2000 campaign video shows McCain highlighting time in Vietnam, despite his -- and media's -- false denials that he did so*
SUMMARY: Media outlets have either falsely suggested or asserted outright that Sen. John McCain has avoided references to his time in Vietnam in his prior political campaigns. In fact, McCain's own 2000 presidential campaign released a biographical video of McCain, which prominently features McCain's war experience.
In recent weeks, as Media Matters for America has repeatedly noted, various media outlets have either falsely suggested or asserted outright that Sen. John McCain has avoided references to his time in Vietnam in his prior political campaigns. In fact, McCain repeatedly highlighted his service in Vietnam during his failed 2000 presidential bid, as numerous news reports from the time show. Indeed, McCain's own 2000 presidential campaign released a biographical video of McCain, which prominently features McCain's time in the Navy during Vietnam. McCain himself appears in the video and discusses, among other things, the "[t]hree keys to a successful survivor in a prison camp, a situation such as I and my friends were in." Moreover, in 2004, McCain reportedly said that he had advised Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) not to talk about his military service and falsely claimed that "I didn't talk about" Vietnam because, he said, "I didn't need to."
The video, which also covers McCain's family military history, goes on to discuss McCain's release from the prison camp, his return to the U.S. from Vietnam, and the remainder of his Navy career. At the end of the video, a disclaimer notes that the advertisement was "Paid for by McCain 2000, Inc."
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Howcum nobody's said, Apirl Fool!, today?
I want to really thank MMFA for nailing this one. Well done.
Imagine McCain trying to "hype" that silly "Vietnam service - POW" thing for political purposes.
topic title says: "2000 campaign video shows McCain hyping time in Vietnam"
solon says: "Did MMFA criticise McCain for talking about Vietnam? Why no they DIDNT."
What does HYPING mean?
From Dictionary.com
Definitions: ....Something deliberately misleading; a deception ...exaggerated publicity; hoopla. ...a swindle, deception, or trick.
Does solon actually know what words mean? Why no - no he does not.
GO OBAMA!
"shows McCain hyping time in Vietnam, despite his -- and media's -- false claims to the contrary"
maybe you should have read the rest of the title, Solon had it dead on. It's about the lie, not his military service.
dazedandconfused26
By using the deliberately insulting term "hyping" MMFA was, in fact, demeaning and insulting McCain's service in Vietnam.
I think that you are smart enough to know this. But as a test, find a single instance where MMFA refers to Kerry "hyping" his Vietnam record and I will admit that I am wrong.
Go Obama!!
That's a couple of Webster's definitions for Hype, it's not always a negative connotation. Thanks for playing.
dazedandconfused26
If you cannot see the obvious negative connotation to the word "hype" or "hyping", then logic simply fails for you.
Again, simply provide a time when MMFA refers to Kerry "hyping" his service in Vietnam in a positive light then I'll admit error.
Go Obama!
Actinglikeatypicalliberal,
Your are right on with your comments about hype or not hyping enough. Who cares about the truth! This is just like Charlie Rose (the traitorous wretch!) 'falsely asserting' something about McCain on Monday that had to potential to make the Senator seem sensible and appealing. And that kind of corporate-facist-right-winged nonsense has no right to appear next to the wholesome goodness in the wonderful work here at MM(vl). Touche'
ProudofbientganIGNORANTMORON
Hyping is what candidates do. If he werent hyping his record he wouldnt be running. Carter once said when talking about exactly this that in South Georgia when you want to sell a mule you call it a horse. Try to change the focus of the topic all you want. He DOES and HAS talked about his Vietnam experiences. Good for him. I think he ought to they are a plus for him. The press needs to stop pretending he doesnt. Even someone as ignorant as you ought to be able to understand this.
Go NAC!
Meanwhile, the allegedly "Liberal Media" will eviscerate Obama for not being able to bowl, or some manufactured controversy over whether he was a professor or a senior lecturer... hoping that Hillary can squeeze into the nomination. Once Hillary clinches it, they'll unload all the anti-Clinton dirt they've stored up over the last 15 years and bury her.
It's going to be very ugly.
If I were Clinton, I'd prefer to lay in a bed of scorpions than to get in bed with the man responsible for funding a large part of the right wing propaganda machine.
I'm convinced that for someone like RMS to turn his affection to Clinton, that there has to be some kind of cold calculation at work.
I've heard varying theories as to who the Republicans would rather run against, and good cases can be made for both Democratic candidates. I think it's a given that the GOP will lie, cheat and steal to get McCain in office. No doubt, the Neocons who hijacked our foreign policy see him as another pliable handpuppet that they can use to enrich themselves further. It wouldn't surprise me to see Cheney staying on in some capacity with a McCain administration.
Your probly right Nerz if McCain wins, but if Obama or Hillary win I'm sure he has a nice cushy political anylists chair waiting for him at Fox.
eggnog, anxietyqueen & typicallib26,
Now, now, we dare not go 'off topic'. Tsk, tsk.
Instead how about if we disect the probabilities of the media being totally in the pocket of those darn right-wingers by making up these terrible lies just to protect McCain and his minions?
The war hero Maverick should continue boasting about his service in vietnam. In bodes to his favor, and he has to keep with with HC's bragging about her combat experience in bosnia.
Nice shot steve.
McCain has every right to talk up his war record, it's a big asset. He just needs to stop saying he didn't talk about it in 2000, it's a stupid lie that's been refuted with video.
MMFA did the right thing by changing the title.
Good for MMFA!