Obama Hits McCain on Closed Door Meeting with Bush
ABC News’ Sunlen Miller Reports: Senator Obama capitalized on Senator McCain’s closed door meeting with President Bush today, to paint the presumptive Republican nominee as a continuation of the Bush administration’s failed policies.
"Today, John McCain is having a different kind of meeting. He’s holding a fundraiser with George Bush behind closed doors in Arizona. No cameras. No reporters," Obama said before a town hall in Las Vegas, "And we all know why. Senator McCain doesn’t want to be seen, hat-in-hand, with the President whose failed policies he promises to continue for another four years. But the question for the American people is: do we want to continue George Bush’s policies?"
Watch the VIDEO HERE.
Senator Obama is spending the day in North Las Vegas talking about the home foreclosure crisis, meeting with a struggling family of Bellagio workers and holding a small town hall to discuss his housing plan. By comparison, which the Obama campaign happily plays up, McCain will be meeting with President Bush at a closed door fundraiser in Arizona.
"I don’t think the American people want to continue the disastrous economic policies that have helped create catastrophes like the housing crisis that we’re here to discuss today," Obama continued, "On issue after issue, John McCain is offering more of the same policies that have failed for the last eight years. That’s the agenda that he and the President are raising money to support later today. But I’m here in Nevada because we know it’s time to turn the page."
Obama referenced an economic address that Senator McCain gave last week, characterizing his comments as out of touch with working people, "Senator McCain is so out of touch with the struggles of working people that he gave a speech laying out his economic agenda last week, and he couldn’t even be bothered to talk about the foreclosure crisis that has put so many families on the brink of financial catastrophe, and put our economy on the brink—or in—recession."
Senator Obama offered continued criticisms of McCain’s economic policies: reminding the audience that McCain once said economics is not his strong suit and playing up McCain’s lobbying ties.
"John McCain is running for a third-term of tax cuts that only shift the burden onto working people. That might make sense to Washington lobbyists who run John McCain’s campaign, but it won’t do anything to help families that are struggling."
Obama said he will, by comparison, give a homeowners tax credit that covers 10% of a family’s mortgage interest payment.
The RNC issued a prompt response, bringing up Senator Obama’s ties to Tony Rezko, "It’s tough to take Barack Obama’s partisan attacks seriously on the housing crisis when his experience with homeownership is a sweetheart deal from his millionaire friend Tony Rezko," RNC spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said. "Americans are looking for real solutions and principled leadership – not poor judgment and baseless attacks from Barack Obama."
In 2007, Nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation and is a state which if Obama wins the nomination he will vie for in the general election.
"We are going to be spending a lot of time working on this housing issue in the months to come. We’re going to be having a debate between myself and John McCain about who’s got a better agenda for America," Obama concluded.
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Posted by: Huh | May 27, 2008, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
HON. Senator McCain, besides many things does not have ” The Presidential Temperament” while as Senator Obama has one and lot else.
Posted by: COL.[retd]A.M.Khajawall | May 27, 2008, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
Great speech Obama!
If McCain wasn’t so SCARED of being seen with Bush than he would be out in the open with him and yet he is not.
It is interesting that a Gallup poll showed that Bush is more of a drag on McCain than Reverend Wright is on Obama.
Posted by: Stacey | May 27, 2008, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
McCain and Bush are like thiefs in the night. mcCain is a real hypocrite, they cannot be seen together because Mccain will get too close to the less popular president in history. May God save America from WBush and McBush
Posted by: BKMC | May 27, 2008, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
Give him what he deserves Barack. Keep on trashing them all: Bill, Hillary, McCain, Bush,and their look-a-likes.
Down with the Clintons!!!
Down with the Bushes!!!!
Posted by: carl29 | May 27, 2008, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
Soetoro No! – Don’t understand how you can give a yes to both McCain and Ron Paul. They are at odds on so many things. Ron Paul is a man with the correct answers, McCain wants to drown us in militaristic-style bankruptcy.
Posted by: Ben Straub | May 27, 2008, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
To Jake Tapper,
McCain’s policy has always been for fundraisers to be closed to the press.
He has never held a fundraiser that was open to the press.
Posted by: david | May 27, 2008, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm
Obama says “I will not wear the American Flag pin” and there are several pictures on the internet showing him with his hands at this side when EVERYONE else has their hands over their hearts in “respect” for the nation’s flag. Yesterday on Fox News there is a picture on the cover Obama Ready to Wrap Up Primary Season by Fox News.com , Tuesday 27, 2008, showing him wearing the flag pin, his hand over his heart, facing a veteran wreath. They have to sell the image now to wrap up this primary season. What everyone has seen, witnessed and heard must all be put away now because Obama is portraying the patriot roll. What was it last week, oh yes the messiah roll with him standing in front of huge cross. Obama chief strategist David Axelrod is good. Maybe we should vote for him for President.
Posted by: Anne | May 27, 2008, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
McBush thought he’d get away with such meeting? How naive does he take the American people for? Talk about character.
Posted by: Lonnelle | May 27, 2008, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
Watches as Obama stomps his foot in the sandbox.
Anyone Notice Obama from the start has not been able to run his campaign on himself.
He has only been able to Condemn, Attacking, and blaming everyone else for everything. That is his whole campaign.
He has no confidence in himself to stand on his own 2 feet.
Even in all the church services he campaign at, he made himself Joshua leading the people to the promised land.
He is definitely not fit to be a Nominee let alone a president.
Posted by: seah | May 27, 2008, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
Were the doors at TUCC closed? So Obama was behind closed doors with Rev. Wright, aka Mr. Wrong.
Posted by: EyesOpen | May 27, 2008, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
Here we go again talking out of both side of his mouth Reminds me of someone else I know.
Posted by: older person | May 27, 2008, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
McCain meeting with BUSH is just like meeting with the DEVIL..If McCain really wants to win in November he better stay as far away from BUSH as he can..BUSH has destroyed America and he destroy McCain as well.BUSH is and has been the worst president in 232 years this country has existed.236 more days/5664 more hours left of BUSH and his criminal administration
Posted by: sondog | May 27, 2008, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm
I bet Karl Rove was at this fundraiser cooking up some dirty tricks and lies McCain can use later on.I also bet McCain and Bush yucked it up over how much Bush has screwed this country and got away with it.Bush is giving now John some pointers no doubt about continuing his great legacy and the phony Iraq war.
Posted by: AJ | May 27, 2008, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
McCain has voted for veterans funding bills only 25% of the time, according to a scorecard of roll-call votes put out by the nonpartisan Disabled Americans for America.
Posted by: Jim | May 27, 2008, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
I don’t get it why Obama make this an issue, he’s the Pres. and a GOP so it’s just common sense to be with his fellow GOP much more with being the current POTUS no matter if his popularity is down.
McCain is his own man and he will run the country the way he thinks will be best and not the way Obama try to paint as 3rd term for Bush.
The country will be better off with an old man with tested experience than a guy who just make any issue to promote himself and say “CHANGE” without substance.
Posted by: jeri | May 27, 2008, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm
Umm, so how many closed door meetings have Obama and Hillary had?
Does Mr. Obama have the meeting room bugged? He sure seems to know what’s going on in there. Or, maybe he is psychic?
Isn’t saying McCain is just more of the same fear mongering? Or is just honesty when Obama says things like that?
Posted by: None of the Above 08 | May 27, 2008, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm
So Mr. Obama has problems with closed door meetings?
Makes me wonder his opinion about how our voting system works, given that we have our privacy when we go to the polls.
Posted by: None of the Above 08 | May 27, 2008, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
I like senator Barack Obama….
America: this man is historic!!!!
Posted by: Shalom | May 27, 2008, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
Oh, how the cynics never cease to amaze.
Since they’re not on the WINNING TEAM, they can only be on the WHINING TEAM.
Suffice to say, all the whining in the world won’t save you from the wrath of HOPE and change that’s coming to this country.
Go ahead a support crooks who have to hide in a back room to make deals instead of being seen with one another.
McCain is going to get smashed in the GE!
Posted by: Nat Turner | May 27, 2008, 3:03 pm 3:03 pm
Did Obama say this during his CLOSED DOOR invitation only Memorial Day speech? or perhaps behind a closed door in a SF fundraiser?
Posted by: geevill | May 27, 2008, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm
Does McCain really think he is fooling people? Obama is what he is. Obama gets my vote.
Posted by: DenisR | May 27, 2008, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
I met somebody today who told me Obama was a Muslim. She was a few clowns short of a circus. And from the phony anti-Obama posts on here, I see where her missing clowns are.
Posted by: ericmiami | May 27, 2008, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
With Obama dropping harassing bombs on McCain daily combined with Moveon.org hitting him broadside, in addition to Democratic 527′s suppressing him from the rear. He’s going to get flash backs of being shot down on his first Rookie Mission over Vietnam. What sucka luck!
And that’s not adding the American public who loathe continuous war, permanent tax breaks for the most wealthy, corporate tax breaks that are unnecessary, Supreme Court judge nominations, etc. (McCain won’t get the chance)
America won’t put its future in a 72 year old warmonger with ties to George Bush. Believe me, many Americans talk a good game huffing and puffing while beating on their chests, but aren’t loyal to being masochists. You know it, I know it and the world knows it.
This election is already a wrap.
I can now see why Hillary Clinton needs a jackhammer to remove her from the podium. What a loser in not being able to win a Democratic primary she was heavily favored to win and on to one of the easiest GE’s in a long time. Even she knew this was going to be a blowout
Try back in 8 years Hill. 70 is not that old to become the first woman POTUS. Just ask McDame!
Posted by: Nat Turner | May 27, 2008, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THE CYNICS
Obama graduated Harvard Law School with honors. McCain finished at the naval academy fifth from the bottom of his class in a class of over 800 graduating students. That’s coming in 795TH place, MY FRIENDS.
Obama will rip him to tiny shreds and he’ll do it with a smile on his face. McCain is easy pickings for someone of Obama’s intellect and savvy. Just wait for that first debate. Holy Cow.
Somebody’s gonna get smashed and it looks like Gramps is completely out of his league.
Cynics, please come together and say a prayer so that the teleprompter won’t go out while McCan’t is speaking.
Will that be considered losing his bearings or a senior moment. Hmmmmm, that’s something MSM should ponder, huh?
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm
This is nonsense and only plays to the radical left. Obama needs to screw his head on straight before he makes a complete fool of himself.
Posted by: rplat | May 27, 2008, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
Bush is the president, people talk to the president everyday… Nothing to see here, move along, move along.
Posted by: BOb | May 27, 2008, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
How many of you are willing to be so petulant, childish, petty, ignorant, self-defeating and foolish as to vote for John McCain and a literal THIRD BUSH TERM. Anyone?
Would you be OK with perpetual war, invading Iran, no global warming plan, the overturn of Roe v. Wade and an overwhelming, unassailable majority of right-wing ideologues like Scalia and Thomas on the Supreme Court, endless tax giveaways to oil companies and the super-rich, continued torture, eavesdropping the use of the our Constitution and Bill of Rights as neocon toilet paper? WOULD YOU?
A vote for McCain is a vote for ALL of these hideous policies. Think long and hard before voting for John W. McBush, my friends. The nation you may destroy out of spite and pettiness may ultimately be your own personal demise. Are you willing to cut off your whole arm to save 1 finger? Yea, right.
You know you’re just whining. (smile)
Snap out of it!
Oh yea, btw. Saudi Arabia, Dubai, China, Russia and Iran would love for McCain to be president, so this country can continue to be pimped out like it has been. Another “John” of a country coming here to acquire another American asset.
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
Jack:
45 years ago was 1962. Senator Obama was 1. How is it that he would not have been able to sit on the front seat of a bus when the bus boycott was over and won in the late 1950′s before he was born?
Posted by: shalom7 | May 27, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
It’s not about who’s best it’s about the lessor of two evils – do you want a McBush whom will continue killing our kids? Or Obama the one that will champion change, tax the rich and provide resources to the masses. To tip the American tree to center again to stop the pubes from making America “Jesusland”.
Posted by: Darr West | May 27, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
A closed door fundraiser? Are they trying to hide that McCain and Bush are from the same party; that Bush endorsed McCain; that neither understands anything other than their self-imagined fantasy, overly-simplistic dynamics in the Middle East?
Posted by: Paul | May 27, 2008, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
Given McCain’s name recognition, Senate tenure and very impressive military history, how is it that a man of such military esteem and tenure in the US Senate after 20+ years consistently misses and/or forgets pertinent details surrounding a war the he 100% supports? Ask yourself that.
Secondly, McCain isn’t supposed to have problems getting money from donors due to his high valor and self esteem, is he? Can anyone explain how someone can be in the Senate for 20 plus years and not have the connections to match a Senator with just 3 years in the same Senate? The answer is quite clear. Very few truly believe in MCain and his cause or that he will win against Obama. He’s sloppy and in the military, attention to detail is everything, which he doesn’t show or have.
For Winnie the Pooh’s sake folks, the man has to use a teleprompter to order a pizza!!! He doesn’t have an affinity for thinking on his toes and with monolithic tools such as this, he will be eaten alive by a Harvard educated, finishing high in his class orator like Obama who does nothing but think, react and respond on his feet.
My friends, that’s comparing a creative spider to a cockroach. One is a bottom feeder that carelessly mulls around unless directly by others when the other creatively sees ahead of time, manifests and brings to fruition the plan.
I can’t wait for the first debate as McCain is going to get embarrassed by an opponent with superior debate and communication skills, and to top it off, Obama will do it with smile on his face.
Why waste the vote on McCain?
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
Obama hasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell come November. I wish Hillary would start another party, I know I’d suppor her. I’m writing her name on my ballot come November. Can’t vote for Obama, WON’T vote for McCain.
Posted by: goodguy | May 27, 2008, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm
Here is the best quote, straight from Bill Clinton himself:
“Now one of Clinton’s Laws of Politics is this,” Mr. Clinton says. “If one candidate’s trying to scare you and the other one’s trying to get you to think; if one candidate’s appealing to your fears and the other one’s appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope. That’s the best.”
McCain is again trying to scare the American people while he continues to cry wolf.
Not this time Pappy McCain!
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
i bet they are planning and cooking up some dirty political scandal on sen obama or maybe they were telling mccain what to say today at his speech in co lords knows the man cant speek for himself he has to have the bush admin by his side every minute well if some dirty little thing should come up on sen obama before the ge you know right were to look but not to worry sen obama is way to smart than all of them he will beat them at there own game good luck obama your gonna need it with this gang my prayers are with you!!!
Posted by: angie | May 27, 2008, 3:39 pm 3:39 pm
Oh noooooo, another McCan’t gaff.
A maverick claiming to be against lobbies when his whole campaign is full of em? Kinda like the wolf guarding the henhouse saying, he’s only filling in for a second until the rooster comes back. Hilarious.
How about supporting the Iraq war 1000% and not knowing the difference between Sunnis and Shiites? Hilarious
How about saying he has CINC experience and not knowing that Petraus was the commander of Middle Eastern Forces and not Forces in Afganistan? What a joke!
This guy is gonna get smashed in the GE.
You can count on it!
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm
To all of the McBush supporters out there the reality is this: America is fed up with past 8 years under Bushavelian rule. America has lost respectability oversees, and continues to plummet into a deep abyss caused by the policies of Bush and Co.
I live and work oversees, and what the majority of Americans don’t understand or recognize is that the Bushavelian mentality has destroyed all credibility and respectibility for our nation. McCain is more of the same, despite the argument that he has “experience”. What exactly constitutes experience? Wake up America, it’s time to clean house.
I am neither Republican or Democrat, but since Obama is the best of the three candidates running, I will vote for him. It’s really sad that America cannot produce a higher caliber of candidates, there is better leadership in our country to take the helm. Unfortunately, we our victims of our own complacency and ignorance. NOBODY CARES! You keep on re-electing the same people that our running our country to the ground! Good job America!
Posted by: quijote1967 | May 27, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
When did Bush become McCain’s drunken uncle that he doesn’t want anybody to know about? He lost to him in 2000 and now what? He’s an embarrasment? That McCain has got some pair on him. He thinks he’s too good for the great President George W. Bush? He doesn’t deserve the privelage of being on the GOP ticket. That ungreatful old geezer. GO Ron Paul!
Posted by: GOP 08 | May 27, 2008, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
President Obama will ban doors so that one can talk about him and Michelle behind their backs.
Posted by: geevill | May 27, 2008, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
I do not blame McCain one bit for not wanting to be seen with Bush. While McCain is no Bush, he needs him to help raise money….nothing new about that.
I have always voted Dem in Presidential elections, but not this time. I cannot support Obama, too many questions, too little experience…his political past does not equate with change nor hope.
Just say NOBAMA!
Posted by: memyselfandI | May 27, 2008, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
Daily Kos says that McCain was supposed to have the event in an arena but spokespeople in AZ said that ticket sales were so lousy that it was moved to a small venue.
McCain looks like OBL living in a dark cave with Bush and his RNC fanatics with a hopeless cause trying not to get photographed.
McCain doing a fundraiser with Bush proves that he could not even run a two car funeral.
Posted by: Sanity Man | May 27, 2008, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
Jack…….
BARACK IS NOT THE BEST SPEAKER EITHER. WHY DON’T YOU JUST WATCH EVERY DEBATE AND COUNT HOW MANY TIMES HE SAYS “UH” BEFORE THINKING UP A RESPONSE. DEGREES DON’T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT YOU ARE THE MOST ARTICULATE. IN THAT LAST DEBATE WITH HILLARY BARACK LOOKED LIKE A DEAR IN THE HEADLIGHTS. HE’S GOOD WITH SPEECHES AND TELEPROMPTERS, BUT HE’S HORRIBLE WHEN BEING PLACED ON THE SPOT.
Posted by: Eric | May 27, 2008, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
That’s right McCain….the more you and bush are seen together……the better it is for Obama. As a matter of fact, I think EVERYWHERE you go, you should take bush with you to “advise” you.
OBAMA 08…YES WE WILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: sonny | May 27, 2008, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
Sorry Jack….it just will not make a difference..I am referring to the Ron Paul voters. There will be MANY Dem defectors and Independents that will not take a risk with Obama.
Posted by: Raleigh Voter | May 27, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
A,
I have news for ya. The numbers defecting to McCain are absolutely bigger if Clinton was the nominee. (Think sensibly…Obama has more independents and although she has tried to win by bringing the other nominee down…her ceiling and floor have both sunk to unelectable levels)…
and Clinton supporters are further into old democratic party people…who hold Roe vs. Wade as the one issue you can’t vote against. S
ince mcCain’s second talking point at his rallies tends to be overturning Roe vs.Wade… for his conservative base…
I do not see all those women who are so angry that Hillary lost her devout quest suddenly voting for McCain.
This 20 % saying they are leaving on her side is a joke.
Cynics whine alot but aren’t winners.
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
Lol, the one’s who complain Obama has too little experience are usually the same ones who prefer Clinton, ignoring the fact she has the same if not less experience.
Posted by: Paul | May 27, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
Is this Obama guy an American?
Meeting Bush = bad. Meeting Ahmadinjead = good?
The candidate endorsed by Castro, Hamas and Hezbollah, who’s “uncle” fought for the Soviets in WWII or is a liar, who want’s to be president of all us “bitter” hicks of the “57″ states has stepped in it again.
Maybe I need to turn down my thermostat too because we didn’t pass the global test either Senator.
Posted by: Mikey T | May 27, 2008, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
Will people stop for one minute and think…closed doors…fundraiser event…wealthy donors…gee, does that mean regular people are not welcomed? This country is made up of working families who struggle every day with the insanity of increasing prices for everything, a war that keeps costing us more and more, making the dollar weaker and weaker. Since most of us are not wealthy, why on earth would anyone consider voting for somebody that cares only about making the wealthy even more wealthy? They don’t pump gas and watch the price go higher with every blink. They don’t worry about food prices, health care, or raising families. They have nannies and hired help that takes care of all those things. These people don’t care anything about you, me, or working families. It’s all about them and their wealthy crew making more money from the misery we go through. They cannot represent working families as they do not know what we go through every day. Don’t get sold a bill of goods by them. Ask people in Arizona, top state in foreclosers how well their Senator has done for them. Nada, Zilch. But then again, he never has worked at a real job, wouldn’t know what losing your job, home, or health insurance could be like since the taxpapers have always taken care of him. Not to worry, nice cushy pension, best paid health care, and a wealthy spouse for the incidentals. Yeah, vote for McCain, he’s just like us, a real regular guy…sure, sure, when pigs fly.
Posted by: Jake | May 27, 2008, 3:49 pm 3:49 pm
The Republican party has been hijacked by a handful of extremists for the past 7 years, and they’ve nearly destroyed the country. But thankfully, as we see from the desperation of McCain in his recent speeches, the neo-conservatives, and their agenda, are dying a slow, painful death (painful from their perspective, joyous from the perspective of the rest of the people in the world). The miserably failed neo-conservative conquest is nearly extinct and we are seeing the last dying efforts to revive it through the same types of fear mongering offered up for Iraq. However, the American citizenry recognizes this propaganda for what it is, and that in itself is a movement more positively powerful than possibly that of the Revolutionary war.
A new era is about to dawn for the United States, and the world in general. OBAMA 08.
Posted by: Eric | May 27, 2008, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
I can’t wait to see the look on those who are most cynical when Obama is the next POTUS.
I’m salivating at thinking of the unlimited amounts of deep fried crow with all the fixins.
You just don’t get it, do you.
This movement is bigger than one person.
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
John Mccain is the only prayer we have so that terrorist will not be living next door in this great country. go John.
Posted by: bill stephenson | May 27, 2008, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
Jack:
The cynics such as Sean Hannity, Rush L., C. Rove, and others will throw everything they can out against senator Obama……But, just look at those folks I named…Those guys really seem like they just don’t like Obama….Do you think those fellows don’t like people of color? What’s wrong with them, Jack?
Posted by: shalom7 | May 27, 2008, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
I have never voted Republican, but Senator Barack Obama is pushing his utter hypocrisy to new heights, making we WANT to vote for Senator John McCain in November just because I dislike Barack Obama so much! What the heck is Barack talking about, “closed door fundraisers” – What does he call the fundraiser he had at the private home in SF where someone taped his “unfortunate” “BITTER & CLING TO” comments? A townhall meeting? Barack, for God’s sake man, just ADMIT that you are a “typical Washington politician” willing to do and say anything to get elected, and then MAYBE i’d vote you in. If you can tear yourself down off that cross that you nailed yourself to months ago, that is. Yeesh!
Posted by: PhillyPaul | May 27, 2008, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
Typical Obama – All hat, no cattle. He spends a lot of time telling everyone about everyone elses policies and stances, yet he fails to tell the voting public what he will do different! He won’t tell because he doesn’t know. Seems like he has no plan at all, just like when he was an Illinois state senator and his failed attempt at being a US senator. Do we really want a guy running this country that has no plan (other than taking shots at his opponents)? I think not!!
Posted by: JDL | May 27, 2008, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
They are all politicians…..what do you think is really going to change??????
No Obama
Posted by: Barb | May 27, 2008, 3:57 pm 3:57 pm
Obama’s unfavorable rating now 49% !
Posted by: Nat Turner | May 27, 2008, 3:57 pm 3:57 pm
McCain knows nothing about the economy and admits as much. All he knows is war. A vote for McCain is a vote for World War III and 8 years of unparalleled financial disaster. Temperamental 72 year old POWs who married into wealth, own 8 homes, and bend over backwards to accommodate corporate interests every chance they get do not necessarily make the best leaders. McCain is not going to do you or your children any good; if you aren’t already filthy rich he is going to make your life harder and send your children to die in the Middle East. McCain isn’t a bad guy on a personal level, he’s likable, but if you vote for him you are flushing this country and thousands of human lives straight down the toilet. Then again, if you voted Bush in and your conscience still hasn’t caught up with you after 8 years, you’re either hopelessly naive, just plain heartless, or listen to way too much right-wing talk radio BS. Wake up and grow up and do the right thing for a change. This isn’t a game: one more run of dishonest, misguided Republican rule and the US is going to collapse like the Roman Empire.
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
Senator McCain is an American hero but Senator Obama will mop the floor with him when it comes to debating the issues. About 80% of the people think the country is on the wrong path. Someone please tell me what Senator McCain wants to change?
Posted by: TSnow27604 | May 27, 2008, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
Raleigh Voter – Dem defectors and Independents won’t risk voting for Obama? But they’ll risk 4 more years of Bush? They can’t afford it. And they know it. They will vote their wallets. They will vote to end this god forsaken war. They will vote for more affordable healthcare. They will vote for a comprehensive energy policy that will prevent their children from paying $100 for a gallon of gasoline. They will vote for stopping Iran from starting WWIII. They will vote for a foreign policy that actually makes us safer. They will vote for a reasonable chance for their grandchildren to be able to afford to go to college. They won’t vote for Obama. They’ll vote against Bush!
Posted by: Jimmy | May 27, 2008, 4:03 pm 4:03 pm
From finishing off one liar in Hillary Clinton to another one in John MCcain.
Actually McCain will be easier pickins.
Making history as the oldest POTUS!
What a laugh! Teleprompters for EVERYONE!
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm
Tell that to the people who lost money in the Savings and Loan scandle. Yeah, the one that the good Senator McCain was involved in with the Keating Gang of Crooks. Yeah, the “straight talk express” is really the double talk express.
Posted by: Jake | May 27, 2008, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
I can’t wait to see the look on those who are most cynical when Obama is the next POTUS.
I’m salivating at thinking of the unlimited amounts of deep fried crow with all the fixins.
You just don’t get it, do you.
This movement is bigger than one person. McCain is going to be utterly smashed in the GE!
Who supports this elderly clown of lies, anyway?
OBAMA 08
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
Jack…The Republicans are just biding their time until the GE. They want Obama to win the primary. He is much easier to beat than Hillary. They will crush him in the GE. Obama’s going DOWN!!!
Posted by: mj | May 27, 2008, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
There goes Obama attacking McCain. Barrack Obama needs to show some restraint and self-composure and not get personally nasty towards John McCain. Obama needs to confine his speeches to issues and keep the debates and discussions lively.
Obama is a mouth piece of the left. We need a centrist. Only Hillary is our hope. If it is Barrack vs. John, I do not have much to think.. Vote for McCain.
Posted by: Kris | May 27, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
Obama is ARROGANT, a FRAUD & a LIER with a RADICAL, questionable background.
He is NOT Qualified to be President of the USA.
Remember: Without the MILLIONS of Hillary VOTERS – the only thing obama May win is the nomination – NEVER the White House!
Posted by: Molly | May 27, 2008, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
There are some who support McCain…the rich and wealthy. With McCain, they can continue to rape America and it’s people. With a Democrat, they would run for the hills. McCain is their hope. A Democrat is their nightmare.
Posted by: Jake | May 27, 2008, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
This is part of Obama’s strategy of taking everything that can potentially be said about him and turning it on the other guy. He’s just using McCain’s sol called closed door meeting as a way to innoculate himself against hist closed door meeting with fundraisers in San Francisco. We all know how that turned out.
These are smart and devious tactics and I have no problem with Obama on that score. But for Obama to postion himself as a new kind of politician is the height of hypocricy!!
Posted by: Mahesh | May 27, 2008, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
To Jake Tapper,
Obama made the bitter remarks at a closed door fundraiser in San Francisco.
Posted by: david | May 27, 2008, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
I just love LIBERALS, it’s always the same old garbage…they want glorified socialism (the free ride with no responsibilities). If Obama was any further left he would be a off the end of the world. Want socialism move to France.
Posted by: Bubba | May 27, 2008, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
Uh no. John McCain is being dishonest (*gasp!*) by selectively citing a CBO study on the impact of the bill. McCain said the study concluded the bill would reduce retention by 16 percent. What McCain failed to mention, however, is that same study determined that the Webb bill would offset that loss by boosting recruitment by 16 percent.
McCain Lies!
Posted by: Jim | May 27, 2008, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
go Obama. Get ‘em. We need a democrat who knows how to give ti back.
Posted by: jessy | May 27, 2008, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
Now Obama wants 10 billion to bail out people with mortgage problems.
That just is not right.
Posted by: Mark in LA | May 27, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
Molly – You might not come around, but millions of HRC supporters will definitely will come around and do the right thing and vote for Obama.
Say what you will about Obama but remember one thing…
McCain = Bush
Bush = Everything that’s gone wrong in this country
Get my math?
Posted by: Paul | May 27, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
All of the rhetoric is not going to solve a thing.
If both candidates were salesmen and came to your home to sell you something, all of you wouldn’t let the old, forgetfull man in your house. You feel sorry for him but you wouldn’t buy what he’s selling, especially when you know his products aren’t a good investment.
Why fool yourselves here? We all know who the better candidate is and that’s OBAMA, hands down.
Everything else is just a bunch of jibberish. Keep whining while Obama’s headed straight to the White House.
We’ll see who’s going to be smiling then! KOOL AID AND ALL!
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Hamas supports Obama.
Farrakhan supports Obama.
Wright supports Obama.
Black Panthers support Obama.
Ayers supports Obama.
Obama off to San Francisco for closed door fundraiser where whites cling to their religion
Posted by: Mark | May 27, 2008, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
McCain voting record. McCain voted against vets issues 75% of the time. McCain does not fund vets over and over.
Posted by: Old Soldier | May 27, 2008, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
I thought Obama said he would talk to his enemies! So why has he not reached out to GW? Gee, if he can’t take on George at home, do you think he really has the backbone, intelligence, and courage to take on the Iranians abroad?
Obama, you are becoming a hateful, vicious, and backstabbing liberal that so far is doing nothing to “build bridges across the political divide, only cause more division.
Maybe you should stop bad mouthing everyone else and tell us (in some quantitative detail) what you are going to do with this country and world if elected President. Also, would you want to be treated by others in the same way you are treating your president and Republican candidate?
Obama, you are becoming really annoying…
Posted by: JT | May 27, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
Oregon, and the whole west coast:Land of the fruits and nuts
Posted by: plainsm | May 27, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
Mark – But BUSH SUPPORTS MCCAIN. That’s more damaging than any of the nonsense you just made up. None of them had a darn thing to do with why I’m paying $4 dollars a gallon.
Posted by: Jimmy | May 27, 2008, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
Obama should be very wary stepping on any fundraising issue. He thinks with the help of CNN and MSNBC that everyone will have forgotten about Rezko and Ayers fundraisers. He just doesn’t get it, because he thinks he is already President. He is so naive to think his handlers will keep him away from harm. You can run, but you can’t hide. Too many of us have closely watched this entire process. Now we will wait for the rest of the story on Rezko and Ayers and Wright et al. Somebody is just waiting to unload the shocking details.
It is not about journalism, anyway; it is about selling the stories and spinning. Any chance of a windfall profits tax on the “news” networks? They have been rolling in the dough this year.
Posted by: georgia | May 27, 2008, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
Here’s a question…you are on the operating table, the surgeon tells you…”I don’t know too much about kind of surgery, but I’m a decorated war hero.” Do you say…”OK, that’s good enough for me, cut me open.” Or do you run the hell out of there? Common sense will tell you what to do. Which brings me the the point where McCain says “I really don’t know much about the economy”. Is this the guy you want to trust and fix the economy. Just like with the doctor, run as fast as you can away from this.
Posted by: Jake | May 27, 2008, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
McCain voted for veterans funding bills only 25% of the time, according to a scorecard of roll-call votes put out by the nonpartisan Disabled Americans for America.
Posted by: Jim | May 27, 2008, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
What’s this? Another whiny moment from Obama? Give me a break! The world is just ready for a whiny American president…..
Posted by: dixiecharms | May 27, 2008, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
Mr. Obama talk so much you know what that I have to keep my feet off the ground because is getting flooded.He will not deliver anyone of those promises.He won’t be able to get the troops out of Iraq and get the so call Health care reform.Americans continue to believe on fairy tales and continune to fall like fools on every election. If you happened to believe his words then you should also get what is coming for you if you get him elected.
Posted by: Frank | May 27, 2008, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
It has everything to do with the Democrats… in Washington, that have been tyeing the hands of all of the level headed thinkers in this Great Country. Keep it up guys,soon Washington will look like the Kremlin
Posted by: James | May 27, 2008, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm
If you like war vote for McCain..that is all McCain talks about..Iraq, Iraq, Iraq..I’m sick of it. What about the economy? What about domestic policy? McCain himself said the other day that he does not know much about the economy and people who portend to be smart and wise are going to vote for this man. How stupid can one be! Our young men and women are dying in Iraq..they do all they can to cover it up so people would not know what’s going on..more than 25,000 have been incapacitated and would not enjoy life the way we know it..we are talkin about nineteen and twenty year olds..not to mention the thousands that are coming back with war related mental problems..the economy is in tatters, forclosures,thousands have lost their jobs, jobs shipped overseas and people are still considering voting for McCain who is part of the Republican establihment that have us in this situation..it boggles the mind! But with George Bush being given two terms you can expect anything from the American voter. Its McCain’s turn now to further mess up the country. Wake up America! Vote Dems 08
Posted by: Earl | May 27, 2008, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
Sadly, Mr. Obama is all talk and no experience. I’m for anyuone that has real ideas, but change for the sake of change does no one any good. Just look at the Senate record the last two years. When the Dems took over the Senate, they promised the moon. All we’ve gotten so far is total failure and inactivity by Pelosi and Reid. Be careful what you wish for.
Posted by: TB from Texas | May 27, 2008, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
Obama is in no position to slam any political figure on anything. He should shut his FAT mouth until he has the right to pass judgement. He’ll never be my President because i will never vote for him.
Posted by: Nikki | May 27, 2008, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
McCain’s main knowledge about economics is how to help his wealthy friends on sweetheart deals, going all the way back to when he was one of the Keating 5. He also pushed through legislation to displace hundreds of Native Americans from their land to provide coal rights to a giant coal mining company and recently helped several of his supporters with a land swap deal.
Posted by: Javalation | May 27, 2008, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
David From Oregon
take a bow..
you are spot on.
Posted by: Omentum | May 27, 2008, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
Obama 08! Last thing we need is more of the same, McCain!
Posted by: Scotti | May 27, 2008, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
When I was younger I use to think it all mattered … oh, but that is the one beauty of getting old … you see that no matter what your life goes on and none of this matters. You also get to look back and see how fast life actually goes by.
Posted by: joe in ga | May 27, 2008, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
So far… nobody talked about Rezko relation with him but with RNC he can’t escape with that.
Posted by: catleya | May 27, 2008, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
regardless of your political leanings, you have to admit, obama is going to CREAM mccain in the debates and in the election
Posted by: earthisnotflat | May 27, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
Nikki
He is the presumptive Democratic nominee for the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
I think that an ideal position to be talking of the matters.
Looks like you are going to be sticking you fingers in your ears and screaming lalalalalalalalal for the next four or eight years.
President Barack H. Obama 2008 .. get ready … on election night be around friends … I don’t want you to do anything catastrophic
Posted by: Omentum | May 27, 2008, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
One thing for certain, whoever will be the next President will not have an enviable job. It’s tough spending around $260 per month just for gas to drive to and from work. Whoever this person is, we need to keep them in our prayers, whether its Clinton, McCain, or Obama!
Posted by: david from texas | May 27, 2008, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
catleya
You’re talking about it. The ONLY one talking about it. Don’t give up catleya….
Posted by: Omentum | May 27, 2008, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
Omentum,
Thanks.
Posted by: catleya | May 27, 2008, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
Obama will have no problem beating the formerly good man Rove turned into a soulless zombie in 2000.
McCain is a neocon tool as demonstrated by such acts as his voting against Sen. Webb’s bill giving soldiers generous college assistance benefits, stating the bill was TOO GENEROUS AND MIGHT CAUSE TOO MANY SOLDIERS TO GO TO COLLEGE AND NOT REENLIST!
Apparently we are to HONOR and SUPPORT our troops, but not COMPENSATE them too much, lest we run short of cannon fodder.
The neocons do not have the stones to bring back the draft and make their precious and privileged little lads carry the water. What a shame they will have to pay our troops something a little closer to their true worth.
The public has awakened, and is figuring things out. McCain is going to lose big in November, and the shockwaves from the downticket slaughter will be felt for at least a decade.
Posted by: ToastOnDayOne | May 27, 2008, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
I’d be ashamed to be seen with Bush in public also. This is going to go down as a major political blunder as McCain was apparently hoping no one would notice. What he has done now is to draw more attention to the ‘private’ fundraiser. So much for McCains camapaign reform and openness that he promised.
Posted by: PhilBgood | May 27, 2008, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
the Democrats will win…just keep using as a mantra…”John McCain means more of the same!”, “John McCain means more of the same!”…more of the same economic policies that have weakened the dollar to all-time lows, more of the same foreign policy decisions that has us spending $2 billion/month on a war Iraq, more of the same domestic policies that led to the FEMA failures in Katrina…”John McCain means more of the same!”, “John McCain means more of the same!”…
Posted by: True Patriot Love | May 27, 2008, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
Obama seems to be a one trick pony…keep talking about McCain/Bush…how about telling us what you would do as president?? Is that too much to ask? oh and by the way…the Bush administrations economic plan had nothing to do with the current foreclosure crisis. It was caused by idiots who bought homes they couldnt afford with mortgages that they didnt understand.
Posted by: Tom | May 27, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
The Republicans won’t need to do a thing come November. Obama comes up with a lie or distortion on a nearly daily basis as of late. It’s almost like a gameshow at this point. Today’s contribution, he says his uncle was in on the liberation of Auschwitz. Of course, the U.S. didn’t liberate Auschwitz, the Soviets did.
Posted by: bb | May 27, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
This coming from a guy whose had back door meetings with Farrakhan. And shouldn’t Obama be familiarizing himself with our 50 states, not 57, instead of going out and telling people we shouldn’t be driving SUV’s, turning our thermostat up to 72 and eating well. Oh, I forgot, as long as you’re on the campaign trail you get to eat Waffles.
Posted by: James | May 27, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
Perhaps his uncle was a soviet…I have friends who remember Cuba pre-Castro. They all wanted change and boy did they get it. THey lost their property, homes, businesses and country to a man who made their legs tingle when he spoke. Do you hear me Chris Matthews–idiot! How did you get a TV show anyway?
Be careful what you really want. As the old saying goes, some of the best prayers are the ones not answered.
Posted by: campstblue | May 27, 2008, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
Barbee says,Hillary–Our first woman serious contender. She has a serious problem with the truth.
At least Obama tells the truth? Wright was my mentor, no he was never my mentor. I never heard him say that,ok, I heard him say that but didn’t agree. I could not disown him, ok, I disown him. The Kennedys’ airlifted my father, ok, they didn’t. I don’t know Ayers, ok, I did.
Posted by: dds | May 27, 2008, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
“I’ve never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a ‘fat cat’ and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a ‘public-spirited philanthropist’.”
Posted by: mckennanj | May 27, 2008, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
Gee…a candidate for President sitting down with the now President. Now we have on the other hand Obama who sits down with people such as Bill Ayers and his wife Bernadine Dohrn(known terrorists)and Rashid Khalidi(sympathizer and known fund raiser for terrorists groups)and a lot of other people who hate America. Peeeelease…give me a break with the meeting of Bush and McCain.
Posted by: James | May 27, 2008, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm
It’s a funny thing that when the Clintons’ claimed credit for the boom of the 1990′s the Obama supporters said that it was just a coincidence. Now that the economy has turned down they’re absolutely sure the president is responsible for it.
Posted by: bedy | May 27, 2008, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
Folks, don’t buy into this hogwash. McCain has voted his conscious and sided with democrats on so many issues that he is not liked in his own party. Obama on the other hand has almost always, without fail voted democrat on every issue – a trait that shows he is not interested in using a bi-partisan effort to resolve issues. We do need a change in Washington, but Obama will not bring change we need, just more of the same. This country is facing some serious issues and it will take a bi-partisan effort to solve them.
Posted by: Missy M | May 27, 2008, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
Hillary or McCain ’08
Enough with Obama lies!
JFK brought my father from Kenya. Lie
My parents meet in Selma. Lie
Lobbyists don’t work for me. Lie. Look at Axelrod.
My pastor is not controversial. Lie
Obama is Jimmy Carter with a “tan.”
Posted by: Spencer Wright | May 27, 2008, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
I’ll take the old man over the Chicago politician. Please no Obama-nation.
Posted by: benjo38 | May 27, 2008, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm
It was in a closed door fundraiser with the San Francisco monied elite that Saint Barack maligned Americans with his “cling” to God and guns remark. All Obama and Clinton fundraisers are closed to the press. Try reality some time. I think you’ll find it refreshing. And try not to enjoy being lied to so much. Remember when these liars said in 2006 that if you elect them to congress they would ‘stop the war’ in Iraq? Wake up.
Ernie -
Posted by: Ernie | May 27, 2008, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
McCain = more war. I don’t want my child to grow up in that America.
You can make all the “connections” that Obama has with “questionable” people all you want, but those are not hard facts, and have been said over and over again to NOT be true by Obama and many others. But McCain has STATED his intentions with Iraq and Iran and I don’t like them.
Posted by: RickP | May 27, 2008, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm
I like how the republicans are targeting obama on his comment about his uncle and WWII but his uncle did liberate a camp in WWII obama just got the wrong camp, though its been confirmed his uncle did liberate a camp in WWII.
Posted by: Scott | May 27, 2008, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
He won’t be photographed with him in public, but feels that rubber stamping the SAME failed polices of the past is the proper plan for the next four years. Johnny I always wondered but now I know… your too delusional for the White House!!!
Posted by: ugh | May 27, 2008, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
How many OIL EXECUTIVES are giving McCain-Bush3 payoffs?????
Posted by: PHILOSPHERKINGTOMAS | May 27, 2008, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm
Mark you are absolutely wrong. These terrorists groups support McCain and Bush. if you don’t believe me just read the latest newsweek article by Joe klein. Klein talks about how osama bin laden came out out of nowhere just before the 2004 election to scare people into voting for bush. He needed someone with bush’s attack attitude to further his jihad cause. Klein said that if the U.S. had a president that was willing to sit down and talk with leaders of foreign countries rather than attack them he would have a hard time to get followers for his jihad. It’s hard to believe that so many U.S. voters fell for his scare tactic.
Posted by: con me not | May 27, 2008, 6:28 pm 6:28 pm
I have always believed that Bin Laden and the terrorists really want somebody who “is tough” and not willing to talk to anybody in the name of finding peace. McCain would fit that bill perfectly. Don’t be surprise of “new threats” in the months to come. Nothing like scared people to make people vote “scared” and elect the so-called “tough guy.” Worked once, should be able to work again. Especially with the likes of Rove and company.
Posted by: Jake | May 27, 2008, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm
What?!? The presidential nominee designate of the Republican party meets privately with the head of the Republican party prior to the presidential campaign and election?
What’s next? Is the leading Democrat presidential candidate going to meet privately with the head of the Democrat party?
Next thing you know, they’ll be meeting privately with all sorts of party leaders to discuss thing of such national importance as vice presidential possibilities and campaign strategy and who0knows-what other party business!
This has got to be the biggest non-accusation out of the Obama camp so far…and that’s saying quite a bit.
Posted by: MizFW | May 27, 2008, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
Now that the “Clintons” are finished, it will be easy for Obama beat McCain in the Fall.
In fact it just became a whole lot easier, since Bob Barr joined the race this weekend as the Libertarian candidate. He is a STRONG Conservative candidate, and he should easily suck away at least 5-10% of the right wing Repub-nuts from McCain in the General…
Hey McCain, can you say Nader?? Ha, ha!!
President Obama in 2008!!!
Posted by: Davis | May 27, 2008, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
So, I work my tail off, save my money and invest wisely to buy a home and now obama the commie wants to pay for people’s homes that did nothing to earn them? Good idea, get me to pay for someone else mistakes! Thanks, at least now I know who I WON’T be voting for.
Posted by: JOEJOE | May 27, 2008, 7:41 pm 7:41 pm
My wife is a 29 year career Master Chief stationed on a ship on deployment. We just learned that Bush vetoed a pay raise for the military and his reasoning is “they just do not need it”. We need it more than ever now with our economy and fuel prices. And in the same breath he wants how many billions for continuing the war? We should be going after the SOB that attacked NY with all resources instead of spreading our military so thin. The SOB that attacked NY at some point threatened to destroy us economically and maybe he has found a way to do it. I do not know. However I assure you republicans, my wife and I both voted twice for Bush and we wont make that mistake again. Obama is our first choice and if Clinton wins we will vote for her. Im sorry for helping put Bush in office as our votes are but two, we feel some what responsible. My wife cant say it because he is her Commander and Chief, but I can. Pres. Bush you are the sorriest excuse for a Pres. I have seen in my 50 years. The only people more sorry are the ones you surrounded youself with. N
Posted by: CW | May 27, 2008, 7:52 pm 7:52 pm
I hope McCain doesnt use any assosiation arguments against Obama because Obama can use guilt by assosiation on McCain hanging with Bush. Thats how bad Bush is and has been for the American people. Obama 08
or Clinton 08 but please no McCain 08.
Posted by: CW | May 27, 2008, 8:11 pm 8:11 pm
All of the candidates have had fund raisers behind closed doors .. including NOBAMA!
Posted by: Jackson | May 27, 2008, 8:48 pm 8:48 pm
So Obama is going to bail out the U.S. out of the housing “crisis?” People buy houses they can’t afford with no money down, teaser rates, sign papers they don’t read, and that leaves the federally insured bank holding the bag while they live in houses they don’t own. If Obama has it his way, people who work their butts off to stay in their home will subsidize those who do not. A bigger welfare state, socialism . . . exactly what America needs.
McCain 2008
Posted by: Ken Long | May 27, 2008, 8:49 pm 8:49 pm
McCain admits what he does not know about. I respect that and think he and his party will be smart enough to pick a VP that can balance him out. McCain and Hillary have been around the block at least a couple of times. Obama is not even old enough to have gone around the block once. I just can not see the Republican party letting Obama win without a fight. They will act and make decisions accordingly. Obama is not going to just be handed this GE like he has been this Dems election. I may be wrong, but, I think not. McCain is probably holding closed fundraisers like a lot of politicans have probably done and will continue to do so for whatever the reason. I wish Hillary could switch parties and be McCain’s VP. Or be McCain’s VP even as a registered Dem. Maybe then we could be a somewhat balanced nation.
Posted by: Pati | May 27, 2008, 8:59 pm 8:59 pm
If I were McCain, I would not want to be seen in public either with this slimeball..No self respecting American, would ever want to be seen in public or any place else with BUSH..He is a real piece of garbage. If McCain, continues to be seen around BUSH his chances in November are ZERO and NONE.
Posted by: sondog | May 27, 2008, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
how about the closed door meeting where Obama talking to the ELITIST Democrats called everyone that goes to church and owns a rifle bitter
Posted by: dan man | May 27, 2008, 9:19 pm 9:19 pm
So BO can bash McCain, just for talking with the President – - – I thought BO thinks it s OK to talk with EVERYONE, must BO means HE has to approve of it first….. SO BO, civility is a ONE-WAY street with you…… what a hypocrite BO and his media supporters are……………..
Posted by: Vet1973 | May 27, 2008, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
I voted for Bush both times, and I’d for for him again in a heartbeat before voting or Obama. Here’s the difference.
Bush is a man of his word.
Obama says whatever will get him elected.
Bush isn’t running a popularity contest, he’s trying to run the country the best he can under the circumstances. Let’s remember a few things. The US was attacked 8 months after bush took office. The terrorists were already in the country when Bush took the oath of office. Thank Clinton for that one. Also thank Clinton for the housing debacle, since he signed into law the bill deregulating the finacial industry.
The economy was already on the verge of collapse due to the dot com bust (don’t blame that on Bush. The only thing you can say Bush may have made a mistake on is attacking Iraq, even though Saddam was in violation of the UN sanctions and refused to let inspectors into the country. Let’s touch on WMD in Iraq for a moment. I work in a group which has several Syrian Nationals working in it that all swear that the WMD’s were smuggled out of Iraq into Syria before the attack was launched. They have families in Syria, and their families swear this is what happened.
Back to Obama, he thinks he can solve the worlds problems by talking to people that have sworn to destroy us. This guy is so naive it’s pathetic, and dangerous. He’ll be lucky if he doesn’t get us all killed while he’s “solving the worlds problems”.
I vote NO to 4 years of Obama’s future failed policies.
Posted by: bj | May 27, 2008, 9:57 pm 9:57 pm
If Obama would quit complaining maybe he should ask Bush for a meeting also? Real simple stop being retarded.
Posted by: Rich Life | May 28, 2008, 1:09 am 1:09 am
This election presents the clearest choice in years. The questions are. Do you want to trust the republican party who have ruined this country with 4 more years? Or do you want to take a different track and go in a different direction? Finally, are you and the country better off today than you were 4 years ago? One only has to look at fuel and food prices for the answer.
Posted by: LG | May 28, 2008, 2:31 am 2:31 am
IF McCAIN plans to have BUSH on the same stage with him in public. The best advice any one can give McCAIN is PUT A BROWN PAPER BAG OVER BUSH’s HEAD…Maybe that will help.
Posted by: sondog | May 28, 2008, 2:57 am 2:57 am
If McCain has to sneak and meet with Bush for fundraisers, how is McCain going to ‘hide’ him and Cheney from the American public during their Republican convention? When will they speak? In the morning, at night, Monday, Tuesday? By then, President Bush’s poll rating may be down below 20%, and Cheney’s already are below 20% or hovering thereabouts. My goodness, it’s bad enough Scott McClellan is tearing Rove, Libby, Cheney and most of this Bush Administration a new one in his book.
Posted by: Tammi_J | May 28, 2008, 5:41 am 5:41 am
If you really want to continue with the war then vote mccain. for peace and more human rights, not just in the third worldm,vote obama
Posted by: thetrue | May 28, 2008, 6:28 am 6:28 am
If John McCain is such a supporter of the Military Veteran, why did he vote NO on a bill to provide elementary assistance to the returning Iraq heros?
Why would Senator McCain so vehemently oppose a bill that gives the Iraq Veterans the same opportunities that the Vets from WWII?
Why does McCain place the wealthy ahead of the Iraq Veteran, stating that providing assistance to the returning veteran is too costly and “generous”?
Is this a friend of the Military Veteran? I think not.
Vote against the Republican greed machine and defeat McCain.
Posted by: Mickey | May 28, 2008, 10:24 am 10:24 am
I think there are a lot of naysayers as to Sen Obama’s Chances in Nov, I say the Republicans are in for a rude awakening come Nov. Obama will win the American people over by his stance on the isssues such as healtcare,Iraq, Abortion,Economics, etc. When I think of the McCain response to the Mortgage crisis, I thought he was not supporting the average home owner, but was more for the lending institutions. My suspicions were validated by the revelations that former Sen Gramm who supported deregulation in the banking arena and is also blamed for the mortgage crisis and the revelation that he was a lobbyist for the UBS bank at the same time helping McCain in the forming of McCain economic/mortgage plan. How hypocritical can Mccain be?
Obama 08
Posted by: JLD1959 | May 28, 2008, 10:45 am 10:45 am
Senator McCain hides Bush’s face.
We don’t need another four years hiding “our” country from us.
We’ve had enough !! !! !! !!
Posted by: newz4i | May 28, 2008, 11:43 am 11:43 am
Wow! Scott McClelland tells it like it is in the Bush Administration!! You remember who Scott McClelland was, don’t you? He was Bush’s Political Talking Head – and he is saying HE was LIED TO by the very advisors surrounding Pres. Bush!!
Welcome to the real world. Most Americans have known for some time that what McClelland is saying now is true.
And, John McCain is promising four more years of the same thing! Old saying — Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice, shame on me.
Defeat McCain in 2008 — Get the deceiving Republicans out of Office. We’ve had enough!!
Posted by: Mickey | May 28, 2008, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm
No more Democrats for me! I am so sick of the way Obama, the DNC and the Party leaders have handled this race that I have no problem turning away from the Democratic Party after 20+ years of being a Democrat. This is an “appointment of a nominee” not an election. I am already seeing stories that the DNC will not seat all the delegates in their meeting on Saturday. The Party has abandoned the people and so the People should abandon the Party!!
Posted by: Debbie | May 28, 2008, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
It’s called a fund raiser. It’s nothing new or secretive. It’s the way it’s done. Obama was given a “closed door” fund raiser in Chicago, behind closed doors by, uhumm, someone who was on trial recently. He’s counting on the younger generation that has never been involved in a presedential campaign to be outraged by it. Does Obama agree with everyone that attends his private fundraisers? Wasn’t he in a bit of trouble over the same thing recently?
Posted by: Bea | May 28, 2008, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
I voted for B Clinton – never a Bush. But I and others I know will vote McCain over B Obama. I know Hillary’s stance and opinion on many important topics. I do not know Barack’s positions. I hear his inspiring teleprompter speeches. But I see his uh umm uh uh oh umm whenever asked direct questions. Having listened to all DEM debates, I hear him rebut the opinions of others, but rarely telling us what he would do to express change. The unknown factor scares me in B.H.O.
Posted by: freeethinker | May 28, 2008, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm
Obama is clearly the best choice. He’s honest, and is sincerely working for a better America.
Perhaps defending McCain and the Republican deceit is palatable to some. Not to me. Scott McClellan has peeled back the covers of the last 7 years, and shown the dirty underside. And now, McCain is embracing the policies of Bush, especially in the rationale for the War…
I’ve been a Republican all of my life, but this year, I’ll vote for anyone who is NOT a Republican. Be it Libertarian, Independent, Green, or Democrat. Unfortunately, the field has narrowed to two. Listening to the weaseling that the Republicans are hurling now sounds too disgusting to tolerate.
It would be wonderful if McCain would engage the average American. He’d have my vote in a minute if he would. But he’s not – and I’m a Republican that has no choice but to vote against him, regardless of the opponent.
Experience has value in a candidate, but JUDGEMENT is far more important. McCain has demonstrated very poor judgement by embracing Bush, and siding with the failed policies of the current administration.
Posted by: Alfred | May 28, 2008, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm
It looks like the chickens have come home to roost….If only there was still time to impeach this lying thug..
Posted by: sondog | May 28, 2008, 10:04 pm 10:04 pm
Obama critical of McCain’s closed door meeting with Bush?
For heavens sake Obama show some maturity.
There is nothing wrong in this. Wrong is when you put down your grandmother and fail to distance yourself from the likes of Rev Wright. Took you a while to decide he was not good for you.
Posted by: Kottaras | May 29, 2008, 3:44 am 3:44 am
As if change is a good thing? I’m sorry, so far, Mr. Obama has not stated a policy for his argument. More importantly, he fails to state ANY policy whatever that keeps the economy stable, prepares America for the world as it is, that protects America from its ever-present enemies, that protects us from anybody in America which thinks that siezing private resources will cure public problems.
So far, Mr. Obama is child masquerading as an elite snob.
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