For a while now, the media has been portraying Republican nominee John McCain as a moderate. This is not true, because he has been making decisions throughout his campaign that show he is a very conservative Republican. For one thing, he is pro-life, and pro-gun control, and "His reputation is built on opposition to torture, but McCain vetoed against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban." He has done and said many things that the news isn't covering, and that prove him to be very right-wing, since he has also "Voted against establishing a holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." and has "Continued to oppose key civil rights laws." He and his family own eight homes, and is one of the richest people in a senate filled with millionaires, however he says that the solution to the housing crisis is to "Get a second job" and "skip their vacations." People are losing their homes, yet are working very hard under minimum wage, and the solution is not to take vacations? Could they even afford vacations? Many people in my school, in my neighborhood, or maybe just about anywhere believe that McCain's views are moderate and fair. Why is the media portraying McCain as a moderate? Will McCain supporters agree with his views if they find out the truth?
The source for this is on a link list to the right of my blog, and I will post it here as well:
http://pol.moveon.org/mccain10/?id=12407-7680910-vrD83B&t=231http://pol.moveon.org/mccain10/?id=12407-7680910-vrD83B&t=231
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