freeSpeech: Sen. John McCain

Arizona Senator Speaks About The Republican Party And Midterm Elections

(CBS)  Couric: Why are the Republicans are in such trouble heading into the mid-term elections?

McCain: I believe that we Republicans have a message and a strong one: a good economy, low inflation, low unemployment. America is safer. But to somehow state that we do not have enormous challenge would be an inaccurate. We do.

Couric: What has the GOP not done right?

McCain: We haven't reformed immigration. We haven't reformed lobbying. We haven't reformed ethics, we haven't made many other reforms we want. I think our base is very angry; our conservative, our fiscal conservative base is angry we haven’t restrained spending more.

Couric: What scares you the most about the possibility of a Democratic majority?

McCain: Gridlock. I worry about gridlock.

Couric: You don’t have gridlock now, senator?

McCain: I think we've made some progress in a number of areas. There is an agenda that the Democratic Party has, which is a more liberal philosophy that our conservative philosophy, and that's why we have two parties.

Couric: So, why don't you just give us a little straight talk, senator, and tell us when you'll announce you'll be running for president?

McCain: Early next year.

Couric: So, there's no question in your mind that you will take the plunge?

McCain: Oh no; we will decide. We will decide after the election and then make an announcement as to whether or not in early next year.

Couric: I know you're not Carnac, but what do you think Capitol Hill will look like the day after election day?

McCain: You just saw the recent poll. It's 16 percent of the American people approve of Congress, the lowest numbers that we have seen. We should all dedicate ourselves on the day after the election to do a better job in ethics and lobbying reform and saving social security and addressing the concerns of American families.

Couric: And yet, it never seems to be accomplished…

McCain: I think things are now at a point where we will listen to the American people and do a better job.

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After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1958, John McCain began his career as a Naval aviator. In 1982, he was elected to Congress representing what was then the first congressional district of Arizona. In 1986, he was elected to the United States Senate to take the place of Sen. Barry Goldwater. Sen. McCain is currently the senior senator from Arizona.

In 2000, McCain ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. He is currently the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and serves on the Armed Services, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees.

[cbsurv]

It is astounding that one in five Americans and one in two Southerners are trying to label Barack Obama in a way that would justify his assassination.
I am sure that we all would agree that there are some things that are worth fighting for -- our freedom and human rights, the lives of our loved ones, our strongest, highest beliefs. And if someone or some power were trying to steal these things, we might all feel that that would be worth fighting against.
People who hate what progress our country is proudly making know that these things are held sacred. All they have to do is make some nut out there believe the threat to their country and to their family is real, and one of them might feel justified to take action to mitigate it by trying to KILL OUR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!
It is a known fact that before harm is done to someone they are first labeled. The labeling of our president started with "......he's got a chip on his shoulder." " ......he's an Arab" and "he pals around with terrorists", now "........he's a racist", and "he hates white people". Then he is "trying to steal your health insurance and kill your elders in the process along with your job and your future". To show he is truly a threat that needs to justifiably be dealt with, he is "not even an American citizen" so he is the ultimate illegal alien that has stolen the highest American job! This despite the fact that he HAS submitted proof. Now he and his administration are the new Nazis. This is directed at those who would act to "protect" this country from someone who would try to harm it!!!!!!!
Those who propagate this labeling want someone, somewhere in this country, to be so driven by the fear of the above ideas that they feel justified to actually take a step to kill him. We stood by and watched it happen to doctors that performed legal abortions. That we cannot accept, and we cannot stand by and watch it happen again. Good people must stand up against the continued attempts to character-assasinate, and even worse, to encourage real assassination attempts on our President.
I hope you can use your position to shine light on this psychological scheme before it is too late.

[vanwijck]

Please ms. Couric: "free speech" should be free and remain "free". Speech, paid for by us by our politicians with our money already floods the air & video waves enough to wash us clean from any independent expression we might be capable of.
I was very encouraged by seeing this segment added to the CBS news but I am becoming progressively disheartened by it being usurped by the same instruments of power and control that attempt to force all our thinking into a straightjacket.
Journalism implies a mission to report reality, not a duty to respond to manipulation.

[swallace13-2009]

As an independent, a woman and a veteran, I must say that I love this man!!