Because this election is too important to remain silent, Musical Justice is going to have a daily political post between now and November 4th.
Ten Things Every American Should Know About John McCain
1. John McCain was NOT born in the United States. He was born in Panama. No U.S. President was ever born outside the United States.
2. McCain attended the US Naval Academy where he ranked 894th out of 899 in his graduating class.
3. After returning from Vietnam, McCain had extramarital affairs, ultimately resulting in his divorce from his first wife who had been crippled in an automobile accident. McCain began dating his current wife, Cindy, before his divorce was granted. His divorce was final in April 1980 and he married Cindy just one month later in May. His children did not attend.
4. In 1983 as a Republican Congressman, McCain voted against the establishment of a federal Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
5. If elected, McCain would be the oldest first term president ever at the age of 72. McCain is a cancer survivor with a family history of heart problems. As part of his 2008 campaign, he released his medical records which were over 1500 pages, but only made them available for 3 hours and only to hand-selected members of the media. No copies, cell phones or internet access were allowed during the 3 hours and the records couldn't leave the room.
6. According to Congressional Quarterly, in 2007 McCain voted in support of the Bush Administration position 95% of the time, making him the Senate’s most consistent supporter of President Bush.
7. McCain on economics: "I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated."
8. McCain on how much money it takes to be rich: "I think if you're just talking about income, how about $5 million?"
9. McCain on the Iraq War: “I don’t think Americans are concerned if we’re there for a hundred years, or a thousand years, or ten thousand years.”
10. McCain on computers "I am an illiterate that has to rely on my wife for all of the assistance I can get.”
SOURCES:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200808130001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/johnmccain/a/mccainisms.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/22/mccain.records/index.html
2 comments:
It's your blog so you can do as you please, but I come here for the Music, not the politics. There is too much political BS out there to begin with, would love to not be ambushed with irrelevant political views when I am at this site.
Just my opinion.
All opinions are welcome here. At least now I know what I have to do to get someone to write a comment! :)
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