[lbo-talk] chronicles of idiocy: 624787

Chris Doss lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 28 05:37:05 PDT 2008


Good God.

Maybe I've been reading to much Vlad the Gloater, but I'm not getting the "McCain is a war hero" bit. Aren't war heroes supposed to be guys who are, like, successful in war and win battles, as opposed to getting shot down?

--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> [from Mike Allen's Politico Playbook]
>
> DRIVING THE DAY: This morning, John McCain 2008 will
> release the
> first television ad of the general election, to run
> statewide in the
> November battleground of NEW MEXICO. The 60-second
> ad is entitled
> '624787' - his Navy serial number.
>
> The narrator is Powers Boothe, best known for his
> work in 'Deadwood'
> and 'Red Dawn.' The script:
>
> John McCain: 'Keep that faith. Keep your courage.
> Stick together.
> Stay strong. Do not yield. Stand up. We're
> Americans. And we'll never
> surrender.'
>
> Announcer: 'What must a president believe about us?
> About America?
> That she is worth protecting? That liberty is
> priceless? Our people,
> honorable? Our future, prosperous, remarkable and
> free? And, what
> must we believe about that president? What does he
> think? Where has
> he been? Has he walked the walk?'
>
> Interviewer: 'What is your rank?'
>
> John McCain: 'Lt. Commander in the Navy.'
>
> Interviewer: 'And your official number?'
>
> John McCain: '624787.'
>
> Announcer: 'John McCain. The American president
> Americans have been
> waiting for.'
>
> John McCain: 'I'm John McCain and I approve this
> message.'
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