Discussion: D'oh! McCain Mocked Rival Over Chemtrails But Has Own Chemtrail 'Problem'

Poor Senator Skeffington er, McCain…

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…nasty steaks in the sky…

Swanson Salisbury Steak TV Dinners?

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they omit chemical emissions

Actually, these ones are safe. So are the ones that emit chemical omissions. The ones to worry about are those that emit chemical emissions.

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Exactly! The ones served in tin foil containers.

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The McCain letter to the EPA was provided to TPM by the campaign for McCain’s likely Democratic opponent, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ).

Of course she did :smile:

“It’s standard policy to forward constituent correspondence outside the purview of the Senate office to a relevant federal agency. The Senate office receives more than 600,000 pieces of mail per year, on issues ranging from veteran’s benefits to UFOs,” spokeswoman Lorna Romero said in an email statement. “If you’re trying to compare that to holding an official taxpayer-funded town hall meeting to entertain chemtrail conspiracy theories, you may have been abducted by aliens yourself.”

So, you’re saying you forward all those UFO related letters to NASA then? Show us your letters to NASA.

How about all the crazy people that think Obama is trying to turn them into homosexuals with vaccinations? Do you send those letters to the FDA?

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I see what you did there.

The worst “trail” that McCain left was Sarah Palin and his absolute failure to vet her for the vice presidency. He’ll never answer for that!!

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old man yells at clouds!!!

damned constituent services…

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I think McC’s Democratic opponent was trying to compare holding an official taxpayer-funded town hall meeting to entertain chemtrail conspiracy theories to sending constituent letters to an official taxpayer-funded governmental agency to entertain chemtrail conspiracy theories.

“You bring troops, state, county and local law enforcement together.” “And,” adds McCain, “complete the danged fence.”

…is this a great country or what?

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I’m not a McCain fan, but I have to say that this is ridiculous. Referring correspondence from constituents to Congressional Liaisons in federal agencies is something done by all Congressional offices. This would have been done by a staffer, probably in a district office, and it is unlikely that McCain would have known anything about it. It doesn’t mean that the senator or member agrees with what the constituent has written, or is ordering the agency to take action. Also, it makes sense that someone from the EPA who is familiar with the science involved would do a better job of explaining why chemtrails are crazy than a staffer who isn’t an expert. I actually think it would be inappropriate in many cases for the senator or his staff to decide which constituents’ concerns should be forwarded to an agency based on whether or not they agree with a constituent’s position. This is just taking advantage of the public’s lack of knowledge about how Congressional offices operate to make something routine and harmless look outrageous.

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I don’t see this as evidence of McCain having a chemtrail “problem” in the least. This looks like a generic constituent services referral letter. His office doesn’t need to specifically respond to or disavow and debunk every nutty conspiracy theory that comes across his desk. Referring him/her to the EPA makes sense as they no doubt have their own form letter for chemtrail nuts, and can speak with more authority on the subject than McCain. I’m not a McCain supporter, but this looks like an appropriate response, and there is no suggestion that he is endorsing the theory.

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Stupid fool probably doesn’t know what day it is.

He actually had the unmitigated gall to run an anti-Obamacare ad today. The day when the numbers came out the more Americans have insurance now, then in any other time, ever!

What a complete dumb-ass! Like that’s going to win him re-election.

It’s not 2010 old man!

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 McCain Mocked Rival Over Chemtrails But Has Own Chemtrail 'Problem'

Happened to me once when I “flew too high” …

Only advice I could pass on to John … Lay off the hot sauce ! —

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I once flew too close to the sun.

Yes, John. Thank you for your service. Now, please retire.

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Proper place to send the letter is Alcoa Aluminum!

More like a “skid mark”