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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 � 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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DevilsReject

Cleveland, OH

February 2007

JUN 10, 2008 05:11 PM

This ad is airing in Ohio at a rate of about four times an hour:

it makes me want to vomit all over myself.

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

JUN 10, 2008 05:40 PM

ckdexterhaven said:

If you wanna go down that road, knock yourself out. Maybe The Swift Boat Veterans For Truth can help you out if you need directions.

Ooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Big difference, BTW.

Cash

I'm lost

OLD SKOOL

JUN 10, 2008 05:50 PM

FearTheReaper said:
Um. yeah. You kids might want to read up on what some of his fellow soldiers felt about Johnny's helping the enemy and then get back to me. It's not a cheap shot - it's a legitimate complaint about the man and his character.

Yeah...it's cheap shot. You're actually looking down on a guy for cracking under torture. Think about that for a second. You're calling him a pussy because he could "only" hold out for 13 days.

Like I said previously...there's enough about McCain to write a scathing criticism without taking cheap shots at a POW who was beaten & tortured.

Maybe his buddies held out longer. Maybe the enemy benefitted from the information he gave up under torture. I fail to see how you can think it a legitimate complaint to slag him for it.

I've never served in the armed forces. I've never been tortured. I'll tell you this, though...I have broken my leg. Getting from the passenger seat into the ER was pure, blinding, insanity-inducing pain. I can only imagine my state of mind had I been suspended from that broken leg. Not to mention the fear & terror of being a POW on top of that.

But what do you care.....I thought you had me on "ignore" anyway.

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

JUN 10, 2008 05:54 PM

Cash said:

Yeah...it's cheap shot. You're actually looking down on a guy for cracking under torture. Think about that for a second. You're calling him a pussy because he could "only" hold out for 13 days.

Like I said previously...there's enough about McCain to write a scathing criticism without taking cheap shots at a POW who was beaten & tortured.

Maybe his buddies held out longer. Maybe the enemy benefitted from the information he gave up under torture. I fail to see how you can think it a legitimate complaint to slag him for it.

I've never served in the armed forces. I've never been tortured. I'll tell you this, though...I have broken my leg. Getting from the passenger seat into the ER was pure, blinding, insanity-inducing pain. I can only imagine my state of mind had I been suspended from that broken leg. Not to mention the fear & terror of being a POW on top of that.

But what do you care.....I thought you had me on "ignore" anyway.

I do. Occasionally I will click to see what stupid thing you are saying.

Like I said, read up on what he did. You're simplifying it to an amazing degree.

Cash

I'm lost

OLD SKOOL

JUN 10, 2008 06:06 PM

FearTheReaper said:
Like I said, read up on what he did. You're simplifying it to an amazing degree.

You're assuming I didn't read up on it...and your cartoonish hubris dictates that the only correct opinion on the matter is yours.

I'm not simplifying it...I'm replying directly to what you said. In no uncertain terms...you mocked him for giving up information while being tortured.

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

JUN 10, 2008 06:10 PM

Cash said:

FearTheReaper said:
Like I said, read up on what he did. You're simplifying it to an amazing degree.

Indeed. I did. And I think his time as a POW means he is unfit to be president.

Varuka_Salt

I'm lost

October 2006

JUN 10, 2008 06:16 PM

I keep rubbing my eyes, but the words don't change. Tell me I'm not reading this.

RudieCantFail

Intercourse, PA

January 2006

JUN 10, 2008 06:17 PM

Cash said:

ckdexterhaven said:

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.

okay...so I'm not the only one who did a double take when read that.

I think McCain's record provides enough material for criticism without resorting to cheap shots.

Thing is, though, there were many POWs that succumbed to the horrible tortures of the North Vietnamese. As a result, many of them were denied their veterans' benefits, and effectively given a dishonorable discharge. McCain, on the other hand, was greeted as a war hero and as mentioned in the OP, still collects $85K tax free as part of his VA benefits.

Rude_Ruca

I'm lost

December 2004

JUN 10, 2008 06:20 PM

FearTheReaper said:

Cash said:

FearTheReaper said:
Like I said, read up on what he did. You're simplifying it to an amazing degree.

Indeed. I did. And I think his time as a POW means he is unfit to be president.

Cash, thank you for maintaining what you said. FTR, you should probably think about getting to know yourself "in the biblical sense" at the moment.......

Rude_Ruca

I'm lost

December 2004

JUN 10, 2008 06:27 PM

RudieCantFail said:

Cash said:

ckdexterhaven said:

okay...so I'm not the only one who did a double take when read that.

I think McCain's record provides enough material for criticism without resorting to cheap shots.

And to that, I think there needs to be some kind of reparation. And I think McCain needs to be at the helm of that.

My boyfriend's dad is a two star general that served three tours in Vietnam during that conflict (he was also involved in Desert Storm for a year and a half, but that's another story for another time....). Anyway, Mr. T (we'll only use his first initial) was often invited to Army/various military functions of the like where higher ups in the Army were in attendance. He says that it was not uncommon for people to get into heated discussions with event organizers over seating arrangements because they did NOT want to have to eat at the same table as McCain. I am sure you can guess why, for the various reasons, and a lot of it has to do with what RCF has mentioned above. However, and interestingly enough, Mr. T has said that there are a lot of guys that he knows who didn't want to associate with him then that are actually supporting him now. I guess it's some kind of unspoken military code or understanding....

Hooraydiation

Boston, MA

October 2005

JUN 10, 2008 06:30 PM

I guess it's some kind of unspoken military code or understanding.... confused

Or maybe they're just more comfortable supporting the least among them than getting behind Obama or simply sitting this election out.

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

JUN 10, 2008 06:38 PM

Rude_Ruca said:

FearTheReaper said:

Cash said:

FearTheReaper said:
Like I said, read up on what he did. You're simplifying it to an amazing degree.

Indeed. I did. And I think his time as a POW means he is unfit to be president.

Cash, thank you for maintaining what you said. FTR, you should probably think about getting to know yourself "in the biblical sense" at the moment.......

Waaaaaaaaaa

Rude_Ruca

I'm lost

December 2004

JUN 10, 2008 06:44 PM

Hooraydiation said:

I guess it's some kind of unspoken military code or understanding.... confused

Or maybe they're just more comfortable supporting the least among them than getting behind Obama or simply sitting this election out.

Perhaps. A lot of Obama supporters, I think, are drunk with this common idea that he is so....oh, I dunno, familiar to the the middle class voter. However, and just like your statement above, I do not think he has a connection with EVERYONE and I don't think everyone needs to carry that same sentiment.

Nolan_Void

Salisbury, NC

July 2004

JUN 10, 2008 06:48 PM

Whether or not he's sold out America while he was a POW, I'm inclined to agree that such a history makes him less qualified to lead our country. How does being a guy who got shot down in a plane, and then tortured by the Vietnamese add up to having a good sense of military strategy and understanding, or a good grasp of foreign policy?

Besides all that there is the obvious, that the man can't even keep the leaders of foreign countries straight, particularly the ones we are dealing most delicately with at the moment.

Unstable, unreliable, unsuitable to be president of the United States of America. I'll keep my fingers crossed until he loses.

Rude_Ruca

I'm lost

December 2004

JUN 10, 2008 06:55 PM

Nolan_Void said:Besides all that there is the obvious, that the man can't even keep the leaders of foreign countries straight, particularly the ones we are dealing most delicately with at the moment.

Unstable, unreliable, unsuitable to be president of the United States of America. I'll keep my fingers crossed until he loses.

Well, Barack Obama DID miscalculate the number of states in the US.....something along the lines of Campaigning in all 57 states....hm, I am sure there is a youtube around here somewhere with that on it. Oh, but that's right, he was tiiiiiired.....

I guess I am in the minority that actually believes, considering our current and potential military situations, that the next president SHOULD in fact have military experience. I mean, I read today that Obama is now considering former military personnel as his VP. May be a good choice considering he only served, what, 3 years in the senate and, well, that's right, NO time in the military....