalties amounted to $215,304 in 2006 and $258,800 in 2007. In 2006, the senator paid $72,771 in federal taxes and $84,460 in 2007.


They probably use his salary to tip the staff.

Now, you’re probably wondering why I’m bringing up the incredible wealth of Mr. and Mrs. McCain. It’s no crime to be rich, even if you keep calling your opponent an “Elitist.” Well, what about a guy whose family is worth over $100 million who is taking yearly Navy benefits of $58,358?

That’s how much McCain took in last year for injuries incurred as a Vietnam POW. He sort of forgot to list it in the tax return he released to the media, but that’s probably because the benefits not taxed. How sweet is that? Fifty-eight thousand tax free. Might actually mean something if he wasn’t a crazy rich millionaire.


On Monday, McCain's staff identified the retirement benefit as a "disability pension" and said that McCain "was retired as disabled because of his limited body movements due to injuries as a POW."


His body is so “limited” that he hiked the Grand Canyon in 2006. Actually, his staff described him as “technically disabled," the poor bastard. Actually, McCain did experience some horrible injuries. When his plane went down, he had a broken leg and two broken arms. The Vietnamese then hung him from his broken leg for a while, which is totally not cool. Maybe that was why Johnny sung like a bird when he was in captivity – after a whole 13 days.

McCain was shot down on October 26th, 1967. By November 9th, he was giving interviews to foreign correspondents, providing information on his prior command, casualties and tactics, which is kind of in direct violation of the Military Code of Conduct. But, hey, he was tortured. He spent 5 ½ years as a POW. I’m sure some of you are saying the guy deserves the cash.

He would, if he wasn’t a hypocritical douche. See, Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel wrote a new GI bill last year that would increase troop college education benefits. Considering how royally we are fucking over our troops, it’s pretty much a no brainer to increase their education benefits.

Well, not for “58K A Year McCain.” Even though Webb practically begged him to support the bill, McCain opposed it.


Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, seemed to give a thumbs down to bipartisan legislation that would greatly expand educational benefits for members of the military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan under the GI Bill.

McCain’s opposition comes a day after petitions from 30,000 veterans arrived at McCain’s Senate office, urging him to support the modernized bill to offer veterans a college education.


Nice. He didn’t even bother to show up for the vote. See, he knows what it is like to be a soldier. Like most soldiers, he returned home, divorced his model wife because she had become fat and married a multi-millionaire. Now he collects a sweet 58 thousand a year while opposing a needed increase in education benefits.



So, why does McCain oppose the bill? It’s actually the most disgusting reason you could think up.


I want to make sure that we have incentives for people to remain in the military as well as for people to join the military.


John doesn’t want to give soldiers incentive to leave the military. The Pentagon is opposed to the bill – and Bush will veto it – because…


Officials in charge of Pentagon personnel worry that a more generous and expansive GI Bill would create an incentive for troops to get out of the military and go to college.


Oh, the horror. We can’t have that, now can we? So, every time you look at McCain, think about how that millionaire is taking in $58,000 a year, tax free, while opposing an increase in education benefits for our soldiers, because it will keep them stuck in the military.

McCain is a class A cunt.

 

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RudieCantFail

RudieCantFail

Intercourse, PA
January 2006

JUN 10, 2008 11:10 AM

bean said:

Tallboy66 said:
O'Bama


Wait, he's Irish?!?!?



Faith and Begorah! eeek

TheWriter

TheWriter

Fort Worth, TX
June 2006

JUN 10, 2008 11:16 AM

It's saddest of all to think that 10 years ago, I looked upon Senator McCain as a respectable and admirable man. I am sorely disappointed in his wretched transformation into yet another crooked politician.

JekyllAndHyde

JekyllAndHyde

Nottingham, MD
April 2005

JUN 10, 2008 11:24 AM

Skywisdom said:


Bean said:
Wait, he's Irish?!?!?



Great. He's Irish, and an extremist muslim terrorist. What's next? Probably a gay-commie-fascist too.



And he's Hitler. And the anti-Christ. And did we mention his name rhymes with Osama? Shit, he might even be black.

MisterEnrolled

MisterEnrolled

Birmingham, AL
October 2005

JUN 10, 2008 11:28 AM

bean said:

Tallboy66 said:
O'Bama


Wait, he's Irish?!?!?



You couldn't tell?!

doolittle

doolittle

Mesa, AZ
December 2004

JUN 10, 2008 11:37 AM

vorbei pointed out to me another article with even more reasons he is a total douche.
McCain's first wife
What a nice guy

Nolan_Void

Nolan_Void

Salisbury, NC
July 2004

JUN 10, 2008 11:39 AM

TheWriter said:
It's saddest of all to think that 10 years ago, I looked upon Senator McCain as a respectable and admirable man. I am sorely disappointed in his wretched transformation into yet another crooked politician.



I think there was a fair number of people, from both parties, who share that sentiment.

I felt similarly, but that was long, long ago. He seems to have done a complete 180 from how he used to portray himself. Now, I'm just as disgusted with him as the criminals in the Bush administration.

doolittle

doolittle

Mesa, AZ
December 2004

JUN 10, 2008 11:42 AM

Nolan_Void said:

TheWriter said:
It's saddest of all to think that 10 years ago, I looked upon Senator McCain as a respectable and admirable man. I am sorely disappointed in his wretched transformation into yet another crooked politician.



I think there was a fair number of people, from both parties, who share that sentiment.

I felt similarly, but that was long, long ago. He seems to have done a complete 180 from how he used to portray himself. Now, I'm just as disgusted with him as the criminals in the Bush administration.



yup. i liked him enough to cast my vote for him for senator of arizona

silversoul7

silversoul7

Portland, OR
January 2008

JUN 10, 2008 11:51 AM

coyotemike said:
I just keep wondering, how can McCain be the best the GOP could put up?


The sad thing is if you look at the other candidates who ran, he probably is the best they can put up.

Formula74

Formula74

Wilmington, DE
November 2006

JUN 10, 2008 12:20 PM

McCain is an a-hole for not supporting this bill. Every politician is dishonest and in the end become someone's pawn.

LSlice

LSlice

Montclair, NJ
December 2007

JUN 10, 2008 12:20 PM

silversoul7 said:

coyotemike said:
I just keep wondering, how can McCain be the best the GOP could put up?


The sad thing is if you look at the other candidates who ran, he probably is the best they can put up.



mad

livertarian

livertarian

Fairfax, VA
February 2008

JUN 10, 2008 12:38 PM

bean said:

Tallboy66 said:
O'Bama


Wait, he's Irish?!?!?



I believe African-Irishman is the preferred term.

lordmooney

lordmooney

I'm lost
February 2004

JUN 10, 2008 02:03 PM

I give him props, he was still able to see the money in his relationship after his wife cheated on him for years.

Weatherpunk

Weatherpunk

Japan
June 2008

JUN 10, 2008 02:07 PM

As a private citizen who happens to serve in the military, I can't tell you how excited I am that this bill made it through Congress with enough support to override the President's veto that will likely come to pass real soon. Go ahead, make it a separate piece of legislation and PASS IT!

This President is the first one we've had in nearly 20 years that was a servicemember (we'll put his record aside during his service and just agree that he DID wear a uniform of sorts). Mr. President, show us some G.I. love & give us what we need to attend school "on the paved road" as we say back where I'm from!!

Senator McCain: Sit down, shut up, and color. No person, whatever the circumstances, could in good conscience deny veterans the chance to serve our country just as honorably OUT OF UNIFORM as we do/did when we were part of the Mean Green Machine. Never have I been so glad I decided to join Team Go-Bama...

I've nearly completed a 2-year degree in the Air Force after serving for over 4 years, and when I get out and return to life as a civilian, the current G.I. Bill would have helped out some, but not quite enough to support me as a full-time student. I don't even have plans to go to grad school, just 2-3 years of university to complete a B.S. here in Washington state.

This new bill proposal effectively gives me the option of focusing entirely on college, and giving me the support I need to make my dream happen. I guarantee you that happy veterans in classrooms nationwide will do far more to boost recruitment than whatever lame ad campaigns the marketing wizards will have to come up with over the next few years.

This appears to be a case of "Put Up or Shut Up" for the armed services vs. the Republican Party. We may not be quite the reliable voting bloc they have counted on for years if key party members keep speaking out against it. I'm a registered Independent, but this certainly isn't helping their case to win my votes. mad

Sorry to rant a bit as a shiny new poster, but some topics Go To Jail, Do Not Pass GO, and Do NOT Collect $200 if you catch my drift. biggrin

ckdexterhaven

ckdexterhaven

Redding, CA
December 2005

JUN 10, 2008 02:26 PM

FearTheReaper said:
Actually, McCain did experience some horrible injuries. When his plane went down, he had a broken leg and two broken arms. The Vietnamese then hung him from his broken leg for a while, which is totally not cool. Maybe that was why Johnny sung like a bird when he was in captivity %u2013 after a whole 13 days.


Just to be clear here, are you saying that 13 days of being tortured with a broken leg, crushed shoulder, stab wounds, fractured arms, and having absolutely no treatment of those injuries, is not a long time? Yeah, he was a total wuss. surreal

alaric

alaric

I'm lost
June 2005

JUN 10, 2008 02:39 PM

silversoul7 said:

coyotemike said:
I just keep wondering, how can McCain be the best the GOP could put up?


The sad thing is if you look at the other candidates who ran, he probably is the best they can put up.



Nah. They could've put up Gulliani (a democrat). The sad thing is that that "douche" has a very good chance of becomming president.

I can not comprehend how anyone can vote for him considering his positions on the economy, Iraq, taxes but the idiot masses are lining up to support their "maverick" because he is so "independent."

Thank god the American empire is comming to a close. I doubt the romans were this stupid.

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