Ten Things You Should Know About John McSame (But Probably Don’t):

 

The following facts and their sources were compiled by MoveOn.org and are worth sharing. You will not hear about them through mainstream media and they should help with your decision on which political party to vote for.

1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has “evolved,” yet he’s continued to oppose key civil rights laws. 1

2. According to Bloomberg News, McCain is more hawkish than Bush on Iraq, Russia and China. Conservative columnist Pat Buchanan says McCain “will make Cheney look like Gandhi.” 2

3. His reputation is built on his opposition to torture, but McCain voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban. 3

4. McCain opposes a woman’s right to choose. He said, “I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned.” 4

5. The Children’s Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children. He voted against the children’s health care bill last year, then defended Bush’s veto of the bill. 5

6. He’s one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires. The Associated Press reports he and his wife own at least eight homes! Yet McCain says the solution to the housing crisis is for people facing foreclosure to get a “second job” and skip their vacations. 6

7. Many of McCain’s fellow Republican senators say he’s too reckless to be commander in chief. One Republican senator said: “The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He’s erratic. He’s hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.” 7

8. McCain talks a lot about taking on special interests, but his campaign manager and top advisers are actually lobbyists. The government watchdog group Public Citizen says McCain has 59 lobbyists raising money for his campaign, more than any of the other presidential candidates. 8

9. McCain has sought closer ties to the extreme religious right in recent years. The pastor McCain calls his “spiritual guide,” Rod Parsley, believes America’s founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a “false religion.” McCain sought the political support of right-wing preacher John Hagee, who believes Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church “the Antichrist” and a “false cult.” 9

10. He positions himself as pro-environment, but he scored a 0—yes, zero—from the League of Conservation Voters last year. 10

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Sources for quotes above:
1. “The Complicated History of John McCain and MLK Day,” “McCain Facts”

2. “McCain More Hawkish Than Bush on Russia, China, Iraq,” “Buchanan: John McCain ‘Will Make Cheney Look Like Gandhi’”

3. “McCain Sides With Bush On Torture Again, Supports Veto Of Anti-Waterboarding Bill”

4. “McCain says Roe v. Wade should be overturned”

5. “2007 Children’s Defense Fund Action Council® Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard,” “McCain: Bush right to veto kids health insurance expansion,”

6. “Beer Executive Could Be Next First Lady,” “McCain Says Bank Bailout Should End ‘Systemic Risk’”

7. “Will McCain’s Temper Be a Liability?,” “Famed McCain temper is tamed”

8. “Black Claims McCain’s Campaign Is Above Lobbyist Influence: ‘I Don’t Know What The Criticism Is’,” “McCain’s Lobbyist Friends Rally Round Their Man”

9. “McCain’s Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam,” “Will McCain Specifically ‘Repudiate’ Hagee’s Anti-Gay Comments?,” “McCain ‘Very Honored’ By Support Of Pastor Preaching ‘End-Time Confrontation With Iran’”

10. “John McCain Gets a Zero Rating for His Environmental Record”