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Do you want McCain to lose? Updated for Wordpress users

by Student Guy, Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:03:43 AM EST

If you don't like John McCain, and want to be part of an easy effort to beat him then join me below the fold.

Chris Bowers wrote a very great piece on how we can get anti-McCain articles into the public consciousness without the public knowing it. The link is here on DailyKos about the specifics, but there are enough of us here on myDD that we could make a difference in beating John McCain all hollow with this. My links are towards the SCHIP veto. This article explains why McCain hates kids, which will be my new sig through-out the election.

Replacing your sig an embedded link to an article will help to take votes away from John McCain and it takes less than 30 seconds to change your sig.

Links to the searching for John McCain project:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/29/ 131437/342 for those of you who can tolerate orange
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?dia ryId=6044 for those who can't.

Please join me in making sure that these articles about McCain get into the public eye (through google).

I know there are those here who don't like Mr. Bowers but this is a good article dedicated towards beating McCain.

Update: CrazyDrumGuy has a great tool if you have wordpress so that you don't have to do anything when you write John McCain. Go check out his diary here: here
h/t to CrazyDrumGuy for coming up with a great tool to help beat John McCain.

Tags: McCain, beating McCain, victory (all tags)

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Let's all beat Johnny Mac (2.00 / 10)

one embedded link at a time, we can beat McCain.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:04:34 AM EST

Re: Let's all beat Johnny Mac (2.00 / 3)

Can we do this for some down ballot races as well?

Linfar's co-blogger opposing John McCain

by psychodrew on Fri May 30, 2008 at 09:37:36 AM EST
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Mr. Bowers (2.00 / 4)

has plans for it but he is doing research on what is the most effective thing to do. Drew I am glad to see that you have a nice link opposing John McCain.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 10:47:03 AM EST
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Re: Mr. Bowers (none / 0)

A little off thread, but since you've updated to included wordpress users, I was interested in this particular diary. I wonder how people feel about regular MYDD diarist leading bounty hunts for material against the leading democratic nominee's wife?

Pointing to the inadequacies of John McCain

by duende on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:34:52 PM EST
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Just ignore them (none / 0)

It doesn't do us any good to continue to fight a battle over the democratic nomination when it is over. After with 4 weeks she will be banned from here most likely due to support for McCain over Obama.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:39:38 PM EST
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Re: Just ignore them (2.00 / 1)

The democratic nomination may be over, but the battle to restore this site - which I've been a member of for four years - back to a progressive blog is still unfinished. I'm not attacking any genuine Hillary supporter here. I'm merely alerting readers to how far the wordpress bombing of Obama has gone, and is likely to go with republicans.

Pointing to the inadequacies of John McCain

by duende on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:46:47 PM EST
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Yeah (2.00 / 1)

but all sorts of kooks have their own Word Press sites, like Larry Sine-Claire (name changed so searches won't get pick up a mention of his name here), denny777 who has a raging hard-on for John McCain. Every body can have their own blog and there are plenty of kooks out there.

(note this post does not imply that a certain user of myDD is a kook, or does it? {hint it does})

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:50:40 PM EST
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Just trying to help here... (2.00 / 1)

...with the second part of your symposium on the etiology of trolls. No offense or distraction intended. And I'm only answering to further my McCain bombing in my sig

Pointing to the inadequacies of John McCain

by duende on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:56:46 PM EST
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Count me in! Now if I can get around (2.00 / 2)

the 160 character limit, I can add my support for Hillary as well.

Obama supporter working to defeat McCain.

by Rumarhazzit on Fri May 30, 2008 at 01:59:40 PM EST
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I hear you (2.00 / 2)

you could do something similar to PsychoDrew,
I want more characters so I can talk about how John McCain filibustered the minimum wage increase.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 02:06:14 PM EST
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Re: I hear you (2.00 / 1)

Got it!

Obama supporter working to defeat McCain.

by Rumarhazzit on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:31:46 PM EST
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Looking good (2.00 / 1)

and thanks for helping out by changing your sig.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:42:44 PM EST
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Require additional signature characters. (2.00 / 1)

The 160 limit's killing creativity for tag lines.

John McCain: He flunked ECON 101.

by Shem on Fri May 30, 2008 at 02:07:45 PM EST
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Yeah (2.00 / 1)

but we are doing good work by including John McCain in our sigs.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 02:10:29 PM EST
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Also (2.00 / 1)

your link should be one of the 9 in Bower's piece as that way those nine articles will rise up and be towards the top results for John McCain, or McCain

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 02:12:31 PM EST
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Some of Bowers' links are pretty weak. (2.00 / 1)

I emailed him mine to no avail, so I've been linking it myself elsewhere. Chris ain't the only Googlebomber on the internet.

John McCain: He flunked ECON 101.

by Shem on Fri May 30, 2008 at 02:27:53 PM EST
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PS (2.00 / 1)

Typo: "tolerale" orange, next to your DKos link.

John McCain: He flunked ECON 101.

by Shem on Fri May 30, 2008 at 02:45:44 PM EST
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Thank you (2.00 / 1)

much appreciated.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 02:48:38 PM EST
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Re: Let's all beat Johnny Mac (2.00 / 2)

Testing to see if my change worked.

John McCain vows to overturn Roe

by soccerandpolitics on Fri May 30, 2008 at 02:35:58 PM EST
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Very nice (2.00 / 1)

Mojo for you.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 02:40:54 PM EST
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Excellent idea! (2.00 / 3)

Viva la googlebomb!

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:06:39 AM EST

Change you sig please. (2.00 / 4)

I know it hurts but it adds a message of Unity and it can help to defeat John McCain. We all want the democrat who isn't McCain to win the presidency right? My links to McCain's hatred of SCHIP might help some.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:12:37 AM EST
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Well, you DID ask nicely... (2.00 / 3)

and you said please.

Yeah, okay!

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:43:14 AM EST
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No I meant to include an (2.00 / 4)

embedded link about John McCain's poor record, like his support of the SCHIP veto. Frankly I liked your old sig, but this is for a higher cause which is beating McCain.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:49:34 AM EST
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Aha! (2.00 / 3)

That's an even better idea!

To the sigcave!

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:50:14 AM EST
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Very nice (2.00 / 4)

See now every comment you make helps to defeat McCain, even if you just saying hi to some one McCain takes a hit.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:57:10 AM EST
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If only... (2.00 / 3)

there were some way to exclude HTML from the 160 character sig limit. Then I could include all the links, instead of just two.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:01:13 AM EST
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I hear you (2.00 / 3)

I wanted to include the Minimum wage hike bill that John McCain opposes but I only had room for John McCain's hatred of children.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:05:52 AM EST
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I got the GI Bill and the lobbyists. (2.00 / 3)

So at least we're not repeating each other!

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:07:21 AM EST
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And with sricki taking Roe v. Wade... (2.00 / 4)

we're totally ubercoordinated!

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:07:55 AM EST
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Yeah and just think (2.00 / 4)

if we could get just 20 bloggers here on myDD that is a lot of links all going towards getting John McCain's poor policy positions into the public eye.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:09:39 AM EST
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Yeah, it's unfortunate that the link (2.00 / 2)

takes up so much space. And I must admit, I'll miss your old sig -- it was hilarious. Still, as long as we're all working against John McCain, it's all for a good cause.

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:21:19 AM EST
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Oh thanks for posting this. (2.00 / 3)

I was actually going to write a diary about it, but I'm glad you did it first. 'Cause I'm lazy. So let's see, what can I gripe about...? Ah, yes, John McCain is okay with forced pregnancy.

Funny that you picked that sig -- earlier today, I changed my dKos sig to "Why does John McCain hate our children?"

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:13:37 AM EST

Yeah (2.00 / 3)

Changing your sig here would add over 500 links I bet...

And I really hate how McCain is acting these days, John McCain is holding private fundraisers with George Bush.

Boo McCain!
Boo McCain!

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:17:49 AM EST
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I know, because I post a lot more (2.00 / 3)

here than at dKos. I hate to change my sig, since I just altered it to indicate that I'll be supporting Obama in the fall. Oh well. I just need to think up a decent line about what an awful tool John McCain is. I wonder what sort of McCain sig I should use...

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:43:26 AM EST
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Yeah I know what you mean (2.00 / 3)

but I think your reputation precedes you by now. After all McCain is wrong in his support for the veto of SCHIP, and John McCain has bad policies for president thus everything we can do to defeat McCain is a good thing.

I keep using the same link towards McCain as I have it on my clipboard, thus the formatting is easy.

Shame of John McCain for supporting Bush's veto of SCHIP.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:48:15 AM EST
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Okay, I've given up my sig. Le sad... (2.00 / 3)

I can't think of anything clever at the moment, but as long as it has the words John McCain in it, it'll do for now.

Shame on John McCain indeed.

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:01:05 AM EST
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I love the new sig (2.00 / 3)

very anti-McCain,.

McCain is a poor candidate for President as John McCain opposes giving kids health care.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 03:58:24 AM EST
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Thanks. And of COURSE (2.00 / 2)

John McCain opposes giving kids health care. McCain hates America's youth. McCain also has a hard-on for Bush's war. And I'm talking about a truly massive John McCain hard-on. Which is actually pretty impressive for a man McCain's age.

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:08:53 AM EST
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That is unfortunate. (2.00 / 2)

John McCain should really get that checked out. If an erection lasting longer than four hours is supposed to be bad for your health, I shudder to think what an erection lasting four years would do! Especially to an old fart like John McCain...

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:18:04 AM EST
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Yes, he needs to see a physician. (2.00 / 2)

John McCain is suffering from a condition known as priapism, which is often painful and is considered a medical emergency. Of course, the excruciating pain caused by John McCain's neverending war erection probably explains his nasty temper. If only Cindy McCain had had the sense to call a doctor when John McCain began showing symptoms of an everlasting hard-on, much of this could have been avoided.

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:29:57 AM EST
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Indeed (2.00 / 2)

However, John McCain like to hog the doctors. This way John McCain can get treatment for John McCain's raging hard-on and the kids of America can die in the street. John McCain is a very bad man. I do not like John McCain. Anyone who votes for John McCain votes to let kids die on the street.

Voting for John McCain is stupid.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:37:07 AM EST
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Heh. (2.00 / 2)

Don't you mean voting for John McCain is "teh stoopid"? ;)

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:48:29 AM EST
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I mean five years. (2.00 / 2)

Man, I'm only twenty, and my mind is already going! I can only imagine how senile John McCain must be...

Whoa, sobering thought: I was a high school sophomore when this war began. I'm graduating college next week. Damn.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:20:25 AM EST

Yep (none / 0)

This war started for me two apartments ago, before I started dating my wife.

A lot of shit can happen in five years.

Finding God in a Dog

by maxomai on Fri May 30, 2008 at 08:25:11 AM EST
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Congratulations! (2.00 / 2)

Graduating at 20? Impressive!

Linfar's co-blogger opposing John McCain

by psychodrew on Fri May 30, 2008 at 08:48:26 AM EST
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Thanks! (2.00 / 2)

Taking AP classes really do pay off.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 11:19:36 AM EST
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Correction: Does (2.00 / 2)

Me rite purty sum day.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 11:20:06 AM EST
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Damn it! (2.00 / 2)

That was supposed to be a response to my last post.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rhetorical questions?

by Elsinora on Fri May 30, 2008 at 04:20:58 AM EST

Great idea. Rec'd (2.00 / 2)

John McCain needs to be defeated, and if saying John McCain many times will accomplish that then I'm all for it. I've chosen John McCain's stance on privatizing social security.

John McCain supports privatizing Social Security.

by Travis Stark on Fri May 30, 2008 at 07:34:45 AM EST

Very nice sig (2.00 / 1)

As you can tell my point of contention is John McCain's stance against SCHIP. kids deserve to have access to healthcare even if John McCain doesn't think so.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 10:48:42 AM EST
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See, that's a problem (none / 0)

You want McCain to lose.

So do I, but much more than that, I want Obama to win. That's my goal. That's what I'm visualizing. That's what I'm working towards. That's where my money goes.

It's not enough to put anti-McCain crap out there. It really isn't, because then people focus on McCain. When McCain dominates the conversation, McCain becomes the next President.

You also have to put the idea out there of Obama (or Clinton, if you're of that camp) being the next President.

That's the way things work in a democracy (where perception has a very heavy influence on reality.)

Finding God in a Dog

by maxomai on Fri May 30, 2008 at 08:17:06 AM EST

Re: See, that's a problem (2.00 / 1)

I agree and disagree. You're right that we can't make it all about John McCain. This is just step one in a plan. The next step I'm sure is to focus on the positive articles that Obama has and embed them in links. We can fight on two fronts and going negative on McCain will work.

by applejackking on Fri May 30, 2008 at 09:02:50 AM EST
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You are right about this (2.00 / 1)

This is just step one in the SEO plan Mr. Bowers has.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 10:49:27 AM EST
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Excellent Idea! (2.00 / 2)

Thanks for posting this. I'm going to change my sig line right now.

Linfar's co-blogger opposing John McCain

by psychodrew on Fri May 30, 2008 at 08:41:55 AM EST

Help the semi-luddite agrarian (2.00 / 1)

I just got the internet three months ago.

I despise computers.

Can someone please provide an idiots guide for putting in an embedded link?

I think I can figure out how to do a sig line.

Also, I asked in another thread - is there some sort of standard cheat sheet that shows how to embed video, blockquote, etc. on this site?

by emptythreatsfarm on Fri May 30, 2008 at 09:55:50 AM EST

Re: Help the semi-luddite agrarian (2.00 / 1)

Use this format

<a href="your favorite mccain link">John McCain</a>

by devil on Fri May 30, 2008 at 10:35:15 AM EST
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Well (none / 0)

I can help with a few things

If you have an account over at DailyKos they have a some buttons when you post a comment that will put in html for you (that is what I use to generate the code for embedding links)

To blockquote you just
<.blockquote> text text text <./blockquote>
(only get rid of the .)

To embed video you can just copy/paste in the embed code.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 10:53:21 AM EST
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Count me in. (2.00 / 2)

Let's spread the word about Mr. McMaverick.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. -Voltaire

by kydoc2 on Fri May 30, 2008 at 11:21:36 AM EST

Freakin' typos (2.00 / 2)

Link in sig now correct.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. -Voltaire

by kydoc2 on Fri May 30, 2008 at 11:23:48 AM EST
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Re: Do you want McCain to lose? (2.00 / 2)

Done.

John McCain

by Mandoliniment on Fri May 30, 2008 at 11:32:16 AM EST

Re: Do you want McCain to lose? (2.00 / 2)

Done. Thanks for posting this here.

John McCain - That third Bush term you always dreamed of.

by map2 on Fri May 30, 2008 at 12:04:40 PM EST

Re: Do you want McCain to lose? (2.00 / 2)

Big ups Student Guy. Great diary. Off to change my sig finally.

John McCain is surprisingly bad for this country

by minnesotaryan on Fri May 30, 2008 at 12:28:29 PM EST

Re: Do you want McCain to lose? (2.00 / 2)

Not that you need anyone to say it, but THANK YOU for posting a diary like this. It's a true "unity" diary because it doesn't bullshit around with what Hillary or Obama supporters should do about each other, but rather is a useful way to look ahead to the person we know we'll be up against in the fall.

John McCain is surprisingly bad for this country

by minnesotaryan on Fri May 30, 2008 at 12:35:00 PM EST
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How dare you! (2.00 / 1)

You know, John McCain has passed the "commander in chief threshold test".

How can you dare to try to defeat this brave and honorable man who lived through torture in the Hanoi Hilton?

Everybody knows he only wants what is best for all of us Americans, and he'll pull us out of Iraq in 100 seconds (he was misquoted, he didn't say "100 years" he said "100 seconds") and he'll give us all health care coverage and lollipop-encrusted-magical-unicorn-ridin g-ponies.

If you dare to speak ill of Senator McCain, you're a bad Democrat who doesn't care whether the Democratic Party wins in November since John McCain is a Republican and Obama is...

Nevermind.

ÞÞÞ

by Mumphrey on Fri May 30, 2008 at 01:01:51 PM EST

Re: Do you want McCain to lose? (2.00 / 1)

I'm on board.

We want to see Ivana [Trump] because we are so desperate in Alaska for any semblance of glamour and culture. - Sarah Palin

by spacemanspiff on Fri May 30, 2008 at 01:13:41 PM EST

WordPress Plugin (2.00 / 1)

Thanks to SG for the plug in the diary.

The WordPress plugin can be downloaded here.

Stop the racism. Fight the smears.

by CrazyDrumGuy on Fri May 30, 2008 at 01:46:20 PM EST