The following GI McCain video was voted best on YouTube. Watch it here and you’ll see why.
Dear Mr. Obama – Video
Dear Mr. Obama is a simple and direct video with a strong and powerful message. Its one American Soldier’s message to the Presidential candidate who has built his following by promising to get out of Iraq immediately (even though he says he’ll leave troops there indefinitely for peace keeping). This Soldier is very clear about his thoughts of what it would mean to follow the path in Iraq that Obama says he advocates.
The unlimited funds of the Barack Obama campaign have been able to buy a lot of glitz and glamor. Their spit and polished ads and presentations are flawless. The identical signs that his followers hold up in his rallies are designed by the best graphic design artists silicone valley offers. The productions are produced by the best of hollywood. His shows are spectacular.
And yet, this simple message done by a simple American hero carries the power of real life as opposed to a hollywood production. It tells a real story that people admire and respect. The fact it was voted best on YouTube belies what the polls are telling us. When it comes down to it, Americans understand the difference between a real hero and a hollywood fabrication.
Watch the video. Listen to his words. Learn the lesson he is teaching us.
“Dear Mr Obama having spent 12 months in Iraq theatre I can promise you it’s not a mistake.”
“When you call the Iraqi war a mistake you disrespect the service and sacrifice of everyone who has died promoting freedom … Because you do not understand or appreciate these principles Sir, I am supporting Senator John McCain for president.”
Is The Day We Lose
Our Freedom
October 31st, 2008 at 5:30 am
They took the video off youtube, I’m pissed.
October 31st, 2008 at 6:16 am
Very powerful video (and still working just fine).
October 31st, 2008 at 7:22 am
The video is still there, but it is not listed in YouTube’s “most viewed” videos. Instead they have Obama’s 30 minute infomercial with the top billing–and that with only just over 1 million views. Come on YouTube! Don’t bury the McCain video for political reasons.
October 31st, 2008 at 7:23 am
yes this is a wonderful video it is now good to see hopefully now McCain will back Veterans. He was the only senator in America to skip the vote on the most recent 9/11 GI Bill, which assures educational benefits to any soldier that has served for 3 years following the 9/11 attacts. He also voted 20 times in opposition to increase funding for the VA
October 31st, 2008 at 7:29 am
Carla.
I wish you guys would cut the crap and tell the whole story.
Most of those bills had a bunch of earmarks on them.
McCain did not turn down funding for vets or our troops. He could note vote for bills that had a bunch of useless crap attached to them.
October 31st, 2008 at 7:52 am
I wish you guys would cut the crap and quit spreading lies and hate and tell the whole story. u know like i know McCain is not for working class ppl,he has voted with bush 90% of the time. hes not for senior citizens, hes not for Veterans, hes not for the working man. McCain says u have to make 5 million a year to be middle class. 750,000 thousand jobs have been lost this year when i call my avon office i am speaking to someone in India?????? yet McCain is for free trade. will welcome free trade with anyone.we are in the worst crisis we have faced in decades and yes it was under the republican watch.WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!! YOU CANT COMPLAIN IF U VOTED FOR BUSH OR MCCAIN
October 31st, 2008 at 8:10 am
Carla,
You sound like you eat the talking point for the Democrat party. It is the Congress that makes and passes law not the President. We have had a Democratic lead congress for the last 2 years.
To make statements that McCain Or any republican does not support working class people (Hey Carla rich people work too- they take risk and provide jobs) and he doesn’t support seniors or veterans or the working man is crap. The 5 million dollar remark was a joke if you would listen to whole thing. Funny they did not ask Obama the same question. the jobs lost this year were lost under a Democratic Congress in which Obama was a member of. We are not in a crisis. The market is correcting itself and will bounce back. And once the election is over, things will settle down and people will start hiring and spending money.
I though you quit this site? What happened.
October 31st, 2008 at 8:15 am
They didn’t take it down.
October 31st, 2008 at 8:16 am
This video hits a nerve with the left. If you are the family of theses hero’s you know it was not a mistake to fight for liberty and freedom for all.
For all does not mean just Americans. What country do people want to live in and will come both legally and illegally too?
America because ever with our faults, we are still the greatest country on earth. Why are so many on the left ashamed of our country?
We can disagree on how things get done, but we must stop blaming America for every ill in the world.
God Bless this solider and God Bless America.
October 31st, 2008 at 1:40 pm
As long as there are people who work hard and still can’t make a living, America will not be the greatest country on earth. I recommend “Nickel and Dimed” as a weekend read.
How can you not be ashamed that there are people who have to work two, sometimes three jobs, and still make hardly enough to get by? Yes, they do it, they do all they can to feed their family, never resting to provide for them. Can you imagine having to work 7 days a week without a break for years on end? Could you do it – sure. Could you watch your next door neighbor do it while you work your 60 hour week? Could you watch him, day after day, and not feel a bit of compassion?
If this country is so great, how can we allow some of our fellow citizens to live like that?
October 31st, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Lilli, how abouts Obama supporters get just ONE job instead of commenting on blogs during working hours? Just ask your hardworking neighbor to loan you one of his.
Back more directly to the topic, you can suggest those overworked people join the US military instead of watching them so much, just like this young hero in the video above. Obama only has so many jobs in the White House to give people.
October 31st, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Well Lilli, you could be in the middle of Africa somehwhere where they would love to have those two jobs.
Ya know, I’m getting sick of hearing about all these people whose lives are screwed because of their own stupid choices and now we’re supposed to kiss their butts.
Only in America do we have the choices to build decent lives for ourselves than in any other country there is.
While you may not think America is all that great I’d like you to explain to me why everyone and his brother still wants to come here.
October 31st, 2008 at 2:45 pm
People come here because it’s better than where they came from. That does not automatically mean that this is the greatest there is or the best there could be.
It is sad that the only options for those Americans that made some unfortunate choices is to join the military. It’s an admirable choice, but not much of a choice if it’s the only way to survive.
October 31st, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Regardless, we are at least all agreed that John McCain is better for the economy, so it is strange that you would remind us of this on a thread about a GI video. Call John an “economic organizer” rather than a community rabble rouser. He’ll give that lucky neighbor 4 jobs instead of just 3. He’ll even put them under the Christmas tree.
I mean just imagine! To wake up in a John McCain world with 4 jobs instead of 3. You would think “Good morning, world. The office work was challenging yesterday, but today I’m going to finish that new deck for the Browns. Lilli can watch me drive the school bus tomorrow.”
What a great country!
Now back to the topic as no more violations of the comment policy will be tolerated. Stay on topic.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:08 pm
The point is that you have the choices you have no where else.
More people immigrate to America than any other country.
Period.
Lets put in way maybe you could understand Lilli.
America sucks less than any other country.
Doesnt mean it couldnt be better. Complacency is more the problem of the indivuduals you speak and does nor resemble our spirit as a nation.
Otherwise we might be wearing turbans and burkhas.
Sorry McCain, I cant get audio on this video so i’m just arguing against stupis statements
October 31st, 2008 at 3:38 pm
The GI in the video seems to have missed the point in my mind.
You can be a good driver and still get lost. You can have great penmanship and still write the wrong thing. You can be a brave soldier and still be led into a wrong war. I don’t think anybody thinks the men and women in our military don’t do an admirable job. It’s not their fault that they were sent somewhere under false pretenses. Support the troops, not the war that we got into because of faulty intelligence.
How does wanting to end the war translate into not appreciating the troops?
btw, America doesn’t necessarily suck less than any other country. We just let more people in.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Lilli – you contradict yourself. You say ppl come to this country because its better than where they come from – but that doesn’t mean we have a better system than their home countries.
You say we don’t ’suck less’ than other countries, but let other ppl in.
You need to go back to bed and sober up. Then try to comment after your mind is a little clearer.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Lilli – more contradictions. You insult our troops and then say you support our troops.
Seriously, go get your mind clearer so you can make a little more sense. Maybe if you drink a few cups of latte you will be more lucid.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Oh stop, Lilli is too busy doing her 3 jobs to have time for latte. First is watching YouTube videos, second is commenting on blogs, and third is anyone’s guess. 7 days on end, never a break. It’s a tough country.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:58 pm
You’re right McCain – its tough here. Did you know they won’t let you buy cigarettes with food stamps? You have to sell your food stamps just to get money for smokes. That’s just not right.
October 31st, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Lilli.
Our country is a living growing thing, much like a child, its our child and its our responsability.
You on the other hand act as if you are the child who deserves to be fed, clothed, educated and housed by this country. Its only obligation is to offer you life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The key word is pursuit.
Having it your way there is no pursuit, just hand outs.
Tell me, would you tell a growing child that you’re ashamed of it ?
“It’s not their fault that they were sent somewhere under false pretenses. Support the troops, not the war that we got into because of faulty intelligence.”
What load of sh*t.
They volunteered knowing it was the right thing to do.
Do some damn reserch and you’ll see that we had many many justifiable reasons to go after Saddam even without WMDs.
We were going in no matter what for more reasons than just the stupid WMDs you moonbats are always harping on.
We needed a precense their and everything Saddam was doing gave us justifiable legal right to do so.
Our men and women volunteered and they deserve not to have their intelligence insulted by some narrow minded fool who sees everything idealisticaly in one dimension.
“How does wanting to end the war translate into not appreciating the troops?”
Bullsh*t !
“WE” on the right want to end the war.
Your idea of ending the war is to just pack up and leave.
Only a freaking idiot couldnt see what would happen if we did that.
Iraq would be collosal blood bath and then guys would really be screaming your pink little heads of.
I’ll owe the pudits a favor if they 86 this b*tch idiot.
October 31st, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Beth, reread my post. We have a better system than their home countries but *that doesn’t mean it’s the best there is*. I never said it’s not better than where they came from (obviously, why else would they come). People immigrate to Germany or Japan too, does that make those the greatest?
I am sure there are some people in our military that volunteered before the war in Irak started, so we don’t know if all of them agreed with it or not.
Anyway, insulting people trying to understand your point of view isn’t exactly helping your cause. Arguments might, insults certainly don’t.
November 1st, 2008 at 2:32 am
“People immigrate to Germany or Japan too, does that make those the greatest?”
Maybe you should re read my post.
More people immigrate to America than any other country in the world.
“I am sure there are some people in our military that volunteered before the war in Irak started, so we don’t know if all of them agreed with it or not.”
First of all, when they volunteered they said that they were agreeing to whatever orders they were given.
You also conveniently dont include those that enlisted after we went in and the troops who have re enlisted or returned for their 2nd and 3rd tour.
Yes, some troops do not agree with the Iraq war, but the majority of troops in Iraq do.
A good indication of this would be that 63 to 75% of those troops vote rep.
Dont talk to us about insults.
You already insulted the troops and the intelligence of the people on this blog with your half ass assertions.
November 1st, 2008 at 8:34 am
Hi,
Very Truthful and intellectually honest.
Something Obama is Incapable of.
Has Obama ever answered the most simplistic straight forward question in his life…using less than 50 words plus?
When you cannot do that…its call BS.
OH…he did one time with: “Joe The Plumber”… Unscripted and caught off guard…he said he was a “socialist” and was for redistributing YOUR money to others…however and whenever HE sees fit.
Peace!
Dan
Barack Hussein Obama AS YOUR Commander And Chief ::: VIDEO
http://iraqsinconvenienttruth.com/2008/09/21/barack-hussein-obama-as-your-commander-and-chief-video/
November 1st, 2008 at 8:46 am
MCCAIN…..you make good “common sense” post. Very hard to find on a lot of blogs.
I love this quote:
“Lilli, how abouts Obama supporters get just ONE job instead of commenting on blogs during working hours? Just ask your hardworking neighbor to loan you one of his.
Back more directly to the topic, you can suggest those overworked people join the US military instead of watching them so much, just like this young hero in the video above. Obama only has so many jobs in the White House to give people.”
Peace!
Dan
Just in case you have forgotton what the Deomocrats where saying before the Iraq War got put on the ” back burner” ….because of the current economy….which will recover faster than most people think.
Remember the “hate mongering”! And how very wrong it is/was.
http://davidbetrayus.com/