McCain campaigning against Duckworth: "Many (soldiers) have lost limbs, you know!"

[Bluebear]

"I go out to Walter Reed quite often and see these brave young soldiers who have served and sacrificed so much. Many of them have lost limbs, as you know. And it's a very sad thing to see. But at the same time it's very uplifting.

John McCain said that while campaigning against Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs fighting in Iraq.

http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/10/31/16228/281

[trumad]

1. And people think he'll be the next prez...LOL

[EVDebs]

57. Why doesn't M$M mention this little quote from McCain ?

""When asked this week on CNN how long the U.S. military is likely to remain in Iraq, Senator McCain replied "probably" 10 or 20 years. "That's not so bad," ...""

www.manishin.com/blog/archives/2004_09.html (scroll down to Friday, Sept. 3)

Not so bad ? Is this guy nutz ?

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. "But at the same time it's very uplifting"

What kind of condescending bullshit is that?

[Beaverhausen]

12. I can't for the life of me get that one

God, I really used to have some respect for him. No more.

[Bluebear]

19. How could it EVER be considered "uplifting" to lose limbs?

[The_Casual_Observer]

20. Maybe he is talking about the Medevac flight you get to take.

[Bluebear]

21. Or that you get to be the punchline in a Toby Keith song. nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

38. Or the patient lift it requires to get out of bed.

[jmowreader]

39. It's uplifting for him to see it

It affirms to him that, even though he was a guest in the Hanoi Hilton for five years, he could have received much worse.

OTOH, I'm fairly certain that the troops he's lifting himself up with really appreciate the gesture. :sarcasm:

[Marie26]

50. He's talking about himself

Because for John McCain, it's uplifting to see these brave young people who have sacrificed their limbs & health in the service of our country, blah, blah, blah. He's just self-centered & is only looking at it in how it affects him. I'm not sure being in Walter Reed is so uplifting for the paralyzed soldiers.

[Cha]

30. Talk about fucking

"insulting the troops"!! And their family and friends! And the citizens of the USA and the World!

[The_Casual_Observer]

32. Apparently, those poor guys are in that condition for the

pleasure of "uplifting" mccain & his buddies. I hope they understand that.

[BlooInBloo]

42. Oh. My. God. That needs to be replayed FOREVER....

... THAT'S what "support the troops" means to republicans: being uplifted by the thought of veteran paraplegics.

[badgerpup]

58. Uplifting. I wonder if the soldiers who've lost limbs agree with him.

The only 'uplifting' I can think it would be is the assistance they need now in their mobility...:cry: :grr:

I hope this quote follows him around and sinks him.

[MADem]

3. McCain is an ASSHOLE.

I saw Miss Duckworth on television today. I was MOST impressed. A sharp, smart and lovely young lady who can hold her own.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

71. I think he's channeling Frank Burns...

"Not every soldier is lucky enough to be wounded, you know..."

[tsuki]

4. McCain lost his legs long ago. He's been walking around on

kneepads for sooooo long.

[Cha]

31. Yeah, poor mccain can't

really use his legs anymore from lack of use. Those kneepads must be awfully comfortable for the guy who thinks there's something "uplifting" about lost limbs from the Misbegotten War On Iraq.

[AnnieBW]

74. I thought He Lost His Balls

and/or his backbone.

I hope Tammy runs over his feet on her way into the Capitol when she's sworn in!

[ck4829]

5. Let's recap

Bush - 4 limbs
Cheney - 4 limbs
Condi - 4 limbs
Rummy - 4 limbs
Rove - 4 limbs
McCain - Missing a brain

[blogslut]

6. Oh no he dinnit!

oy! What a day.

[joemurphy]

7. What a dumbass. More "straight-talkin'" from ole "straight talker".

[Solly Mack]

8. and the "but" is - but they aren't running for office as Democrats

McCain loves (cough cough) vets provided they stay out of the press - unless they are posing with Bush, that is

I know I heard a "but" at the end of this statement, "Many (soldiers) have lost limbs, you know!"

[Postman]

9. Dr. Strangelove McCain speaks again.....

yes, plenty have lost their limbs in this war that was launched on known lies.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - this clown has never seen a military action that he didn't like.

He is a kook.

[joemurphy]

10. I think McCain owes our maimed and wounded an apology! n/t

[haele]

11. John, many people have also lost their common sense...

...along with whatever brains granted to them. It's also a sad thing to see. It's also a huge downer; not at all uplifting.

What a putz.

Haele

[SeattleGirl]

13. Jeez, what a jerk!

So what's he trying to say? That Duckworth shouldn't be running because she lost her legs? That she's campaigning on sympathy? Shit, John, she's running for office because she believes she can do a better job than the incumbent. Get a fucking clue.

[LSK]

14. @#!^@#$!@#$^!2

:grr: :grr: :grr:

:nuke:

- a Duckworth campaign volunteer

[City Lights]

15. mccain is a total repubic whore.

Fuck you, john.

[Supersedeas]

64. Rovian skank--he completely exudes it now--looking at images of him

fills the room with the smell of Pubie skank--it exudes from his mouth...from his ears...from the back of his pants.

He's a National Ad for Re-pig Gannonizing Services...with the jingle:

"Call me or Melhman Me"

[NNN0LHI]

16. You would think McCain would have kept out of this one

But then McCain is one of the only Vietnam POW's known to have gained weight during his captivity.

Don

[acmavm]

51. OMG, I was scrolling through this thread hoping that someone

else brought this little fact up and I wouldn't have to be the one to do it. Cowardly, isn't it? Because apparently you, like me, remember all the talk about McCain when he was released from by the Viet Cong. He was in relatively good health. Much, much better health than a lot of the guys that came back. And so many who were captured died. Obviously he fared waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy better than those poor souls.

True or not, he should know first hand how it feels to have people talk about war wounds.

What a pondscum sucking asshole.

[spag68]

17. Early in the summer or late spring

McCain appeared at the New School in NYC, causing many protests, made me proud of our young people. They had it figured out even then.

[LSK]

18. can we get this on greatest please?

[Disturbed]

22. I smile everytime I see a statement from McLame.

He crawls through raw manure and it spews forth out of his mouth.

[LSK]

27. thanks everyone

:hi:

[Bluebear]

43. My thanks too

Hopefully the morning crew will see it as well.

[AlCzervik]

23. what McCain really meant---

"I don't give a good god damn what you lost in Iraq when you dare repudiate and question my foreign policy objectives" becasue lets face it, McCain loves this war and if he were in office instead of Bush we'd be in Iraq.

[wholetruth00]

24. I could neve vote for McCain for anything. He is a creep.

[Cha]

25. Yeah, mccain..and a lot of Soldiers

didn't turn Traitor to their country. What's your fucking point?

[Hepburn]

26. What a complete asshole remark..

...but not unexpected from a RW Bush butt kisser like McCan't.

Gee, ya think maybe he could have said "thank you" to her for her service and her sacrifice? I guess that would only apply to a Repuke RW'inger who is running for office but not to people like Cleland or Duckworth.

Fuck you, McCain.

[Jack Rabbit]

28. I can think of a once brave soldier

I can think of a once brave soldier who lost his courage before a tyrant.

You don't know who I'm talking about, do you, Senator McCain?

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. It's uplifting???? It's uplifting???

I wonder If Tammy Duckworth sees her missing limbs as "uplifting?" McCain is trash. That man has no credibility anymore.

[grateful581]

33. Hay mccain, you need to STFU and quit disrespecting our troops!

This ass will say anything to keep the gop in power.
I wonder how much the gop bought his soul for?

[Gabi Hayes]

34. how does that man live with himself? I ask myself that all the time

[Gabi Hayes]

35. WOW! both the Tribune AND the Sun Times endorse Tammy!

that doesn't surprise me, in that Roskam is the epitome of the unctuous sleazebucket, but for the very conservative Trib to endorse a democrat in Henry Hyde's district is stunning to me

see Tammy's final ad here; she needs help....the pug ads against here in the Chicago area are beyond vicious:

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/10/chicag-trib-and-sun-times-both-endorse.html

[LSK]

36. and the Daily Herald

Check out my journal for pics of the Durbin/Duckworth event last Sunday.

[Gabi Hayes]

37. thanks! do you believe those commercials against Duckworth, not

to mention Bean?

it's like the McCarthy era all over again

[robinlynne]

40. uplifting. uplifting?

[Bluebear]

41. Unbelievable. nt

[Robbien]

44. McCain is insane

and he is the best of the GOP bunch of presidential hopefuls.

What a sorry state we are in.

[paparush]

45. U P L I F T I N G!!! OMFG - Talk about needing to APOLOGIZE!

[requiem99]

46. WHAT THE FUCK AND THEY ARE SAYING KERRY SHOULD APOLOGIZE?!

[Totally Committed]

47. Tammy may have lost her "limbs", but McCain has lost his soul.

I am almost ashamed for him as I read that. He has no idea how evil and disgusting he's become. he's lost his humanity.

TC

[Jed Dilligan]

48. "Uplifting"

"You know, it's, uh, Lifetime Movie type shit. You know, where people cry and stuff. But there's, like, this message about the indomitability of the human spirit in there somewhere. That's what I mean. I thought you women were into that kind of stuff. Shouldn't you be happy you lost your legs?"

[peace13]

49. Go Tammy go!

Ignore the idiot. You are 10,000 times the person he will ever be. Peace, Kim

[spanone]

52. And senator, you have lost any and all respect you may have garnered.

[bullwinkle428]

53. I'm surprised McCain didn't say she was faking her missing legs!

Oh, wait...Rush will take care of that today after he's done fellating *!

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[Hubert Flottz]

54. Not many republican politicians ever lost a limb in a war.

They mostly got rich off of the fighting, without ever going near it!

[Giant Robot]

55. Just no words

No words...

[AngryAmish]

56. he's sick

[JugDack]

59. Thanks, I had some $ I wasn't using - now Tammy's got it!

McCain is insane. I'm not an expert, but it's the only answer that makes any sense. But his ravings caused me to notice a race I hadn't heard much about. I'm from Ohio - we're a little busy with our own races, maybe you've heard about them. ;-)

So...long story short, I decided to give Tammy some of my cash. Looks like Sherrod Brown and Ted Strickland aren't going to need it quite as much as I originally thought.

Thanks for the tip, McCain!

[Straight Shooter]

60. Another sterling example of what torture will do to a human being.

It can completely remove your sense of empathy for others who suffer.

Craven McCain. The hits just keep on coming.

[maleficentia]

61. Finishing the quote

"I go out to Walter Reed quite often and see these brave young soldiers who have served and sacrificed so much. Many of them have lost limbs, as you know. And it's a very sad thing to see. But at the same time it's very uplifting. Because these young people are so proud of what they've done... This generation of men and women who are serving in the military are the very, very, very best of us."

[Gato Moteado]

72. sorry mal...nothing uplifting about it

mccain is a nutjob and it doesnt matter what he said after the comment....there is NOTHING uplifting about people losing limbs in an illegal war for halliburton.

[BurtWorm]

62. It's uplifting to see young people with lost limbs?

What kind of sicko is that McCain bastid?

[WCGreen]

63. He should apologize for casting a vet in a disparaging way...

[civildisoBDence]

65. Aren't you doing to McCain what Bush did to Kerry over the botched joke?

Forgive my blasphemy, but I think I know what McCain meant, and the headline of this thread misrepresents it...

Newsprism

[Anakin Skywalker]

66. No No No. We should throw this right back at them.

Let the apology spotlight be on them for a while.

[Mr_Spock]

67. What a FUCKING DUMBASS

McCain has lost his friggin' mind - he is to be ignored from now on...

[Anakin Skywalker]

68. McCain's been a loser in my book ever since he kissed and made up with Shrub

after Shrub's campaign trashed his family during the 2000 nasties. McCain is a "take one for the party" loser!

[The Gunslinger]

69. AND Kerry is the one that "has" to apologize

The MSM is nothing but shit. The repugs just spent 24 hours bashing Kerry, and everything that come out of theese bastards is 10 times worse.

[pdxmom]

70. All these Repukes need to stop getting together, because they're

all obviously passing around a case of perpetual stupid. How many of these ridiculous kinds of statements have been made in the past week?

[Skip Intro]

73. uplifting? mccain is a fucking rw whore.

what a disgrace to America he has shown himself to be...

[Bozita]

75. Olbermann covered this story tonight. ... And I do mean "covered"

[Gabi Hayes]

77. has ANYbody else? I sure haven't seen any mention of this

despicable phony's reprehensible actions

god, I loathe people like him

[TheFarseer]

76. Soldiers with limbs blown off is uplifting?!?!?!

Isn't this worse than what Kerry said? You know, alot of people have been tortured, John McCain. . . . . . . . . . I'm just saying

I guess it could be uplifting to see them forge ahead and not be detoured from their dreams, by say, running for Congress. Of course, he campaigns against those sort of people so what does that say?