Category: John Sidney McCain III

I Think Obama’s Speech Deflated this Concern

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I have always had a concern that Barack Obama might be too focused on nobility to take it to his opponents, or as David Kurtz puts it

One thing I’ve come away from here in Denver, in talking to various people, is the sense that the Obama campaign has become consumed with its brand as an end in itself. They did such a good job of packaging hope, optimism, and change that they are now resistant to any campaign strategies or tactics that might, in the eyes of some people, damage the brand.

They remind me of the classic car aficionado who beautifully and meticulously restores a vintage sports car but can’t bring himself to risk actually driving the thing.

While it is not to be his advantage to be the hatchet man of his campaign, that’s Biden’s job, it’s clear that he is able to take it to John Sidney McCain III.

I think that this needs to be a regular part of his campaign, and I think that this will be a regular part of his campaign.

A Washington Pundit Uses the “L” Word

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And I don’t mean in a conversation about Rachael Maddow’s new job at MSNBC.*

I mean that Jonathan Alter just called John McCain a liar

His final graph:

But when he resorts to these kinds of falsehoods, and casts such aspersions on his opponent’s patriotism, John McCain is no longer putting his country first. If he were, he would recognize that the interests of the nation require a relatively truthful campaign. To fulfill his image of himself, McCain should stop lying about his opponent. For a man with his claims to honor and integrity, that’s not too much to ask.

This is a word that you never see in political writing. Ever.

I’m beginning to think that the sick old man is losing his base, the Beltway pundits…..Please make this so.

*No offense intended toward the talent Ms. Maddow. She has been out, and proud, for years.

This is a Bitch Slap, and Obama Needs to Respond

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Joe “I’d Call him a Schmuck, but a Schmuck has a Head” Lieberman is now claiming that, “Obama hasn’t put the country first,” and the McCain campaign, despite John Sidney McCain III’s promise that he and his campaign would not question his patriotism, is endorsing the statement.

Obama needs to hit back, hard, because he has just been bitch slapped, and if he just takes it, it makes the statement that he’s, “Someone who can’t or won’t defend themselves certainly isn’t someone you can depend upon to defend you.” (link)

And Sometimes Thomas “The Mustache of Pablum” Friedman is Right

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Such as when he criticizes McCain for not even bothering to show up for votes on energy policy, he has missed all 8 votes this year, while demagoguing the drilling issue for Bikers taking a break from a topless beauty contest:

Everything else is just bogus rhetoric designed by cynical candidates who think Americans are so stupid — so bloody stupid — that if you just show them wind turbines in your Olympics ad they’ll actually think you showed up and voted for such renewable power — when you didn’t.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, I guess.