John McCain the Mangler | 1st Video

(NOTE: You may have to refresh (F5) your page - as the crazy FLV plugin I have isn’t working).

Here’s a short little video that I put together tonight, inspired by The Mangler (1995), the Beach Boys, Atom Bombs, and a Little Psycho. Strangely, the guy in The Manger intro sounds a lot like John McCain. Very creepy.
As this is my first attempt at putting together a political, John McCain video, and while I’ve been dying to try out my new software (Final Cut Express, After Effects, Garage Band, Flash), I’m still struggling a bit with the tools. I’m sure you can guess which ones. Forgive my rush to publish stolen content in the name of satire and parody.

Peace. (To Be Continued…)

Conversation with a Republican: Episode 6

McCain Was Jet Skiing with the President of Georgia in 2006?

According to this CNN report, McCain adviser, Randy Scheunemann, confirmed a report that McCain and Saakashvili enjoyed a day of water sports in the summer of 2006. “I can confirm that Sen. McCain and President Saakashvili were jet-skiing on the Black Sea together,” he said. Well after that day on the water, I hope they used protection…of course, I mean from the sun. Then again, I should have used the before in stead of after…hopefully you get what I mean.

According the the US Embassy website, this likely took place in August of 2006. It was during this visit to Georgia that McCain said, “My comment would be that it is time to evaluate whether the Russian peacekeepers are carrying out their mission in an objective fashion. And I believe serious consideration should be given to a new force either from the OSCE or the U.N. which can do a job that is more credible than present Russian peacekeeping force.”

It would seem that Mr. Foreign Policy and National Security Expert would have done something about the situation since then, wouldn’t it. At least make an effort. So I decided to look at what McCain has done for Georgia since that 2006 jet-skiing visit. According to the embassy site, this is what I found.

On April 28 2006 McCain gave a speech. And then again, on April 17, 2008, he gave another speech. Two speeches I didn’t waste my time to read. And this didn’t go unnoticed by the Georgian president, as he called out McCain on doing something more than just blabbing words. Problem is, McCain only has the authority to do just words, which is why he shouldn’t be circumventing official US policy for his own perceived gain.

And now, Susan Rice, an adviser to Obama, says McCain has probably even made the Georgian/Russian situation worse with his anti-Russian rhetoric. Aren’t we glad this clown wasn’t running things during the cold war…damn! What a fool. Sorry. This was probably the best week for Obama to drop off the radar and take some time out, because it’s putting on display fully the freak McCain can be when it comes to warmongering.

War is McCain’s Viagra

McCain is so pro-war that the only thing that gets it up for him is the thought of bombs dropping on Iran. Now he’s taking the Georgia-Russian crisis into political-Viagra territory, making this his raison d’etre for all Americans concerned.

“Today the killing goes on, and the aggression goes on,” McCain said, and then in reference to his conversation with Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, he continued,  “And I told him that I know I speak for every American when I say to him, ‘Today we are all Georgians.’”

No warmonger McCain, you don’t speak for every American.

You are a Senator hell-bent on playing a war-time president. This is a dispute that foremost, requires the attention of the current administration. It seems quite dangerous for a candidate to be directly speaking to leaders of other countries and giving them impression that you speak for the United States. If you’re really meant to be president, McCain, your time will come (Godspeed impotence on your crooked blood lust).

I’m terribly sorry for the loss of life in Georgia. But where’s McCain’s speech on Darfur, and his statement on behalf of all Americans about the terrible loss of life in that country. In fact there are many third-world countries that suffer the ill effects of imperialism every day without notice. Could it be that the only reason he’s all giddy on this issue is that it promises the drumbeat war?

McCain said, “I know how to win wars.” If I recall the US lost Vietnam, and McCain met his breaking point, allowing himself to be played as a propaganda puppet. McCain loves war though. It get’s him ready in the morning like a good cup’a joe.

But why is McCain interested in war in Georgia? Well, it just so happens that a few moments with the oracle of Wiki informs the good senator that Georgia is in the bread basket of Christianity, having been the first nation to adopt its holiness and sword….and then of course there’s oil and that thing call “caucasian”-ness which appeals to those in middle America.

Ahh, yes, the quaint heart-rending image of a fledgling democracy…wait, isn’t that what Iraq is? And Afghanastan? Doesn’t the suicide bombing of 25 innocent Iraqis, at least for a day,  “make us all Iraqis?”.

(By the way, if you have time, watch this great video.)

Oh Georgia, What Were You Thinking?

I really don’t have much to add to this cartoon. I think it sums up my opinion of the situation pretty well - and probably is fully infused with my biased imagination. The more I researched this story, a picture of a war torn country trying to grow up emerged. And this country thought they’d test their gumption on a much bigger country…thinking they had the backing of an even bigger country. Unfortunately for Georgia, the much bigger country is tied up in two other wars, and isn’t about join the fray.

Poor Georgia…what were you thinking.

PS This is a good example of why not every little country that wants to grow up get immediately accepted into NATO. If you’re going to be part of NATO some responsibility needs to be taken. I find it really hard to believe that if Georgia had consulted with the US prior to their initial action, that they would have been encouraged to act…not now, since Condi has taken the reins from Dick.