John McCain: The media's maverick?

[durena]

obviously he's not...if he got beat by a man that doesn't even refers to himself as a maverick...but im glad Mccain is back to his normal self...i liked him more before the election even happened...stick to being a senator john Mac:)

[petunia511]

We should have requested that the media give him his own 5 minute time slot on that one show "The Biggest Loser" LOL

[buzlighty1]

mav⋅er⋅ick

1. Southwestern U.S. an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, esp. an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother.

2. a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates.

3. (initial capital letter) an electro-optically guided U.S. air-to-ground tactical missile for destroying tanks and other hardened targets at ranges up to 15 mi. (24 km).

I'll let you choose which one he is lol.

[HickoryThornwood]

haha

[batethegreat]

he's the missile right?

[m64h]

You're forgetting one:

4. A mule that got lost.

[jigen08]

If he was really a maverick, he'd have run for president in 2004.

[buzlighty1]

yeah but no one in the same party ever runs against a sitting president these days

[neohueman]

The last thing America needs right now is a Maverick!

[gatogreensleeves]

A maverick is one who is prone to knee jerk emotional responses (just like Bush) instead of well thought out, carefully reasoned responses. Now we are learning the hard way what makes leadership.

[trktrt]

Anyone who is calling themselves a maverick should not be in office. A maverick is someone who stands alone, is independent, who doesn't agree with others or work with others. It's their way or the highway. This is a dangerous person to be running the country.

We had a reckless maverick in George Bush look where that got us. But worst yet look at Saddam Hussein, Fidel Castro, Muammar Al-Gaddafi, Kim Jung-il, and Omar al-Bashir just to name a few, all mavericks. We don't want a maverick America.

[diast8r]

Im just enraged that McCain calls himself a maverick, said Terrellita Maverick, 82, a San Antonio native who proudly carries the name of a family that has been known for its progressive politics since the 1600s,

[McCainBush2008]

go maverich go.

You're smart enough!

[DaveDz408]

We all know Mccain is goose!!! And We all know goose dies.

[petunia511]

Maverick Defined:

n. An unbranded range animal, especially a calf that has become separated from its mother.

[PeggyForPalin]

I have something to say about that! I love John McCain.

[saturn71188]

I'm suprised chris matthews said that so many times, he is for obama.

[mymoo135]

no way there's a guy in my class named maverick. lol maverick is a hoarse. yes im only 11. so wat?

[natchez4560]

But how is he a maverick? and why don't Republicans ever respond to criticism?

[frigoria]

McCain ain't a Maverick he is GW Bush little bitch 90% of the time. Yes master Bush, yes we will, yes sir, OK my lord, great idea boss

[happyfeet12345]

HI Media Matters! I think caving in to the Dobson's & other religionists to put the stealth dominionist Palin on his ticket isn't very maverick at all. We know he wanted Ridge or (gasp) LIEberman. I hope you do an investigation into the Assembly of God beliefs that she adheres to. She is very, very dangerous. I can see those of her ilk figuring he'll be dead in a year or two & she'll be able to finish the job that the dominionists have been planning for,at the minimum,the last 40 years or so.

[Turtleposer]

Maverick? How 'bout sidekick? McCain doesn't even like GWBush and there he is with his mouth taped to the Prez behind the last eight years. Let's hope the brown on his nose isn't a melanoma!

[lulinda22]

i though you guys were legit but i'm starting to think you guys are just a liberal propaganda machine

[chillguysplease]

Friend, there are propaganda machines on both sides of the political divide. Don't act so surprised. Though it's true that McCain is inaccurately portrayed as a maverick, because if you look at his voting record, you see he more often than not toes the party line.

I know it's hard, but you should try to extract the truth from the stupendous mountain of bullsh*t that is daily dropped on your head by the media.

Believe nothing, and question everything. But I'm sure you already knew that :)

[lulinda22]

well put my friend

[Chiffon56]

"Maverick"... Is that the new word for DEMENTED?

[PhoenixDemocrat]

moblou, you're ignorant and out of touch.

[moblou]

Obama is the media darling. Get a grip Obamamaniacs, this is old news not current events. Rise, Hillary, rise!!! Where were your complaints when she was being dissed by the media?????????????????????????­??????

[EKSartist]

GOOGLE this: McCain/hypocrite Carol Shepp McCain/ wealthy elitist Cindy McCain/ drug addiction Cindy McCain/ theft from charity McCain/ out-of-touch McCain/ gaffes McCain/ incompetent McCain/ liar McCain/ women's rights

[Dacadvid]

Here is where McCain disagrees with the Republican party:

1/ torture- oh wait, he backed down. Profiles in courage-not.

2/ the environment- nevermind, he now wants to drill in Alaska.

3/ taxes-wait, he was for repealing the Bush tax cuts before he was against them

4/ the Religious Right-here he is undeniably maverick, right? Oh, wait, he is reaching out to them now.

5/ Iraq- but he's the arch hawk! Why did I even post that?

6/ Immigration*-finally I don't have a snide comment to add.

[Dacadvid]

Strike that, I do. Social conservatives are wise to be concerned about vulnerable borders. But some economic conservatives relish cheap labor for big business in the name of a free market. There are only a few conservatives who are actually nuts enough to carry out their threat to stay home come November, but most are the ones who openly don't want a black boy anywhere near Pennsylvania Avenue.

[philh37]

John McCain is alienating conservatives because he thinks they are "out of touch." He wants to be liked by liberals and the media because he thinks they will support HIM. He's campaigning to the left, exactly the opposite of what a candidate should do during the primaries. The Left will throw him under the bus during the general election. He will come begging for conservative support in September at which time conservatives will tell him to go straight to Hell. Mark my words.

[brettl1984]

Whats the big deal? A Maverick is a good thing. Who else here feels that "Media matters" is making something out of nothing for their own political purposes. I think these watchdog groups want to control the media by censorship.

[SwissboyMav]

my name is Maverick

[2cOthers]

I used to admire McCain & voted for him in prior primaries - Now he is a rubber stamp for Bush economic policies.

[kliner2]

maverick?more like lying asshole!

[FarangBalls]

I didnt know mccain was such a maverick. i am voting for him now!!!!!!!

[FarangBalls]

I was being sarcastic for thise of you who didnt get it. FUCK mccain. fuck hillary, fuck huckabee, fuck obama. they are all the same.

[mar7nip]

And this is why Hillary is being torn apart by our Corp. run media. It is admitted by Mr.

Hardhead himself, McCain is their darling. They already know that McCain will have no trouble making a fool of Obama and winning the election. Hillary is the only one that can take McCain on and beat him. They know that.

They are doing their very best to destroy her to prevent this from coming to pass.

[SparklestheClown]

McCain is a true leader, and proven server of this country. Before the people below me bash him, I ask them to look at their own lives. When you have served this nation for over 40 years, then talk. That is more than most of us have done.

[u2ci2i]

SparklestheClown- I do respect the man for serving in the military. It doesn't automatically qualify him to be President, in fact he suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. I don't want him running the country when he wigs out! He is a neuclear reactor waiting to happen!

[SparklestheClown]

No, he is not that. He is willing to look at situations and work for the good of the large number of the people. He makes alot of sense. People talking sweet and promising large things that are not necessarily possible, are not really any better, and may be worse for people in the middle and lower income bracket. They end up getting hurt with wild promises.

[librophile]

SparklestheClown--This Maderick has proven times and times again, that he'll flip-flop and outrageously lie, when its convenient for political gain.

This Maderick is simply a Bush "clone" who promises us the same old Dubbya story. 8 eight is enough.

This country needs a major change, in foreign policies, economy and war...all of which King George has screwed up royally.

In Nov 08 I'll vote Democrat all the way ... for President and for Congress.

[SparklestheClown]

Well, I just don't feel that way. He has proven he can work bi-partisan and has been effective. I really believe he would be a change. And one with experience and reason. Something the Dems have lost as evidenced by 2 things:

1. Won't let Florida and Michigan vote

2. Cannot afford to revote - bad management and bad for voters!

Among many other things.

[hotrodrodrodrod84]

Sorry John, The oval office is not a Veterans retirement home....I thank you for your service to our country. But you are tearing our party apart!

[nyalcin07]

John McCain is a stupid old asshole who hates poor people.

[newmac]

You know its true because "You saw it on TV"

A maverick is also an unbranded calf or yearling.

[u2ci2i]

newmac- Exactly! Full of B#$L S%$T! What a maverick!

[mdefalla]

I don't get it. Is he a maverick or a straight talker? Which piece of PR shit from his campaign will the corporate media repeat more often?

[nwstraith]

Documented scores of examples...but the media likes to latch onto a single story and beat it to death so of course there would be countless examples of the media calling him a maverick. I would be more impressed by examples of how he is a maverick than just a bunch of talking heads saying he is.

[bigge525]

So maverick means older then dirt douchebag

right? Yeah, thought so.

[WeAreCitizen]

Keep in mind that until the media blackout it was Ron Paul who they were calling a "Maverick". I just keep waiting for Iceman to show up and do that weird thing with his teeth.

[popworld7]

Don't be fooled by McCain and the propaganda the press spreads about him. If you look at what he believes and his record, he is very much the typical conservative, Republican except on a couple of issues that has the nutty base of the GOP upset. Don't believe the hype!!

[orion9812]

Obama doesn't offer us the change he promises.

He has repeatedly stated during recent debates that if he has "actionable intelligence" he will order a unilateral US military deployment into west Pakistan, without Pakistani cooperation or UN authorization.

That is preemptive war, same as the Bush Doctrine. Period.

One day Americans will cringe at the memory of Obama's hollow words.

More war is coming... just watch.

[ChristopherKnittel]

John Mccain granting amnesty to Illegal Aliens? Jesus fucking christ.

[gosciu555]

shows you how much he cares about americans

[lorettarosa]

Can Americans really be this stupid?

McCain Sucks Big Time 100 yrs.

He has to be out of his fu>>ing mind.

peace

[shinendeeneadie]

lol, outfoxed sos

[Unkn0wnGuy]

Good luck in the future, America. Any republican, other than Ron Paul, will lose to a democrat. The sad reality is that it won't matter because republicans and democrats have become two cheeks of the same ass. No difference anymore. The only people who offered REAL change (Ron Paul, Kucinich) have been shut out by the media, and therefore never entered the minds of the brainless people watching TV. It goes to show that the majority of Americans get their education from biased news corporations.

[Simayi1980]

well said.

[lorettarosa]

Send McCain to a nursing Home

[BBRBA6]

AND NOW HERE Is GOYIM FOX NOISE...Goyims Reporters...BRET & CARL...Bret & Carl soon will have Colon Cancer(homos typs)Spreadding their GOSPAL Called...GOYIM Bush & Cheney...GOD SENT THEM STUFF!!...McLAme is a tuffy till someone says BOO!!...McLame..."I Was Tiedup...Tell The Ememy All That I Knew."...I'm a HERO...Hero didn't even complet his mission and you call him a hero...He didn't know how to really fly a Jet...Daddy Son...Daddy son went down...he left the men on the ground to get attacked

[go86go]

well, the media certainly knows that mccain has a zero chance against hillary or obama. all it takes is to have him lose his temper during one of the future debates and he's toast.  And yea, the 100 yr iraq war, which 60% of americans are against.

[btbblack]

People just don't know. They don't understand the constitution and they go to the polls based on what the media tells them.

[lrlbox21]

you sound like a friggin Ron Paul puppet. STFU. People understand, your not the only "enlightened" people on the planet. Fukkin moron.

[Naturyl]

John McCain = 100 YEARS OF WAR. What part of that do people not get? Or do these people just not care? Insanity.

[ubaggins]

And for amnesty... i really dont think people even know. The you tube crowd is more educated on peoples positions, but the vast majority of voters dont know what he wants and what his bill was designed to do.

[abcinstaller]

100 year war McCain is a maverick of B.S. flip-flopping, that's about it. Looks like he took the super tuesday polls - I'm stunned that there are so many stupid people in America - or they just love the thought of a 100 year long war which is stupid anyhow. And I was hoping all the people that said Americans are dumb where wrong - as a collective, we do seem to be. And Clinton is no better, she wants WWIII just as bad. Obama's exit strategy for Iraq is retarded - knows crap about economics, etc.

[alienelite]

He votes moderately on a lot of issues relative to most republicans.

[MeInsulaEstParva]

McCain = Jingoism

[BostonBeatnik]

Yes, the media has chosen McCain for us and it's so obvious. How nice of them...

Too bad I already voted for Ron Paul.

[lorettarosa]

How could anyone vote for McCain.

That right there , tells you something .

[exweez]

mccain is the same sleezy washington insider as clinton,only not as ugly

[saibjai]

the wrinkles on his neck freak me out.... and everytime i hear his name, it reminds me of die hard.

[RU4this]

I support the comments made about the RINO candidate McCain. Despite the fact that Huckabee is sabotaging Romney's campaign, they both should not only be thrown out, but should concede to the honest Gov. Romney.

[antitrotsky]

Wrongney honest? You must be joking.

[RoscoePatterson]

I'm just puzzled at how anyone could cast a vote for a 70 year old man. People...He's 70 years old!!! He's the slow driver, the old dog that can't learn a new trick, the two old guys on the muppet show balcony. Come on now, WTF???

[maleysnemesis]

roscoe, Hey! I loved those crotchety old men in the balcony on THe Muppett Show. They loved hating everything!

[MMS747]

A maverick calf is traditionally considered the property of the first person who brands it.

[ejcastillo1]

Compare media treatment of Hillary Clinton vs. this BS.

What "liberal" media?? Yeah right.

[lorettarosa]

This video,is the main reason I only

watch C-Span, K.Oldermann and J.Stewart.

Just to muck fake= news. John McCain is ready for the nursing home.

The news media sucks

Media Matters # ONE

[jcsgeddes]

If the press "loves" McCain, how conservative can he really be? Don't elect this man, he'll keep on going w/ the wars and is no fiscal conservative. He voted against the Bush tax cuts. RON PAUL '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[garylandy]

the media is just part of the propaganda machine

BAN CNN!

their bosses are exactly those who are putting america in such a mess.

[notrombones]

After McCain licked up to the very people--KARL ROVE & BUSH--who personally smeared him & his family in the 2000 South Carolina Primary, he revealed himself to be a man of zero honor who values NOTHING

but power.

McCain may be less scummy than most of the GOP, but he is still SCUM.

[18oroldermyass]

McCain is sickening. He hides behind the honor of his past to sway with the political winds today and it's sad to watch. There is absolutely nothing maverick about McCain and everyone by the media knows it.

[NatureLegalized]

until enough viewers stop watching all this rubbish...

[wagonjak]

Great Video-thanks for this pile-on of Maverick...which JM may have been at one time but is no more......some words like 9/11 and Islmofacists, and now "MAVERICK" should just be retired from the political discourse...

McCain is a Whore, just as much of a Flip-Flopper as Romney, and sold his rotting soul to the Republican party when he embraced Bush and the right wing fundies...

The MSM embrace of McPain is disgusting to behold...