Geov and I were making our way down the pedestrian mall from one convention site to another the other day. The hot Denver sun enticed us to take one of the free shuttles that runs up and down the mall. We waited.
It seems the shuttles were temporarily shut down—perhaps something important was happening. We inspected the relatively quiet landscapes for a sign. Minutes later something stirred down the road.
It was a pro-McCain march. And a law abiding bunch of marchers they were, too. As the marchers waited for the light to change, Geov and I snapped photos and debated whether there were more marchers or more bicycle police. (Really…you can see the entire “rally” in the photo.)
Some people waiting for the shuttle next to us started chanting “Four more years! Four more years!”
That prompted one of the bicycle cops to swing around in front of our shuttle stop. He looked at our group through those menacing dark glasses and asked, “Did somebody say ‘four more beers?'”
Marching for McSHAME???
Jesus these people are pathetic, unpatriotic, losers.
Ahhhh, yes, the last gasp of breath before conservatism dies this November.
Time to give-up-the-ghost you morons, you’ve killed your own party with your rabid support of crackpots like John McSHAME.
I used respect him, but now he trumpets his POW experience at every turn to deflect his shameful conduct as a politician.
This is the strawman that broke the camel’s back as he played the POW card on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Heroes, particularly American war heroes don’t exploit their service so shamelessly like John McCain did on the Tonight Show.
For those of you who may have a war hero in your family you probably already know they choose not to speak of it so much. Not because they’re hiding demons, not because they’re afraid of it, but because they are humbled just by serving America and that’s more than enough.
But nooooo, not John McSHAME, he exploits his service as a human shield against rightfully due criticism or questions.
John McSHAME dishonors America’s veterans.
LOL.
I’ll drink to that!
@1 Hell, even his conduct as a POW was shameful. Other guys who got the shit beat out of them didn’t sign “confessions.” But
Chickenheart John did! I can remember when Republicans called that “treason.” It seems the metric changes when their party nominates a traitor for president.
The war hero in my family doesn’t speak of his exploits at all. In fact, he hasn’t spoken since 1945. He’s dead.
From the photo it appears the RNC had only enough money to charter one bus.
From the photo it appears the RNC had only enough money to charter one bus.
The RNC’s warchest is full. They’re saving it for suppressing votes and running attack ads.
John McCain is a petulant, pasty-faced huckster who has nothing to sell but faux patriotism and machismo. Four years of his horseshit and this nation will be part of the Third World.
Looks like one of the Anti War rallies in Washington State…
Well, I’ll give them this must credit: it takes some courage to get out and march with a mere handfull of others in support of a completely discredited political party, in the city of the opposing party’s convention. After all, even Rossi won’t admit he’s a Republican, preferring to brand himself as G.O.P.! It does show loyalty, albeit blind, misguided loyalty.