Posted by
HNAV on Monday, March 17, 2008 11:26:13 AM
This Poster has tried, on behalf of a number of fine Associates, to give Senator John McCain another chance.
But, the old Keating 5 Member remains deeply embarrassing...
McCain
finance chairman Thomas G. Loeffler and Susan E. Nelson, who left
Loeffler's lobbying firm to be McCain's finance director, both began
lobbying for Airbus's parent company in 2007, Senate records show.
William L. Ball III, a former secretary of the Navy and frequent McCain
surrogate on the trail, also lobbied for Airbus, as did John Green, who
recently took a leave from Ogilvy Public Relations to serve as McCain's
legislative liaison.
"Airbus, I have to give them credit," said
R. Thomas Buffenbarger, the president of the International Association
of Machinists, which represents Boeing employees. "They know they need
that kind of lobbying help. And they went after people who could
deliver."
Recently asked about the Beltway Insider's
overt connections to Lobbyists, and the effects of this influence on
the latest a $35 billion contract awarded to Europe's Airbus
Consortium, John McCain provided one of the most ugly GRINS imaginable.
It was similar to the childish grin John McCain had on his face,
when he slandered his opponent at the Reagan Library.
It was NOT an appealing sight...
The
old Campaign Finance Reformer looked as if he was going to cackle,
while maintaining that Lobbyists are simply part of the process, of his
self described "failure" in Washington.
Seems the Senator of 24
Years should be trying harder, to rebuild the American Confidence in
Government, (one of his many promises).
In the video above, the
Washington Elite of 3 Decades is visibly frustrated with a NY Times
Reporter, who is from the same Liberal Partisan Establishment which
endorsed the Senator.
There are many Conservatives who now
dismiss the basis of the issue represented here, simply because of the
weak NY Times involvement.
Just as many dismissed another sign John McCain's poor judgment, flying around with a concerning Female Lobbyist:
"First,
the Times muddied, with unsubstantiated sexual innuendo about a female
lobbyist, a story about McCain's flights on jets owned by corporations
with business before the Senate Commerce Committee, and his meeting
with a broadcaster (McCain at first denied it happened; the broadcaster
insists it did, and McCain now agrees) who sought and received McCain's
help in pressuring the Federal Communications Commission..."
This
is the type of dismissive nature often practiced by Liberal Democrats,
who deny the ugly reality of the Clinton Malfeasance, because of the
Political Identity of the critical source.
However, the Grey
Lady's Reporter in the video, was merely asking questions about John
McCain's denials regarding his contemplation to become the Democrat's
Vice Presidential Candidate in 2004.
McCain did indeed entertain
the idea, (perhaps still being rather bitter about losing in 2000, as
well as being quite Liberal himself), but nixed the opportunity knowing
it would ruin his burning ambition for the Presidency, thus the Senator
decided to wait until 2008.
Now, the aged Keating 5 Member knows
the Democrat VP contemplation, hurts him with Conservatives (those he
has undermined for years - but now desperately needs for personal gain).
But John McCain only makes the matters far worse, by being dishonest and bitter about this prior courting of his close Friend,
John 'Swift' Kerry.
The entire episode reminds all, this Senator of 24 Years can only handle sincere confrontation with an unsightly
hostile temperament.
"You're
a bully and a coward. You have no regard for the Constitution. I'll be
civil to you but I won't shake your hand." - Senator McCain
Just like his
'f-n-demeanor' with other GOP Senators, when McCain wanted that mindless Amnesty being provided with Immigration Reform.
Were Lobbyists driving the Senator to embrace the Z-Visa as well?
All
those years growing the Ego in the Beltway, coupled with a vivid lack
of accomplishment, a lackluster ability, and even a less than
impressive intelligence, has left John McCain with a hot button.
He
should be grinning ear to ear, thanking this NY Times Reporter, not
only for her Paper’s Endorsement, but also for the Liberal Votes in the
GOP Primary which were encouraged by the powerful MSM.
Instead, John McCain's deceit may haunt him…
Recently, this Poster watched Senator McCain appear with the current President, and was sincerely disappointed once again.
John McCain looked like President GW Bush's angry GrandFather.
His unheathly appearance, vivid age, sour temperament, and pour articulation, were dreadful in comparison to the current CIC.
Strangely,
Senator McCain arrived late to this important endorsement, leaving the
President standing alone to entertain the Media.
When asked if
McCain would have the President campaign on his behalf, in reference to
low approval ratings, Senator McCain didn’t even have the class to say,
'I would be proud to have this President’s support…'
Instead
John McCain, who believes Hillary would make a good President, mumbled
something about a busy schedule and a potential in fundraising.
The entire episode was simply disconcerting.
The awkward display was not surprising, coming from a Senator who lied about his reasons for voting against tax cuts.
“I just thought it was too tilted to the wealthy, and I still do…” - John McCain, Nov. 26, 2005
Senator McCain is truly uninspiring...
"McQueeg
has a clear runway and still can’t carry the ball. What he should have
said is that since Kerry is a Senator and McQueeg is a Senator we have
met MANY times, so? Then if asked about being Kerry’s running mate he
should have told the reporter, I guess Kerry came to me looking for a
few good men. He should have done it with humor and a pleasant
temperament and turned it back on the NYT. But he can’t do it since he
knows he really doesn’t belong where he is. McQueeg should be having
the time of his life now, like Reagan did when HE campaigned for POTUS
but he’s going to make it a struggle. What a shame!" - Lipstick on a
PIAPS
MCQUEEG?
"Confronted
with his lie on Wednesday night’s debate, McCain blustered and
filibustered in a manner reminiscent of Captain Queeg in The Caine
Mutiny, when he was caught in a lie during a navy inquiry..."
* UPDATE:
NOT POLITICAL Senator McCain?
The
transatlantic fund-raiser, to be held March 20 at the home built by the
first Earl Spencer, an ancestor of Diana, the late Princess of Wales,
comes at the end of a foreign trip that Mr. McCain, the presumptive
Republican nominee for president, has repeatedly said is not political.
Mr.
McCain is to travel to London, Paris and the Middle East next week with
Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican, and Senator
Joseph I. Lieberman, the Connecticut independent.
“I do want to
emphasize again that the three of us are going as members of the Armed
Services Committee,’’ Mr. McCain told reporters on his campaign bus in
Philadelphia on Friday. “And we will emphasize that at every stop.’’
Lindsey must be thrilled!
Isn't it rather
'Clintonian' to try to call a political trip, with lavish fundraising events, NOT a political trip?
But that is why, Senator McCain is
The Regretful Nominee.
Will Mr. McCain be visiting anyone from Europe's Airbus Consortium?
The mighty Gateway Pundit...
"Top McCain Advisers Lobbied For Airbus...
Contract Was Altered Last Year"
'Senator John McCain has some serious explaining to do.'
- Top McCain advisers lobbied for the Airbus tanker contract.
- Airbus was not even in the running in the beginning.
-
Airbus was thinking of scrapping their bid for the DOD tanker contract
because they did not see themselves meeting the capability metrics.
- The original contract was altered last year to favor the larger Airbus tankers over the Boeing planes.
- The contract was awarded to Airbus over America's Boeing Company.
We
know the aged Keating 5 Member has only one memorable accomplishment in
Washington, limiting Free Speech with Campaign Finance Reform, but it
also seems John McCain can be easily bought and paid for...
Remember this one?
'Meet
Jerry Perenchio. He’s a National Finance Co-Chair of the McCain 2008
campaign and the billionaire founder of Spanish-language media
conglomerate, Univision. He also heads up a charitable foundation that
has showered gobs of money on extremist green lobbying groups. Take
open-borders zeal, add campaign finance hypocrisy, mix with
eco-radicalism, and presto...'
Many seem to be tossing their credibility RIGHT out the window, circling the wagon for the bitter Beltway Insider.
But it still seems mindless.
A real disaster...