McCain Receives Unscripted Question; Lies.

by: Richard Allen Smith

Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 19:17:06 PM EDT


What happens when John McCain fields a question at a town hall meeting that isn't scripted as usual? Well, he lies of course.

MCCAIN: I've received every award from every major veteran's organization in America. I received every organization in America their awards. ... The reason why I have a perfect voting record from organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and all the other veterans service organizations is because of my support of them. [...]

VETERAN: You do not have a perfect voting record by the DAV and the VFW. That's where these votes were recorded. These votes were proposals by your colleagues in the Senate to increase health care of the VA in 2003, 4, 5, and 6 for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. And you voted against those proposals. [...]

MCCAIN: I've been endorsed in every election by every veterans organization that do that, I've been supported by them, and I've received their highest awards from all of those organizations. So I guess they don't know something you know.

Does McCain's record support his rhetoric?

Not only has he refused to support the 21st Century GI Bill, which the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed last June, he has consistently voted against increasing funding for the Veterans' Administration, which oversees all medical care for veterans:

  • Voted AGAINST an amendment providing $20 billion to the VA's medical facilities. [5/4/06]
  • Voted AGAINST providing $430 million to the VA for outpatient care "and treatment for veterans," one of only 13 senators to do so. [4/26/06]
  • Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.5 billion by closing corporate loopholes. [3/14/06]
  • Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.8 billion by ending "abusive tax loopholes." [3/10/04]
  • And as far as "receiving the highest awards" from all Veterans' Organizations, well that's not so true either:

    McCain's so-called "perfect" record has been roundly criticized by prominent veterans groups: He received a grade of D from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and a 20 percent vote rating from the Disabled Veterans of America; Vietnam Veterans of America noted McCain had "voted against us" in 15 "key votes."

    How's that for "straight talk"?

    H/t to AHiddenSaint and ThinkProgress.

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    Gat DAMN Richard (4.00 / 3)
    Great piece. This is pretty damaging to the straight talk brouhaha we've been subject to. What a farce this guy is.

    thanks, but note the hat tips, (4.00 / 2)
    i really can't take credit for it.

    I'm on twitter.

    [ Parent ]
    VoteVets gives him an "F," too. (4.00 / 3)


    [ Parent ]
    Glad (0.00 / 0)
    You caught this and brought it over.

    The glaring Calm of the Vet, and Respect to McCain though disagreeing, and McCains stumbling Spin is "Priceless"!!

    'Hearts and Minds, "The ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live there." -- President Lyndon Johnson


    Just Wondering (4.00 / 1)
    Doesn't John McCain realize that it is easy to verify what he says?   And I wonder if the people in the audience know the facts or even care?   It is hard to believe that those people would be so clueless.

    One other thing that no one ever talks about that I think is pretty important:  John McCain was a was a signatore of the Project for a  New American Century which was the blue print for the war on Iraq?


    see the vetvoice diary linked in the piece... (4.00 / 1)
    McCain audiences are stacked.

    I'm on twitter.

    he cant use a computer (4.00 / 2)
    No he doesn't know how easy it is to verify anything. He is still living in the 60s. Doesn't have a computer , doesn't want a computer. The facts are not what Republicans like to hear.

    He still hates GOOKS. He is a relic of the dark ages. He should just retire and chill.


    Now, (4.00 / 1)
    which Asians would you be referring to? Seems to me as if the Chinese have been so forgiven from Nam that they have been given a free pass to walk into the US and have more corporate rights than American citizens?

    [ Parent ]
    McCain severely (4.00 / 1)
    disappoints me. Why is he pandering to the hyperpartisans on the right. Has he forgotten how these same partisan types swift boated him in 2000?

    probably (4.00 / 1)
    since the exact same people that perpetrated the attacks you speak of are now part of his very own "truth squad".

    I'm on twitter.

    [ Parent ]
    "SuckUp Express"...great McCain roast on Olbermann Tues. night (0.00 / 0)
    This is worth a watch. It starts with a 61 year old Librarian getting a ticket for trespassing outside of a McCentury event in Denver because she had a "McCain = Bush" sign. The roast follows the news vid.

    Sorry I can't get a direct link. Use the one below and click upper left
    "latest 5-4-3-2-1", then click video #3 about the Librarian. James Moore fries the Big Mac.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30...

    Keeping mind the "Freedom of Speech/Right to Peaceful Assembly" incident took place in Denver, this little report from American Morning might be of interest. Goo Guns? Goo strong enough to stop a Humvee.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...


    McCain Receives Unscripted Question; Lies. (0.00 / 0)
    I LOVED THIS !
    Squirm you rotten liar !

    Totally disgusting how McCain says he supports veterans
    and yet votes against them so often.

    A great trick to wear the Vietnam Veteran hat and get called
    on for the first question ! Maybe I should wear mine with the
    cib on it , but that would entail having to go see him somewhere. Good for the Vietnam Vet who had enough guts
    to face him with the falsehood of his stances !

    Gary
    Combat Vet, Mekong Delta, '68-'69
    AND a 61 year old librarian(school librarian-retired)
    LOL....


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