Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsAP: Palin attack "exaggerated" or "outright false"clipped by: masburyclippers remarks: No evidence shows Ayers and Obama were "pals" or even close when they worked on community boards years ago In her character attack, Palin questions Obamas association with William Ayers, a member of the Vietnam-era Weather Underground. Her reference was exaggerated at best if not outright false. No evidence shows they were "pals" or even close when they worked on community boards years ago and Ayers hosted a political event for Obama early in his career. Obama, who was a child when the Weathermen were planting bombs, has denounced Ayers radical views and actions. "Our opponent ... is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that hes palling around with terrorists who would target their own country," Palin told a group of donors in Englewood, Colo. A deliberate attempt to smear Obama, McCains ticket-mate echoed the line at three separate events Saturday. Obama isnt above attacking McCains character with loaded words but not on the level of suggesting that a fellow senator is un-American and even a friend of terrorists. Obama says McCain erratic in financial crisisclipped by: keethObama says McCain erratic in financial crisis Published: October 5, 2008 WASHINGTON: Democrat Barack Obama, fighting off new character attacks from his Republican opponent, said on Sunday that John McCain behaved erratically as American financial structures teetered under the mounting burden of bad debt. Palins comments dredged up Obamas association with a former 1960s radical, William Ayers, a founders of the Weather Underground. Its members took credit for bombings, including nonfatal explosions at the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol during the Vietnam War era. Obama was a child when the group was active and has denounced Ayers radical views and activities. Obama and Ayers live in the same Chicago neighborhood, served on a charity board together and had a fleeting political connection, but there is no evidence that they ever palled around. And it is not true they were associated while Ayers was committing terrorist acts. Mishaps mark John McCains record as naval aviatorclipped by: bonifaceclippers remarks: McCain says he knows how to "win a war." Where did he learn this? He was the very bottom of his class (so he didnt learn it there), he crash three jets during peace-time (so he didnt learn it there), the explosion on the carrier was actually his panicking and dropping his bombs into a fire on the deck (so he didnt learn it there), he was downed and became a POW (so he didnt learn it there), the war he was in was Vietnam, the only war the U.S. ever lost (so he didnt learn it there). So where exactly did McCain acquire this great ability to "win a war?" I dont see it! Three crashes early in his career led Navy officials to question or fault his judgment. John McCain was training in his AD-6 Skyraider on an overcast Texas morning in 1960 when he slammed into Corpus Christi Bay and sheared the skin off his planes wings. McCain recounted the accident decades later in his autobiography. "The engine quit while I was practicing landings," he wrote. But an investigation board at the Naval Aviation Safety Center found no evidence of engine failure. The crash was one of three early in McCains aviation career in which his flying skills and judgment were faulted or questioned by Navy officials. In his most serious lapse, McCain was "clowning" around in a Skyraider over southern Spain about December 1961 and flew into electrical wires After McCain was sent to Vietnam, his plane was destroyed in an explosion on the deck of an aircraft carrier in 1967. A List of McCains Nastiest Momentsclipped by: prin1clippers remarks: Theres more  A List of McCains Nastiest Moments ? Accusing Vietnam veteran and Congressman Jack Murtha of being "too emotional" to be rational about the war. ? Sending then-freshman Senator Barack Obama what Matt Stoller called "remarkable" and one of "the single most bitter, nasty letters I have ever seen from any Senator." ? Threatening to commit suicide if the Democrats won a majority in the Senate. ? Using the racially-charged and highly inappropriate term "tar baby." ? Singing about bombing Iran: [Video] ? Responding to criticisms of that hilarious little ditty by snapping: "Please, I was talking to some of my old veterans friends. My response is, lighten up and get a life," without, naturally, the merest glimmer of irony that hed been casually joking about taking lives. ? Telling Jon Stewart hed brought him an IED from Iraq as a gift:  [Video] ? Saying he hoped Fidel Castro would die. ? Reportedly calling his own wife a cunt. ? Shoving one of his Republican colleagues and repeatedly calling another "boy." Make-Believe Maverick--McCains true natureclipped by: papananookclippers remarks: EXCELLENT article Highly recommend if you are wavering or undecided...Dramesi continued: "McCain says his life changed while he was in Vietnam, and he is now a different man," Dramesi says today. "But hes still the undisciplined, spoiled brat that he was when he went in." A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty ? VIDEO: Five Myths About John McCain On the grounds between the two brick colleges, the chitchat between the scion of four-star admirals and the son of a prizefighter turns to their academic travels; both colleges sponsor a trip abroad for young officers to network with military and political leaders in a distant corner of the globe. "Im going to the Middle East," Dramesi says. "Turkey, Kuwait, Lebanon, Iran." "Why are you going to the Middle East?" McCain asks, dismissively. "Its a place were probably going to have some problems," Dramesi says. "Why? Where are you going to, John?" "Oh, Im going to Rio." "What the hell are you going to Rio for?" McCain, a married father of three, shrugs. "I got a better chance of getting laid." Report: McCain was a crappy Navy pilotclipped by: maquserclippers remarks: would have been grounded for sure by todays standards McCain prone to mishaps as Navy pilot presidential hopeful John McCain was prone to mistakes during his time as a Navy pilot, and if todays standards were applied, his career may have ended in a hard landing he slammed into Corpus Christi Bay and sheared the skin off his planes wings. The crash was one of three early in McCains aviation career in which his flying skills and judgment were faulted or questioned by Navy officials McCain was "clowning" around in a Skyraider over southern Spain about December 1961 and flew into electrical wires, causing a blackout in the area McCain crashed a T-2 trainer jet in Virginia, and after he was sent to Vietnam, his plane was destroyed in an explosion on the deck of an aircraft carrier in 1967 Catonsville protester diesclipped by: hayesstwJohn Hogan had just returned after 15 years helping the poor in a tiny Guatemalan village when he learned about a protest against the Vietnam War planned by a group of Catholic activists. Forty years ago last spring, Mr. Hogan and eight others seized hundreds of draft records from the Catonsville U.S. Selective Service office, doused them with homemade napalm in a parking lot and set them ablaze. The actions of the protesters, known as the Catonsville Nine, sparked a dramatic trial, inspired generations of activists and is remembered as one of the countrys most famous acts of civil disobedience. History of the Stetson Cav Hatclipped by: odiedogclippers remarks: The history of the Stetson Cavalry hat, and how to wear it. A Brief History: The Stetson Cavalry Hat First worn during the Civil War, the current tradition of the Cavalry Hat (Cav Hat) is believed to have begun around 1964 among the new air cavalry squad 3/17 at Fort Benning, Georgia in order to create an element of esprit de corps. As units deployed to Vietnam, the custom began to spread to other Air Cavalry units. By the end of Vietnam virtually all Air Cavalry units and some ground units had adopted the Cav Hat. Stetson was the most common hat originally purchased by troopers and has thus become the defacto standard for the Cav Hat. The Stetson Cavalry Hat is not an issued item and is purchased by each individual trooper. Over time many army units have created specific requirements regarding the proper manner to wear ones Cav hat. Examples of these requirements can be found on these pages: A full reference to what color of hat cord each rank wears can be found here Hat Cord Color Reference guide Ayers and Obamaclipped by: oscarrobclippers remarks: The fact that they are now calling Obama a terrorist because of this is outrageous, even given all the facts. Assume that Obama knew Ayers history, so what? Are you going to resign in protest from a charitable board, or refuse to be recruited because 30 years ago the guy recruiting you was a bomber protesting the Vietnam War, gave himself up to the FBI, who (shock and dismay) blew the intelligence so they had no case. That makes you a terrorist? I must be a hardened criminal because I worked on a loading dock once with a guy who I knew was a loan shark. John McCain consorted with financial criminals who stole money from poor retirees who lost everything in the S&L crisis, he must be a criminal too and a thief and someone who would let retirees pensions disappear on purpose. Actually hes also a racist because he accepted an endorsement from a pastor who was know as a racist. No wait, hes a rampant liberal because he consorted and even sposored legislation with Ted Kennedy. Obama described Bill Ayers as a guy who lives in my neighborhood, and with whom he served on a board Bill Ayers and Barack Obama worked on actually two foundations ? two boards ? together both with very good ideas: improve education, send money to charities and groups working with the poor. Barack Obama served as the chairman of that group for seven years while Bill Ayers was benefiting from the money from this foundation and while Bill Ayers was also advising the council as part of the advisory council to the (INAUDIBLE) board. he also did work on the Woods foundation. The Woods Foundation another charitable group that sent money to ? Bill Ayers wife worked at a national justice center, sent money there, sent money to Trinity Youth Unity Church. Ayers certainly was a domestic terrorist, the spin from the Obama campaign, that what happened in the past is the past and what happened present day has nothing to do with terrorism for Bill Ayers. Make-believe Maverickclipped by: darkeforceclippers remarks: An excerpt from an article on the Real John McCain; not the fairy tale that hes been selling in Washington for decades. Whether you plan to vote for him or not, its worth it to read this article. Find out about the unstable, antisocial, laissez-faire lout that half of Americans want in charge of their military and nuclear arsenal. If his history (even after Viet Nam) is any example, he should be nuking Iran and Russia by about July 2009 Make-Believe MaverickA closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonestyThis, of course, is not the story McCain tells about himself. Few politicians have so actively, or successfully, crafted their own myth of greatness. In Mc- Cains version of his life, he is a prodigal son who, steeled by his brutal internment in Vietnam, learned to put "country first." Remade by the Keating Five scandal that nearly wrecked his career, the story goes, McCain re-emerged as a "reformer" and a "maverick," righteously eschewing anything that "might even tangentially be construed as a less than proper use of my office." Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. 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