Comments on: McCain Hits Obama for Lack of Military Experience http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/ The latest Politics news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers including Jake Tapper, George Stephanopoulos and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Howard http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37704 Howard Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:22:37 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37704 OBAMA LACKS EXPERIENCE AND JUDGEMENT Why didn't Obama, who chaired the senate committee on Afghanistan, call a single meeting on Afghanistan? He keeps wearing out the importance of his vote to not invade Iraq over 4 years ago, but that's 20/20 hindsight, because based on intelligence at the time, it made sense to invade Iraq ... that's why so many of his fellow democrats voted for it. Obama is a monday morning quarterback. Why did he vote present 100 times in the senate? After his misstatements his spokespeople are always having to clarify what he really meant. Being a community organizer ... gaining a seat in the state legislature by eliminating the competition on technicalities, instead of votes ... gaining a seat in the senate due to Senator Jack Ryan vacating his seat due to scandal ... barely getting the democratic nomination with less popular votes than Hillary, and without counting Florida and Michigan ... etc.. What are this guy's qualifications to be President of the United States other than outspending his opponents on ads, and getting unfair coverage from a bias media. Be an intelligent responsible American, elect Senator John McCain for President in November '08 OBAMA LACKS EXPERIENCE AND JUDGEMENT
Why didn’t Obama, who chaired the senate committee on Afghanistan, call a single meeting on Afghanistan? He keeps wearing out the importance of his vote to not invade Iraq over 4 years ago, but that’s 20/20 hindsight, because based on intelligence at the time, it made sense to invade Iraq … that’s why so many of his fellow democrats voted for it. Obama is a monday morning quarterback. Why did he vote present 100 times in the senate? After his misstatements his spokespeople are always having to clarify what he really meant. Being a community organizer … gaining a seat in the state legislature by eliminating the competition on technicalities, instead of votes … gaining a seat in the senate due to Senator Jack Ryan vacating his seat due to scandal … barely getting the democratic nomination with less popular votes than Hillary, and without counting Florida and Michigan … etc.. What are this guy’s qualifications to be President of the United States other than outspending his opponents on ads, and getting unfair coverage from a bias media. Be an intelligent responsible American, elect Senator John McCain for President in November ’08

]]> By: CC http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37701 CC Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:41:00 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37701 McCain spent more of the viet nam war behing bars as a POW than in actual combat. Yet he's critical of Obama about lacking military experience? That doen't quite pass the logic test. McCain spent more of the viet nam war behing bars as a POW than in actual combat. Yet he’s critical of Obama about lacking military experience? That doen’t quite pass the logic test.

]]> By: Ricky http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37698 Ricky Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:22:24 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37698 The President and Commander in Chief throughout the bloodiest war in our nation's history also had no military experience...Abe Lincoln. He saved our country. And he fired "commanders on the ground" in order to get the job done. The President and Commander in Chief throughout the bloodiest war in our nation’s history also had no military experience…Abe Lincoln. He saved our country. And he fired “commanders on the ground” in order to get the job done.

]]> By: Ricky http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37694 Ricky Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:18:46 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37694 It must be frustrating for John McCain. He was rejected by Nancy Reagan for dumping the wife who stood by him during his years of captivity in favor of a younger, richer model. He was rejected by his party for a younger man with a more famous name when he ran for President in 2000, despite his was record compared to the highly questionable record of the younger Bush. By the time he finally gets Mrs. Reagan and his party back, he finds himself trailing a man who has no military record at all. No wonder he is viciously stiking out at Obama. He does not think we are a nation of whiners. He thinks we are ingrates. It must be frustrating for John McCain.
He was rejected by Nancy Reagan for dumping the wife who stood by him during his years of captivity in favor of a younger, richer model. He was rejected by his party for a younger man with a more famous name when he ran for President in 2000, despite his was record compared to the highly questionable record of the younger Bush.
By the time he finally gets Mrs. Reagan and his party back, he finds himself trailing a man who has no military record at all. No wonder he is viciously stiking out at Obama. He does not think we are a nation of whiners.
He thinks we are ingrates.

]]> By: all http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37691 all Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:55 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37691 McCain's five years as a pow, while commendable, doesn't make him a military genius. There was another pilot that was a pow for around six years and makes no such claims. The rest of the time McCain was a low level officer not in command. But what it SHOULD have taught him was to hate torturing prisoners. He has also flip-floped and tap-danced around some important issues. He used to dislike lobbyists but now he can't get enough of them, he doesn't know about the economy and he wants to continue GWB's policies. You can respect the man for getting through Vietnam but not for getting his cue cards from the Bush/Cheney machine to try to make it in Nov. especially after what they did to him in 2000. McCain’s five years as a pow, while commendable, doesn’t make him a military genius. There was another pilot that was a pow for around six years and makes no such claims. The rest of the time McCain was a low level officer not in command. But what it SHOULD have taught him was to hate torturing prisoners.
He has also flip-floped and tap-danced around some important issues. He used to dislike lobbyists but now he can’t get enough of them, he doesn’t know about the economy and he wants to continue GWB’s policies.
You can respect the man for getting through Vietnam but not for getting his cue cards from the Bush/Cheney machine to try to make it in Nov. especially after what they did to him in 2000.

]]> By: rhbate http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37688 rhbate Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:49:47 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37688 Sen. McCain said today: “I am going to campaign in all thirteen colonies. My campaign will employ all the latest technology: the telegraph; the carrier pigeon as well as the pony express. John Adams showed me how to use all this new-fangled stuff - we were best buds.” Sen. McCain said today: “I am going to campaign in all thirteen colonies. My campaign will employ all the latest technology: the telegraph; the carrier pigeon as well as the pony express. John Adams showed me how to use all this new-fangled stuff – we were best buds.”

]]> By: all http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37684 all Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:48:55 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37684 McCain's five years as a pow, while commendable, doesn't make him a military genius. There was another pilot that was a pow for around six years and makes no such claims. The rest of the time McCain was a low level officer not in command. But what it SHOULD have taught him was to hate torturing prisoners. He has also flip-floped and tap-danced around some important issues. He used to dislike lobbyists but now he can't get enough of them, he doesn't know about the economy and he wants to continue GWB's policies. You can respect the man for getting through Vietnam but not for getting his cue cards from the Bush/Cheney machine to try to make it in Nov. especially after what they did to him in 2000. McCain’s five years as a pow, while commendable, doesn’t make him a military genius. There was another pilot that was a pow for around six years and makes no such claims. The rest of the time McCain was a low level officer not in command. But what it SHOULD have taught him was to hate torturing prisoners.
He has also flip-floped and tap-danced around some important issues. He used to dislike lobbyists but now he can’t get enough of them, he doesn’t know about the economy and he wants to continue GWB’s policies.
You can respect the man for getting through Vietnam but not for getting his cue cards from the Bush/Cheney machine to try to make it in Nov. especially after what they did to him in 2000.

]]> By: rhbate http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37681 rhbate Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:44:23 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37681 Obama will be the best president we have ever had. Obama will be the best president we have ever had.

]]> By: anon http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37678 anon Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:35:58 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37678 Just because you served in the military does not make you a great military thinker or a winning war strategist. There are scientists who may not be trained for spaceflight but who know more about the moon than the astronauts who actually went there. Just because you served in the
military does not make you a
great military thinker or a
winning war strategist.
There are scientists who
may not be trained for
spaceflight but who know
more about the moon than the
astronauts who actually went
there.

]]> By: Brendan Nyhan http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37708 Brendan Nyhan Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:17:32 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/mccain-hits-oba/#comment-37708 <strong>McCain questions Obama's lack of service</strong> ABC's Jake Tapper reports that John McCain is questioning Barack Obama's judgment because he didn't serve in the military. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Monday hit Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, not for only being, in his view, wrong on the surge McCain questions Obama’s lack of service

ABC’s Jake Tapper reports that John McCain is questioning Barack Obama’s judgment because he didn’t serve in the military. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Monday hit Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, not for only being, in his view, wrong on the surge

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