300 RETIRED GENERALS AND ADMIRALS ENDORSE JOHN MCCAIN FOR PRESIDENT For Immediate Release Contact: Press Office Friday, September 26, 2008 703-650-5550 ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced that 300 retired generals and admirals from around the country are endorsing John McCain for president. The retired generals and admirals announced their support with the following letter: "We have had the honor and privilege of serving as career officers in the United States Armed Forces, and of serving shoulder to shoulder with so many of the fine young men and women who are the backbone of America's Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. It is that experience that informs our judgment that John McCain is the presidential candidate best suited to serve as America's Commander-in Chief from the day of his inauguration. "Our next president will confront national security challenges as significant as those faced by any administration in at least a generation. Success will require a leader with proven tenacity, judgment and courage. It will also require a leader with detailed knowledge of our military and other instruments of national power, and with years of experience dealing seriously with foreign leaders. "John McCain's entire life has been devoted to the service of America. Throughout a long and distinguished career in the military and in Congress, he has repeatedly displayed the courage and integrity to place America's interests first -- regardless of personal cost. And he has demonstrated the experience and wisdom to lead America -- and, importantly, our allies -- in effectively dealing with complex and vitally important national security challenges around the world. "We unequivocally endorse him to continue his service to the country as the next President of the United States." Rear Admiral John W. Adams, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Patrick O. Adams, USAF (Ret.) Major General Albert B. Akers, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Paul Albritton, USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral Richard Allen, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral James F. Amerault, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Vincent J. Anzilotti, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Charlie Bagnal, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General John "Doc" Bahnsen, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Kenneth P. Barausky, USN (Ret.) Major General Barry D. Bates, USA (Ret.) Major General Ron Beckwith, USMC (Ret.) Lieutenant General Martin R. Berndt, USMC (Ret.) Brigadier General Charles L. Bishop, USAF (Ret.) Major General John Blatsos, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Ben Blaz, USMC (Ret.) Lieutenant General Harry Blot, USMC (Ret.) Brigadier General William A. "Art" Bloomer, USMC (Ret.) Major General John L. Borling, USAF (Ret.) Vice Admiral Mike Bowman, III, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Roger Box, USN (Ret.) Major General Patrick Brady, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jerry Breast, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Bruce Bremner, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Jeremiah Brophy, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Thomas Brown, III, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Richard A. Browning, USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General Tom Bruner, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Lyle Bull, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral E.A. Burkhalter, Jr., USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jay Campbell, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jim Carey, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Jimmy Cash, USAF (Ret.) Major General George Cates, USMC (Ret.) Rear Admiral Steve Chadwick, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Steve Clarey, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Albert P. Clark, USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General Clifton "Tip" Clark, USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General Wes Clark, USAF (Ret.) Vice Admiral Edward Clexton, Jr., USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Richard A. Coleman, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Leroy Collins, Jr., USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General John B. Conaway, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Ralph Cook, USN (Ret.) Major General Richard M. Cooke, USMC (Ret.) Lieutenant General Matthew T. "Terry" Cooper, USMC (Ret.) Major General Mike Coyne, USMC (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert C. Crates, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Howard, Jr. Crowell, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Robert Dastin, USAF (Ret.) General James B. Davis, USAF (Ret.) Vice Admiral Walter J. Davis, Jr., USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral James P. Davidson, USN (Ret.) Major General Hollis Davidson, USMC (Ret.) Rear Admiral Kevin Delaney, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jerry Denton, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Chip Diehl, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Richard F. Donnelly, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Frank Donovan, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Bill Dougherty, USN (Ret.) Major General George Douglas, USAF (Ret.) Lieutenant General Walter D. Druen, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Phillip J. Duffy, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Richard M. Dunleavy, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Robert F. Dunn, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral James W. Eastwood, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral James E. Eckelberger, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Russ Eggers, USAF (Ret.) Major General James N. Ellis, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Paul Engel, USN (Ret.) Major General Bill Eshelman, USMC (Ret.) Rear Admiral Marsha Johnson Evans, USN (Ret.) Major General Merrill Evans, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral James H. Flatley, III, USN (Ret.) Admiral S. Robert Foley, USN (Ret.) General John W. Foss, USA (Ret.) Major General Stuart French, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Ronne Froman, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Vance H. Fry, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert Byron Fuller, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Skip Furlong, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Barton Gilbert, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Wendell Gilbert, USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral Hank Giffin, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Andrew Giordano, USN (Ret.) Major General Rick Goddard, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Ted Gordon, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Russell W. Gorman, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral H.E. "Rick" Grant, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Thomas N. Griffin, USA (Ret.) Major General Jeffery R. Grime, USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General Tom Hall, USAF (Ret.) Admiral Ronald J. Hays, USN (Ret.) Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, USN (Ret.) Major General Guy Hecker, USAF (Ret.) Lieutenant General Rolland Heiser, USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral Dick Herr, USCG (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert P. Hickey, USN (Ret.) Major General Geoffrey Higginbotham, USMC (Ret.) Major General Don Hilbert, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Virgil Hill, USN (Ret.) Major General Kent Hillhouse, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Edward J. "Ned" Hogan, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral A. Byron Holderby, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Grant T. Hollett, Jr., USN (Ret.) Admiral James L. Holloway, USN (Ret.) Major General William Hoover, USAF (Ret.) General Charles A. "Chuck" Horner, USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General James Hourin, USAF (Ret.) Lieutenant General Jefferson D. Howell, Jr., USMC (Ret.) Lieutenant General John I. Hudson, USMC (Ret.) Vice Admiral James D. Hull, USN (Ret.) Major General Evan Hultman, USA (Ret.) Major General Charles A. Ingram, USA (Ret.) Admiral Bobby R. Inman, USN (Ret.) Major General Harry Jenkins, USMC (Ret.) Rear Admiral Ronald H. Jesberg, USN (Ret.) Admiral Gregory G. "Grog" Johnson, USN (Ret.) Admiral Jerome Johnson, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral J. Michael "Carlos" Johnson, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Steve Kantrowitz, USNR (Ret.) Vice Admiral Douglas Katz, USN (Ret.) General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.) Admiral Robert J. "Barney" Kelly, USN (Ret.) Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral John Kerr, USNR (Ret.) Lieutenant General Claude M. "Mick" Kicklighter, USA (Ret.) Major General Phillip G. Killey, USAF (Ret.) Admiral George E.R. "Gus" Kinnear II, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Jack W. Klimp, USMC (Ret.) Vice Admiral Hal Koenig, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Alexander J. Krekich, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Ed Kristensen, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Derald Lary, USAF (Ret.) Admiral Charles R. "Chuck" Larson, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Rufus C. Lazzell, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Ward M. LeHardy, USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral Tony Less, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Frederick L. Lewis, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Frank Libutti, USMC (Ret.) Brigadier General William Lindaman, USAF (Ret.) General James J. Lindsay, USA (Ret.) Lieutenant General James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret.) Rear Admiral James W. Lisanby, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Dan Locker, USAF (Ret.) Vice Admiral Stephen Loftus, USN (Ret.) General John Michael Loh, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Noah H. Long, USNR (Ret.) Admiral Joseph Lopez, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Mike Luecke, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch, USN (Ret.) Admiral James A. "Ace" Lyons, Jr., USN (Ret.) General Robert Magnus, USMC (Ret.) Vice Admiral Michael D. Malone, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Daniel P. March, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Edward H. Martin, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral John J. Mazach, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Dan McCarthy, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral William "Scot" McCauley, USN (Ret.) Major General James C. McCombs, USAF (Ret.) Lieutenant General Fred McCorkle, USMC (Ret.) Major General Billy McCoy, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Bill McDaniel, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Craig O. McDonald, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral E.S. "Skip" McGinley, II, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Denny McGinn, USN (Ret.) Admiral Kinnard R. McKee, USN (Ret.) Major General Ed Mechenbier, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral George Meinig, USN (Ret.) Major General Robert L. Menist, USA (Ret.) Major General Stuart D. Menist, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral William F. Merlin, USCG (Ret.) Admiral Paul David Miller, USN (Ret.) Major General Robert W. Mixon, Jr., USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral Joseph Mobley, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Patrick D. Moneymaker, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Benjamin Montoya, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Charles J. Moore, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Douglas Moore, Jr., USN (Ret.) Major General W. Bruce Moore, USA (Ret.) Major General Warren Moore, USAF (Ret.) Vice Admiral Joseph P. Moorer, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Paul Moses, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Paul Mulloy, USN (Ret.) Major General William L. Mundie, USA (Ret.) General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC (Ret.) Major General Terry Murray, USMC (Ret.) Vice Admiral Hank Mustin, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Carol Mutter, USMC (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jack Natter, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Jerry Neff, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Mike Neil, USMCR (Ret.) Brigadier General Robert Henry Neitz, USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General Ben Nelson, Jr., USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Ed Nelson, USCG (Ret.) Brigadier General Warren "Bud" Nelson, USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General Eddie Newman, USA (Ret.) Major General George W. Norwood, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jacqueline "Jackie" O'Meara, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Ira C. "Chuck" Owens, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert S. "Rupe" Owens, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Dave Palmer, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Robert V. Paschon, USAF (Ret.) Lieutenant General Ellis D. "Don" Parker, USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral Ted Parker, USN (Ret.) Major General Earl G. Peck, USAF (Ret.) Major General John Peppers, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Maurice Phillips, USA (Ret.) Major General Paul A. Pochara, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral David Polatty, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Thomas J. Porter, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Noel G. Preston, USN (Ret.) Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, USN (Ret.) Major General Bill Raines, USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral William E. Ramsey, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral William Retz, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Jon A. Reynolds, USAF (Ret.) Vice Admiral David C. Richardson, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Thomas M. Rienzi, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Stewart Andrew Ring, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Steve Ritchie, USAF (Ret.) Major General James Milnor Roberts, Jr., USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral David B. Robinson, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Bill Roll, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Wayne Rosenthal, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Pete Rots, USCG (Ret.) Lieutenant General Ed Rowny, USA (Ret.) Major General Michael D. Ryan, USMC (Ret.) Vice Admiral John R. Ryan, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Luciano C. Salamone, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jim Schear, USNR (Ret.) Major General Carl G. Schneider, USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General Dennis Schulstad, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Hugh Scott, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral James E. Service, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Bill Shawcross, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Edward D. "Ted" Sheafer, Jr., USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Mike Sheridan, USMC (Ret.) Vice Admiral Robert F. "Dutch" Shoultz, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert H. Shumaker, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Bruce Smith, USN (Ret.) Admiral Leighton "Snuffy" Smith, Jr., USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General Norman Smith, USMC (Ret.) Major General Richard D. Smith, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert (Bob) Smith, III, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Stan Smith, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral Roy D. Snyder, USN (Ret.) Major General J.R. Spalding, USAF (Ret.) Major General Stanhope S. Spears, Adjutant General, South Carolina Major General Ralph Spraker, USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General Bill Spruance, USAF (Ret.) Lieutenant General Hank Stackpole, USMC (Ret.) Rear Admiral James Stark, USN (Ret.) General Carl Stiner, USA (Ret.) Vice Admiral Edward M. Straw, USN (Ret.) Major General Ansel M. Stroud, USA (Ret.) Major General Willam A. Studder, USAF (Ret.) Major General Leroy N. Suddath, USA (Ret.) Lieutenant General Gordon Sumner, Jr., USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Paul E. Sutherland, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Bob Sutton, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jeremy Taylor, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Jimmie Taylor, USN (Ret.) Major General Robert C. Taylor, USAF (Ret.) Rear Admiral William E. Terry, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Deese Thompson, USCG (Ret.) Vice Admiral Howie Thorsen, USCG (Ret.) Major General Harold Timboe, M.D., USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Ernest E. Tissot, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Robert F. Titus, USAF (Ret.) Vice Admiral John B. Totushek, USN (Ret.) Major General Rockly Triantafellu, USAF (Ret.) Admiral Carlyle A. H. Trost, USN (Ret.) Vice Admiral Jerry Unruh, USN (Ret.) Major General Alfred A. Valenzuela, USA (Ret.) Major General Paul Vallely, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Lloyd "Joe" Vasey, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General John Vines, USA (Ret.) Major General John G. "Jack" Waggener, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Edward K. Walker, Jr., USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General John F. Wall, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General W.L. "Bill" Wallace, USA (Ret.) Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.) Major General Gary Wattnem, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Donald Weatherson, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Hugh Webster, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Arvid E. West, USA (Ret.) Major General Drax Williams, USMC (Ret.) Lieutenant General James A. Williams, USA (Ret.) Brigadier General Mitchell M. Willoughby, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral Dennis Wisely, USN (Ret.) Major General Herbert E. Wolff, USA (Ret.) Major General John J. Womack, USA (Ret.) Major General Dan Wood, USA (Ret.) Lieutenant General John W. Woodmansee, USA (Ret.) Rear Admiral George Worthington, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Earl P. Yates, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Allan R. Zenotwitz, USA (Ret.) Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN (Ret.) Brigadier General Mitchell M. Zais, USA (Ret.) ##     MCCAIN-PALIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TV AD: "FACT CHECK" For Immediate Release Contact: Press Office Wednesday, September 10, 2008 703-650-5550 ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest television ad, entitled "Fact Check." The ad highlights the Obama campaign's efforts to smear Governor Sarah Palin by peddling in rumors and airdropping operatives into Alaska to dig up dirt. The ad will air in key states. VIEW THE AD HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK4oWay1VbE Script For "Fact Check" (TV :30) ANNCR: The attacks on Governor Palin have been called "completely false"..."misleading". And, they've just begun. The Journal reports Obama "air-dropped a mini-army of 30 lawyers, investigators and opposition researchers" into Alaska to dig dirt on Governor Palin. As Obama drops in the polls, he'll try to destroy her. Obama's "politics of hope"? Empty words. JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message. AD FACTS: Script For "Fact Check" (TV :30) ANNCR: The attacks on Governor Palin have been called "completely false"..."misleading". · FactCheck.org: Attacks On Governor Palin "Are Completely False, Or Misleading." "We've been flooded for the past few days with queries about dubious Internet postings and mass e-mail messages making claims about McCain's running mate, Gov. Palin. We find that many are completely false, or misleading." (Brooks Jackson, Jessica Henig, Emi Kolawole, Joe Miller and Lori Robertson, "Sliming Palin," FactCheck.org, http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html, 9/8/08) · Pushing A Smear Against Governor Palin, The Obama Campaign Has Linked Governor Palin To Pat Buchanan. "Obama advisers and surrogates have linked Palin to conservative former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. An Associated Press story from Alaska, dated July 17, 1999, stated that Palin, then the mayor of the small town of Wasilla, was wearing a Buchanan button during a Buchanan visit to Alaska." (Jim Kuhnhenn, "Palin's Husband Was Member Of Third Party," The Associated Press, 9/2/08) · Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) Said That Governor Palin Was A Supporter Of Pat Buchanan Who He Called A "Nazi Sympathizer." "Here's Rep. Robert Wexler of Florida: John McCain's decision to select a vice presidential running mate that endorsed Pat Buchanan for President in 2000 is a direct affront to all Jewish Americans. Pat Buchanan is a Nazi sympathizer with a uniquely atrocious record on Israel, even going as far as to denounce bringing former Nazi soldiers to justice and praising Adolf Hilter for his 'great courage.'" (Ben Smith, "Palin On Israel," Politico, http://www.politico.com, Posted 8/29/08) · The Obama Campaign Linked Governor Palin As A Supporter Of Pat Buchanan Who They Called A "Nazi Sympathizer." "'Palin was a supporter of [MSNBC analyst] Pat Buchanan, a right-winger or as many Jews call him: a Nazi sympathizer,' Obama spokesman Mark Bubriski wrote in an email." (Marc Caputo, "Obama Camp Connects The Dots For Jews: McCain...Palin...Buchanan...Nazis," The Miami Herald's "Naked Politics" Blog, http://miamiherald.typepad.com, Posted 8/30/08) · Democrat Strategist James Carville Falsely Smeared Governor Palin Calling Her A Member Of A "Cockamamie Secessionist Party." CARVILLE: "This is like the weirdest thing that I've ever seen. I can't even explain it. I have no idea why they did this. I think they must be having some terrible second thoughts at the convention right now, it's going to be all about -- it's all about Sarah Palin. They got every kind of story from the cockamamie secessionist party that she was part of up in Alaska to trying to get rid of books in the library and god knows what else." (CNN's "The Situation Room," 9/2/08) · Democrat Strategist Paul Begala Falsely Smeared Governor Palin Saying She Supposedly Cutting Special Needs Funding In Alaska. BEGALA: "She did sell it. But here's what bothers me more, the press has ignored this and I don't know why. She said, let me quote from her speech: 'To the families of special needs children, I pledge to you that if we are elected we will have a friend and advocate in the White House.' This is the mother of a special needs baby, who heroically chose live, to give that Down Syndrome baby life who is also the aunt, we learned from Kyra Phillips reporting in Anchorage, of another special needs child and yet she cut funding for special needs education by 62 percent. It was $8.2 million when she came in, she cut it down to $3 million. Now, that's a real issue. There are lots of moms and dads who have chosen life and who love their special needs babies in Alaska who now are not going to get the help they need because Sarah Palin put politics first. I think that's a more legitimate fib to talk about from Sarah Palin's speech." (CNN's "Election Center," 9/5/08) · The Obama Campaign Sent Out "Nearly A Dozen Different Press Releases" Hitting Governor Palin. "Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, as part of his endorsement of Obama, said Palin 'scares the hell out of me.' And Obama hit Palin in nearly a dozen different press releases one day after drawing laughs at a campaign stop by calling her a 'moose shooter.'" (Jim Vandehei & Mike Allen, "Obama, Dems Sharpen Personal Attacks On Palin," Politico, http://dyn.politico.com, 9/10/08) ANNCR: And, they've just begun. The Journal reports Obama "air-dropped a mini-army of 30 lawyers, investigators and opposition researchers" into Alaska to dig dirt on Governor Palin. As Obama drops in the polls, he'll try to destroy her. Obama's "politics of hope"? Empty words. JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message. · The Wall Street Journal: "Democrats Have Airdropped A Mini-Army Of 30 Lawyers, Investigators And Opposition Researchers Into Anchorage." "Democrats understand Sarah Palin is a formidable political force who has upset the Obama victory plan. The latest Washington Post/ABC Poll shows John McCain taking a 12-point lead over Barack Obama among white women, a reversal of Mr. Obama's eight-point lead last month. It's no surprise, then, that Democrats have airdropped a mini-army of 30 lawyers, investigators and opposition researchers into Anchorage, the state capital Juneau and Mrs. Palin's hometown of Wasilla to dig into her record and background. My sources report the first wave arrived in Anchorage less than 24 hours after John McCain selected her on August 29." (John Fund, Op-Ed, "The Hunt For Sarah October," The Wall Street Journal, 9/9/08) ### Please visit this page if you want to remove yourself from the email list.   *To stop receiving McCain News Alerts, please reply to this email with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line and you will be promptly removed.     JOHN MCCAIN SELECTS ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN AS VICE PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATE For Immediate Release Contact: Press Office Friday, August 29, 2008 703-650-5550 ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president. Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in office that she is ready to be president. She has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her Administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington. Governor Palin has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources. She leads a state that matters to every one of us -- Alaska has significant energy resources and she has been a leader in the fight to make America energy independent. In Alaska, Governor Palin challenged a corrupt system and passed a landmark ethics reform bill. She has actually used her veto and cut budgetary spending. She put a stop to the "bridge to nowhere" that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars. As the head of Alaska's National Guard and as the mother of a soldier herself, Governor Palin understands what it takes to lead our nation and she understands the importance of supporting our troops. Governor Palin has the record of reform and bipartisanship that others can only speak of. Her experience in shaking up the status quo is exactly what is needed in Washington today. ### Please visit this page if you want to remove yourself from the email list.   *To stop receiving McCain News Alerts, please reply to this email with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line and you will be promptly removed.   No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.11/1639 - Release Date: 8/28/2008 7:39 AM   Thursday, 8/28/08 68 Days to the Election of John McCain McCain Nightly Memo From: SE Regional Offices, Tallahassee To: McCain Team Member Topic: McCain to Announce VP Tomorrow Congratulations to Senator Barack Obama Tonight will be a memorable event in our nation's history. We congratulate Senator Barack Obama for his historic achievement and for winning the nomination of the Democratic Party. Nonetheless, as Senator Barack Obama delivers his nomination speech tonight, it is important to remember that there are serious questions about Obama's ability to lead. Many of the prominent speakers at the Democratic National Convention this week have previously questioned Obama's level of experience. Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Joe Biden have both repeatedly stated that Obama is not prepared to be Commander in Chief. To hear more about what many Democrats have said about Obama's inexperience, Watch "Remote Control". Many top speakers at the Democratic National Convention have also praised John McCain. Last week, former President Bill Clinton lauded John McCain's energy plan at a forum in Nevada. Obama's own running mate, Senator Joe Biden, has said that he would be honored to serve on a presidential ticket with Jonh McCain. In 2006, Senator Biden praised John McCain's push for the Iraq Troop Surge and Biden has often stated that John McCain's foreign policy judgement is outstanding. If top Democrats praise John McCain and believe that Barack Obama isn't ready to lead, shouldn't voters be skeptical of voting for Senator Obama in November? John McCain to Announ ce VP Pick Friday Tomorrow should be an exciting day for John McCain and his supporters! McCain is expected to announce his Vice Presidential running mate at a rally in Dayton, Ohio at 11 AM. From there, John McCain will travel to two other crucial swing states (Pennsylvania and Michigan) over the weekend to campaign with his new running mate. Important Note: McCain Fact Retraction On Wednesday, we mistakenly wrote that John McCain received 5 Navy Medals of Honor during his naval career. John McCain has been honored with several awards for his military service, but they were not Medals of Honor. To all who are currently serving in the military, and to all of our wonderful veterans, we sincerely apologize for th e error. We honor your courageous service and would like to extend our sincerest thanks to you for protecting America at home and abroad. Convention Watch Parties John McCain will be accepting the Republican nomination next Thursday, Sept. 4th in St. Paul, Minnesota at the Republican National Convention. What better way to see history unfold than a having a Convention Watch Party at your home? This is a great way to support John McCain with your family and friends. Our goal is to have numerous Convention Watch Parties around the state. We are counting on people like you to demonstrate to the media and more importantly voters that momentum is continuing to build for John McCain. The process for creating a Convention Watch Party is ver y simple. Click on the picture link below to signup: . Must Clicks John McCain has always said that he wants to run a clean campaign, focusing on issues and not personal attacks. The gracious advertisement "Convention Night" that McCain is running this afternoon and evening, recognizing Senator Obama's historic nomination, only reinforces John McCain's committment to run an honorable campaign this fall. Must Reads Analysis: Oprah, Affleck! Obama's Goldmine or Risk By Jennifer Loven The Associated Press August 28, 2008   Hollywood hasn't contributed official speakers to Barack Obama's convention this week. But, man, have celebrities flocked to Denver in droves. Oprah's in the house! Was that Matthew Modine just now? Oh, wow, there's Anne Hathaway. All that, along with Thursday's final-night lineup featuring A-list performers like Sheryl Crow and Stevie Wonder and Obama's splashy acceptance speech in a packed football stadium, will be scooped up greedily by Republican John McCain, as grist for his refrain-of-the-moment: that his Democratic opponent is all flash and no pan. To read more, click here: Oprah, Affleck! Obama's Goldmine or Risk< /p> The Devils in His Details By George Will The Washington Post August 28, 2008   When Barack Obama feeds rhetorical fishes and loaves to the multitudes in the football stadium tonight, he should deliver a message of sufficient particularity that it seems particularly suited to Americans. One more inspirational oration, one general enough to please Berliners or even his fellow "citizens of the world," will confirm Pascal's point that "continuous eloquence wearies." That is so because it is not really eloquent. If it is continuous, it is necessarily formulaic and abstract, vague enough for any time and place, hence truly apposite for none. To read more, click here: The Devils in His Details Finally This Evening... Would you like to share your excitement about John McCain with your community? If so, John McCain is calling you to action. We need volunteers for our Door-to-Door campaign in Georgia. Door-to-door volunteers speak with their neighbors face-to-face on behalf of John McCain. This is an easy way to make a pivotal contribution to our grassroots campaign. It will only require a few hours of your time every week. If you are interested in getting involved with this crucial effort, please respond to this email. Reform, Prosperity and Peace              Sunday, 8/24/08 72 Days to the Election of John McCain McCain Nightly Memo From: SE Regional Offices, Tallahassee To: McCain Team Member Topic: The Obama Record on Foreign Policy In Case You Didn't Know... The foreign policy divide between John McCain and Senator Barack Obama is immense. John McCain has a lifetime of foreign policy experience, while Barack Obama has consistently demonstrated a complete lack of foreign policy judgement.   Despite the stunning security improvements that the Troop Surge has brought to Iraq, Barack Obama still refuses to admit that the Surge was a success. Meanwhile, Oba ma's new running mate, Senator Joe Biden, has repeatedly praised John McCain's early call for sending more troops to Iraq.   Senator Barack Obama has said that he would meet unconditionally with leaders like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other leaders of state sponsors of terror. The fact that Barack Obama would even consider meeting with Ahmadinejad demonstrates how naive and unknowledgeable Obama is about foreign policy. Both John McCain and Senator Joe Biden have criticized Obama on this matter.   Senator Obama has demonstrated a complete disinterest in foreign policy matters. Barack Obama's running mate, Senator Joe Biden, criticized Obama for being absent from the Iraq War debate. In addition, Senator Obama did not hold a single hearing on Afghanistan while at the helm of the subcommittee on European Affairs on Senate Foreign Relations Committee which overseas NATO. Must Clicks Hillary Clinton was passed over for Senator Barack Obama's vice presidential pick, despite winning 18 million votes in the Democratic primary. Why did Obama not pick the most popular Democrat available to be his running mate? Is it because Clinton has stated that Barack Obama is not ready to be President? Hillary Clinton Passed Over John McCain makes his weekly radio address:Listen to McCain's August 23rd Radio Address Here. Must Reads Little Rhetoric Riding Hood By George Will The Washington Post August 24, 2008 Obama has also promised that "we will get 1 million 150-mile-per-gallon plug-in hybrids on our roads within six years." What a tranquilizing verb "get" is. This senator, who has never run so much as a Dairy Queen, is going to get a huge, complex industry to produce, and is going to get a million consumers to buy, these cars. How? Almost certainly by federal financial incentives for both -- billions of dollars of tax subsidies for automakers and billions more to bribe customers to buy cars they otherwise would spurn. Conservatives are sometimes justly accused of ascribing magic powers to money and markets: Increase the monetary demand for anything, and the supply of it will expand. But it is liberals such as Obama who think that any new technological marvel or other social delight can be summoned into existence by a sufficient appropriation. Once they thought "model cities" could be, too. Where will the electricity for these million cars come from? Not nuclear power (see above). And not anywhere else, if Obama means this: "I will set a hard cap on all carbon emissions at a level that scientists say is necessary to curb global warming -- an 80 percent reduction by 2050." To read more, click here: Little Rhetoric Riding Hood Biden, Obama at Odds Over Lobbyist Donations By Jennifer Haberkorn & Jerry Seper Washington Times August 23, 2008 Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama has made a pledge not to a ccept money from lobbyists, but his running mate - Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. - has collected over $200,000 from registered lobbyists in this year alone, according to a search of Senate lobbying records. Mr. Biden's unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign and his still-pending race to be re-elected to the U.S. Senate in Delaware, according to the records, collected another $86,000 from lobbyists this year. The senator's political action committee, Unite Our States, also received $120,500 from lobbyists this year, the records show. To read more, click here: Biden, Obama at Odds Over Lobbyist Donations Finally This Evening... John McCain will be accep ting the Republican nomination just over a week from now at the Republican National Convention. Are you willing to host a Convention Watch Party at your home or business? This is a great way to support John McCain with your family and friends, without even having to leave the comfort of your home. It is very important to have as many Convention Watch Parties as possible in North Carolina. A large number of Convention Watch Parties will demonstrate to the media and voters that momentum is building for our campaign. The process for creating a Convention Watch Party is very simple. You can sign up on John McCain's website at www.johnmccain.com/conventionparties. Reform, Prosperity and Peace     Saturday, 8/23/08 73 Days to the Election of John McCain McCain Nightly Memo From: SE Regional Offices, Tallahassee To: McCain Team Member Topic: Super Saturday Barack Obama Picks Running Mate From Position of Weakness Tonight we start with Senator Joe Biden's take on Senator Barack Obama .Early this morning, Barack Obama announced to the world that he would be selecting Delaware Senator Joseph Biden as his running mate. Senator Biden was first elected to the Un ited States Senate in 1