tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10411052.post6888210174910083926..comments2023-11-05T06:53:04.793-05:00Comments on Muttering Jam: McCain'tAvram Mirskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12824911605263082483noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10411052.post-64788415362190311492008-02-05T00:23:00.000-05:002008-02-05T00:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for reading some of my work. I will keep r...Thanks for reading some of my work. I will keep reading yours. It's okay to be from different worlds as long as people are willing to communicate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10411052.post-30646555014473893382008-02-03T10:43:00.000-05:002008-02-03T10:43:00.000-05:00Mr. Mirsky,I am not as ignorant a player as you sn...Mr. Mirsky,<BR/><BR/>I am not as ignorant a player as you snarlishly suggest. I HAVE read Mr. McCain's stand on the issues, and while I agree he does break from the current Republican party leadership on some issues of significance (as does Ron Paul - though the latter does so on many more incidentally), his cheer leading of American hyper-militarism, hegemony and empire is repugnant to me. Likewise his slavish devotion to the Reagan "revolution," where all of our nation's current problems began, is unacceptable to me. That the man has been in public service as long as he has without a whiff of scandal is admirable. Score one for the home team.<BR/><BR/>My blog is not a news report, sir. It is my opinion, just as your comments and your own blog (enjoyed my visit) are your opinion. I do not make any claims for it as anything else.<BR/><BR/>I snippet from one of your posts caught my attention. "I had to admire the current president for his fortitude, and for the fact that he continues to sit at that desk, alone, pursuing a course in which he believes, in the face of great unpopularity, without giving in to doubt or fear."<BR/><BR/>Those qualities are not marks of strength. They are at best signs of immaturity and at worst, of mental illness. That you find this admirable means only that you and I live in two very different worlds.Avram Mirskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824911605263082483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10411052.post-17332732292481109202008-02-02T22:06:00.000-05:002008-02-02T22:06:00.000-05:00If readers of this blog would like to obtain the m...If readers of this blog would like to obtain the most pertinent information available about John McCain, they should go to one of his town hall meetings.<BR/> <BR/>If you want to know who is supporting him and why, and if you want to learn about his positions on the issues, you should visit<BR/><BR/>JohnMcCain.com<BR/><BR/><BR/>If you can't go to a town hall meeting, and you really want to know the man, watch him being interviewed on live television shows like "Meet the Press".<BR/><BR/>I live in New Hampshire, so I've been fortunate enough to meet him and speak with him on more than one occasion.<BR/><BR/>I became familiar with John McCain by watching him and listening to him in person, beginning with a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during the 2000 presidential campaign. I have observed him and I have spoken with him during the current campaign. I have observed his responses to all kinds of questions and challenges, from voters, from opposition staffers, from the press. That is how I came to formulate my conclusions about the man. I also looked into the details of his period of captivity as a POW in North Vietnam.<BR/><BR/>If you want to know what I think about him, and what I have observed of him, you should visit<BR/><BR/>voter2008.gather.com<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm not aware of any real information that has been imparted by this article. <BR/><BR/>Anyone with a laptop can post any kind of smear against a public figure that they may dream up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10411052.post-73202840929398925552008-02-02T08:26:00.000-05:002008-02-02T08:26:00.000-05:00Thereby just proving my point, sir.Thereby just proving my point, sir.Avram Mirskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824911605263082483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10411052.post-78593586031345712192008-02-02T01:48:00.000-05:002008-02-02T01:48:00.000-05:00Your comments do not represent the views of all Mi...Your comments do not represent the views of all Mirskys, many of whom, like myself, admire John McCain for his heroism, his intelligence, his independence, and his devotion to our country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com