Debating McCain Reference to “That One”

“That One” is what old white people refer to black people as when they don’t want to be bothered with their name. It drums up alot of harsh memories.

“That one” is a dehumanizing reference to The Other. Just more of McCain/Palin appealing to their bigoted “base”.

McCain kept using the sentence
“I KNOW HOW TO DO IT” several times,
but elaborated little of how he
will do it.

who cares?? This is absolutly ridiculous, lets talk about the issues at hand, not how they refer to eachother!!!

Insulting the opponent is the last thing a presidential candidate can do!!. Insulting Senator Obama (twice) without calling the name shows the character of Senator McCain. It’s very silly and childish.

“That one”? That’s it! McCain the chameleon shows his true colors!

Yes, I’m surprised none of the analysts picked up on the racist meaning of calling someone “one” or “that one.” Here in Georgia some old white men from McCain’s generation still refer to black individuals as “the one” or “that one” and sometimes “boy.” Everyone in my house perked up when he said that. We were very surprised none of the analysts knew the old Southern meaning of calling a black man “that one.”

McCain is getting more and more grumpy each day. I think this one was way past his bed time.

OK based on the comments here I did not dream about it. He did call him “THAT ONE” . Ok that about done it for me. We do not need an angry, old, senile, erratic, gambler jeopardizing our economy and international image any more. Mccain’s anger is dangerous. Can you imagine him in a world summit representing our country!

Let me guess: Racist, right?

What’s your name boy? “Kuta Kenta”. No your name is “That One”. Now, what’s your name? “Senator Barak Obama.
Wow! You can’t sweep this one under the rug or say that it was just a “isolated incident”. “That One”!

The reference of “That One” towards Senator Obama made by Senator McCain shows great disrespect towards Senator Obama from Senator McCain. The slanderous verbage used towards Senator Obama from Governor Palin these last few days is a desparate attempt to regain the faith of the American people. Slandor will not win votes….Our economy has worsened over the last 8 years…why not focus on more important issues-the truth and not bs. We want change and it will come from Senator Obama!!

Obama’s cult followers often refer to him as “The One.”
Leave it to those Kool-Aid drinkers to find a problem with someone creating a slight variation on their term.

OBAMA CALLED HIM “JOHN”… THEY ARE FRIENDS WHEN NOT RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
YOU NEVER SAID, “THAT ONE OVER THERE JUST CANT ..” TO PEOPLE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH..
I HOPE REPUBLICANS ARE REGISTERING A LOT OF PEOPLE TO OFFSET THE DEMO PARTY REGISTRATION IN PRIMARIES…. I DONT THINK WE SHOULD EVEN BE LISTENING TO THE MEDIA.
IF ITS NOPT THIS , IT WILL BE RACISM.
MCCAIN/PALIN AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET THE VOTES OUT AND SILENCE THESE FOOLS..

That my number reason why I don’t want Obama in the white house. As a black person I think that he will set back race relations decades.
McCain said that one. If Obama had been white no one would have cared but since Obama is black anything you could say to a white person while talking to them have to be analyzed to death and found to be racists just because.
Yeah, of all the debate things that were discussed economy, war but that one is what the Obama campaign wants to focus one.

Hey let’s talk about Tom Brokaw — what a spoiler — I think this should be his last moderation — He was overly pushy…He only made references to time when Sen Obama was about to speak…he was to flexible with Sen McCain and he on numerous ocassions thanked Sen McCain for his anws but never did he thank Sen Obama…this was not my imagination…he also became too involve and stole the thunder of the Town Hall paticipants. where is Walter Conkite when u need him

To Jake Tapper,
McCain was noting the ironic vote on a Bush Cheney sponsored bill. He (rhetorically) asked the audience to guess which one of the 2 candidates standing there at town hall voted FOR the bill? The answer – “that one” (i.e. meaning that candidate, the democrat) and the one who voted AGAINST the bill — “this one” (i.e. this candidate, the republican.) The vote is in fact ironic (and telling) and it was not disrespectful as stated.
McCain uses this all the time he said that senator didn’t vote for it this one did.
McCain was using shorthand for that senator.
McCain said that one.
McCain says this all the time in his stump speeches.
McCain then referred to himself as this one didn’t vote for it.
McCain said that senator that one didn’t vote for it this one referring to himself did vote for it.
McCain has the worst luck. He is being taken out of context.

McCain says this all the time in his stump speeches on the bush energy vote.
McCain says that senator didn’t vote for it this one did.
McCain was saying that senator did vote for it this one didn’t.
The cameras cut away when McCain said this one did vote for it referring to himself.
McCain said that one didn’t vote for it short hand for that senator didn’t vote for it and this one did vote for it.

That one was short hand for that senator.
The cameras cut away and McCain said this one didn’t.
McCain referred to himself as this one.
The camermas cut away right when he said it.
All McCain said was that senator voted for the bush energy bill and he didn’t vote for it.
That senator did this senator didn’t.
That one did this one didn’t.
McCain referred to himself as this one.
He says this all the time in his stump speeches.

Not sure how 40% of the country doesn’t get it. McCain is NOT worthy of being president. He thinks he’s entitled to something. I hope he loses his senate seat. He’s entitled to go home at this point.

“That One”? McCain is rude and disrespectful and comes across as a racist and sore loser. Do we want someone like McCain to be in the White House ? Sure he have served the country in the war. That doesnt automatically give him the right and the ticket to the White House !

I have lived my entire life in the South and have been around both older black people and older white people. Don’t get me wrong…I’ve heard people on both sides referencing the other in racist and off-color language, but I have never heard white people deemingly refer to a black person as “that one” because they didn’t want to respect or bother to remember his/her name. Now you are just making things up to make it sound like McCain or anyone who bothers to challenge Obama is a racist.

The character of a person running for the highest office in America is IMMENSELY important. What do you guys make of Bush’s arrogant smirks, his eye-widening dumbfounded looks that someone would question his lies.
Yes, that one IS disrespectful at the very least.
I cannot BELIEVE that Replubicans are trying to dismiss this insult.
Will you guys never admit to the truth!
McCain not only referred to him as “that one”; he refuses to look him in the eye, and failed to shake his hand at the end of the debate, tapping him on the shoulder and then pushing his wife out in front and walking away.
He is not professional enough to even HIDE his disdain for Obama.
Yeah, let’s put another arrogant a$$ in the White House.

Yeah, that was crass.
McCain’s up against a smooth (well, other than the stammering) operator, and you would think that his advisers would have made him realize that by now.
For the second time Obama brought up the Iraqi surplus…neither has anything more to say about that…lean on the mothers and make them at least pick up a big chunk of the tab for our forces from now on.
McCain also didn’t respond to Obama’s charges of deregulation. McCain should have pointed out that Fannie and Freddie were exempt from normal oversight and that regulating purely private enterprises is not the same thing. I would have thought McCain would have figured out to bring that up since he didn’t at the first debate.
Other than that, pretty much the same talking points from both candidates.

I pledged to run a respectful campaign.

That’s funny. I thought Obama’s campaign was going to play the race card much closer to election day.

The DAY has finally come.
The Deliverer has come.
OBAMA means “blessed.” In Arabic.
Our message will finally be delivered to everyone.
Thank you Brothers for being in our side. Lets rally for the chosen one.

The post debate commentary on ABC was so incredibly partisan I had to change the channel. I mean really, no balance whatsoever! I was half expecting to see Dan Rather called in for his opinion…

maybe this explains the “that one” comment
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/07/mccain_and_the_us_council_for.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/06/why-mccains-time-with-cou_n_132470.html

“That One” that McCain refers to
means “blessed.” In Arabic.
Lets rally behind OBAMA

I can’t wait until Hussein gets elected… we’ll never have to fight a war again… we’ll just simply go to the U.N. and complain that anyone picking on us is racist because our President is black.
No, no, no… not God BLESS America… God DAMN America… nice mentors you got there, Barry.

ABC….YOU SUCK!!!
JUST LIKE THAT ONE…NBC, CBS, CNN.
“THIS ONE” IS FOR MCCSANE, NOT ZEROBAMA!!!

What’s that?…. singing?!….. Sure sounds like a fat lady…

What’s that?…. singing?!….. Sure sounds like a fat lady…

that one he called him that one. I’m so disappointed in John McCain as an African American I can’t believe that a man who wants to be president will refer to his opponent who is trying to prove is not like us would be referred to as that one
please stop the racism John McCain please put your country first and leave it alone

OBAMA IS A MUSLIM . THEY ARE WHO AMERICAIN ARE A WAR WITH. WAKE UP! NOTHING ELSE MATTERS! AMERICAN WAR HERO OR A MUSLIM ! BOY THATS A TUFF ONE . GIVE ME THE WAR HERO CHRISTIAN!!!!!! PLEASE

McCain is tired, desperate, and erratic indeed. It sure showed tonight.

At the end of the debate McShame did not have the decency to shake Obama’s outreached hand but motioned him towards his trophy wife to shake her hand. He did not want to soil himself by shaking “that one’s” hand. What disgusting old geezer. “You kids get off my lawn!”

McCain said we need a leader who will have a “steady hand on the tiller” and watch the debate, even as he said this, HIS HAND WAS SHAKING!
Guess I’ll have to do what McCain says and vote for “Steady Hand” Obama.

How many times did I hear McCain say I know how to do…? We make decisions and judgement based not only on past and current event but more importantly, based on future’s developing environment. Don’t public service have a training on how to solve problems? In this comment, I fear that same old things coming in next four years..if McCain is in the White House.

Obama must have looked like the empty suit he is cuz here goes the race card.

Oh yeah, about the “that one” comment. McCain in his stump speeches and on many other occasions will use “this one” and “that one” to contrast differing positions on issues and different votes. Obama isn’t the first opposing view to be referenced this way, and there’s nothing racist about it – that’s just stupid (I’m black, BTW).
Now, was it disrespectful? Each person will no doubt decide for him/herself, but I’ve seen that dyed-in-the-wool democrats – the type of people who weren’t EVER going to vote for McCain under ANY circumstances – will jump on any excuse for their positions. The same people who excused Bill Clinton’s pecadillos will hop on a simple comment like this one as if it was the greatest sin ever committed by a human being and ride it all the way to the nearest sunset – as if it has ANYTHING at all to do with a person’s character, qualifications or capabilities.

“the one” refers to Obama’s slimy friend like : Wright, Ayers, Rezko, Pfleger

Jeff get a life…please. The McCain/Palin campaign has played the race card for months — and get away without being called out. This time they are called out. It won’t work even though they think desperate times call for desperate means…Let’s talk after the electon shall we.

Not smart – Andrew Sullivan already has the campaign button posted at THE ATLANTIC.
THAT ONE/
Biden 08

Why was this not brought oup in the debate:
*ALERT: BARACK OBAMA STARTED HIS POLITICAL CAREER IN THE HOME OF A TERRORIST THAT BOMBS U.S. BUILDINGS & KILLED 2 POLICE OFFICERS IN THE BRINKS HOLD-UP ->>BILL AYERS

That’s funny. I thought Obama’s campaign was going to play the race card much closer to election day. Posted by: Steve Langford
******************************
Looks like McCain is the flush, with an
empty suit.

All you left wing nut cases need to get Husseins nuts out of your mouths and come back to reality.
Crying about this comment is retarded, just like all you liberals are. Suck It.

Oprah called him “The One”
That’s the problem with “The ONe”. Every criticism is racist. People I know do not dare put McCain bumper stickers on their cars. Bringing up Ayers racist? No way.
Obama is radical. Anyone who has not picked up on this is not paying attention. As he has no record, we can only look at where he comes from and what his associations are.
If I have to have major surgery, I want an experienced doctor.
I think Obama supporters are prejudiced against older Americans. The older population is beginning to resent these comments. Obama has called him “dishonorable”. That is a lot worse than “That One”

Sounds like an old grumpy grandpa upset and don’t want to be bothered with….still, disrespectful.

LOL I think McCain sounded like who he really is. An old grandpa who was pointing at one of the smarter, younger generation…which is one of the differences here. The past 8 years? or new ideas?
The choice is pretty plain if people are honest and stop blindly following party lines.
Something has to give, what we have had is not working. John McCain is more of the same.

What’s that?…. singing?!….. Sure sounds like a fat lady…

Racism? Yeah right when Wright and his lunatic church scream God Damn America, Hate Whitey, and KKK of A, to glorious applause and ecstatic reactions by the Congregation?
Racism is a word devoid of meaning. Playing the racist card at every opportunity won’t work against NutJob. He is racist. Proud of it. Putin too … he openly called Rice a monkey and made monkey noises at her, used the N-Word.
So wake up. Racism means nothing. Playing the racist card against tough guys like Putin or Nutjob makes them laugh cause they know you are weak.

Yes, the term “that one” is frequently racist. I have lived in the South, some years ago, and older white people there sometimes used the term to dismissively refer to black people.
We cannot know whether racism was in McCain’s mind. I don’t support him, but I am inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.
But even the term isn’t racist, it is rude and dehumanizing — and idiotic. McCain desperately needs the support of undecided voters, and this latest display of contempt toward his opponent certainly didn’t win him any support.

That One what?
I think we have the right to know what Senator McCain means by the term “That One”

Bill Ayers, his friend, killed 2 people but were so upset about “That one” Oh my god not “That one”
I’m crying cuz I’m so affended.
While don’t we kill more unborn babies so I can feel better.

And, Dave, Obama is going to enjoy grinding his heel into you if he is elected. How anybody can vote for a man named Barack Hussein Obama for President of the United States after 9/ll is beyond my wildest imagination. I didn’t know the American people could be so stupid. I don’t like McCain either but I’ll take him over a MUSLIM anytime!!!

Sounds like Gramps should have dumped out his Depends before the debate started. Maybe he would not have been so grumpy, confused and rude.

MUSLIM4OBAMA IS OBAMA A MUSLIMS

That one is a hater of our country.
His pastor, his wife, his friends, his followers, ALL RACISTS!!!!
CRY BABY CRY!!!
SUCK IT YOU LEFT WING NUTS!!!
GO TO HELL IN HUSSEINS HAND BASKET!!!

That One 08!

Are you KIDDING ME? “That one” offends you? Grow up people. I hear that all the time. You really need to allow these guys to be human. It just goes to show how competition brings out the worst (and MOST IMMATURE) in everyone. Again, GROW UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

I’m so glad that McNasty took the gloves off tonight like he promised and let Obama have it- NOT! I predicted that McCain would be a wimp tonight, and he lived up to it. McCain = Loser. Again!
Game Over!

I think McCain just seemed angry throughout. I also think his campaign probably refers to Obama as ‘the One’ and so this might have been a play on that. Clearly, McCain doesn’t respect Obama and he has a hard time hiding it.

McCain probably really wanted to say, “and that SOB but caught himself just in time!!

John McCain is a crazy old PRIC%!
He’s got a lot of nerve talking to our next President like that. Seriously, you might love America McCain, but Americans loathe you. Go away now crazy pissed off dinosaur! Go worship your Reagan shrine, and pour hot candle wax on your chest…or whatever it is that angry old loonies do.
It;s O—V—E—-R!!!

AMERICA VOTE FOR MCCAIN…NOT FOR THE ANTICHRIST OBAMA

I thought the quote to be odd. It evokes a era in which “that boy” or “that one” could be used to describe Blacks. Poor tastes John. We didn’t need this now.
If John apologizes tommorow, it will blow over. If not, it will blow up.

RL…if you’re really concerned that barack obama is the antichrist, then you should be happy he’ll be in office to hasten the coming of the true christ. yeah, i know it’s hard to face the facts!

Too bad that there are some very ignorant right wingers in our fine nation. Personally, I think those calling him “Hussein” etc., ought to take your racism and move to somewhere it’s more appreciated. Try Zimbabwe. Or maybe Mars. Please.

It’s clear McCain needs a nursing home. We do not want to hear what he did then? We want to hear “what he is gonna do now”
He called Obama “That One” and stormed outta the debate without even shaking hands with Obama.
We do not need a grumpy old man for president.

“Senator Obama has a name,” said Axelrod. “You’d expect your opponent to use that name.” – Obama Campaign Manager David Axelrod (Karl Rove of the Left)
so unless Sen. McCain said, “You know who voted for it? You might never know. Sen. Obama. You know who voted against it? Sen. McCain,” as far as David Axelrod is concerned, Sen. McCain would be “odd”? what a spin-doctor.

McCain, please go home and take a nap.

Senator McCain defintely won the debate. Senator Obama kept distorting McCains record and policies yet would not even say where he would cut costs. He did state more money was needed for education, health care (almost free) and energy costs. Obama’s health care package is a big bonus for the insurance companies just like medicare precription drugs for seniors. The seniors lost out on that one. I know, since I am a senior citizen. Obama policies are pipe dreams, not reality nor workable.

A teacher earlier this evening said this about McCain’s “that one” comment: “If I pointed at one of the black students in my class and referred to them as “that one”, I would be fired immediately.”
It sounded very like racial trigger words like “uppity” and it sounded disdainful and disrespectful. Barack Obama is a Senator of the United States. When McCain likes him or not, he should treat him with respect. Obama treats McCain with respect. Senators–and presidents–should maintain basic good manners and civility. Poor taste McCain.

VOTE MCCAIN

John McCain acts like a villain from BLAZING SADDLES! The new Sheriff is a N……THAT ONE!!!
Talk about giving someone the ultimate disrepect. You can’t even call him SENATOR or BY HIS FIRST NAME or HELL why not even call him Hussein at least that’s better than just saying THAT ONE.

How do we recognise a republican troll on this blog ?
1) They say they are democrats who will vote for McCain.
2) In their sentences, there is at least one of the following words: “Hussein, muslim, terrorist, Osama”
At this point, McCain should convince his friend Bush to bomb a nuclear plant in Iran. This is the last chance for him to win this election.

I went back and read more of the comments. Apparently a great many people are not aware that this is a racial slur used by older white people towards black people in certain parts of the country in order to demonstrate that the black person is of no consequence or matter. McCain’s mother and family are from Mississippi. I bet McCain knows what it implies!

RL: You’re clearly uneducated because your comments are nonsense and you can’t even spell. A majority of Americans are pro-choice, pro-gay rights, and pro-diversity, so what do you mean “How can you vote for…?” YOU are in the minority, so you might want to think about people respecting YOU since the country is moving into the 21st Century. If you don’t like it, LEAVE.

I’m from Illinois and have been an Obama supporter since he announced his candidacy. In that context, I want to say that it is absurd to accuse McCain of racism. He has done NOTHING to merit such an ugly accusation. Calling Obama “that one” was disrespectful, and I didn’t enjoy hearing it and thought it out of place in a presidential debate, but it was hardly racist. Like or dislike McCain’s policies (and I despise many of them), there is every reason to believe he is a good man and no viable reason to believe he is racist. It irritated me to no end when the McCain camp made a big deal about Obama’s “lipstick on a pig comment” and absurdly claimed he was a sexist. Attributing unwarranted meaning to McCain’s comment is equally unfair. Obviously, both camps are aware that many Americans are halfwits and therefore struggle to manufacture these bogus sound-bite “controversies.” Enough is enough. Let’s focus on the issues.

McCain is just like Bush…just another spoiled wealthy baby who has had everything handed to him all his life. He graduated 890th out of a class of 894! Daddy was an admiral and got little Johnny special help. Then he married an outrageously wealthy biyotch who only cares about the campaign so she can fulfill her jealousy of Jackie O and live in the White House to look down on all the little people.
Bush = young spoiled brat.
McCain = old spoiled brat.

Most of us even Obama supporters know that McCain is better than this. He’s tiered, out classed and frankly out of his league right now. McCain needs to go home to one of his houses and enjoy retirment. He’s earned it – but it’s over now.

Both exSenator Allen from Virginia – “Macaca” and Senator McCain “That one” long for the good ol days…back on the plantation.

senator mccain wants to return washington to the people. he wants to show that he is really going to help out the little guy over there. he is trying to be the candidate of the joe six packs. well when you call your opponent “that one” and not refer to them by their name, you show the inherent disrespect you have for a colleague. Makes you wonder, if you treat another human being like this before you are elected, how would you treat the rest of us if we elected you and nothing was at stake from us for you to pander to us anymore?

i dont know if mccain’s comments were racist or not because i bring race as the last possible reason as a black man. i dont want people to think that i am misusing the race card. however, i thought calling your opponent “that one” was disrespectful, unbecoming of a presidential candidate, and demonstrated serious lack of control and judgment of Senator McCain and his emotions.

KB IS A BABY KILLER TOO . LIKE ANYONE CARE WHAT YOU THINK BABY KILLER

I live in the South. Referring to an African American as “That one” is racist — point blank, period. Between McCain/Palin’s klan rallies this week, I mean, campaign rallies, McCain not even looking at Sen. Obama in the first debate, his reference to Obama as “That one” in tonight’s debate, I can’t imagine what socially regressive goodies we’ll be in store for next Wednesday!

To Senator McCain,
I’ve got news for you. I’m one Southern white man who is voting for “that one.”

Brett, you’re pathetic, you are just a liberal pretending to be unbiased, get a life you American hater.

RL…RL..
YOU need to FAST for 3 days to clear your demons in your heart.
This is what I mean of having OBAMA our leader and peace maker.
OBAMA..OBAMA reign on us NOW

When slaves were brought to market for sale, a seller would ask, “Which one you want?” and a buyer would point at a black man and say, “That one.”
When the plantation man wanted something done, he would point to a group of slaves and tell them what tasks he wanted done. He would say, “this one” do that, and “that one” do this.
McCain, in dipping into our nation’s shameful racist past you are an insult to decent, patriotic Americans. You just lost this vote.

“That one” didn’t bother me so much; however, McCain’s arrogance did. Did anyone else get the impression that John McCain thinks that he “can do” just about anything? I mean…can the guy brag about himself anymore. It’s one thing to be confident and a totally different thing to be arrogant. That was displayed tonight.

How pathetic that this would even be an issue. Leave it to the ALL-BAMA-CHANNEL (ABC) to give it so much publicity … and George Stephanopolous is so in the tank for Obama it is creepy to listen to him.

NO race comments were brought up tonight, why are you liberal morons bringing up the race card? Stop changing your names and speak the truth, all you liberals want to do is change America in a SOCIALIST SOCIETY!

McStpd, his campaign, his idiotic VP, his wife, and everyone who supports that idiotic ticket……..ARE RACIST F**KING SCARED, GUILTY, WEAK, WHITE PPL…BOTH MEN AND WOMEN……NOONE HAS TALKED ABOUT THE WHITE MANS FEAR!!! THEY HAVE SPENT ALL THEIR EXSIT IN THIS CTRY OPPRESSING THE BLK MAN……NO MORE…AND THT IS THEIR BIGGEST FEAR….WHY R U AFRAID OF BLK POWER? WE HAVE HAD WHITE POWER FOR WHT 400 YRS?
GET USED TO SAYING…..PRESIDENT OBAMA…AND ONCE YOU GO BLACK…YOU DONT GO BACK!!!!
BUZZARDS KORNER!

hmm How should you decide? — An upstanding man with a security clearance who some far-right whack jobs claim is associated with a guy who once was a 60′s radical when Obama was 8 yrs old, OR… a lying, hot-headed philanderer directly involved and rebuked by his congresional peers in fraudulent financial transactions causing a major financial debacle almost exacly like what we are going through now. —- Your choice folks!

All you people who refer to Obama as muslim are ignorant and playing to the Republicans typical strategy of fear mongering. It is &%*#ing unbelievable that over 40% of American people support the Republican ticket (McCain/Palin)after all that we have been through the last eight years.
Even if Obama was muslim (and he is not!) so what. I worry more about the evangelicals in this country trying to force their values on me.
Go OBAMA/BIDEN !!

“THAT ONE?” IT HAS COME DOWN TO THAT NOW? HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? WELL, YOU ARE DAMN RIGHT JOHN, HE’S THE CHOSEN ONE SO GOPACK YOUR BAGS AND GO BACK TO THE US SENATE AND CONTINUE THE BICKERING BECAUSE YOU AIN’T GONNA SEE THE WHITE HOUSE GRANDPA!

As much as I disagree with McCain’s sleazy campaign tactics and the nonsense over Ayers, etc, the “that one” controversy is being overblown. I was watching and listening and it may been a little awkward but you can’t really go too overboard on this one. Both campaigns have had their awkward moments. The issues matter, here, and for that reason I am voting 100% Democratic this year.

The same people here saying “That One” remark is not a big deal and making fun of libs for pointing it our are the same people who got all giddy and blasting Obama for the lipstick on a pig remark.

Scott wrote: “The same people…”
……….. no we’re not .. we thought that was pathetic too!

It’s just sad when a man of McCain’s stature lowers himself to the level he has and forsakes his principles, his ethics, his morals because he can’t why any other way to the white house. Shame on you John, but then, like they say, “There’s no fool like an Old fool”.

I am voting Democratic this year. I think both parties have put forth their best candidate but Obama is clearly more poised right now, moving forward, to lead America. We need change and we need it bad.

OBAMA IS 50% WHITE. EVEN IF HE GET TO BE PRESIDENT. HE WAS BROUGHT UP BY HIS WHITE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER ASK HIM! HE WILL TELL YOU! OBAMA IS NOT BLACK ! HE IS 50%WHITE 50%BLACK 100%MUSLIM

This year, the american people will elect the better candidate instead of the stronger.

MCCAIN’S AGGRESSIVE STANCE AND NAME CALLING IS ONE OF THE REASONS OBAMA WON! MCCAIN AND PALIN SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH PUBLIC INCITEMENT
The sorry state of McCain’s campaign is what you get when in the midst of a blowing wind of change you surround yourself with the architects of the old politics of personal destruction. They include in large measure the same operatives who contributed immensely to McCain’s demise in the 2000 Presidential election primaries–the Karl Rove protégé. Now they include so many lobbyists that McCain used to rail against in his days as a “maverick.” Old narrative now! And then comes Palin–from the least multicultural part of America–to ignite the bonfire of a cultural war that could have incalculable consequences if not snuffed off soon enough. Some of what she has said in the stumping are simply mind-bugling, irresponsible and naive. And McCain is cheering! In some European countries (Britain for one) McCain and Palin would be charged with public incitement for calling Obama a terrorist or implying that he is one, that “he is not one of us” and suggestively using his middle name to imply that he is an Arab terrorist in disguise. A sheriff in uniform (shockingly) made this shameful speech calling Obama’s middle name for effect—making it seem like a state-sponsored action (NOTE: Florida Governor and Joe Sen. Lieberman were watching approvingly). During Palin’s public addresses in California and Florida someone in the crowd shouted that Obama is a “terrorist” and in Florida one person raised the issue of assassination. The shout rang out: “Kill him.” What better proof than this that McCain and Palin are inciting the crowd to harm Obama? The Secret Service and the Justice Department should take such public speeches more seriously. The question now is: Who is the real John McCain? Remember that McCain was a Board member of an extremist organization (Singlaub’s US Council for World Freedom) that provided a forum for anti-Semites, racists and supported terrorist ultra-right wing death squads in Nicaragua and other Latin American countries. Secondly, why is McCain so angry—especially against Obama? There are so many who would hold McCain and rifle-packing Joe Six Pack responsible should anything ever happen to Obama! Clearly, this is McCain-Palin idea of change—cultural division, hatred, and conflict, anger and total avoidance of what really matters to the people like health care, economic prosperity, security at home, and popular leadership of the US abroad.

Be careful with your shouting, Marxist Liberals. Obama/Biden sounds like
Osama Bin Laden.
Wow!!!!!!!

CAme across some interesting read! “Republican voters are the least educated in the country and Democratic voters are the most educated”,that is a polled fact, check it.
You can really see it in these post. Read the Republican angry,rambling nonsensical post and contrast them to the Democratic. Take the experiment.
My advice, stupid ones listen to the Democrats.

Wake up, Senator McCain. The Senator from Illinois, or, as you call him, “That One” will be the next President of the United States who is smart, courteous and tactful. With warmth and congeniality,”That One” and “Mrs. That One” stayed around for many minutes after the Town Hall shaking hands with the audience, laughing and chatting with people while you and Mrs. McCain vanished without shaking “That One’s” hand after he extended it to you. Where are your manners, sir? I am a 63 year old former Goldwater girl who woke up in my senior years. I am ashamed at what has happened to the Republican party. Senator McCain has sold out to the social conservatives, the religious right and the ditto heads. Adding Palin to his ticket was the final manipulative straw. “That One” has my vote, my donations and my volunteer time.

Mr. McGoo, whoops, I mean McCain, looked like a doddering old fool and sounded like one too. He treats the public like we are all stupid – never heard of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac….geeeeeez. And ‘my friends’ every two seconds is how the kindergarten teachers refer to the kids in their classes where I work. CONDESCENDING!! We aren’t all dumb enough to think someone has terrorist connections because of their NAME.

@muslims4obama
The DAY has finally come.
The Deliverer has come.
OBAMA means “blessed.” In Arabic.
Our message will finally be delivered to everyone.
Thank you Brothers for being in our side. Lets rally for the chosen one.
You dim witted republican. Caught you. Barack means blessed. Obama means peace. If a father chooses these name for his son he means well. You are another McCain under the pant zipper serviceman who is trying to use the 9/11 fear of muslims against a candidate who is a devout christian. There are many black people who have muslim like names, but are not muslim.
Go figure. I guess “that one” has more devotees than he thinks. Go screw yourself muslims4Obama or whoever you are. You are truly a smear on America.

Queer from Danville, how’s it going homo steve.

Wow…just imagine this….McCain wins the election, and meets with Putin of Russia, and in a joint press conference, refers to Mr. Putin as “that man”….. or how about this…meeting with the Premier of Germany, he refers to her as “that girl”….This man wants to be the highest diplomat in the world. He better get with those etiquette ladies. Personally, I am scared by Mr. McCain and Governor Palin. Trick or treat!

ABC and this blog room is a bunch of Obama paid bloggers and ABC bloggers for Obama, you can seriously tell by the rhetoric bs.

McArrogant and McUnclassy
For President? Are you kidding me?
Really? Are there people out there who are really buying all this BS from Palin and McCain?
I have no more words to express my disgust with this so called war hero. He can’t even be respectable to a fellow senator. He’s all about ‘me, me, me!”. On top of it, he’s a blatant liar and so is his running mate, the biggest moron from Alaska who’s puppet out of her league and doesn’t even know it.

Lets not forget what makes our country so great–its the land of opportunity! With comments that were made by Senator McCain last night in reference to Senator Obama as “That One” just shows Senator McCain’s character. Senator McCain is racist and will never win the Presidential nomination. And dont let me get started on his VP candidate…thats another story in itself! I am voting for the right candidate and that is Senator Obama!

To person using the handle “lets roll”: Please brush up on your grammar and spelling before you post your next message. Your ignorance (on every level)is troubling.

Please don’t make the mistake of becoming overconfident. It is extremely important that you get out and vote on election day!!!

A lot of McCain supporters in here spewing hate from every orafice in thier vile bodies. I guess that’s all you guys have left is racism, hate and fear. Well you can take that bile and get the hell out of this country – Republicans are better than that, I love a lot of Republicans and I know they would never condon the kind of speech coming from some of bloggers in here tonight or even the crap being spewed by Palin on the campiagn trail. Americans are better than that. You people are sick. Get on your white robes, ride around town and light some crosses in someone’s backyard because that’s all you are. Face it you’re nothing but a bunch of BIGOTS!

I recall Jessie Jackson just recently saying he wanted to get rid of Obama’s —by cutting them off.
NO OUTRAGE FROM ANYONE?
And as for service to this great country Obama(in sporting terms)couldn’t carry John McCain’s jock strap.
By tomorrow everyone on the left will hace this turned into a big time racial event, because that is what you folks on the left do.

KB SPELL THIS! YOU WILL BURN IN HELL FOR KILLING BABYS! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!BY THE WAY LET COMPARE W2 SEE WHO THE DUMB AS# IS ! AND IF YOU THINK YOU WANT SOME NAME THE PLACE AND TIME! GIVE ME 48 HOURS I CAN BE THERE ! WE WILL SEE HOW SMART YOU ARE THEN!

Bottom line, these debates are remembered for significant moments. This is it; McSame coming off as a condescending a$$h0le. Not only referring to Obama as “that one” (which, no matter how you spin it, is extremely disrespectful), but then telling the African American questioner that he probably didn’t know anything about Freddie Mac before the crisis. Condescending and patronizing piece of $h-t.

I noticed McCain wander around aimlessly when Obama was talking. He seemed like a lost, demented old man looking for directions to get back to his house. If he gets elected I hope he does not go senile for at least 4 years.

do any of you realize how much like children you sound?

I don’t think the comment was racist, but referring to Obama as “that one” was definitely disrespectful and condescending. Not appropriate.

All you neocons and repubs need to get real. You guys make it about race more than anyone. Talk about spinsters. That many people didn’t think of it as a racist comment, they thought of it as rude and inappropriate. You repubs and neocons just show how stupid you are by keep on trying to link Obama to Islam. You refer to his Huseein middle name and try to justify your fears of a christian who has never been a muslim nor has anyone in his married family. He was raised by jewish white people. Aah, I got it. McCain coming from the U.S. council on world freedom explains his hatred of blacks and people from other religions other than christianity.
Neocons just want more power and money. They don’t want to bow down to a black man tainted by the hands of jews.

ABC has one person making statements in majority(with others involved part-time) and changing their posting names, just thought I’d let the American people know! ABC is in the tank for Obama, insider info!

That One ? UNBELIEVABLE !
How can ANYONE vote for McCain ?
And..he’s so old that you’d be possibly
voting for Gosh & B’Golly Palin for President ! We’d be the LAUGHINGSTOCK
OF THE WORLD !

Anyone with PROOF of Obama being a Muslim stand up and prove it.
Anyone talking about McCain’s age, how old are your parents and are they feeble like you claim he is?

Sorry Shenia, but you’re completely making stuff up. Typical right-wing smear and desperation. Pathetic and sad, like calling a fellow debater “that one”. Or calling the media “liberal” when it’s just calling things how they are. EIGHT IS ENOUGH!

Face it folks…these are politicians saying anything they can to get elected.
None of them are innocent when it to campaign contributions, past associations or bad decisions.

Calling Obama “that one” made McCain look like a racist. For a career polician, McCain is either supremely stupid or attempting to use racial slurs that fly under the radar. Either way, its intolerable.

Just a note. The article to which we are responding is about Senator McCain’s “that one” reference, and so it is appropriate that we comment on it.

No there, there.
I thought the biggest screw up of the night came when Obama slipped up and said the evil credit card companies make their home in Delaware. You could tell he was trying to take the words back as he said them. Why do they make their home in Delaware, is it because Biden is in their back pocket? Also when Obama said maybe some of you will remember how it was after 9/11. I didn’t see anyone under 7 in the audience so I think it is safe to assume everyone would remember.

And you’ve been there for every time the Oath of Allegiance was taken…at every event…

After 10 reviews of computer memory, we saw McCain introduce his wife Cindy to Obama. However, Obama never introduced his wife Michelle to McCain. In Fact, Michelle never looked Cindy in the eyes. How immature of Michelle not to look Cindy in the eyes.
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

this is absolutely ridiculous. i found it disrespectful when obama kept referring to mccain as john at the last debate but nobody made any bones about it. stop your whining! this is pathetic romper room kind of discussions. like obama is some sort of sacred cow. get over it sweetie.

This lawsuit againdt Obama and the DNC could be the October “surprise”. The DNC and Obama are fighting this lawsuit to produce his Original Birth certificate, Certificate of Citizenship and Oath of Allegiance.
B O should cooperate with the federal court or remove himself from the election.

Obama talks that McCain cannot multi-task. Yet, Obama wants to handle America’s problems one at a time. Moreover, Obama supporter call McCain too old when Obama cannot multi-task
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

I am blown away that people are trying to make something out of “that one”. Everyone watching knew exactly what he meant. He was saying that Obama voted for the bill that McCain voted against yet Obama was trying to distort his record to say he was the one voting for tax cuts for the oil companies. It was in NO WAY racist or even rude. I personally think it is insulting to those people who have actually been victims of racism to equate such a harmless statement into racism. And we wonder why Republicans and Independents hate us Democrats….b/c of just this kind of thing! Please, grow up. You may not like McCain but there has NEVER been any kind of indication of racism on his part. However, there seems to be A TON of ageism in these posts. I personally find it offensive.

I’m DEFINITELY voting for
‘ THAT ONE ‘!
Get your consession speech ready McCain !

dinga’s supporters went on a rampage—burning Kikuyu homes and businesses, (“Ethnic Cleansing in Luoland” The Economist 2/7/2008) raping Kikuyu women, and murdering everyoOne in their path—including at least 50 Christian Kikuyu woman & children who had sought refuge in a church. They burned them alive. (“Mob Burns Kenyans Seeking Refuge In Church” CNN 1/10/2008)
“We have evidence that ODM [Odinga’s party] politicians and local leaders actively fomented some post-election violence,” Georgette Gagnon, acting Africa director for the New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said on Thursday.” (Violence We Fled was Planned, Say Kenyan Refugees” Ibid)
So: who is Raila Odinga that Senator Obama would expend his political capital and risk the goodwill of half the population of Kenya?
Their relationship is unclear. The BBC initially reported that Obama and Odinga were first cousins.(“Odinga Says Obama is His Cousin” 1/8/2008) The Obama campaign has since denied a familial relationship. Raila Odinga’s father Oginga Odinga was leader of the “Kenya People’s Union” and perceived as a “committed socialist” (“Oginga Odinga: Kenya’s Most Persecuted Politician” Kenya: Key Issues 8/21.2002). Odinga Sr. was also the political ally of fellow Luo; Barack Obama Sr.(The Risks of Knowledge (Ohio University Press, 2004) p. 182)
What we do know about Odinga is not good. A former Minister of Energy, Odinga is reported to have been set up in the oil business by the al Bakri Group and Muammar Quaddafi (“How Rich is Raila-The ODM Kenya Presidential Aspirant?” African Press 4/26/2007) Abdel Qader Bakri (or- Abdulkader al Bakri) was listed on the infamous “Golden Chain”–an internal Al-Queda list of wealthy Saudi financial sponsors seized by Bosnian police in a Islamic “charity” raid in 2001. (“Terrorist Financing Staff Monograph 9/11 Commission and “The Golden Chain”) According to his website, Odinga was educated in Communist East Germany, (Herder Institute, Leipzig & Otto von Guericke Tech. Institute, Magdeburg) (http://www.raila07.com) Odinga’s eldest son is named “Fidel” (http://www.raila07.com)
Perhaps most troubling is Odinga’s links to Islamic extremists in Kenya. According to Voice of America and the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya, on 8/29/07, Odinga signed a secret agreement (exposed 11/27) with Sheikh Abdullah Abdi of the National Muslim
Leaders Forum (NAMLEF) in which he agreed to institute Islamic law in exchange for Abdi’s support (eakenya.org)–thereby potentially disenfranchising and curtailing the liberties of millions of Christian Kenyan women. Further, he promised that Muslims suspected of terrorism would be safe from extradition—thereby establishing a ‘safe haven’ for terrorists in Kenya.
After the public outcry, Odinga denied signing a secret agreement. Angry at Odinga’s apparent repudiation, a member of NAMLEF subsequently released the agreement to the press. Odinga then claimed the document was a forgery, but acknowledged a secret agreement had been signed in exchange for Muslim support. Finally, under constant pressure, Odinga released what he claimed was the actual document (“Real” MOU) a considerably watered down version of the original; but still anathema to many Christian groups. “In response to the revelations, The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya released a statement in which church leaders said Raila, in both MOUs, ‘comes across as a presumptive Muslim president bent on forcing Islamic law, religion and culture down the throats of the Kenyan people in total disregard of the Constitutionally guaranteed rights of freedom of worship and equal protection of the law’” (“Concerns Raised Over Alleged Vow To Enforce Islamic Law in Kenya” Christian Post 12/18/2007) To many westerners, the idea of imposing Sharia in a predominantly Christian country may have seemed fanciful. However, Kenya has had Sharia courts for family law (not criminal law)—called Khadi courts—since 1963.

Here is a good look at government run healthcare. Click the link:
http://www.theadvocates.org/freeman/8903lemi.html
Obama states my plan is not socialized medicine, but it is heading in that direction.
No to Obama’s policies that doom America

MCCAIN 08 ALL THE WAY “THAT ONE” IS GOING DOWN

not a big deal. it has absolutely zero effect on the REAL issues facing this country. mccain was simply trying to connect to everyday americans like palin did but failed miserablely. if obama isn’t offended, than neither should anyone else since it was directed at obama and not you. everyone trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill needs to take a deep breath and chill. mccain may be dumb, but he’s not racist and it was a harmless comment on his part.

McCain used to be a respectable man. But after the campaign he has run this year, I have lost all respect for him. Greed for power has led him to compromise on his principles. Sad old man.

Did anyone notice how shakey and out of breath McCain seemed during the second half of the debate ? I was worried he was going to have a HEART ATTACK ! I think we’d have to worry about that for FOUR YEARS ! And Palen take over ? You’ve GOT to be kidding !!
‘ That One ‘ is getting my vote !

Obama will not have sufficient taxes to finance his poorly organized financial plans for America‘s recovery. Obama’s financial plan will far exceed tax collections. I hear Obama stating he will close tax loopholes that business and industry use. The so-called tax loopholes Obama speaks about are the legal deductions business and industry need for their research, advertising, expansion, tools, and machinery.
Obama supporters are like Obama, they know nothing about economics, financing business and industry. All Obama supporter can pick up their picks and shovels at any Democrat headquarters.
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

What? The Obama camp wants to play the race card again and again and again?
I am shocked.

how dare mccain refer to the messiah as ‘that one’. nothing but romper room rantings here. our economy is on the brink of collapse and your whining that somebody referred to bambi as ‘that one’ ridiculous. goodnight.

“that one” is an old highly racist term used by old white people of the previous generation. both McCain and Sarah Palin have repeatedly indicated their racism and bigotry reflected in their comments and inferences. it is disgusting and immoral and they should be ashamed of themselves. i am a pacific islander woman (hawaiian) and have heard the same junk whenever i go to a “red state” on the mainland. one day, we will all evolve to a point or generation whereby these immoral racist creatures have finally died off and we can live in harmony. shame on you McCain and double shame on you, Sarah Palin – you claim to be a Christian but you speak in racist tongues.

thanks One_American

“That one” … hmmmm …, as a world leader you should refer to people’s status by name official title, or MR/ Mrs/Ms … whether a racist attack or just a sign of disrespect, or just plain political wording; neither belong in the The White House as the leader of a major “World” power!!!

I was adopted when I was about 3 months old and have a very short birth certificate…only the mother’s maiden name. Does that mean I don’t have a “vault” certificate?

Obama, I thank you for pointing out a Palin family connection to an independent group in Alaska. It proves that Todd and Sarah Palin want of separation from the business as usual crowd and the corruption in Washington, D.C. Obama supporters forget their American history of why the American colonies wanted to separate from the mother country England. The Palin family is as American as our ancestors are. The Palin family does not consort with terrorists like has been shown about Obama.
Sarah Palin will bring more change into Washington, D.C. than Obama.
Obama is showing association with Anti-Americans wanting to destroy American values. The Palin family is American in all their values and we do NOT see any Palin friends standing on the American flag. Ayers wiped his feet on the American flag. Obama has proven Anti-American ties that want to destroy America.
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

McCain got spanked tonight. Or, more precisely, spanked himself.

the old one who looks like he needs a cane should have a seat and take his metimucil and preparation H.

You wanna lie and cheat, fine! The FBI is watching you ABC, and who you work with, and who operate with ABC! You want to block certain posts, this is you’re final warning before action, think twice about your double standard and law breaking. Your bloggers are breaking the law, and we are watching you!

In the final debate between Senator McCain and Obama, the lawsuit against Obama will be front and center. Obama’s refusal to provide the requested paperwork to the Federal Judge will sink “That One”. Obama should have provided the needed paperwork to the Court as requested.
Obama, produce your Original Birth certificate, Certificate of Citizenship and Oath of Allegiance or leave our country.

Steven, Hanna
It was the presidential debate. Millions saw how RUDE that comment was! Plain out RUDE! It was uncall for and I am embarrass for Mccain! Independents…including myself do not over look comments such as this. As a presidential nominee, you are to remain professional at all times!

What is a “Certificate of Citizenship”?

– Obama’s healthcare plan will cause private healthcare plans to rise in cost. People will not have a choice to select a private healthcare program because of the private healthcare higher costs. –
Bzzt.. wrong on both counts. The increased competition with the addition of another insurance provider will cause them to reduce costs in order to compete. And under Obamas plan, not only will you be able to select your health care provider just like you can now, the policy will be portable so you can carry it over from job to job! Plus, the increased number of insured Americans added to the system will increase revenue to health providers making them more profitable, stimulating the economy, and the tax benefits to companies providing health insurance to employers will save them an estimated $140 billion a year.. Neat how that works, isn’t it!
http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/pm126

The disdain he shows for Obama, or any political opponent, is one thing, what does he do when he has to talk with people from other countries that he really doesn’t like?
You want this man as president?

You are a dreamer to think fines will pay for all you healthcare costs. You are out of touch with reality.
Go pick up your shovel and pick to start Obama’s road and bridge building program
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

McCain was rude and disrespectful with that remark. He’s the crabby old man with a huge sense of entitlement. He’s losing so now his true character shows. It did have a tinge of racism to me, but more of a flavor of old, rich and entitled–and furious it isn’t paying off for him.

“You want this man as president?”
He’ll do for 4 years. This country couldn’t survive Obama, Ayers and Wright. We’d be a third world country by the time his term ended. No Obama ever.

McCain is nothing more than a REDNECK KLANSMAN in a Senator’s suit. Martin Luther King Holiday NO. To Black Man – You wouldn’t know about Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. To Senator Obama – THIS ONE.
McCain was no Fu**ing WAR HERO. He was a WAR ZERO. How did he get captured?? A maverick DISREGARDING orders???
McCain THE COWARD SOLD OUT TO THE VIETNAMESE AND SIGNED A CONFESSION. HE was not war hero. He sat his A** in Vietnam and DISHONORED his Admiral father and grandfather. A war HERO would never have signed a confession!!
Here’s his dispotition towards blacks, stated in his writing, “I am a black criminal and I have performed the deeds of an air pirate. I almost died and the Vietnamese people saved my life, thanks to the doctors.”
Dad was an Admiral, Gramps was an Admiral, I’m ENTITLED to be president..
NOT!!!!
MY FRIENDS, THIS ONE sould take his 100,000,000 ELITIST self back to ARIZONA, and take the rest of the RACISTS with him!!!

during the debate Mccain kept saying he knows how to get bin Laden and he will get him. Can someone please ask him why does he not tell our arm forces and general Patreas how capture and kill him if he really knows how to do. why is he waiting to become the president and than do it him self. why is he siolent for 7 or 8 years. should we call him a liar or traitor??
what a loser

Pay no attention to the ‘Truth’ poster.. he/she/it is not a McCain supporter, simply an anti-Obama troll

My Dear fellow Americans, we all want what is best and right for our country. Lets open our eyes and look at these two candidates that want to be our leader and the leader of the free world. As an American watching candidates speak I have never seen someone refer to the other as “That One”. This tells us a lot about a candidate. If he cannot provide simple respect for an individual then what can we expect from him? Then this only points to the fact that McCain has his own agenda and does not care about us, what we think, and what is right for our country. This I think is just the tip of the iceberg and there are other character traits that he has that would be dangerous for our America. I pray to god that he loses, and I will vote to make a difference.

“Exactly! McCain apparently feel he’s entitled to the presidency and “That One” has no business challenging him. ”
Hey isn’t that what Pastor Wright, and Father Pfleger said about Hillary as they were gyrating on stage? Everyone feels entitled except the affirmative action candidate.

OBAMA IS WHITE! OBAMA IS WHITE! OBAMA IS WHITE! PLEASE STOP CALLING HIM BLACK! HE IS A WHITE MAN

Get your “I’m voting for That One” t-shirts at cafepress.com

read about the real war hero here…
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

I noticed a few times Senator McCain referring to Senator Obama’s staff as “Cronies” did anyone else catch this? I think Senator McCain is not tactful. I have no idea of whether he is racist or not nor do I care as many americans are (not referring to just whites – ALL americans) however I do believe that he is not respectful toward Senator Obama and he should be. I think he is rude, crass and I personally hope he doesn’t win the election because I feel that we will have 4 more agonizing years just like the last 8 not to mention he seems to have anger fits; not becoming of a US President in my opinion. Good luck Senator Obama, I will be voting for you.

“read about the real war hero here…
http://www.rollingstone.com”
Yeah, they’re just to the right of High Times magazine. They also glorify drug addicts like Keith Richards and Amy Winehouse.

GROW UP ! THAT ONE! MUSLIM, BABY KILLER! ALL THE SAME!

what was with the old geezer wandering around the stage while Obama was talking? I was waiting for an orderly to help him find his seat.

Are you kidding me?!?! You libs are crying over the reference “That one”? How immature and petty you all are … always scratching at the bottom of the barrel. Do you honestly think any candidate would DARE utter a racist comment in front of millions of people?? You racist fanatics are America at its worst. GET OVER IT ALREADY!!! MOVE ON!!

so what is the latest with the judge berg order for ‘that one’ to release his original birth certificate?

Then there is this to read:
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/barack-obamas-church-ultra-left-and-afrocentric
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

I don’t worry so much about the “that one” although it clearly revealed McCain’s hatred (or disdain if you want a milder word) toward Obama (because he’s losing I guess).
What concerns me more is the race-baiting and downright hate mongering going on at McCain rallies and being spewed by some of the right-wing talking heads.
I can say from personal experience that it seems to be pushing some McCain supporters toward violence, if not against Obama then against people who support him.
I am in Texas, and since McCain started with this last week, I have gotten increasing hostility or downright aggression from (mostly) older, white men either when I am driving on the road (I have Obama stickers on my car) or when I wear my Obama button in public.
It has so far been limited to being cut off on the highway, or being glared or shouted at in the grocery store, but I don’t discount the fact it could get worse (I am still wearing my button and still have my stickers though–I am not easy to intimidate even if I am only about 5 feet tall).
Now just think, I am a petite, white, blonde woman with small children (with me when some of these things occurred). If they will act aggressively towards me because I support Obama, what does that lead you to conclude?

“You are correct sir.. why put a ‘wannabe’ in office when with McCain you can have the real deal!”
At least we would have a US citizen. Hey Barry, where’s your real birth certificate? Time is running out. Acorn can’t help you now.

Dear country. There are so many people that are upset over the fact that Obama might win the white house. People are actually pissed off. If we rename the white house the black house, maybe people will calm down, have themselves a hearty laugh and go on about their business. Just joking…..

This is just a bunch of black and white voters for Obama talking about race calling. I’m black and can tell the difference between style’s of talk! I work in Washington, and ABC and Obama supporters like to point this in this race category and columns. Stupid! If some people(Democrat) want to talk about the inner city not being educated, why do you think they(democrats) target African-Americans the way they do. This election is not about race, but religion faith and belief. And Obama is more to the Muslim faith than most believe and understand. His church, and his travels to Africa, and his own family connections by blood, everybody should check into! Muslim’s are aloud to lie in defense of allah, for the progress of Islamic domination, dealing with infidels! Obama’s Lie’s are his connection to Islamic terrorism, through deceiving!

“That one that won.”
Won what? Did I miss something?

Sen Obama should have refer to McCain as that old one. McCain is rude I don’t know how he became a hero.

You know Mack, every time you or one of the other right-wingers goes off on the birth certificate thing, you remind me of why the founding fathers opposed universal sufferage.
Should you not at least have to have a basic understanding of the laws of the country to vote?
You are (according to an act of Congress from about 1791 I think) a citizen of the US if you are the child of a citizen of the US, regardless of place of birth. So unless you are challenging the citizenship of Obama’s mother, he’s a citizen.
By the way, it is by that congressional act that you wish to ignore than McCain is a citizen, since he was born in Panama.

I am waiting for the Stars and Bars poll to give their opinion.
http://www.mosbihq.org/
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

McCain is in congress for 26 years and did nothing. I wonder what he can do if elected for 4 years. ENOUGH!!!

If you think Obama is going to cut your taxes while we’re in this financial crisis, you’re as dumb as a box of rocks. He’s going to say anything you want to hear because you’re naive enough to believe someone who’s NEVER, EVER had a REAL job!!! You can’t come up with ONE THING he has EVER done to prove his leadership for this country!!! NOT ONE THING!!!! Our country isn’t stupid enough to elect a President with NO experience! It’s not going to happen! BRAVO, McCAIN! You win again!!!

“Won what? Did I miss something?”
yes, apparently you did

Barack Obama’s Health Care Record
ARLINGTON, VA — With Barack Obama lying about John McCain’s health care plan today, please find below the facts about Barack Obama’s health care record:
BARACK OBAMA RECENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED HIS PLAN WILL COST AT LEAST $150 BILLION A YEAR
Despite What He Claimed Today, Barack Obama Recently Said His Plan Will Cost At Least $150 Billion, Despite Earlier Claims That It Will Cost Much Less:
Barack Obama Said On “60 Minutes” That His Plan Would Cost At Least $150 Billion. CBS’ Steve Kroft: “How much is it going to cost? $150 billion it’s going to cost, right?” Obama: “It is. It is. But we pay for every dime that we propose to spend. I believe in pay as you go. That if you want to propose a new program, you better cut some old ones. If you want to expand a program, then you better figure out where the money’s coming from.” (CBS’ “60 Minutes,” 9/21/08)
Previously, Barack Obama Said His Plan Will Save The Average Person $2,500 Per Year And Will Cost Taxpayers Between $50-$65 Billion Per Year. “Obama said his plan could save the average consumer $2,500 a year and bring health care to all. Campaign aides estimated the cost of the program at $50 billion to $65 billion a year, financed largely by eliminating tax cuts for the wealthy that are scheduled to expire.” (Mike Glover, “The Time Has Come For Universal, Affordable Health Care, Obama Says,” The Associated Press, 5/29/07)
BARACK OBAMA’S CLAIM THAT HIS PLAN SAVES FAMILIES $2,500 IS BASED ON “MISLEADING MATH”
There Is “Zero Credible Evidence” That The Obama Plan Will Lower The Costs Insurance Premiums By $2,500, Which Is Based Off Of “Misleading Math”:
Obama’s Pledge To Lower Health Care Premiums By $2,500 In His First Term “Is A Matter Of Considerable Dispute” Among Experts. “In speech after speech, Senator Barack Obama has pledged that he will lower the country’s health care costs enough to ‘bring down premiums by $2,500 for the typical family.’ Moreover, Mr. Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has promised that his health plan will be in place ‘by the end of my first term as president of the United States.’ Whether Mr. Obama can deliver is a matter of considerable dispute among health analysts and economists.” (Kevin Sack, “Obstacles For Obama In Meeting Health Care Goal,” The New York Times, 7/23/08)
A Health Policy Professor At The University Of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Said The Savings In The Obama Plan Are “Wishful Thinking.” “Jonathan B. Oberlander, who teaches health policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, called it wishful thinking. ‘Do they have the potential to generate significant savings in the long run?’ Dr. Oberlander asked. ‘Yes. Do I believe they will produce substantial savings in the short run that can be used to finance Obama’s plan? No.’” (Kevin Sack, “Obstacles For Obama In Meeting Health Care Goal,” The New York Times, 7/23/08)
M.I.T.’s Jonathan Gruber Said That There Is “Zero Credible Evidence” That The Obama Plan Will Save The Average Family On The Costs Of Insurance Premiums. “Experts also are skeptical of both [Obama and Clinton's] claims that their plans will reduce the cost of insurance for the typical family by $2,000 or more. ‘I know zero credible evidence to support that conclusion,’ says M.I.T’s Jonathan Gruber.” (Factcheck.org Website, http://www.factcheck.org, Accessed 6/9/08)

Factcheck.Org Said Obama’s Claim That His Plan Will Cut Insurance Premium Costs By $2,500 Is “A Bit Of Misleading Math.” “That’s a bit of misleading math. It assumes individual Americans will share in all of the savings for the health care system, which includes insurance companies, the government and health care providers. Obama claims families will save $2,500 under his plan, but they won’t see at least some of those savings directly in the form of lower premiums. And they may not see them indirectly either.” (Factcheck.Org, http://www.factcheck.org, Accessed 6/16/08)
BARACK OBAMA’S PLAN WILL BURDEN BUSINESSES WITH A MANDATE AND IS VAGUE ABOUT WHICH ONES ARE EXEMPT
Barack Obama’s Health Care Plan Requires Employers To Provide Insurance Or Contribute A Percentage Of Their Payroll To The Public Plan:
Barack Obama’s Plan Includes Required Employer Coverage Similar To The Failed Clinton Mandate Of 1993. “Obama would require almost all employers to offer insurance to workers or face a tax penalty, an idea that many businesses abhor and that is also in Edwards’s proposal. This employer mandate drove much of the opposition to the Clinton plan in 1994.” (Anne E. Kornblut and Perry Bacon Jr., “Obama Says Washington Is Ready For Health Plan,” The Washington Post, 5/30/07)
• “In Addition, Mandated Employer Coverage Has Faced Fierce Opposition In The Past And Likely Will Again, [New America Foundation Len] Nichols Said.” (JoNel Aleccia, “Overhauling Health Care: Two Divergent Visions,” MSNBC News, http://www.msnbc.msn.com, 9/22/08)
Barack Obama Is Vague On The Specifics Small Businesses Have To Meet In Order To Be Exempt From His Employer Mandate:
Obama’s Campaign Has Not “Put Out A Specific Number” When Asked To Identify Which Small Businesses Would Qualify For The Small Business Exemption And Tax Credit. “Under Obama’s health plan, businesses over an unspecified size would have to either make a ‘meaningful contribution’ to their employees’ health coverage or else pay an undefined percentage of payroll towards the costs of the national plan. Obama has also promised ‘small businesses’ that he would provide them with a refundable tax credit worth up to 50 percent of what they contribute towards their employees’ health premiums. ‘We haven’t put out a specific number,’ said Jason Furman, Obama’s director of economic policy, when asked by ABC News to identify who would be covered by Obama’s small business exemption and health-care tax credit.” (Gregory Wallace and Teddy Davis, “Obama Fuzzy On ‘Small Business’ Exemption,” ABC’s “Political Radar” Blog, blogs.abcnews.com, 8/5/08)
Obama’s Campaign Has Not Laid Out Details About How Much The Play Or Pay Or Tax Would Be For Those Who Don’t Offer Health Insurance Or Which Small Businesses Are Exempt. “The campaign has not said how large the tax would be for businesses that opt not to offer insurance, or how small a business would have to be to be excluded from the requirement. If the payroll tax is too low, say 6 percent, many businesses will opt to pay it instead of offering insurance, sending their employees into the public program and boosting federal costs, he noted.” (JoNel Aleccia, “Overhauling Health Care: Two Divergent Visions,” MSNBC News, http://www.msnbc.msn.com, 9/22/08)
Obama’s Staff “Declined To Be More Specific” For The Philadelphia Inquirer About His Employer Mandate. “Under [Obama's] plan, employers either would give employees ‘meaningful’ insurance coverage or pay a percentage of payroll to provide coverage for the uninsured. His staff declined to be more specific.” (Stacey Burling, “Clinton, Obama Differ Slightly On Health Plans,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/15/08)
BARACK OBAMA SAID HIS PLAN MAY LEAD TO A SINGLE-PAYER PLAN “OVER TIME”
Barack Obama Suggested His Health Care Plan Could Lead To A Single-Payer System “Over Time”:
Barack Obama Says His Health Care Plan Could Lead To Single-Payer System “Over Time.” Obama: “If I were designing a system from scratch, then I’d probably set up a single-payer system. … But the problem is we’re not starting from scratch. … Making that transition in a rapid way I think would be very difficult. … So my attitude is let’s build up the system we got, let’s make it more efficient, we may be over time — as we make the system more efficient and everybody’s cover — decide that there are other ways for us to provide care more effectively.” (Barack Obama, Remarks At A Campaign Event, Albuquerque, NM, 8/18/08)
Barack Obama Was A Self-Described “Proponent” Of Single-Payer Health Care, But Later Backtracked:
Barack Obama Was A “Proponent Of A Single-Payer Health Care Program” And Said It Could Happen If Democrats Occupied The White House And A Majority In Congress. Obama: “I happen to be a proponent of a single-payer health care program. I see no reason why the United States of America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world cannot provide basic health insurance to everybody. A single-payer health care plan, a universal health care plan. And that’s what I’d like to see. And as all of you know, we may not get there immediately. Because first we have to take back the White House, we have to take back the Senate, we have to take back the House.” (Barack Obama, Remarks At AFL-CIO Forum, Chicago, IL, 6/30/03)
In 2008, Barack Obama Said He Would Only Support A Single-Payer System If “Starting From Scratch.” Obama: “[I] never said that we should try to go ahead and get single payer. What I said was that if I were starting from scratch, if we didn’t have a system in which employers had typically provided health care, I would probably go with a single-payer system.” (Barack Obama, CNN/Congressional Black Caucus Democrat Presidential Candidates Debate, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/21/08)
KEY DEMOCRATS DOUBT THAT BARACK OBAMA’S PLAN WILL PASS
Senate Democrats Are Already Raising Doubts About The Likelihood That The Obama Plan Will Pass:
Senior Congressional Democrats Are “Maneuvering To Lower Public Expectations” Of Barack Obama’s Health Care Promises. “Congressional Democrats are backing away from healthcare reform promises made by their two presidential candidates, saying that even if their party controls the White House and Congress, sweeping change will be difficult. It is still seven months before Election Day, but already senior Democrats are maneuvering to lower public expectations on the key policy issue.” (Manu Raju, “Dems Hedge On Healthcare,” The Hill, 4/23/08)
Barack Obama’s Promises To Deliver Universal Care On The Campaign Trail “May Not Match The Political Reality On Capitol Hill.” “For some senators, the promises made by Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) outside of Washington may not match the political reality on Capitol Hill.” (Manu Raju, “Dems Hedge On Healthcare,” The Hill, 4/23/08)

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) On The Obama Health Care Plan: “We all know there is not enough money to do all this stuff. . What they are doing is…laying out their ambitions.” (Manu Raju, “Dems Hedge On Healthcare,” The Hill, 4/23/08)
Sen. Chuck Schumer Questions If The U.S. Is “Ready For A Major National Heath Care Plan.” “Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), a member of Senate Democratic leadership and a key Hillary Clinton ally who also sits on the Finance Committee, said he is ‘not sure we have the big plan on healthcare. … Healthcare I feel strongly about, but I am not sure that we’re ready for a major national healthcare plan,’ Schumer said.” (Manu Raju, “Dems Hedge On Healthcare,” The Hill, 4/23/08)
IN ILLINOIS, OBAMA HAD A “PERFECT VOTING RECORD” IN FAVOR OF STATE MANDATES
In Illinois, Barack Obama Had A “Perfect Voting Record” On Insurance Mandates That Are Now In Place In Illinois And Have Increased The Cost Of Health Care In Illinois:
“Obama Voted For All” Of The 18 Insurance Mandates That Passed During His Time As A State Senator. “Today, the requirement is one of 43 mandates imposed by Illinois on health insurance, according to the Illinois Division of Insurance. … By my count, during Mr. Obama’s tenure in the state Senate, 18 different laws came up for a vote and passed that imposed new mandates on private health insurance. Mr. Obama voted for all of them.” (Scott Gottlieb, Op-Ed, “Obama’s Health Care Record,” The Wall Street Journal, 5/5/08)
According To American Enterprise Institute’s Scott Gottlieb, Barack Obama Had A “Perfect Voting Record” On Enacting State Mandates That Have Increased Insurance Costs. Gottlieb: “The fact is that about 18 in all, bills came up – public acts came up that would impose new mandates on private insurance plans about things they had to cover and [Obama] voted for all of them. He had a perfect voting record. We know as a matter of policy, these state mandates end up increasing cost. Many of them are pushed by special minutes the states. In the case of dental anesthesia, pushed by the dentists, this is far more complicated dental procedures. Nonetheless, these are things that people may be willing to fund out of pocket or partially pay for. By mandating them, insurance companies need to cover the cost, it ends up increasing the cost of health insurance and cost of basic policies which in many cases is all people can afford.” (CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” 5/6/08)
Barack Obama “Clearly” Did Not Stand Up To Special Interest In Illinois By Consistently Voting In Favor Of Insurance Mandates. Gottlieb: “[B]arack Obama was hardly alone for voting for state mandates. In fairness, they have become less popular because a lot of states are realizing they do increase the cost of health insurance. But he’s out on the campaign trail talking about his willingness to stand up to special interests in order to control costs. In the state of Illinois, he clearly didn’t do that. He voted for all of these state mandates. In fact, he voted for a lot of additional insurance regulation, some of which we didn’t count because we didn’t feel it fit the mold of what you call a mandate. If you include the insurance regulation he voted for, voting record was 21 out of 21 public acts that came up.” (CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” 5/6/08
Barack Obama’s Health Care Record
ARLINGTON, VA — With Barack Obama lying about John McCain’s health care plan today, please find below the facts about Barack Obama’s health care record:
BARACK OBAMA RECENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED HIS PLAN WILL COST AT LEAST $150 BILLION A YEAR
Despite What He Claimed Today, Barack Obama Recently Said His Plan Will Cost At Least $150 Billion, Despite Earlier Claims That It Will Cost Much Less:
Barack Obama Said On “60 Minutes” That His Plan Would Cost At Least $150 Billion. CBS’ Steve Kroft: “How much is it going to cost? $150 billion it’s going to cost, right?” Obama: “It is. It is. But we pay for every dime that we propose to spend. I believe in pay as you go. That if you want to propose a new program, you better cut some old ones. If you want to expand a program, then you better figure out where the money’s coming from.” (CBS’ “60 Minutes,” 9/21/08)
Previously, Barack Obama Said His Plan Will Save The Average Person $2,500 Per Year And Will Cost Taxpayers Between $50-$65 Billion Per Year. “Obama said his plan could save the average consumer $2,500 a year and bring health care to all. Campaign aides estimated the cost of the program at $50 billion to $65 billion a year, financed largely by eliminating tax cuts for the wealthy that are scheduled to expire.” (Mike Glover, “The Time Has Come For Universal, Affordable Health Care, Obama Says,” The Associated Press, 5/29/07)
BARACK OBAMA’S CLAIM THAT HIS PLAN SAVES FAMILIES $2,500 IS BASED ON “MISLEADING MATH”
There Is “Zero Credible Evidence” That The Obama Plan Will Lower The Costs Insurance Premiums By $2,500, Which Is Based Off Of “Misleading Math”:
Obama’s Pledge To Lower Health Care Premiums By $2,500 In His First Term “Is A Matter Of Considerable Dispute” Among Experts. “In speech after speech, Senator Barack Obama has pledged that he will lower the country’s health care costs enough to ‘bring down premiums by $2,500 for the typical family.’ Moreover, Mr. Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has promised that his health plan will be in place ‘by the end of my first term as president of the United States.’ Whether Mr. Obama can deliver is a matter of considerable dispute among health analysts and economists.” (Kevin Sack, “Obstacles For Obama In Meeting Health Care Goal,” The New York Times, 7/23/08)
A Health Policy Professor At The University Of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Said The Savings In The Obama Plan Are “Wishful Thinking.” “Jonathan B. Oberlander, who teaches health policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, called it wishful thinking. ‘Do they have the potential to generate significant savings in the long run?’ Dr. Oberlander asked. ‘Yes. Do I believe they will produce substantial savings in the short run that can be used to finance Obama’s plan? No.’” (Kevin Sack, “Obstacles For Obama In Meeting Health Care Goal,” The New York Times, 7/23/08)
M.I.T.’s Jonathan Gruber Said That There Is “Zero Credible Evidence” That The Obama Plan Will Save The Average Family On The Costs Of Insurance Premiums. “Experts also are skeptical of both [Obama and Clinton's] claims that their plans will reduce the cost of insurance for the typical family by $2,000 or more. ‘I know zero credible evidence to support that conclusion,’ says M.I.T’s Jonathan Gruber.” (Factcheck.org Website, http://www.factcheck.org, Accessed 6/9/08)
Factcheck.Org Said Obama’s Claim That His Plan Will Cut Insurance Premium Costs By $2,500 Is “A Bit Of Misleading Math.” “That’s a bit of misleading math. It assumes individual Americans will share in all of the savings for the health care system, which includes insurance companies, the government and health care providers. Obama claims families will save $2,500 under his plan, but they won’t see at least some of those savings directly in the form of lower premiums. And they may not see them indirectly either.” (Factcheck.Org, http://www.factcheck.org, Accessed 6/16/08)

“Perhaps its just a coincidence that they tend to be older white men with “McCain” stickers on their vehicles.”
Give me a break. I see more white people with Obama stickers than I do black people.

it’s easy to spot McCain’s campaign bus- it’s the one heading down the highway with it’s turn signal on…

Go to McCain’s website, GOD Bless.

WAKE UP ALRAM! DEMOCRATS ALSO VOTED FOR THE WAR AND ARE THE SOLE REASON WE’RE IN THIS FINANCIAL CRISIS TODAY. GET YOUR BUTT OFF THE COUCH AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!

1.20.09 – the end of an error

McCain is nothing more than a mean old man, as well as a simpleton. Obama was brilliant at this debate. He will be a president that we can all be proud of…yes, even the Republicans!

McCain is a racist…why else would he vote against recognizing Martin Luther King’s Birthday as a national holiday? Can ***anyone*** who is planning on voting for McCain explain why he would be against it? Anyone?

Hey Bogey…you sound like Bush. So where are we now…in deep Bogey #^%$!!!

Clearly shows that Obama has gotten inside McCain’s skin .
McCain/Palin : Corrupt, uneductaed, unethical, liars.
McCain has no decency to shakes Obama’s hands!!!

well, at least he went down swinging…lmao! see ya geezer!

Finally, an election that is a real “no brainer”. You’d have to be an idiot to vote for McCain.

Bogey…I’m pretty sure “THAT ONE” intelligent than you are. And that is enough for me for him to be our next president.

mack i heard an ACORN office was raided by the FBI tonight in l.v nevada any word?

HEY REPUBLICANS!!
McCAIN HAD TO WIN THIS ONE AND…..Ooops HE LOST BIG!!!
NBC = 60% Obama 40% McNasty!
CBS = 39% Obama 27% McSenile!
Greenberg Quinlan = 42% Obama 24% McNuts!
Survey USA = 54% Obama 24% McDummy!
CNN = 54% Obama 30% McKeating-5!
And for you Republicans, even your precious “FOX Noise” called OBAMA the WINNER!!
McCain = Old Nasty fool – loser!
Palin = DOLT with lipstick – irrelevant!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, , ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!!!

AlRam … Thanks for the compliment. When Bush goes down as one of the top 10 Presidents in 30 years, I’m guessin’ you’re going to say you liked him all along. Have you been attacked by a terrorist lately? If not, send Bush a thank-you letter.

Jeff wrote,
“McCain then referred to himself as this one didn’t vote for it.
McCain said that senator that one didn’t vote for it this one referring to himself did vote for it.
McCain has the worst luck. He is being taken out of context.”
I’m sorry, Jeff. If you watch the footage, McCain’s quote is, “You know who voted for it? You might never know. That one. You know who voted against it? Me.”
He said “me,” Jeff. Not “this one.”
He is not being taken out of context there.

Well, a Democrat calling a Republican an idiot. That’s classy.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Obama refer to himself as the “one”?
I thought it was nice of Senator McCain to humor Obama in his delusion that he is the messiah. You lefties have got to chill out. There are still 4 weeks to go until election day so you need to pace yourself in your hate & loathing.

Working Doc I understand because you are also a racist…

Paulejb,
Obama has never referred to himself as “the one.”
It was a name the McCain camp made up to mock him and then they used it in an ad.
So its a pure McCain invention.

Obama has never referred to himself as “the one” that I can find.
He once said, “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for”– it’s possible that the McCain camp picked up on that and rebranded the statement.
It’s also possible the McCain camp wants people to sit around wondering if Obama is the Antichrist.

As a mother I have to wonder, would my black children ever have a chance in America? I mean here is a man who did all the right things, maybe his mother thought him, like I am teaching mine.God,Family,Education.This man is so descent,so well educated,yet to the racist amongst us, he isn’t good enough.Maybe if McCain had gone to Havard he would have had more class and not referr to Obama as “that one.” It seems to me, that despite how much, or what, an African American,achieves in this country he or she will still, never, ever, be equal, or get the same respect.We are suppose to be dunce and stupid; since Obama is not either, the “haters” and “racist” demean him by calling him a “terroist” and “that one.” We need to stop pointing the finger and clean our own, very dirty linens.That’s why we need a change, Barack Obama is on “EVERYONE’S SIDE.”

mack i heard an ACORN office was raided by the FBI tonight in l.v nevada any word?
Posted by: octoberlight | Oct 8, 2008 2:55:52 AM
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Yes there are results! They found the deeds to all of McCain’s 13 houses!!!

I can’t imagine such a remark would provoke such controversy.
Obama refers to women as “Sweetie”.
Why aren’t all the females up in arms about that?
Does white america have to vote Obama just to prove they are not racist?
Hey John..white america will vote for Obama because he much better than McNoShame McCain.

You know what John,
there’s a BIG difference between being called “sweetie” and being called what I was called by an older white man in the grocery store because I was wearing an Obama pin (I will give you a clue–it has two words and the second one was “lover” and the other word is one my mother would rise out of her grave and slap me if I said).
I live in the South and people call me “sweetie” and “honey” all the time, and I have never taken offense.
However, what I was called the other day was clearly RACIST. So the reason we Obama supporters believe that there are racists out there is because there are.
And the proof of it is not that they are not going to vote for Obama. The proof is the things they say and do (including some of the things on the boards).
So get over your false indignation.

Damn we got a lot of idiots in this country. And unfortunately most have been hypnotized by this celebrity (Obama). Who goes to church where a man preaches “God Damn America”. Where his wife was “finally proud to be an american” after her 1/2 black husband got the democratic nomination. The same man who has associated with people who hate our country and set bombs off on american soil. The Muslim world looks at him as a Muslim because he was born Muslim. Is this who you want to trust?

You think “that one” is bad? Wait ’til you read this October issue of Rolling Stone cover story about McCain….it’s REALLY SCARY.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

You think “that one” is bad? Wait ’til you read this October issue of Rolling Stone cover story about McCain….it’s REALLY SCARY.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

Palin is about to get BUSTED on Friday for “ABUSE OF POWER CHARGES” by the State of Alaska!!
McCain looked like an OLD doddering fool at the debate last night…
The WHOLE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS TAKING FOLKS, AND THE REPUBLICANS AN THEIR DEREGULATION BS DID IT!!!
THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!
It is the perfect storm

not t come across as petty .. (there are many points more important) but I couldnt help noticing that Sen McCain sribbling away on his note pad , maybe he didnt want to risk forgetting his rehearsed answers , but !!!!! if, as he claims , a war injury prevents him from using a keyboard surely his ability to scribble so intensely would be affected.???
I just cant get past McCains lack of basic manors , ie not making eye contact with Obama , the “that one” incident …. I was taught as most of us to be respectful , polite etc…. this guy is just simply so so rude … !! even if I wanted to listen and concider his ideas I simply cant get past his arrogance…..

Greg Garrett,
I have not been hypnotized by anyone. I do not know Jeremiah Wright, but the Reverand Martin Marty,who is one of the most esteemed religious scholars in the country, has vouched for him and said those few sermons that went viral on the internet were not typical of Wright’s views.
I have been following Barack Obama’s career since he was a state Senator (well before it was in anyone’s interest to lie about him) because I read his first book. I have a very long view of him (several years now), and I KNOW for a fact that most of the garbage McCain is spouting (or Sarah for him) is just that–garbage.
I knew some day Obama would run for the Presidency and I made a promise to myself years ago (well before almost anyone outside of Illinois knew who he was) that I would support him when he did.
He is a thoughtful, very intelligent, reflective man who understands the world much better than most people in the US do and understands the plight of ordinary Americans much better than McCain ever will.
Now if you want to talk about people with truly problematic associations, we could say a good deal about Sarah Palin, and we could look very hard at what is taught in her church on a regular basis.
And then there’s McCain. He has glossed over his own radical connections, but they are being brought back into the light…

This is for Hoopman, Hater, and especially for RL, and also for all of you using this web site to spue out your racists vomit. It is very obvious that you are ignorant and extremely stupid based soley on what and how you manage to string together simple words and phrases. You are disgusting and should be banned from this web site. I hope that from now on,
no one else will respond to anything you say. You are not worth it.

Palin/McCain-Bush/Cheney!
The WHOLE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS TANKING FOLKS, AND THE REPUBLICANS AND THEIR DEREGULATION BS DID IT!!!
THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!

lucy, in fairness to McCain, it takes different muscles and tendons to type than it takes to write. For example, it is much more difficult (some would say impossible) to get carpal tunnel from writing longhand.
I do not believe his ability to takes notes demonstrates that he is being deceptive about having difficulty typing.

I am voting Democrat …
… because English has no place being the official language in America.
… because it’s better to turn corn into fuel than it is to eat it despite its inefficiency.
… because I’d rather pay $4 for a gallon of gas than allow drilling for oil off the coasts of America.
I’m voting Democrat …
… because I think the government will do a better job of spending my money than I can.
… because when we pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq, I know the Islamic terrorists will stop trying to kill us because they’ll think we’re a good and decent country.
… because I believe people who can’t tell us if it will rain in two or three days, can now tell us the polar ice caps will
disappear in ten years if I don’t start riding a bicycle, build a windmill or inflate my tires to proper levels.
I’m voting Democrat …
… because it’s alright to kill millions of babies as long as we keep violent, convicted murderers on death row alive.
… because I believe businesses in America should not be allowed to make profits. Businesses should just break even and give the rest to the government so politicians and bureaucrats can redistribute the money the way they think it should be redistributed.
… because I believe guns, and not the people misusing them, are the cause of crimes and killings.
I’m voting Democrat …
… because when someone with a weapon threatens me or my family, I know the government can respond faster through a call to 911 than I can with a gun in my hand.
… because oil companies’ 5% profit on a gallon of gas are obscene, but government taxes of 18% on the same gallon of gas are just fine.
… because I believe three or four elitist liberals should rewrite the Constitution every few months to suit some fringe element that could never get their agenda past voters.
I’m voting Democrat …
… because illegal aliens are not criminals, are not sucking up resources through government aid, hospital services, education, or social services, but are just people trying to make a better life by coming to America illegally. We can’t blame them for that, can we?
… because our health care is too expensive. Just because it’s the best in the world doesn’t mean we should have to pay for it.
… because now I can marry whoever I want, so I’ve decided to marry my horse.
I’m voting Democrat …
… because I enjoy the process of trying to decipher Obama’s messages … it stimulates my brain.
… because McCain has too much experience. I want CHANGE … someone with NO experience.
… because Bush will probably go down as one of the top 10 presidents in 30 years, and I enjoy looking stupid.
Now, give me ONE good reason to vote Republican?!?!?

Oh, McNoShame. I thought the word “one” is what you had a problem with. Boy, do I feel silly. (giggle, giggle)
Posted by: Bogey | Oct 8, 2008 3:20:38 AM
Now you can get BOGEY!!!! Poor boy.

was unndecided. After tonight, I am voting for John McCain. If we are so shallow that “that one” can cause such a reaction, I mean, come on people we have got to be better thinkers than that.
Posted by: jim | Oct 8, 2008 3:24:26 AM
Jim is another racist.

secretary of state in las vegas nevada raid ACORN OFFICES tonight . ACORN regional director implicated. front page online abc story. duplicate and false names on voter registrations. must be racism eh!

Bogey,
Hey thanks for posting your “cut and paste” nonsense from your favorite right wing-nut website…
Listen you little pea brain, if you can’t write your own material and opinions then what are you doing here??
That goes for all of you Republican Redneck “cut and paste idiots.”
So that brings me to the subject of tonight’s debate. Sorry McNasty supporters, but he lost BIG TIME!!!
So trying to cover for your Grandpappy McCains A** isn’t going to work anymore!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!

dear Factcheck….
Point taken, as i said maybe petty so thank you….
still cant explain away his arrogance..

independent 4 Obama, actually, it was Sarah Palin’s husband who belonged to that organization.

dear Factcheck….
Point taken, as i said maybe petty so thank you….
still cant explain away his arrogance..
Posted by: lucy | Oct 8, 2008 3:28:47 AM
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lucy, nothing needs to be explained… That old grumpy grandpa fool you support BOMBED on stage tonight in the debate.
OBAMA – YOUR NEXT PRESIDENT “SWEETIE!”

Hey Bogey,
If I were to vote Republican I guess it would be because I like to use the tax dollars of working Americans to subsidize CEO trips to spas.
Or I guess it would be because I don’t believe in science or democracy and I want the US to become a Christian theocracy.
Or I guess it would be because I think women not be allowed to use contraception and that they should be kept in the house until they have children, and then kept in the house to tend those children.
Or I guess it would be because I thought the way to make America liked and respected in the world was to start wars for no good reason, and then spend billions of dollars and thousands of lives losing them.
Or I guess it would be because I thought it was fine for anyone (criminals, the insane) to own as many of whatever kind of gun they wanted to and to use them whenever and wherever and on whomever they wanted.
Or I guess it would be because I believed in feudalism (that’s monarchy or rule by an aristocracy) where inherited wealth was the biggest predictor of your outcome in life and where the wealthy were not taxed at all and were subsidized by the lower (working) classes through heavy taxation.
But, thank goodness, I won’t vote Republican.

McStupid is a dumb ass UGLY IDIOT that is NO WAR HERO and a bigot. Oh, by the way, he is butt ugly. That is enough to not get him elected. However, if we talk on the issues then let us look at the policies:
1. Nationalizing bad mortgages to the tune of 300 more billion. How does he pay for it?
2. Failed Iraq policy. We are still spending 10 billion a month and not using the 79 billion surplus for oil profits to fund the war.
3. Deregulation. In case you missed that, DEREGULATION!!!!!!
4. Drilling when we only have 3% of the oil reserves. We need alternative to stop our dependence.
5. A health program with no real oversight of the industry. A tax on the program that off sets the 5,000 tax credit.
6. A dumb ass at the academy that he had D grade average and was at the lowest rung of the class.
7. Whoring around while a young cadet. I’m sure the conservative right loves this. Who said that ever stopped a repug. The worst hypocrites on moral values!!!!
8. The bitter attitude he has toward Obama. He understands that he can’t stand up to him so he and his dumb ass wife demonstrate bigoted actions against Senator Obama.
9. So on and so on. He is UNBALANCED.

My family and I have always refered to others as “That one” when using that person as an example. No race involved, we are all the same. This is BS to turn an innocent colloquialism into a something ugly. I hate the way possible racial undertones have turned language into a mine field we have to traipse ever so delicately.

Fact check: Palin is trying to burn Obama based on associations. Considering she attended many of the meetings of this organization her husband belonged to, we could call that a very close assocation now can’t we???
Now, regarding the comment made by McCain tonight of “that one”, whether racist or not, was extremely rude and unprofessional, any way you look at it. He didn’t even shake hands with Obama after the debate.
Furthermore, McCain bailed out of the meeting room shortly after the debate was over, while Obama stayed and engaged with the audiance. McCain was rude to Obama, condescending to audiance members, and didn’t even stick around to listen to their concerns or issues.

So Linda,
It’s fine with you if Obama calls McCain “that one” in the next debate?
Or are you one of those that thinks even “John” is disrespectful when it comes from Senator Obama?

jj1221, I have seen your post on other comment pages verbatim, such as this one
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/mccain-obama-mu.html
It is the second comment posted.
And while I may or may not agree with the post, on this point, no, I do not want to discuss it.

PALIN/McCAIN-ERRATIC!
Oh and did I say McNasty LOST the 2nd debate??
NEWS FLASH!!!
PALIN IS INCITING RIOT CONDITIONS AT HER RALLYS – CROWD SCREAMS AND CHATS “KILL HIM” AS SHE TALKS ABOUT BARACK OBAMA BEING A TERRORIST!!!
OH MY GOD………….

Obama and Obama supporters are in for a rude awakening. Obama’s programs cannot receive proper financing as he proposes. The tax base is crumbling due to the financial crisis. The proposed taxes Obama is basing his plans are on tax collections of the past. Even the bean counters are having a difficult time arriving at a dependable figure for future tax collections.
Obama’s national healthcare program will have people overburdening local clinics expecting immediate medical attention; however funding will be slow and incomplete. Obama is proposing that people can find work in his proposed highway and bridge program, a program that shows Obama’s immaturity in finance.
Maybe Obama is planning the return of the WPA and the CCC. In any event, all Obama supporters can pick up their shovels at any Democratic local headquarters. If you do not have a shovel, you cannot receive free medical care. Oh, Obama did not tell that part of his free medical plan. Surprise!
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

Ewww … lots of bad, bad name calling. I’m honored to have gotten your goat. But I, a Republican, am above name-calling. Call me a Christian, someone who doesn’t want babies killed, who is proud of my country, and would never be stupid enough to vote for a President with NO EXPERIENCE!!! (Remember, the Democrats voted for the war too, but then didn’t like it when it got violent. Awww, poor little patriotic libs just didn’t know the definition of war until it was too late.)

This was not a debate, Tim Russert we needed you in the election season to ask hard questions. both did well ill give Mccain A-, Obama B-(this was because of his rambling on and on.)But he gave very direct answers to questions he could answer, like wise with Mccain but foregin policy is what the president decides on that the american public has little say over (edge Mccain) the economy will turn around and then what (both Tied)and relating to people in the crowd (edge Mccain). the press love Obama so much that they didnt even pay attention to utterly sloppy, down unprofessional Tom Brokaw, which I liked up til now. You sitting in Tim Russert chair, sir. Either retire from jouralism, or sign up be a spokesman for Obama. I’m a democrat no matter who wins the press need to reevaulate how the do business they arent Objective and ethical,
R.I.P
Tim Russert we miss you big guy!!!!!!

did ‘that one’ apply to harvard/columbia as a kenyan citizen is that why he won’t release his transcripts and college application records? that one has allot of secrets.

Bogey: Sorry but McCain is going to lose the election. Better get over it. You are forgetting that McCain voted with Bush over 90% of the time. We all know how that worked out….

Bogey wrote,
“How immature and petty you all are”
“you’re as dumb as a box of rocks”
“Obama and brilliant in the same sentence? What debate did YOU listen to?”
“I’m voting Democrat because it’s alright to kill millions of babies as long as we keep violent, convicted murderers on death row alive.”
And then Bogey wrote,
“Ewww … lots of bad, bad name calling. I’m honored to have gotten your goat. But I, a Republican, am above name-calling.”
Bogey, you do your party proud.

Republicans were crazy to nominate McCain for their ticket. This guy is much worse than President Bush in articulating his thoughts and seems to have a bad temper and seemingly not ready to accept the fact that he is going to lost to someone who is black, and has limited experience.
On top of it, McCain picking Sarah Palin who is fit to be just a PTA mom.
I predict Obama wins handily perhaps winning 340 out of the 540 electoral votes.
The best shot for republicans in this election would have been if they had picked Romney/Huckabee ticket.
Anyways they deserve to lose this election.

R.I.P
Tim Russert
When he died earlier this year Jouralism died with him.

Quintell, while I too miss Tim Russert, hyperbole done for the sake of insulting every other journalist on the planet is uncalled for.

independent 4 Obama … I do not agree, you NO EXPERIENCE lover you. As I said before, this country isn’t naive enough to elect a President who would be working in the Mail Room if he were to get a real job. (He’s never had one, get it?) And I’m proud of the way McCain voted. If you’d do your homework, you’d find that the Democrats are the reason for our financial crisis. But obviously you’d rather just sit on the couch and listen to your beloved mainstream TV. Good luck with that. Maybe someday, you’ll see the light.

My point for you “Truth” is that we can’t afford four more years of Republicans.
I said from the beginning of the Bush administration (and particularly once the Republicans got control of Congress as well as the White House) that they would run the country into the ground and in the end be ridden out on a rail.
I have not been fooled about anything much in politics my entire life, and that was case in point.
The country will be much better off with Obama than we were with Bush.
Maybe you like things the way they are. Maybe you inherited a few hundred illion or maybe you are a fat-cat CEO, or maybe you are one of those crazy people that believe Obama is the anti-christ, I don’t know.
However, if you like things the way they are in the US now, there are plenty of “third-world” countries you can move to and be perfectly happy (huge gap between rich and poor, no government regulation of businesses, no laws governing air or food or water quality, virtually no public schools, huge taxes on the poor and virtually none on the wealthy, nothing in the way of women’s rights, the ability to own weapons at will and even abounding religious fundamentalism).
However, the rest of us don’t really want that, so we’d like to clean up the mess the Republicans have made and get the US back on track, thank you very much.

(( Obama and Obama supporters are in for a rude awakening. Obama’s programs cannot receive proper financing as he proposes ))
Neither can McCains.. although, under McCains tax plan, he will raise the deficit even greater than Obama simply because he is cutting taxes across the board. Estimated raise in deficit; $4.2 trillion over 10 years under McCain, $2.9 trillion over 10 years under Obama. It will be easier for Obama to close the gap than McCain.
(( Obama’s national healthcare program will have people overburdening local clinics expecting immediate medical attention; ))
Can you tell me next weeks lotto numbers also?
(( Obama is proposing that people can find work in his proposed highway and bridge program, a program that shows Obama’s immaturity in finance. ))
Not at all.. jobs will be created in many sectors. Increased insured patients will inject revenue into the health care providers causing an increase of jobs in that market, and the tax breaks to employers providing insurance coverage will inject capital to expand or create new jobs across all sectors.
Also, keep in mind that both Obamas and McCains health plans cost roughly the same, but Obamas will dramatically increase the number of insured which combined with his tax cuts for the low and middle class and employer provided health care will provide an almost immediate economic stimulus.
Deregulation will take time before lower costs are realized under normal circumstances unless acted upon by external forces (like monopolization which in a deregulated market is a real posibility).

oh davis everybody on these blogs knows you are a nut case who lives off your mentally disabled ssi claim. stop it with the ‘i lost my my 401 k claim.
hahahhahahahahahahahahahaha………..

The cause the Great Depression was Democrat programs and poor Herbert Hoover caught the blame. It is much like the programs of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.
I hear Obama always saying the last eight years; however, he forgets the rest of the financial history.
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

To anyone who doubts why we’re in this financial crisis, go to You Tube (dot com) and type in: Shocking Video Unearthed Democrats *** This is actual footage of your brilliant Democrats in action, causing the downfall of our economy. Can’t deny it now, libs! (Almost 2,000,000 people have viewed this video! I just love the Internet!!)

McCAIN = ERRATIC OLD FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOSES 2nd DEBATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PALIN = LOST FIRST DEBATE!! LIAR AND CRIMINAL IN ALASKA TROOPERGATE INVESTIGATION – Results being released Friday in a PUBLIC DISCLOSURE….
OH, NO…
WHAT CAN WE DO PALIN/McCAIN SUPPORTERS, ANY IDEAS???

McCain racist? Innocent
McCain oblivious to ways certain gestures come across to different races and walks of life? Guilty

Really Truth, your are misnamed…
Now I have read many theories about the cause of the Depression, but not one of them blames “Democrat policies.”
Where did you get that? Let me guess, someone at the Hoover institute maybe?
And only a Republican could lay this crisis at the feet of Bill Clinton. He did, I will admit (and I am not a particular fan of his) go along with some of the deregulation that began this, but it is really the Bush administration and the Republicans who went along who really gutted regulation, and allowed banks to go wild (anyone remember those bankruptcy laws they rewrote)?
But you have to love Republicans. When they thought things were going well a few years ago, they said that Bush had created growth (somehow it did not follow on from what Clinton had done) and now, several years later, we have a huge recession, but that is somehow because of Clinton policies.
So anything good that happens, well that’s because of Republicans, but anything bad, well that’s because of Democrats, regardless of who is in power.
That’s the Republican view anyway (unconstrained by the facts of course).

factcheck i also heard that the ‘rally chanters’ at the mccain and palin events were obama plants playing the old tired race card again. some rally attendees (mccain supporters) spotted them before the event holding up protest signs before the event outside the rally sites. anyway gotta go.

Imagine if McCain got the job!! Do you really want your president to be in front of the President of China or even Spain, referring to him as “that one”? (They are other countries, for all you Republicans.) It’s not a race thing. It’s a respect thing. And McCain doesn’t have it in his character. He’s a petty little man who wishes he could take it all back and retire as a respected senator.

Ashame McSame is resorting to the old say anything campaign. Doesn’t surprise me that he called Obama….That One….since he called his wife a cu*t…just a nasty old man who gets nastier when he doesn’t get his way….polls not looking good for him.

Shame on McCain.

factcheck the obama birth certificate article you cite is only one which i feel is rather biased. best to go directly to the judge berg rulings regarding the case. widely available online. other recent updates connecting the case to the fact that obama will not release his harvard/columbia transcripts suggesting he may have applied with kenyan citizenship?

staniam, does your belief in that mean that McCain should do the same?

(( Well, I am retired so those tax cuts for the working aren’t going to help me.))
If you are a senior, you will receive a $50,000 exemption. Most seniors living on a fixed income will pay no taxes.
(( First Obama lied. Eventhough my income is less than $250K per year, he will raise my taxes. If I sell a stock and realize a capital gain, he has promissed to raise the capital gains tax. ))
To less than it was under Clinton (25%). As it is, the capital gains tax is due to expire anyway, putting it back to pre Bush levels. Plus, all current exemptions will be left in place, so, particularly on home sales, unless you happen to realize a huge profit, it won’t matter.
(( Second, who do you think will pay these higher taxes on corporations. ))
Corporate tax rate will not change under Obama.. McCain wants to lower them. However, as Obama pointed out, most companies do not pay federal taxes anyway due to existing loopholes. For example, Cisco and Microsoft pay zip in federal taxes:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/10/09/MN3707.DTL
(( Third, when he says that he will raise the taxes on the wealthy, he is talking about raising the capital gains tax. ))
Capital gains addressed above. And no, he means individual income tax on those earning $200K (individual) or $250K (family). He has all information on the campaign web site if you would like to investigate it.. also, here is an analysis of the two tax plans, and there are estimated tax tables so you can see what your tax rate would be under each:
http://www.taxpolicycenter.com/
(( If you understand economics, you will realize that McCain is is correct and Obama is just using leftist rhetoric. ))
Hoover coined the term “Trickle down”, and it was one of the main reasons for the depression. Regan was responsible for it being called Reganomics, and he single handedly raised the deficit by more than all presidents before him combined (from under $1 trillion to over $2.6 trillion). Bush took a balanced budget and surplus, and due to his tax cuts managed to raise the deficit by $133 billion his first year. It didn’t work, so he cut taxes in 2003 and again in 2004. Both set records for the highest jump in the deficit in history until recently. Yes, trickle down looks good on paper, but history has shown that it is indeed a huge failure. In contrast, the ‘bottom up’ approach Obama proposes will inject money into the economy immediately, stimulating the economy, which is something we need.
(( I have to ask how these alternative energy sources are going to solve our energy problem. ))
We should have began the switch to alternative renewable sources back in 1972. Oil is a limited resource, and we only have a small portion of it. I was disappointed when Bush released his energy policies and focused on breaks for oil and very little incentives for alternative sources. Natural gas (like what picken wants to do) is abundant and cheap, solar, wind, hydro will not suffice for all, but in locations where they will work should be implemented to reduce our energy consumption on existing resources. Tax incentives for alternative fuel vehicles will encourage more people to buy them and increased sales will provide opportunities for new businesses as suppliers and maintenance. Closing the enron loophole will immediately reduce prices at the pump, and return natural gas prices back to somewhere around pre-2000 prices (the remained flat for over 15 years until the enron loophole was enacted, and then jumped 320% – read the presidents energy policy). Clean coal is another alternative and abundant, and Obama does support nuclear in the mix.

Factcheck
Mccain is honorable and a little more humble than Obama so he wasnt going to bring up ayers/rezko and ACORN which has been picked up by the main stream media in the form of an investigation of ACORN in Nevada…for Obama to sit back and act like he doesnt have to do another thing is disingenous and hes not Bill Clinton so he cant pull it off

Mailman
these Obamathugs think they have it all planned out through innauguration day but Mccain came off as more genuine to me and yes Obama has good coaches to feed information but if you cant remember stuff like a name on a bracelet when it is on your wrist at least pretend like you can

mailman and staniam, as our current President has not attended any funeral for any of our troops killed during this conflict, I am not sure you should be making this particular argument.

FactCheck wrote: “jj1221 has been wrong”
Factually? Please tell me where so I can prevent it in the future!

Factcheck
sorry but the war is no longer an issue… you make yourself appear to be arguing both sides but we can identify obamasnot when we smell it!

staniam, this election will not be decided by journalists. It will be decided by the American people, or, if you are feeling cynical, by the Electoral College.
However, we as citizens largely depend on journalism to keep us informed on things. That goes for both sides. I sincerely doubt that you have not gotten any of your information from journalists, or at least from people who claim to be journalists.

fact check get over yourself. you sound a kgb bi polar weirdo. please stop with the fear mongering take your meds and go to bed. goodnight

For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008 Contact:
ICYMI: CNN Reports That Obama’s Relationship With Ayers Is “Much Deeper … Than Obama Said”
“But the relationship between Obama and Ayers went much deeper, ran much longer, and was much more political than Obama said.” — CNN’s Drew Griffin
CNN Report
CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360″
October 6, 2008
CNN’s Drew Griffin: “Bill Ayers and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, in the 1960s and ’70s, were radical, members of the Weather Underground, an anti-Vietnam war group that bombed federal buildings including the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon.
“On the run for years, the case against them was thrown out due to illegal wiretaps and prosecutor misconduct. Ayers has never repented and has said as late as 2001, he wished he had done more to stop the war. Barack Obama confirmed during a primary debate that he knew Ayers and when pressed, said they served on a charitable foundation board together. And Obama condemned Ayers support of violence. But the relationship between Obama and Ayers went much deeper, ran much longer, and was much more political than Obama said.”
Obama Senior Adviser Anita Dunn: “What they are arguing is that somehow the fact that these two people who served both educational reformers in Chicago, both of whom did have their paths cross professionally as well as neighbors occasionally. But somehow this association is a problem for Barack Obama because of Bill Ayers past and things that happened in the 1960s when Barack Obama was 7 years old.
“And that’s just wrong and, frankly, it’s quite unfair.”
Griffin: “One place their paths repeatedly crossed, according to a CNN review of board minutes and other records, was Chicago’s Annenberg Challenge project where a $50 million grant from the Annenberg Foundation matched locally raised funds to improve schools.
“According to participants and project records, Bill Ayers fought to bring the Annenberg grant to Chicago, Barack Obama was recruited as its chair. For seven years, Bill Ayers and Obama among many others, worked on funding for education projects, including some experiments supported by Ayers.
“Stanley Kurtz, a conservative researcher for the Ethics and Public Policy Center has also been reviewing the recently released records of Chicago’s Annenberg’s challenge.”
National Review Online’s Stanley Kurtz: “Instead of giving money directly to schools, they gave money to what they called external partners, and these external partners were often pretty radical community organizer groups.”
Griffin: “And the board gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Bill Ayers’ small schools project promoting alternative education like ‘The Peace School,’ where the curriculum centered around a United Nations theme, and another school where the focus was, African- American studies.
“And this was directly funded by Annenberg?”
Kurtz: “Oh, yes.”
Griffin: “Under Obama’s chairmanship?”
Kurtz: “Oh yes and the specific job of the board of directors was to give out the money.”
Griffin: “While continuing work on the Annenberg Challenge, Barack Obama and Bill Ayers also served together on a second charitable foundation, the Woods Fund. Among its recipients, Jeremiah Wright’s Trinity United Church where Obama attended and a Children and Family Justice Center, where Ayers’ wife worked. Ayers has strong defenders in Chicago, among them Richard Daly, the mayor, who called Ayers a valued member of the Chicago community. The city gave Ayers its Citizen of the Year award in 1997 for his work on the Annenberg project.
“For Obama, the chairmanship of the $100 million Annenberg board, helped vault him from Southside Chicago lawyer to political player. And that, too, has another connection to Bill Ayers.
“In 1995, months after the little known Barack Obama became Annenberg project chair, State Senator Alice Palmer introduced the young Obama as her political heir apparent.
“Where was that introduction made? At the home of the ’60s radicals, Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn. The Obama campaign again says it is just a coincidence.”
Dunn: “A Democratic state senator organizes a meeting of her supporters at the house of another one of her supporters. What is the problem here, Drew? It is the worst kind of inference and the worst kind of politics to say that somehow that says something about Barack Obama.”
Griffin: “Anderson, this meeting at Bill Ayers home has been classified in many different ways. What I can tell you from the two people who were actually there, is number one, former Senator Alice Palmer says she, in no way organized this meeting and she was invited and attended it briefly. And Doctor Quentin Young, a retired doctor, told us this indeed was Barack Obama’s political coming out party and it was hosted by Bill Ayers.”
Cooper: “So Drew, I mean bottom line, if Obama and Ayers worked together with others to — I guess improve schools, what exactly is the McCain-Palin camp saying is wrong with this relationship or this working relationship? Or however you want to characterize it?”
Griffin: “Well Anderson, I haven’t contacted the campaign on this issue. What they’re saying on the stump is the same thing that Hillary Clinton brought up during the primary campaign is the issue of trust.
“By raising this issue of Bill Ayers, and whether or not Barack Obama was hanging around him, palling around with him, or just working with him, Bill Ayers in the ’60s had a very, very different view of the United States that many Americans did. A lot of Americans were against the Vietnam War but not a lot of Americans formed a group and started bombing things because of it.
“Now, they’re trying to say that that raises judgment issues on Barack Obama. Which has been the tag other campaigns and now McCain’s have been trying to peg on him ever since he started running for president.”
Cooper: “But Barack Obama has publicly stated he does not agree with this guy?”
Griffin: “Correct. Well, he has said that he does — I forget his exact words but he’s certainly deplores the violence in the past.”
Cooper: “Right.”
Griffin: “I haven’t been able to ask him directly about the relationship he has or had with Bill Ayers.”
Watch The CNN Report

Russert is my hero. jt1221: I’m afraid that to people of McCain’s age, ‘that one’ was euphemism/code for ‘n—–’ when ‘n—-’ wasn’t appropriate, say while having abolitionists over for tea, or school desegregationists, or when the house ‘n—–’ were around.

Everyone needs to look to Woodrow Wilson and not to blame the great depression on Hebert Hoover.
Wilson’s (Democrat) idealistic internationalism, calling for the United States to enter the world arena to fight for democracy, progressiveness, and liberalism, has been a highly controversial position in American foreign policy, serving as a model for “idealists” to emulate or “realists” to reject for the following century.
Wilson’s plan allowed the large banks to have important influence, but Wilson went beyond the Aldrich plan and created a central board made up of persons appointed by the President and approved by Congress who would outnumber the board members who were bankers at that time. Wilson’s plan did not allow for the distribution of wealth and that was the primer for the Great Depression.
No to Obama’s policies that doom America.

By the reasoning of the republicans, McCain cannot be President because he “pals” around with Obama (in the Senate). Hell, McCain shook Obama’s hand at the debate.
McCain can’t look Obama in the eye and refers to him as “that one” because McCain is a bit of wimp. He probably can’t look himself in the eye, either.
He let his bigoted constuency force him to read a statement saying he was FOR waving the confederate flag in the last election that he lost. He didn’t learn anything from the public humiliation. He stands for nothing but bigotry.
Obama/Biden 08!
Obama/Biden 08!

PALIN/McCAIN=ERRATIC!
Oh and did I say McNasty LOST the 2nd debate??
NEWS FLASH!!!
PALIN IS INCITING RIOT CONDITIONS AT HER RALLYS – CROWD SCREAMS AND CHATS “KILL HIM” AS SHE TALKS ABOUT BARACK OBAMA BEING A TERRORIST!!!
OH MY GOD………….

staniam, no, that has not been established by anything other than an anecdote by another poster.

((( Mccain is honorable and a little more humble than Obama so he wasnt going to bring up ayers/rezko and ACORN which has been picked up by the main stream media in the form of an investigation of ACORN in Nevada… )))
I believe he was either warned or had the good sense not to bring them up because there is a lot more dirt on McCain that he does not want to resurface.. he has had his hands in a lot of pies over his 20+ years in Congress.
The Keating-5 is one I’m sure he would like to have long gone from the public eye. His sitting on the advisory board for the US council for World Freedom, and it’s parent organization the World Anti-Communist League and their ties to Nicragua and the Iran-Contra ordeal or it’s Latin American group is another.. His continued support of the Kosovo Liberation Army and their terrorist ties is another I doubt he would like to have dragged over the coals in the media.
Tenuous relationships, particulary ones like Ayers and Rezko that have already been tried by Hillary and torn apart at length pale in comparison to some of his direct involvements, so I wouldn’t confuse honor with the more likely motivation of self-preservation.

“That one” is not respectful or appropriate for a forum such as this. I’m sure it was not a conscious decision, it’s just that McCain can’t imagine that this black man is his equal, even though this black man is going to defeat him in the final count across the country.
A lot of use are going to step up our efforts, lest this sort of “dog whistle” racism have an impact.

JJ
not so much torn apart as quashed by an overzealous obama crowd….these issues need to come out because its a judgement thing…the keating 5 has been known for 30 yrs and Howell Heflin who was a corrupt Dem senator from AL included Mccain because the other 4 were democrats

staniam, yes, ACORN was raided in Nevada in response to reports of voter fraud. As the raid happened only earlier tonight, there is no information yet on the results of the raid.
But no, your assertion, based on nothing you can cite, backed up by another poster’s anecdote, based on nothing he could cite, do not make anything true as concerns the people shouting at the Palin rallies. I’m sorry. That’s just not how things work.

If McCain shows this level of respect to a senator just imagine what respect he will show the regular man on Main Street.

McCain came across as condescending, and most likely racist, when he made the remark “that one”. There was a collective gasp in the crowd I was with when the remark was made followed by “can’t believe he said that.” When McCain stood next to Obama at the opening for a handshake, McCain looked small, very old, and of shrinking stature. McCain seemed very old and not like an elderly statesman, certainly not Presidential. Kind of felt sorry for McCain.

Factcheck
Try as you might to justify Obamas involement with ACORN… yes, nobody has been convicted yet but that just proves the larger point about the obama ties… and it is unfair at best and thuglike at worst for obama peopel to insist that everything come out abotu their opponents but not release relevant info that could absolve or incriminate obama

Oprah introduced him as “the one”, McCain calls him “that one”.

staniam wrote,
“Try as you might to justify Obamas involement with ACORN…yes, nobody has been convicted yet but that just proves the larger point about the obama ties”
I have not written a word justifying anything about ACORN, so I have no real response to that.
However, I’m puzzled by your second statement. You seem to suggest that if no one is convicted, that is evidence of wrongdoing? That seems somewhat contrary to the basic tenets of our justice system. Explain?

Factcheck
Mccain wasnt convicted or charged in the Keatign 5 whats your point? Obama needs to realease records of his involement with Ayers and how he gave the money to him to use with organizations like ACORN instead of straight school funding

staniam, you’re strangely defensive without cause. You said, about ACORN,
“nobody has been convicted yet but that just proves the larger point about the obama ties”
And I asked you what you meant. Your response is that McCain was not convicted in the Keating 5 scandal, which is true. And then, bizarrely, you asked me what *my* point was. I was not making a point; I was asking you what you meant when you wrote what I quoted above.
I am still waiting to hear what *your* point was.

Doesn’t matter if McCain wasn’t convicted of any crime related to the Keating incident. What it shows is that he associated with and was VERY friendly with a person who was in fact convicted of fraud and being responsible for a huge bank failure and government bailout that cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Palin thinks its ok to suggest that Obama was friends with Ayers, even though he was not anywhere close to as friendly with Ayers as McCain was with Keating.
Obama was never convicted or shown to have done anything wrong…but McCain was ethically in the wrong with his behavhior

I hpe Obama does not win because if he does everything will become a race issue!

The term “that one” is at best insulting on a strictly protocol level — the kind of insult that hardly helps a President cross party lines and build consensus, or alliances with foreign countries, or build the peace, or keep the peace. It is typical McCain rhetoric. It is ALSO highly racially charged, and it is impossible that McCain would serve in the Senate over 3 decades, and travel all over the country in this campaign, and not understand that. It was either a slip of the tongue from a crusty old coot that reveals his inner feeling of disdain for his opponent (or anyone who disagrees with him), or a deliberate signal to his white, racist base. Either way, it is not presidential and he should apologize to Senator Obama.

PALIN/McCAIN=ERRATIC!!!
Oh and did I say McNasty LOST the 2nd debate??
NEWS FLASH!!!
PALIN IS INCITING RIOT CONDITIONS AT HER RALLYS – CROWD SCREAMS AND CHATS “KILL HIM” AS SHE TALKS ABOUT BARACK OBAMA BEING A TERRORIST!!!
OH MY GOD………….

Not surprising to hear this from Obama people- Racist! Whenever possible, it’s RACIST! How pathetic.
Obama’s overplaying that race card at every opportunity. It’s not going to mean anything after he’s through with the word.

Paul:
How about giving us a few examples of the Obama campaign (his campaign, not people here) ‘playing the race care’ in his campaign against McCain. I don’t think because you are lying.

Factcheck
my point was Obama may have been comlicit in other peoples crimes that doesnt make him culpable I agree but who one associates with makes the person…. and Obama has had continued counsel from ACORN and Wright and rezko etc… Im not a sean hannity zeaolot but if someone professes to be pure ten they better damn well be!

Obama smears John McCain with being a bush clone and singing bomb bomb iran (that is pretty disrespectful on national TV) and McCain was taking an attack back to Obama about a lie he just told about a voting record, and your all up in arms about what he said.
Obama IS ALWAYS disrespecting mccain at his rallies, ALWAYS.

MaCain confusses me all the time as he gets very unclear, I think age is catching up. MaCain distancing himself from Bush is stubing his own party and that is why his separation from Bush 8 years is just not possible

A few Republicans’ views on McCain’s temperment and character:
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“The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He is erratic. – Senator Thad Cochran, R-MS
“I decided I didn’t want this guy anywhere near a trigger.” – Senator Pete Domenici, R-NM
“There’s nothing redeeming about John McCain…he’s a hypocrite.” – Former House GOP Whip Tom DeLay
“He is a vicious person. They so disliked him that they wouldn’t support him. – Former Representative Charles LeBoutillier, R-NY
“His temper would place this country at risk in international affairs, and the world perhaps in danger. In my mind, that should disqualify him.” – Former Senator Bob Smith, R-NH
“What happens if he gets angry in crisis in the presidency? It’s the president’s job to negotiate and stay calm. I just don’t see that he has that quality.” – Former Arizona GOP Chairman John Hinz
“Hardheaded is one way to say it. Arrogant is another way to say it. Hubristic is another way to say it. Too proud for his own good is another way to say it. It’s a quality about him that disturbs me.” Larry Wilkerson, former chief aide to Colin Powell
“John McCain is Bob Dole minus the charm, conservatism, and youth. Unlike McCain, Dole didn’t lie all the time while claiming to engage in ‘straight talk.’” – Ann Coulter
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For more quotes on McCain from Republicans: http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/7/5/00548.shtml

Louise:
“Obama smears John McCain with being a bush clone”
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In McCain’s own words:
“No. I–the fact is that I’m different but the fact is that I have agreed with President Bush far more than I have disagreed. And on the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I’ve been totally in agreement and support of President Bush.”

Mccain is not Bush … you think youve won but there as many radical republicans out there that will vote for mccain because palin is on the ticket… I dont mind helping them out even though Im a democrat… Barack will serve one term and be a mess and Clinton will run against palin… no amount of trahing or threats by obamabots will prevent clinton from running again

Stanian:
Are you serious? lol Look it up. I shant waste my time trying to type common sense to you.

That’s funny, I guess us non-racist people thought “That One” referred to tax and spend liberals and other democrats. Why is it that everyone liberals always turn back to racism? The McCains have an adopted daughter who is more ethnic than Barack…

Vince
I read Obamas first book at no time was he connected to anything jewish apparently the faithful were told not to read that book because it had some things about his past that were sketchy

“That one” — must be a southern term (no rude insinuation meant) because I am older than McCain, live in the Midwest and have never heard “That one” to describe an Afro-American. In my mid-western dialect, “that one” would be used to describe someone you wanted to disrespect without resorting to name calling.
It pained me to see McCain “hobble” around the stage and expect that people are going to feel safe in his hands. And that condescending “coddling/whisper like” voice, that just doesn’t work. He’s got the answer? I have his answer!

You must use your own special dictionary (facdetious) as I am telling the catamaran or katotohanan as I know it.
Vote for Obama’s policies and choose your work program.

Obama’s Lead Narrowed Down To Only 2 Points.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a slim 2-point lead on Republican rival John McCain in a tight White House race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081008/pl_nm/us_usa_politics_poll_6
(Obamorons, please don’t shoot the messenger)

Vince, put down that mug of koolaid, and get yourself to poison control. There may still be hope.

This article has nothing in it about ‘race’. It’s about McCain’s tendency to lose his cool anytime he is stressed.
It is posters here from both sides of the political aisle that have injected race into it.

Obama’s Lead Narrowed Down To 4 Points, CBS Poll Found.
(CBS) In a sign that the race for president has returned to about where it was before the first presidential debate, the Obama-Biden ticket leads the McCain-Palin ticket 47 percent to 43 percent among registered voters in a new CBS News poll.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/opinion/polls/main4504633.shtml?source=mostpop_story&tag=mostPopularTabsContent;mostPopularTabsStories

Despite what some posters here have alleged, McCain did NOT refer to himself as “this one.” If he had referred to Barack as “that one,” and then himself as “this one,” it would have made sense stylistically, as in “Who are you for? This one or that one?” But what he did was say was “You know who voted for it?… That one. You know who voted against it? Me.” As a linguistic device it would have worked much better if he had said “this one” abut himself. As it was, it came out glaringly awkward and transparently hostile.

I seriously doubt anyone who was going to vote for McCain changed his mind because he called Barack “that one”. McCain wasn’t angry he was just telling a fact.Maybe that is what you object to..

Anyone notice that McCain said that we require a “Steady hand on the tiller” – twice? Sounds like McCain is endorsing Obama….

reality801:
You are correct. Few are likely to change their choice of candidate this late in the campaign.

McCain is he a closet racist?

And the thruth comes out. The first debate, McCrazy did not look at Obama one time. Second debate he looked at Obama and called him “THAT ONE” The hood comes off.

The reason McCain was not as ‘COOL’ as Obama is because he deeply cares about this country. I can’t wait for democrats to control the congress and the presidency. I guess we will find out the hard way what it is like to live under far far far left wing agenda. Welcome to Socialist States of America

mccain needs to pick out one of his 10 houses and retire quietly on Nov. 5th.

Interpret however you wish, it could have been racist or ..it could have been senility, him simply forgetting Obamas name which is the way I am leaning. Thats scary in its own context showing his age IS a factor. But more telling was the fact that as Obama tried to shake McCains hand he refused to return the handshake. THAT is something McCain shouldnt have done beause it makes “that one” stand out more clearly as possible racist.

Well obviously the hopey-changey thing does not work for the Obamatrons anymore. They have to resort to obfuscating the issues. So much for a “refreshing breath of fresh air in Washington.”

Badger:
The only peoople ‘playing the race card’ are the posters here. Do you think we should hold McCain accountable for the disinformation that you and his other supporters post?

Obama Has color skin he looks like Motzzerella…

McSame is an old man who forgot Obamas name. I think it’s an issue of senility.

Artie Curtis, nah we like it here, thats what the change thing is all about. We will chnage this to make it better, and we will ship idiots like you to someplace else, or if you prefer we will send you to a better place…

The Republican senator’s lawyer in the case, John Dowd, told reporters in a conference call Monday that McCain had been the victim of “a political smear job” by Senate Democrats. When a reporter noted that McCain himself has spoken contritely about his role, Dowd responded, “I’m his lawyer and I have a different view of it.”
Dowd, in his conference call, wouldn’t tolerate a hint of an apology for McCain’s actions. “John was the only senator who threw Charlie Keating out of his office,” he said, reminding reporters of a well-publicized confrontation. Keating had called McCain a wimp for failing to do more to influence financial regulators on his behalf.

OOOOHHHHH! How dare he call Obama “that one.” It’s heresy to all the liberal nutjobs to refer to “THE CHOSEN ONE” as if he’s just a regular schmoe. Really, if that’s all you can come away with from this debate, you are mentally disfunctional. If I had some big monkey constantly calling me George Bush III, I’d be condescending too. OOOOHHHHH, I said Obama was a monkey. Let that Marxist indoctrination kick in and call me a racist hatemonger, you pathetic liberal automatons.

Artie Curtis, yeah im not surprised you come from the South. Is the South gonna rise again Artie? Doubtful son, considering your granpa got his butt whipped and set straight on the issues. You rebs will never learn to stop being racist even after you had your arse handed to you. losers. We could always do it again…

Dear Bugg, I don’t know if McCain’s mind is slipping, but Obama’s character has slipped long time ago. Welcome to Socialist States of America. I guess the radicalization of america has began.

Am I the only one that observed that Mrs.McCain keeps her hands behind her back at just about every public event. These people are in this to win. This is a contest, they can care less about the common man black or white. She is so out of touch and elite she refuses to even shake “white folks” hands. Do you want a first lady that looks down on
the American people as if we are peasants. Wake up America they are campaigning for a spot in history as Mr. & Mrs. President!

“Democrats are the most educated”???? Is that why so many of them are on welfare? Entitlement was always a platform for democrats (not republicans).

The Rolling Stone rag fills its pages with distortions and half-truths. Any one that believes the Rolling Stone rag is not bias believes in the boogieman. If the Rolling Stone rag were no bias, they would print this link:
http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaLatest.htm
Vote for Obama’s policies and choose your work program

I think yesterday’s debate told the true story, that is McCain just seems older in body, mind, and spirit than the 72 years. At times he even physically older and not at all a picture of energy or vitality. He really needs to call it a day, this job is not for someone his age. Let’s be honest about it, he simply does look like he has a lot of gas left in the tank. We all at some point have to know when to call it quits. McCain should know that too and stop being delusional and self centered in his quest for power.

McCain is running a RACIST, NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN and it shows!!
TO ALL MCCAIN’S SUPPORTERS, PLEASE KEEP YOUR KKK HOODIES ON BECAUSE HALLOWEEN IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!!!
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN RUNNING ON RACIAL FEAR, STEROTYPE, SMEAR AND HATE!!!
NO STRATEGY!!!
NO STRATEGY!!!
NO STRATEGY!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN08
REAL CHANGE THAT YOU CAN BELIEVE IN!!!

Moronic… Obama is still an empty suit who is really likable and reads a good speech.
Anyone who talks about raising spending with our economy and deficit is either a. pandering or b. a marxist. Saying it is “offset” by pulling out of Iraq is stupid. Ok, now we just broke even (which would be fine if we weren’t already trillions in debt). Every year I have to live within my budget. I don’t get to go back to my boss and ask for a raise because I spent too much (i.e. California). Everything I buy means there is something I can’t buy. I have to make choices… we should demand the same from our government. People like obama because a. he says he’ll give you free stuff b. he’s not bush and c. he’s black. only b. is a good reason to vote for him… except for the fact he is not running against bush.

Perhaps he meant to say “the one”. If there is anyone who watched the snooze fest that actally works and pays taxes(sorry students and government dependents) who does not realize that they both won the debate but we as taxpayers lost…taxpayers under Obama will need more lubricant when grabbing the ankles but we are totally screwed with either.

Obama,watched the debate last night and you were definitely on top.Just want to say,that from what I’ve seen,you have the makings to become a great president.
Just do me one big favor willyou?The next time McCain mouths off about how much he saved the country on the boeing tanker contract,ask him how much money Airbus gave him and his pals to try and give this contract to Airbus,so they could make a tanker that won’t even fit in our hangers,will cost more to operate and will need ten times the amount of repairs than the Boeing tanker would.
I really like the part about how Airbus will build a plant in the U.S. to build there plane here.If you believe that,I have some beachfront property here in the state of Kansas that I’ll sell you real cheap.
Whats next?Are we going to let N.Korea build our next submarine?You think I’m joking?All they would have to do is go into partners with some navy shipbuilder on the east coast and they would build the sub,of course they would send it over here to the us shipbuilders,so they could put the hubcaps on it.You say to yourself that it’s not plausible? Trust me,from what I’ve seen that goes on in Mccain’s little mind,it definitely could happen if you gave him enough money.

I don’t wnat a victim for a President .. whether in fact or merely how the person reacts to the world, victims who feel entitled to getting fairer treatment for themselves or being recognized for their pain are not what our nation needs in its leaders

The only racist here are the ALL MIGHTY OBAMA brainwashed masses. Wake up people! This guy and his supporters hate and want to destroy the Constitution and replace it with European or even Soviet style Socialism. McCain isn’t perfect. No one is. But, OMG look @ what this guys stands for. He’s not one bit conceired with the lower or middle class. He just wants to exploit them. Remember what he said in San Fran. in front of his RICH LIBERAL FRIENDS about us being bitter. That was an elitest shot @ us ordinary lower and middle class people. Wake up. Him or all of his pundants don’t give a rats you know what about us. Elect this guy and we all pay dearly for it!! I will not be suprised though all who swallowed his garbage will. We have been warned. Oh, did I mention that he has “friendly” relations with a domestist terrorist,a convicted slum lord,a racist pastor that he only seperated himself from when it became a problem for him and then there is ACORN. Sit down and think about it.

I imagine McCain regrets ever having started his campaign for POTUS. He is exhausted. He is stressed. He is trying to win to impress his father, but it is taking its toll on him.
Between exhaustion and his own violent temperament, he is just not to the job.

It’s clear to see last night, who will be the best President and that is John McCain! I counted over 15 times where Obama agree with Sen. McCain. McCain blew Obama away on health care, the economy, foreign affairs and clearly connected with the audience better than the “golden boy” of the mainstream media.

I thought the American public had become so used to McCain’s anger management problem and his struggle to behave, that I am surprised people actually noticed this.

My Mom taught me better manners.

As a person of color, I am outraged over McCain’s hatred of Obama — it’s obviously because of his color. McCain is respectful of all of the white candidates; it’s only Obama that he treats disrespectfully. Does this mean that McCain won’t be on the side of people of color? Of course it does. He only cares about white people. And now he’s inciting people in his rallies to kill Obama. Shame on you, McCain. Go back to your Jim Crow era!

Of course it was a “slap” but what else would one expect. It is pitiful that McLame and the rest of his group are sinking to such lows. We need serious discussions and debates about the frightening country and world we currently live in. Instead we get desperation, division and racist comments. From this point until November 5, I will refer to “them” as McLame and Pain in every comment I make. Just when I think McLame and Pain can’t stoop any lower, they do!

McCain is a racist. Palin is a racist. Listen to their words on the stump. But even worse, McCain is a coward. He says one thing in his negative ads and on the stump, but face-to-face with Obama he is reduced to calling him “that one.” What a coward. McCain is a coward. I think he’s afraid of Obama.

Wendy:
I think it accurate to say that McCain does not think much of women. In addition to the derogatory terms he has used, he has also treated Palin like a delicate flower that cannot take care of herself in public. He shelters her like an over-protective parent.

This wasn’t a debate – it was Tom Brokaw’s Q & A! A debate should be when the two candidates stand toe to toe and ask each other questions, giving each other two minutes to respond, and two minutes to state their position.
We don’t need “liberal news media moderators”. Since when are “they” the unbiased authority? A perfect example of that was just yesterday! Only Fox News reported the raid on ACORN headquarters, an Organization Obama headed up, for voter fraud, a big scandal that might change the election!
CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, DID NOT REPORT THIS, IT WAS KEPT FROM US BEFORE THIS DEBATE!!! The main media outlets kept this under wraps to protect their “boy”. If anyone had any doubts before about the media’s role to engineer this election towards Obama, this action alone should be enough to convince them that the main stream media is not unbiased and are only gossips of the worst kind. McCain won! Obama, after this voter fraud investigation, will be toast!

Im still wondering what he meant when he told the young adult that he might not have known what Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was before this mortgage crisis. What did that mean exactly?… I wasn’t up in arms over this… I remember the first debate when he couldn’t even look Obama in the eyes! He bairly did last night. The media is making a huge deal over something trivial. What about the issues what about the lies that were said last night?

In the last debate Senator McCain wouldn’t even look at Senator Obama when he spoke to him; last night he called Senator Obama “that one”!?!
That behavior and statement are very telling of the person’s character and/or lack thereof.
Senator McCain you are a great American hero however you are not a very self-aware man. As an independent voter trying to make up my mind I shall wait for the third debate to make up my mind but from what I have seen so far, I fear for our great country’s future if voters don’t carefully and thougtfully examine not only the candidates’ campaign rhetoric but their interpersonal behavior as well.

Bennie,
Why is it Obama supporters feel the need to lie? Your comparisons are flat out lies and mischaracterizations of both plans.
Patel,
Most of us Americans don’t really care what the rest of the world thinks. We’ll elect our own leaders. Thanks.

I’ve gotta hand it to democrats in this election, they really do have the upper hand. Because they can say all the crap they want about McCain, but if he says anything, and I mean ANYTHING about Obama, it’s racist. What about the pig-in-lipstick thing? That’s not sexist? Of course not, Obama doesn’t do anything wrong! How silly to even suggest it! I think this is ridiculous. I would be all for a black person being President in a FAIR election. But these silly little things they claim to be racist are what’s keeping this from being fair.

mccain thinks he is the master race—–lets see who thought that before—starting to sound like adolph

I think he was on the verge of making a racial epithet, tried to catch himself in the nick of time, and wound up making another instead. No way I’ll vote for this man now, and I am a Republican.

I’m not sure what McCain meant (if anything) by the comment, but what really surprises me is the tone he and Gov Palin have taken. It’s almost like they’re treating the American people as idiots. I’m mean, what’s with “that one”, “Joe six-pack”, etc.

The worst part of the debate: TOM BROKAW. What a horrible moderator! First, he wouldn’t let either of the candidates expand on their answers because of the rules, and then he called the rules “loose” when he wanted to be a blowhard. He has obviously spent too much of his time in retirement being a talking head because he sounded like the typical talking head who likes to hear his own voice. Stay in the background, Brokaw. You’ve lost your edge. Brokaw really hammered home how much we miss Tim Russert.

between mccain and palin–they are starting to look like the kkk hate mongers—–it wont work today dummies.

I agree it was disrespectful but don’t know that it was racist. I think it’s just normal McCain – his internal strategy is to dislike, disrespect and disdain his enemy so all his essence goes to beating him.
That said, Obama won the debate and McCain just sounded like a politician saying “my friends” over and over and over.
Obama wins on merit, we don’t need for McCain to be anything but himself to win.

I DONT KNOW IF IT WAS DELIBERATE BUT THAT TELLS ALOT ABOUT MCCAIN, MCCAIN AND PALIN HAS BEEN DANCING AROUND HOW TO DEFINE OBAMA AND WE ARE WATCHING, WE WANT PALIN TO CALL HIM WHAT SHE THINK HE IS, ” BLACK”, MCCAIN WAS CLOSE TO IT AND I THINK IT IS VERY DISRESPECTFUL FOR HIM TO REFER A FELLOW SENATOR AS ” THAT ONE”.

I’ve lived in North Little Rock, Arkansas my entire life, and have never heard white people refer to black people as “that one” in derogatory terms. Democrats are just making stuff up to make McCain seem racist. It worked against Hillary, and they figure it will work against McCain. I’ve been a Democrat all my life, but I’m growing sick of this particular tactic. I’m all for winning against the Republicans, but we are hurting ourselves in the long-term with this strategy. More than anything, we are hurting black people. People are going to grow tired of hearing, “racist, racist, racist,” and they are going to stop listening eventually. It’s like the boy who cried wolf. Then when a black person really is the victim of racism, we’ll be less likely to listen objectively. The Obama campaign has played the race card over and over in this campaign, and the people who will ultimately be hurt by this are black people themselves, who often ARE victimized by racism.

THE VERY NEXT COMMERCIAL ENDORSED BY OBAMA SHOULD END WITH: ‘I’m “That One” and I approve this message

I am as anti-Republican, anti-McCain\Palin as anybody, however, I would not make much out of McCain’s comment. I don’t McCain used it to intentionally disrespect Obama. However, it did fit in with the overall theme of the night was that McCain simply looked old and was speaking old ideas of the world and the country. He also seems perturbed about some references Obama made to McCain’s record and comments (like the bomb, bomb, Iran song)….He certainly did not look presidential. The comment was just one element of that.

Oh this is clearly a racist remark. Here in the United States of the Offended we must march!!

Would somebody please get past how demeaning “that one” either is or isn’t and fact-check the substance of McCain’s claim?
What were the details of the bill and is there anything in the record showing why each of the candidates voted on it as they did?

I thought McCain’s repetition of “my friends” sounded artificial, sometimes angry and always condescending.

If people think McCain calling Barack Obama “that one” is racist/demeaning, he only has himself to blame.
John McCain is the one who lacks the self control to treat Barack Obama in a consistently respectful manner. His disdain for Obama is widely known, he refused to look at Obama in the last debate, was cold to Obama on the Senate floor, even though Obama made the effort to be professional, and if anyone stuck around during the last few minutes after the end of last night’s debate, they saw McCain refuse a friendly handshake from Obama.
It’s so clear he does NOT respect Obama.

Perhaps McCain doesn’t want to use his name “Barack Hussien Obama” because they complain about that too. They are control freaks. Maybe McCain didn’t get the whinner’s latest call memo of the acceptable terms to call Obama. I vote for deceptive, manipulative whinners! Is that better?

That one – big deal – get over it guys. Economy is tanking and all you remember is “that one”.
A choice between one who is fumbling for words/choice of treasury leader and another who says “that one”. Go with the one who is not afraid to take decisions that might anger the party bosses and you will have real change. BTW – I am not voting in this election (not eligible) but do care about consequences.

Most likely racist but at the very least disrespectful. It shows McCain is getting very frustrated at not being able to whip (figuratively) his opponent. It makes one worry what he’ll do when faced with Iran, Korea and Russia. One network runs a graph at the bottom of the screen showing viewers reactions. You’d think some McCain advisors would watch and tell him the negative attack tactic always goes against him. He’s got nothing to offer but attacks. And now he’s hoping to buy votes with this mortgage buy-out. It’s easy to try to trick people with that after the bill has been done. Where was that idea when he was in DC? The republican party would never have gone for it. They wanted the big business tax breaks and finally got them in the second version. To heck with the home owner. Where does the Constitution guarantee more to businesses than citizens? Why are so many laws in their favor although they aren’t mentioned a single time in our most important founding documents?!

I thought that McCain’s true feelings about Obama came out. The first debate he couldn’t even make eye contact. This debate he referred to him so disrepectfully, as “that one” and during the same debate, he told an Afircan American questioner, “you probably have never heard of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before last week”, inferring the man couldn’t possible own a home? I’d like to think this election isn’t about race, but I wonder. Especially since McCain and Palin seem to be inciting crowds with words like “terrorist”, when speaking about Obama.

Lee:
Yes, Obama did graduate from Harvard magna cum laude. He also taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years. That might not make him the leading authority, but it does make him something of an expert in Constitutional Law.

This is Reagan politics. Muddle the race and get as negative as possible so that undecided voters won’t vote.
I think it´s the first time in the history of the US that one candidate refers to the other as “that one”. Absolutely pathetic. How low can you go Mr McCain?
Also, I think folks in the South did pick up the racist connotation of “that one”.

mccain is trying to hide what he thinks and at times slips—palin seems to be well versed with the kkk—-isnt joe six pack the guy running around with the sheet on — and pointed pillowcase on his head—the hate mongering is coming from somewhere and she is relentless—-and smiles when someone says kill him——these are two very sick individuals

I think when McCain was referring to That One, he was making fun of the Obama’s “Chosen One Status”. Obama might win, but he will still not get any respect from people who question his troublesome associations. This is sad that we as a country pay more attention to Rhetoric over Substance.

I was slightly offended when McCain assumed the young black man who asked the question about the bailout might not know anything about Freddie or Fannie Mac. Most people I know are keeping up with what’s going on in the US and abroad.

In all honesty, while I think a McCain – Palin administration would be the worst outcome, I think this attack on McCain is off-base.
It looks to me like McCain had a long pause in the original statement and “That One” refers to the question he posed.
This is what he meant I think:
“You know who voted for it? You might never know [guess] that one,” said McCain, gesticulating towards Obama. “You know who voted against it? Me.”
That is really a non-issue.

McCreepy is a disgrace!

Hmmmm… looks like the media has caught onto the “that one” phrase and is milking it for all its worth. It DOES point out that McCain is barely in control of himself and is inherently rude. Racist? Guess it depends on what the meaning of “that one” is or is not. Rude? You betcha.
As for Republican supporters–why so defensive? Now it’s your turn to put lipstick on the pig–and this time, we know McCain WAS speaking and talking about Obama (as opposed to Obama’s comments that were simply attributed to Palin by McCain).

Sen. McCain and Sarah Palin are feeding into the worst that America has to offer…
Sen. McCain promotes this tone and attitude of hatred and disrespect… in a townhall meeting someone called Sen. Clinton a “B”… Sen. McCain just smiled and didn’t confront the offensive comment…
… Are you truly listening, Do you care? Or do you support it?
Increasingly, the level of racial hatred is being aired into the public arena… At McCain and Palin rallies, people in the audience are yelling “terrorist” and “Kill Him”… referring to Sen. Obama. McCain, and Palin just smile and ignore the racial hatred. They say nothing… just let the poison rain in America… Is this the America McCain/Palin want? It must be… They provide the gasoline… racial hatred lights the match…
“That One”…
how dehumanizating…
The mindset of racism is being fed by McCain and Palin…

Look folks, the comment is not racist.
Burton did not say it was in his statement. Republicans are inferring from his remarks. The statement was a thoughtless throw-away line from McCain. It is disrespectful of an opponent’s position, particularly an opponent who is an elected US Senator.
So, drop all the racist references. It is unseemly for both parties. It was disrespectful (though I don’t think intentional) and would have been if he was referring to Biden and not Obama. In the long run the statement is trivial…but it does re-inforce my belief of what McCain’s true temperment and judgement is all about….maverick, no. Loose canon, yes.
And I don’t think the comments pointing out it is dis-respectful are unreasonable

mccain and palin are responsible for the hate mongering —and there are absolutely no excuses—we dont want them in pa.and the polls show it

McCain behaves like an old curmudgeon. Calling Obama “that one”, demonstrated a lack of respect towards a fellow U.S. Senator. McCain lacks the temperament necessary to lead this great nation.

The One and “that one” are 2 totally different terms.

I’d be surprised if McCain meant his comment to be racist or demeaning – although I can most definetly see how it can be construed that way. McCain just doesn’t THINK. He shoots from the hip everytime and more times than not his abrasive, gruff, rude manner gets him into trouble. He is a nightmare diplomatically and America does not need another anti-diplomat in office. He comes off as a mean old attack dog with little intellect. His only example of bipartisanship is his relationship with Joe Leiberman. His comments and voting recond about women and his selection of Sarah Palin – who supports denying young teenage girls the right to an abortion in the cases of incestual rape as per her comments to Couric – prove he will do nothing to support women in office. He stated he knows nothing about the economy and proved it with his horrific ideas regarding a measley $5000 health care tax break while taxing health benefits, a $300 BILLION bail out for bad mortgages, freezing spending, privatizing social security (in THIS market!?!) and continuing the disasterous trickle down policies by giving the richest companies huge tax breaks. “That one” was a nasty, thoughtless comment but everything about McCain is appalling.

‘The One’? Take a Number, Sen. Obama
By David Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 31, 2008

mccain (maverick) is that what you call someone hiding behind a mask —-one that falls off ocasionally—and hate maogering palin is as he stated–(HIS SOULMATE—guess that makes her the true mccain—now that was not difficult to understand,he sure had to find a dumb one to do his dirty work.

McCain is very insulting and he his not fit to be in the White House Period. He needs to stop with the insults. Palin can continue because the world knows she is clueless. However, I would love to see her in an interview again. We need to laugh… She can’t answer questions and she can’t attack anyone with all the dirt in her closet.

“That One” is a common reference to the person who is basically brainless in decision making ability. “That One” would be Obama.

If McCain “knows how to do it” in regards to catching or killing Bin Laden, winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, containing Iran’s nukes …then he has a duty to tell the President and tell the Department of Defense. If he knows “how to do it”, but doesn’t tell us – withholds the information – then he is withholding critical information pertinent to our national security – that would be treasonous.

McCain has condescended to Obama on multiple occasions saying “Obama just doesn’t get it” and “Obama just doesn’t understand”. I know when I am being condescended to and I don’t like it and neither does anyone else. It’s like your father or grandfather talking down to you as a child. It puts one in the corner requiring protest and rebuttle to regain perceived stature. The “That one” statement is really atrocious. It shows that John cannot look Obama in the eye. John’s Straight Talk express is careening off the rails becoming personal. I admire the man’s service but I don’t think he is the person we need in office the next 4 years.

“That one.” I don’t really think it was meant to be racist. Just the foolish rambling of an old man who is losing his grip on the situation.

i could not come up with a name for mccain —but he is sounding like adolph.

Why isn’t anyone picking up on the fact McCain refused to shake Obama’s hand. What type of character did that show? This is complete disrespect. Is this the kind of person we want in office? How will he represent us? Under pressure, McCain now has demonstrated he doesn’t control his temper, or his emotions and is unable to multi task or prioritize issues! We cannot trust him. When meeting with foreign Leaders, will he have a group of people to interpret what his actions and words meant? Way too dangerous of a risk.
SK-from MN

McCain has always been disrespectful-ask his old Navy “cronies”.

Socialist_States_of_America – your a moron. Take your stuff to the Faux news website message boards and you and your cronies can stroke eachother….’s hair

Whether racist or not, it was extremely disrespectful. Even McCain’s camp said they wished he hadn’t said it. I think it just showed more that McCain has no respect for Obama. What if Biden had pointed at Palin and said “who wanted the bridge to nowhere? That one.” I’m pretty sure the outrage over sexism would be rampant.

If he would have referred to himself as THIS ONE, it woul dhave been fine, but he didn’t , he said that one and then “me”. Sooooooo…..showing some true colors there Johnny boy, that one is how you refer to an animal or possesion.

WOW HOW IDIOTIC IS THIS SUBJECT DURING THE FIRST OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES SENATOR McCAIN WAS CALLED “JOHN” BY HIS CONTENDER AND SENATOR OBAMA WAS CALLED JUST THAT SENATOR OBAMA IT SEEMS OBAMA CAN DISH IT OUT BUT CAN’T TAKE IT! I AM SO SICK OF PEOPLE YELLING DISRESPECT WHEN A WHITE PERSON SAYS SOMETHING AND YET THEY GET AWAY WITH IT!

If he said “my friends” one more time, I was going to scream. He is not my friend, nor is he yours. I guess this was the new drinking game. If so – we’d all have been drunk off our butts!

Insulting the opponent is the last thing a presidential candidate can do!!. Insulting Senator Obama (twice) without calling the name shows the character of Senator McCain. It’s very silly and childish.

Unbelieveable! The media is not offended the American people are offended. McCain talks about being ‘bi-partisan’ nonstop. HOW can calling a fellow senator, “that one” be ‘reaching across the aisle’? McCain is arrogant, no for my vote.

McCain has no class, and if you’re going to call somebody a name, at least look at them…

If they are going to have a problem with this, it is obvious, the entire Barack Obama campaign is a bunch of pu$$ie$. Sorry to say. All you Obama supporters have been calling McCain old, senile<-sp? Out of touch. Do you hear his campaign whinning? Grow up and let the bag drop.

Personally, I could care less about that comment. It’s just John McCain being John McCain. Call it, disrespectful, a senior moment or what you will but it is not important. Here’s the desparity between the Republicans and the rest of us. CNN, which although a little left of center, is the most objective major tv news agency we can rely on had Obama crushing him in all of their opinion polls except for one. According to a smattering of all three political affiliations, it wasn’t even close. If you went over to that sorry excuse of a news outlet called Faux News, they had McCain winning the debate 86%-12%. Are you kidding me? Stupid McCain supporters used to accuse me of drinking the Kool Aid because I was an Independent voting for Obama, but at least I’m not on my way to Jonestown (or Palintown). Now, It is Bill Ayers and Rev. wright will be next if Ayers doesn’t have the desired effect. This info has been public knowledge for awhile now. Why bring it up now when you had all of this time to do so? I see a sense of complete desperation in the McCain/Palin camp and it borders on the ridiculous. I hope people can see through this. McCain is desperate and he’ll throw everything but the kitchen sink to get back his footing in this race. Obama/Biden 08′

McCain is coming unhinged. His campaign should have given him a lesson in manners, especially after the first debate. He continues to look haggard, irritated, nervous and unconfident. This man should bow out gracefully, but I don’t believe he knows what gracefully means and I don’t believe he could do it, even if he did know. He’s losing it, in more ways than one.

“which pile of garbage shoud I take out first?” “that one”….Obama is a united states senator who represents US citizens. What would we do if a foriegn leader referred to a US senator as “that one”???? It felt VERY disrespectful. I caught it immediately and I didn’t like it one bit. McCain is trying to convince us he can be a world statesman and he can’t even be civil for a moderated debate. BAd form. Very bad form.

PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW ONE WHITE MAN CAN CALL ANOTHER WHITE MAN SOMETHING RACIST? I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY THAT PEOPLE PICK THEIR RACE TO THERE BENIFIT! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN HE IS HALF WHITE GREW UP AS A WHITE MAN BECAUSE HIS LAZY BLACK FATHER DID NOT CARE ABOUT HIM! YET HIS WHITE GRANDFATHER RAISED HIM THE MAN IS WHITE NOT BLACK SO GET OFF IT!

I guess I have to say it again as the media gurus NEVER get this right either:
now, kiddies, repeat after me…..Obama iisnot Black….Obama isnot Afro-American…..Obama ianot White. HE IS BBI-RACIAL. There, kiddies, have we all learned something now? So, your damned comments suggesting THAT as a slur on Blacks doesn’t fit, now, does it.
I would suggest that you communicate your new-found information to Mr. Burton of the Obama campaign, who apparently liked the idea of playing the race card again. Now, how about THAT, kiddies?

I guess I have to say it again as the media gurus NEVER get this right either:
now, kiddies, repeat after me…..Obama iisnot Black….Obama isnot Afro-American…..Obama ianot White. HE IS BBI-RACIAL. There, kiddies, have we all learned something now? So, your damned comments suggesting THAT as a slur on Blacks doesn’t fit, now, does it.
I would suggest that you communicate your new-found information to Mr. Burton of the Obama campaign, who apparently liked the idea of playing the race card again. Now, how about THAT, kiddies?

It wasn’t racist. It was incredibly rude. It’s how you refer to someone when you don’t think much of them and don’t want to show them any type of respect by calling them by their name or title. We’ve all done it before when you want people to know how you feel about someone without actually saying something mean spirited. You say “that one” or “her or him” and point to them with a smirk and rolling eyes.

Obama is the most effective demagogue who learned from Hitler and Communists that Organizing the troops and running on the Platform of Change can win the elections. It is working, because America stopped paying attention to character and ignores the fact that many of his pals (or atleast the ones that are responsible for his meteoric rise to power) hate American (or atleast hate whites and Jews).
Of course he does not want to talk about religion, is because how else can he explain why he changed his name from Barry to Barack Hussein. Atlest Mohhamed Ali was honest about his reasons. Congratulations, Radicalization of America has began.

Mommy, mommy, that old man over there called me a bad word.
Yeah right, he’s going to kill Osama bin Laden.

This is stupid and anyone who thinks that the comment was racist is stupid. How about publishing a book with all the words and phrases that white people are allowed to say so as not to offend or “victimize” anyone else.

McCain is angry, and he’s panicking.

McCain went down worser than Kimbo Slice, as the faker he really is.

Is this a serious question? Of course it was meant to demean Obama. Not a question in my mind. It’s too bad McCain can’t hide his contempt a little better and treat Obama with the respect he deserves AND has earned. As someone who DOES respect and support Obama, it offends me when McCain is so dismissive. McCain’s attitude implies that anyone who supports Obama is as witless and stupid as he thinks Obama is. I have no words for Palin. She’s a piece of work is all I’ll say. Pitbull is right. Thankfully, I think most people see this ticket now for what they are.

justj joey – does it make you feel better to talk down to people? You sound like McCain. I know if you called me a kiddie like that to my face you probably wouldn’t have one left but that’s besides the point. The point is that you are a moron. I’m not offended but you have no respect to realize that other’s could take that the wrong way. Grow up and get a life.

What was that sign he made behind Obama’s back? Then looked at a audience member with this damn him look on his face. It looked as if he was making a “C” gesture.

Okay, folks — time to brush up on your basic English. The phrase “that one” in Senator McCain’s context of the moment clearly meant “that Senator.”
McCain’s question was:
“Which voted for ?”
Answer: “That one,” gesturing toward Senator Obama.
It was not rude or inappropriate. It was merely a simple form of English expression.

Geevil..proven to be a true McCain supporter. When you have been beaten by a black man at your own game, the name calling happens.

When John McCain is disrespectful and contemptuous to his equal, who he is sharing that stage with, he is showing his disrespect and contempt for all Americans who do not share his views!
John mcCain appears to be a very small spirited man.

Leave it to ABC news to blow something little out of the water. the problem in this country is the media and ridiculous stories like this take the focus from facts to an irrelevant issue like race. MCCAIN is not a rascist and anyone who thinks that way is reaching…… abcnews is a joke

Are we really a country of such sensitive idiots??? Seriously…McCain didn’t mean anything by what he said. If you think it was racist, you need to get a life and probably a job!

Are we really a country of such sensitive idiots??? Seriously…McCain didn’t mean anything by what he said. If you think it was racist, you need to get a life and probably a job!

McCain did asked “which Senator voted for it?”, and then answered his own question by saying, “That one.”
That’s exactly what it means.

Watching the debate, I don’t think that the ‘That One’ comment was remotely racist. Disrespectful perhaps, but more careless than anything.
Watching him struggle through that debate really brought home his advanced age. I think perhaps he had a ‘senior moment.’

The term definitely has racial connotations. Whether McCain intended it as a racial insult in another issue.
I don’t think he did.
Nevertheless, it was a rude and demeaning way for McCain to refer to his opponent. And like McCain’s refusal to shake Obama’s hand after the debate, it highlights the man’s temperamental unfitness to be president.

He reminds me of my 84 year old mother who cannot keep the grand kids straight. “That one” she says when she can’t remember the kid’s name. Clearly he forgot Obama’s name. He is that old

Lacey — worse yet, in the context of what McCain was talking about, it is proper English. He meant “That Senator.”
Which Senator voted for it?
“That One.”
End of discussion.

I immediately took offense at John Mccain reference “that one” as not only racial and indicated his prejudice towards Senator Obama age. He’s just mad he doesn’t have this presidential election “in the bag.” Senator Obama deserved more respect than that. With grace and dignity Obama didn’t respond.

“THAT ONE” is going to be the next president of the United States.
McCain was arrogant, condescending and he and his wife did not even turn to shake hands with Michelle Obama. Not very diplomatic nor presidential. Can you imagine if it were the real enemy?
He doesn’t have any understanding with lower income, middle class families who struggles everyday. You are a good war veteran and thank you for your service.
I’m voting for Obama/Biden

This is just a tactic the spin doctors are trying to make into an issue. Don’t be stupid and fall for it. The truth is that B.O. is not prepared to be our leader. He will be another Jimmy Carter – yuk! He talks about a lot of things he is going to do – how will it be paid for? He said he would work on our problems in this country one by one-prioritize – they are all important and should all be dealt with at the same time- if he is going to be president he has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. John McCain is not a racists and can get the job done to put this country on the right path. For years I have followed how he has tried to get Congress to stop tacking on pork barrel spending to legislature. Wake up – read for yourself and stop relying on biased news groups to give you the real story.

I’m for Obama all the way. He is the best choice for America at this time.
At the same time, it is extremely unfair to label a person or statement as racist when it was clearly not intended to be racist, or when it comes from a man who has lived a long life without being racist.
Obama for President, yes. McCain is not a racist. The statement was not intended to be racist.
If some people are hyper-sensistive to various terms such as “that one…” etc., they should just deal with it themselves.
Must we walk on eggshells in fear that the next phrase we utter could be misinterpreted as racist. That is overly politically correct.
Obama and McCain are both decent individuals. Obama is the best man for the job of President. McCain is not. He is still a decent man and he is clearly not a racist.

This sort of divisive parsing of language is exactly why the American public is mad as hell.

For ggg. As to your comment it was very idiotic. If you half black, your black. You would have no idea Obama was half white if he never said anything. How do you raise a black man as white man society will tell you it’s impossible.

Bill K, you’re right, thankfully, race hasn’t been one of the issues of the campaign.
Presidential leadership and presence rightfully are issues, however, and McCain continues to slip when it comes to those qualities. Obama has been superbly poised in both debates, while McCain has appeared snipish and irritated.
Reagan, in contrast to Carter, for example won by exuding those same reassuring and gracious tones that Obama is now displaying. In times of national uncertainty, there’s no question that this stark contrast of poise and presence between Obama and McCain matters a great deal.

You guys have to stop blaming the MSM for McCain’ failures. It wasn’t the media that said…”that one”, it wasn’t the media that said to that African American “you may not know about it” (Fannie May), and it wasn’t the media that avoided at looking at his opponent in the eyes, it was McCain. What McCain did better than the media could ever do, is to show everybody who McCain really is. McCain and only McCain deserves all the credit here. The fact is…McCain is not the man to bring this nation together and fix what is wrong. All he proved more than anything is that he is NOT “that one”.

“The cameras cut away when McCain said this one. McCain then referred to him as this one.”
NO, NO, NO. McCain did not say ‘this one’. McCain said ‘me’.
“That one” is a derogatory reference — and everyone knows it, including McCain.

I should add that reverend Wright is not a flaming racist. Obama associates with real racists and his crew calls everyone else racist.
What has Obama done other than run for the highest office in the land? He has not done anything significant that would warrant respect.

I think it was disrespectful to refer to Senator Obama as “that one.” Just as it was disrespectful for Governor Palin to refer to Senator Obama numerous times in the VP debate as Barack. It’s SENATOR Obama.

Posted by: Bill Krumpter | Oct 8, 2008 9:47:02 AM
I was pleased to hear McCain’s “that one” as that pretty much clinched it for him.
REPLY TO KRUMPTER: No, that’s not what cost McCain the election. But something else he said last night just might.
What most likely cost him the election was his plan to expand the bailout to buy up bad mortgages and reprice them at their current value. Would anyone ever do that to your stock portfolio if you are only showing a paper loss? The plan is nonsense, and the moment I heard it, I knew that Republicans and Democrats against the bailout (who were still tilting toward McCain; aka, justsaynodeal.com) would just stay home and not vote at all.
This is the one and only statement that’s lead me to believe that McCain is truly out of touch — nothing to do with age, everything to do with him being too conciliatory and paying too much attention to the whiners and not the thinkers in this country.
There’s a strong majority of people who are against socializing risks. Obama, naturally, blew it with them, as he’s about socializing most of everything (he complains about government, but his solution to government is more government).
But McCain absolutely crushed their hopes that there was a chance we could defeat that mindset by being in lockstep with those for the bailout. Not just lockstep, but one step further with more unsound bailouts.
There’s little, other than opposing Obama, that will motivate that strong majority to vote. Not even Sarah Palin can save them, as she also missed her opportunity to dissent from the bailout with her opening debate statement. They could have had it all — McCain and Palin — but they blew it. It wouldn’t have happened if they would have just listened to the people.

George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years.
The first six the economy was fine.
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high–14,000 +
5) American’s were buying new cars,taking cruises,
vacations overseas, living large!…
But American’s wanted ‘CHANGE’!
So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes–
we got ‘CHANGE’ all right. In the PAST YEAR:
1) Consumer confidence has plummeted ;
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5.5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop
by $12 TRILLION DOLLARS and prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) as I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~
$2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!
YES, IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE…
AND WE SURE GOT IT! ….
REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT HAS NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THESE ISSUES, ONLY CONGRESS.
AND WHAT HAS CONGRESS DONE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
NOW THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT CLAIMS HE IS GOING TO REALLY GIVE US CHANGE ALONG WITH A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS!!!!
JUST HOW MUCH MORE ‘CHANGE’
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND?

hang, McCain then asked, “And who voted against the bill?
Answering his own question, “Me, it was me.”
Hang go back to bed.

“That one” is rude, regardless of who said it.
During VP debate, Palin kept referring to Biden as “the other ticket.” I thought that was a bit rude too. Don’t you have the respect to call them by their names?
I know that these aren’t the issues, but it gives an insight into McCain’s personality (he’s known for having a bad temper). Will he work effectively with others, or will he just be offending them as well?

Google “mccain racist” and you can read how he has referred to Asians in 2000. “That one” doesn’t come as a surprise as all.
THAT ONE 08!

Let’s see: a rich, white man refers to a black man as “that one”. I’ve heard and seen enough…have you?
Let’s see: a rich, white gal wears a $300 thou outfit at the RNC – while the rest of the country is teetering on poverty, save 2% of the bazillionaires and their rotten offspring. I’ve seen enough…have you?
Let’s read “Tale of Two Cities” again, shall we?

I’m responding to one of the contributors of this site who wrote that “McShame’s” comment – “that one,” was viewed as offensive only because he was referring to a black senator and that “normally” there would not be such a fuss made. Let me assure you, if he had called a senator of any race or gender, “that one,” most of us would have noticed because it was simply very disrespectful and very un-presidential.

It’s not about race. It’s about respect. If McCain can’t respect a colleague then why would he respect the American people? I wasn’t paying a lot of attention during the debate, but this grabbed my ear.

To Lanceplunger: You would do well to crack open a history book. Absolute denial does not change the truth, your problem is your perception is your realty, not anyone elses. The sad thing is those who deny the past are typicaly condemned to repeat it. Good luck with that.

Task – McCain made alot of promises he won’t be able to keep. That’s no reason for me to take him seriously. He lost my vote the minute he picked that obnoxious clown Palin as his running mate. I’m not crazy about Obama, but McCain has gone off the rails completely.

John must apologize for ‘the one’ remark to avoid being called hypocrite and arrogant, because he made too much fuss about ‘lipstick on the pig’.
But that’s not the most important point.
I was leaning McCain until his last bomb shell exploded: ‘the treasury should buy all the bad mortgages and give a house to all real estate gamblers’.
John that is the most socialist approach uttered by any politician in the last decade!
If USA chooses the socialist path, than we better hand it to Obama since he will not make a joke of the conservative principles.
Sorry John, I’m voting with the libertarian Barr.

I have just run through most of the comments made about the “THAT ONE” comment at last night’s debate, and I have to tell most of you that I have a bridge to sell……and most of you probably want to buy it! Don’t you realize how the Obama campaign INTERPRETED McCain’s reference to “that Senator? as racist??? Hell, the debate wasn’t even over and “Burton,” Barry’s communicator withe the press had tossed out an email to “that” ilk pushing the comment as racist, and boy, did they eat in up….like kids looking for more koolaid. Keep in mind that the media is no smarter than you, and they love to fan fires….with or without flames.
Obama isnot Black….Obama isnot White…Obama isnot Afro-American. Obama is, indeed, bi-racial…with neither half of his racial makeup being dominant. So, don’t join the kiddies and the Burtons and all those others who staff the Obama campaign AS THEY PUSH THE RACE CARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
,,,and you thought the Cardiff Giant was a hoax?…..and that’s that!

McCain is a racist AND rude.

Ok, this is a SECOND try to leave a comment here…
Anyone that is instrumental in MAKING SURE that AMERICAN POW/MIAs are ABANDONED, left behind, will treat YOU, on Main Street, the same way
Also, as to “Bail Outs”, there is an alternative, Better SANE Plan to begin fixing our probems
see Perotcharts.com

RUSH THE PRESSES OBAMA IS NOT BLACK HE IS BI-RACIAL OWE MY GOD! TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW HE IS HALF WHITE………….

McShame lost the debate lost night. And he is going to lose the election. And this old black man is going to laugh long and hard at all the racists and white supremacists who ever did him wrong. Somewhere in heaven Martin and Malcolm are laughing, too. Yes we can!

Lou – hey, betcha can’t tell me how long or how long ago Byrd was in the KKK. Here’s a hint: Hitler was still chancellor of Germany and D-Day hadn’t happened yet. Ancient history, dude. Byrd moved on and repudiated the Klan a long time ago, why can’t you?

Racist or not, it was still totally rude and no way to treat a colleague in the Senate. McCain owes Obama a public apology for his disrespect.

That’s it. We all know this is a racist nation. McCain is only invoking racism to remind all white voters that Obama is BLACK and does not deserve to be a President. This being a very very racist country I think it worked well. Now we will have racist discussion and all the white voters have an execuse to vote McCain and openly declare their allegiance to a white candidate.
How did a black person think he would become the President of America? Not in a million will the American white voters let a black man be a president and that’s the reality.

John McCain showed his racial prejudiced views last night when he referred to Barack Obama as “that one.” If he had not enticed crowd hate, terrorist, kill him, treason, racial prejudice, news media hate at events lately this reference could be overlooked. NOTE -One person in crowd turned to black news caster and yelled at him “Sit down boy!” Then last night at debate McCain actually refused to shake hands when Obama attempted to shake his hands. That’s right McCain refused! Proof is on video.
This 2008 and racial prejudice and hate mongering are not to be tolerated. FBI security for Obama will be even higher now because Palin and Obama are enticing someone to “kill Obama!” McCain and Palin should be investigated by FBI!! Killing a presidential candidate is serious. No Republican or Democrat should approve of Palin and McCain encouraging “kill him!”

If McCain wanted to call Obama a stupid black monkey he would have. But he didn’t have to, because everyone knows it already anyway. McCain isn’t a racist. In fact he took the high road by NOT pointing out the fact that Obama is a stupid jumped-up porch monkey.
This is to THIS ONE _ HOW ABOUT YOUR MOTHER IS A MONKEY. YOU RACIST WHITE NUT! PALIN AND MCCAIN HAVE BROUGHT OUT ALL THE RACIST WHITE PEOPLE THAT WAS IN THE CLOSKET WHICH IS SAD!

I’m from Arizona and it’s pretty well known here that McCain hates black people – remember that he voted against a national Martin Luther King holiday THREE TIMES. McCain is a racist!

Posted by: justj joey | Oct 8, 2008 10:21:43 AM
And the Roosevelt quote is actually “Speak softly and carry a big stick”. Rhetoric from over 100 years ago!!
REPLY TO JUSTJ: You’re 100% right about McCain being an idiot when he said that.
As for Roosevelt, thankfully, some people don’t easily dismiss the wisdom of their forebears. As you get older and gain new perspective on what’s worth fighting for — and the best strategies for fighting, or winning peace — you’ll want to pass along those pearls of wisdom. Don’t be so quick to tear down what’s old or the lessons from the past.
Another pearl (modern variant from Isaac Newton): “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” We should all remember this.

TO “that one” look, I am not a N****R lover , because that would mean I care about you. A N****R is someone that is lazy,shiftless,ignorant and un-intelligent. All atributes that you proudly display. You’d know this but this information is “hidden” in things called books. Now, go have a conjugal visit with your 1st cousin,curl up in the fetal possition and cry softly. Run along little man, the “Big People are talking now”.

Sounds fair as in the first debate Obama couldn’t get McCain’s name right. JIMBILL
This is supposed to be an election for president not PR rock star. You are hiring the CEO of Firm USA. Who do you want to run the firm, a manager with over 25 years experience or the newly hired stockboy?
If you complain about Palin’s experience to be VP candidate where does that leave Obama? She has more real experience than he has. Or is Obama really running as Biden’s VP?
No time for an amateur.No on the job training time.

I’m from Arizona and it’s pretty well known here that McCain hates black people – remember that he voted against a national Martin Luther King holiday THREE TIMES. McCain is a racist!
Let the truth be told. McCain do not like blacks and have not respect for blacks. How can some one claim he will work arcoss the ailes when he voted three times for MLK hoiliday!

Byrd has a history of opposing black judicial and cabinet nominees — though he occasionally reaches out, when necessary, as he did to Sen. Obama. He’s no fool, which explains his staying power. If you like this sort of guy, then keep voting him in. I, for one, would like to see him retire.

this one – You are a white racist hater and the HAte you as well! BRING IT ON YOU WHITE PIG AND YOUR MOTHER IS A BIG FAT WHITE PIG!

The racial undertones “that one” in the attacks are disgusting.
The next thing McCain camp will do is to come out and say outright “how can you vote for black man”.
This country, all said and done, is outrageously racist.
Obama may be up in the polls today and probably even on Nov 3, but HE IS NOT GOING TO WIN.
Racists in this country don’t’ care if the country goes to hell, but they will not let a BLACK man become the President. This is my prediction. McCain knows it, and he is playing his cards that way. I sincerely pray god that I am proved wrong. After Nov 4, this phenomenon will be written in
the history books as OBAMA EFFECT not Bradley effect.

Lou – um, no, Byrd has a history of opposing REPUBLICAN nominees who happen to be black. Please stop twisting the facts and please answer my earlier questions. When was Byrd in the KKK and how long was he a member, and why does that still matter to you in 2008?
And what will you Republicans have to rant about when he retires?

Lou – um, no, Byrd has a history of opposing REPUBLICAN nominees who happen to be black. Please stop twisting the facts and please answer my earlier questions. When was Byrd in the KKK and how long was he a member, and why does that still matter to you in 2008?
And what will you Republicans have to rant about when he retires?

Warn away, the simple truth is your in way over your head. This country was built on the back of immigrants and the poor.Both of wich I am sure you are. Trying to be intimidating on a blog shows what a sad little man you are. Look, someone sold you a bill of goods because your life is so pathetic that its the only thing you have to cling to. Your candidate is going to lose and your fears are now realized. So,go getdrunk, beat your kids, hit your girlfriend, and complain that “it aint fair”. You know, your typical day. Don’t you have to go clean your Hood or somethin? God Bless America, Even you MR. Racist. Smile.

Roger Howard – keep talkin’ big mouth. You won’t be so high and mighty when your time comes. Stupid liberals don’t know what’s in store for them!

If my observation of Obama is correct, he will stop his campaign from continuing down the “That One” path. His goal is to lift this country up and he has been consistent in his message and behavior about this central ideal. He knows too well American doesn’t need the polarization on race at this difficult time. McCain and Palin, on the other hand, tried everything they can to polarize American people. Their strategy of bringing out the worst in American people so that they can thrive on anger and fear may or may not succeed. Obama once said he believes in the better angels of American people. I think he is right. There are those of us who are working everyday to feed our family and believe in American value and dreams. You may not hear us yelling and shouting, our strength is in our silence. We will vote for the better future of this country!

For the African Americans who have a problem with Senator Obama it’s an ashame and insult to your race. Knowing what African Americans went through just to get us to this point.Those who died for just being black, hung in trees, burned alive, and all the other horrible things that has been done to us a people. But for the African Americans who support Sentor Obama THANK YOU!
And for the white people who just can’t see yourself voting for an African American. Look where the white man has us today losing homes, banks folding, jobs being outsourced. Just stop the madness even though you will try to deny it “that one” Senator McCain is not the one to lead the country.

Terri – it is not the white man’s fault that minorities weren’t responsible enough to pay back their mortgages. The Demon-rats caused this whole crisis by trying to extend credit to irresponsible minorities with ACORN and Fannie and Freddie and other socialist machinations. Decent, hardworking white people are not the problem – it is the minorities and mud people who are trying to destroy America’s financial system!

Hey this one, It just goes to show how far a 6TH grade education will take someone. You can use a computer, I’m impressed. Now, after you get up off your 13 year old cousin and wipe the stink of stale beer from your breath(using a toothbrush is pointless for just 3 teeth)turn on your TV and witness the fall of your kind. By the time your in 8th grade the fourth time(about 2022) this country will be a beautiful mix of Hispanic,white,Black,Asian,Itallian,Irish and allother amazing ,intelligent,caring, talented people and guess what “BOY” you’ll have to leave this land because trailer parks will be a thing of the past-just like you! Have a nice Day. Smile.

C’mon people… I don’t think he was being racist, just very rude. He thinks he is above Obama.
Its annoying.

Race has nothing to do with it. McCain is disrespectful to Obama, classless to Biden (hair transplants swipe)and condescending to an audience member/voter (fannie & freddie)
McCain should stop indulging himself with “My freinds…” he, his VP and his campaign are divisive divisive divisive. IMO: An administration run by these would be WORSE than GWB!!!!
I’m voting for “that one!”

Watching the debate, I couldn’t help notice that McCain talks in generalities, he does not really answer the questions directly. This indicates that he lacks or lost the ability to think fast so he relies on information he memorized for the same speeches.
The incident of “that one” might not be intended as an racial insult, but more likely is the product of his lack of control of that famous temper.
No wonder his wife walks on eggshells around him.

We already know his true colors. Did he not call his wife a C**t? In public.
The funny thing is this appears to have been true….As well as other instances where McCain has made some intemparate remarks about others. I think I am beginning to lose what little respect I have had for the man…He certainly does not have the temperment or judgement to lead this country…

Unfortunately for McCain, his “that one” remark only servs to tie him to the kind of politics that is typical of republican politics of George Bush.
Republicans politicians now routinely abandon the Golden Rule and seek to lead through division, castigation and guilt through association.
Unfortunately, for our country in the long run appealing to the darker side of humanity rather than its better half the pernicious effects of the expression of this dark side accumulate and have now greatly weakened our nation.
It is now clear that we need a change from the disastrous republican approach to government and politics that we have endured for far too long. Its time to dispense with wedge issues and the poltics of division, disdain and hate Its time to solve problems rather than creating them.

This is not a black and white issue – the people who are loosing their homes are the only ones to blame for that. If you want to make it black and white – look at the difference between New Orleans and Galvaston – Those who live there think they are owed everything – for natural desasters – it is not my responsiblity to pay for the stupidity of living in below sea level. The people of the mid-west did not go on tv telling everyone how the goverment needs to pay for their losses. And they did not start stealing from each other in the aftermath. Nor did it happen in Galvaston. You people are your own destruction. Look at who fills our prison systems – that our tax dollars pay for. You should be grateful that america takes care of you in all aspects. I guess it is true – the squeaky wheel gets greased first – those who complain the loudest are usually the ones to blame. That is why you will vote for obama – you know he will keep going with the handouts!
I am tired of paying for peoples poor choices. This is the land of the free and the brave – too bad so many people come here looking for a free ride. The american people should stand up and stop giving it.

hey…’INDY VOTER”….take your dirty mind and mouth to CNN with the rest of your ilk. Thanks.

This is reminiscent of Ross Perot’s use of “you people” in a speech which was widely interpreted (rightly or wrongly) as an expression of racism.
I doubt McCain’s use of “that one” was meant to show his disdain for Obama’s *race*, but it showed a lack of good sense and may reveal a deeper current of unconscious racism in his thinking.

John in Fl. Listening to air head Palin is not a wise thing. They didn’t bring it up because McCain is a “coward” that has used Ms. Palin to spread untruths about SENATOR OBAMA so uneducated people like you would believe it and therefore keep you uninformed and ignorant. McCain did not bring it up because he knows it will be proven a lie, he’s not gonna stick himself out there on such “slime”, that’s why he pick an unrespected and gullible person to do this. Palin is a disgrace for real women who work and take care of there family….she’s being used. NO WOMAN I KNOW GET USED BY ANYONE FOR ANY REASON.

You ask now after you’ve posted 3 articles about it? Um, your bias is showing.

I watched last night’s debate, I heard Senator McCain use the term “that one” in reference to Senator Obama and refer to himself as “me”. Poor use of the English language at best. Poor statesmanship at worst. Proper English would have been “that one, this one” or “him, me”. That is a pathetically minor point. There is a truly major point here that is being missed. So what if he uses this term all the time? Do you really think a foreign dignitary will take that into consideration when McCain speaks in his personal slang about people who disagree with him? Read the national news more often and you will know better. The leader of the free world is the President of the United States. Here is what I have to say to Senator McCain about getting my vote: Show me that you are this person if you want my vote. Don’t expect me to give you any slack for your “folksy” ability to relate to main street. I am main street and I don’t appreciate it when people “dumb down” their conversation because they think I am not educated as well as them. The average voter in the US today has the equivalent of 2yrs of college and is a blue collar worker. Blue collar is NOT synonymous with “no college” or “not well read” I really don’t care if you can tell me about the other guys faults, tell me about your virtues, and tell me the truth. Don’t waste my time telling me why I should not vote for someone else, tell my why I should vote for you. What qualifies you for such a high office? Explain why you have spent 26 yrs in the senate and have not been a force for positive change in all that time. If you had the solution to the current financial crises before it happened and you saw it coming, why didn’t I hear about you fighting for me in news reports before you “suspended” your campaign to go sit at a conference table in the White House without asking a single question? By the way, that was Senator Obama sitting across from you peppering the gathering with questions. He did not make any announcements about suspending his campaign or “possibly” canceling the debate, but he was there anyway, isn’t it amazing that he could be there, be involved, and not make a big deal out of the fact that he showed up to do his job? Finally; the next time you want to show your support of women in world politics; choose a partner who at least reads a newspaper she can name and someone who can speak with intelligence about domestic and world affairs without 3 weeks of intensive coaching. Someone who already knows about more than her home state because the issues are meaningful to her, because she is aware that a member of the government is of the people and for the people – that’s all the people not just those that fall into her narrow definition of right wing Christianity…there’s a large number of us out here. We live and work in the United States, we outnumber people like Sarah Palin 10-1, come see us on election day. We will be the ones voting for intelligent leadership.

Sounds like a good bummper sticker: “This one is voting for That One”

this may sound petty, but Mccain has the ugliness factor to overcome, physically. He is painful to look at. He sort of needs to be even MORE likable to make up for his ugliness, yet his demeanor and personality are so nasty and ugly as well. Obama is such a pleasant person. Pleasant to look at, his voice is this deep pleasant voice to listen to, his words flow so easily and he is such a likable guy. Why McCain was so eager to be right nexdt to this guy in his cranky old man ugly nasty voice and tone and ugly old man body I will never understand. each debate only hurts him. Each one you cringe to hear his voice, find his presence unattractive, and get more used to seeing Obama in a presidential position. What was Mccain’s logic in any of this?

My observation, my opinion.
Watching McCain times 2 debating with Obama and seeing him on the campaign trail has given America a taste of the Real McCain.
McCain must have America edgy just listening to him and seeing how quick he snaps.
Yes McCain is a POW and he demonstrates his 30 plus years of more then broken bones. He was not only tortured physically, McCain shows a clear sign of an untreated unstable problem which continues to haunt him.
The man snaps in a New York minute.
I read Cindy was asked if John has a temper. God forbid if she said yes.
I notice Cindy follows Senator McCain around like most submissive women.
The other day when McCain was leaving his campaign speech in New Mexico he rushed past Cindy going up the stairs to enter his plane.
Nearly 5 feet past Cindy he caught himself, stopped cold and waited for her to walk the rest of the way together. That was clearly a second thought from someone who shows no respect (naturally) for his wife.
Where is McCain’s dignity and respect throughout this election.
OoPs, I forgot, PALIN is Senator McCain’s Soul mate.
Obama shows himself consistently without thought how a significant other treats their partner with respect, love and unity.
Like my mom told me and my 2 sisters as we were growing up, pay attention to how a man treats his mother.
Show me how a man/woman treats their partner and I’ll show you what kind of a person they are.
McCain’s campaign has repeated over and over again to the American people that Obama is not specific, Obama talks a lot but is never clear, Obama is some guy who came out of left field and America knows nothing about this scary stranger.
I couldn’t disagree more. In the last 2 plus months and the last two debates, Obama is a hard act to follow. YES, “That one.”
Obama shows a clear and precise vision.
The media delivers information to the people and it’s pretty clear who they’re supporting. That’s all fine and to be expected, to a degree. Especially with this election but,
I watched four different news channels last night.
Sean Hannity at FOX news. He is as erratic and out of control as McCain and his campaign people.
This news commentator was screaming and yelling terrorist throughout every interviews with all political parties. At first It wasn’t clear who was interviewing who.
It was said Hannity was doing his job while interviewing a “Jew hater” recently.
America should assume Hannity is a Jew hater too? GUILT BY ASSOCIATION? I certainly don’t think so…
I switched channels thereafter, on to the next one.
Maybe I’m a naive 18 year old first voter. I admit this is the first election I have been following.
It is also an assignment we were instructed to do.

I am tired of the Obamanation calling anyone who does not agree with Obama stupid. I have every right to not believe him and believe waht I want, and the right to say it. so kiss off…you are not americans, just a bunch of talk and email garbage, just like your candidate. Even if Obama is elected, he can’t do what he wants…. we all have a say in that, you can’t make decisions with only half the country behind you(look at Bush) so if this is a win for Obama, we all lose. How many protests will we have…too many to count…how much money will we have…very little….tax break my rear, he has no idea waht it takes to get that passed…how mad will you all be when everything Obama tries to do get stopped by congress….Ha ha this will be pretty funny when you all get nothing….Illinois is badly in debt…what state does Obama represent? that’s right a state that is so far in debt they will never get out. So I guess we have that to look forward to

I find McCain’s repetitive use of “my friends” more patronizing. I find his choice of a running mate more insulting. I find it more offensive for McCain to imply that Obama, who has been campaigning for almost two years now, is somehow a scary terrorist. A campaign of innuendos, presumptions, and character attacks does not sit well with voters who are more scared about keeping their jobs and retirement savings.

For those who don’t know, to refer to a Black man or woman as “that one” is almost as insulting as using the dreaded “nword” or calling a man a “boy” or a woman “girl” or “gal”
The geezer knows that, he is of that generation who learned those words as part of the segregated America we had at the time of his birth.
He is using racial code words that those who follow his thinking will understand.

“THAT ONE” FOR PRESIDENT!

I didn’t see it as racist. I saw it as repugnantly arrogant and petulant. Screw you, you old man who was once a hero but is now nothing but a fading fraud.

LOOKS LIKE SENILITY HAS GOTTEN HOLD OF OLD MAN MCCAIN–HOPE THEY GOT THAT BED AT THE NURSING HOME READY FOR HIM!
OBAMA/BIDEN08
GOOD RIDDENCE MCCAIN/PALIN

‘Obama Not Presidential’?
This is the new ad from McCain.
How Dare McCain try to go this extreme?
Watching the debate yesterday, I noticed one thing that looked like (past) presidential – that was McCain’s SKIN COLOR!
Other than McCain’s skin color, that man looked like one ready to step in a box – his body parts looked like frozen, looked much beyond his age, and his debate was absolutely non-cohesive, declaring his age and beyond. He did not answer a single question straight, always started blaming Sen. Obama.
If McCain thinks he can convince the majority of Americans that Obama is Not Presidential, that remark is going to come back to himself with more venom.

Let’s focus on the real stuff guys, they shook hands very first thing at the end of the debate, why do you think Tom had to ask them to move out of the way? There is even a picture of them shaking hands at the end, check out CNN and Time online.
Let’s get back to who could do the better job. Oh and if you think Mrs. Obama was not introduced to Mrs. McCain you aren’t paying attention again, they have met several times and they also spoke to each other. Again, a little research for that minor stuff and let’s get to what really matters. Who is best suited to be the president.

I thought it was offensive and a veiled racist comment…if he had said “those ones” referring to a group of black people, or a group of women, obviously it would be considered racist or sexist. Given the smears and attacks on Obama’s character that have been propagated of late by McCain and his airheaded coward of a running mate, it can only be read as offensive. And when McCain says, “my friends” it sure doesn’t seem friendly. There is sometime plainly hostile and condescending in McCain’s body language (no eye contact) and remarks that speak volumes about his “character.”

I think McCain had pooped his pants before the debate. Every time he sat down there was a grimace on his face and a squooch sound. Cindy apparently doesn’t like that job and good help is hard to find.

McCain is an honorable guy and deserves the benefit of the doubt on “That one.”
Politically, though, it was a big mistake. The comment sounded like something your cranky, not-all-there grandpa would say.
And as much as you might love Grandpa, you don’t want him running the country.

“That one” is a dismissive comment.
MCCain appears to have little respect for Obama.
It’s ok if MCCain does not like Obama. Does his reference mean he has a KKK robe at home? Not neccesarily.
Does his reference mean he views Obama as less than human? I would say so.
His choice of words, “That one” was referring to Obama the man though…not his voting stand, his political affiliaton or party doctrine. He was referring to him the person. “That one” voted for the Bush energy bill. He pointed to Obama.
Any time you refer to someone by their race, religion, sex, orientation, etc. when addressing the person and YOU KNOW THIER NAME… it is dismissive and rude.
Maybe MCCain has to view Obama as less than himself in order to stay in the fight?

Dandydon said “The last line of defense for the Democrats. Race… It’s the only way they can win. Forget that Obama is a Socialist, forget that he has very little respect for this country,..”———Actually, the LAST LINE OF DEFENSE IS CHARACTER ASSASINATION FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. They are LOSING by 8-9 points!!! LOL, you don’t get it do you?? The ONLY thing you guys have left is slander.
McCain wants to TAX health benefits. I would say that he doesn’t care about Americans and their health.
McCain doesn’t care about the debt.
McCain is a degregulator. He was part of the Keating 5. He is rude and condescending.
He sold his soul to the religious right.
McCain wil lose the election. Get used cto calling Obama Mr President buddy. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I think McCain had pooped his pants before the debate. Every time he sat down there was a grimace on his face and a squooch sound. Cindy apparently doesn’t like the job of changing his Depends and good help is hard to find.

UNLESS I AM WRONG THERE IS NO…..BLACK…..MAN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT THERE IS A BI-RACIAL MAN AND A WHITE MAN. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BLACK MAN RUN. IF THERE HAS PLEASE TELL ME WHO IT IS BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT.

I’m not a McCain fan, but I don’t think he meant “That One” as a racist remark. He either forgot Obama’s name or he was just being himself in expressing his consuming disdain for his oppponent. Neither reason makes for presidential material. Obama, on the other hand, was cool, calm, articulate and presidential.

Very racist and extremely rude.
McCain is old hat. Hopefully America can see through his chicanery.

That one is the one, first ever to be bought by illegal money parted and parceled into untraceable small amount in conjunction with a 90% black vote to knock Hillary to earn that one a berth in this presidential election.

I am not a Southern black person, but I know the meaning of “That one”…it is denegrating not only to blacks but to everyone. Some posters say it’s the Obama campaign trying to make something out of nothing…BUT IT IS SOMETHING. In recent days, the McCain camp has been stirring up racial hate at rallies. How dare they!!!
It’s time to have some one of intelligence in the White House, who isn’t going to shoot first and ask questions later.
If I was a Republican, McCain’s Health Care Plan would be enough for me to vote for Obama. What kind of plan does he think a $5000 tax credit is going to buy? And, for low income families a $5000 credit is meaningless since in most cases their taxes would be less than $5000.

There is no question that McCain’s use of “that one” was an attempt to belittle and objectify Obama; it also revealed the anger and arrogance that simmer just below McCain’s surface. I was born and spent a portion of my life in Mississippi, and I heard in that comment, the same tone of voice and attitude toward Afro-Americans that I’ve heard in some Deep Southerners, as in: “that n*****!”

So happy people watching this “farce of a town hall debate” with, in my opinion, bought and paid for by McCain campaign Tom Brokow as moderator. I thought I was the only one who noticed how Tom Brokow indulged John McCain and only mentioned “time” when Senator Obama was about to speak. Tom Brokow, in my opinion, is just another “grumpy old white man.” who, in my opinion is really “that one.” Personally, I can’t stand Mr. Brokaw. Hope Mr. Brokaw will no longer be moderating Meet the Press. Tim Russert, I really miss you.

Just to elaborate, if the hatred, cultural enmity and racial anger that McCain and Palin are attempting to stir up result in right-wing violence, then both of them will be complicit. This is *not* the direction a campaign for the presidency of the United States of America should go.

lol THAT BOY OVER THERE! LOL
Oh and this one is classic. To the African American asking about the economy: “I’m sure you never heard of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac before this election.” LOL
WHAT A DOUCHE!
I would have said:
“NA AH SAR, I AINT NEVER HEA NOTHING BOUT NEITHER THEM DOMINATING MORGAGE BROKARS SAH!” LOL ROTFL!!
I can’t wait till Dave Chappele gets his hands on this one!!!!!!

I wonder why McCain would ASSUME Oliver (young black male who posed the second question) would not of know Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before this crisis?
McCain: “But you know, one of the real catalysts, really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I’ll bet you, you may never even have heard of them before this crisis.”
That, in combination with the “that one”, and the constant “my friend” remarks, made listening to him just creepy!
Interestingly, reading the fact-checker sites and their stats, so far the Obama campaign has been much more truthful than the McCain campaign. Guess it’s no surprise.

Thanks to the politically-correct police for protecting us from this invidious danger. If not for them, I wouldn’t know when to be enraged by a seemingly innocent remark. My pension may be falling and my job may be endangered, but there is someone out there protecting me from demonstartive adjectives.

Who is the better person for the job? Smarter, more competent and more in tune with the people of the USA. It has NOTHING to do with race. Most of us have moved past that decades ago (at least here in Canada)
We support Obama up here.

Angelo wrote,
“McCain did asked “which Senator voted for it?”, and then answered his own question by saying, “That one.”
That’s exactly what it means.”
Just for the record, you’re incorrect. McCain’s actual quote was, “You know who voted for it? You might never know– that one. You know who voted against it? Me.”

Ben, I think it is more about disrespect. I don’t believe McCain was making a racist remark, just a rude one.
And blatant racists have to support *someone*, and I doubt it would be Barack.

the so call great leaders has already put the American people in a deep hole .No president if he does not take the bull by the horn and step way from traditional policies that only favors the elite few can save America. No empire last for ever and as one speaker says” the American way of life has a shelf life” and its close the the end. the mess that is due for cleaning will last more than one presidential term. Its the deceived sleeping American people that can change the faith of america.

UNLESS I AM WRONG THERE IS NO…..BLACK…..MAN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT THERE IS A BI-RACIAL MAN AND A WHITE MAN. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BLACK MAN RUN. IF THERE HAS PLEASE TELL ME WHO IT IS BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT.
Posted by: 1nana23 | Oct 8, 2008 2:19:16 PM
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There has never been a bi-racial man run for president either. Also, please be advised that practically every so-called black person in this country is bi-racial. How many pure Africans have you seen?

Another day, another baseless cry of “racism” by the Obama camp. Imagine four year of that nonsense? Everytime “The One” gets some heat, some puppet pops up to claim it’s racism at work?

“That one” for all,
and all for “That one.”

Has anyone seen Palin’s witchcraft video? What a psycho? This is better??
Has anyone heard McSane’s preacher? Calling the killing of Jews act of God??
This is better? The cheater, liar, fraud, loser, racist, old, moron will NOT run this country? Obama/Biden 364 McCain/Palin 174 Clear politics.. What a landslide!! McSane can’t even keep the red states while our real HERO is gaining in blue states and gaining the red states at the same time. Muslims are bad eh; Sorry Obama is not a Muslim. But you nutcases in Christianity are the real crazy ones. Remember the Oklahoma bombing?? Killing or hurting 1000 people? Who caused that? Yeah? I fear fundamentals of all religions.. Religion is a becoming a joke. Watch Religulous, explains what a joke this thing has become. We need sane, thoughtful, non FUNDAMENTAL people for our leaders.

Give us all a break – some try to make a racist remark out of every word/phrase in the dictionary – absurd.
If Obama gets elected, within a year most of the fools who vote for him will be crying about the mistake that was made. McCain isn’t the perfect choice, but as compared to Obama – well Obama will make even Jimmy Carter look good.
This election is going to be close – if the Dems lose – they are already dusting off the news headlines- ‘we wuz robbed.’

McCain did not refer to himself as “this one.” He said, “me!” So all those idiots out there that are hiding behind the story that he referred to Obama as “that senator” are full of crap. McCain does not even give Obama the respect of looking him in the eye! Always looking off to one side when he shakes his hand. You may not want to call it “racism” but he certainly thinks he is “above” Obama. NEWS FLASH!!! My vote goes to “THAT ONE!”

Rocklin, what did I say that was wrong? Religion is the evil of wars..
Wow didn’t even know that you can get internet in a trailer home.
Your favorite game, chasing after your chicken with mud your face while calling your “ma” Go Google redneck pictures and you will how stupid and retarded you actually look.
Obama is the best choice, sorry he is half black though. You really think the KKK’s and skinheads running around like morons disappeared?? They were suits and come to Republican rallies, calling to kill Obama.. Who’s sick now???

“THAT ONE” merch: http://cli.gs/2GPsZm

It is not a big deal that Obama was called ‘that one’. Mccain just said that because earlier in the election Obama was intently criticizing him.Besides at least he has a plan. What’s Obama’s besides raising taxes? Look at the facts he uses way to much ‘past’ and ‘present’ tense but McCain uses ‘future’ tense thus being more reliable on a plan for America.

So what is McSane’s plan?? “Sorry I can’t win on this thing called economy, I will call “that one” names like a little retarded rEPUBLICAN MORON.”
Giving tax breaks to 95% will hurt people?? Donald Trump, your days of escaping paying taxes are gone. Oil companies DITTO. Cheney’s companies DITTO.. 8 years is enough!! McSane looked like a little angry mad man last night.. No substance, loved Obama’s smiles thinking “this guy is an idiot”. Where is the Palin” I can see Russia from my window” Pig?? American needs change, the world needs a change!!

You know, I am black and what McCain said was not racist. People need to get off it and stop trying so hard to pen everyone racist! This is why I am not supporting Obama because his campaign has been playing daughter and always wants to play the victim.
Get back to the issues! Obama campaign, stop acting like babies.Grow up! and actually take your own advice about not playing into “distractions”.

I have no clue as to why people will vote for McCain. No idea… I would like to have a President that is full of energy, that can work a 20 hour day without fear of having a stroke,a President that has vision. McCain is not “The One” Ladies and Gentleman. The problem is that we still have these hard headed conservatives that rather be hung by they’re eye lids than to have a Black President in office… People may not want to admit but it certainly goes through they’re mind without question. Sarah Palin VP… Please !!! Don’t insult our intelligence…. Oh wait a minute, we still have these back fence hill billies that can’t compute with intelligence… White is right…

Referring to a fellow candidate for public office in any context as “that one” is nothing short of rude and demeaning. Since it came from McCain, who still refers to Asians as “gooks” and probably worse in private, I think the reference to Obama as “that one” gave us a peak at a hatred and hostility that goes deeper than politics, but no deeper than pigmentation.