Comments on: McCain and Obama as Leading Men

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:35:23 +0000

Obama is not only a Socialist, who wants Americans to hand over their hard earned cash, in a grandiose scheme to redistribute America's wealth ... he spent 20 years listening to the anti-American, racist sermons of black liberation pastor Jeremiah Wright, which were based upon Marxist ideology ... along with his wife and two children ... and they still attend the same church, listening to the same anti-American trash!

By: Bithead

Bithead — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:32:13 +0000

When I was in the Marines, calling someone a "John Wayne" was a way of mocking him.

True enough, but think about WHY.

By: Sean Hackbarth

Sean Hackbarth — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:54:28 +0000

Steven, how many WaPo readers watch Battlestar Galactica? Not many I'm sure.

The John Wayne as John McCain comparison would be fitting if the Senator admitted to getting physical with that Sandinista. Assuming it happened according to Thad Cochrane's memory.

By: sam

sam — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:45:42 +0000

When I was in the Marines, calling someone a "John Wayne" was a way of mocking him.

By: Floyd

Floyd — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:36:50 +0000

WOW! What an insult to Will Smith!! And What a compliment to John McCain!!

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:59:32 +0000

If we are casting McCain, one has to go with Michael Hogan.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:52:04 +0000

Well, I'm not sure how strained it is, in reality. There's a reason Wayne enjoyed the popularity he did. That contempt of the lack of grit as Hunter mentions, for one thing; It's bleeds through in all his post-war movies. There to be something in the American psyche that understands this and respects it at a subconscious level at least. Wayne understood this. That's why the attempts to fake grit turns people off; Lamar Alexander's flannel shirts. (Pressed and neatly starched) Mike Dukakas in the tank. Jimmy Carter. John Edwards' hair. To a lesser degree, Dean's "I have a scream" speech. Etc. The person who has a handle on that relationship will succeed.

By: schlang

schlang — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:42:25 +0000

This is interesting, Obama shows early signs of lying to the American public by hiring bloggers that pretend to be people that they are not. Also a sign of Socialist propaganda!:http://www.larrysinclair.org/download/Relationships.pdf