It’s an effective ploy to shield McCain from all criticism while …
It’s an effective ploy to shield McCain from all criticism while he holds himself out as the supreme expert on foreign affairs.
Check this out : http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/19/11438/1343 …
Somehow the McCain team has constructed a persona that can attack at will, but can never be attacked. They have used McCain’s POW history to create a firewall to shield him from all criticism, and as a universal qualifier for all things that pertain to foreign policy or to the military.
Here are some examples:
- Any question of McCain’s integrity is instantly an insult to all military personnel and all veterans who have ever served.
- Any opposition to McCain’s ideas must be prefaced with a disclaimer honoring his military service.
- Any McCain misstep or gaffe is instantly forgiven because he was once a Prisoner of War, and must be honored as such.
- John McCain’s war hero status overrides the Ten Commandments, because according to Sean Hannity, his adultery is erased by the fact that he was imprisoned in Vietnam.
The Legend of John McCain(TM) has been perpetuated by the Republican party and the Corporate Media to crush all dissent and create a teflon candidate that is beyond reproach.