Its really no wonder that the Arizona Republic has lost a good percentage of its readership after reading the latest John McCain love fest article titled “Tea Party Courter J.D. Hayworth was an active earmaker”. Although there were one or two half-positive remarks about Hayworth, this was really nothing more than a JD Hayworth slam piece, falsely depicting him as a fan of earmarks and painting McCain as some sort of fiscally conservative hero. The piece brought up old news regarding Hayworth appearing in a infomercial in 2007 advocating the use of federal grant money. JD Hayworth had already responded to McCains ‘infomercial’ attack ads during an interview with ‘Round Table Politics’ and on his campaign website, which the AZ Republic conveniently failed to mention in the article. No where in the write-up did it state that John McCain’s own website had a section advocating the use of federal grant money. Once news broke out about the page, McCain’s campaign deleted some of the page information from the website (although you can see it on some browsers). McCain contemptuously wants you to believe that Hayworth’s activities with the company were wrong…but then deceitfully fails to publicly reveal that his own campaign had received $9,400 in contributions from the owner of the company that Hayworth advertised for. Hypocrisy at its best.
Facts are funny things, mostly because people forget about them when they are not favorable for the candidate that they are supporting. Truth really is in the eye of the beholder during election season. The AZ Republic article wants you to believe that JD Hayworth played the political earmarking game while he was a Congressman and that he somehow enjoyed spending taxpayer money at the drop of a hat. Fact is that members of Congress do not have veto power over a spending bill. Its the whole bill or nothing in most cases. Anyone that knows a thing or two about spending bills knows that they are normally loaded with earmarks. Does that make it right, no, but thats how the current system works. Good Congressman know that if the overall bill is a good thing for America – that they will have to vote on it with the earmarks attached to pass. For the Arizona Republic to say that Hayworth isn’t a Tea Party worthy conservative candidate because he voted on bills that included earmarks is just ridiculous and misleading. Hayworth cannot be blamed for the entire way that Congress votes on spending bills. The article really attempts to paint John McCain as a “spending hawk” because he doesn’t attach earmarks to his bills; but then again fails to even mention that McCain voted for one of the largest bailouts in Americas history at the expense of the taxpayer. He has never once publicly apologized for the $700 billion dollars spent on TARP…which did include at least $150 Billion in earmarks; nor has he apologized for the billions of dollars that Arizona taxpayers have had to pay for the cost of illegal immigration during his years as Senator.
As the columnist, Robert Robb of the AZ Republic correctly stated, the Tea Party isn’t a single issue movement. However, Mr. Robb incorrectly implies that Hayworth is somehow seeking out Tea Party support to be perceived as a fiscal conservative. Tea Parties are seeking out Hayworth to support (not the other way around) because they know that they cannot afford another 6 years of John McCain. The Tea Parties realize that aside from the safety concerns presented at the border; illegal immigration alone costs Arizona hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in social programs, medical expenses, educational costs and incarceration expenses. The fact is that there are many reasons why the Tea Parties are seeking out JD Hayworth to support rather than John McCain, and the other Republican candidate Jim Deakin. McCains actions are typical of a long time incumbent, as he wants to control the talking points and promote his “success on earmarks”, while avoiding the many other issues like immigration, which he has failed miserably on during his tenure.
After 120 days, John McCain finally accepted a public challenge for a debate by JD Hayworth. There won’t be any hiding behind campaign attack ads on July 16th and 17th as all three candidates (McCain, Hayworth and Deakin) attend a televised debate in Phoenix and Tucson. For more information about the debate click here.
As an American Citizen of Hispanic origin, I would never vote for McCain! He panders to the Hispanic vote not realizing the difference. Hispanic is not the same as illegal migrants!
He thinks he can fool the rest of us -by his behind closed doors plans for amnesty for the illegals saying “Hispanics!” Graham, along with the late Ted Kennedy and fickle Lindsey Graham were wrong then, the Americans proved it by burning down the D.C. Phones!
Anyone, including McShame are still wrong for America. We must remember that as
Americans: We must act for the good of All American citizens and legal immigrants first,
never for the criminal element regardless of their manipulative sob stories! Let them protest in their own countries and fix their own governments. Ludicrous Calderon the
Mexican shameless president had the gall to tell us what he wants us to do? Let the idiot work on his own country’s problems, not sending us his people to protest and riot against our own laws! What is it about “my country” “your country” that they don’t understand? Our wimpy president should have told him attacking our laws was
totally inappropriate, and to go home and fix his own mess without our $$$.
We Americans of Hispanic descent support the USA and its laws, we are Americans first and foremost and will defend our country from the illegal invasion, McCain, do us and the State a favor and retire. You are long overdue. Have some dignity and remove yourself from a position you are not wanted in by the majority of Arizonans. Go help
Mexico in their own land!
McCain is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Where was the vicious-attack-dog McCain when he ran against Obama? We know he is a vicious-attack-dog against JD. It is shameful the way that he has lied and presented half-truths about JD.
Here is the truth about JD:
* Rating of 98 with American Conservative Union
* Rating of 89 (higher than McCain) with Citizens Against Government Waste
* Endorsed by Gun Owners of America
* Member of the Scottsdale First Assembly Church
* Married to wife Mary for 21 years with three children
* Experienced Congressman who helped author the Bush tax cuts
* Opposed the big bank bail outs (McCain voted FOR the big bank bailouts)
* Opposes all Cap & Trade (McCain co-authored the McCain-Lieberman Cap & Trade bill)
* Helped lead the fight against the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill. (McCain wrote the bill granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens; a bill that would have cost the taxpayer $2.6 Trillions dollars, according to the Heritage Foundation.
There’s more but you get the idea. McCain is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Period
I’m voting for JD Hayworth!! I also support him with money which he will need to beat McCain.