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http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archi...5/1399191.aspx

So, John McCain says that "the fundamentals of the economy are strong," despite Lehman Brothers filing for bankruptcy, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the crappers, Wall Street plummeting among many things. Then when Obama calls him out on it, McCain comes back with a "clarification" of what he meant by "fundamentals."

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archi...5/1401952.aspx

"My opponents may disagree, but those fundamentals, the American worker and their innovation, their entrepreneurship, the small business, those are the fundamentals of America and I think they're strong," McCain said.

Oh, okay, so now if anyone says the economy is terrible, then they're saying the American worker is terrible. Nice.

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I thought about making a thread called John McCain - American Tragedy, but this is better. His attempt at a recovery is laughable. But I bet this will be used again when Obama slaps him around on the faltering economy.

Jason

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"I think we have to look at the root cause of this problem as it began and that was the housing market and the housing market as you know, has still not continued its descent in home values," McCain said. "And so I think that the real turnaround will be when that shakes out and we begin to allow people to stay in their homes, be able to have a future that they know that the value of their home will gradually increase and they'll be able to realize the kind of future in their lives that the deserve and need."

Even for a politician - that's a whole heap of double-dipping, nonsensical, what the fuck are you smoking, type bullshit.

Tell me again how many homes he owns.

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9 properties according to public records.

http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress...d-policies.jpg


Jason

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Here is Senator Obama being his badass self today in Pueblo, CO responding to McCain's backtracking on fundamentals. It looks like the video is from Countdown on MSNBC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jloV0OQK7IM

Jason

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I know and people say I'm[italics](bastards, (not you, Rebulican people)) I'm scary[end italics](just the "I'm scary"part).*


*dubman: I have copied this shit and will cont. to paste it if you move it.

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lol if you think that'll stop my gross abuses of power you are horribly mistaken.
i'll allow it though, just because.

anyway
i'm doing mental comparisons between how kerry would have handled this "economic fundamentals" exchange and i feel pretty relieved. kerry would have gone into why it was preposterous politically, as nobody would be seriously talking against "the american worker" so mccain would basically be admitting to a non statement... but obama stayed on message and kicked him in the ass twice for it.

goddamn cant the debates happen now please. tired of people letting mccain turn all kinds of shit into gold.

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this is what the current mccain campaign reminds me of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOLBQxk72NY

and also Jon Lovitz's Pathological Liar character (can't find a vid of it online)

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And today it's revealed - the potential president invented the Blackberry!!

FTW!

It's either the invention of the Blackberry - or all of telecommunications in general. The quote is vague enough to deny both.

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Al Gore invented the internet.

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Sarah Palin invented... a lot of things actually.

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more McCain dumbassery:

http://www.americablog.com/2008/09/j...spain-was.html

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A strangely evasive answer to a simple question.

I get the impression he'd been advised to stick to a certain line when it came to a certain topic.

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A great article about McCain's dirty campaigning in Time right now. Here are a couple excerpts:

McCain's lies have ranged from the annoying to the sleazy, and the problem is in both degree and kind. His campaign has been a ceaseless assault on his opponent's character and policies, featuring a consistent—and witting—disdain for the truth.

and:

Worse than the lies have been the smears. McCain ran a television ad claiming that Obama favored "comprehensive" sex education for kindergartners. (Obama favored a bill that would have warned kindergartners about sexual predators and improper touching.) The accusation that Obama was referring to Sarah Palin when he said McCain's effort to remarket his economic policies was putting "lipstick on a pig" was another clearly misleading attack — an obnoxious attempt to divert attention from Palin's lack of fitness for the job and the recklessness with which McCain chose her. McCain's assault on the "élite media" for spreading rumors about Palin's personal life — actually, the culprits were a few bloggers and the tabloid press — was more of the same. And that gets us close to the real problem here. The McCain camp has decided that its candidate can't win honorably, on the issues, so it has resorted to transparent and phony diversions.

and finally:

The good news is that the vile times may be ending. The coming debates will decide this race, and it isn't easy to tell lies when your opponent is standing right next to you. The Wall Street collapse demands a more sober campaign as well. But these dreadful weeks should not be forgotten. John McCain has raised serious questions about whether he has the character to lead the nation. He has defaced his beloved military code of honor. He has run a dirty campaign.

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4,000 year old fossils. Or is that a fabrication?

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I want my daughter to grow up in a world where men and women are equal and gender bias does not exist.

John McCain doesn't seem to care about such things. His choice in VP as an example. John McCain picks an attractive, right wing, wolf shooting, oil loving, greedy nut job who has no business being in a position to run this country. He picks her simply so he can get the "Female Vote". I find this thought process that all women will vote for their ticket simply because a women is on it offensive.:mad:

As far as Sarah Palin..........well........if she is to become one of the most powerful women in the world, I might as well tell my daughter to look for inspiration from Martha Stewart. I feel Palin will try to turn the country into 1954 Suburbia, with her as the Ultimate June Cleaver. Funny though, she wasn't alive then, but her glasses were!:eek:

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John McCain: The Worst Week Ever

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/0..._n_127900.html

pile on!

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'Thank John McCain' ad, made by some anonymous person. It's actually quite polished and could be a great 527 commercial with the right backing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJThPjvscFs

Jason

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McCain gets pwned1 again!

his stance (that he denies) on privatizing social security (including video clips):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/0..._n_127984.html

i think it's funny/ridiculous that the mccain camp is accusing obama of fear-mongering. ha!

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ins-13-cars-2/

The McCains own 13 cars. Not really dumbassery except that he's made past statements that he only buys American while owning a Honda and Volkswagen. Oops.

Obama owns one vehicle: a Ford Escape Hybrid.

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As much as I'd like this to have an effect, I can't believe it will. McCain's been peddling lies that are far more egregious than this that seem to have made little to no difference in the overall perceptions of him. It's almost as if he can blatantly lie with impunity.

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I can't read the article. From this link nor directly from the link on CNN.

I LIKE McCain. Not so sure about who's playin' him.

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A new low in campaign techniques.

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My god. What scares me most is the Telemarketing calls.

"Hi, do you like Obama? Well, did you know he invented the Jihad?
Do you like him now?

"Did you know that if elected, Obama will help terrorists destroy the Statue of Liberty by placing bombs on your kids and strapping them to her torch. Then he'll blow up all your kids to bring lady liberty down.
Do you want to vote for him now?

John McCain hates Muslims and since all Muslims want to kill you, will you vote for McCain now? "

WHAT THE F*CK?
Do people really buy this stuff? Serisouly, can someone calling you and spouting fake nonsense really sway people to vote for McCain?

This is an all time low for this campaign, if not all of them.
But what's worse, the fact that these people make these calls and release these DVDs. Or the fact that the people receiving the calls & DVDs believe it and vote for McCain because of it?

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he should change his name to Meshawn, with a nice short memorable bumper sticker worthy slogan ME FIRST:

1. the tone of MY campaign is this way because obama didnt want to come to MY townhall debates

2. you're not allowed to talk to MY vp without MY consent. not even you alaskans.


3. I speak for all americans. WE are all georgians.

4. congress should'nt go on vacation. they should stay and fix this energy crisis right now. DO AS I SAY and not do as i do, which is to hardly ever show upto vote in congress.

5. i want to postpone both debates based on MY decision to finally show up and vote on the economic crisis. and if nobody else in congress finalizes the vote WHILE I'M THERE well then you would'nt be able to hold the debate WITHOUT ME. i make the damn schedules around here.

6. I'VE changed the definition of fundamentals of the economy. i've also changed the definitions of Truth Squad, Straight Talk Express, Vetting, Suspending my Campaign

7. I can do all this because I'VE spent 5 years in Hanoi just an FYI.

8. We wouldn't have needed this friday debate if Obama had done MY townhall meetings that I wnated him to attend.

9. I don't need to say anything for the first 45 minutes of the hourlong meeting that I said we needed to have. I am THAT important.

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So since I read news from all different sources, liberal and conservative alike, I get the occasional email from places I've done free registrations with to get access to stories. I just got this in an email from the National Review, a conservative publication:


Obama’s Radical Agenda Exposed


Dear Fellow American:
Never before in the history of our nation have we faced such a grave crisis: one of the most radical political figures ever to be nominated by a major party is just minutes away from becoming President of the United States.

That man is Barack Obama.He promises to change America forever. If elected, he will do just that — but in ways you make not like.

Remember Obama is the most liberal member of the United States Senate.

He received a 100 percent Liberal Rating from the National Journal, making him the most left-wing Senator in Washington — more liberal than even Democratic senators like Ted Kennedy.

If you look at Obama’s record, you will understand just how dangerous this man is.

He even has terrorist friends he won’t denounce. One such man is William Ayers, a leader in the radical terrorist group the Weatherman Underground. The group bombed several government buildings, including the Pentagon, killing civilians and police officers.

In 2001, Ayers said he had no regrets for his actions and wished he could have done more.

The ties between Obama and Ayers are tight. Both served on two non profit boards and they worked closely together. Ayers even hosted a political event at his home for Obama.

Obama has acknowledged he is a friend of Ayers and defends his association by saying he, Obama, was only 8 years old at the time of the Pentagon bombing.

However, Obama has no explanation as to why he is still a friend of Ayers.

Obama has even been endorsed by radicals such as Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan.

No one can deny hearing about Obama’s relationship with the America-hating Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

There should be little doubt that William Ayers and Louis Farrakhan and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright are rooting for Obama — because he is one of them.

In keeping with such friends, Obama has promised to meet with radical leaders like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without “preconditions” even though Ahmadinejad has promised to “wipe Israel off the map” and “destroy” America.

Even radical Hamas terrorists have praised him.

“We like Mr. Obama and we hope he will win the election,” Ahmed Yousef, senior Hamas leader was quoted by ABC radio as saying.

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Dangerous Economic Plan

And then there are Obama’s dangerous economic plans for America.
He wants to almost double the capital gains tax. He wants to strip the FICA tax cap off every worker making more than $97,500. He wants to increase the dividend tax. He wants to let the Bush tax cuts expire — giving almost every American family an automatic tax increase.

He has called for more than $800 billion in new spending programs.
He is so radical he even backed driver’s licenses for illegal aliens — even though such a move would help future terrorists move freely in the United States.

He is the most pro-abortion candidate in the history of the country. In 2001, as a state legislator in Illinois, he opposed a bill to protect live born children — children actually born alive! He was the only Illinois senator to speak out against the bill.

He opposes gun rights. He has long history of trying to deny ordinary citizens access to guns.

He originally backed Washington D.C.’s total ban on private handguns — a ban that was overturned. The NRA rated him an “F” on gun positions and says he is one of the most dangerous anti-gun politicians in the nation.

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Hillary won every major state primary in the nation with the sole exception of Obama’s home state of Illinois.

And even though Obama was “anointed” by the media and Democratic elites, Hillary went on to win eight of the last 10 Democratic primaries.
How did Obama beat Hillary for the nomination?

Well, using a loophole in Democratic rules, he was able to rack up large majorities in caucus states where he outspent and out organized her.
But in large, contested states she won almost every time. Why? Because when Democrats heard what Obama really stood for, they turned on him.

Make no mistake about it: If we let Americans know the truth about Obama, John McCain can win this election!

But we must employ Hillary Clinton’s strategy.

We must expose Obama for the dangerous radical he is.

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This is why the National Republican Trust Political Action Committee is moving to implement a “shock and awe” strategy against Obama in key states.

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Thank you.
Yours for America,
Scott Wheeler
Executive Director


Pretty disgusting stuff.

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Disgusting is an understatement.

Still, the only thing that comforts me a little is that there is nothing new in this sh*te - this has all been regurgitated on blogs and message boards for months in one form or another, although this is the first time I have seen every single smear mashed together in a single attack-piece.

I am waiting for the October Surprises from both sides. If this rehashed rubbish is all the Repugnicans have got, then they are in trouble...

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haha sean thats the national review tho.. they're pretty bizarre.

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It's the "shock and awe" strategy they talk about implementing that makes me uncomfortable. One big, organized push to try selling these lies to the ignorant and/or bigoted one last time before election day.

Who am I kidding...."one last time"? As if they won't try many times between now and then....

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Obama makes McCain very uncomfortable

Let the record reflect that Barack Obama made the approach to John McCain tonight.

As the two shared the Senate floor tonight for the first time since they won their party nominations, Obama stood chatting with Democrats on his side of the aisle, and McCain stood on the Republican side of the aisle.

So Obama crossed over into enemy territory.

He walked over to where McCain was chatting with Republican Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida and Independent Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut. And he stretched out his arm and offered his hand to McCain.

McCain shook it, but with a “go away” look that no one could miss. He tried his best not to even look at Obama.

Finally, with a tight smile, McCain managed a greeting: “Good to see you.”

Obama got the message. He shook hands with Martinez and Lieberman — both of whom greeted him more warmly — and quickly beat a retreat back to the Democratic side.

He really doesn't like him, does he? :rolleyes:

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Bwahaha, I was just skimming some of the comments for that article, and one person called Obama a socialist and another called him a capitalist pig.

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McCain pulls out of Michigan.

Put that one into the Obama column.

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When I first heard this, I thought Michigan was McCain's mistress.
Then I realized he was pulling out of the state.
Silly me.

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Very interesting article at Rolling Stone magazine on McCain's history:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...maverick/print

"In its broad strokes, McCain's life story is oddly similar to that of the current occupant of the White House. John Sidney McCain III and George Walker Bush both represent the third generation of American dynasties. Both were born into positions of privilege against which they rebelled into mediocrity. Both developed an uncanny social intelligence that allowed them to skate by with a minimum of mental exertion. Both struggled with booze and loutish behavior. At each step, with the aid of their fathers' powerful friends, both failed upward. And both shed their skins as Episcopalian members of the Washington elite to build political careers as self-styled, ranch-inhabiting Westerners who pray to Jesus in their wives' evangelical churches."

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did you guys know that John McCain listens to a lot of Ying Yang Twins?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r8hhShMyZw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFibmFLWmC0

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omg. that is sooo my new ringtone

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Now this was an intriguing read. Letters exchanged between Obama and McCain from 2006.

A cordial inoffensive letter from Obama is met with a passive-aggressive strop from McCain. What a dick.

I'm only surprised the phrase 'young upstart' wasn't mentioned.

It would certainly go some way to explaining the frostiness on display from McCain during the recent debate.

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Yes - caught this one on Thursday. Really worth a thorough read through, although it is quite long, as it really shines a light on the true nature of this man, and, in particular, his POW record. Of particular interest to me was the USS Forrestal incident. True colours and all that...

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Well, now we know what McCain has planned for the final month of campaigning:

Sen. John McCain and his Republican allies are readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment, honesty and personal associations, several top Republicans said.

...A senior campaign official called the ad "just the beginning" of commercials that will "strike the new tone" in the campaign's final days. The official said the "aggressive tone" will center on the question of "whether this guy is ready to be president."

...Two other top Republicans said the new ads are likely to hammer the senator from Illinois on his connections to convicted Chicago developer Antoin "Tony" Rezko and former radical William Ayres, whom the McCain campaign regularly calls a domestic terrorist because of his acts of violence against the U.S. government in the 1960s.


The Obama camp's response:

“On a day after we learned that America lost three-quarters of a million jobs this year and a week after our financial system teetered on the brink of collapse, John McCain and his campaign have announced that they want to ‘turn the page’ on the economic crisis facing working families and spend the last month of this election launching dishonest, dishonorable character attacks against Barack Obama. We understand that it’s not easy for John McCain to defend the worst economic record of our lifetime, but he will have to explain to the people struggling to pay their bills and stay in their homes why he would rather spend his time tearing down Barack Obama than laying out a plan to build up our economy,” said Obama-Biden Spokesman Bill Burton.

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Well, when you got nothing to run on, you butcher your opponent.