John McCain Sings About Killing Thousands

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Of course, the questioner is disturbing as well. What do you get when you mix a simplistic world view with a steady stream of propaganda and an undying belief in the capacity of violence as the solution to every issue? You get this guy asking McCain when "we're going to send Iran an airmail".

So blithely do these neocons dispatch death to strangers.

But then McCain takes it a step further. The thought of bombing strangers fills him with the urge to sing.

I used to really like this guy, but I think he's gone insane.
 
I read this on Drudge, then I read the context of it. My guess is this would be the molehill turned into mountain of the day if the shootings weren't still so recent.

I was shocked, read more, determined it was much ado about nothing.
 
From the comments:

This was actually a pretty popular parody back during the hostage crisis. I'm kind of surprised it took so long for someone to bring it back...and more surprised that it would be a candidate for President.
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Ah good old mccain, as if he didn't appear old enough, now he's referencing pop culture that the soldiers fighting in Iraq are too young to remember.
 
corplinx said:
I read this on Drudge, then I read the context of it. My guess is this would be the molehill turned into mountain of the day if the shootings weren't still so recent.

I was shocked, read more, determined it was much ado about nothing.
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I'm not aware of how other people are characterizing it, but to me it was just creepy, and in no way was "much ado about nothing". He's asked a very serious question about taking the lives of human beings. His response is to glibly sing a song about bombing Iran and chuckling about it. There's no excuse for a man purporting to be a serious and sober leader to act this way.

Have you seen the George Bush "I feel good" video? Minutes before announcing to the country that he had ordered the invasion of Iraq, he's recorded making funny faces and saying "I feel good!". It made me want to puke. If I ever had to make such a grim decision, one in which thousands and thousand of people have been literally shredded, I could never see myself laughing about it. It marked Bush as some sort of monster, and in my opinion, it marks McCain in the same way.

Some things are just plain required to be considered part of a civilized world, and laughing about other people dying ain't one of them.
 
Unabogie said:
Of course, the questioner is disturbing as well. What do you get when you mix a simplistic world view with a steady stream of propaganda and an undying belief in the capacity of violence as the solution to every issue? You get this guy asking McCain when "we're going to send Iran an airmail".

So blithely do these neocons dispatch death to strangers.

But then McCain takes it a step further. The thought of bombing strangers fills him with the urge to sing.

I used to really like this guy, but I think he's gone insane.
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Just think. If Cho wouldn't have went on a shooting spree, he would have had a bright future as a republican politician. It seems more and more like psychotic and sociopathic tendencies are become the norm on the right.
 
ergh! why does everyone feel the need to use that nutbar for political hackery?!

Cho doesn't provide us insight into anything about anything!
 
LawnOven said:
ergh! why does everyone feel the need to use that nutbar for political hackery?!

Cho doesn't provide us insight into anything about anything!
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I think some psycologists would disgree with you. But I take your point. I'm Sorry.
 
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When he said this was John McCain wearing his "Hey Iran!" t-shirt with Mickey Mouse giving the finger?
 
It's ok, it's not just you...

Your right someone might find some insight into something... What I meant was Cho does not, in of himself, proove your ['your' non specific] pet belief; what ever it may be.
 
The presidential hopeful spent 90 minutes talking to nearly 500 people who crammed into the Murrells Inlet VFW Hall.

At the campaign rally, McCain was asked if an attack on Iran is in the works, the GEORGETOWN TIMES reports.

McCain began his answer by changing the words to a popular BEACH BOYS song.

“Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran,” he sang to the tune of Barbara Ann.

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One McCain aide who attended the event said McCain was adding a little levity to the discussion and the crowd reacted with laughter.

McCain went on to discuss the seriousness of the issue, saying he supports the President, and he will not allow Iran to destroy Israel
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http://drudgereport.com/flash2.htm

He was doing his thing at a VFW hall. I mean jeez, the silly crap people decide to pop over these days bewilders me.
 
Well the crowd laughing doesn't make it ok. I mean bombing Iran is kind of a weird thing to joke about, especially if you are a politician, running for president no less. Granted I'm not a a place were I can really view the evidence, but the behavior still sounds questionable to me.
 
corplinx said:
http://drudgereport.com/flash2.htm

He was doing his thing at a VFW hall. I mean jeez, the silly crap people decide to pop over these days bewilders me.
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That report is not accurate. Please watch the video in the link I provided. The questioner didn't ask if an attack was in the works. He was asking why one wasn't in the works yet. He was a very hard-line right wing type, who called Iran the Axis of Evil to preface his question. In answer to this guy's question, McCain starts singing and joking.

There's nothing funny about the neocon's constant desire for more war, and it was worthy of note that he chose that moment to crack wise.
 
I don't know the reason for the phenomenon of this petty, queer, mysterious, fake outrage that people now muster in reaction to any percieved slight from any public figure but I just know I hate it and hope it dies, like platform shoes or afros did.
 
latent aaaack said:
I don't know the reason for the phenomenon of this petty, queer, mysterious, fake outrage that people now muster in reaction to any percieved slight from any public figure but I just know I hate it and hope it dies, like platform shoes or afros did.
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What is the "fake outrage" and what is the "perceived slight" in your scenario?
 
I just saw a clip of the moment in question, and it wasn't as odd as I expected.

It comes off as much more strange when described in text.

That said, probably won't help his failing campaign too much.
 
latent aaaack said:
I don't know the reason for the phenomenon of this petty, queer, mysterious, fake outrage that people now muster in reaction to any percieved slight from any public figure but I just know I hate it and hope it dies, like platform shoes or afros did.
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Its just partisanship. Look at the John Edwards haircut. Much ado about nothing. People just flapping their gums to paint a tapestry against the people they don't want to succeed. Its tiresome.
 
Unabogie said:
What is the "fake outrage" and what is the "perceived slight" in your scenario?
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Fake outrage in this case would be people who feel and react to him as if he's really 'singing about bombing iran' and the phrasing of that in news stories and in tiny out of context sound bites. The percieved slight is Mccain's singing about bombing Iran and I call it 'perceived' because it's innoccuous and meaningless.

It reminds me of the Al Gore 'inventing the internet' myth. That may have actually perpetuated the public image of him as arrogant and untrustable which sickeningly, given the closeness of the race, may have actually played a part in the election. I'm saying stuff like that is toxic to the level of discourse in the county. It is contarary to disagreeing intelligently and with intellectual honesty, since you know "McCain sings about bombing or Iran" or "Al Gore claims to have invented the internet" does not actually represent their position.

And meanwhile any number of politicians and industry leaders are getting away with murder because the media actually isn't putting them through the ringer enough on real important issues.
 
latent aaaack said:
Fake outrage in this case would be people who feel and react to him as if he's really 'singing about bombing iran' and the phrasing of that in news stories and in tiny out of context sound bites. The percieved slight is Mccain's singing about bombing Iran and I call it 'perceived' because it's innoccuous and meaningless.

It reminds me of the Al Gore 'inventing the internet' myth. That may have actually perpetuated the public image of him as arrogant and untrustable which sickeningly, given the closeness of the race, may have actually played a part in the election. I'm saying stuff like that is toxic to the level of discourse in the county. It is contarary to disagreeing intelligently and with intellectual honesty, since you know "McCain sings about bombing or Iran" or "Al Gore claims to have invented the internet" does not actually represent their position.

And meanwhile any number of politicians and industry leaders are getting away with murder because the media actually isn't putting them through the ringer enough on real important issues.
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The Al Gore myth was just a lie. This is a video which I find disturbing on its own. No need to characterize it. He did what he did. I don't think my disgust with it is "false", nor is it "partisan".

"Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran". He said it. It's disgusting and he should be ashamed.

Bush also exhibited lost of warning signs which people ignored and look how he turned out.
 
What's it matter at this point? McCain has about as much chance of becoming president as Kucinich. I want to hear his rendition of bomb, bomb, bomb the gooks. I hear that's a real corker.
 
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