Tapper Holds Up Coulter as Symbol of 'Blind Outrage' at McCain

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By Ken Shepherd | February 1, 2008 - 14:55 ET

ABC's Jake Tapper took some jabs at conservative columnist Ann Coulter in a February 1 post to his Political Punch blog. Coulter, no McCain fan she, went so far as to facetiously pledge on "Hannity & Colmes" that she'd campaign for Hillary Clinton if she were the Democratic nominee and Sen. McCain her GOP opponent.

To my judgment, Tapper did land a few good hits in laying out his case for how, objectively speaking, McCain is to the right of Clinton, but he then swung a left hook in his conclusion that unfairly dismissed other conservative critics of McCain (emphasis mine):

Factually, it's a ludicrous claim. On judges, abortion, same sex marriage, taxes, health care, the war in Iraq, and on and on…he's demonstrably more conservative.

Clinton's 2006 vote ratings from liberal groups: Americans for Democratic Action - 95%; ACLU - 83%; League of Conservation Voters - 71%.

Her 2006 ratings from conservative groups: National Taxpayers Union - 17%; Americans Conservative Union - 6%; Club for Growth - 8%; Family Research Council - 0%.

McCain's liberal group ratings: ADA - 15%; ACLU - 33%; LCV - 29%.

And conservative group: NTU - 88%; ACU - 65%; CFG - 76%; FRC - 62%.

It's silliness to pretend otherwise.

But it does get at how much blind rage against McCain drives some of these conservative commentators.

I'll agree that Coulter is wrong to say McCain is less conservative than Clinton, but Tapper is wrong to dismiss the ire conservative activists in general have about McCain. It is a primary contest, after all, and conservatives are rightly worried that given its options, the GOP is set to nominate someone who has been tacking left on liberal pet issues (immigration, global warming, Guantanamo Bay, taxes) in recent years and as such is not much of a contrast to the Democrats.

What's more, far from being "blind rage," Coulter's comments could be seen as shrewdly calculating. Given her popularity among millions of column readers in Super Tuesday states, it's arguable that Coulter's tongue-in-cheek pledge to campaign for Hillary was not meant to be taken at face value but rather to shock Republicans leaning to McCain based on his campaign rhetoric to take a deeper look into his deficiencies on issues like energy independence and border security.

That Tapper equates conservative angst with "blind rage" and uses Coulter to justify that charge is just more evidence that the mainstream media don't get conservatives.

—Ken Shepherd is Managing Editor of NewsBusters

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That Tapper equates

That Tapper equates conservative angst with "blind rage" and uses Coulter to justify that charge is just more evidence that the mainstream media don't get conservatives.

Oh contraire...I think the msm does get the conservatives....that is exactly why they have been propping up McCain...they always work against real conservatives, they are terrified of us...it doesn't fit into any of their leftist agenda for this country...but the little foot soldier McCain does.

Tapper

You'd think Tapper would be happy that Hillary has another supporter. Perhaps he is an Obama man?

After this little piece of

After this little piece of dirt why would anyone want to vote at all? http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/democrats-say-mccain-nearly-abandoned-gop-2007-03-28.html  Talk about a poltical black ops job.  The Dems are pulling out all the stops on getting conservatives not to vote this fall.  This is really rubbing our faces in it. 

Folks open your eyes, the Clintons divisiveness is spreading to all corners of the political dialog, they are pursuing a divide and conquer strategy.  I think it's time to shut up and stop bad mouthing the remaining Repub candidates no matter how bad you might think they are.  This is playing right into Clinton's hands.

Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. dscott's corollary: The line between malice and stupidity is called depraved indifference.

dscott...I'm not

dscott...

I'm not shutting up just because you think it is time to.

Sorry..no can do.

Btw...I have put that same link in today twice already...my purpose is for others who may not know or realize what McCain really is and always has been....I don't care who put that out...we aren't to the general election yet. 

Amen BT, I am not going

Amen BT,

I am not going out without a fight. I will not let this election go by without letting everyone that I know my EXTREME dislike for McCain. McCain has not been a real member of the GOP since Bush gave him the smack down in 2000. He has sold us out ever since. He will never, ever get my vote.

 

As for Romney...I have a couple of issues with him. But I STRONGLY believe that he will stay true to our principles. And whether the MSM like it or not, he is really the only one that can rally all aspects of the GOP to get out to vote in November

Look I like almost every

Look I like almost every one here but sometimes I think that we come to the cross roads. We can take back "our" party or hold our nose over and over and hope for the best. We can hope.. that they take our freedoms slower then the Democrats would, tax us less then the Democrats would etc. etc.  Hell, I for one am tired of taking $hit off of the RNC.  

I will grant I worry about the SCOTUS, and Terror. But with all three I see very little diff.

 

 I’m not sure about anyone else but Huckabee staying in, cost us, with either Mc Cain or a Democrat I will not soon forget it.

 

On top of that, they “the establishment Republicans” can ignore us all they want, when the money dries up, they will be hurting. Everyone knows that moderates give very little money.

Just yesterday I got another “poll” in the mail, it seems they are worried what “I” think. Then....... they want me to donate. They did not get the message after sending the last two back with a brick attached telling them to build the fence. I will send this one back with the attachment: I will give again when the Republican party becomes the party of Reagan again. Until then, go to hell.

 

A note to the RNC:  "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!!" OR $ GIVE IT $ ANYMORE!!!

 

 

 

 

These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day

If the GOP runs a

If the GOP runs a conservative candidate then they'll get my support. I'm not going to compromise.

All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.
~ Gandhi

I got this in my email

I got this in my email GOPUSA update today.

One cannot accuse Thomas Sowell of "blind outrage" over anything. He is one of the calmest, most reasonable commentators ever. And this is how his Feb. 1 column about John McCain starts out:

We have been hearing for years that Senator John McCain gives
"straight talk" and his bus has been endlessly referred to as the
"straight talk express." But endless repetition does not make something
true.

The fact that McCain makes short, blunt statements does not make him a straight-talker.

He then goes on to dismantle McCain.

As they say in the blogosphere: Go read the whole thing.

mb...So right you are

mb...

So right you are about Sowell...

Loved what you put in your post, saved the link to read later and may send on to others...so thanks.

Btw...short blunt lies...that is good.

bt....


I'm not shutting up just because you think it is time to.
??

I've been out most of the day....who wants Romney supporters to shut up?

There was a thread early this Am with someone saying either get on board for McCain or vote for Hillary; is that what this refers to?

 

mb

This refers to dscotts post above mine (right here on this thread)...that is who I was answering to.

I see what you mean...I went

I see what you mean...I went back and re-read it. I think that might have been him that posted something similar early today.

Principles and practice

For me, it isn't that McCain's positions are liberal. They're not. Read his policy points on his website, and they're full of conservative principles. McCain's principles are fine, but his political practice scares the hell out of us. McCain's chief quality is that he's eager to "reach across the aisle."

But there ain't no "aisle" in the Oval Office.

And with respect, Ken, I think Ann Coulter is serious. I don't think it's facetious. She's angry, to the point where she recommends a disaster. I enjoy reading Ann, but in this case, I'm deeply opposed to the idea of letting Hillary win so we can blame the problems on her.

  • For one thing, I think the Supreme Court appointments are mistakes we can't afford to allow to happen. You can't take them back.
  • Second, especially with the media, I doubt that Hillary would get any of the blame for disaster anyway.

Maybe Coulter isn't serious, but if she is, she's definitely wrong.

  But there ain't no

 


But there ain't no "aisle" in the Oval Office.

Yes there is, KC; it's a "figurative" one but it's there.

For one thing, I think the Supreme Court appointments are mistakes we can't afford to allow to happen. You can't take them back.

I keep saying that's my biggest fear with McCain...his eagerness to "reach across the aisle" in the Oval Office means reaching out to Pat Leahy and Chuckie Schumer on the Judiciary Committee.

You're right; we can't afford to let that happen.

McCain has already said Alito is too conservative

Add that to his eagerness to please the Democrats and it doesn't take a fortune teller to know what we'll get from him on SCOTUS appointments.

Hey RJ... I too heard the

Hey RJ...

I too heard the information about McCain's reference to Alito either late last night or early this morning, fits him perfectly too, that is the real McCain....

....just curious do you have a link, I was going to look later if you don't.

Hi BT....no, just something I heard on the radio

...might have been Rush.

Thanks RJ... I heard it

Thanks RJ...

I heard it on television...so I shall look.

bt...I think it came from

bt...I think it came from John Fund...HotAir had the story yesterday, then McCain responded... today HotAir has Fund on Mark Levin's show, clarifying his story.

I think it still sounds confusing, will Sen. McCain clarify it once and for all?

big timer

An editorial in the Wall Street Journal broke the rumor first. McCain pulled a Hillary and said he could not remember the conversation. Then Bob Novak did some snooping, he talked to two different people who had been in the room, and apart from each other they both came up with the exact same story of how it happened. So I suspect it's pretty legit.

I'm too lazy to find it, but if you search for Bob Novak articles about McCain and Alito you can find it. I read about it the other day but did not save the links.

cd.... THANKS! That is

cd....

THANKS! That is where I heard about the info on t.v. they were referring to the Novak/WSJ article...

I shall find it.

thanks, candance; I had the

thanks, candance; I had the Fund link...I'll look for the Novak article too.

 

mb and cd... Here it

mb and cd...

Here it is...anyway it was what I was looking for.

Thanks, bt. So McCain is

Thanks, bt.

So McCain is not even the nominee yet, never mind President, and already we are hearing "I don't recall that."

Swell.

And I agree with Thomas Sowell. What we get from McCain is not "straight talk" but "straight from the hip" talk...he shoots first and thinks later. Says what pops into his head, and then forgets it as he moves on to his next target.

He should not do that, because if he continues to "not remember" things, his age might become a greater factor.

I'm saying there's no way

I'm saying there's no way Coulter would actually seriously campaign and shill for Hillary. Cast a protest vote and pen a column or something to illustrate her point, yes, but she's not on the Clinton bandwagon. Or if she would be, it would be solely for self interest, that is 4-8 years of rich material.

Campaign, OK

I agree she wouldn't campaign for Hillary. But I caught her on Hannity & Colmes last night, and she struck me as being really angry. I don't think she was faking it, or calculating. That girl is pissed!

so am I

"That girl is pissed" 

 So am I. Fortunatley, I have a voice still (our Primary is Tuesday) so I can vote against McCain. Unfortunately, I am not sure I have enough time to convince the 'blind' repubs in this state (they are saying Mc"ICan'tStandHim" is a shoe-in favorite in New Jersey). I hope they get a surprise and all the conservatives in the state come out to vote (I just hope there are more than 6 of us)

No RINOs in '08

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the "campaigning" part was hyperbole LOL.

And I doubt she'd actually vote for HRC, but I have no doubt she'll sit out or write in if McCain is the candidate.

I think a lot of people feel that way. Don't the Repub bigwigs realize that? How can people let them know McCain is a loser? (I don't mean "loser" in the pejorative sense; I mean it literally---as in he won't win!)

KC...My reaction to her H &

KC...My reaction to her H & C appearance is that she was truly pissed but highly calculating.  Ann is intelligent, insightful and funny, but she has created and capitalized on a public persona which has proved immensely beneficial to her vanity and her bank account.

She will periodically replenish both by employing shock and awe, ordinarily directed at her ideological opponents, but this time with her legions of fans.

Jer

Thank you Ann

I enjoyed Ann's outburst on H&C last night, it was cathartic, just the release and good laugh we all needed. Juan McCain really pisses conservatives off. If he was ever a conservative he would be considered an apostate today and that is all the more reason true conservatives hold him in such contempt. Right next to Juan in our pantheon of evildoers is the MSM and RINOs telling us what or how to think. NEWS FLASH it ain’t gonna happen, McAmnesty will never be POTUS!

McCain scares the hell out

McCain scares the hell out of me.

Being that he appears to have emotional problems and has a history of running roughshod over the American people, I believe he would be the closest thing to a dictator this country will ever see.

I also believe he is the liberal’s Manchurian Candidate.

You think he scares you???

You think he scares you??? Here's what Sen. Thad Cochran had to say about McCain (and he's known him for 30 years):

"The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," ...... "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.

mb... Beautiful! I

mb...

Beautiful!

I heard that quote last night by Cochran...he is dead on and he ought to know.

motherbelt...regarding

motherbelt...regarding Cochran's statement:  that is precisely what concerns me about McCain--whether or not he possesses the requisite presidential temperament.

Until recently, I didn't think McCain had a chance of being the nominee and was prepared to vote for any of the other leading GOP candidates over Hillary.  I still lean slightly towards McCain over Clinton, but I'm wavering.  I would certainly take Obama over McCain, however.

I just wish the Clintons would exit...stage left.

Jer

Why would you agree with Tapper Mr. Shepherd against Coulter?

I was puzzled by your statement in agreeing Ann Coulter was wrong in stating that McCain is more left wing than Clinton.

If one examines their White House years, the Clintons signed into law basically every single bit of Newt Gingrich's Contract with America.
The Clinton's except for Hillarycare, shooting up white people and instigating don't attach and don't yell did more to destroy the Democratic liberal party than the GOP ever did.
That is the reason the kook left became so furious and ended up in mobs on Kos as they were in power and they lost everything.

Bill Clinton certainly destroyed the continuous growth of Ronald Reagan, but his presidency was in essence an extention of Ronald Reagan's policy.

I realize Hillary gets high ranks from liberal groups as she does vote on KEY BILLS to keep the baboons happy in funding her, but if you look at the facts about McCain:

McCain's liberal group ratings: ADA - 15%; ACLU - 33%; LCV - 29%.

And conservative group: NTU - 88%; ACU - 65%; CFG - 76%; FRC - 62%.

Those numbers mean that JOHN MCCAIN IS SCREWING OVER THE CONSERVATIVES AND RIGHT WING 1/3rd of the time in literal bills, but 99% of the time in behind the scenes policy.

Examine McCains tantrums at Rush Limbaugh. Examine McCain being a first rate ass toward George Bush in gumming up the first 4 years of his presidency. Examine McCain whining about Abu Gharib. Examine amnesty, gun control and same sex marriage. McCain sits on his hands which helps liberals more often than not.

John McCain did more liberal attacking on the Conservatives and on the GOP executive and legislative than Hillary Clinton ever did from her perch.

Tapper is a clever 6 figure stool pigeon for the ruling elitists. He wants all the good little GOP'ers to fall in line behind their paid for candidate........and yes McCain is their boy. He brought in as I have explained here the west coast mafia of Vegas with the east coast syndicates with Joe Lieberman the building of all those casinos on Indian lands raking in billions of dollars.
Indian gaming is now the second money making venture for the globalists trumped only by the tons of coke they dump into America.

John McCain is not good for America, but I would support him given the choice will be one of the leftists now being chosen for that party.

McCain's mandate will be to carry out the liberal mission of George Bush in the Amero currency, a CanAmMex union and to readily agree to the next "global warming" scam in the UN taxing American clean water and to deal with the "food shortage" being manufactured right now by the SAME SOROS hedge fund jackals who brought about the nonsense of climate change.

Ms. Coulter is absolutely correct in her assessment. John McCain is no Barry Goldwater. He is as I stated a Gerald Ford and that is left of Hillary Clinton.

 

*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS

I emailed the Republican Party about McCain earlier today.

In said email I bluntly informed them that, under no possible circumstances would I be voting for Sen. McCain in the upcoming election. I can assure you that "blind rage" has absolutely nothing to do with my feelings about Sen. John McCain, but I fully appreciate Ann Coulter's near-maddening frustration.

It is my considered opinion Sen McCain is too old, too senile, too liberal, too ignorant of the workings of the private sector, too hostile towards true conservatives, too willing to treat enemy combatants as honored guests, and way, way too friendly with the left in just about every area possible.

If the increasingly liberal candidates the Republican Party has been cramming down our throats since 1988 are any indication of the way this party intends to go, then they may as well go ahead and merge with the democrats, as any real differences that may remain between the two parties have now become so blurred as to be essentially irrelevant.

I will be voting for Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday, but that is as far as I am willing to go for this no-longer remotely conservative party. Should McCain become the nominee for the party, then the republicans deserve their fate, because in that event, I will be voting unapologetically for the Libertarian Party candidate in the general election.

I refuse to vote to reward the Republican Party, and especially Sen. McCain, for increasingly fraternizing with the enemy. If they wish to go the way of the Democrat Party, they will be going without me.

Enough is enough.

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe

RD, I'm right with you. IF

RD,I'm right with you. IF they want to screw up the country they can do it with out me.I forgot what radio show I was listing to, but one of Mc Cain people walked over and told the conservative "we beat you". We will see who beats who, try to win with out us. Even if somehow you do, watch the money dry up.We busted our ass to get W in and this is our reward. More RINO's. NO THANKS. 

 

 

 

These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day

Voting Libertarian for President is a Good Idea vs McCain

I find it completely impossible for me to vote for McCain which means a vote for Amnesty, against the tax cuts I received and for Carbon Taxes. I can sleep at night voting Libertarian for President vs McCain and voting Republican for Congress.

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Gee, PT, we actually agree on something.

And I take back what I said earlier, as just perhaps you do not hate your family after all.

:-)

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe

If nothing else, it might

If nothing else, it might send a message. (I dont think they give a dam though)

 

 

These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day

Ann Coulter was just on

Ann Coulter was just on Neil Cavuto's show. If she is acting, she deserves the Academy Award for her performance!

Again, she might not actually campaign for Hillary, but I have no doubt she'll vote for her. I know I am always the one who says protest votes are the wrong action to take, but on this one, she is right. Between Hillary, Obama, and McCain, there isn't an ounce of difference. Both Hillary and McCain voted for the Iraq war, and just like Hillary, McCain started wearing Bush and Rumsfeld soon afterward.

If we are gonna have a liberal democrat in the office anyway, we might as well have one that actually belongs to the party. When the wheels come off the wagon, who would you rather have the country blame a democrat or a Republican for this mess? All three of these losers almost guarantee a Jimmy Carter like area ahead. I'd rather have a democrat blamed for it.

I'm hoping everyone realizes we have one chance, and one chance only, and that's to ALL get behind Mitt Romney in the primary. It's either that, or say hello to a really rough time for the near future.

Gary, while we may differ on the Fair Tax....

You have more than nailed it here.

Great post!

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe

Thank you. I know I come on

Thank you. I know I come on pretty strong at times. But no one has ever accussed me of being unopiniated!This stuff is something I am very passionate about.

This election worries me. The dims are selling Obama as the new JFK to kids that don't know anything about the man. Obama is a blank canvas that everyone is painting their own feelings on. The media has created a rock star that hasn't done anything. Paris Hilton has more accomplishments than this guy! This is gonna be a tough, tough fight!

→ Paris Obama

Nailed it again ROFL.

♣ a seal

no, no, never to McCain

I just wrote the Repbulican Committee. They'd better do something about McCain. I've been a Republican ever since I quit being a hippi and have voted with my dollars and my votes. But if McCain is the Nominee I will work for and vote for the Democrat nominee even if it's the witch Hillary. I can't believe I'm saying this but if my party does this to me I'm done with them. They should be doing everything they can to get Mitt the nomination...everyone in the Party, every congressman, every Senator, everyone in the party should snub McCain and let him depend on his friends in the Democratic party. He must be stopped....

Uncle Don

If it it hillary and mccain or obama and mccain, just go to the polls and vote for everyone except the top position.

That is what i intend to do. I voted already for Romney so my part is done. Now it is up to Super Tuesday voters and beyond to stop the SOB.

If our nightmare comes true at least when we ignore the first position, we will not be blamed if mccain wins and distroys the country and we will not be blamed when the dems ruin the country.

We can hold our head high and not feel a tinge of guilt.

Vote Romney.  

 

Delsa, if you were not already spoken for......

Well, nevermind. Darnit!

LOL!

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe

Wow McCain only 65% Conservative, No Kidding

Most of these groups have incomplete ratings and seem to favor congressional ratings. But the 65% Conservative Rating for McCain says it all, he is not a Conservative. And people still cannot figure out what everyone's problem is yet? I am voting for Romney on Super Tuesday.

John McCain: The Democrats' Favorite Republican (Video) (1min)

"I believe my party has gone astray. I think the Democratic Party is a fine party, and I have no problems with it, in their views and their philosophy." - John McCain

McCain Calls Conservative Leaders 'Agents of Intolerance' (The Wall Street Journal)

"Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether ... on the left, or Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the right." - John McCain

McCain's Age (Townhall)

Age: 71

- McCain graduated 894th out of 899 in his class at the United States Naval Academy

Betrayal, deceit, corruption and John McCain (The U.S. Veteran Dispatch)

"While still married to Carol, McCain began an adulterous relationship with Cindy. He married Cindy in May 1980 - just a month after dumping his crippled wife and securing a divorce."

Democrats say McCain nearly abandoned GOP (The Hill)
John McCain: The Geraldo Rivera Republican (Human Events)
McCain: I'll Respect Hillary (NewsMax)

"I Have No Doubt That Senator Clinton Would Make A Good President." - John McCain

McCain's Straight Lies (Townhall)
The Real McCain Record (National Review Online)

Abortion:

John McCain Supports Embryonic Stem Cell Research (Audio)
McCain Softens Abortion Stand (The Washington Post)

"But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations." - John McCain

Anger Issues:

McCain Criticized for Slur (San Francisco Chronicle)

"I Hate The Gooks" - John McCain

Andy Card: I Have Seen John McCain's Anger (NewsMax)
John McCain: I Have Anger Issues (NewsMax)
John McCain's Temper Preceded Vietnam (NewsMax)
McCain Drops the F-bomb (HotAir)
McCain Goes Nuts Near Senate Floor (NewsMax)
McCain's Out-of-Control Anger: Does He Have the Temperament to Be President? (NewsMax)
Vanity Fair Tiptoes Around McCain's Explosive Temper (NewsMax)

Endorsements:

Juan Hernandez, Open borders Advocate Endorses McCain (HotAir)
Republicans for Al Gore (Environmental Protection) Endorses McCain (Press Release)
The New York Times Endorses John McCain and Clinton (Reuters)

Foreign Policy:

McCain considers setting benchmarks for Iraqis (Arizona Daily Star)
McCain falls asleep during the State of the Union Address (Video)
McCain: No 'Torture' for 9/11 Mastermind (NewsMax)
McCain to Close Gitmo: "The first day I am President" (Video)
McCain: Torture Worked on Me (NewsMax)

Global Warming:

McCain and Lieberman Push for New Anti-Global Warming Legislation (The National Center for Public Policy Research)
Senators McCain and Lieberman Propose Energy Tax (The National Center for Public Policy Research)

"No drilling in ANWR, nor in the Everglades, nor off the coast of Florida... To think that drilling in ANWR is the solution to our incredible energy needs is frankly, is not keeping in the reality of what's there, and what it would take to get it out." - John McCain

"I always have a glass of ethanol before breakfast every morning" - John McCain

Illegal Immigration:

Open borders advocate Juan Hernandez has joined the McCain campaign (HotAir)
Juan Hernandez, McCain Advisor: Mexico First! (Video) (4min)
McCain Would Sign Amnesty Bill as President (Video)
John McCain gets a 'D' on his Immigration Voting Report Card (Americans for Better Immigration)

- McCain favors business lobbyists’ desires for foreign workers vs. protecting American workers’ wages and jobs
- McCain’s hopes of giving millions amnesty will saddle American taxpayers with huge costs of $20,000 per illegal per year
- McCain has taken the pro-amnesty position in nearly two dozen votes
- McCain only promises to make 2 million of the 12-20 million illegal aliens go home

John McCain Praises Pro-illegal Protests (NewsMax)
McCain aide touts 'Mexico first' policy (WorldNetDaily)
McCain: "Americans Will Not Pick Lettuce for $50 an Hour" (AFL-CIO)
McCain called plan 'amnesty' in 2003 (WorldNetDaily)

"I think we can set up a program where amnesty is extended to a certain number of people, Amnesty has to be an important part..." - John McCain, 2003

McCain: U.S. Should Welcome Illegal Immigrants (FOXNews)
McCain Voted For Illegal Immigrants To Collect Social Security (UC Daily News)
Michigan Crowd Boos McCain On Illegal Immigration (Video) (1min)
U.S. Border Patrol Agents Angry with McCain (NewsMax)

Marriage:

Christian Leader James Dobson says 'no way' to McCain candidacy (WorldNetDaily)

"I think that gay marriage should be allowed if there's a ceremony kind of thing, if you wanna call it that. I don't have any problem with that." - John McCain

McCain: Same-sex marriage ban is un-Republican (CNN)

Taxes:

"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." - John McCain

McCain: For and Against Tax Cuts (Video)
McCain Boasts That He Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts (Video)
McCain Would Vote Against Tax Cuts Again (The Club for Growth)

- McCain sponsored and voted for an enormous 282% tax increase on cigarettes in 1998
- McCain was one of only two Republican to vote against the $1.35 trillion tax cut in 2001
- McCain was one of only two Republicans to twice vote against permanent repeal of the death tax in 2002
- McCain was one of only three Republican to twice vote against the $350 billion tax cut in 2003

McCain’s Costly Tax on Energy (National Review Online)

- The EPA Estimates Sen. McCain's Plan Would Hike Gas Taxes By 68 Cents Per Gallon
- The EPA Estimates Sen. McCain's Plan Would Reduce United States GDP By As Much As $5.2 Trillion

McCain Rejects Anti-Tax Pledge (CNSNews)

Veterans:

McCain Can't Buy His Way Out of Votes Against Funding for Veterans

- McCain Voted Against $19 Billion for Military Hospitals
- McCain Voted Against Amendment to Provide $2.8 Billion For Veterans' Medical Care
- McCain Voted Against 2005 Amendment to Provide Guaranteed Funding Stream for Veterans' Health Care
- McCain Voted Against Establishing $1 Billion Trust Fund to Provide Improvements to Military and Veterans' Health Facilities
- McCain Voted Against Adding $1.5 billion to Veterans' Medical Services in FY 2007 by Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes
- McCain Voted Against Mandatory Funding of $6.9 Billion in FY 2007 and $104 Billion Over Five Years for Veterans' Health Care

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McClintObama Amnesty Plan: 20 million illegal alien voters by 20

McClintObama Amnesty Plan: 20 million illegal alien voters by 2010

February 1, 2008

by William Gheen
Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC)
www.alipac.us

Have GOP Voters forgotten that just a few months ago, John McCain stood hand-in-hand with liberal icon Ted Kennedy pushing for the largest amnesty for illegal aliens in American history? While Rasmussen polling showed that Americans following the legislation very closely opposed it 3 to 1 (69% to 23%), McCain ignored the massive public outcry!

The angry calls rolling into the Senate offices, including John McCain's, were between 50 and 100 to 1 against McCain and Kennedy's bill. We know this because we stood outside his door counting calls received by his staff and because other Senators told us the ratios they were receiving. History was made when the Capital phone system shut down, due to overload of calls from angry Americans.

John McCain refused to listen to Americans and went so far as to call members of the Senate who refused to support the McKennedy Amnesty "Racists"! John McCain showed no regard for American voices and instead called those who disagreed with him petty names. Who was John McCain listening to? He was listening to the US Chamber of Commerce and the racist illegal alien support groups like La Raza (The Race) whom he openly coordinated the effort with.

John McCain has illustrated in dramatic fashion that when he feels safe in his office, he couldn't care less about what a majority of Americans think.

Now, John McCain claims he is listening because he wants to be President in a few months. He says he will "Secure the Border First!" Even if you could trust John McCain, which you cannot, his border security pledge will be quickly reduced to irrelevance, if his desire for Amnesty for 20 million illegal aliens becomes a reality.

Barrack Obama brags about how he worked with Senator McCain for "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" amnesty. If the GOP voters allow McCain to win the primary, they will be denying Americans any real choice against Amnesty in November. Unless an independent candidate enters the race, our choice will be between Clinton, Obama, or McCain all pushing for Amnesty from the White House, just like Bush!

Some conservatives will hold their nose and vote for McCain out of fear of the Democrats, others will go third party. Many conservatives would not vote for McCain at gunpoint!

The Republican Party will not be destroyed, if the McCain, Obama, Clinton Amnesty becomes a reality. Each party will race to replace American voices in their ranks, with the twenty million new voters who were recently illegal aliens. Does this surprise anyone who is knowledgeable about how American homes, jobs, tax dollars, limited health care resources, and finite seats in schools are being given to illegal aliens as well?

Any border security promised by McCain will quickly fade into irrelevance beneath the political weight of America's new race based voting block of legalized illegal aliens. What hope will Americans have for border security or immigration enforcement once this happens? The answer is clear... NONE!

Seventy Seven percent of Americans oppose licenses for illegal aliens. Under the McClintObama plan, twenty million illegal aliens will be eligible for licenses within a few years.

Over seventy percent of Americans oppose taxpayer benefits and welfare for illegal aliens. Under the McClintObama plan, twenty million illegal aliens will be turned into citizen voters and will be eligible for welfare and all taxpayer benefits.

Over 80 percent of Americans oppose in-state tuition for illegal aliens. Under the McClintObama plan, twenty million legalized illegal aliens will qualify for in-state tuition.

Under the McClintObama plan, employers will only have to worry about hiring the next twenty million illegal aliens flooding the country, in response to the Amnesty provided to the most recent wave.

John McCain supports Amnesty. If you have any doubts, then ask yourself why his campaign has deployed open borders fanatic, Juan Hernandez to secure the Hispanic vote for McCain.

Juan Hernandez is a dual citizen of Mexico and America. He used to work for Mexican President Vicente Fox by reaching out to and organizing illegal aliens from Mexico inside the US. Hernandez is known for his stance called, "Mexico First". He is a regular on national television, where he flagrantly advocates amnesty and Open Borders with Mexico.

Juan Hernandez is the face of the McCain's campaign to Hispanic voters and he did a great job delivering the Hispanic vote in Florida to McCain!

There are two main reasons McCain is winning the GOP Primary right now. One is the anti-illegal immigration vote is split up between Romney and Paul, who appear to be sincere in their "No Amnesty" pledges. The anti-illegal immigration vote is also splitting to Mike Huckabee, who truthfully supports Amnesty and a path to citizenship for illegal aliens, but is a very skillful liar. Huckabee is deceiving voters by mailing out endorsment cards from lone Minuteman Jim Gilchrist. The anti-illegal immigration vote is divided three ways, and the pro-amnesty vote is now collected around John McCain.

The second reason McCain is winning is that many GOP voters don't know his immigration stances, have forgotten his immigration stances, or have forgiven his immigration stances. They say, "He has changed" or "We have to stop Clinton and Obama".

John McCain has not changed or he would not have Juan Hernandez out promising Amnesty for illegal aliens. John McCain has not changed or he would not be saying, "Secure the Borders first", without getting into the part where amnesty is then passed. John McCain has not changed because he recently stated on the national news that he would still vote for his amnesty bill or sign it into law as President!

Do GOP voters really prefer to have one of their own pushing amnesty than a Democrat? I am a Republican, getting closer to independent every day, but I will say that at very least the Democrats are more honest about their pro-amnesty positions than McCain and Huckabee.

What madness, lies, or misinformation would infect the mind of a GOP voter for them to support a man like John McCain, who works openly with ultra-liberal Democrats, almost changed parties to join the Democrats in 2001, and has the worst record on immigration of any of the GOP candidates?

Why would anyone support a man who is so detached from reality that he told a booing crowd of Union workers that they would not pick lettuce for even $50 an hour!?!?!

John McCain says he knows all about securing the border because he is from Arizona. Say what? Has anyone seen the conditions in Arizona lately, where they have declared a state of emergency and fought to pass strict state laws to enforce the immigration laws, which John McCain and his DC insiders refuse to enforce?

There are good reasons why Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Laura Ingram, Hugh Hewitt, and Michelle Malkin are heavily criticizing John McCain. There are good reasons for Ronald Reagan's son, Michael to condemn the McCain candidacy. There are good reasons why ALIPAC, NumbersUSA, and almost every other organization in America fighting against Amnesty and illegal immigration, while supporting Border Security, are screaming NO to McCain!

The principles of this nation are at stake. The value of our votes is at stake. The survival of the United States, in its current form, is at stake.

We must stop the McClintObama Amnesty Plan. We must stop twenty million illegal aliens from becoming voters by 2010. We must race against time to warn every GOP voter before Super Tuesday, because we must do all we can to stop John McCain.

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William Gheen is the national spokesman for ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee) found on the web at www.alipac.us ALIPAC is a collective of Americans of every race and walk of life that are unified in their support for Border Security and enforcement of America's existing immigration laws. William Gheen is a veteran campaign consultant with over 15 years and 44 campaigns of experience. He has served GOP candidates in North Carolina since 2000, before founding ALIPAC on 9/11/2004.

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 Hillary is McCain in a dress.

For the most part you (and

For the most part you (and I as well) are preaching to thecongregation.

We are pissed off to the max. I don’t see any way that weare going to be able to fight this massive take over of our country.

Pushing us in to a 3rd world country.

I feel (I think the majority here as well) We are watchingthe end of the Republican party (and our country) as we know it.

It will be over run, and we will have the choice of Europe,or Europe lite.

I hate to say this but the only thing that might save us, isa Terrorist attack. That might wake us up and put us back on the right track.

We did not leave the Republican party, the party left us.

 

 

 

 

These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day

"We did not leave the

"We did not leave the Republican party, the party left us."

I tend to agree. The problem is really the MSM though. That bunch is pushing McCain hard. They're as fired up as an Electrolux vacuum cleaner salesman!

All is not lost, yet. But it looks grim. Just rally everyone you know, and get them voting for Mitt. I still think a tight race may bring a brokered convention. There something good may happen.

That is too funny,

That is too funny, Electrolux vacuum cleaner salesman. When I was young I use to sell Kirby’s.. Made a few bucks..lol.

 

I agree it looks grim but I will go down fighting.

 

If we loose I think I will vote Libertarian. I just don’t think I can (even in protest) vote for a Dem.

I hope somehow (but have my doubts) that the RNC will wakeup.

I wonder, do I want to be hit with a bat from my enemy, or a large stick from my friends. I guess either way I get hit, but I know onething, I not going to pay to get whacked!  So while the conservatives might not have anywhere else to go. MY MONEY DOES.

 

 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

You are overlooking

You are overlooking something very important, John McCain is nothing more than a sock puppet when it comes to the issues.  As a politician, he will do what is required to survive.  One look at the immigration debate and how we de-railed the entire amnesty deal despite virtually every top politician willing to sign on that dotted line claiming it was a done deal.   Which brings me to the real strategy in foiling socialist programs, calling and emails turned the tide on the amnesty issue, We the People, can no longer sit back and let the politicians handle business as usual.  Every major issue must be handled with the same energy as with immigration, this requires our continual vigilance.  Bottom line is it really doesn't matter anymore which liberal is elected in 2008, it may as well be Barney or Big Bird. In a perverse way, we have the liberals to thank for showing us that we actually have the power to influence votes in Congress.  We the People are no longer assuming the politicians we elect are going to represent our interests anymore.  In fact, given the recent Court decision on whether a politician can be held accountable for lying to the voters making false promises during an election, the Court said politicians always lie therefore they can't be held accountable for anything they say. 

 

Lord Sidious/Darth Vader 2008  -  Long Live the Empire!  Come to the Dark Side, it is your Destiny.

Oh what a tangled web we

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive.

You'll note how Tapper has to...

attack an actual conservative...

in trying to defend a guy who is pretending to be a conservative..

while he pretends like he gives a crap about conservatives anyway?

I'm getting dizzy and gobsmacked just thinking about it. 

Check out my exclusive edit of BBC News America's interview with Mrs Clinton: It's news to me!