John McCain - American dumbass (sorry, couldn't resist)

[Sean]

Well, in the comments section of this article, I think Trang summed it up best, even with a writing "accent":

Trang, Fremont, CA
October 15th, 2008 12:43 am ET

Well, Senator McCain, you are stuck between the rock and a hard place. Originally, you displayed a moderate temper, and if you had picked another moderate person, maybe you have a chance. I am still for Obama anyway, but at least, I am not scared if you win because Sarah Palin scare the heck out of me. She may get the base, but she drives moderates away. I don't think you are that extreme, but you don't know how to control them either. They cannot be in power, you understand. They destroy this country for the last 8 years with their crazy ideas. Unfortunately, how you run your campaign has tarnished your reputation.

[BeautifulBurnout]

While we are on the subject of guilt by association.... kind of makes Ayers look like small-fry.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by BeautifulBurnout

While we are on the subject of guilt by association.... kind of makes Ayers look like small-fry.

Does McCain vet his campaign people at all? I mean he selected a VP candidate who was weeks away from being found to have abused her power and violated ethics laws as Governor, who's clueless about what's going on the world, and who revels in hate-campaigning to an extreme never before seen in American Presidential politics, and now he hires this guy with ties to Saddam Hussein?

But Obama worked alongside Ayers on the board of a couple charity foundations that were aiming to improve Chicago schools, and his middle name is Hussein, so we're supposed to be scared of him?

Gimme a f!@*in' break.

[Sean]

Well, McCain claims he's been the one on the receiving end of all the negative campaigning, but here's a link to where you can hear the latest "robocall" his campaign is sending out in Virginia. Here's part of the text of the call:

"Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats aren't who you think they are. They say they want to keep us safe, but Barack Obama said the threat we face now from terrorism is nowhere near as dire as it was in the end of the Cold War. And Congressional Democrats now want to give civil rights to terrorists. John McCain and his party allies understand the threats we face. When you vote, vote for the team you can trust to keep America safe."

As the article linked mentions, the two accusations here are, of course, false:

The claim about Dems and civil rights for terrorists seems to be a reference to Congressional Dems' support for habeas for terror suspects. And the assertion about Obama and the Cold War appears to be a distorted reference to this recent claim by Obama:

"Iran, Cuba, Venezuela -- these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us."

And another robocall going around:

"Hello. I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC (Republican National Committee) because you need to know that Barack Obama has worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayres, whose organization bombed the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, a judge's home and killed Americans. And Democrats will enact an extreme leftist agenda if they take control of Washington. Barack Obama and his Democratic allies lack the judgment to lead our country. This call was paid for by McCain-Palin 2008 and the Republican National Committee at 202-863-8500."

[kagenaki koe]

McCain is only doing this because Obama turned down his townhall meetings. and Obama wouldnt repudiate what Lewis said. it's the Bitter Pill party.

[Sean]

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