Stephanopoulos: What McCain Needs to Do
EmailABC’s George Stephanopoulos: With just a few weeks left in the cycle, Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s biggest problem has almost nothing to do with him and everything to do with the economy. The campaign dialogue can’t break through the tremendous noise and pain brought on by financial woes that so many Americans have been feeling.
McCain has to figure out a way to tie into anger over the economy and convince voters he’s got the better plan to solve the financial crisis — it’s his only real hope for victory.
McCain’s latest ad goes about as far as you can go in an ad — it’s the second in two days that hits Democratic candidate Barack Obama for lying about his connection to 1960s radical Bill Ayers, though it wasn’t a line of attack McCain chose to use against Obama during this week’s debate.
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The MSM needs to stop doing factchecking.
By doing factchecking, the MSM demonstrates that it is in the tank for Obama.
Posted by: Reason | October 10, 2008, 9:43 am 9:43 am
Let’s be clear as they lob accusations while they are covering a whack job as a back up president…
here are some facts on their playing field…
while the rest of us try to figure out these horrific policies that were put in place from 2000 to 2006
hmm who was in power during that time?
hmmm.
Vogler founds AIP in the 70′s
to fight for secession…
in 1993 he is killed trying to buy plastic explosives for domestic terrorism for said party’s beliefs
in the wake of his being murdered…
1994 – AIP draws up the constitution to secede from the US
Todd and Sarah Palin attend.
1995 – Todd Palin officially joins AIP to become a 7-9 year active member…
2000 – Palin attends again.
2006 – Palin is still so “inspired” and supportive of this secessionist group, she gives the keynote speech.
2008 – Palin video tapes her support for this party.
this party was founded on the beliefs of secession and the same values that Vogler was willing to kill people over.
unrepentantly.
values and beliefs that in the year they were mourning his death adn drawing up a constitution Todd Palin was inspired to join… and Sarah Palin obviously found their values compelling enough to support and attend their conventions.
ugh
Posted by: dl | October 10, 2008, 9:46 am 9:46 am
I’m interested to see what they will say about the investigation today?
Posted by: Freedom USA | October 10, 2008, 9:50 am 9:50 am
the Vogler stuff is enlightening as we see Palin’s inciting crowds at her rally’s and John mccain getting caught up in her values and crowds…
ignoring the economy
and inciting the worst sides of American domestic…yes…terrorism
where do you think most domestic terrorism comes from
those people at those rally’s yelling those hateful things look familiar…
anyone recognize the name McVaigh …and think he sounded a lot like some of those that Palin obviously wants to get riled.
throw these disgusting bums out as they incite hatred as our country burns.
same team same tactics but worse…
throw these bums out!
Posted by: dl | October 10, 2008, 9:50 am 9:50 am
where does Palin think domestic terror comes from most…
does she not recognize who Timothy mcVeigh was?
as our economy fails
and our country is going down the crapper
one team incites hate.
throw this ignorant person back to where she came from.
Posted by: dl | October 10, 2008, 9:52 am 9:52 am
I feel so sorry for the racist Republicans. They will be extinct soon.
America is not going for that anymore.
Remember them. Their pictures will be right next to the dodo bird.
Posted by: Omentum | October 10, 2008, 9:55 am 9:55 am
Reason
You forgot one core family value:
Have affairs on your disfigured wife and leave her to marry the prettier “Rich One”!
Posted by: This is SO Old | October 10, 2008, 9:55 am 9:55 am
Reason,
I’m hearing that those are Obama plants trying to create a false impression as to being associated with McCain. Do you think Obama’s people are up to dirty tricks? Remember Bill Ayers and what he’s done in his lifetime?
Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | October 10, 2008, 9:55 am 9:55 am
McCain was once a Hero
Now he is a just a Zero.
so sad
Posted by: Omentum | October 10, 2008, 9:57 am 9:57 am
Here is the truth about ACORN and Obama whether you guys want it or not:
In his capacity as an attorney, Barack represented ACORN in a successful lawsuit alongside the U.S. Department of Justice against the state of Illinois to force state compliance with a federal voting access law. For his work helping enforce the law, called “Motor Voter,” Barack received the IVI-IPO Legal Eagle Award in 1995.
Posted by: cindyct | October 10, 2008, 10:02 am 10:02 am
WestCoast…get real here…these people are radical right wingers that Palin has up her sleeve. They started appearing at her rallies when the “terrorist” rhertoic started. If they were Obama plants,the McCain/Palin team would denounce them. They aren’t!!!
Posted by: formerhillary | October 10, 2008, 10:05 am 10:05 am
Let us be clear
WHERE DOES DOMESTIC TERRORISM COME FROM PREDOMINANTLY?
Let us be clear
the AIP Vogler thing is important
in the face of our country imploding
Palin wants to incite those same values at her rally’s
America should be throwing up with such disgust.
seems Palin was only governor for 19 months ….and in 19 months she already has an ethics investigation
you know the one announced today
Be very clear
what her support and todd’s support for Vogler and AIP means…
as our country goes fown the tubes over the last week
Palin incites her crowds with accusations and incendiary comments
ignoring the economy…
for inciting these values
those people screaming hateful things look familiar?
where do you think the bulk of domestic terrorism comes from?
Does the name McVeigh ring a bell.
do you not see the values she is inciting…the same ones that someone who would back up Joe Voglers party would have.
the same ones that McVeigh had…
the same ones that someone yelling those “killem” “ni@#$er” “terrorist” “hang em” “boy” etc etc…
would scream at a rally.
Let us be clear where domestic terrorism comes from…
the AIP Vogler thing is important
in the face of our country imploding
Palin wants to incite those same values at her rally’s
America should be throwing up with such disgust.
Posted by: dl | October 10, 2008, 10:08 am 10:08 am
I see they are now depressing the results of the investigation into Palin as governor. What is she afraid of? What does she think will be revealed?
Posted by: militarymom | October 10, 2008, 10:09 am 10:09 am
Reason…I guess the truth hurts, huh?
Posted by: concerned | October 10, 2008, 10:11 am 10:11 am
McCain … Leader? How laughable.
Does he attract the GOP BASE. NO
Does he captivate Dems and Ind. NO
Does he inspire the country. NO
Does he exemplify any Presidential qualites: HELL NO
The reason why MCcain is still in the race is due to the howdy doody effect. Meaning that folks will folks will vote GOP even if howdy doody was on the GOP ticket
Oddly enough that may be true. McCain is now just a puppet appealing to the bigots of his base.
He was probably hoping that his PATRIOTIC pitch would have gotten him over the bar. But since we have been hit with this Historic Economic Crisis, all that Patriotism garb trotted right out door.
Now he is parroting Sean Hannity(the King Bigot of the GOP) talking points. You can tell McCain doesn’t have the heart because he sounds so flimsy when he talks about it. Palin is so ditsy she sounds unbelievable everytime she opens that suck of hers.
Move aside McCain …. you don’t have the heart to lead this country.
Posted by: Omentum | October 10, 2008, 10:14 am 10:14 am
John McCain – has “nothing” (no plan) to offer the American people.
John McCain – Just has “warmed-over” ideas of the Bush Administration and
his republican’s handlers.
McCain’s best days are behind him.
Posted by: lookup | October 10, 2008, 10:17 am 10:17 am
Mccain is a big failure.He puts politics first instead of country first.
Posted by: Ndali | October 10, 2008, 10:18 am 10:18 am
John McCain – has “nothing” (no plan) to offer the American people.
John McCain – Just has “warmed-over” ideas of the Bush Administration and
his republican’s handlers.
McCain’s best days are behind him.
Posted by: lookup | October 10, 2008, 10:18 am 10:18 am
Obama said it best.
He can’t say it to my face. I think McCain will either start crying or have an anger attack if he mentions ayers or wright at the next debate.
At the Hanoi Hilton he had these but now they are raisins.
Posted by: Omentum | October 10, 2008, 10:19 am 10:19 am
This is SO Old,
LOL
I think McCain’s strategy right now isn’t working. There’s no slide in the polls for Obama. McCain needs a postive message. Right now he seems like an angry old man. Angry is okay. But angry for the purpose is not.
McCain seems angry b/c Obama winning… he should be angry about the past 8 years. And b/c he’s not Obama is doing a great job connecting him to the Bush years.
The only people who care about the Ayers and Rekco are the conservatives. Swing voters care about the economy and b/c he [McCain], Palin and his campiagn on talking about past associations rather then the economy it’s really hurting his chances.
Also it seems rather political. Everyone knows about swift boat and people are deciding not to fall for it b/c we fell for it the last time and ended up with BUSH.
Posted by: Vanessa | October 10, 2008, 10:20 am 10:20 am
McCains Surge Strategy – William Ayers
hahahahahahahaha
Posted by: Omentum | October 10, 2008, 10:21 am 10:21 am
THAT ONE 08
Posted by: Omentum | October 10, 2008, 10:22 am 10:22 am
as Palin incites domestiv McVeigh terrorism at her rallies.
Posted by: dl | October 10, 2008, 10:24 am 10:24 am
ABC News and Newcasters are biase.
Posted by: Allen Lee | October 10, 2008, 10:28 am 10:28 am
What are MSM waiting for? A burning effigy of Obama? Who will take the first step to call these campaign rallies what they are? How long did the McCarthy smears run before someone finally stood up to him? The vote on Nov 4th will tell what Americans really stand for in this country……will it be hate and fear mongering or clear vision for our future? Remember America the world is watching us!!!
Posted by: linda n carolina | October 10, 2008, 10:28 am 10:28 am
Needs to look for a new job as well as Palin.
Posted by: NH voter | October 10, 2008, 10:30 am 10:30 am
GOP Party
Ronal Reagan is spinning in his grave.
You invoke his name as you play gutter politics.
SHAME ON YOU
Posted by: Omentum | October 10, 2008, 10:39 am 10:39 am
What does McCain need to do? Develop some principals and get rid of Palin. Go back and start living up to his promises
Posted by: The Unshrub | October 10, 2008, 10:40 am 10:40 am
The vibe is so nasty around the Left you can see it. Go to FOX and watch how they talk ,all of them, they sound like they are from a different planet not America. Carl Rove Newt G Sean and all of them act like anyone not voting for MaCain Palin is a slime ball cancer cell. When did it get to be OK to call someone you differ with these terrible names. LIBERAL is not a dirty word. We should be very afraid and we should watch our backs.
Posted by: Bonnie Kimberly | October 10, 2008, 10:44 am 10:44 am
So according to Mr. dl, Sarahcuda knows something about secession.
Hey, that might come in handy if in 2 years we are fast and far down the road to socialism.
I’ll keep an eye on her in case I need to move to a new country that believes in democracy and capitalism.
Posted by: Noz | October 10, 2008, 11:28 am 11:28 am
That’s how the mob works. You have a
storefront. You’re just selling lunch
plates or whatever. But your real work
is behind the scene. It’s what you don’t
know. Obama has indeed accomplished some
good – mixed in what a whole lot of not so good. It all becomes murky. His storefront is now being ‘Senator’ – very respectable. Scratch the surface and it all becomes dirty.
Maybe it’s just been ‘bad judgment’.
Maybe he had to associate himself with
not so good people in order to accomplish greater things. Keep telling
yourself that.
All people make mistakes; all people have some dirt or skeletons in their closet. Anyone would be a fool to think otherwise.
But there is more to Obama than meets the surface. He associates himself to too many – way too many dishonerable people all throughout his life – and I’m not talking about ancient history.
How ancient could it be? He’s not that
old.
Just look at his voting record.
He did more than just being ACORN’s lawyer.
His campaign gave a lot of money to
ACORN. NOW LOOK WHAT ACORN IS DOING?
ACORN is notoriously known for their tactics. The FBI has them in their scope.
Well, you know what happens to ‘the mob’ at the end of the story?
Obama will be outside sitting in a lawn chair thinking about where it all went wrong. Justice is slow; but justice will win out.
(Obama votes against Israel all of the
time. Shades of things to come???)
Posted by: ON THE WATERFRONT | October 10, 2008, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm
Who gives a damn about ACORN? Let them get investigated and indicted. ACORN is not running for President.
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 10, 2008, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
NO, ACORN IS NOT RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT. DID I TOUCH A CHORD TOO
CLOSE TO HOME?
“Who gives a d—?”, you ask.
THE FBI GIVES A D—.
So when they discount the dead, and
the duplicates, and the cats’ names,etc., and when they find that
people were rehearsed and/or bribed with things like cigarettes, Obama just might
fall behind McCain. See how that works?
Question: Do you believe we should
purge those names, or do you believe
we should keep those names?
Posted by: on the waterfront | October 11, 2008, 12:58 am 12:58 am
to purge or to keep? that is the
question. What? No answers?
Where does Obama stand on this issue.
I haven’t heard anything on that.
I might have missed it.
Posted by: buddy, you want a pack of cigarettes? | October 11, 2008, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm
I have a provocative question for anyone out there who is considering voting for Obama.
On 9/11 we were attacked by foreign terrorists in which 3,000 innocent American lives were lost. On the same day, Bill Ayers, a domestic terrorist, applauds the attack by publishing a statement saying of his own actions in the ’60’s that he doesn’t regret setting bombs and wishes he could have done more. Today, Obama willingly embraces Ayers’ as a political ally. Obama and Ayers have a long-standing association together. Obama’s relationship with Ayers is consistent with with his stated willingness to meet with Achmadenijad, the President of Iran, “without preconditions”.
3,000 American lives were lost on 9/11. Will your vote for Obama speak of justice for the victims of 9/11 or as a justification for the terrorists who attacked us? Bill Ayers will never be brought to justice for his actions against this country. If Obama becomes our next president, neither will any of the foreign terrorists who hate and attack our country. I don’t trust Obama to lead our country as Commander in Chief. If he will make an alliance with domestic terrorists, he will do the same with foreign terrorists. This country will not be safe with Obama as our president. Maybe I am being a bit extreme. But, I would rather sound extreme and be right in whom I vote for than to put a terrorist-friendly president in the White House.
Posted by: arealthinker | October 12, 2008, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
The Reuters/Zogby poll has McCain/Palin down just 1.9%. The Hotline/FD tracking poll has McCain/Palin down only 1%. I don’t believe McCain needs to listen to Sir George Popodopolus! McCain is gaining on Obama. Remember, Gore and Kerry also led throughout the electoral campaign and still lost. Ross Perot bought some tv air time in ’92 and still lost. Your dear Barak Obama is just another Jimmy Carter loser, even if he does have his allies in the media and the help of ACORN trying to steal the election. John McCain for President
Posted by: James | October 12, 2008, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
McCain a Man that will go down in
History as one who tried and just
could not cut it … in the big league
and yes he has experience … how many
times has ran and failed
to get the office of the President ?
how many times do the American people
have to say…. NO WAY!!!!
That being said I think Mr. McCain
would be a fine pick to serve his
with all his experience as the
Ambassador of Iraq ….
50 make it 100 Years….
or call it a Draft .. revenge is
a Dish best served Cold… star Trek..
lol………………
Posted by: Anita Yova | October 13, 2008, 10:03 am 10:03 am
George, George, George….You are truly the professional in this category, over all of the ‘blog posters’ above. If the press would treat the two candidates as equals, and not spread suspicion, or assumptions about either one of them, then you know, more than the rest, that it would be a fair race. I cannot understand why, our country is so big on trash and gossip, when it comes to ABC News?! The press sways the vote, and I wish that ABC would present the news, not make it. Thank you!
Posted by: TexusguyABC | October 13, 2008, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm