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Has McCain been studying Napoleon on scamming working people?

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Has McCain been studying Napoleon on scamming working people?

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[9-9-08] By Berry Craig Mayfield, Ky. John McCain reminds me of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France. Its not because they were both military guys. Its their use of religion to further their ambitions. Napoleon was a deist, maybe even an atheist. Most of his subjects were Catholics, so he wanted the church on his side. “When a man is dying of hunger alongside another who stuffs himself, it is impossible to make him accede to the differences unless there is an authority which says to him God wishes it thus,” the emperor said. In 2000, McCain challenged George W. Bush for the GOP presidential nomination. The mostly white, Protestant fundamentalist and Republican-friendly Religious Right backed Bush. McCain called two of its leaders, the Revs. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, agents of intolerance. McCain lost. This time, he actively courted the GOPs powerful Jesus-loves-me-but-he-cant-stand-you crowd. To seal the deal, he chose one of them as a running mate. McCain hopes that conservativ

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