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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (62856)	5/1/2008 6:14:33 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542007

I have never seen McCain lie persistently. He is not the "straight-shooter" that the press made him out to be in 2000. He lied about his experience "walking in Iraqi markets" last year, and lied about the conditions there. He repeated his lies for several weeks until the evidence became overwhelming. He has pandered to the rightwing evangelical constituency of the Republican Party this past year after lambasting them in '00. He has either lied about his knowledge of Iraq or he is badly showing his age when he persistently "confuses" Al Qaeda and Shiites, something I doubt any frequent poster on this thread would confuse. He claims he was "right" all along about needing extra troops in Iraq, but has not said what would constitute an actual "victory" in Iraq, nor how it would be achieved, even with the "surge". He and other "surge believers" have never acknowledged that what "success" has been achieved is due to Sunnis shifting against Al Qaeda and Shias declaring a truce. If those had not occurred, the number of troops in Iraq would still not be anywhere close to sufficient to keep the peace. He claims to be concerned about the environment, but clearly has given no serious thought to the issue of fossil fuels, given things like his recent fuel tax policy suggestion. I haven't the foggiest idea why anyone would vote for McCain except someone who simply wants a Republican in White House, no matter who it is.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (62856)	5/2/2008 9:15:25 AM
From: Suma	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542007

Bill has been up here in Boone. He spoke on Monday and shook hands at a SPA two friends of mine own... ( one owned Claire Stores and is a multi you know what ) but the cost was five hundred bucks per and only 100 persons allowed. HE then spoke at ASU... that school that won the Class AA1 championship in football... ( I may have the incorrect class ). If it were a hundred bucks I would have paid it to shake his hand. NPR played a few of his remarks this morning and I can fall for him all over again. What charisma and what a sense of humor.(rather like keep him out of sight) Let me tell you these back woods people are the type that got him into the White House to begin with and he never fails to mention it. He is a home spun guy and his demeanor negates that he is now as wealthy as he is. He fits right in here. Almost with the NC accent too.