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National Review: McCain Should Choose A Pro-Life Running Mate

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by frankson2 August 19, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
WHAT KIND OF A PARTY WORRIES ABOUT SINGLE CELLS, BUT IS MORE THAN HAPPY TO SACRIFICE 18 YR OLDS FOR SOME IDIOTIC WAR.
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by walt1944-2009 August 19, 2008 9:34 PM EDT
It has been learned that the neocon Fascist Nazi propoganda machine, the National Review, has learned that "DRRRILLLLL!" McCain has chosen his running mate, who he feels will be a great choice for the neocon Fascist Nazi Republican Party and an excellent running mate.

It is Phyliss Diller!!!!!!

The National Review has leaked that it had learned McCain''s choice from "reliable" sources within the offices of the only news organization which truly reports what used to be the news; The National Inquirer!!!!

Stating that because of the paper''s "scoop" on the John Edwards affair, effective rubbing every newspaper and news service''s nose in it, the National Review will be using the Inquirer exclusively to find out who will be in McCain''s cabinet when (not IF!) he is elected!

Right now, the NRO is watching the Inquirer story that the Great Emperor Bush II and his first lady are going thru a nasty divorce, but because of its anti-family-values theme, NOT very closely.

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!!
sig heil, "SURRRRRRGE!" McCain!!!!!


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by fhardeniii August 19, 2008 8:05 PM EDT
I''ve been a staunch life-long Republican for almost a half century. I''m Pro-Choice. Quite frankly, I don''t think a member of the GOP should have an insuperable aversion to voting for the GOP party just because one of the presidential or VP candidates is Pro-Choice. While the issue of abortion isn''t "Much Ado About Nothing," right now I think we Americans have many more issues of much more monumental importance. We currently have far more paramount problems to address, defeat and cure such as the economy, illegal immigration, energy and the war on terror, etc.

While I ideally want Senator McCain to choose Mitt Romney to be his VP running mate, for whatever cogent and compelling reasons I don''t intuitively feel that John McCain is going to do so.

If Senator McCain chooses a Pro-Choice running mate, realistically Bob Barr could garner up to 15% of the vote in November and that would be a resounding devastating defeat for Senator McCain and the GOP.

Conversely, I also believe that Senator McCain, ever the maverick, feels that he can get away with selecting a Pro-Choice VP running mate and still win because of the current visceral justifiable antipathy of the American people against Obama.
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by fhardeniii August 19, 2008 8:04 PM EDT
I''ve been a staunch life-long Republican for almost a half century. I''m Pro-Choice. Quite frankly, I don''t think a member of the GOP should have an insuperable aversion to voting for the GOP party just because one of the presidential or VP candidates is Pro-Choice. While the issue of abortion isn''t "Much Ado About Nothing," right now I think we Americans have many more issues of much more monumental importance. We currently have far more paramount problems to address, defeat and cure such as the economy, illegal immigration, energy and the war on terror, etc.

While I ideally want Senator McCain to choose Mitt Romney to be his VP running mate, for whatever cogent and compelling reasons I don''t intuitively feel that John McCain is going to do so.

If Senator McCain chooses a Pro-Choice running mate, realistically Bob Barr could garner up to 15% of the vote in November and that would be a resounding devastating defeat for Senator McCain and the GOP.

Conversely, I also believe that Senator McCain, ever the maverick, feels that he can get away with selecting a Pro-Choice VP running mate and still win because of the current visceral justifiable antipathy of the American people against Obama.
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by redhoffer August 19, 2008 8:03 PM EDT
geez,w hy worry about McCain''s "base". Evangelicals will show up to vote and they will vote republican regardless of McCains running mate. He could choose Oprah Winfrey or Roger Clemens, and they will vote for him.
Evangelicals make tons of threats about not voting, but their entire religion is largely based on the republican platform (Jesus has little to do with it unless He can be construed to support the republican platform).
Stop BS''ing NRO, your people will vote McCain anyway, they''d nevere stand back and potentially let a black man or any female become pres due to their lack of voting.

Evangelical Chrisitianity is being a republican, it what defines the movement and its entire substance.
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by fhardeniii August 19, 2008 8:03 PM EDT
I''ve been a staunch life-long Republican for almost a half century. I''m Pro-Choice. Quite frankly, I don''t think a member of the GOP should have an insuperable aversion to voting for the GOP party just because one of the presidential or VP candidates is Pro-Choice. While the issue of abortion isn''t "Much Ado About Nothing," right now I think we Americans have many more issues of much more monumental importance. We currently have far more paramount problems to address, defeat and cure such as the economy, illegal immigration, energy and the war on terror, etc.

While I ideally want Senator McCain to choose Mitt Romney to be his VP running mate, for whatever cogent and compelling reasons I don''t intuitively feel that John McCain is going to do so.

If Senator McCain chooses a Pro-Choice running mate, realistically Bob Barr could garner up to 15% of the vote in November and that would be a resounding devastating defeat for Senator McCain and the GOP.

Conversely, I also believe that Senator McCain, ever the maverick, feels that he can get away with selecting a Pro-Choice VP running mate and still win because of the current visceral justifiable antipathy of the American people against Obama.
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by fhardeniii August 19, 2008 8:02 PM EDT
I''ve been a staunch life-long Republican for almost a half century. I''m Pro-Choice. Quite frankly, I don''t think a member of the GOP should have an insuperable aversion to voting for the GOP party just because one of the presidential or VP candidates is Pro-Choice. While the issue of abortion isn''t "Much Ado About Nothing," right now I think we Americans have many more issues of much more monumental importance. We currently have far more paramount problems to address, defeat and cure such as the economy, illegal immigration, energy and the war on terror, etc.

While I ideally want Senator McCain to choose Mitt Romney to be his VP running mate, for whatever cogent and compelling reasons I don''t intuitively feel that John McCain is going to do so.

If Senator McCain chooses a Pro-Choice running mate, realistically Bob Barr could garner up to 15% of the vote in November and that would be a resounding devastating defeat for Senator McCain and the GOP.

Conversely, I also believe that Senator McCain, ever the maverick, feels that he can get away with selecting a Pro-Choice VP running mate and still win because of the current visceral justifiable antipathy of the American people against Obama.
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by kman821 August 19, 2008 6:56 PM EDT
Okay ... all you Goose-Steppers fall in line behind your Fuhrer! God, right-wing zealots make me sick!

McCain spent the entire time with Warren peddling his same old BS stump lines ... what a miserable excuse of a man. He''s a serial adulterer, but that''s okay with all you crazy so-called Christians ... McCain wouldn''t know Christ is he bit him on the ***!
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by noloyalisti August 19, 2008 5:59 PM EDT
Yes pick someone who is pro-life AND pro-war like the rest of the right wing nut Republicans. You know those that believe in two opposite things and think they are both right. Support stem cell research so we can grow them a brain!
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by imnho August 19, 2008 5:38 PM EDT
I do not understand why the far right thiks that abortion is bad, but kids starving is ok. It seems to me that they have huge unresolved control issuses.
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by roach9703 August 19, 2008 5:36 PM EDT
With Ridge and his color codes and Duck tape, this should be a red light for V.P.
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by roach9703 August 19, 2008 5:34 PM EDT
With Ridge and his color codes and Duck tape, this should be a red light for V.P.
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by afmca August 19, 2008 5:12 PM EDT
Once more the media uses a term that has no basis in reality. Republicans are not pro-life; they are pro-zygote or pro-fetus. The only reason is it is good politics. The men who lead this effort are all probably closet sexists wanting to return women to their second class status. Republicans, by the uncaring attitude post-delivery and their fascination with war have killed more children than their claim against family planning clinics. It must be nice to be so morally self-righteous and so blatently hypocritical.

To actually be pro-life one must care for the post-fetus child and I have yet to see a Republican or their evangelical base that qualifies. To REALLY be pro-life one must provide adequate health care, nutrition, housing, education, moral development, and an environment free of pollutants. The GOP fails on all accounts. Democrats may be pro-choice in allowing a woman to make a difficult decision as to letting her zygote continue to develop; but, once the baby enters into the real world, Democrats win the pro-life race every time.
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by dewardbowles August 19, 2008 4:35 PM EDT
McCain lifted his Cross story from a Russian writer. The McCain campaign released a response saying Swindle, a long time campaign surrogate and Vietnam veteran buddy of McCain''s heard him tell the story in 1971.

Problem is Swindle did an interview with Politico in April of this year where he was ask about the Cross story and he said McCain had never told him about it.

Transcripts of McCain''s aides blackberrys have been released that show that they were feeding McCain Obama''s questions and answers and picking answers for McCain designed to make Obama look bad.

There is now proof that McCain cheated at the Saddleback forum and lied about the Cross story.
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by Syndicate August 19, 2008 3:59 PM EDT
Christians can Believe what ever they want just as soon as they remove their god from my money and my Pledge of Allegiance. Until then, they are fair game for ridicule.
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by sassychick07 August 19, 2008 3:38 PM EDT
Evangelicals need to start focusing on the issues that really affect mankind and the planet, and quit obsessing over abortion and homosexuals.
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by sassychick07 August 19, 2008 3:37 PM EDT
Evangelicals need to start focusing on the issues that really affect mankind and the planet, and quit obsessing over abortion and homosexuals.
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by jmurrieta1 August 19, 2008 3:04 PM EDT
Given McCain''s advanced age, it''s significant who the VP candidate will be.

Regrettably, the repugs have nobody to offer, other than a bunch of losers, turncoats, war profiteers, and assorted slimeballs. Americans have had it with the fascist party.

This is why they are all staying away from St. Paul, MN, in droves.

Nobody wants the Bush-cheney stink on them.
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