Did anyone else notice that McCain did not once utter the word “maverick” during the second Presidential debate? I think, like me, the rest of the American public is extremely tired of hearing about McCain the Maverick, and his campaign has wisely cautioned against its use.
I just finished an interesting essay from Rolling Stone called Make-Believe Maverick. It’s very, very long, but there is a lot of information in there that i’m positive McCain does not want you to know. Such as his history as a pampered and mediocre Navy pilot. Such as his connection to the Keating Five. Such as his extremely volatile temper. If you have some time, check it out.
October 15th, 2008 9:09 pm
wow. it is a long article. i feel like i’m reading pillars again
. but i certainly learned a lot about this man that i didn’t know. i have to question the slant of this article…obviously anti-McCain and it’s so obvious that I have to wonder how much of this is just rhetoric.
if any of this is true, without the supposed rhetoric, then shame shame shame. reading this made no delimiter between this story and the story of dubya. it all seemed the same.
but with the recent passing of paul newman, i can’t help but think how ashamed people like him should feel because of their actions, their behavior, and their immoral ways.
i don’t (didn’t?) hate mccain. i just don’t agree with his stance. i had respect for his stint as a POW and despite what this article states, I can’t erase the fact that being a POW is something I think no human would ever want to experience…and anyone who wants to disparage that, well, it won’t influence my take that he endured pain that no human should ever face.
but everything else i read, well, it just breaks my heart. bursts my bubble. i expect people to be better than that. and every day, i find that more and more people are not that way.