Re: McCain and his pedigree

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:08:24 -0400, Gary wrote:


According to Time, William Alexander was not a good soldier for the
Confederacy. He fainted at the sight of blood. I wonder if those
slaves were William's or were they brought into the marriage by his
wife.
That was a pretty common way for a young man to get rich in the early
1800s. Marry a Planters daughter. An idea that was not lost on
John when it came time to plight his second troth. By 1980 -- and at
age 44 -- John must have concluded that working for a living was a
bitch.

Which reminds me of a ditty that was popular with young Southern men in
the 1850s. It went:

"All I want in this Creation,
Is a pretty little wife
And a big plantation".

The idea at the time was to marry both.

Another thought: MCain drew his first government check when he became
an ensign in the late 1950s. He has gotten one each month that has
passed since then.

McCain had a great uncle who started the selective service during WW1.

We don't seem to have any evidence that McCain's were anything but good
old southern boys after we overthrew British rule. We know where that
leads, Truman (Korea), LBJ (Viet Nam), Carter (Iran), Bush babies (Iraq).
Apparently southerners can't see beyond revenge for 1865 or maybe this is
just the best they have and the ad peddlers are all from the south.

--
Glenn

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