Clark, the former NATO commander and Obama supporter, said on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday that McCain’s“riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down” hardly qualified him to be the next commander-in-chief. McCain spent more than …
Obama disowns critique of McCain’s military record It seems that ol’ Gen. Wesley Clark had the temerity to suggest that McCain’s military service did not necessarily translate into the qualities needed to be president. …
Obama defends his patriotism, lauds McCain’s, too The Associated Press - 38 minutes ago INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - Flanked by American flags, Barack Obama forcefully defended his patriotism Monday against anyone who would challenge it, …
President Prater then went on to explain why it is important to elect a worker friendly candidate, such as Barack Obama, for President of the United States. Prater stated, “Over the next four months this campaign and our endorsement for …
John McCain speaks at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio on May 15th about what he hopes to achieve in his first term as President.http://www.JohnMcCain.com
http://www.JohnMcCain.comWASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John McCain delivered these remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2008 Policy Conference at the Washington Convention Center on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. EDT.Included within the remarks:— John McCain’s commitment to making certain Israel maintains its qualitative military edge.— The threat posed by the regime in Tehran, with the Iranian president calling for Israel to be “wiped off the map,” suggesting that Israel’s Jewish population should return to Europe, and describing Israel a “stinking corpse” that is “on its way to annihilation.”— Naïve talk of a meeting with the Iranian leadership without preconditions — a route Barrack Obama has proposed and is committed to pursuing — which would do little beyond strengthening the position of radicals and hardliners and giving them the appearance of respectability.— John McCain’s strong support of an amendment calling for the designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization responsible for killing American troops in Iraq. The bill had over three quarters of the Senate support. — Barack Obama’s NON-SUPPORT of an amendment calling for the designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization responsible for killing American Troups in Iraq, citing that it would send the “wrong message not only to the world, but also to the region.”— John McCain’s belief that Israel and the United States must always stand together.Read the entire speech:http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/Speeches/97b08426-d9ad-4046-9c05-1ded14fc0b8a.htm
http://www.JohnMcCain.comWASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John McCain delivered these remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2008 Policy Conference at the Washington Convention Center on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. EDT.Included within this excerpt from the remarks:— The troops in Iraq have made hard-won progress under General Petraeus’ new strategy.— America’s progress in Iraq is the direct result of the new strategy that Barrack Obama OPPOSED. It was the strategy Obama predicted would fail, when he voted CUT OFF FUNDS FOR OUR FORCES IN IRAQ. — Barrak Obama now says he intends to withdraw combat troops from Iraq regardless of the conditions in Iraq, regardless of the consequences for our national security, regardless of Israel’s security, and in disregard of the best advice of our commanders on the ground. — If Barrack Obama’s withdrawal plan actually happened, it would result in a catastrophe.Read the entire speech:http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/Speeches/97b08426-d9ad-4046-9c05-1ded14fc0b8a.htm
http://www.JohnMcCain.comNASHVILLE, Tenn. — U.S. Senator John McCain held a town hall meeting at the historic Ryman Auditorium on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. CDT.The Ryman Auditorium is the one-time home of the Grand Ole Opry, where many great artists have performed, including Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and Hank Williams.The event featured John Rich, country music star of the band Big & Rich, Senator Bill Frist, former United States Senator and Senate Majority Leader, and Fred Thompson, former United States Senator and candidate for the 2008 Republican nomination for President of the United States.Included within the discussion:— Obama’s willingness to sit down without preconditions with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a man who early is June 2008 made these statements: “I must announce that the Zionist regime (Israel), with a 60-year record of genocide, plunder, invasion and betrayal is about to die and will soon be erased from the geographical scene…Today, the time for the fall of the satanic power of the United States has come and the countdown to the annihilation of the emperor of power and wealth has started.”— Obama’s uninformed and ill-advised approach to Iraq, bolstered by the passing of day 876 and counting since Obama last visited Iraq and that Obama has never sat down or asked for a meeting with General David Petraeus, the Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I).— Obama’s erroneous predictions that the “surge” would make violence in Iraq worse. In fact, the strategy, of which Senator McCain was a main proponent, has led to drastic reductions in violence and a clear panorama that the United States is winning in Iraq.— The U.S. Senate’s resolution condemning MoveOn.org’s “General Betray Us?” ad in the New York Times — Obama refused to vote to condemn this ad, even though he was at the Capitol at that date and time.— The clear choice between Jonh McCain and Barrack Obama, especially when considering Obama’s lack of experience, knowledge, and judgement on national security.