Former POW says McCain is "not cut out to be President"

http://therealmccain.com/butler

UPDATE: Here is a new version of the video without the weird video artifacts that are in this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KjsEs46C70

John McCain has been exploiting his prisoner of war experience every chance he gets. He has used this story to justify everything from not knowing how many homes he has to his healthcare plan to his marital infidelities to his taste in music. The McCain campaign is even using his POW story in paid ads. But now a veteran who was a prisoner with McCain in Vietnam is explaining loud and clear that being a POW does not qualify McCain to lead our country.

Dr. Phillip Butler knew McCain as a fellow POW. Watch and listen!

We are sure this video will draw an onslaught of right-wing attacks, but we bring it to you because it is our job to continue to convey the truth together and give these issues national attention. As Dr. Butler has said, McCain does not have the temperament to have his finger near the red button. Get this video to everyone you know—friends, family members, coworkers, and especially those who don't share your political views. The video is designed to reach them. Get it on your social networking sites like Digg. And get it to every blog, newspaper, and TV station that has ever overplayed McCain's POW story. It is time to fight back with truth!

The mainstream press has already begun to call out McCain for overusing his POW story. And it's cut across all political persuasions. * "Whether he's deflecting criticism over his health-care plan or mocking a tribute to the Woodstock music festival, Senator John McCain has a trump card: the Hanoi Hilton. — Edwin Chen, Bloomberg * "Noun, Verb, POW" — Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic Monthly * "The McCain campaign's constant invocation of the candidate's POW past is weird bordering on irrational..." — Ana Marie Cox, TIME * "I think they are going to it way too many times." — Howard Fineman, Newsweek

Remember how Joe Biden got the press to refer to Rudy Giuliani as "A noun, a verb, and 9/11"? Well, let's actually take Andrew Sullivan's lead here and get the media to boil McCain down to a similar phrase: "A noun, a verb, and POW." Considering how often the McCain campaign invokes his POW story, isn't that what they're already doing?

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[shapeshifter2007]

This guy is right ... it is scary to have an UNSTABLE, OPPORTUNISTIC, EGO-MANIAC, HOT-HEAD to be President of the U.S. Barack Obama is right ... He is erratic.

[blckvec]

Majority of McCain's tallied votes were from evangelicals. You actually think you have some kind of a good point there you little bigot ?

[JawsJaws]

Fuck Phillip Butler



[coolhand9751]

I can't stand McCain but as a Vietnam vet I'm sad to see this man try to use honorable military service against anyone!!

[coolhand9751]

I can't stand McCain but as a Vietnam vet I'm sad to see this man try to use honorable military service against anyone!!1

[MOJONIXION]

@Armornone George Patton was last in his class at West Point. I don't think academics mean a whole lot once you are out of school. It is and always has been the case that sons of Generals and sons of former military acacdemy grads got prefferd treatment. His father and grandfather were both Admirals.

[MOJONIXION]

You can't be loved or even liked by all. I'm sure you can find plenty of other POWs that think John Mc Cain would of made a fine President. One thing for sure is that he would of lead the USA better than Obama. Mc Cain was not my first choice but I liked him better than Barry Obama. Obama is almost as bad as Jimmy Carter.

[Troublesome2008]

“A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.” Winston Churchill.

[WingThaiJ]

Obama did even know there's no such thing as a 'shovel ready project'... he is just plain inexperienced.. We need a true altruistic, honest person who has experience running businesses, preferably on a national and international scale. Someone who knows how to balance budgets and treats the Gov LIKE a business and realizes that too big a Gov means more waste!

[WingThaiJ]

@greatdekutree1 but the belief that something would happen just might be useful; at least more so than giving Iran cart blanche to develop Nukes. Also, the HCReform and Cap & Tax & constantly changing tax structure and an unknown tax structure is going to keep business from hiring; no matter how much $ they piss away. Let's face it, Obama is bent on spending & not cutting spend'g, so we r definitely screwed if he maintains power.

[WingThaiJ]

@greatdekutree1 With the cost of war, I could see your point. However, consider this. The President of Iran knows Obama won't go to war! A smart leader would at the very least pretend they are serious about going to war; even going as far as building up forces etc.. However, pulling the actual trigger is another thing altogether. If Iran thought we would consider a nuclear option; maybe they would allow nuclear inspectors in. Who knows! People can hate McCaine for the threat if they want,

[greatdekutree1]

@WingThaiJ

"I'd rather have McCaine than Barack destroy the country Obama any time! " i really want you to think about that

i consider myself very conservative. there is no doubt that if john mccain was in office right now we would already be at war with Iran. and im sure you have observed the growing amount of debt from the 2 wars alone. well it hasnt stopped coming yet. i would litterally go as far to say that Obama is MORE fiscally conservative than Mccain would be.NeoCon=Liberal