The right wing hates McCain

One of the reasons Limbaugh hates McCain is because McCain is willing to work with Democrats.

Thomas Sowell has said "Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him."

Ann Coulter has said that a McCain nomination would make her a Hillary Girl. She says McCain "loathes and detests" conservatives. Here she goes on and on about the reasons she hates McCain.

The right wing was infuriated that Senator McCain wanted them to remove a North Carolina Republican Party TV ad featuring Rev. Jeremiah Wright's "God damn America" sermon*.

He also drew the full wrath of the right when he repudiated the remarks of right wing talk show host at a McCain Event.

The religious right hates McCain. James Dobson from Focus on the Family has said that he will not vote for John McCain under any circumstances. Pat Roberrson's contempt for McCain was so storng that he endorsed Rudy Giuliani. Early on Senator McCain was very clear about his feelings toward this group.

There is even a Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain that believes he is a brainwashed, commie loving, Manchurian Candidate.

Although McCain has made some peace overtures, there is little evidence that the right is buying.

Limbaugh spends at least as much time on his daily radio program blasting McCain as he does ridiculing Obama and the Democrats.**

David Keene, president of the American Conservative Union, said Sen. McCain "hasn't really made conservatives believe they're involved in a common enterprise." "He sort of reaches out to conservatives on Monday and evidently feels bad about it and slaps 'em on Tuesday," Mr. Keene said***.

*Hillary Clinton chose to use Revrend Wrights sermon for her own political advantage.
**I confess. Ocasionally listening to Limbaugh is one of my guilty pleasures. I equate it to watching a train wreck or tuning in to Jerry Springer.
***This quote is taken from a 4/2/08 article in the Wall Street Journal. Subscription required.

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Marilyn M. Jun 30, 2008, 12:28am UTC

I remember early on that there was much talk about how McCain is a moderate, and while he might not appeal to conservatives so much, it would be easy to get Democrats to cross the line.

But the Dems & Liberals seem to think McCain is a carbon copy of Bush. How funny is that?

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libramoon .. Jun 30, 2008, 1:15am UTC

The right hates McCain, and with good reason from their point of view. They are not fooled by his "overtures". Yet, he is destroying any trace of his integrity in an effort to pretend to be their friend. So sad.

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Christopher K. Leavitt Jun 30, 2008, 4:31am UTC

I despise him, with respect to most of his political positions. I like him, as well, because he's so personally inspiring. It's a wierd dichotomy, but he's that guy I love to hate, but like, nonetheless. Join the McCain mutiny! The conservatives just want their opposition to his policies on record, before they vote for him.

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Mark-John K. Jun 30, 2008, 8:27am UTC

Not this one, Christopher! He's already changed his mind, AGAIN, on immigration and border security. And, he will NOT get my vote.

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Jerry Yes we can, Yes we DID, YES WE WILL! P. Jun 30, 2008, 9:00am UTC

If John McCain were the same John McCain back in 2000, I would probably vote for him over Obama. But as it stands now, I don't trust him to not follow Bush's policies.

Left leaning people don't trust him to continue to be the maverick he used to be.
Right leaning people are afraid he will go back to being a maverick after he is elected.

Both Obama and McCain have done quite a bit of flip-flopping lately.
One thing you can be sure, our next president will not be as obstinate as Bush.

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Don (don't blame me for Obama) H. Jun 30, 2008, 9:53am UTC

I certainly don't hate McCain, in fact I admire and respect him. I just wish he wasn't the nominee, but he will nonetheless get my vote because the alternative is far worse.

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*Carol ~Bronx Southern Belle Y. Sep 3, 2008, 2:30am UTC

I can't stand him, but look at the alterntive, a socialist, with racist ties. Watch out folks!

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The right wing hates McCain

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