thinkprogress.org - 8/14/2008
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has repeatedly claimed that he can speak for the interests of U.S. troops and best represent what they want. During a November 2007 debate, for example, McCain said :
I want to — and I want to tell you something, sir. I just finished having Thanksgiving with the troops, and their message to you is — the message of these brave men and women who are ...
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Deployed troops giving their money to Obama
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... I'm sure all the free-marketers and "support the troops" bs-ers and war-mongers will acknowledge that these brave men and women know exactly what they are doing by ...
Zombie Narratives
Eschaton —
Zombie Narratives Nothing will kill the narrative that the troops luv Bush and Iraq and Huggy Bear, not even their campaign donations. I never presume to know what "the troops" think about anything, but our great press corps frequently does.
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Eschaton —
Zombie Narratives Nothing will kill the narrative that the troops luv Bush and Iraq and Huggy Bear, not even their campaign donations. I never presume to know what "the troops" think about anything, but our great press corps frequently does.
Friday McBush Bashing (Olympic Edition)
Discourse.net —
... Street, Uhm, So What Century Is McCain Living In?
NYT, In Split Role, McCain Adviser Is Sometimes a Lobbyist. And who, dare I ask, could possibly object to that?
On the 73rd anniversary of the Social Security program, FDR’s grandson, James Roosevelt Jr., attacks McCain for wanting to privatize Social Security:
ThinkProgress, U.S. Troops Deployed Abroad Reject McCain’s Iraq Plans, Donate 6:1 To Obama ...
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