Come Up With A Good Question to Ask John McCain

[Dorian Gray]

You were shot down and captured. Why are you considered a hero for failing?

Douche. He's considered a hero because once the North Vietnamese found out his father was Commander in Chief, Pacific Command, they offered to let him go free to 'show they are merciful' - but McCain insisted on first in, first out, and wouldn't leave unless all the people who had been there longer than him were set free too. They wouldn't, so McCain stayed a POW for nearly 5 more years.

That's why he's considered a hero.

What's your next trick - saying NYPD and FDNY aren't heroes because they failed to make their building secure and failed to run away from the burning and collapsing building? The passengers of UA Flight 93 aren't heroes because they failed to retake their plane and keep it in the air?

Maybe you were trying to be funny, but you sure came across as being full of a vinegar and water mixture.

 

[Dorian Gray]

ask him if he is sorry for his racist remark a few years ago

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/hongop.shtml

it starts..."On his campaign bus recently, Sen. John McCain told reporters, "I hated the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live." Although McCain said he was referring only to his prison guards, there are many reasons why his use of the word "gook" is offensive and alarming."

Perhaps this is why he is so keen on bombing non whites.

Holy non sequitur, Batman!

It must be hard for you to watch a Pacific WWII movie. When most people think of Japs, Gooks and Krauts, they aren't thinking of Masi Oka or Heidi Klum - they're thinking of WWII and/or the Vietnam War - and even here, only the North Vietnamese.

It must be hard for you to watch ABC World News, too. Or read Peanuts.

 

[Dorian Gray]

You should ask him if he would consider Jon Stewart as a running mate.

 

[steverino]

Could you please explain why it is the responsibility American president using the American peoples wealth to "get the Palestinians and Israelis to live peacefully"?

You askin' me, or is this a question for the senator?

 

[JEROME DA GNOME]

You askin' me, or is this a question for the senator?

Both.

 

[JEROME DA GNOME]

Douche.

 

[JEROME DA GNOME]

Douche. He's considered a hero because once the North Vietnamese found out his father was Commander in Chief, Pacific Command, they offered to let him go free to 'show they are merciful' - but McCain insisted on first in, first out, and wouldn't leave unless all the people who had been there longer than him were set free too. They wouldn't, so McCain stayed a POW for nearly 5 more years.

That's why he's considered a hero.

Nope. He is going to be Swiftboated.

Ultimately he is a failed Navy pilot that married into money.

 

[steverino]

Both.

I can't answer for the senator, but in my opinion less American wealth would be consumed if there was peace between Israel and Palestine. So if we are talking money, it would be a wise investment.

 

[JEROME DA GNOME]

I can't answer for the senator, but in my opinion less American wealth would be consumed if there was peace between Israel and Palestine. So if we are talking money, it would be a wise investment.

Why is America spending any wealth was the question.

 

[steverino]

Why is America spending any wealth was the question.

This is a derail. The thread started with questions to ask McCain. If you want to bait me into an Israel/Palestinian thinggy, that could be another thread. But you'd have to be a master-baiter, because this Jew ain't bitin'."

 

[kallsop]

How often do you need to change your Depends?

 

[steverino]

How often do you need to change your Depends?

That would be the perfect question.

 

[HereticHulk]

Fux News asked RP if he was electable!?

I'd ask McCain if he's even eligible to be POTUS, having been born on a US military base in Panama.

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86755.pdf

7 FAM 1116.1-4 Not Included in the Meaning of "In the United
States"
(TL:CON-64; 11-30-95)
a. A U.S.-registered or documented ship on the high seas or in the exclusive economic
zone is not considered to be part of the United States. A child born on such a vessel does
not acquire U.S. citizenship by reason of the place of birth (Lam Mow v. Nagle, 24 F.2d
316 (9th Cir., 1928)).

b. A U.S.-registered aircraft outside U.S. airspace is not considered to be part of U.S.
territory. A child born on such an aircraft outside U.S. airspace does not acquire U.S.
citizenship by reason of the place of birth.

c. Despite widespread popular belief, U.S. military installations abroad and U.S.
diplomatic or consular facilities are not part of the United States within the meaning of the
14th Amendment. A child born on the premises of such a facility is not subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and does not acquire U.S. citizenship by reason of birth.

 

[JEROME DA GNOME]

Fux News asked RP if he was electable!?

I'd ask McCain if he's even eligible to be POTUS, having been born on a US military base in Panama.

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86755.pdf

This is amusing.

 

[HereticHulk]

So once McCain is forced to drop out, we'd be down to Huckabee and Paul. Interesting.

 

[Tsukasa Buddha]

So once McCain is forced to drop out, we'd be down to Huckabee and Paul. Interesting.

You are getting ahead of yourself.

According to the Naturalization Law of 1790, "... the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond sea, or outside the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born citizens."

 

[Dr Adequate]

I have been fortunate enough to be invited to regular blogger conference calls (about a dozen so far) with Senator John McCain, who now looks extremely likely to be the Republican nominee for President of the United States. The way these work is that maybe 10-20 bloggers dial into a conference call. The senator will typically get on the line and make a brief statement regarding current events, perhaps discuss a piece of pending legislation. After that it is thrown open for questions. You punch *1 to get in the queue to ask a question, and the operator will go through the queue, opening up one line at a time.

It is of course a thrilling experience to be able to ask a man who is very close to being the leader of the most powerful nation on earth a question, person to person. I hope I have handled the responsibility well in the past, but respect my fellow JREF Forum members and would like to solicit your advice on a possible question to ask for the future.

Some things to keep in mind:

1. The senator generally does not like questions about his opponents, although this may change now that he seems to be the presumptive nominee and his opponents will become Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

2. In general, answers to questions about his positions on issue X (abortion, Iraq, immigration) are well-known and can be gleaned from his website.

3. The best questions discuss current events that interact with major issues. Of course, these topical questions can get stale quickly. The blogger calls usually happen ever two weeks or so, and I seldom get more than 24 hours' notice. So you may come up with a terrific question and I don't get the chance to interact with Senator McCain for a week and it's no longer worth asking.

4. Senator McCain appears to like the "inside baseball" questions about politics. A question he particularly liked of mine last year was when I asked him to look at the electoral college map from 2004 and tell me what states he thought he could turn from blue (Democrats) to red (Republicans).

5. Feel free to submit joke questions or hostile questions; don't expect me to ask them.

Could I seriously suggest that you repost this question in the "Social Issues & Current Events" forum? Or in "Politics"? If the moderators ask why, then I'll back you up.

You're just getting joke questions, whereas you have the responsiblity of putting to the test a man who may very well be the next president. Good luck with that.

And, seriously, let me answer the question in the OP.

I'd pressure him on his ideas about teaching creationism. You are in a position to raise this question. You can't quite be happy with his answer about it. He surely doesn't ask you to question him in order that you should be yes-men. And finally, I for one would like to see you rational republicans sticking up for what is reasonable.

You were (I think) selected to do this thing because you represent the rationalist republican bloggers. The people who selected you didn't just go eenie-meenie-minie-mo, did they? You were asked to talk to McCain because you are an intelligent representative of a particular group of conservatives whom we might call the "rationalist tendency". So go and represent them.

 

[HereticHulk]

You are getting ahead of yourself.

According to the Naturalization Law of 1790, "... the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond sea, or outside the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born citizens."

The Naturalization Act of 1795 supersedes the 1790 Act for one and the citizen must be "attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States" and be "well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same." (Supporting the Patriot Act and The Iraq war are both unconstitutional.)

Also the Constitution makes clear that a President has to be a natural born citizen, no mention of Naturalized Citizen becoming eligible for president.

By its language, the Constitution — especially the Fourteenth Amendment — makes a distinction between a "citizen" and a "natural born citizen." A more lenient requirement to be only a "citizen," under Article I, Section 3, Paragraph 3, allows McCain to be a senator.

..and again from above:

c. Despite widespread popular belief, U.S. military installations abroad and U.S.
diplomatic or consular facilities are not part of the United States within the meaning of the
14th Amendment. A child born on the premises of such a facility is not subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and does not acquire U.S. citizenship by reason of birth.

So McCain is not eligible.

Any Constitutional lawyers here?

 

[Dr Adequate]

The Naturalization Act of 1795 supersedes the 1790 Act for one and the citizen must be "attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States" and be "well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same." (Supporting the Patriot Act and The Iraq war are both unconstitutional.)

When we finish laughing at this sort of nonsense, it also kinda sends a cold shiver up our spines. 'Cos we can imagine the disgusting totalitarian nightmare that Paulistas would enforce upon the world --- if they could.

 

[HereticHulk]

When we finish laughing at this sort of nonsense, it also kinda sends a cold shiver up our spines. 'Cos we can imagine the disgusting totalitarian nightmare that Paulistas would enforce upon the world --- if they could.

Nonsense? WTF are you talking about?