<p>It is being reported by BSN that McCain was arrested for embezzling funds from his wife's business empire. and that the Senator may have murdered some company employees.</p>
<p>The response of the McCain campaign: "Our candidate was a POW. He spent more than 5 years in a Vietnamese prison camp. Back off!"</p>
<p>Seriously, though, isn't it starting to get a bit ridiculous?</p>
<p>When it was pointed out that McCain wasn't actually in the cone of silence at Saddleback lending questions if not credence to the possibility that he heard some of the questions in advance, the McCain campaign response:</p>
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Wallace [campaign spokeswoman] stated, The insinuation from the Obama campaign that John McCain, a former prisoner of war, cheated is outrageous, according to The New York Times.
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<p>Now that McCain jumped a shark with his inability to state the number of homes he owns, his campaign responded:</p>
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"This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years -- in prison."
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<p>Furthermore, here is an exchange that implies his POW past is a good shield from criticism about his marital infidelity:</p>
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Asked if he would hesitate to support a candidate who committed adultery, as McCain has, Caldwell added, Absolutely I would. Because if you cant keep your faith to your most sacred vow til death do us part how in the world can I trust you to lead my family? My government? My nation?</p>
<p>McCain spokesman Brian Rogers responded to the criticism by saying that Americans know that John McCains faith and character were tested and forged in ways few can fathom.
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<p>Here he is using it to defend against a policy-based attack:</p>
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When Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Senator John Edwards, rebuked McCain's medical-care proposal and noted that he'd always enjoyed government health benefits, McCain responded that he knows what it's like to get inadequate care -- ``from another government.''
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<p>Uh, exactly when does the "POW deflector shield" run out of juice?</p>