I now understand why McCain has it in for Susan Rice

[jaysunb]

Little petty folks like McCain NEVER forget an insult.

From Susan Rices wiki page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rice

Rice went on leave from the Brookings Institution to serve as a senior foreign policy advisor to Senator Barack Obama in his 2008 presidential campaign. Rice took a disparaging view of Obama's Republican opponent in the campaign, John McCain, calling his policies "reckless" and dismissing the Arizona Senator's trip to Iraq as "strolling around the market in a flak jacket

I'd forgotten all about this little incident.

[graham4anything]

1. it took the Bush's many years to enact revenge on Dan Rather. Then they did it. Gone.

[EC]

2. I figured there was something like this.

This old man is so shallow.

[teddy51]

3. Kind of to bad that McCain doesn't go out with the little bit of dignity that he may still

have.

[rhett o rick]

7. He sold his soul years ago. nm

[teddy51]

8. Your probably right.

[rhett o rick]

24. Bush and Rove totally destroyed him and yet he came back and begged to be their

friend.

[trusty elf]

64. strange bedfellows

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[onecent]

65. OMG I ABOUT BLEW COFFEE ALL OVER MY KEYBOARD....God How I needed this picture today....

BWAAAAA this is hilarious How did YOU do this?????????

[trusty elf]

67. Glad your keyboard is ok!

Well, I padded a blanket at home with laundry and stuff to make it resemble their bodies under the covers, and by looking at the original photo of the bed I matched the angle of my photo as best I could to make it fit. Then I cut out my blanket and pasted it on the bed pic.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

71. Good Job w/ the pretzel and

the Abu Ghraib picture (W pronounces it 'guh-REB') and the raccoon humping the beagle on the 'Ver-ahn-duh, Darling'. What's the brand of liquor? Being McGranTorino, it ought be 'Famous Grouse' grouse 2 |grous|
verb [ no obj. ]
complain pettily; grumble: she heard him grousing about his assistant.
noun
a grumble or complaint: our biggest grouse was about the noise of the construction work.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=famous+grouse&num=10&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&tbo=d&biw=1680&bih=914&tbm=isch&tbnid=W5IvdI5PsLRLHM:&imgrefurl=http://www.whisky.de/archiv/beginner/blend.htm&docid=NQDjvREwN5nxFM&imgurl=&w=246&h=250&ei=fwKtUN_ICoHI9QSyx4GoCw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1337&vpy=147&dur=2650&hovh=200&hovw=196&tx=105&ty=75&sig=113487900611465567480&page=1&tbnh=130&tbnw=127&start=0&ndsp=57&ved=1t:429,r ,s:0,i:141

[Isoldeblue]

79. What long legs you have.... :)

Thanks for the laugh!

[trusty elf]

80. They're not exactly anatomically correct, are they?

[hobbit709]

4. Truth hurts.

[Laurian]

5. I bet you're right. You just know that asshole holds grudges. n/t

[WilliamPitt]

6. God, I'd forgotten about that. Wrote about it when it happened.

http://www.banderasnews.com/0704/eded-johnmccain.htm

[crazylikafox]

10. 21 innocent dead caused by his stupidity... Where was the congressional outrage??

[MyOwnPeace]

26. It is a shame.........

and I'd forgotten how fast Grampy was willing to sell his soul in 2004 for Chimpy, and he's not had any hint of a soul since.
Yes, the MSM needs to somehow reference the "history" between them, but I'm guessing that's not gonna' happen - we do have to "honor" the "honorable opposition."

[calimary]

46. Welcome to DU, MyOwnPeace!

Glad you're here! Imagine what a mess we'd have been in, as a country, if mcsame/palin had been elected. Good GRIEF!!! And I'm sure plenty of the GRIEF part, too.

[DanM]

82. Rethugs are behind more crap than you know.

It's scary.

[northoftheborder]

28. Thanks for that bit of history and excellent essay by Pitts. totally describes McCain

He'll never back down. A broken, bitter man. Sad in a way. But also vicious.

[Window]

59. Damned good job Pitt!

[crazylikafox]

9. OMG.. you're exactly right. Keep this kicked 'til we see it on MSM.

[spanone]

11. it's personal with mccain, he couldn't care less about the nation

[xxqqqzme]

57. But it was all supposed to be

'Country First' as I recall,

[Rider3]

12. Thanks for the info!

Good research!

[calimary]

49. Welcome to DU, Rider3!

Good to have you with us! I'd forgotten about that one, too. Always quite excellent having DU as a resource. Sharp-eyed people here keep track, and catch stuff like this all the time. Aren't you glad you found us?

[Cha]

13. And, was she wrong?

No, she wasn't. She had Mr "Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb BombIran's" number.

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/McCain_unplugged_Bomb_bomb_bomb_bomb_0419.html

[Cha]

14. Yes, Thanks jaysun!

[Little Star]

15. Yep. She hurt his widdle feelings. He is a Jack Ass! n/t

[goclark]

18. keep kicked

The more McPain says bad about her, the more I want her to have the position.

[Canuckistanian]

16. Aha, now we know McCain's reasoning

"Revenge is a dish best served cold"

[chuckstevens]

17. Good Catch

Good catch. It makes more sense now!

[radhika]

19. So that's the 'apology' he demands Rice make...has to admit she was wrong.

Dissing his trip to Iraq, not Libya.

On your knees, Susan. On you knees, if you want that job.

[LibGranny]

20. McSame has always been petty! Just sayin!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

21. Good insight....

K&R

[The Wielding Truth]

22. Funny. I don't think he even remembers that far back. He is the typical republican. He will say

anything to make a democrat look bad. When will they face some consequences for their lies?

[krakfiend]

23. he must feel so glib

makes him petty and shallow. not surprise since most republicans are arrogant and juvenile.

[calimary]

48. Welcome to DU, krakfiend!

It does seem to reduce him further downward in size and stature, doesn't it? Too bad he can't just do the respectable thing and retire - before he runs through the last of whatever's left of his credibility.

Glad you're here! Lesson we can learn from all this: "Don't be that guy! And for Heaven's sake, don't elect that guy or anyone like him - President!"

[DanM]

84. Good post.

+1

[patrice]

25. Pain is an indication that there's a problem. McC should ask himself why he can't shrug what he

claims is Rice's mistake about him off.

Me: Is no one else ever "wrong" about you, John? Do you react the same to them? No? Cite where Susan Rice has lied about you on the facts. If, according to you, her evaluation of those facts about you is wrong, why is that so much more important than any of everything else out there about you that you'd say is wrong too. Why single Dr. Rice out?

[Iwillnevergiveup]

27. Yeah, and that same trip

was a pain in the ass for ground troops as I recall. It was a dangerous time, and McCain was in the way and had to be protected while getting in his photo ops.

[trishtrash]

29. Now can the media just ignore him for a while?? Good luck. n/t

[calimary]

50. Welcome to DU, trishtrash!

Yeah, fat chance, that one. I don't know why the media is so obsessed with this guy. He's a total loser and he's steadily becoming further and further unspooled on national television. Happy you're here!

[trishtrash]

69. Thanks!

I'm happy to be here! Been hangin' around long enough and decided it was time to get in on the fun.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

30. She was Obama's foreign policy adviser in that campaign, wasn't she?

[heaven05]

31. what!!!

How dare her say something like that about a true american hero? I vaguely remember that incident. And he was walking around in a flak jacket.

[Bucky]

32. Bitter old man.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

33. He hate that Ben Gazi too.

Keeping him up all night with his loud hip hop music,

[benld74]

34. NOW I remember her! That line was GREAT! Strolling around the market in a flak jacket!

ON THE MARK!!!

[JBoy]

44. And an onion on his belt.

Which was the style at the time.

[yellowcanine]

35. She insulted his manhood and then he looked down and saw that she was correct.

And now it aggravates him every time he takes a shower.

[DemoTex]

36. Strolling around the bazaar with whom? Little Buddy Lindsey Graham.

The infamous "5 rugs for $5" shopping trip. With a company of infantry providing security.

[Honeycombe8]

37. Ahhhh. Very insightful, Jay. nt

[ReRe]

38. That's it!

K&R

The only reason I could come up with was John Kerry's seat in the Senate. Has this hit MSNBC or Current yet? If not, why not? Eff John McCain! I will not feel sorry or pay homage to this man because he spent 7 yrs as a POW in the Hanoi Hilton any more. Politics or no, this vendetta against Susan Rice has got to take this man down once and for all. It's the ultimate in ugliness and vengefulness. Does this man think he's God or something? This has got to go postal right now.

[HubertHeaver]

43. As a matter of fact, yes, he does think he's God

[Ford_Prefect]

39. This makes ever so much more sense than any other cause!

They never like to lose and do not know how to accept a differing opinion, especially one grounded in facts.

[calimary]

51. Welcome to DU, Ford_Prefect!

Great to have you join us! And they called US "Sore Losermen" back in 2000... HAH! Takes one to know one, I guess.

[David Zephyr]

40. Bingo. K&R. Johnnie McCain is carrying a grudge.

It fits perfectly.

[The Wizard]

41. All that bile

can make a man sick. McCain is a sick man spreading poison.

[WinstonSmith4740]

42. This is probably the best reason yet...

for Harry Reid to hold fast and get the filibuster rules changed so they have to take the floor and talk. I'd pay good money to watch McGrumpy try to hold the Senate floor.

[leanforward]

45. I now understand . . .

The why for the diatribe of the good senator last week. But knowing his history, I say let's go easy on the gentleman, and let him determine when he leaves. Keep in mind what he has endured.

On another note, the three Senators started the House Lemmings (sp) running over the cliff. (No pun intended to the other cliff).

[jaysunb]

47. My answer to you post

FUCK JOHN McCAIN ! OK ???

Oh btw..... welcome to DU

[DanM]

83. Rec'd it.

+1

[beac]

52. "what he has endured"???

What about what WE have endured at his hands?

Senator McBitter put Sarah Palin on the national stage and she made it a-okay to be a stone cold racist in public again. Not to mention that he wanted that knownothing to be one oldmancancersurvivor's heartbeat away from the Oval Office. McNasty should be tried for treason for that!

John McCain is no "gentleman." He is, and always has been, SCUM.

[calimary]

53. Welcome to DU, leanforward!

Glad you're here! Very compassionate of you to remind about what he's been through. That said, his lying, trashing our President, trashing this outstandingly capable and qualified public servant who has performed her job admirably well and with total class at the UN. For many of us, I'm afraid, this is one old gent who's spent all his political capital - and sadly, reveals himself to be the bitter, nasty, entitled, poor sport that he evidently is. He's been around the block a few times by now. He should know better. As an officer and a gentleman and the patriot I think he'd like to be regarded as - this is conduct unbecoming against our Commander-in-Chief - and during wartime at that. If it were a Democrat mouthing off like this, you'd be hearing many a republi-CON using the "T" word on them (Treason) with increasing frequency.

[jaysunb]

56. Well said...

but, incomplete. He is and always has been SCUM.

[hrmjustin]

54. He is a bitter man.

[doc03]

55. I remember that now, didn't know she said it though. The old fart

has memory like an elephant doesn't he. He needs to retire, didn't he marry into millions?.

[condoleeza]

58. He's not terribly bright, never was, wouldn't be a Sen. if he'd not been a POW n/t

[SharonAnn]

61. And married a millionairess. Don't forget the MONEY part.

[TPaine7]

60. Excellent post. And I read on DU that he needs a new committee, and he's only eligible for an

inconsequential one due to term limits. However, if a prestigious new committee is started to investigate Bengazi (sp), he can remain relevant by being on that one.

K&R!

[LovingA2andMI]

62. Good Memory! K/R!

[leftlibdem420]

63. Is McCain a big enough man to quietly vote against her and move on?

I can accept that. I'd give it to McCain if he's not the deciding vote.

Cindy tells me he's a pretty small man, so expect a filibuster.

[NomadicView]

66. Reckless may be too charitable a word.

I can think of no one person who has been so fundamentally wrong on nearly every foreign policy issue than John McCain. When you go back and listen to that speech he gave at the convention in Tampa, his demand for intervention in Syria is yet another disastrous misstep.
The whole flak jacket fiasco was only the culmination of his Iraq war-mongering. Prior to the invasion, he was telling the American people that
"Saddam Hussein is on a crash course to construct a nuclear weapon."

Of course there was precious little evidence to support that but it was good to build up support for George and Dick's Bogus Military adventure. After the invasion he continued to misinform the public.

McCain’s predictions before, during and after the Iraq war and occupation were amazingly incorrect, and in nearly every instance.
In March 2003, he stated that the conflict would be “relatively short."
A few months later, as things went from bad to worse, he said, "I would argue that the next three to six months will be critical."
By December of 2005 he was still repeating the same things, "We will probably see significant progress in the next six months to a year."
In spite of this clear attempt to mislead the American public, McCain still hasn’t accepted his responsibility. In McCain’s case, it’s not merely the wishful thinking of a war hero long past his political due-date. It is pure deception, lies told to the American public.

Also during his brisk stroll in the Baghdad marketplace with a cohort of security and a flak jacket in April 2007, he told the press:

"Things are better and there are encouraging signs. I've been here many times over the years. Never have I been able to drive from the airport. Never have I been able to go out into the city as I was today. The American people are not getting the full picture of what's happening here today."

The American people were indeed not getting the full picture, and McCain is one of the reasons that they didn't.

[link:http://nomadicpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/09/why-gop-cant-be-trusted-with-foreign.html|

[Major Hogwash]

75. ^Post of the Day^

Excellent article!

And welcome to the DU.

[calimary]

85. Welcome to DU, NomadicView!

Glad you're here! John McCain has a tin ear when it comes to foreign policy. Remember during the GOP CONvention in 2012 when he spoke, and rattled the sabers about how many different wars we rightfully should be starting and/or otherwise getting into? I counted FIVE by the time he was finished speaking. I kep T thinking - um, who's gonna be fighting these wars, John? YOU gonna suit up and go over there and put your own money where your mouth is? And with what money, pray tell? Gonna advocate raising taxes to pay for it - which any normal administration would find the need to do?

I think anybody who advocates that ardently for war should be required to enlist and ship out for combat immediately. And that includes those who served already. You want it that badly? Well, lead the way then. After YOU, then!

[DinahMoeHum]

68. McCain: vindictive bastard with daddy/grand-daddy issues as well.

Let's also remember, his father and grandfather were Navy admirals.

[Blue Owl]

70. Gramps McGrudge is gettin' ornery

n/t

[hiphopnation]

72. *golf clap*

awesome
good for her

[eppur_se_muova]

73. Dang, can only rec this once. :) nt

[PatSeg]

74. Aha!!

McCain never ever forgets. He'll carry all his bitterness and resentments to the grave. What a petty, nasty old man he's become and the sorest loser I've ever seen.

[Major Hogwash]

76. Excellent find.

I didn't know that she was the one that said that about McCain.
I remember that "shopping trip" that him and Graham took, though.

[Puzzledtraveller]

77. Mcain wants Kerry to be SOS, theyre pals.

[Savannahmann]

78. Oh like the Repugs need an excuse to oppose an African-American.

Come on. We all know they're nothing but racists.

[upi402]

81. She's brilliant and he's blindly arrogant

Can't forget this factoid!