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July 1, 2008 11:56 AM

McCain Jabs Obama at Sheriffs' Conference

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John Bentley
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John McCain
(CBS)
From CBS News' John Bentley:

(INDIANAPOLIS) Taking the opportunity to criticize both a recent Supreme Court decision and his opponent, John McCain called the high court's decision last week to ban the death penalty for child rapists "overreaching," and a template for the kind of justices Barack Obama would pick for the Court.

"It's a peculiar kind of moral evolution that disregards the democratic process, and inures solely to the benefit of child rapists. It was such a jarring decision from the Court that my opponent, Sen. Obama, immediately and to his credit expressed his disagreement," McCain said. "My opponent may not care for this particular decision, but it was exactly the kind of opinion we could expect from an Obama Court."

Speaking at the National Sheriffs' Association's annual conference, McCain said the most important decision a president can make to assist law enforcement is appointing strict constructionist judges.

"When a serious crime is investigated, prosecuted, and punished, it takes many hours and the best efforts of police, trial courts, and juries," McCain said. "Yet one badly reasoned opinion, by one overreaching judge, can undo it all. Just like that, evidence of guilt can be suppressed, or a dangerous predator released because of judge-made laws having little or nothing to do with the requirements of the Constitution."

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by kansas1946 July 2, 2008 11:22 PM EDT
Yeah, what I really want is another kook like Clarence Thomas.
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by sgtrds-e4 July 2, 2008 1:36 PM EDT
McCain needs to ****, since Obama hasn''t pick a judge yet. McCain has already declared that he''ll appoint judges that will overturn Roe and other women''s rights. Something the self declared feminists who are considering voting for him should think about.
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by sgtrds-e4 July 2, 2008 1:33 PM EDT
NO Republican President has Balanced ONE, NOT ONE, Budget... AFTER the Worse who needs MORE of this?? SIEG HEIL BUSH!!


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Posted by MCVet at 07:54 AM : Jul 02, 2008

You''''re wrong on this one MCVet....Ike did it. He didn''''t do much else, but he did balance the budget.

Posted by aldon61 at 10:14 AM : Jul 02, 2008

Though in all fairness compared to how far to the right fringe the GOP is these days Ike would be thought of as a radical leftist.
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by aldon61 July 2, 2008 1:14 PM EDT
NO Republican President has Balanced ONE, NOT ONE, Budget... AFTER the Worse who needs MORE of this?? SIEG HEIL BUSH!!


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Posted by MCVet at 07:54 AM : Jul 02, 2008

You''re wrong on this one MCVet....Ike did it. He didn''t do much else, but he did balance the budget.
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by HemiHead66 July 2, 2008 12:41 PM EDT
Lets convict them all real quick and put them to death. Then after 25 years you can say you were sorry for convicting the wrong man. Do you know how many people were innocent and set free after spending most of their life in jail. McCain has some nerve talking about justice when his boy Bush passed a law that clears himself of war crimes going all the way back to 2001. Imagine that, Bush threw out the judge and jury and freed himself. This is just to funny to talk about.
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by samthetvcat July 2, 2008 10:58 AM EDT
ugh gad, I''m not good playing turtle/ostrich/puppy in the face of an attack by a jungle animal.

You would think after what happened to John Kerry, Dems wouldn''t feel so confident about conceding to GOP their superior toughness. But Barack says everybody lets just hold our breath and let it pass, so I guess we''ll all just have to let McLame prattle on and if he makes any progress.

They''re all over him with the rhetoric on Mugabe, child rapists, guns . . . geez . . .
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by mcvet July 2, 2008 10:54 AM EDT
On another note, you mean to tell us mccain ACTUALLY dissed the empty suit messia on something??? My God, will this insanity ever end.

Posted by Xlib at 07:28 AM : Jul 02, 2008
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You know you Nazi''s keep saying this but as of yet I see NOTHING of substance to indicate that McSame intends to change much of anything that the WORST in our history has done... ESPECIALLY on the Economy. There, I hear just more of the same tired of trash we''ve heard not for the last 3 decades.. Now all of you know the lines so say them with me!! "We''re going to Cut Taxes for the Rich, that will Trickle Down to you, We''re going to Cut Spending to PAY for it and THEN we''ll balance the Budget"! VERY GOOD! You see EVERYONE know the lines now and they KNOW they are LIES. NO Republican President has Balanced ONE, NOT ONE, Budget... AFTER the Worse who needs MORE of this?? SIEG HEIL BUSH!!
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by mcvet July 2, 2008 10:49 AM EDT
Does ANYONE actually LISTEN to this tired old man?? Honestly it seems like he''s dancing with the devil in a feeble attempt NOT to address the MESS he and his party have created for the Country. Does he think he''s going to make it to November without having to explain it?? Sieg Heil Bush
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by xlib July 2, 2008 10:28 AM EDT
watcher269-news flash for you Bush isn''t running again. No matter what you leemings try to do mccain is NOT Bush. May I point to mccain being a member of the Keating 5 with the other 4 being dems?? Or how about mccain/kennedy amnesty bill.
On another note, you mean to tell us mccain ACTUALLY dissed the empty suit messia on something??? My God, will this insanity ever end.
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by watcher269-2009 July 2, 2008 7:55 AM EDT
Hers''s REAL News:

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