Obama Hammers McCain Campaign Manager for Saying ‘This Election Is Not About Issues’

Obama, as has become a campaign tradition, misstated the name of the town he was visiting, calling New Philadelphia “New Pennsylvania”
Obama does not have the mental capacity to serve as President. Neither does “Oh that Joe” -gaffe and gaffer.

Not about the issues? Excuse me??
I have been spending $60-$70 dollars to fill up my gas tank so I can take my children to school and go to work.
My health insurance premiums are eating up a whole lot of that paycheck.
My brother-in-law has been to Iraq three times and might have to go a fourth.
I don’t know what planet the Republicans have gone to, but here in the real world there are issues. I think it would benefit the United States of America to elect someone that realizes that.

Let’s see McCain campaign manager says issue don’t matter.
RW commentator wants to talk about gaffes

It it was, how in the heck, since I cannot use that word, His Nothingness Zero-bama got the nomination!????

“Mental capacity”!! You must be joking!
Let’s talk about John “I finished 896 out of 900 in my class” McCain.
Let’s talk about John “consistently mistaking country border, non-existent countries, doesn’t know the difference between Iraq/Iran, Sunni/Shia” McCain.
What short term memory you have.

of course it isn’t about iossues …we can’t even get by the huge hole in the bottom of the republican boat that is called VP Palin.
John McCain should be nowhere near the white house…
his VP choice is just like every other decision he makes…all huff…no substance.

I think the Republicans are trying to put on a brave face. Because in midst
of all the rhetoric about being stoked on the Palin VP pick, they are still losing their homes, jobs, and still suffering under a Rupublican President.

The Obama folks don’t want a woman on any ticket.
First, Hillary was “too” experienced and being a Washington “insider” disqualified her from bringing about the change that Washington needs.
OK. Now John McCain has selected someone that truly is a Washington outsider and has been in elected office more than Sen. Obama. Now all of a sudden, Sen. Obama wants someone that is truly experienced? If he really does, he’d step down and suggest Hillary be placed on the top of the ticket.

Of course, the Republicans don’t want this to be about the issues. They are campaigning on the tails of the most failed administration in American history. And over the last three years, John McCain has voted 90%, 95%, and 100% in favor of those failed ideas. Republicans are running from the issues as fast as they can.

Yep the McCain camp is only going to run on McCain being a POW.
The McCain camp says who cares about the issues.

d0
Because we voted for him.
Posted by: jock59801 | Sep 3, 2008 2:04:22 PM
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Yup, blindly, recklessly, religiously, and Godly, plus the help of Affirmative Action, deception, and distortion.

Palen = affirmative action pick
Only in a Republican America is a man who is a Harvard Educated Constitutional Law Scholar, with 8yrs as State Senator and 4 yrs as US Senator who has run a brilliant and ultra successful progressive campaign not ready to lead but a ultra conservative woman with a BS in journalism and 19 mos as Governor ready on day one…”
Disgusting

Only guy really talking about the myriad of issues has been Ron Paul, although Obama has touched on a few things throughout the campaign. McCain stands for nothing more than spreading fear and going to war. All you have to do is listen to what has come out of his mouth.

All Obama focussed on is “I guess some people won’t vote for me because I am not of a certain pedigree, oh, ok, I get it.” That was in his latest speech in accepting the Nomination. Flip, Flip, Flip all you want. We know your cheap game BO.

Palin will be forced to resign and the media and dems will take the fall. We’ll be accused of being sexist and down right mean to her. It doesn’t matter there are numerous other rep women who would have been a better choice.McCain’s first executive decision proved fatal to his campaign.

Marcus
“Obama is an embarrassment – and IF he wins I’ll never claim him as being my President .. EVER!!“
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Then get ready because change is coming. We need a president with common sense. Not a cold war mentality.

if you truly want the best President for our children, our troops and America, then the only choice is to vote for Senator Clinton on November 4th

This is a classic example of the ages old situation described as “being caught between a rock and a hard place”. There is simply no way to explain away the reckless and irresponsible decision by McSame to have Mrs. Palin as his running mate. On the one hand, if McSame thoroughly investigated Mrs. Palin’s background, then how can one explain the decision to place a 17-yr old pregnant teenager in the glare of a Presidential campaign. On the other hand, if McSame did not thoroughly investigate Palin before choosing her as his running mate, then how can that snap judgment be characterized as wise and prudent. No, the G.O.P. spin machine will never dig McSame out of this one. He’s screwed either way he turns for no matter what he did, he proved himself to be a very poor and dangerous candidate for President of the United States. Obama/Biden 08!!!

I do not want to have an Alaska separatist as my VP. Is this the best McCain can come up with?

a hypocrite with horrendous judgment and who inspires his supporters to be arrogant, ignorant, naive, racist and sexist……such is the obama campaign….

Rick Davis is right, this campaign should not be about issues. We need to once again argue the Vietnam War like we have done every election since 1964. We need to continue living in the past and ignoring the changing world. Saddle up John and Annie Oakley, I mean Sara Palin, get your gun! It’s time to refight past battles!

Sen. Obama continues to belittle Gov. Sarah Palin’s accomplishments and experience. He stated: “Well, you know, my understanding is that, uh, Governor Palin’s town of Wasilly [sic] has, uh, 50 employees, uh, uh, we’ve got 2500, uh, in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. Uh, uh, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. Uh, so I think that, uh, our ability to manage large systems, uh, and to, uh, execute, uh, I think has been made clear over the last couple of years.”
That may have been her experience as MAYOR. But as GOVERNOR of Alaska–the last two years–she has some 25,000 employees and an annual budget of $10 Billion.

Obama’s first image intro was OPRAH. Talk about avoiding issues and selling IMAGE. Obama presents himself with a BS image to distract from his lack of knowledge on policy as well as detailed plans. Now he has basically ripped off all the other candidates ideas, mostly Hillary’s, because NOTHING about him is original, it’s ALL IMAGE ’cause that’s all he has. Then turns around and accuses everyone else of everything HE IS GUILTY OF. BsO is a total cut and paste of everyone else who was far more qualified than he.

“in case anyone is stupid, the duties of a Governor are more closely aligned with those of a President than those of a senator”
Then maybe Palin should be at the top of the ticket if that is so important.
(hattip Obama campaign)

“my family comes before all else”
Good for you Chris.
Unfortunately your candidate John mcCain does not feel the same way.
Otherwise why would he hire a man who smeared his then 2 year old adopted daughter and claimed he cheated on Cindy.

all this hate from the obama lemmings is so transparent, it does not disguise well the fact that they are feeling guilty about supporting a lesser candidate for the White House, instead of doing what is best for their families and for all of our families by supporting the BEST candidate, Senator Clinton

irma,
If you go to Obama’s web site, you’ll see that he has, in fact, laid out his policies in detailed fashion, and as he campaigns, he continues to expand on them.

Ryan C
Obama`s campaign staff alone is bigger than the whole state of Alaska. I mean Palin`s staff.

A question for McCain supporters:
What, exactly, has John McCain done during his 26 years as a Senator?

“Obama`s campaign staff alone is bigger than the whole state of Alaska. I mean Palin`s staff.”
But she was Commander in Chief of the Alaskan National Guard! There she was manning the air defense stations against the Russkies while breastfeeding her baby! Where was Obama? Registering people to vote? What a wuss!
Wheew sorry….took a sip of that rw koolaid

To LOU, What exactly did Obama did?

So, Hagee and Parsley are close. You mean ONE is like an UNCLE TO THE OTHER?

“Obama’s first image intro was OPRAH.”
Obama’s first image intro was the 2004 DNC keynote address. But hey I’ve gotten used to the dishonesty.
Got to Obama’s website. His plans for the country have detailed papers attached to them that include financing, benefits etc.
In contrast McCain’s website is heavy on the rhetoric, light on the details.

Rick Davis is absolutely correct, this campaign has never been about the issues. It’s been about Hope and Change vs. More of the Same. It’s always been about “making history”, being bold for love of country, rising above partisan politics and lots of other high ideals that only the enlightened few can truly appreciate. Correct me, please, if I’m wrong.

The only thing Obama has proven is that if he is elected president, he’ll be “present”. McCain has proven he’ll Put Country First! What part don’t the Obamabots Understand?

Oh, that’s right….BsO’s first intro was a speech someone wrote for him. Yeah, I remember….But most people didn’t. So OPRAH came to the rescue.

what part of putting palin on the ticket puts country first??

ANY NEW PRESIDENT IS INEXPERIENCE..
That charge of someone NOT experience especially for that position is total crap , it boils down to’ what are the ISSUES and will that President get done in signing off on all of them.
look at the republican platform you can fit their issues on a coin ,
they have zero .they just take your TAX dollars and go start wars which as you can see help ruin our economy.
Barack wants to change course instead of starting unnecessary wars he wants to take that money to fix healthcare , build and fix roads and bridges, fix schools .. the environment, all does investment help create jobs.
Whats the use voting for a president who you perceive with this so call experience governing with FAIL POLICIES like a BUSH.
Because we still will be in the same boat different drivers same car.

“Barack Obama graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. John McCain graduated fifth from the bottom of his class at West Point…”
McCain fought in the war, withstood years of torture, successfully brought the largest US Navy squadron from bottom to top rank, is a successful Senator, took on his own party over their mistakes, and is now the candidate with the best plan to return America to prosperity and security.
Obama ran for the Senate and began to run for President after using lawyers to get rid of his opponents in Illinois and hiding behind women’s skirts having never been the executive of any organization except his campaign.
This is about tough-minded fair leadership that earns the respect of those whom one must lead, not a GPA or being the editor of the high school news paper and being fawned over as man meat by past their prime doyennes on the tube.

McCain, can you tell me about your economic policy. “We’ll, while POW I wasn’t thinking of economics.
McCain, can you tell me about your healthcare plan. “We’ll while I was a POW in Vietnam we didn’t get healthcare.
McCain, can you tell me about the lack of taxes on the rich.
“We’ll, taxes were there when I was a POW in Nam.
McSame, we get it, you were a POW. You also graduated in the BOTTOM 5% of your class. You are as smart as BUSH. Being a POW does not make you qualified for president. I know plenty of brave soldiers, but I wouldn’t let them babysit my daughter if my life depended on it

mccain uses his POW status like obama manipulates his false promise of “Change”….

the difference of course being that mccain was actually a prisoner of war, whereas obama’s promises are largely abstract and excused by his spin when they don’t succeed….

although, i guess technically obama might be telling the truth about bringing change to washington…..instead of playing washington politics, obama would bring chicago-style politics to the beltway, the kind where dead people vote and constituents are ignored because they live in your friend’s buildings….

What is a person with a 4 month old special needs child doing running for office anyway. I would feel the same way man/woman, so don’t claim sexism. She will realize she is in over her head in 1 month, then withdrawl.
T-Minus 30 days until Palin withdrawl.

Hilarious that Davis said this campaign is not about issues. Really, seriously, McCain’s CAMPAIGN MANAGER says it’s not about issues? So what is it, a beauty contest, a popularity contest? A “vote for me because I was a POW” contest? Obama and Biden are out there talking about the issues, because they are INTELLIGENT, and because that’s what voters should want to hear about, that’s what elections should be about. The bankrupt viewpoint Davis expressed is really inexcusable – like McCain picking Palin as his runningmate – cynical manipulative politics – WHAT A JOKE.

ryan…..its always irrelevant to obama whether or not he is the best person for the job, so long as he gets the job….

geevill,and all you other trivial pursuit fanatics-I just watched a speaker at the GOP convention exitedly yell out:”—the great Gov.PAWLENTY of alaska!”I think thats just a little more telling than calling new philadelpia new pensylvania.Maybe the citizens fellt even a little more important;I know Mr.Obama thougtht they were important as he evidently met them in person.

add to that the fact that michelle obama implied that Hillary was unfit to be President because Bill cheated….

Oh, wait a minute. Why aren’t we talking about what a JOKE the Gaffing Biden pick was? Because the media WON’t do it…….Wouldn’t make news about JOHN EDWARDS baby either. How long will it take for BsO to acknowledge that people have caught on to his DIRTY POLITICS AS USUAL?

Jake,
Did you see BEN STEIN on CNN just now?
He was laying into Palin like NO Democrat has done so far!!!
Look for this tie raid to be all over the internet this afternoon!!!
BEN STEIN, STAUNCH REPUBLICAN RIPS PALIN ON HER LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND SAYS “NO WAY IS SHE READY TO BE VP!!”
Thank god at least one top Republican is willing to tell the truth, instead of just spouting the Republican talking points about her, like they are reading from a script!!!!
Wooo Hooo!!!!

John McCain’s POW heroics do not qualify him to be President of the United States. And if they did, why not in 2000 when he was running against Bush in the primary? Why didn’t it count then but counts now?
All McCain talks about is his POW years, it’s all part of the personality politics the GOP is running. There is no issue or idea to run on, so their running on personalities.
Why do you think they chose Sarah Palin? It’s not because of her experience or her being ready on day one. If it was only about her being a woman, why not choose Hutchison or Snowe? It’s because they wanted the Palin story to sell. It’s glaringly obvious they want the POW Hero and the Every Mom, Rove himself said choosing Palin wasn’t about governing, it was about getting elected.

lets not forget the fact that obama and michelle subjected their impressionable children to the hateful rantings of the sermons inside of their church…..even if they did not occur everyday….

“ryan…..you’re right…its better to stand by and watch people make another horrible mistake which will negatively affect our families and mine, then to fully inform as many people as possible about the true nature of the candidates they are supporting to take on the awesome responsibilities of the White House….”
Chris is a perfect world for you, you could vote for Hillary and there would be no consequences.
But if you really love and support Hillary you will realize the reality of the situation is Obama vs McCain and Obama is more preferable than McCain.
That is if you support Hillary and what she has been trying to accomplish all these years.

ryan….once again, i must spell it out for you…..superdelegates essentially decided who the nominee would be……the candidates who were asking for their votes gave them money……obama gave the superdelegates way more money then Clinton…..obama got more superdelegate votes then Clinton…..do you see a pattern? or must i further paint the picture before you can fully understand the implications of bribery?

i swear to god, i have only myself to blame for trying to inform or argue with an obama lemming (aka brick wall)….

ryan…..thus far, obama’s actions and conduct, during this campaign cycle and from his past, have provided plenty of evidence that the change he promises you will never be realized, because he places more importance on getting a job and keeping it then he does of doing the job as best he can…..if I believed he would actually deliver on even a portion of his promises, then he would have my vote….but his conduct, his behavior, his poor judgment, everything up to this point tells me that he cannot be trusted…..

Bottom line…the far right is totally excited about the pick. Dems who were disenfranchised aren’t voting for BsO. So BsO has to go full force. He’ll have his media to back him and all the people will have to be bombarded with how the media REALLY REALLY wants him, while Biden gets away with daily idiotic lines 24/7. Then we expect the old guy Biden to represent us in foreign policy with his experience and MOUTH. OMG!

having obama as President would be replacing one arrogant and ignorant and charming (to his supporters) leader (dubya) with another (obama)……obama’s promise of “Change” would only apply to his party affiliation, a little else….

correction….AND little else…

Oh now we’re getting the old argument about how BsO is more qualified to lead the people because he is an ivy leaguer. Yeah, well HIllary was the smartest of the bunch going by TEST SCORES.

chris,
your “argument” consists of of not much more than attacks on Obama which are never backed by any facts.
Another claim is that Obama doesn’t have the “experience” to be president.
My question to you is:
What, exactly, has John McCain done in his 26 years in the Senate to prove that he has the “experience” to be President?

ryan….the proof is in the results….Hillary won many districts whose superdelegates instead voted for obama…..obama has been giving superdelegates hundreds of thousands of dollars since 2005……i will give it to obama, he is very good at planning his political career, from joining a church to give himself credibility in illinois to visiting europe for the first time this year, despite his position on a foreign affairs cmttee in the senate…..his poor judgment in matters where he has actually taken a stand, and his lack of judgment where he hasn’t, only further supports the reality that he is not ready, he is unprepared, he lacks the character and judgment for the job, he lacks the fortitude for the rigors of the position, he is not trustworthy, he cares more about his career then his constituents, and he is able to persuade and charm many to him, creating such a fervor among his supporters that they become very hateful when he is either legitimitely questioned or opposed by a superior candidate….his following is looking more and more like a cult every day, and you have to admit that is probably not a good thing….

“But, shhhhh! We’re not supposed to talk about it..”
Urrp. No. Do talk about it. Get it all out front. Just be sure it is factual and related to the candidate not the family. Then be ready for the counter where the same or similar fault is found in your candidate.
Hey Ryan, yes, make it about the issues. If we don’t do that we are all buggin’.
But first the candidates will have to talk about them. So far we are stuck in the middle of a Spy vs Spy Bitter Butter campaign. Obama went on for a long time telling us he was going to tell us but never told us. McCain and Palin are just now stepping up to the podium this week. Then will come the debates.
Face it: here we’re all pumping air into a kids lawn bounce instead of mowing the lawn to find the bare spots. We’ve got about two months to finish this thing up.
Then we can all go back to whining about the incumbent.

additionally, obama largely borrowed Clinton’s plan for Gulf Coast Recovery, her economic plans, she was the first candidate out with a homeowners protection plan, a Green Fund to help our economy, especially the auto industry, move towards a more environmentally sound, and economically-long-range interest policy….

If you like how the country has been run the last 8 years and feel you are better off then vote for McCain. If not then vote for Obama. How hard is that. It’s not rocket science.

you won’t hear many people accusing the mccain and obama supporters of being rocket scientists….

“.the proof is in the results….Hillary won many districts whose superdelegates instead voted for obama…..obama has been giving superdelegates hundreds of thousands of dollars since 2005…”
Obama won the pledged delegates Chris.
Most superdelegates stated they would go with the winner of the pledged delegates regardless of their district or state votes. Some superdelegates stated they would vote as their state or district did.
None of this mattered as Obama was the pledged delegate winner and Hillary was not going to have the results based on voters overturned by party members. Obama was selected by acclamation at the convention. A move called for by Hillary herself.
Both gave very generously to the party thru their PACs and that has contributed to us (should I say us? Are you a Democrat or just a fake Hillary supporter?)having a stronger Democratic party.

“If Obama is really against money influence in Washington, why doesn’t he release a list of all the Dem SuperDs who are benefitting from his Hopefund PAC?”
Marylou,
that is all part FEC records and can easily be looked up on open secrets.
I love the outrage that springs from ignorance!

One more sign that Obama has left reality. The attacks of the past few days have made it impossible to find coverage of the issues. The issues are national the economy, national security, foreign policy, the deficit, job creation, abortion, domestic oil production, and many more wide ranging plans that address Americas needs.
A sick child is not an issue, a 22 year old arrest is not an issue, and educated move to drop support of bad legislation and oppose it once more facts are known, is a good thing not a bad thing.
The media has unfairly attacked an All American Mom. They have torn through her family and friends with no regard to limits, and have lowered themselves to tabloid media instead with the printing of pure lies and trash talk.
Isn’t this the same media that calls Rush Limbaugh sexist? You boys are far worse when given a serious threat by a Proud American Woman. Get a life and find a new job as reporters report news not trash.
Andy Zeus Anderson

“At another point in his remarks, Obama, as has become a campaign tradition, misstated the name of the town he was visiting, calling New Philadelphia ‘New Pennsylvania’.”

I am so sick of hearing Obama talk about the economy when by the time this election is over, he will have received close to a half a billion dollars in campaign funding from individuals. Somebody is making money somewhere. If anyone has a different set of totals for his campaign contributions from individuals, I would love to see them.

Oops! We all know Obama is the DNC’s Sugar Daddy – I meant he needs to send a list of the beneficiaries to the media.

Oh boy Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy were caught on open mikes dissing Palin and calling her a gimmick pick when there were other more qualified candidates.

Of course this election and any other election should be about the issues. McCain is counting on distracting people away from the issues because he doesn’t have any realistic answers. He doesn’t understand the economy, he wants us to stay in Iraq for at least ten more years, he would like abortion to be illegal, the list goes on.
Just compare the websites of McCain and Obama. McCain’s website has small changes to existing Bush plans as the answers needed. Obama’s website under ‘issues’ has specific workable plans for each topic such as Social Security, Defense, Veterans, 24 different topics. They are terrific ideas that will make great change for the good without raising taxes on anyone making under $250,000.
I know I’m not going to convince any of the hard-core Repubs here but if there are any independents out there compare the two websites to make a truly informed decision. Sound-bytes have proven to be a dangerous way to decide on a president.

I wonder how many jobless workers, homeless borrowers and legless veterans were comforted and took solice in the words they heard tonight.

HER BELITTLING OF BARACK BEING A COMMUNITIY ORGANIZER WAS DOWN RIGHT DISGRACEFUL AND SHAMEFULL ,
SHE PRETTY MUCH ATTACK EVERYONE WHO IS OR AT ONE POINT DID GET INVOLVE AS A VOLUNTEER AND HELP OUT THEIR FELLOW MAN , BE IT MEALS ON WHEELS FOR SENIORS AND THE DISABLE , AT RISK YOUTHS, THE FOOD BANK , FIGHTING FOR WORKERS RIGHT…ETC
SHAME ON HER , BUT THIS IS TYPICAL OF THIS REPUBLICAN PARTY.
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE NO ISSUES TO RUN ON , OF COURSE YOU ARE LEFT TO ATTACK THE OTHER GUY ,
HOWEVER SHE CONVEINTLY LEFT OUT THE MESS BUSH MADE OF THIS COUNTRY FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS ,YOU WOULD THINK BARACK WAS THE PRESIDENT.
SHE IS JUST ANOTHER MOUTH PIECE FOR THE BUSH CAMPAIGN CLAN AND THEY USE HER SO WELL IN DELIVERING THEIR LIES AND TALKING POINTS.
THE BUSHMOBLE= STOPING TO PICK UP PALIN AND MCCAIN.
ANOTHER 4 YEARS IN THIS FLAT TIRE VEHICLE

I was LMAO! Here you have Barack running a revolunary hi tech ground campaign for the ages.. that will be the carbon copy in the future.
Here you have Romney and Rudy Giulani 2 of the BIGGEST LOSERS you ever seen in the primaries now BASHING Barack last NIGHT.
For a GUY who they CLAIM dont know MUCH or have experience. HE SURE THOUGHT THEM A LESSON ON HOW TO RUN A CAMPAIGN THAT BLEW EVERYONE OUT THE WATER.
IF BARACK PLANS TO RUN THE COUNTRY THE WAY HE RAN HIS CAMPAIGN.. AMERICA IS IN VERY GOOD HANDS.

The only party that have had women issues at heart have been the democrats , from childcare to the freedom of choice for women , president bush not so long ago veto a child healthcare bill ,
they have zero issues in their platform in respects to women , the ones they have is STONAGE ..and the women better watch out in respects to the courts .
Regardless who is the candidate of the Democrat party you go vote and protect yourselfs , that supreme court bench is old ; and WHO will take those vacant spots when the time comes nobody knows but with crazies like Palin be very AFRAID.