Turns out the Mavericks don’t appreciate John McCain being called a “maverick.” The Maverick family of Texas has been making a name for itself in libertarian and progressive politics since the 1600s. And the term “maverick” comes from Samuel Augustus Maverick (in photo), whose unbranded cattle in the 1800s became know as “mavericks.” Current family members chafe at the claim that McCain is not part of the Republican herd, given how often he votes with his party. “He’s a Republican,” Terrellita Maverick said. “He’s branded.”
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Will the Maverick family get all mavericky on McCain? It appears so.
Phil: Please stop these kind of stories that waste everybody’s time. Its not worthy of you or your readers.
Someone got paid to write that story. Is this a great country or what?!
McCain/Bush caught in another lie. What else is new?
Sarah Palin prattled like a machine gun and SO overused the word “maverick” that she reduced it to a joke.
See also SNL politics tonight.
McCain needs a new moniker.
I suggest, “loose cannon”.
Philip why are you reducing yourself to this no news garbage? Are you that lonely or just waiting until your job is cut as well?
Why are the Republicans SO angry? I don’t understand why they’d rather asassinate someone’s character than focus on issues. Obviously they’re desperate.
I don’t care that someone who was a radical in the 60s and is now a college professor has decided to support Obama and even be his friend.
What I care about is healthcare, the economy, and the war…not about the mistakes someone made almost 50 yrs ago and then obviously turned his life around.
It makes sense that McCain saddles up to the Mavericks. McCain has a habit of pretending to be something he isn’t, and he certainly isn’t a progressive civil libertarian.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAyK-enrF1g
Mary, you ask why the Republicans are so angry. When people only focus on money and corporate profits, then what is there to be happy about?
McCain seems like a bitter, angry old man and yet he still inists on taking the low road of insults and lies to strike back at Obama. McCain does not have a lovable personality and even a twinge of bitterness only worsens his chances of getting any votes.
Besides being angry, McCain has a reputation for a bad temper and nasty remarks. That certainly should concern the American voters because we are dealing with some serious issues in the global scene and we need a cool head – not someone who will blow off at the handle.
I wonder how business feels about his call to count employer provided health insurance as income. Businesses pay 7.5 % of our SS costs. That would be an additional cost they didn’t have before. Also, unemployment and workman’s comp would have to go up because of the added “income”.
McCain’s plan is a Hooverlike disaster.
“mxyzptlk
Posted October 9, 2008 at 9:00 am | Permalink
I wonder how business feels about his call to count employer provided health insurance as income. Businesses pay 7.5 % of our SS costs. That would be an additional cost they didn’t have before. Also, unemployment and workman’s comp would have to go up because of the added “income”.
McCain’s plan is a Hooverlike disaster.”
Doesn’t sound like that good of a plan when we actually think about implementing it…
Yep, he’s branded as a republican.
And ya know what that congressman said about the republican brand. Something like “if we were a dog food, they’d remove us from the shelf”.
Brand loyalty. Otherwise known as a kookaide addiction.
His brand has been trashed by his masters. Now he has to pay for it. Maybe we need the waaaambulance?
McCain is a maverick. When people were saying the economy was going downhill McCain stood up and said the economy is strong.
McCain is a maverick. When people said privatizing social security and investing the money in the stock market was a bad idea McCain went ahead with the idea.
I remembet the ‘Maverick’ show, as I recall they were a couple scammers, just like our two other popular ‘Mavericks’ today.
http://www.angelfire.com/film/cowboystars/maverick.htm
“Philip why are you reducing yourself to this no news garbage? Are you that lonely or just waiting until your job is cut as well?”
Did you push for the removal of the other two free thinkers as well?
The Mavericks know Maverick, mccain and palin are no Mavericks!
the Foo Fighters dont want McCain playing their music at his rallies anymore either
On the original topic it’s a fact that Obama votes along party lines more often than McCain.
If it’s change to a socialist agenda the country wants, so be it. But don’t expect Obama to be a uniter.
Relevant to American politics, the most significant Mavericks were named Maury (Sr. & Jr.). Google is your friend. I remember reading about Maury Sr. in Jerry Voorhis’ New Deal memoir.
I understand JWink’s objection (in the greater scheme of things, this is trivia), but it seems appropriate that a discussion on the meaning of words should center on the family that gave us the word “gobbledygook.”
Mccain’s just a lost branded stray that can’t find his way.
Interesting one of the Maverick’s last writings was against the Iraq war.
Too bad the Maverick family didn’t copyright their name.
From Wikipedia…
“Samuel Maverick (c. 1602 – c. 1670) was a 17th century English colonist in what is now Massachusetts, the United States. Arriving ahead of the famed Winthrop fleet, Maverick became one of the earliest settlers, one of the largest landowners and one of the first slave-owners in Massachusetts.”
“In 1638 Maverick bought black slaves, becoming one of the earliest slave-owners in Massachusetts. In 1640 Boston granted him 600 acres (240 ha) of land from Boston and 400 acres (160 ha) from Braintree. In 1664 he visited England and was granted an audience with the King Charles II on April 23. When he stated that he had been persecuted because he was an Anglican and a royalist, the king appointed him as one of the four commissioners to arbitrate disputes in New England. He was also to reduce Dutch influence in the colonies.
The commission was granted both military and civil powers in Massachusetts but was eventually unsuccessful.”
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yep, it sounds like the Maverick family was really “libertarian and progressive” in the 1600’s.
Mr_Kia
Posted October 9, 2008 at 10:57 am | Permalink
On the original topic it’s a fact that Obama votes along party lines more often than McCain.
If it’s change to a socialist agenda the country wants, so be it. But don’t expect Obama to be a uniter.
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Unlike George W. Bush the uniter not a divider? yeah, right.
Let’s face it – Republicans blew their chances by squandering their power from 1994 to 2006 on their special pork projects and their budget-breaking spending sprees.
If Bush had just done the right thing and kept his promise to capture Bin Laden, restore honesty and integrity to the White House, we would not be in this mess we are today.
But the majority of Americans are fed up with the arrogance of Republicans and they are rightfully getting the blame for the economy and war. They are the party that has been in charge!
Mom,
“If Bush had just done the right thing and kept his promise to capture Bin Laden, restore honesty and integrity to the White House, we would not be in this mess we are today.”
At least we’re reasonably sure Bush didn’t get screwed in the Oval Office- it was the rest of us that did!