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McCain Hopes Castro Dies. How Nice.
I know this story has been posted elsewhere, but I don't think we can
overestimate how much this says about McCain as a person - and what we
might expect from him as a world leader.
Publicly hoping for the
death of another person is disgusting to me, and would appear to run
counter to the values of voters on the Christian Right who McCain is so
desperately trying to attract. That said, I suppose there's a few
Americans out there who are not at all disturbed by such talk. So
that's not the point.
The story here for me is how, once again, McCain is so incredibly
irresponsible with what he just thinks is witty banter. What sort of
message does it send to Cuba - to the world - that a man who could very
well be the next president of the United States wants another world
leader dead?
The media loves McCain because he's apparently a
straight-shooter.... that he says what he thinks. Well, that's only a
good thing when what's being shot from the hip is well-thought and
responsible. Heck, if this is is "straight talk," I'd rather have lame,
poll-tested, base-targeting Bushspeak.
That McCain actually hopes Castro will die soon is very
unfortunate. That he thinks it's funny is sad. That he would say so
publicly is just plain irresponsible.
In the end, I hope it is this very type of crap that will show voters
that the guy is just too instable to have his proverbial finger on the
button.
Comments (2)
I know a lot of Cubans who feel the same way. In fact, I know many, many Cubans and not a single one feels otherwise. These are otherwise very good people. Anyone with decent enough Spanish to understand the lyrics of many salsa hits will know that they many hope there's a special place in Hell for Fidel. I'm no one to judge them. I'm not Cuban.
February 22, 2008 3:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, no doubt Castro's a bad guy, and it could be that the majority of Cubans agree with McCain. That's fine, and I'm sure the same would be the case in any number of repressive regimes. But it still doesn't seem responsible for a candidate for the highest office in all the world to publicly yearn for another world leader's death.
February 22, 2008 4:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
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