Comments on: Newsweek: Why Vietnam Loves McCain http://www.8asians.com/2008/07/15/newsweek-why-vietnam-loves-mccain/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 8Asians.com » John McCain enjoys wide support in Vietnamese communities: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog http://www.8asians.com/2008/07/15/newsweek-why-vietnam-loves-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-100848 8Asians.com » John McCain enjoys wide support in Vietnamese communities: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:36:28 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1488#comment-100848 [...] I have blogged before, the Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans favor Senator John McCain for President, while most other Asian American [...] [...] I have blogged before, the Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans favor Senator John McCain for President, while most other Asian American [...]

]]> By: Clyde Kenneth Clark http://www.8asians.com/2008/07/15/newsweek-why-vietnam-loves-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-99551 Clyde Kenneth Clark Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:38:17 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1488#comment-99551 After reading many accounts of McCain's naval activities, including his statements which were contradicted by his fellow naval shipmates it's obvious that McCain is a self-serving liar who broke rules and got away with it because his daddy was a full admiral and was CinC of U.S. military forces in Vietnam. His temper tantrums are well-known and documented. His running mate - Caribou Barbie has long held the reputation in Alaska of being a petty tyrant. Read Anne Kilkenny's letter. After reading many accounts of McCain’s naval activities, including his statements which were contradicted by his fellow naval shipmates it’s obvious that McCain is a self-serving liar who broke rules and got away with it because his daddy was a full admiral and was CinC of U.S. military forces in Vietnam.
His temper tantrums are well-known and documented.
His running mate – Caribou Barbie has long held the reputation in Alaska of being a petty tyrant. Read Anne Kilkenny’s letter.

]]> By: Cat_D http://www.8asians.com/2008/07/15/newsweek-why-vietnam-loves-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-124589 Cat_D Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:05:44 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1488#comment-124589 Being queer and living in the hotbed of political radicalness that is the Bay Area (well, the parts that are SF, Berkeley, and Oakland anyway...), I'm probably in the Vietnamese-American group (one that I think is the minority) that is non-republican and totally not voting for McCain. I do think that there is a significant number of Vietnamese Americans who carry Republican values because 1) Many still hold traditional family values, if they are not already ardent Catholics 2) The economic success of many immigrant families as a result of their own hard work makes the Republican party appealing because of their "economically-responsible-individual" policies. <br><br>I do respect the guy, and he probably would have done a much better job than W, but I am hoping for CHANGE. Being queer and living in the hotbed of political radicalness that is the Bay Area (well, the parts that are SF, Berkeley, and Oakland anyway…), I'm probably in the Vietnamese-American group (one that I think is the minority) that is non-republican and totally not voting for McCain. I do think that there is a significant number of Vietnamese Americans who carry Republican values because 1) Many still hold traditional family values, if they are not already ardent Catholics 2) The economic success of many immigrant families as a result of their own hard work makes the Republican party appealing because of their “economically-responsible-individual” policies.

I do respect the guy, and he probably would have done a much better job than W, but I am hoping for CHANGE.

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