Most of the cadet corps probably agrees with her. They would probably cheer.

Obviously, all human acts that are not purely reflex are by ‘choice’ in a pedantic sense. Pedantry, however, does not make for useful political arguments. (You could say that pro-lifers are pro-choice, because people can still choose to have abortions even if they are illegal. Pointless.)

But if you want to fight a war against radical Islam, why attack one of the most secular nations in the Middle East? Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Syria all are more responsible for Islamic terrorism and more responsible for spreading radical Islam. In the list of Saddam Hussein’s villainy, which is a pretty long list, the encouragement of radical Islam is not one of them – indeed, Hussein’s tyrrany was predicated on silencing religious differences because he was a member of the minority sect of Islam. So when Hussein was removed, Iraq became a hotbed of Islamic violence between Sunnis and Shiites.

Actually, no…I have defended Ted K’s performance and effectiveness as a US Senator. And even TK’s most ardent opponents would admit he’s been tremendously effective.

John McCain is a saint compared to him, but you basically trash McCain and say there s nothing commendable about him based on pretty much nothing.

Pretty much nothing? Keating Five? Getting his wife off on some pretty serious drug charges? His many admitted infidelities? Allowing AWOL George to vilely smear him in the primary?

Prove it

Why don’t we make it a wager, Jay? You should jump at the opportunity–after all, I’m lying, right?

Yes, Jay Caruso, I served in the military and I graduated from a federal military academy.

Prove it. You’re an anonymous poster on the Internet. You could claim to be a descendant of Henry VIII. All we have is your word, and that’s not worth a squirt of piss.

Yes, Jay, you are the quintessential chickenhawk you believe others should and must serve, just not you.

I believe others “must serve”? That’s just another one of your many lies. I never said any such thing. I’ll stop hijacking the thread at this point. You’re not going to allow your name to be revealed is it will definitely shine light on what a fraud you are, so I don’t expect to see it.

The speech was pre-posted on his web site and it was pure, campaign-style drivel mixed with utter disdain for his audience.

Also, the New School is an historically liberal college. It was founded BY liberals on left-wing liberal principals, for god’s sake.

So please spare us all this “poor John McCain got heckled by those mean college pukes” crap.

As for Ted Kennedy, I can’t recall the last time I wrote anything about him–pro or con; so much for worshipping at his “altar.”

Yes, Jay Caruso, I served in the military and I graduated from a federal military academy. As for having fought in two foreign wars–I’d like to know where that claim came from. It didn’t come from me.

Yes, Jay, you are the quintessential chickenhawk–you believe others should and must serve, just not you. You claim bad eyesight or something but service doesn’t mean you have to enlist and serve on the frontlines. It can mean serving in a VA hospital or the like. But it means sacrifice, Jay–not just a weekend here or there when it’s convenient to you.

Jade also makes claim to have served in the military, so he thinks that gives him license to call others ‘chickenhawks.’ Of course, we don’t know that he served and because he lies so often, I come down on the side of him being full of sheot. Hey Jade, why don’t you tell everybody finally what that “federal military academy” is you attended and those “two foreign wars” you claim to have fought in. Or have you still forgotten?

In that long diatribe I didn’t see you actually dispute anything he said. Hell, most of what he said is exactly what you all yelled at Kerry for. (War isn’t that bad, marries the rich heiress etc.) For someone who claims that Jade only feels good by tearing down others… uh… pot calling kettle black much?

Probably not. Jadegold is one of those people who is so pathetic, that the only way he can feel good about himself is to tear others down. He was one of those kids we all knew in school that got picked on all the time. The kind of kid that was always picked last in gym class. The kind of kid that was related to his prom date. In short, a loser.

It’s the reason why you never and I mean never see him contribute anything of value in the comment sections. If he were a basketball player, the amount of times he he’s been banned from weblogs would be the same as the amount of technical fouls amassed by Rasheed Wallace.

I think that any speaker who announces before a commencement that he / she is going to give the same speech this Tuesday that they gave last Tuesday, so to say, should be denounced by someone, somewhere, but manners are manners.

No more courtesy than he showed the graduating class, by delivering a canned, condescending speech that much of the student body had read on his website before the cerermony and disagreed with.

Just because the guy is a whore and is getting paid anyway, it doesn’t follow that you need to have sex with him.

The College administration picked him to speak at the Commencement. Period. He’s entitled to simple courtesy. Period.

Keep score for the next few weeks — see how many left wing speakers get booed and shouted down, have underclassmen turn their backs on them, and other blatant demonstrations of disrespect.

That will tell you all you need to know about what’s happening here.

He went to the Naval Academy–largely out of his family’s legacy; he didn’t exactly distinguish himself there, graduating very close to the bottom of his class. His dad got him into flight school (something his grades wouldn’t have) and the rest is history.

He gets shot down over VN, he spends time as a POW. His first wife spends a great deal of time calling attention to his (and other POWs) plight and when he’s released–McCain spends most of his energies pursuing other women. Eventually, they divorce.

McCain makes 0-6 and drives everyone nuts at the Pentagon with his hair-trigger temper and wild demeanor. He continues to pursue women and has a reputation as a party boy.

He marries the heir to some liquor fortune in AZ. Her family’s money allows McCain to successfully run for Congress.

His wife is caught forging prescriptions but somehow escapes prison. McCain becomes part of the Keating Five.

AWOL George runs the foulest campaign against McCain but McCain refuses to respond.