Comments for "McCain Can't Recall Iran-Contra" Video at VideoSift.com

By shuac

shuac (http://www.videosift.com/member/shuac) — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:11:21 -0700

Wow.

Undoubtedly, no one in the press will pick this up or follow-through.

In his book, 1984, George Orwell said "He who controls the past controls the future." Well, that applies if no one but a YouTube member bothers to do a little digging.

By Zonbie

Zonbie (http://zonbie.videosift.com) — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:14:59 -0700

To believe a man who's memory is *that flaky required faith...

or maybe its just better to pretend that Reagan delivered American Justice(TM) rather than arms...either way...its not what happened, so pork pies and fat *lies

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:14:59 -0700

Adding video to channels (Lies) - requested by Zonbie.

By ShakyJake

ShakyJake (http://www.videosift.com/member/ShakyJake) — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:29:40 -0700

Wow, this was sort of big news, and more generally common knowledge of what happened while I was growing up. Arms for hostages, admitted and truth, much to our shame. What is Mccain doing here? Can he seriously not remember, or is it flat-out retelling the story in a better light? From the way he's telling the story, it sounds like Reagan went in with a pistol in each hand to bring those men and women out.

By qualm

qualm (http://www.videosift.com/member/qualm) — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:02:16 -0700

McCain is consciously performing GWB. Listen to his tone of voice and pattern of speech. Heard it before? lol.

By biminim

biminim (http://www.videosift.com/member/biminim) — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:20:20 -0700

I am not a McCain fan, but I have to respond to this. These are two DIFFERENT hostage situations. The one that McCain is referring to is the embassy hostage situation that was resolved the day Reagan took office in 1981. The Iran-Contra affair was about American hostages in Lebanon under the control of Hezbollah who were ransomed with weapons trans-shipped through Israel. Now, while there is deep speculation that the first hostage situation--our embassy staff taken in Tehran when Carter allowed the deposed Shah into the U.S. for cancer treatments--was resolved because of some back-channel dealings, including a rumor that George H.W. Bush went to Paris and met with Iranians to STALL the release of the hostages until after the U.S. election of 1980, these are two completely different situations. The first took place in 1981, the second in 1985/6. So McCain is technically right.

By Ryjkyj

Ryjkyj (http://www.videosift.com/member/Ryjkyj) — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:12:07 -0700

^Biminim:^

Does that mean that the situation McCain is referring to was actually a problem solved by Jimmy Carter and not Reagan at all?

By chilaxe

chilaxe (http://www.videosift.com/member/chilaxe) — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:37:30 -0700

Terrorists' pure fear of Republican presidents must be why Reagan had to sell weapons to Iran to free a new set of hostages in the Iran-Contra affair a couple of years after the Iran hostage crisis, and why the 9-11 attack occurred under Bush's presidency.

McCain:"[Reagan] didn't sit down and face negotiations with the religious extremists in Tehran." Seems like McCain is indeed not remembering things correctly.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:37:12 -0700

Tags for this video have been changed from 'mccain, reagan, iran contra, iran, nicaragua, terrorism, american terrorism' to 'mccain, reagan, iran contra, iran, nicaragua, terrorism, american terrorism, jed report' - edited by kronosposeidon

By wazant

wazant (http://www.videosift.com/member/wazant) — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:59:40 -0700

For a quick sing-along review on Iran/Contra, for all you youngsters out there, see also http://www.videosift.com/video/Ollie-North-High-Treason

User Biminim is otherwise right, Iran/Contra was not directly related to the hostage issue McBane was talking about. Though it was extra embarrassing for Reagan when it was revealed that his administration was secretly helping the Iranian bugaboos after his supporters had assigned him so much credit for strong arming the earlier hostage release--especially when it was actually so obvious that that release had nothing to do with Reagan, who had taken office just days before.

[edit: removed bogus, unresearched comments concerning Bush Sr. (thanks T-man...)]

By T-man

T-man (http://tman.videosift.com) — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:08:50 -0700

George H.W. Bush wasn't CIA director when these negotiations might have taken place. He left the position when Carter took office.

McCain may be surprised to know that the release of the hostages in 1981 was negotiated (and not by Reagan, but Carter) - the results of which were the Algers Accords.

By MrFisk

MrFisk (http://www.videosift.com/member/MrFisk) — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:06:48 -0700

I was always amazed at how popular Reagan became once he passed away.

By jwray

jwray (http://jwray.videosift.com) — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:08:59 -0700

Reagan was just as crooked as Nixon.

By dystopianfuturetoday

dystopianfuturetoday (http://www.videosift.com/member/dystopianfuturetoday) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:24:59 -0800

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By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:25:02 -0800

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