Hurricane Katrina: June 2008 Archives
Yes, I know he's a war hero.
That doesn't alter the fact that he's a liar.
Heros break our hearts. It's a fact of life. Generations of LSU fans went out to trick-or-treat on Halloween night after watching Billy Cannon's run replayed on Da News. Boys all over Louisiana wanted to grow up and win the big game against Ole Miss just like he did on Halloween, 1959.
When Billy Cannon was sent to federal prison for his involvement in a counterfeit ring in 1983, many a man not so young anymore had his heart broken. Still, Cannon was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame this year, recognizing his incredible career at LSU, decades before he became a criminal.
It's important to recognize the Two John McCains in the same way we acknowledge the two Billy Cannons. John McCain the ex-POW and retired Naval officer deserves our respect. John McCain the politician, on the other hand deserves nothing but our contempt.
On June 4, 2008, McCain was asked about his voting record with respect to the storm. When confronted with the fact that he had twice voted against the establishment of an independent commission to investigate the government response to the storm, he denied it:
It's one thing to try to obfuscate one's voting record as a politician. They all pull that stunt at one time or another. It's another altogether to come to New Orleans and lie to us.
McCain made the mistake of lying to New Orleanians on a storm-related issue four days into the current hurricane season, a season whose start has been marked by numerous lies told to us by the US Army Corps of Engineers about the integrity of the very floodwalls that fell apart in 2005.
Not only is McCain a liar, he's a stupid one at that.
Respect John McCain the war hero.
Reject John McCain the liar.
That doesn't alter the fact that he's a liar.
Heros break our hearts. It's a fact of life. Generations of LSU fans went out to trick-or-treat on Halloween night after watching Billy Cannon's run replayed on Da News. Boys all over Louisiana wanted to grow up and win the big game against Ole Miss just like he did on Halloween, 1959.
When Billy Cannon was sent to federal prison for his involvement in a counterfeit ring in 1983, many a man not so young anymore had his heart broken. Still, Cannon was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame this year, recognizing his incredible career at LSU, decades before he became a criminal.
It's important to recognize the Two John McCains in the same way we acknowledge the two Billy Cannons. John McCain the ex-POW and retired Naval officer deserves our respect. John McCain the politician, on the other hand deserves nothing but our contempt.
On June 4, 2008, McCain was asked about his voting record with respect to the storm. When confronted with the fact that he had twice voted against the establishment of an independent commission to investigate the government response to the storm, he denied it:
McCain: I've supported every investigation and ways of finding out what caused the tragedy. I've been here to New Orleans. I've met with people on the ground. I've met with the governor. I'm not familiar with exactly what you said, but I've been as active as anybody in efforts to restore the city.The truth is a different tale:
McCain actually voted twice, in 2005 and 2006, to defeat a Democratic amendment that would have set up an independent commission along the lines of the 9/11 Commission. At the time of the second vote, members of both parties were complaining that the White House was refusing requests by Senate investigators for information.
It's one thing to try to obfuscate one's voting record as a politician. They all pull that stunt at one time or another. It's another altogether to come to New Orleans and lie to us.
McCain made the mistake of lying to New Orleanians on a storm-related issue four days into the current hurricane season, a season whose start has been marked by numerous lies told to us by the US Army Corps of Engineers about the integrity of the very floodwalls that fell apart in 2005.
Not only is McCain a liar, he's a stupid one at that.
Respect John McCain the war hero.
Reject John McCain the liar.
