John McCain: "Clean Government" Better Than 1st Amendment

[k2dart]

McCain sucks, but good god 95% of these comments are dumb and so is this video.

The 1st amendment DOES NOT cover legal bribery. Money does not equal speech in the constitution. It was a very bad decision by a bad court in the 70's.

[CE174269]

McCain Why are you spamming Ron Paul's petition? Is that a new low you have reached?

[herrherron]

There are worse options than McCain, but there are better ones too. I wish it would come down to Obama vs. Paul. I wouldn't even vote on that one.

[kevin29chev]

Ron Paul is the only hope this country has! RON PAUL 2008

[kmwakak8]

Clean government is an oxymoron- Rick Santorum is a hypocrite, John McCain flounders like a fish out of water.

I have not seen anyone except one 2006 nominee that I find suitable for a High government position. They all have convoluted skeletons in their closets- and for the last 60 years presidents have lied over and over again.

[luvmyeg6]

Mccain rocks. Imus is a moron, always has been.

[nitzwalsh86]

"so-called first amendment rights..." that's not saying that clean govt's more important than free speech. He's saying that this limitation on the ability of the extremely wealthy to influence elections unduly is more than worth the liberating effects it will have on your country's government.

[k2dart]

Exactly. Bribes are not free speech. Money in government is limiting the debate on big issues, limiting free speech because the politicians stay silent on the issues the bribe money requires them to. America suffers on the issues where money buys the votes.

[misterjello101]

You people do understand that he says "quote first amendment righs" for a reason. He's referring to the fact that corrupt politicians accepting tons of soft money constantly try to barricade themselves behind the first amendment.

Anyway, he's right in a way. What good would the first amendment be if we had a corrupt government that only made laws for those who could pay for it. Or do you guys oppose campaign finance reform?

[koaxed]

This is exactly correct, "QUOTE first amendment rights". The issue of unlimited campaign contributions is debated on the basis of contributions as "speech" vs contributions as "property". McCain considers it property, as do I. This is not referring to free speech in general. Watch and listen more carefully, please.

[tomjeffersonrules]

good point, thanks for that, though I don't think 4 yrs of McSame will be any different than Bush. Too bad Ron Paul didn't get elected by an upset sweep with the delegates at the RNC, that would have been sweet.

[clairefedfield]

john mccain does fuck up every once in a while but ya gotta understand if hes gonna run for the 2008 president race hes gotta kiss ass of ultra-conservatives. Id prefer him for republican candidacy over some idiot like Frist or George Allen.

[kmwakak8]

Taking away the first amendment sure isn't going to get him popular vote- or even into the running.

George Bush proved that anyone can run for president, and the presidential wannabe's are coming out of the woodwork like termites on a warm day. The analogy is rather fitting, too.

[WHITE88TRASH]

John is George's new fuck-buddy! 88!! the ultra-Right loves John McCain!! 14!!!

[soccersucksnutz]

What a nut...

well it isn't as if I was going to vote for him anyway and this just seals it.

[Hexagon77]

I agree - no way to McCain.