McCain Flip Flops On "100 Years in Iraq" Remark
By Nicole Belle Sunday Feb 24, 2008 6:30pm
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Flippity, floppity, flip, flop. Just like a fish on the deck of a boat, John McCain is gasping for the life of his campaign. Knowing full well that tying his campaign to staying in Iraq and the "success" of the "surge" (quick, McCain, explain what that means!) and that the majority of Americans just aren't willing to buy it, McCain executes a perfect "cut and run" from his earlier statement of staying in Iraq for 100 years.
By the way, that reminds me of that “100 year thing”. My friends, the war will be over soon. The war, for all intents and purposes, although the insurgency will go on for years and years and years. But it will be handled by the Iraqis, not by us.
Huh? The war will be "over soon"??? Mission Accomplished redux? But the insurgency will go on. But that's not a war. But the Iraqis will handle it. Aren't the insurgents Iraqis too? Can anyone make heads or tails of this ridiculous excuse of a back pedal?
How in the hell does McCain think he can get away with this?
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He can get away with it because most Americans probably just do not care.
Damn. And I thought Romney made me dizzy. What a loon. Glad he didn't switch parties. Sure wouldn't want to be stuck with this idiot.
I never really understood the concept of a 100 year war in Iraq.
What would be the point?
Isn't oil only supposed to last another 50 years or so?
Awwwwwww. McFriends backpedals, how politically correct of him. Lying POS.
Hahaha, that just made my night. Thank you John McCain. Thank you C&L.
mclair is suffering from alheizmer's or complete stupidity,
frankly i believe it's stupidity.
he will not be able to survive the stress of this campaign
and will more likely suffer a heart attack.
ConcernedCanuck @ 4:
mccain has been found POS for moronic self ass sucking.
Will nobody challenge him when he says this crap?
"Exactly how and when will the transition to Iraqi security independence begin? Will there be milestones for measuring progress?"
C'mon Fourth Estate, how hard can it be?!?
dadams @ 6:
... or that *thing* on his face will explode. ICK whatamess that'd be.
BTW, this morning I put out the first round of Easter candy at my desk at work, 'cause
"Here comes Johnny Cottontail, flip-flopping down that bunny trail..."
come on everybody... s i n g ! ! (;>
I had a Bush Republican tell me today that he thinks McCain stinks as a candidate. This Republican has a cardboard Bush in his house and he looked really sad and beaten. He saw my Obama stickers on my car and I asked him if he would vote for Obama and he didn't reply. We got to talking about the loss of jobs because his job could be in jeopardy (outsourced overseas). I told him that Barack Obama wants to eliminate tax incentives to corporations for sending jobs overseas and the Barack Obama wants to give tax credits to corporations that create jobs in this country. The Republican said to me, "I could vote for him, if for that reason alone."
dadams @ 6:
Don't worry about it. Romney is considering another stab at it, according to CNN today.
That's right, Rommy may be back. First he cuts and runs and then he wants to stay the course.
My friends. My friends.
reminds me of "Bob Dole likes congress." Bob Dole. Bob Dole.
/my friends.
soon as in "we're turning a corner" soon or in geologic terms?
either way, he's been wrong on most everything about this war.
why start believing now?
First of all, McCain...I'm not your friend. Second of all, you need to get some mental help. Your brain is rapidly turning to oatmeal.
Gotta love his quick pivots between hardline conservatives...and centralist moderates. At this point, he has no idea which group he's talking to.
LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE HAS GOT THE EASTER SPIRIT
SING IT WITH ME......HIPPITY HOPPITY EASTER ON IT'S WAY
OH YEAH....."MY FRIENDS"
[Can deal with the bold face stuff, weldon, but the caps lock...no. toggle the caps off please, weldon. Site Monitor]
Cats r Flyfishn @ 10:
Perhaps there's hope that the repub base will wake up and start voting in their own best interest (instead of the 2% uber-weathys interest). It's probably too much to hope for.
McCain must have just found out that 64% of American are against the Iraq war
If he put on a Bush mask would people know the difference.
Oh look, the Europeans know!
http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=4092196668758946293
McCain's got "war on his mind" He has had war on his mind ever since his grandfather and father came home from wars. And since he was a prisoner of war and came home. He is not the ideal candidate in my opinion to stop wars. Or prevent us from fighting unnecessary wars. Let's make sure Barack Obama wins Texas and Ohio next week.
I don't know what I'd do if there wasn't a Republican party. I probably wouldn't laugh at irony so much, that's for sure!
Thank you fellas for giving me something to laugh about. Of course, it's usually countered by the pity I feel for the people who fall for this goofiness.
anonanon @ 18:
Well, he'd never know it by listening to the media. They barely mention the Iraq occupation, or just before we cut to a new Hooters promotion.
If McStraightJacket fell on the StraighJacket Express, and nobody was around, would he still look like an idiot?
Which is it Mr. McCain? First you say that he Iraq war will be a quick. Then you say that it could be 100 or 1000 years. Now you say that it'll be over soon. I guess we need to think about what soon means in the context of 100 to 1000 years. Within that framing... 10 years would be very soon, heck even 50 years would be soon.
I'm sorry, but I just don't buy the tripe that comes out of your mouth anymore. I'd say you had me as a possible supporter until you said that Jerry Falwell was a swell guy.
I believe I can explain it. McCain is a lying liar and he neither knows nor cares that he will be caught at it.
One of our Best and Brightest
Roar!!!!!
If Romney re-enters the GOP race, will he still support McCain or does he get a do-over on that one?
While he is flippin and floppin, somebody should ask him "what war?" What war John? There is NO WAR. There IS a travesty of justice occuring in two middle east nations, but nope, don't see any wars anywhere.
Only McCain and his folks can make heads or tails of this. Or atleast, they think they can and hope his supporters won't care enough to try to figure out what he's saying.
Apparently senility has many great advantages over actual memory... Makes for a handy excuse for any number of bone-headed statements and acts....huh McLame.....JD
My friends, the McAin't campaign will be over very soon. Time for my nap now, good bye everyone. Let's do this again tomorrow, OK?
L.A. Confidential @ 27:
Okay I shouldn't be so hard on the old man. He's damaged goods . . . . Damn It! There I go again.
Now why would Americans want another long time crony
in the white house covering up criminal activity like the bush family?
--> Email Suggests McCain Protected GOP Friends From Abramoff Probe
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/25/mccain-withheld-controver_n_883...
Bush Today: We Need To Eavesdrop On Phone Calls, Emails
Why so bush can spy on Congress for political reasons like NIXON?
I wonder what FBI whistleblowers have to say....
http://www.nswbc.org/Press%20Releases/PressRelease-March5-07.htm
Have all the candidates run on this... there is a precedent to deal with criminals that occupy the white house.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=418&invol=683
I wonder who he thinks he's referring to every time he says 'my friends'. He certainly has very few.
Ninety-nine years in Iraq on the wall
Ninety-nine years in Iraq
If one of those years should happen to fall
Ninety-eight years in Iraq on the wall
L.A. Confidential @ 33:
Wing nuts ridicule people I shouldn't lower myself to that measly level.
There's no way he's digging himself out of the "100 years" hole. But as long as he's at it, he could always try this old chestnut from Bush:
"I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma ..."
ConcernedCanuck @ 24:
#323, thanks, CC! ;}
What does the nutjob, shit-for-brains base have to say about this? What is McCain going to say to them when he's begging for their vote?
Come on, Nicole!
Must we be as bad as the mainstream media and the Republicans? McCain has always said that his words of "100 years" pertain to an American presence in Iraq, similar to American presence in South Korea - not a 100 year war in which our troops are one of the main combatants. The left (of which I am a proud member) has mischaracterized his message on this (and maybe it will be advantageous for the Democrats), but it sickens me as much as the media mischaracterizations of everything Democratic.
I'm not a John McCain fan (I can't stand him), but I can't stand distortions -- especially when done by our side. We should be above that. It deflates our integrity. Politics is a dirty game, but to call this flip-flopping is a bit dramatic and silly, given the reality.
Can anyone make heads or tails of this ridiculous excuse of a back pedal?
I can. McFriendy wants to be the next decider and he'll lie to TRY and make that happen. That, or he's so friggin old he forgot what he said yesterday, last week, last month........
Scooter @ 32:
#324, thanks! ;-}
QuestionGirl @ 42:
#325, thanks! ;-}
kkeydel @ 41:
Recall that the Korean War is not actually over. Hence, under McCain's command, we'll be waging this war for a hundred years.
how is it that we've come to accept "flip flopping" as something bad? adults flip flop all the time. it's a shame that we're using the frame, an antiintellectual and dishonest one at that, of the right wing. grown ups that i know analyse the data that's there, and based on that, make the decision, which may not necessarily be the one that was initially made.
It's not a war, it's an occupation. It's that occupation that McCain/Bush intend to be unlimited.
Submitting McFishy for the illustrious and insightful Nicole Belle at #326...
;-}
"if I can convince the American people, the people of Ohio, that this is succeeding, that the casualties will continue down, although there are occasional spikes."
Sheesh
And so long as there is an occupation, there will be those Iraqis who are willing to use force to end it.
Yeah John right.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/iraq.htm
McMymillenium McBackpeddler McBackpedals McShamelessly...
Sunday’s C&Ler’s contributions to the McNames McList (then current total 307):
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Mc Tainted, promising a kinder, gentler occupation. That white phosphorous is a thousand points of light.
McPivotman
Better get used to it. The empty, superficial Obama suit that has distracted progressives like a red flag distracts a bull will likely lead to 4 years of McWar. Progressives have great energy to institute real "change"... but they're chasing in the wrong direction.
Scooter @ 54:
Not to be confused with Mc'taint, which is between McScrotum and McAsshole...
#328, tanky danky spanky!
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This guy is just another 4 years of Bush PERIOD!
He can get away with everything because the MSM loves him & he has President Bush as a role model.
BoilThemInTheirOil @ 56:
Which is the right direction, then?
BoilThemInTheirOil @ 56:
...and the direction certainly isn't toward the Republicans and their nominee, McCain, who charges '100 more years' of being in Iraq. One thing's crystal clear: GWB is the worst president, period, and having hoisted this monumental failure onto is in 2000, the GOP certainly doesn't deserve to keep the White House in 2008. In fact, not even for let's say...100 years. Sounds good to me, as I'll be long gone anyway.
and let's not forget the way he flip-flopped on the torture issue. that's just shameless.
Dave S @ 58:
Closer to the last 4 years of Raygunidiot, 2001-2004...
BoilThemInTheirOil @ 56:
Were screwed either way. There's no way to repair the damage 8 years of Bush 2 has done to this country.
I don't know who you hell you think you are, John McCain, but you are NOT my friend. Stop calling me one.
McCain isn't a Democrat. So he can say stupid stuff like this, flip-flop all over the place like a fish out of water and the media won't say boo.
but....but....but.... bush told us the war was over 4 years ago.
L.A. Confidential @ 64:
Maybe in 60 years if mankind doesn't destroy it self in the process.
There is now "they" there...........
Proud2bHumble @ 57:
Hey Proud2b did you get my post for the Mclist from one of yesterdays threads. You may have left the discussion. It was late. I'm going for the length record: McNotreadyformycloseupMrDemille.
Proud2bHumble @ 60:
Um....McRightTurnMcCain??
kkeydel @ 41:
distortions???
iraq is not japan or korea
after cessation of major hostilities following ww2 and the korean cease fire, how many americans lost their lives? how many japanese or south koreans were part of an insurgency? how many americans are stationed in north korea?
and the "war" was over in 03....we have been occupying the country since then
if the insurgency will continue ad infinitum, how the fuck can mcbamboozled guarantee that no americans will lose their lives?
biggest fubar in the history of this country
BoilThemInTheirOil @ 56:
i dare you....i double dare you...
walk right up to obama and call him an empty suit
St.McBush'08™ must have been meeting with Shillary.
Nationalism is the sport of Universal destruction.
Peter G @ 70:
Yep, got it. Thanks for prosyletizing the CoFSM at me, too LOLOLOL! I plan to attend regularly.
;-}
P.S. If ya wanna save wear and tear on yer fingers and my chest, go with '2b'.
McLostInSpace
McBeamMeUpJohnny
McMissionImplausible
McTransformer!!! (he's more than meets the eye)
McSparkless
McB52
I can help - he's channeling the "Alice in Wonderland" approach from Through the Looking Glass
"When I use a word, ... it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."
For the literati out there, it's sort of an Orwellian "Newspeak" that the republicans have really mastered ... and sadly, huge hordes of people have bought.
I am not ageist but how old is McOld ah! I mean McCain again?
Did he fight in WWII?
Peter G @ 70:
I'm going for the length record
Current longest at #99 is:
McDoesAnyoneReallyThinkMostOfTheseAreWittyBecauseISureAsHellKnowTheyArentCauseIAmNotLaughing
...but I'm eager to replace it.
;-}
itsamessi @ 79:
Actually, he is the only known survivor of the American Civil War. True story.
2b
May have already been said, but we call them (he and his wife) Mcnosferatu.
ConcernedCanuck @ 71:
#329, thanks! I guess BoilThemInTheirOil is getting his filter changed.
;-}
Terrible @ 67:
he said it only subliminally com'on!
jerzen @ 75:
If we don't outgrow it, yes.
ConcernedCanuck @ 81:
LMAO
ConcernedCanuck @ 77:
All keepers! You're not going to Mcmachinegun me faster than I can type again, are you? lol
#'s 329-34 McProlicator! Thanks!
;-}
"It will be handled by the Iraqis."
Oh, yeah, sure, in the midst of a global energy crisis we're just going to let the Iraqis handle their "genocidal civil war on top of the world's biggest oil field" as an internal matter. No problem. Sure.
Sadly, McCain is right: we're in, and we're in until we either own Iraq or until someone builds a car that can run on bullshit.
itsamessi @ 79:
#335, thanks for playing, haha ;-}
Fortunately, he will lose.
OK
As I recall John M. said America is staying or should stay in Iraq for 100 years
or something like that.
John is 71 years old.
Hey .
George Bush was the President of the US of A for two term ( ie 8 years).
Is there a problem here?.
Houston "we have a problem".
Back in the mid 80's there was a May Day parade in Moscow
and on the Kremlin Wall there was a line of all these very senior communists
overseing the parade.OK those guys had just downed a lot of Vodka.
An American commentator ( probably CIA ) said " we have a problem here".
There was a problem . Fortunately is was a Russian problem.
Brace yourself if you are an American.
Proud2bHumble @ 87:
LOL! Naw. McCain sure brings out the bestest in people though....I heard today after a speech he had to say B19 and someone yelled out McBINGO! and as a prize was rewarded with an extra half hour sponge bath!!
Fanon @ 82:
That's a new one, lol. #336, thanks! ;)
JasonS @ 88:
Or until the American Empire collapses. Surely their greed will stop before that happens, won't it?
itsamessi @ 86:
The first one. If he gets selected, you can count on the second one shortly thereafter.
Crazy grampa will now declare 'mission accomplished 2.0' until the day after he's sworn in. Then it's back to 'war forevah'.
Especially love the use of 'cut and run'. Nice touch.
It just goes to further illustrate that the reslugs have nothing to offer anyone and the best they can scrape from the bottom of that barrel is shmuckabee and mcstain.
I get the impression that most of the people on this site posting the most venomous anti-Clinton and Anti-Obama crap are rather young. Living through a dozen or so elections cycles gives one a little perspective. Some people take personally the rough and tumble of pre-convention politics. The truth is that the Democrats have had an embarrassment of riches this year in terms of candidates. Senator Obama has displayed a mastery of oratory and a sense of diplomacy that would grace any President. If he lacks a depth of experience then I would suggest that as President he would rely on the huge repository of knowledge that resides in places like the State Department.If a President cares to listen. I think he would. Hillary,on the other hand possesses a greater depth of experience and perhaps more insight into the art of the possible.I'm sure she learned a thing or two from her last health care initiative. Has any First Lady endured more abuse and come out stronger for it than Hillary.
ConcernedCanuck @ 92:
LOL! The crafty canuck slides #337 in. ;-}
Proud2bHumble @ 80: