McCain Disavows Comments About Obama

anyone see the video? http://www.breitbart.tv/html/53584.html

this guy is as damaged a person as those other two people, rush limbaugh and ann coulter.

Imagine - all that damage on one side of the aisle. You guys flat crack me up, but I'll try to find the appropriate sanctity in me to speak the man's name in hushed, reverent tones.

Yeah, that may be the case, but let's have some faith in people. It takes a fair amount to hold firm to this anti-negative campaign, especially when he's polling behind Obama. Furthermore, he came out and basically said that his supporter is an a*s, which can't be getting him a lot of credit from those of his supporters who do feel that way about Obama.

That's the entire point. Maybe this action doesn't cater to those who feel that way about Obama, but it does cater to a lot of independents who are looking for someone who isn't going to excessively attack the other candidate or rival and actually is looking for a candidate who won't be the George W Bush of the 08 Election. The kind of candidate who denounces attacking and would rather keep it clean.

I'm not saying John McCain purposely did it to garner votes. Maybe he doesn't want to interject that kind of negativity into his campaign because he knows that isn't going to win him anything. But for me, it's more realistic to think this was just a way for McCain to pull the sympathetic, non-partisan candidate.

But once more, McCain and Obama did work together a few times. Compass points in every direction. I'm simply following the logical idea.

Brilliant idea, Mr. McCain. Send someone out before you to try and tear Obama down and then come out and denounce the words. Way to make yourself look good to the public eye and garner a few "He's a good guy" votes.

I hope you're not an Obama supporter, because you're betraying the core point of the movement. You don't know for a fact that McCain did as you describe and you also don't respect his public statement on it.

let's have some faith in people

Well said, Jaime.

No, I don't know for a fact that McCain did that. But I believe it is realistic to consider that as a reason. Maybe he didn't want that kind of personality surrounding his campaign, but it'd be more of a reason to denounce the tactics. I'm not saying that the ONLY reason he did it was to get votes. But I do believe that was a big reason why. He can't afford to lose the independent non-separatist vote by being negative.

Yeah, I'm going to give the burden of doubt to McCain here. If he had instantly started his speech denouncing Cunningham, I might be wary, because no one is that quick. But he didn't even catch it himself until he was done with his speech, and it was a pretty nasty attack. I think he's being genuine here, so kudos to him.

Nasty? I'm feeling faint. Guess if the Times had used McCain's middle name, now that would have been nasty. McCain is going to wind up changing Obama's diaper for the next four years and he better be nice about it.

No one uses McCain's middle name to address him. But they do use Obama's.

Why do you suppose that is, littleeif? Gosh... what could it be, what could it be....

John Sidney McCain III, there I said it. His middle name is Sidney.

This Hussein issue is one I'm not quite getting. Are people really this scarred of any and things that could be interpreted as Arabic or Islamic?

No. People are saying that it's childish to bring up a non-issue with the hope that people will draw a connection between Obama and an ex-Iraqi dictator, though. I don't expect that to happen, really -- but that doesn't make the attempt any less assholish, does it?

Exactly.

I agree. If only certain Democrats felt the same way.

Support gets you elected; respect gets you the trophy for Democrat's Republican.

Boy, without a source, that gets you nowhere, and without the rest of what McCain said, it just looks silly.

Think of it as positive reinforcement. :)

Epitome of integrity or not, McCain did a very good thing today and he deserves credit. Bill Cunningham has now withdrawn his support for McCain. According to the news report I saw, Cunningham has a lot of pull with Ohio conservatives, so this could have a significant cost for McCain.

I offer him my heartfelt thanks for doing the right thing and for helping restore constructive and honorable politics.

It's politics, not bean bag. Read some American History and come on back.

I don't really think this has as much to do with the "Religious Right" as it does asinine comments, which seem to be abundant on both sides of the aisle.

Maybe because, at this point, there aren't many policy debates. Obama and Clinton are still running against each other and their policies aren't all that different.

And, the reason these stories make the headlines is simple. Because you and I read them and comment on them.

Good policy derives from good individual character and good national culture, so discussions on the latter are as relevant as anything.

LOL @ fake obtuse "I'm have no idea why they would be referring to Obama as Hussein!" act.

The "I know you are but what am I?" game is amusing as well.

Pity neither is convincing.

Hey, convincing or not, I'm having a ball. If the Bamites squeal every time he gets poked the place is gonna sound like Porkopolis, that is unless McCain can get the Republicans to just lay down and take it like a man.