Did you happen to see him Saturday night tear up when telling his POW 'cross in the dirt' story at the Saddlebrook Church?

The same story was told by Alexander Solzhenitsyn in his book, Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956, which was released in the U.S. in 1973. There is no known record of McCain telling that story before 1999.

And McCain has admitted he's read Solzhenitsyn.

McCain wimpers like a baby and claims it's an event he could never forget but in a 12,000 word piece, (17 pages!) he wrote for U.S. News & World Report in 1973, there was not one word about a 'cross in the dirt'.

This is at least the second time he's been caught lying about his POW status.

For some strange reason the Navy has refused to release over 600 pages of John McCain's military record. Just as was demanded with John Kerry in 2004, the Navy needs to make McCain's records available to the American public.

You deserve to know why John McCain keeps lying.

It's kinda cr***y acusing someone of lying about something like that. The length of time he was a pow I'm sure there were and still are many things he hasnt talked about. I dont know if you have ever been pow but I'm sure there are things he has blocked in his mind, and has a hard time wanting to talk about. So please be a little considerate of the situation before you make such a harsh statement about someone lying about something like that.

... and the Solzhenitsyn connection?

I'm sure many soldiers who were pow's drew crosses in the dirt to try to keep faith. Not all of them wrote about it.

I find it rather interesting that before 1999 he had told no one about this.

Especially in 1973.

What about this one?

Steve Benen at Carpetbagger Report and Jake Tapper at ABC pick up on a rather astounding fib told by John McCain to a Pittsburgh TV station:

"When I was first interrogated and really had to give some information because of the pressures, physical pressures on me, I named the starting lineup, defensive line of the Pittsburgh Steelers as my squadron mates."

"Did you really?" asked the reporter.

"Yes," McCain said.

"In your POW camp?" asked the reporter.

"Yes," McCain said.

If you've heard this story before--and it's one of the staples of McCain's POW yarns--you know that it has always been the Green Bay Packers whose starting lineup McCain claims to have recited for his captors.

In his 1999 book Faith of My Fathers, McCain wrote: "Pressed for more useful information, I gave the names of the Green Bay Packers offensive line, and said they were members of my squadron."

Should he get his story straight before he says anything?

I'm not trying to defend any polition but thats just a touchy subject for me. What about when Sen. Clinton claimed to be shot at in bosnia? That was a lie.

I agree that McCain's POW experience should be off the table from criticism. However, it's McCain and his campaign that plays the POW card every time tough issues come up. For example, when he didn't know how many houses he had, his campaign responded that for 5 1/2 years he didn't have a house. As long as they keep using it for a shield, it's fair game.

Good point. I have never heard of the publications Belushi talked about but I will look thm up

If it should be off the table from criticism, it should be off the table for reasons why he should be elected as President.

Mccain is going senile at 72

I think that was pretty bloody awful too.

There is no reason why public servants should play the sympathy card. They HAVE to know that they will be found out!

They play the sympathy card because they know you members of the US are so patriotic. They think you are blind enough to follow them.

But you are not! So why do they do it?

You cannot take any part of a public servant's life and make it sacrosanct. If they want privacy then keep out of public life.

But it wont be.

He is being portrayed a hero, when in reality he is a standard guy who has enough money to have a run at the big chair.

I totaaly agree they should stay out of public service. I think they get cought up in telling people what they want to hear in order to make themselves look good and stay in public service. It's a shame people believe them and keep voting for them

Of course it won't be. It's one of their big reasons why he has the experience to be president.

We are all agreed that politicians are not in it for the public, they are in it for themselves.

Democracy is a very poor subsitute for running a country.

People think that they have a choice, when in reality the only choices they have are to put up with the eventual winner or shut up.

Politicians & civil servants should get paid national average wage.
They should have only expenses that relate to their post.
They should leave their jobs and dedicate themselves to public service ...

Then it is an honour to serve your country.

But as far as what is fair game in politics ... everything is.

Sorry it upsets you about POW, but he is out there using it for his own gains.

He has money but he isnt using his money for the campain.

Technically it's his wife's money...

Why dont you run for senator, governor or mayor? You would have to have the money and the backing to start with.

You cannot tell me that your average Joe is able to get into big time politics with no money.

Look at Clinton ... she ran out of campaign funds and so "lent" herself $5million.

Could you or I do that? I dont think so.

We would never be able to. Plus I have an OWI on my record so I think that would disquallify me. Or boost me making me look like a more average person. Oh wait I am an average person, Thats wy I cant

Money talks and unfortunately we all have to listen to it.

At the moment the money that is talking is black and liquid and it runs our cars and trucks!

Sadly, until this becomes a worthless commodity, it will have a big say in running the US/UK/Europe