He's just admitting the obvious. His campaign is over, and he knows it. His advisers and pollsters have likely been telling him that for 2 weeks or so.

John, HERE's your radio spot:
"Who IS Obama?"

Is this Mavericky enough for ya?!

WTF?

Guh.

Fight, John! FIGHT!

When is he gonna take his balls out of the jar on the mantle?

I heard this earlier, I was hoping nobody would notice...

John, we hardly knew ye.

Now McCain will share the blame for all harm that happens to this country when Obama is a President.

first time he did not put Country First, but his desire to be loved by MSM.

*smack* Snap out of it, John! Don't give it up now! We need you!

WTF?

I feel it is a sad day for all veterans.

Especially those of us that served in Vietnam.

I thought we finally had found a fighter,
a man that would stand up to socialism.

/shit

re: #4 Midwestprof

WTF?

re: #12 LGoPs

WTF?

Seems to be the general consensus around here, so I'll add my own.

WTF?

Seems like an awfully short clip. What's the context?

Sad Sad. I would say Bob Dole II but that would be disrespectful of Bob Dole.

I don't think he's losing his nerve as much he's way, WAY, WAAAY too concerned with looking fair.

re: #16 ready

Sad Sad. I would say Bob Dole II but that would be disrespectful of Bob Dole.

OMG--I was just thinking the same thing.

there's nothing about obama that doesn't scare me, wtf?

Sorry John, I am scared of the big 0.

I think I am going to go cling to my FN-FAL.

or could just be a smart and subtle move to prove he isn't saying to be afraid of him as he claims so often?

Smacks of a concession speech. Not very inspirational I think, but then I am not a candidate or campaign manager so what do I know.

re: #5 Charles

Dude, check out the clip in context....
McCain booed after telling crowd to be respectful to Obama
Check out the lady in red just before the money quote from McCain, "I can't trust him. I've read about him. He's an arab."
I'm among the first to critisize McCain here but he's scolding his audience for being uninformed and stupid. They put him in a tough spot. McCain supporters are doing a lot of damage. It wasn't that long ago that was a left wing phenomenon. The right has it now too. We have serious problems.

AP reporting Sarah Palin guilty of abusing her power.

McCain camp saying it was politcally motivated. Here comes 24/7 coverage of this non issue.

re: #17 Charles

What a bizarre campaign, when one candidate is overly concerned with looking "fair," and the Legacy Media couldn't care less about fairness.

It's stuff like this that makes campaigning for the man all the more difficult. But, I will trudge on. If it weren't for Palin, I doubt I would have volunteered.

Ingratiation unto defeat. And now everyone's going to be jumping all over the Palin abuse of power ruling. This entire spectacle has really become depressing.

This reminds me of the old joke describing the outcome of a fight as:

First I punched him in the fist with my nose

Then I got him in the elbow with my stomach

Then I finished him off with a groin to the knee

Sheesh......!

This is why senators are terrible presidents and shouldn't even be considered.

And why I'm voting for Palin.

He said it because he's concerned about the recent spin that his speeches are "dangerous."

re: #25 spypeach

AP reporting Sarah Palin guilty of abusing her power.

McCain camp saying it was politcally motivated. Here comes 24/7 coverage of this non issue.

I know. What a freaking joke. Here we go...forget about ayers, et al...

re: #17 Charles

I'd have to agree with that.

Let's hope Sarah pulls him to the back of the plane over the weekend and smacks some sense into him.

re: #16 ready

I agree. Bob Dole fought. McCain fought against Romney and Giuliani who would be great Presidents. At that time he did not think how "clean" was his campaign against those men. And now when he is supposed to fight against Chicago thug, he suddenly wants to be clean. I think this is a betrayal of his party, of his supporters, and what is most important, of his country.

This is what happens when we let the country club "compassionate" conservatives control the republican party.

Fairness, John, ofttimes requires COURAGE!

It is FAIR to enumerate Obama's shady friends, unprincipled character and socialist ideals!

ATTACK, John, in all fairness ATTACK!

mccain always tries to be fair.
now is NOT the time to be THAT fair.

let obama prove that he is qualified.
why do it for him?
let him do the work.
and frankly, he won't be able to do it.

re: #24 Killgore Trout

The right has it now too. We have serious problems.

Ahem. Been trying to politely mention that for a little while now.

You do not have to fear the Nazi liberators!

The Soviets will be nice to us.

Pol Pot has some good ideas!

Castro will be a friend to us.

Chairman Mao will lead the way!

Anyone getting a sick sense that history will repeat itself.

Good thing I started drinking on another thread.

re: #31 Charles

See #42. The lady in red put him in a really tough spot.

As bad as this "gaffe" is, I'm still voting for McCain, for the lifetime appointment Judicial picks, if nothing else.

/Obama could still implode, or be indicted, or maybe some other miracle will intervene

I've said it weeks ago and I'll say it again. John McCain is running to lose. I don't think he wants to be president.

We need to start following the advice of that great philosopher, Harvey Logan, who said "There ain't no rules in a knife fight"

I'm afraid the lesson is lost on John......regrettably

Palin/SomeOldGuy '08

re: #17 Charles

I don't think he's losing his nerve as much he's way, WAY, WAAAY too concerned with looking fair.

I sure hope this is his tactic of looking fair and smiling while he kicks ass and takes names.

"Fight with me".

Lead the way John, lead they way.

Well, John's speeches ARE dangerous, to socialist thug-wannabees!

Even in context ... he should not have said that.

O/T-
Report: Palin abused authority
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | 10/10/08 8:26 PM EDT

A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner.

The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor.

The Republican vice presidential nominee has been accused of firing a commissioner to settle a family dispute. Palin supporters have called the investigation politically motivated.

Monegan says he was dismissed as retribution for resisting pressure to fire a state trooper involved in a bitter divorce with the governor's sister. Palin says Monegan was fired as part of a legitimate budget dispute.

re: #24 Killgore Trout

Dude, check out the clip in context....
McCain booed after telling crowd to be respectful to Obama
Check out the lady in red just before the money quote from McCain, "I can't trust him. I've read about him. He's an arab."
I'm among the first to critisize McCain here but he's scolding his audience for being uninformed and stupid. They put him in a tough spot. McCain supporters are doing a lot of damage. It wasn't that long ago that was a left wing phenomenon. The right has it now too. We have serious problems.

Bill Clinton is the master at handling stuff like this...he would say something like "I heard that too, but I don't believe it.". A non-denial denial.

I repeat. Guh.

re: #31 Charles

He said it because he's concerned about the recent spin that his speeches are "dangerous."

dangerous for him?
dangerous for us?

Does John think we really might have a civil war?

re: #41 Killian Bundy
Don't hold your breath. I'm getting ready to revise my election prediction for a McCain loss to an Obama landslide. The wheels are coming off.

re: #42 PaxAmericana

I've said it weeks ago and I'll say it again. John McCain is running to lose. I don't think he wants to be president.

I know, huh? It's maddening.

re: #24 Killgore Trout

Dude, check out the clip in context....
McCain booed after telling crowd to be respectful to Obama
Check out the lady in red just before the money quote from McCain, "I can't trust him. I've read about him. He's an arab."
I'm among the first to critisize McCain here but he's scolding his audience for being uninformed and stupid. They put him in a tough spot. McCain supporters are doing a lot of damage. It wasn't that long ago that was a left wing phenomenon. The right has it now too. We have serious problems.

But the left wing media misquoted him. Talking Points Memo is the fire starter.

re: #31 Charles

He said it because he's concerned about the recent spin that his speeches are "dangerous."

He's not a stupid man. He knows the left, backed fully by the media is perfectly capable of complete character assassination.

well he did say in the debate to speak softly and carry a big stick, lets hope that is the case here. lol

No time to go wobbly

HotAir has much fuller video, more interaction.

Frustration level rising here..

If this SOB didn't want the job why did he run for it? He could have just gotten the hell out of the way and let one of the other candidates who would actually fight for us run.

Asshole.

the lady in red could have been a plant.

re: #15 kingkenrod

Seems like an awfully short clip. What's the context?

The crowd was angrily badgering him to take the gloves off and get after Obama.

/McCain to Rally Crowd: "I Want Everyone to Be Respectful"

re: #24 Killgore Trout

Dude, check out the clip in context....
McCain booed after telling crowd to be respectful to Obama
Check out the lady in red just before the money quote from McCain, "I can't trust him. I've read about him. He's an arab."
I'm among the first to critisize McCain here but he's scolding his audience for being uninformed and stupid. They put him in a tough spot. McCain supporters are doing a lot of damage. It wasn't that long ago that was a left wing phenomenon. The right has it now too. We have serious problems.

I thought he officially is 3/8's arab and 1/8th black + 1/2 white

Lets not have everyone piling on at once now.

re: #47 Charles

I guess it's one of the risks he takes with these town hall meetings with unscripted questions. He could have handled it better but the audience was participating in his downfall.

re: #24 Killgore Trout

Dude, check out the clip in context....
McCain booed after telling crowd to be respectful to Obama
Check out the lady in red just before the money quote from McCain, "I can't trust him. I've read about him. He's an arab."
I'm among the first to critisize McCain here but he's scolding his audience for being uninformed and stupid. They put him in a tough spot. McCain supporters are doing a lot of damage. It wasn't that long ago that was a left wing phenomenon. The right has it now too. We have serious problems.

This sounds a lot like why Chris Buckley is endorsing Obama. The mouth breathers and red necks from the old south Dems have come over to the GOP, turning us into a bunch of know-nothing anti-intellectuals. I agree whole-heartedly that people need to be taught. But the man cannot say "do not fear" BHO as president --that sounds, no matter how you parse it--defeatist.

re: #25 spypeach

AP reporting Sarah Palin guilty of abusing her power.

McCain camp saying it was politcally motivated. Here comes 24/7 coverage of this non issue.

Anybody want to bet that the (Democratic-controlled) Alaska legislature's next move will be an attempted impeachment?

(With the help of the GOP "old boys'" network up there that she's been kicking in the a$$ for the last decade)

/no chance of it going anywhere before the election, but...........

cheers

eon

Sheez..

Mac should have said, I understand your frustration..we're working the problem..blah..blah..let's stay calm...blah..blah..

Isn't this treason?

Why isn't Obama being charged?

[Link: www.washingtontimes.com...]

Still voting for him.

I also hold steady confidence that those of us in the center, who may lean right or left depending on the situation, are as turned off of Obama as I am.

But the Republicans need to run a real conservative in 2012.

This ship is listing too hard a'port.

is she is saying his being arab scares here he didn't really have any other option than to be diplomatic.

re: #71 Teacake!

is she is saying his being arab scares here he didn't really have any other option than to be diplomatic.

These days you also have the obligation not to create harmful soundbites

Now that McCain has said this, how is his campaign going to make the Ayers and other associations stick?

Get ready for the europification of America.

Is it too late for Sarah Palin and John McCain to switch places?

How to Run a Presidential Campaign
by Bob Dole

1. Open mouth
2. Insert foot

Addendum 2008.10.10 John S. McCain
3. Chew vigorously

re: #9 Cartman

John, we hardly knew ye.

BS. We knew him for years. We have always known that John McCain would only always do what was good for the Democrat party. I don't know why any sane person with any memory whatsoever could have forgotten this essential characteristic of Sen. McCain. Why did anyone think that this time would be different, that he would not be working for the same goal he has always worked for, the defeat of Republicans and the support of Democrats.

I've said from the nomination that this man doesn't want to win. Each day's events, each commercial, each debate, each interview, so far, has served to strengthen that belief.

John McCain is pretending to run for president. He's on Obama's team.
Good grief the man even has ties to Soros, and his own McCain/Feingold has miraculously enabled Obama to raise Half A Billion dollars, half of which came from anonymous overseas donors.

I generally have severe distaste for conspiracy theories, but I think its possible that McCain was selected by the Kingmakers and the D's version of Operation Chaos, precisely because they all knew he would work for the Democrat ticket, while pretending to run. This whole election may just be a sham. Like I said, he even has ties to Soros (Owner-Democrat Party). Google is a fun tool.

Like the time I google-images-ed "Rezko Clinton" and got a few thousand interesting pics that somehow the media never saw.
Google "McCain Soros"

Hey, Communism/Socialism will be fun! It'll be a change! And there ain't squat we can do about it, if my gut feeling about this whole farce is true.

-Taq

McCain: 'You Do Not Have To Be Scared' of Obama As President

...But be terrified!

re: #17 Charles

I don't think he's losing his nerve as much he's way, WAY, WAAAY too concerned with looking fair.

As I said in the last thread: He is old school-polite and bipartisan. He is too much the Navy pilot when he needs to be Army Infantryman.

He is fighting a civilized campaign against barbarians who will perceive any politeness or consideration as a weakness to be exploited.

0bama:

'The muslim call to prayer at evening is one of the most beautiful sounds on the planet.'

"My muslim faith"

Where are you coming from John?

At least shut up about this.

GAAAAAAH !

I type too slow, this was in the last thread but should be here instead.

During the 2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election Bobby Jindal ran a "clean" election where he refused to attack the character or failings of his opponent, Kathleen Blanco. All the while there were insane accusations leveled at Jindal by the Democrats. These ranged from being a "foreigner", an "Arab", an "evil Washington bureaucrat who robbed old people of medical benefits", and a slew of other insults.
Bobby Jindal took the high road in 2003 and lost to Blanco. Two years later during Katrina Louisiana voters saw what kind of governor they elected. A deer in the headlights.

McCain's election strategy seems to be doing the same. My fingers are crossed for McCain/Palin to win.

If Obama gets elected and a MAJOR crisis occurs he'll waffle just like Blanco did in her major crisis. Remember, the nuclear football is ALWAYS close by the POTUS.

re: #17 Charles

I don't think he's losing his nerve as much he's way, WAY, WAAAY too concerned with looking fair.

I think so too. He's just too nice.

It's like a bad dream.

this is indeed the strangest election process of all time

re: #66 calcajun

This sounds a lot like why Chris Buckley is endorsing Obama. The mouth breathers and red necks from the old south Dems have come over to the GOP, turning us into a bunch of know-nothing anti-intellectuals. I agree whole-heartedly that people need to be taught. But the man cannot say "do not fear" BHO as president --that sounds, no matter how you parse it--defeatist.

This was in Minn. Correct?

I saw a thread on FR today that warned about "astroturfers" infiltrating McCain/Palin rallies to make outrageous statements and make the GOP look bad.

Maybe McCain is aware of this and trying to preempt it.

I saw a thread on FR today that warned about "astroturfers" infiltrating McCain/Palin rallies to make outrageous statements and make the GOP look bad.

Maybe McCain is aware of this and trying to preempt it.

re: #1 kyle_st

He's just admitting the obvious. His campaign is over, and he knows it. His advisers and pollsters have likely been telling him that for 2 weeks or so.

Your GAZA supervisor says your trolling shift is over .....you can go home now ....ass

re: #24 Killgore Trout

Dude, check out the clip in context....
McCain booed after telling crowd to be respectful to Obama
Check out the lady in red just before the money quote from McCain, "I can't trust him. I've read about him. He's an arab."
I'm among the first to critisize McCain here but he's scolding his audience for being uninformed and stupid. They put him in a tough spot. McCain supporters are doing a lot of damage. It wasn't that long ago that was a left wing phenomenon. The right has it now too. We have serious problems.

or again - it could be a plant.

re: #75 Charles

Is it too late for Sarah Palin and John McCain to switch places?

lol No kidding.

re: #75 Charles

John can promise to resign on Jan. 21.

What a week to give up drinking (for a while).
If I start drinking, my gout will stop going away; alcohol and indomethacin are not good together (not real bad, but not good).

I made it through Yom Kippur; gout eased enough to make it (but I did have water; if I didn't, the gout would have really come back).

Couldn't even avoid the people talking about the market outside of services.

McCain turns into a wimp.

Got laid off and still haven't paid the debts from the last time, 5 years ago.
(Content delivery networks are having a hard time right now, apparently.)
If 0bama gets elected, the economy will get worse. but at least they'll feed me in the re-education camps (/sarc)

Sen. McCain, BHO SCARES THE SHIT OUTTA' ME. He's a freakin' commie who plans on fucking up this nation six ways from Sunday.

re: #86 Colonel Panik

re: #87 Colonel Panik

Stuttering? ;)

Mitt Romney would never have said this..Does anyone else miss Mitt as much as I do?

Let's all give a Bronx cheer to Huckabee for splitting the vote so that McCain -most people's 2nd or 3rd choice would win the nomination.

Sarah - save us from this terrorist-tolerating, America-hating, vote-fraud encouraging, military-despising, former drug-using - socialist, Obama.

This man has been a failure at keeping the people of Chicago safe -and that's just from stupid street thugs. What hope is there that he can keep our country safe?

He was condemned for his 700 b bailout,
his 300 b home owner bailout.

What the piss will Obama do?

America First?

Tax us First,
then we are left with CHANGE.

sorry,
I am becoming erratic.

/later.

Yes, we have no reason to be afraid of socialism or a "global" solution to the economic crisis. This is the reason why the left helped McCain get the republican nomination, because they knew that he would be soft and would not put up the fight that is necessary to save this country from a lying, narcissistic commie.

Don't panic people!

I'm still hoping that this is all part of the rope-a-dope strategy prepping for Wednesday. Mac will light into Zero then and go for the kill.

If he doesn't, I'll be here with egg on my face and we will all be royally screwed.

re: #77 Taqiyyotomist

Hey, Communism/Socialism will be fun! It'll be a change! And there ain't squat we can do about it, if my gut feeling about this whole farce is true.

Well, I suspect there are a few of us who won't go quietly into that particular good night.

I've looked at John from both sides now
From repub and dem and still somehow
It's John's delusions I recall
I really don't know John at all.

re: #94 Fat Jolly Penguin

re: #87 Colonel Panik

Stuttering? ;)

I dunno...LGF has been acting weird on my Safari lately. I only hit the send button once...

I don't care what McCain says. . .

Maybe I don't "have to" be scared of Obama as President, but I am anyway.

The guy has been hanging out with thugs and racists for decades, his economic sense is pure Marxist, he's going to raise my taxes, and lose the war in Iraq.

Not good. . .

re: #77 Taqiyyotomist

...

God. Damn. It.

McCain didn't do jack. Sorry, I really don't see what's wrong in his answer to someone that's venting about being 'scared' of 0bama.

It's the fomented media that's anally misquoting him to "prove the worst".

Come on Charles, no matter what John will say it can and will be deliberately misquoted, even when he's replying in context - like in this case.

pass this man the KY Jelly

He meant .....Obama's presidency of Iran .......

I can understand the disappointment with this video clip. But think about this - the left has been issuing veiled threats lately about what WILL happen if Obama loses. James Carville said there will be riots in the streets.

This is Mac's way of putting everyone on notice he will not tolerate that type of crap in his campaign. WHEN McCain wins he is going to have quite a battle calming down the losers who will be screaming about a stolen election. Hell, he will be lucky to get anything accomplished his first year in office.

But he will win.

McCain is right, you shouldn't be "scared" you should be "scared shi*less!"

re: #95 DistantThunder

Mitt Romney would never have said this..Does anyone else miss Mitt as much as I do?

Let's all give a Bronx cheer to Huckabee for splitting the vote so that McCain -most people's 2nd or 3rd choice would win the nomination.

Sarah - save us from this terrorist-tolerating, America-hating, vote-fraud encouraging, military-despising, former drug-using - socialist, Obama.

This man has been a failure at keeping the people of Chicago safe -and that's just from stupid street thugs. What hope is there that he can keep our country safe?

How unbelievable would a Romney/Palin ticket have been? That would have been a "Not Scared of SHIT" ticket. A real straight-talk ticket.

Damn.

re: #48 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

O/T-
Report: Palin abused authority
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | 10/10/08 8:26 PM EDT

A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner.

The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor.

The Republican vice presidential nominee has been accused of firing a commissioner to settle a family dispute. Palin supporters have called the investigation politically motivated.

Monegan says he was dismissed as retribution for resisting pressure to fire a state trooper involved in a bitter divorce with the governor's sister. Palin says Monegan was fired as part of a legitimate budget dispute.

The findings of a legislative committee, combined with $1.85(plus tax), will allow you to purchase a cup of coffee with unlimited refills at most "Denny's" fine restaurants.

/true fact;the best kind

Muhammad Ali is the only person in history who has actually pulled off the "rope-a-dope."

re: #86 Colonel Panik

I saw a thread on FR today that warned about "astroturfers" infiltrating McCain/Palin rallies to make outrageous statements and make the GOP look bad.

Maybe McCain is aware of this and trying to preempt it.

If this is true then the more outrageous statements should be grounds for detention and questioning. Then find out if astroturfing is going on and shout it to the heavens.

The MSM and the Obama campaign is definitely not averse to supplementing the crowd to get their desired result.

Remember the open primaries where the Donks voted inthe Republican candidate? This is what we got.
M'Cain doesn't just want to lose he wants to take the country with him. Does this make sense? Why not see hat happens and if you want to go home to Sedona, and miss a few appearances ...so what. Why sink people working hard for you?
I hate all this phony collegiality from the Senate. the ya re the worst candidates. that is why JFK was the last one.
M'Cain just can't attack a fellow Senator. Why go to the debate John. Why not resign from the Senate too.

You could understand, not agree with, but understand McCain's comment if Obama were acting as magnanimous as McCain. But he isn't. Obama is using every dirty trick. Hiring ACORN, astroturfing -- you name it. I'm afraid McCain is acting the fool. An honest, patriotic fool, but still a complete fool. He's undercutting Palin's attacks on Obama's character. What the hell is he thinking. Gah infinity.

re: #75 Charles

Is it too late for Sarah Palin and John McCain to switch places?

/true

The tree of liberty....

TJ

re: #43 LGoPs

We need to start following the advice of that great philosopher, Harvey Logan, who said "There ain't no rules in a knife fight"

I'm afraid the lesson is lost on John......regrettably

I love that movie...RIP Paul...

re: #79 Outrider

As I said in the last thread: He is old school-polite and bipartisan. He is too much the Navy pilot when he needs to be Army Infantryman.

He is fighting a civilized campaign against barbarians who will perceive any politeness or consideration as a weakness to be exploited.

With propr apologies to Navy guys:

My dad always said there must be something bad in the Navy water to produce J F Kennedy (sorry, he couldn't stand him), Carter, Kerry, & McCain . . .

Oh, and my Uncle Ed - which is probably his biggest beef with the Navy.

Of course, Dad was an Army guy.

re: #110 swamprat

Ridiculous...AP needs to read...it says "a family grudge was not the sole reason"...JESUS! I have had about enough!

re: #48 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

O/T-
Report: Palin abused authority
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | 10/10/08 8:26 PM EDT

The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor.

Monegan says he was dismissed as retribution for resisting pressure to fire a state trooper involved in a bitter divorce with the governor's sister. Palin says Monegan was fired as part of a legitimate budget dispute.

And I say, since the trooper in question used a Taser on a ten-year-old boy, was caught intoxicated on duty at least twice, and apparently discharged his service weapon at his supervisor (after making threats against said supervisor), any LEO I'm familiar with would have had him up in front of IA, then a review board, and out on the street minus badge, gun and uniform so fast his head would still be spinning today.

If Monegan could not grasp the concept of "this loose cannon is a danger to himself and others, and should not be in uniform", he is clearly too stupid to be a Public Safety Commissioner- or anything else.

/I'd expect better reasoning from Krusty the Clown

cheers

eon

re: #62 Killian Bundy

The crowd was angrily badgering him to take the gloves off and get after Obama.

/McCain to Rally Crowd: "I Want Everyone to Be Respectful"

there's nothing wrong with saying "I want everyone to be respectful" - but that's all that's needed. Sometimes John needs to remember to just keep it simple.

McCain thinks Obama will be POTUS.
He is already kissing his ass.

re: #93 MandyManners

Sen. McCain, BHO SCARES THE SHIT OUTTA' ME. He's a freakin' commie who plans on fucking up this nation six ways from Sunday.

Me too MAndy! I did not give birth to my children to have them forced to become slaves of the socialist state.

The Obama thugs send agents provocateurs to McCain rallies to say "Death to Obama!", and to get this response from John McCain, to sweep the rug out from under his campaign.

Just have the creep arrested and investigate who sent him. You don't have to disarm your campaign, Senator.

McCain should have said - "he scares me too. I don't believe he's a Muslim, but he is a socialist."

The base is really getting angry with the enemedia. Hannity had some great interviews about this on his radio show yesterday afternoon.

McCain should have said, "He scares me too!" and then list the reasons why Obama is dangerous for America.

There's an elephant in the room, McCain is being PC and won't come down hard on a black man.

Meanwhile, Obama commits treason.

[Link: www.washingtontimes.com...]

It really does look like Sen. McCain is trying to wage a fair campaign.

If anyone in the McCain campaign is reading this (and many other threads), you need to pay attention to what you are reading.

Obama just might be an honest man, but he's much too short on experience and well in over his head in basic evil: swindlers, racists, domestic terrorists, incompetents, whackjobs, Brownshirts, etc.

You have to start talking about these things, all of them, loudly and forcefully. Even about Wright.

You have to face the evil and fight it. You've done it before, and this time it's only 26 days.

We can help a lot, but we can't do it for you.

re: #122 Carolyn

McCain thinks Obama will be POTUS.
He is already kissing his ass.

That's, sadly, how it seems to me lately.

So let me ask this question: We've seen sixteen plus years of the democrats attacking republicans with no or very little truth on their side. The Clintons pulled it, and the dems pulled it these past eight years with Bush in the WH.

Their MO is lies, lies, lies. And yes, they've been effective with the IQ challenged public and their sycophantic crowd.

Do we really want to jump down into that hole with them? Do we really want to so devalue the election process that we're willing to do anything, anything, to get elected?

Because if we lower ourselves once while saying to ourselves, "it's just this once! We have to do this in order to get elected!", then we will become the very despicable characters we repudiate.

Maybe he's decided in the past couple of weeks that he doesn't want to be the President while we're trying to climb out of the Barney Frank economy.

re: #128 Arbalest

It really does look like Sen. McCain is trying to wage a fair campaign.

If anyone in the McCain campaign is reading this (and many other threads), you need to pay attention to what you are reading.

Obama just might be an honest man, but he's much too short on experience and well in over his head in basic evil: swindlers, racists, domestic terrorists, incompetents, whackjobs, Brownshirts, etc.

You have to start talking about these things, all of them, loudly and forcefully. Even about Wright.

You have to face the evil and fight it. You've done it before, and this time it's only 26 days.

We can help a lot, but we can't do it for you.

When youre trying to have a fair campaign and the other side is doing anything but being fair, you're gonna lose. When by being fair, you exclude everything that's fucking WRONG with the guy you're running against, you're gonna lose.

Palin hasn't been bought.

Get her into the VP office, stat.

re: #102 looking closely

I don't care what McCain says. . .

Maybe I don't "have to" be scared of Obama as President, but I am anyway.

The guy has been hanging out with thugs and racists for decades, his economic sense is pure Marxist, he's going to raise my taxes, and lose the war in Iraq.

Not good. . .

His friend Odinga - who he campaigned for in Kenya - managed to get 1000 people killed in post election riots that he started to protest his loss - and only 500,000 people were displaced from their homes.

Don't worry. Be happy.

Does the job of POTUS suck so badly that they both are running to lose it?

BO and McCain appear to be both trying their best to throw this fight.

the woman in the red dress put mccain in an awkward spot.
he really had to distance himself from her. i just wish he could have been less positive abt. the grifter.
i bet the dems are putting trouble makers in the audience to act obnoxious, hoping it reflects badly on mccain.
they needs to screen for these scum. especially right now.

re: #111 Charles

Muhammad Ali is the only person in history who has actually pulled off the "rope-a-dope."

The wager is made, sir. :-)

OTOH, check out the site hillbuzz.wordpress.com, iirc
theys ae the disenchanted Hil supporters. They say that the RICO is comin' for Oby and that Hill supporters are urged to support and vote for M'cain. And that the polls are wrong...M'Cain has lots support in the kill-zone states, they have stated.
Hope they are correct...

re: #85 BignJames

This was in Minn. Correct?

red neck is a red neck.

Sorry if I sound slightly biased, but I remember all too well my baptism into Louisiana politics and the mind-set of the electorate in the early 80's. It was Dave Treen vs. the oft-indicted Edwin Edwards. It was well known that Edwards was a crook, but no one wanted to vote for Treen for fear that he could be worse. These weren't blue-collar workers who said this, but my superiors; officers at the bank where I worked. There was no talking to them.

re: #95 DistantThunder

Mitt Romney would never have said this..Does anyone else miss Mitt as much as I do?

Let's all give a Bronx cheer to Huckabee for splitting the vote so that McCain -most people's 2nd or 3rd choice would win the nomination.

I miss Mitt . . . sniff

But we must win with the hand we've been dealt.

re: #116 guzziguy

Hear, hear.

re: #111 Charles

Muhammad Ali is the only person in history who has actually pulled off the "rope-a-dope."

And he was prettier than McCain

re: #104 Age Of Freedom

McCain didn't do jack. Sorry, I really don't see what's wrong in his answer to someone that's venting about being 'scared' of 0bama.

Um, I don't know, maybe he could have left out the "President of the United States" part?

/BIG no no!

Relax people. McCain will win this election. Don't make me say, "I told you so" on November 5th.

I remember McCain in the 90's.

I guess he's living in them.

I give up. No vote.

I'm incredibly disappointed in him. Incredibly disappointed.

re: #89 FrogMarch

or again - it could be a plant.

That dog ain't gonna hunt. There's no grand conspiracy. Just like all those antisemitic diaries that used to be all over Dkos were not Rovian false flags planted by operatives like the koskid claimed.
The lady in red put McCain in a really tough spot. Suppose she said" I don't trust him because he's a negro" or "I don't trust him because he's a Jew". Her statement was overtly racist and having racist supporters reflects very badly on McCain's campaign. He should have told her to worry about his economic policies instead but he was reacting to a very bad situation.
The left has been greatly damaged by its stupid, crazy, ill informed hysterical bigots in the past. Now it's our turn.
/So it goes

You can't play fair with a party that is busing in homeless people and registering dead people.
I have wondered if McCain wanted to win for months.

Here's one for the child abuse case files:

Syrian dad hands 2 year old child a gun, and watch what happens:

Website itself is probably full of NSFW stuff, but this video is OK.

Screw it. I was going to vote for him just to offset my ignorant daughter's vote for Obama. Now I'm going back to my original plan-- I'm writing myself in for president. He doesn't deserve my vote.

re: #125 FrogMarch

McCain should have said - "he scares me too. I don't believe he's a Muslim, but he is a socialist."

Yes and then should have said: "this country was built on certain principles of freedom and principles of economic and civil liberties. We do not want anyone near the White House who does not share our devotion to those principles of freedom and prosperity and a respectful limited government.

Sad to say the only people in the world that McCain will fight are republicans. He has spent so much time crossing the isle he forget where his home is. He was more than willing to attack Mitt, without showing any respect for the man but for someone who wants to destroy our way of life he wants to be friends with. Why doesn't McCain just join Obama and hold a joint campaign? Yeah I'm PO'd.

re: #93 MandyManners

Sen. McCain, BHO SCARES THE SHIT OUTTA' ME. He's a freakin' commie who plans on fucking up this nation six ways from Sunday.

Ah, Mandy - JustMyView gave you a minus on this post. FYI.

On the second thought, could it be a plant that tried to provoke McCain?

After all these MSM screams that McCain's supporters are crazy, one can suspect anything.

This is what someone said to McCain before he said that you don't have to be scared of Barack (from HotAir):

“I’m scared to bring up my child in a world where Barack Obama is president.”

I mean, McCain responded in the only sensible way.

These people are most certainly plants.

It looks like he does not want to win. How sad.
Eric.

re: #120 eon

And I say, since the trooper in question used a Taser on a ten-year-old boy, was caught intoxicated on duty at least twice, and apparently discharged his service weapon at his supervisor (after making threats against said supervisor), any LEO I'm familiar with would have had him up in front of IA, then a review board, and out on the street minus badge, gun and uniform so fast his head would still be spinning today.

If Monegan could not grasp the concept of "this loose cannon is a danger to himself and others, and should not be in uniform", he is clearly too stupid to be a Public Safety Commissioner- or anything else.

/I'd expect better reasoning from Krusty the Clown

cheers

eon

Appointees that serve at the pleasure of the Governor or President can apparently only be let go by Democrats never Republicans. If I recall correctly President Clinton fired 93 US attorneys then asked for resignations of 30 more later on in his administration?

re: #122 Carolyn

McCain thinks Obama will be POTUS.
He is already kissing his ass.

I disagree.

Telling a hostile crowd to be respectful, and taking the high road is not kissing Obama's ass.

But by all means, throw up the white flag.

re: #93 MandyManners

Sen. McCain, BHO SCARES THE SHIT OUTTA' ME. He's a freakin' commie who plans on fucking up this nation six ways from Sunday.

From TIME, via Hot Air:

And then later, again, someone dangled a great big piece of low-hanging fruit in front of McCain: “I’m scared to bring up my child in a world where Barack Obama is president.”

McCain replies, “Well, I don’t want him to be president, either. I wouldn’t be running if I did. But,” and he pauses for emphasis, “you don’t have to be scared to have him be President of the United States.” A round of boos…

The proper response would have been:

"Well, Well, I don’t want him to be president, either. I wouldn’t be running if I did. But you shouldn't be scared of Barack Obama -- you should be scared of the policies he would put in place with the help of a Democratic Congress."

re: #123 DistantThunder

I am with you. We did not go through what we went through to put up with the 0.

I hate to say it, but I called this shxx in August 2007.

"John who?"

re: #95 DistantThunder

Mitt Romney would never have said this..Does anyone else miss Mitt as much as I do?

Let's all give a Bronx cheer to Huckabee for splitting the vote so that McCain -most people's 2nd or 3rd choice would win the nomination.

I like Mitt, but he wouldn't have picked Palin or energized the base.
On the other hand, he may well have run a more aggressive campaign otherwise, and he certainly would have wiped the floor with Obama during the debates.
By the way, Huckabee splitting the vote to enable McCain was part of a "gentleman's" agreement by McCain and Huckabee. . .it wasn't an accident.

How about the stock market?
/just trying to cheer up the crowd

QUESTION:

Is it still possible to write in Hillary?

I'm a life long Republican, but I'm going to go ahead and write her in. McCain won't care. That's for sure.

I was listening to Rush this morning. He said something along the lines of let me play McCain talking about Ayers, just so we can hear it before he denounces himself.

re: #146 Killgore Trout

That dog ain't gonna hunt. There's no grand conspiracy. Just like all those antisemitic diaries that used to be all over Dkos were not Rovian false flags planted by operatives like the koskid claimed.
The lady in red put McCain in a really tough spot. Suppose she said" I don't trust him because he's a negro" or "I don't trust him because he's a Jew". Her statement was overtly racist and having racist supporters reflects very badly on McCain's campaign. He should have told her to worry about his economic policies instead but he was reacting to a very bad situation.
The left has been greatly damaged by its stupid, crazy, ill informed hysterical bigots in the past. Now it's our turn.
/So it goes

She called him an Arab not a muslim and I think he is mostly white some arab and a tiny bit black. I think she was right.

Anyway, here's the Towercam. You can watch the light turn red with the sunset, it might be more rewarding. San Gabriel Mountains, Pacific time zone.

re: #146 Killgore Trout

Agree completely.

McCain is not stupid. His wimpish and bipartisan statement was calculated to appeal to the swing voters - not to his base. He was trying to "reach across the aisle" to lure some Hilary Dems into his camp. McCain was willing to take the hits from his base in order to avoid being portrayed as a mean partisan.

So over here at LGF it doesn't really matter that hard Reps are pissed off. Just like it didn't really matter that his base Rep audience was displeased - although the booing was probably more than he bargained for. He stayed on message with his strategy of restraint.

That's what I think he was trying to do. Whether the strategy is working is a different matter, but the answer to that lies in the ranks of the swing voters, not among his committed base.

re: #152 Intrepid

Ah, Mandy - JustMyView gave you a minus on this post. FYI.

Well, I'll give her a double minus.

re: #158 stuiec

The proper response would have been:

"Well, Well, I don’t want him to be president, either. I wouldn’t be running if I did. But you shouldn't be scared of Barack Obama -- you should be scared of the policies he would put in place with the help of a Democratic Congress."

DINGDINGDING! We have a winnah'!

re: #142 calcajun

And he was prettier than McCain

Yo, calcajun, from previous thread, yes, please send muffaletta recipe.

What kind of strange reality is this? Only 50 years ago, Barry O (ignoring race for the purpose of the example) would have been laughed off the stage while running for any office, within any party. We used to respect military service and hold those without accomplishments in low regard. We are truly in Bizarro world.

the man has no killer instinct.

re: #163 Allah al Fubar

That's a good point. I was on the fence between Hillary and McCain before the Dem nomination. If Hillary was running I'd be voting Dem this year.

On Fox, Palin is getting hammered by the Alaska State Ethics Board....I feel like puking.

'Made up', 'family just trying to get the POS fired'....

Off to the vomitoreum....

re: #145 Allah al Fubar

I remember McCain in the 90's.

I guess he's living in them.

I give up. No vote.

I'm incredibly disappointed in him. Incredibly disappointed.

I never planned to vote for McCain, but I will vote against Obama.
I do not want to share the blame for disaster that Obama will bring on the USA, Israel, and whatever is left from the West.

re: #168 sparrowlake

McCain is not stupid. His wimpish and bipartisan statement was calculated to appeal to the swing voters - not to his base. He was trying to "reach across the aisle" to lure some Hilary Dems into his camp. McCain was willing to take the hits from his base in order to avoid being portrayed as a mean partisan.

So over here at LGF it doesn't really matter that hard Reps are pissed off. Just like it didn't really matter that his base Rep audience was displeased - although the booing was probably more than he bargained for. He stayed on message with his strategy of restraint.

That's what I think he was trying to do. Whether the strategy is working is a different matter, but the answer to that lies in the ranks of the swing voters, not among his committed base.

But it undercuts what his VP and his campaign has been trying to get out for a week now. Something they should have fucking been doing for months now. But that shit undercuts it all.

Yosemite was off his game today, I saw parts of the stupid townhall, it was best summed up as "huh" what was that all about.

re: #148 looking closely

Here's one for the child abuse case files:

Syrian dad hands 2 year old child a gun, and watch what happens:

Website itself is probably full of NSFW stuff, but this video is OK.

I'd venture to call that an instant Darwin Award. Horrible for the child, though.

What surprises me is that a 2-year-old could set off a P-35 High Power, which normally has a very heavy and rather gritty trigger pull.

/personal experience, but I like mine anyway

cheers

eon

Wow, a -6 rating on this post. That's OK, I'm not taking it personally.

Maybe it's reverse psychology...? Or sarcasm...oh no...you don't have to be scared of Obama....not at all.

re: #152 Intrepid

Ah, Mandy - JustMyView gave you a minus on this post. FYI.

Well, fuck her.

re: #24 Killgore Trout

Dude, check out the clip in context....
McCain booed after telling crowd to be respectful to Obama
Check out the lady in red just before the money quote from McCain, "I can't trust him. I've read about him. He's an arab."
I'm among the first to critisize McCain here but he's scolding his audience for being uninformed and stupid. They put him in a tough spot. McCain supporters are doing a lot of damage. It wasn't that long ago that was a left wing phenomenon. The right has it now too. We have serious problems.

this is an evil effin bridge to straddle..it breaks my heart that we need the votes of people I'd smack around in a bar for spewing this racist stupid shit just to win this election..fucking stupid uneducated ill raised losers are the difference this rime..and what's worse,coddling these dimwits or dealing with socialist fucking barry?

re: #146 Killgore Trout

lady in red probably not a plant. But the "kill him" dood could have been?
just saying "could". w/ The acorn cheating and the guy who hacked Palin's e-mail, etc... It crosses the mind that this could be more democrat shenanigans.

re: #43 LGoPs

We need to start following the advice of that great philosopher, Harvey Logan, who said "There ain't no rules in a knife fight"

I'm afraid the lesson is lost on John......regrettably

Didn't work out too well for Harvey, though, did it?

re: #157 Racer X

No white flag from me, McCain is the one who will not fight.
There is an abundance to fight.
Anyone but Obama.

re: #165 DistantThunder

I'm not arguing her understanding of genetics and race. I couldn't give a shit. Her statement was still overtly racist and would have seriously damaged his campaign if it wasn't already seriously damaged.

re: #134 DistantThunder

His friend Odinga - who he campaigned for in Kenya - managed to get 1000 people killed in post election riots that he started to protest his loss - and only 500,000 people were displaced from their homes.

Don't worry. Be happy.

So what will happen in the post-Obama-loss riots here?
Maybe McCain is trying to prevent that? (Please, we will survive riots, but not an 0bama presidency and Iranian nukes.)

re: #162 Killgore Trout

How about the stock market?
/just trying to cheer up the crowd

Why don't you tell me my dog died instead?

re: #105 Adrenalyn

pass this man the KY Jelly

Maybe somebody should pass the KY jelly to us.

re: #152 Intrepid

JustMyView gave you is a minus on this post blog.FYI.

Fixed it for you.

re: #148 looking closely

Here's one for the child abuse case files:

Syrian dad hands 2 year old child a gun, and watch what happens:

Website itself is probably full of NSFW stuff, but this video is OK.

To bad that kid didn't aim that Browning a few inches lower, he'd have prevented Jihad Dad from bringing anymore little mujaheeds into the world.

Sorry, but this thread is absolutely BS. Is this LGF or the Daily Kos?

Again the full vid:
[Link: hotair.com...]

McCain's should be praised for his responsible answers, especially to that old lady in red. It's the Talking Points Memo that deliberately misquoted him as if he concluded this in a speech.

I can't believe people here are actually falling for this BS and actually going against McCain. It's seriously dumb and demoralizing, especially for this community.

Down rate me for all I care.

'scuse me while I go puke and smoke...

Dear God, when are republicans going to grow a pair and realize this is WAR, and if we don't throw down and fight hard all is lost?

WTH is this man thinking.

Sorry folks, I hate to admit it, but I am loosing faith in McCain the politician.

In the last debate, when the moderator asked "whom might you be considering for Secretary of the Treasury?" I thought to myself, now there's one right done the middle John. Swing batter batter, swing. knock it out of the park. Say it. Two words. Mitt (Freaking) Romney. SAY IT!

Nope, he said he liked Obama's guy. I couldn't believe it. Now this.
I've begun to think, in the realm of 21st century politics and media..

John McCain is just to nice to be a politician..

Where is the rest of the clip?

Did he burst out laughing afterwards?

Was he talking to a person in a straight jacket and didn't want to rile him.

Did he add, "but I kid."

Did he end with, "And if you believe that I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you." Or, "Whoa boy, I crack myself up."

The only thing that can save this campaign is a huge October surprise and I just don't see it happening. Too many people in this country are willing to give the Chosen One a pass on everything. It seems the majority of the American people don't want a leader, they want a nanny and it truly saddens me to see the direction in which this country is heading. I have no doubt that Barry and the Democratically controlled Congress will do their utmost to destroy everything that conservatives hold dear. I was always going to hold my nose and vote for McCain so that will not change. I just don't think it will do any good.

Way to go John. Plan to loudly fart in church next?

re: #182 MandyManners

Well, fuck her.

Wow, I have been picturing JMW as a man/boy ....... kinda shocked its a girl ......are you sure its a girl?

re: #193 Age Of Freedom

I can't believe people here are actually falling for this BS and actually going against McCain. It's seriously dumb and demoralizing, especially for this community.

Down rate me for all I care.

Up rate for you since you're being completely reasonable!

smelling kinda moby around here

waitin for the false flag race baiters

I am sensing anger.

re: #135 Metal Man

Does the job of POTUS suck so badly that they both are running to lose it?
BO and McCain appear to be both trying their best to throw this fight.

The winner will demand a recount.

re: #143 Killian Bundy

Um, I don't know, maybe he could have left out the "President of the United States" part?

/BIG no no!

It honestly didn't even cross my mind, and it still doesn't even feel anything like "admitting" defeat.

re: #203 Charles

I am sensing anger.

I am sensing frustration.

Thats it man. Game over man! Game over!

re: #184 FrogMarch

lady in red probably not a plant. But the "kill him" dood could have been?

I don't know what to think about the "Kill him" claims. Last I heard the reporter wasn't returning calls from the Secret Service. Who knows what happened. But I think part of the reason we have this McCain quote tonight is because his audience is getting out of control. This might be part of a growing trend.

All it takes is to look at what Frank, Raines, Gorelick, Obama et al did to global finance. They completely screwed us all.

That my friends is the killer instinct.

That's what you're up against.

re: #203 Charles

I am sensing anger.

One angry upding for noticing the obvious. :-)

When confronted by insanity several times per day you can't expect every moment and every bite to be perfect, you have to expect some stumbles which will be magnified. Those of you getting the vapors over this are getting a bit jelly spined in my humble opinion.
Time enough to talk about what was wrong if he loses, we'll have four years to grumble. Buck up, get a grip, it ain't over yet.

WAIT......could it be taken that McCain was saying "You don't have to be scared of Obama as President" as in because it won't happen and "There's no fucking way I'm letting him become President"?

re: #206 noshariaincanada

I am sensing frustration.

The base is extremely frustrated with the media bias.

re: #166 Ojoe

Anyway, here's the Towercam. You can watch the light turn red with the sunset, it might be more rewarding. San Gabriel Mountains, Pacific time zone.

Oh my god. It that the minaret of a mosque?

McCain sure knows how to throw a wet towel on a golden opportunity to bring Obama down.

I don't think he wants to be president. Maybe he is being threatend.

re: #165 DistantThunder

She called him an Arab not a muslim and I think he is mostly white some arab and a tiny bit black. I think she was right.

But the thing isn't if she is accurate about the man's race. It's about the stereotype that is racist. So he's an arab, that is nothing to be afraid of. His radical associations and his policies, sure, his race, no.

McCain is honorable and correct.

re: #207 Racer X

Thats it man. Game over man! Game over!

Hudson, get over here!

re: #162 Killgore Trout

How about the stock market?
/just trying to cheer up the crowd

Hey, I had a quite a lucrative day today.

/riding the DOW ETF (DIA) short on the way down and then riding it long on two of the upswings for a total of three pretty sweet day trades

re: #200 JacksonTn

Wow, I have been picturing JMW as a man/boy ....... kinda shocked its a girl ......are you sure its a girl?

Sharmuta thinks it's a woman.

re: #139 calcajun

red neck is a red neck.

Sorry if I sound slightly biased, but I remember all too well my baptism into Louisiana politics and the mind-set of the electorate in the early 80's. It was Dave Treen vs. the oft-indicted Edwin Edwards. It was well known that Edwards was a crook, but no one wanted to vote for Treen for fear that he could be worse. These weren't blue-collar workers who said this, but my superiors; officers at the bank where I worked. There was no talking to them.

You might be interested in this David Brooks editorial, which talks about what has happened to "idea people" in the Republican party.

re: #196 Yankee Division Son

Sorry folks, I hate to admit it, but I am loosing faith in McCain the politician.

In the last debate, when the moderator asked "whom might you be considering for Secretary of the Treasury?" I thought to myself, now there's one right done the middle John. Swing batter batter, swing. knock it out of the park. Say it. Two words. Mitt (Freaking) Romney. SAY IT!

Nope, he said he liked Obama's guy. I couldn't believe it. Now this.
I've begun to think, in the realm of 21st century politics and media..

John McCain is just to nice to be a politician..

Great point, however, let's just all give up, boo John and lose any glimpses of hope to him be the president instead of the big 0.

re: #196 Yankee Division Son

John McCain is just to nice to be a politician..

Meh... his honesty, integrity, and kindness are reasons I'm voting for him.

He doesn't want to lose this election. This is his dream. And this year will be his very last chance to try to accomplish said dream in his lifetime. He just has a limit as to how low he will stoop to do it. We need more Americans like him.

re: #179 eon

I'd venture to call that an instant Darwin Award. Horrible for the child, though.

What surprises me is that a 2-year-old could set off a P-35 High Power, which normally has a very heavy and rather gritty trigger pull.

/personal experience, but I like mine anyway

Well, a straight Hi-Power is supposed to have a mag safety, and I think the dad ejected the mag at the beginning of the video (though obviously forgetting about the round in the chamber).

Also, unless he was carrying it cocked and UNLOCKED, either he or the kid had to disengage the safety before this incident.

re: #206 noshariaincanada

I am sensing frustration.

I'm sensing it's Miller Time! Bar's open!

re: #208 Killgore Trout

I don't know what to think about the "Kill him" claims. Last I heard the reporter wasn't returning calls from the Secret Service. Who knows what happened. But I think part of the reason we have this McCain quote tonight is because his audience is getting out of control. This might be part of a growing trend.

Exactly!

I think Mac is just trying to calm some people down. God knows the left will freaking explode when he wins.

re: #219 Killian Bundy

Lucky you. I'm a conservative long term sort of guy so I'm fucked for now. Can I borrow a few grand to tide me over?

McCain would have been much better off to say (in a loud, determined voice) to the crowd that this election isn't about Obama, it's about a change in the US that the Republican Party will bring. A change that will shore up a slumping economy. A future that will ensure continued fighting against terrorists. A change that will rout out the crooks that have caused the crash on Wall Street... a future where America will continue helping those in need, and a future where America will once again be looked towards for leadership in the world.

If he knew what the fuck he was doing, the crowd would have been raoring about half way through that.

re: #223 Basho

Meh... his honesty, integrity, and kindness are reasons I'm voting for him.

He doesn't want to lose this election. This is his dream. And this year will be his very last chance to try to accomplish said dream in his lifetime. He just has a limit as to how low he will stoop to do it. We need more Americans like him.

Agreed.

re: #225 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

trying to keep it simple here: sparkling water & overproof vodka.

re: #223 Basho

Meh... his honesty, integrity, and kindness are reasons I'm voting for him.

He doesn't want to lose this election. This is his dream. And this year will be his very last chance to try to accomplish said dream in his lifetime. He just has a limit as to how low he will stoop to do it. We need more Americans like him.

Right on ... we don't need to be like our opponent.

re: #228 WindHorse

(He could have turned that crowd around and had them cheering.)

BHO is not someone we can respect.
His past associations are awful.
Do not pee on my leg and tell me it is raining.

It won't work, but maybe he's trying to insulate himself against charges of racism from a soon to be unleashed attack on Obama about his friendship with Rev. Wright?

Get a grip people!

re: #207 Racer X

Thats it man. Game over man! Game over!

That's what I want to hear Obama's campaign poobahs telling him on his frickin' Magic Carpet back to Chicago on the night of 3 November.

/Just like Jimmy Carter got on his way to Plains, GA, the night before Election Day in 1980.

I'm voting for McCain & Palin just because of the number of people I know it will piss off. Who's with me?

cheers

eon

re: #146 Killgore Trout

The issue being that the Dems still have millions of overtly racist, uneducated, openly offensive supporters that come out to rallies in droves and it isn't hurting their 'brand' at all, as it goes completey unreported and will never get covered.

McCain might have his share of wackos, which can't be stopped when he has the support of tens of millions of Americans. The difference being is that McCain is being forced to deflect his wacko supporters and getting nailed to the wall for people at rallies while Obama will not get touched for associating with rabidly anti-semitic, terrorist supporters, sitting in the pews of a Church whose theology says that God hates whites and will see them destroyed and subjugated under Black rule, and expressing similar racist views by his own penhand in two memoirs.

McCain looks bad for getting the support of a racist hick as if it should reflect him personally, but Obama is fresh as a daisy for garnering the support of every America hating dictator, terrorist organization and the collective of the 'Hate America' voting bloc here at home that all want to see us destitute or dead? That McCain is being damaged by a few nuts at a rally or that rednecks vote GOP is purely a matter of the GOP being held to a ridiculously higher standard than the Dems.

re: #109 TheMatrix31

I personally would have loved a Thompson/Palin ticket. WHY DIDN'T FRED SHOW UP DURING THE PRIMARIES?

John McCain was not my candidate of choice, but he is who I have. When I get down in the dumps about the state of his campaign, I think about 2012 and this ticket - Palin/Steele. Let's just get her in with John now, and start planning for the future....

So much for this election. I keep keep hoping, but if he is not going to go all out....

dumbass

i'm not giving up on mccain.
that isn't an option.

Panel: Palin Abused Her Power in Firing of Commissioner

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A state legislative panel has concluded that Sarah Palin abused her power in the firing of the state's public safety commissioner.

The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor.

The findings were released after lawmakers emerged Friday from a private session in Anchorage where they spent more than six hours discussing a politically charged ethics report into the firing by Gov. Palin.

The legislative panel began its public session by discussing whether to release the report's findings. The investigation was examining whether Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, fired a state commissioner to settle a family dispute. The report also is expected to touch on whether Palin's husband meddled in state affairs and whether her administration inappropriately accessed employee medical records.

Critics claim Palin fired Monegan after months of pressure on him to fire Mike Wooten, a state trooper involved in a nasty divorce and custody dispute with the governor's sister.

"I think there are some problems in this report," Republican state Sen. Gary Stevens. "I would encourage people to be very cautious, to look at this with a jaundiced eye."

re: #221 JustMyView

You might be interested in this David Brooks editorial, which talks about what has happened to "idea people" in the Republican party.

JMV- Using pseudo-conserative David Brooks as a source? ROFLMAO! That's the best you can do? What, Maureen Dudd, I mean Dowd, wasn't available? Gimme a break!

re: #233 Carolyn

BHO is not someone we can respect.
His past associations are awful.
Do not pee on my leg and tell me it is raining.

So we should be afraid of all Arabs? Come on - McCain is right.

re: #209 godfrey

Don't forget former presidential candidate and "Friend of Angelo" Sen. Christopher Dodd. I believe Ace linked him as a "corrupt POS" or something similar today. I second.

re: #103 godfrey

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God. Damn. It.

I hear ya. I don't think I could get any more cynical at this point. There is deception going on here like we've never seen (and we all, ah, Know Too Much, about how it all happened.)

Everything the moonbats fear from the Right, they themselves are doing, and would do more of, if they had more power.

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I don't think anything will work regarding negative news about Obama, and here's why: For the past 8 years, Americans have been submerged in Utterly Insane Scandal Conspiracies, and the Mis- and Dis- information that comes with all that, from 9/11 theories, to the Wilson/Plame thing, to You Frikkin Name it. What could we POSSIBLY tell the nation about Obama that would to "Intentionally Brought Down the WTC, Killing 3,000 People, Starting an Illegal Blood-For-Oil War And Terrorizing Innocent Civilians for Imperialistic Halliburton Patriachal Hegemony." What could top that? "Gave $800,000 taxpayer money to ACORN"? So what? Was conceived by, weaned by, suckled by, raised by, taught by, inspired by, and elevated to the senate by Long-Planning Communists"? So what? America is tired of Michael Moore and conspiracy theories; the left has been like the WOLF who cried "Wolf" for the last 8 years, now most of America has no more tolerance for any of it EVEN IF IT'S THE GODDAMN TRUTH. And those are just those who could be swayed by facts if they COULD absorb any more twisted political tales. Never mind the Moonbats. I mean really, they could see, live and in person, Obama talking to Saddam and Bin Laden, laughing as they feed live women to dogs for the entertainment of the Cabinet (as Saddam was sometimes wont to do), and they would say, "Yeah, but did he Intentionally Bring Down the WTC, Killing 3,000 People, Start an Illegal Blood-For-Oil War And Terrorize Innocent Civilians for Imperialistic Halliburton Patriachal Hegemony? Alright, then, STFU, noob, Pwned!"

Regardless, America has been programmed, sadly. The best campaign we could run, we people who like our news somewhat Truthier. We could begin a years-long campaign to get people to Turn Off The Goddamn TV For Ever. There might be hope for the US, if the majority of us said "F**k TV." TV-watching should be treated by general society the way we treat Crack-Smoking, Huffing Spraypaint, and Barnyard Sex. And TV-Watching might be a bit underneath Barnyard Sex, since at least that doesn't actively destroy the mind. //

-Taq

Folks, the Obama squad is now winning by getting us off our game! Sow a little discord into a McCain rally and get Mac to say something that is a little bit favorable to Obama, since Obama's getting hammered on ACORN and AYERS right now.

And many of us are falling right into the trap.

They know that conservatives will beat up their own if their own doesn't say exactly what they want him to say! That is painfully obvious by the various posts here. If John McCain doesn't go out and proclaim Barack Obama as the ULTIMATE ANTICHRIST DEMON CANDIDATE MOST AWFUL MAN EVER, then he fails in many of our estimations.

Ayers and ACORN have obviously hit a nerve, and that's why the libs are out swinging! It is evident in how they released the Troopergate thing today, in concert with what is obviously a plant at the McCain rally today.

Get a grip, people! There will be ups and downs in campaigns, and this is just one dip!

FIGHT! Keep fighting and let's see what happens in the days to come.

Obama and his minions will not go down without a fight.

We have to take them out, and do it while McCain wages an honorable campaign. Because you can bet your ass Obama won't be honorable.

re: #203 Charles

I am sensing anger.

This happens all the time with spinoff links. People don't like the content of the link so they ding down a story instead of using the comments to express their opinion. So a really interesting story never makes it to Top Links Overall.

Does this bug other people?

re: #221 JustMyView

You might be interested in this David Brooks editorial, which talks about what has happened to "idea people" in the Republican party.

David Brooks? YUCK.

re: #218 tasteslikechicken

Sadly, but predictably, McCain reveals himself as a senile idiot. How the hell did this loser get nominated? Any conservative who voted for this pile of dung in the primaries should be taken out and shot. The Dems nominate a Marxist and "our" nominee can't bother to point that inconvenient fact out.

President Obama. With a fillabuster-proof majority. God help us.

The end of America.

Why are there so many on this thread with not many posts? You are a f*cking idiot ....... you were probably voting for Obama anyway .......hope you have room in your house ....... because MEchelle is coming to move in a few of her friends ..... she says you have way too much room ....... the scene in Doctor Zhivago where that happens always reminds me of MEchelle. I will not accept defeat ever ......... you may bend over to socialism ....... I will not.

Wow...way to endorse Obama, Senator McCain....it increasingly seems as though he has thrown in the towel.

Can we put Palin on top of the ticket? At the least, I've always believed Fred Thompson should have been the candidate.

I'm terrified of an Obama presidency....an Obama presidency is the death of capitalism and freedom and the rise of socialism and statism.

re: #230 noshariaincanada

trying to keep it simple here: sparkling water & overproof vodka.

I just said it was open, it's serve yourself! : )

re: #224 looking closely

Well, a straight Hi-Power is supposed to have a mag safety, and I think the dad ejected the mag at the beginning of the video (though obviously forgetting about the round in the chamber).

Also, unless he was carrying it cocked and UNLOCKED, either he or the kid had to disengage the safety before this incident.

If he disconnected the mag safety it would allow the gun to go off even without the magazine.

re: #180 Charles

Wow, a -6 rating on this post. That's OK, I'm not taking it personally.

I think you were supposed to sweep it under the rug and try to hide it, even though McCain said it in full view of the cameras.

/nevermind that it's already aired on every MSM media outlet including FNC

This is a dem created controversy because of the passion of the base.

They are trying to blunt that passion.

He has every right to tell the crowd this after some old lady said she is heard Obama was a Muslim.

Looks like this video was edited to have McCain make these comments before this lady said Obama was an Arab.

re: #17 Charles

I don't think he's losing his nerve as much he's way, WAY, WAAAY too concerned with looking fair.

This is why nice guys always finish last. I think McCain would rather be a good sport than president. He just doesn't want it that bad.

re: #183 joecitizen

this is an evil effin bridge to straddle..it breaks my heart that we need the votes of people I'd smack around in a bar for spewing this racist stupid shit just to win this election..fucking stupid uneducated ill raised losers are the difference this rime..and what's worse,coddling these dimwits or dealing with socialist fucking barry?

You're taking it too much to heart. You think the Left is devoid of "fucking stupid uneducated ill raised losers"? I know from personal experience that even Leftist who are educated, bright and well-raised are susceptible to acting like fucking losers when it comes to Bush Derangement Syndrome and visceral hatred of all things Republican -- even to the degree of falling for 9/11 Trooferism.

The Black guy who stood up at McCain's rally and BEGGED him to take on Obama wasn't a racist redneck, and most of the people you're painting as such aren't either. But they sure don't want Obama elected. They didn't boo McCain for cutting off the woman who called Obama an Arab -- they booed because McCain gave the impression he wasn't against every thing Obama stands for politically.

WTG Gentleman Johnny. I'll hold my nose until it bleeds and pull the god-damned lever for you, but that is all I'm about to do. You want to put your own Puritanical sense of propriety ahead of your country? Well screw you.

America is in for some dark days. We may never fully recover from the damage that has been and will be done. What we've seen these past few weeks will be looked on with fond nostalgia after Jan, when San Fran Nanny is running the place. And make no mistake about it, that is who you have turned this country over to.

And the damage does not end at our borders either. The entire free world, who has sat back on their collective fat, bureaucratic asses while we've fought the good fight against terror, naked aggression and imperialism will be rudely reminded just what a strong America meant to them.

But hey, you feel good about yourself, so what the hell, it was worth it.

re: #226 Racer X

Exactly!

I think Mac is just trying to calm some people down. God knows the left will freaking explode when he wins.

Thing is, if Mac had said "I agree" or "0bama's scary" the left would have gone nuts with 'McCain's a fear monger' or 'McCain's a racist xenophobe' ~news at 11.

I do feel frustrated with his bipartisan crap, though.

The only ideas to come out of the DEMOCRAT LEFT:

More government control over our lives.
That's it.
Nothing more.

Get a clue, John McCain, if I thought an Obama presidency wouldn't be a disaster for my country, I wouldn't be voting for you.
Yikes! Does he want to win?

re: #207 Racer X
Supposedly there is going to be a MASS showing of UFO's on Oct 14. Like thousands of them all over the world and they will show their power and take over the world.

After this election cycle, I kinda look forward to it.

re: #244 Celtic Templar

Ayers, Wright, Farrakhan, Rezko, who the hell else?
I didn't say anything about Arabs.
But that is another story for another time.

re: #241 nyc redneck

i'm not giving up on mccain.
that isn't an option.

Yup. When you've got two flavors of crap and you have to eat one, you go with the most palatable.