McCain Taking Donations From Swift Boaters

Republican John McCain, who four years ago condemned independent ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's military record, has accepted nearly $70,000 for his presidential campaign from the top donors of the group behind the attack ads and their relatives, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

That's nearly four times the amount McCain received from those donors in the 14 years before launching his current campaign at the end of 2006, campaign finance records show.

In 2004, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (later called SwiftVets and POWS for Truth) bankrolled ads charging that Kerry had lied about the incidents in Vietnam that led to his military decorations. The group included former members of the Navy who served in the same kind of river patrol boats as Kerry. McCain, a former Vietnam prisoner of war, called the group's advertising "dishonest and dishonorable."

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Comments

[realtalk]

McCain has no shame, and he could care less about what people think, he will be worst than George Bush.

[NickNas]

ROTFLMAO!!!! I HATE YOU!!!!!! I REJECT YOU!!!!! (until you give me money and do your dirty work on MY behalf.)

Flip flops more than a Flounder on a hot rock!!!!

[mom2sons]

Nothing but a sleazeball with Alzheimers.

[Cheryllou]

Again he's going to get a free pass by the media. This is terrible.

[demfriend]

Just another flipper for the flop Mac! After he brought Day on stage to dispute his being shot down as a qualifier it was clear mac is more than happy to pander the votes wherever he can get them. He might have been againest them when they were beating up Kerry but they mean money and votes for him this time so what the hell.

[Jules1]

Where did the money come from for that new plane? Who paid for that? The GOP? He is so evil ,just like B and C.

[going2ireland]

Um - perhaps his billionaire wife's trusts funds?

[realityczech4u]

Gotcher wives mixed up there. It's Swift Boat Johnny who's wife is the billionaire. Cindy's only worth a tenth of that.

[realityczech4u]

Maybe his wife paid for it. More likely he leases it. What busines is it of yours? Who paid for Hillary Clinton's plane? Has she paid them? Will they have to sue her for payment? Far more interesting questions.

[spiderbucket]

Sold yer soul, eh ? You're a little too old to be messing with that stuff,