We all know John McCain has more experience than Obama, that's a given. But it turns out that his experience is richer, deeper, and more varied than we thought. Over on Democracy Now's website, I found the following headline:
Report: McCain Had Private Meeting with Pinochet in 1985
The website Huffington Post has revealed John McCain traveled to Chile in 1985 to have a private meeting with Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet. According to a declassified US embassy cable, McCain described the meeting with Pinochet as "friendly and at times warm.” At the time of the meeting, the US Justice Department was seeking the extradition of two close Pinochet associates for an act of terrorism in Washington, D.C., the 1976 assassination of former Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier and his colleague Ronni Moffitt. During his trip to Chile, McCain made no public or private statements critical of the dictatorship, nor did he meet with members of the democratic opposition in Chile.
There you have it. McCain has journeyman level experience at pampering right-wing dictators, which makes him an ideal steward of American foreign policy (it's an essential part of the job). This also speaks volumes about the two men's capabilities. Obama just hangs around charity functions with b-rate amateur terrorists like William Ayers. McCain can get a sit-down with real pros, people who do more than sit around listening to the Strawberry Alarm Clock and fantasize about bombing the Pentagon. McCain's terrorist chums can seize control of an entire country and get things done, motherfucker, up to and including political assassinations in Washington.
Is it too late to change my registration?
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