@Cmdr:
Senator John McCain was asked to be Senator John F. Kerry’s Vice Presidential Candidate in 2004. What was REALLY surprising, is that he considered it as a serious offer.
Actually, that is not true. Yes, McCain was offered the VP spot and yes, it WAS a serious offer. But no, he never openly stated he was going to accept. In fact, the only thing at the time he did say was, “Senator Kerry and I are friends but I have no intention of being his running mate. I wish to be the President, not the Vice President.” It was all over the news during the 2004 elections. Nowhere did he say he was going to consider running with Kerry.
Now to the second part of your statement:
That would mean he felt so strongly against Conservatives and Republicans that he was willing to consider switching parties to the Democrats and joining the Liberals.
Let’s say he would have accepted the offer. Are you saying why he (or anybody) would do so? To screw over the party he is affiliated with? If you do, it reflects how narrow minded a conservative like yourself can be. If he would’ve accepted the offer, it may have closed the gap between left and right (if only a little)…. but no faith, huh? If a Republican would ask a Democrat to join him as a V.P. to form a bipartisan role in the executive branch, I would find that to be reaching across to one party… not sabotaging another.
It’s sad to see how determinental some can be about a group or a belief. I myself am guilty of it. Yet, by reading many views of others, I am nowhere near alone.
@stuka:
@Cmdr:
Senator John McCain was asked to be Senator John F. Kerry’s Vice Presidential Candidate in 2004. What was REALLY surprising, is that he considered it as a serious offer.
Actually, that is not true. Yes, McCain was offered the VP spot and yes, it WAS a serious offer. But no, he never openly stated he was going to accept. In fact, the only thing at the time he did say was, “Senator Kerry and I are friends but I have no intention of being his running mate. I wish to be the President, not the Vice President.” It was all over the news during the 2004 elections. Nowhere did he say he was going to consider running with Kerry.
How can you say that is not true, and turn around and say it was true?
I just said that Senator McCain was asked to be Senator Kerry’s vice president. And that he considered it a SERIOUS offer.
You just said that it was actually offered to him and that it WAS a serious offer.
He considered it a serious offer, but he hidn’t seriously consider it. If that makes sense. I remember it at the time too. Kerry had indicated he would offer McCain the VP and he said he wasn’t interested.
Just because it was seriously offered doesn’t mean he considered accepting.
Have some consideration….
@Cmdr:
@stuka:
@Cmdr:
Senator John McCain was asked to be Senator John F. Kerry’s Vice Presidential Candidate in 2004. What was REALLY surprising, is that he considered it as a serious offer.
Actually, that is not true. Yes, McCain was offered the VP spot and yes, it WAS a serious offer. But no, he never openly stated he was going to accept. In fact, the only thing at the time he did say was, “Senator Kerry and I are friends but I have no intention of being his running mate. I wish to be the President, not the Vice President.” It was all over the news during the 2004 elections. Nowhere did he say he was going to consider running with Kerry.
How can you say that is not true, and turn around and say it was true?
I just said that Senator McCain was asked to be Senator Kerry’s vice president. And that he considered it a SERIOUS offer.
You just said that it was actually offered to him and that it WAS a serious offer.
:roll: OMG
Kerry “SERIOUSLY OFFERED”
McCain “NEVER CONSIDERED”
Get it?
If you honestly believe he NEVER CONSIDERED it you are a fool. Of course he CONSIDERED it. Hell, if Obama offered me the VP spot I’D CONSIDER IT. Doesn’t mean I’ll take it. But you ALWAYS consider an offer. If you do not, then you cannot accept nor can you decline it.
well, he may of still been pissed at bush’s “john McCain has an illegitimate black baby” campaign style. what others were there, that he was gay, that he cheated on his wife, that his wife was a drug addict, that in prison camp he helped the enemy, that he was turned insane by the pow ordeal, and more.
yeah maybe he would do that as a big personal f you to bush. i’d understand it.
There’s a lot of things Bush has done that has made me pissed enough to spit in his general direction. But your level of interest in the current president is not the same as being liberal enough to get the man running against the Republican to ask you to be his Vice President.
Think about it. It doesn’t matter that he did not take the offer. What matters is the guy is SO liberal that the Democrats want him for their Vice President! (Not just switching sides and being a Democrat Senator, they wanted him to be the deputy leader of their party!)
@Cmdr:
If you honestly believe he NEVER CONSIDERED it you are a fool. Of course he CONSIDERED it. Hell, if Obama offered me the VP spot I’D CONSIDER IT. Doesn’t mean I’ll take it. But you ALWAYS consider an offer. If you do not, then you cannot accept nor can you decline it.
Oh… okay, so since he was ASKED by Kerry, that makes McCain a sabauteur of the Republican Party?
According to you anybody would consider it… so if Kerry had asked ANY Republican, they are going to consider it… otherwise they are a fool, right Jen??
Here’s a better one… if all it takes to give somebody of another party a black eye is to offer them a VP spot: All Hillary should do is offer Mitt Romney a VP position and automatically he sabotauged his party for considering it… you know, since everyone automatically CONSIDERS IT. :roll:
Hillary cannot, she already offered it to Obama. :P
And from all reports, McCain actually considered taking the offer. Reports have it he thought twice of jumping ship to lead the other party, once when McCain offered him the Veep and once before when he lost to Bush Jr.
Honestly, McCain is obviously not conservative enough to lead the Republicans, if he had been conservative enough to lead them, then the Democrats would never have dreamed of offering him the Veep position. It doesn’t take a genius to know that if your guy buys the farm then the VP moves up, so why would you even RISK having a real conservative as VP if you are standing for big government and socialism, ere I am sorry, I mean liberalism.
So will McCain return the favor and take Lieberman as his VP?
@Cmdr:
Honestly, McCain is obviously not conservative enough to lead the Republicans, if he had been conservative enough to lead them, then the Democrats would never have dreamed of offering him the Veep position. It doesn’t take a genius to know that if your guy buys the farm then the VP moves up, so why would you even RISK having a real conservative as VP if you are standing for big government and socialism, ere I am sorry, I mean liberalism.
If that’s the way you feel about it, then you have noone to blame but your own party for voting him as the Republican nominee. You scream bloody murder about McCain, yet according to the primary results the Reps want him as their front runner. Done deal. So quit crying about it. Your party has spoken.
It also shows that your neo-con-nazi beliefs are highly unpopular. You can’t even get past the primaries!
@Cmdr:
socialism, ere I am sorry, I mean liberalism.
:-D Right-wing party lost last March, 9th elections in Spain for saying things like that. Funny.
Well. I guess that makes me a fool, because I remember when McCain was asked about the offer in an interview at the like and he laughed and said something like “That’s not something I would be interested in.”
And let me say that I am aparently a fool for saying that if Obama offerd me the change to be his VP I would NOT consider it. :roll:
Well. I guess that makes me a fool, because I remember when McCain was asked about the offer in an interview at the like and he laughed and said something like “That’s not something I would be interested in.”
And let me say that I am aparently a fool for saying that if Obama offerd me the change to be his VP I would NOT consider it. :roll:
Thank you Dezrt. That is precisely the answer I am looking for. The whole thing was blown up to a ridiculous proportion over something as little as a job offer from one American to another. And what did he say? “No.” End of story. But is it the end of story for other people? “NOOOOO!” They want to drag it out like a conspiracy. :|
Reality is a conspiracy in Jenn’s world. :wink:
@stuka:
@Cmdr:
Honestly, McCain is obviously not conservative enough to lead the Republicans, if he had been conservative enough to lead them, then the Democrats would never have dreamed of offering him the Veep position. It doesn’t take a genius to know that if your guy buys the farm then the VP moves up, so why would you even RISK having a real conservative as VP if you are standing for big government and socialism, ere I am sorry, I mean liberalism.
If that’s the way you feel about it, then you have noone to blame but your own party for voting him as the Republican nominee. You scream bloody murder about McCain, yet according to the primary results the Reps want him as their front runner. Done deal. So quit crying about it. Your party has spoken.
It also shows that your neo-con-nazi beliefs are highly unpopular. You can’t even get past the primaries!
Thanks for the name calling. Just proves I am correct because your entire argument has devolved into silly name calling.
The funny thing is, Nazis were SOCIALISTS and Democrats are SOCIALISTS. Hmm…something to ponder
Secondly, you will note that I provided links to the exit polls showing that DEMOCRATS and independents voted for McCain. Republicans did NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN in large numbers.
The funny thing about that is, now the crying masses of the Democrats are complaining that we are returning the favor and voting for someone they don’t want.
@Cmdr:
@stuka:
@Cmdr:
Honestly, McCain is obviously not conservative enough to lead the Republicans, if he had been conservative enough to lead them, then the Democrats would never have dreamed of offering him the Veep position. It doesn’t take a genius to know that if your guy buys the farm then the VP moves up, so why would you even RISK having a real conservative as VP if you are standing for big government and socialism, ere I am sorry, I mean liberalism.
If that’s the way you feel about it, then you have noone to blame but your own party for voting him as the Republican nominee. You scream bloody murder about McCain, yet according to the primary results the Reps want him as their front runner. Done deal. So quit crying about it. Your party has spoken.
It also shows that your neo-con-nazi beliefs are highly unpopular. You can’t even get past the primaries!
Thanks for the name calling. Just proves I am correct because your entire argument has devolved into silly name calling.
The funny thing is, Nazis were SOCIALISTS and Democrats are SOCIALISTS. Hmm…something to ponder
Secondly, you will note that I provided links to the exit polls showing that DEMOCRATS and independents voted for McCain. Republicans did NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN in large numbers.
The funny thing about that is, now the crying masses of the Democrats are complaining that we are returning the favor and voting for someone they don’t want.
Name calling seems to be the only thing you are good for.
Ever hear the term “Closed Primary?” It means Voters may vote in a party’s primary ONLY if they are registered members of that party. Hence: http://news.aol.com/elections/primary/main/republicans
Like I said Jen… quit being so butt hurt that your own party betrayed you.
@stuka:
@Cmdr:
@stuka:
@Cmdr:
Honestly, McCain is obviously not conservative enough to lead the Republicans, if he had been conservative enough to lead them, then the Democrats would never have dreamed of offering him the Veep position. It doesn’t take a genius to know that if your guy buys the farm then the VP moves up, so why would you even RISK having a real conservative as VP if you are standing for big government and socialism, ere I am sorry, I mean liberalism.
If that’s the way you feel about it, then you have noone to blame but your own party for voting him as the Republican nominee. You scream bloody murder about McCain, yet according to the primary results the Reps want him as their front runner. Done deal. So quit crying about it. Your party has spoken.
It also shows that your neo-con-nazi beliefs are highly unpopular. You can’t even get past the primaries!
Thanks for the name calling. Just proves I am correct because your entire argument has devolved into silly name calling.
The funny thing is, Nazis were SOCIALISTS and Democrats are SOCIALISTS. Hmm…something to ponder
Secondly, you will note that I provided links to the exit polls showing that DEMOCRATS and independents voted for McCain. Republicans did NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN in large numbers.
The funny thing about that is, now the crying masses of the Democrats are complaining that we are returning the favor and voting for someone they don’t want.
Name calling seems to be the only thing you are good for.
Ever hear the term “Closed Primary?” It means Voters may vote in a party’s primary ONLY if they are registered members of that party. Hence: http://news.aol.com/elections/primary/main/republicans
Like I said Jen… quit being so butt hurt that your own party betrayed you.
Again with the name calling.
Ever hear of registering for a party so you can vote?
Awe….Democrats don’t like it when Republicans play their tactics against them do they. :-(
Tell ya what, shed a tear for me while you are at it. You just don’t like that we are beating you at your own game! You want to disenfranchise millions of voters??? Common, really? Wow. How, ere, patriotic of you!
@Cmdr:
@stuka:
@Cmdr:
@stuka:
@Cmdr:
Honestly, McCain is obviously not conservative enough to lead the Republicans, if he had been conservative enough to lead them, then the Democrats would never have dreamed of offering him the Veep position. It doesn’t take a genius to know that if your guy buys the farm then the VP moves up, so why would you even RISK having a real conservative as VP if you are standing for big government and socialism, ere I am sorry, I mean liberalism.
If that’s the way you feel about it, then you have noone to blame but your own party for voting him as the Republican nominee. You scream bloody murder about McCain, yet according to the primary results the Reps want him as their front runner. Done deal. So quit crying about it. Your party has spoken.
It also shows that your neo-con-nazi beliefs are highly unpopular. You can’t even get past the primaries!
Thanks for the name calling. Just proves I am correct because your entire argument has devolved into silly name calling.
The funny thing is, Nazis were SOCIALISTS and Democrats are SOCIALISTS. Hmm…something to ponder
Secondly, you will note that I provided links to the exit polls showing that DEMOCRATS and independents voted for McCain. Republicans did NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN in large numbers.
The funny thing about that is, now the crying masses of the Democrats are complaining that we are returning the favor and voting for someone they don’t want.
Name calling seems to be the only thing you are good for.
Ever hear the term “Closed Primary?” It means Voters may vote in a party’s primary ONLY if they are registered members of that party. Hence: http://news.aol.com/elections/primary/main/republicans
Like I said Jen… quit being so butt hurt that your own party betrayed you.
Again with the name calling.
Ever hear of registering for a party so you can vote?
Awe….Democrats don’t like it when Republicans play their tactics against them do they. :-(
Tell ya what, shed a tear for me while you are at it. You just don’t like that we are beating you at your own game! You want to disenfranchise millions of voters??? Common, really? Wow. How, ere, patriotic of you!
Again with the conspiracies, Jen. I am sure millions of Democrats switched over as register Republicans just to vote for McCain in the primaries. :roll:
And now you are saying that Republicans are playing liberal tactics? lol… Daaamn girl, now why would they do something a liberal would do… isn’t that socialistic? Geez, Jen… you talk so much about standing firm on your methods and values and now you just stated on how you will adopt the values of others just to make a point. How, ere, patriotic of you!
Beating me at what, btw? I don’t see anybody arguing my point except you. Furthermore, I don’t see anyone backing you up. Your a street corner screamer… you know, one of them folks who babbles on and is never heard. And that is not a name-call… it’s an accurate comparison. :wink:
@stuka:
Again with the conspiracies, Jen. I am sure millions of Democrats switched over as register Republicans just to vote for McCain in the primaries. :roll:
Not a conspiracy theory. Go back to about the teens or twenties for page numbers in this thread. I have all the exit polls to prove my statement. 60% of McCain’s votes came from people who considered themselves Democrats or Independents. Another 20% from those who consider themselves Liberals.
That’s 80% of his votes from Democrats, Independents or Liberals.
Why in the world do you think there’s a Republican push to nominate Hillary? We’re just paying the Democrats and Liberals back for McCain!
That, and McCain’s promised to run no ads against Obama what-so-ever, so the only way we can get the truth about him is if Hillary’s campaign gives us the information.
