Now that we are into the general election, it occurred to me that although us hardcore political addicts have been intensely following the election since at least January - that's my start date for joining the Obama supporters but some of you have been paying attention for twice as long as I have - there are a lot of people just starting to nose around to find out what the candidates are about. So, I thought it was time we revisit the Brave New Films series of videos exposing the real John McCain.
I need to give a shout out to yaddab for the inspiration behind this diary.
Right now, John McCain is trying to not only run from the last 8 years of Republican rule, he's also trying to run from his own record as well. I believe Sarah Pakin was chosen not because he ever thought she was qualified to serve as vice president, but rather to help him change the subject. And sure enough: ITS WORKING. Everybody's spending so much time trying to vet Palin, spending so much time combing through her files, paying so much attention to who's cooking her meals and how much she's charging the state of Alaska for it that we've completely forgot about the guy Obama's running against. Its absurd to watch diarist after diarist go apeshit demanding that Barack Obama start attacking Palin. Why? Because she's not his opponent in the general election. John Sidney McCain is the guy running for president of the United States, not Sarah Palin. And to be honest, for all the talk about about what might happen if Palin has to take over as president because something might happen to McCain and he can't finish his term, I'm just as worried about what happens if he can serve out his entire 4 years. As the video reposted in yaddab's diary plainly shows, John McCain is an unrepentant warmonger who has no qualms about sending your children off to die in war after war after war, even if it takes the next 100 years.
So, in the interest of enlightening the thousands of people who are suddenly joining the Kossack community to learn more about the election, here are a few videos about the real John McCain:
The Real McCain
The Real McCain Part 2
While Katrina hit New Orleans, Bush and McCain ate cake.
Big Oil not only owns McCain, many oil lobbyists RUN his campaign
McCain's "Friends:" Some of Washington's biggest lobbyists
These are just a few of the many informative videos at the Brave New Films site. I wish I could post them all. If you're really trying to learn just who the man at the top of the Republican ticket really is and what his past record has been on the issues I recommend you check them out. I also recommend another great site by Jed Lewison called The Jed Report which is full of great videos that expose the lies and distortions of the GOP, Sarah Palin and the phony Maverick.