I came across this at Rhymes with Right and it makes me so angry rational thought and typing are a challenge.

Here are the words of John "Screw the First Amendment" McCain from a recent appearance on the Don Imus Show

"He [Michael Graham] also mentioned my abridgement of First Amendment rights, i.e. talking about campaign finance reform....I know that money corrupts....I would rather have a clean government than one where quote First Amendment rights are being respected, that has become corrupt. If I had my choice, I’d rather have the clean government."

"I, John McCaiin, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God." (5 U.S.C. 3331.)

That this tyrant is considered as front runner for the Republican nomination in 2008 says as much about the GOP as naming Howard Dean party chairman says about the Democrats.

I wonder how much the media which so loves the maverick Senator will be bothered by his utter disdain for the First Amendment? Probably not too much.

I wrote in the comments at Rhymes With Right that the only way McCain could ever get my vote is if the Democrats nominate Clinton. The more I think about his statement, the more I think that if he does get the GOP nomination I will just shrug.

And because I am still free to say it, F' You, John.

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Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 01:57 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment