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McCain Camp Jabs Media with New Credentials

July 23, 2008 8:32 AM

ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: The McCain campaign had a small bit of fun in store for the press corps traveling with the presumptive Republican nominee Tuesday night – a press credential playing on one of their themes from Tuesday: that the media is in love with McCain's Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama.

After the campaign touched down in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Tuesday evening, the press staff handed out the credential.

Abc_fake_press_cred_080723_main Next to a picture of the Statue of Liberty, the credential reads: "McCain Press Corps: JV Squad. 'Left behind to report in America.'"

The reference is to Obama's overseas trip, on which his entire press corps is traveling.

McCain' campaign has been playing a bit of blame-the-media this week, accusing press outlets of favoritism toward Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Earlier Tuesday, McCain's staff put out a YouTube video of journalists seeming to fawn over Obama.

The campaign also asked supporters to log onto its website to pick a theme song to describe the so-called love affair between the press and Obama.

When the fake press credentials distributed Tuesday night, McCain's traveling press had a good laugh, enjoying the joke.

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Obama and his campaign of fear.

Obama has one-upped McCain's bluff to win in Iraq by raising the prospect of an even more deadly quagmire in Afghanistan.

Posted by: zagar | Jul 23, 2008 8:41:21 AM

Vote for Obama to end the disastrous war.

Well, think again, and get ready for an escalation of the Other Wars if Obama gets elected – the one in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now we will be fighting WARS with at least 3 countrys.

Posted by: yougi | Jul 23, 2008 8:41:59 AM

Obama's childish electoral rhetoric of ‘end the war’ which worked so well with the easily pleased and naive moveon.org crowd.

Is that same moveon.org crowd still with Obama on his stance on Afghanistan and a Pakistan invasion.

Posted by: zealots | Jul 23, 2008 8:42:23 AM

That's the way to cozy up to the media. Insult their objectivity and those who are indeed "left behinds" to report on McCain. Dumb, dumb, dumb...

McCain needs to see the Katie Couric/Obama clip and the edits that kept him from being humiliated.

Posted by: matt | Jul 23, 2008 8:44:06 AM

Obama has no intention of getting the US out of the Middle East.

Clinton really should run as a third candidate now with the promise to really get us out of all conflicts in the Middle east.

Posted by: jump up | Jul 23, 2008 8:45:07 AM

This guys is a laugh riot.

Posted by: Tommy Thompson | Jul 23, 2008 8:46:28 AM

when you see how this candidate and the repu party act---IT IS PLAIN TO SEE WHY WE ARE IN A WAR THAT NO ONE CAN JUSTIFY--AND BLOWING SMOKE AT OBAMA WILL NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT THE RUPUBS GOT US THERE AND MCCAIN WAS IN FAVOR AND VOTED FOR WAR.....SORRY SLICK JOHN BUT YOU CANNOT BLAME OBAMA.

Posted by: rodney | Jul 23, 2008 8:50:49 AM

The guy is sounding increasingly shrill. He's jumped the shark basically.

John/Jeb 08!

Posted by: The Commander Guy | Jul 23, 2008 8:55:26 AM

JFK's bungled summit led to our involvement in Vietnam.

Now Obama will lead want to lead us down the same bungling path in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Posted by: rag face | Jul 23, 2008 8:55:57 AM

In McSame's next life, he is going to be as succesful as Barack is. Don't cry there is hope :-)

Posted by: carl29 | Jul 23, 2008 8:59:17 AM

MCain wants more coverage and I sure hope they give it to him.

It was a nice start on CBS, where McCain tried to change the history of the surge!

More coverage, more coverage!!

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 23, 2008 9:04:16 AM

John

It's the message duh...not the messengers.

Posted by: dl | Jul 23, 2008 9:15:04 AM

Obama is acting like a President and McCain is acting like a spoiled kid trying to get more attention.

Posted by: The Unshrub | Jul 23, 2008 9:26:36 AM

Nobama,

I hope the media REALLY starts covering McCain much, much more! It will expose him to be the out of touch, confused candidate that we have all expected him to be.

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 23, 2008 9:52:42 AM

Nobama

It may be that the media all went to school and so they have an idea of the facts that work and advance us...and those that don't.

It is the message that is the problem...not the messengers.

Cover all of the leaders on either side of the middle eastern meeting in one week with one candidate (the trip that John McCain pushed him to go on)

or John McCain gathering with 30 or so planted old people around a picnic table in Maine complaining about the guy who is meeting with the worlsd leaders?

they chose the former...and you are complaining about that?

and there is the problem with many of Americans view of the press...lol

Posted by: dl | Jul 23, 2008 9:54:04 AM

rodney,

McCain has been a Senator for several years plus he served the military for years. He's not just any military man. Obama is a senator for barely 2 years since 2004. The rest of his 1.5 years were spent on campaign trail.

Posted by: neil1785 | Jul 23, 2008 10:06:33 AM

A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence.

This cracked me up, as did the videos the McCain campaign made about how the press is fawning and swooning and making fools of themselves over obama.

Oddly, obama has yet to make a funny joke. Oh, that's right - HE IS THE JOKE!

Posted by: Foodforthought | Jul 23, 2008 10:16:01 AM

The McSames are sounding more desperate and acting like scared little kids. McBush goes overseas and no one really cares coz there's nothing new he's bringing to the table. Whereas Obama visits foreign countries and the whole world cheers him. Now, I've heard the McSame campaign saying, "I don't know if people in Missouri would appreciate Obama being cheered by thousands of Europeans.". Well, what they don't appreciate is their President being so reckless that the country's image is so thrashed out and as a result the only thing he receives is protests.

All things considered, there is one equation that's coming out more and more vividly by the day:

McCain and his policies = OLD and WEAK!

Posted by: Yoni | Jul 23, 2008 10:28:32 AM

Come on media please give mccain real coverage, Please let the people really see the real mccain and why WE SHOULD NOT VOTE FOR HIM!!!!1

Posted by: angie | Jul 23, 2008 10:33:35 AM

Neil1785
Then can you explain why obama is favored over mccain big time in europe??

Posted by: angie | Jul 23, 2008 10:35:44 AM

Isn't it interesting that no matter how many articles have been written about McCain and Obama there's always a PUMA out there lurking in the bushes, hoping to seize any opporutnity to mention Hillary Clinton.

FYI, Clinton is no longer in the equation!!

McCain has been getting a free pass for some time now. All of the gaffes that he has made recently have rarely reached national network coverage. If it did, McCain would be a laughing stock.

Posted by: Jennifer | Jul 23, 2008 11:10:09 AM

Why would McCain pick up where Hillary left off? Blaming the media for his own failures. Both campaigns played to the low information voters, but people are paying attention. It won't work this time.
We need to look ahead and decide which candidate can make the most difference for our children, grandchildren and future generations. Don't we owe them more?

Posted by: Truth Matters | Jul 23, 2008 11:11:55 AM

The McCain camp needs to stop whining and complaining about Obama's trip to the Middle East and Europe. McCain was the one who challenged Obama to go, and now he's mad because the media is covering the event?

Someone posted that Obama's trip is a dog and pony show. He's not holding campaign rallies, he talking to world leaders, generals, soldiers, citizens, local politcians and holding press conferences. In no way is that a dog and pony show!!

Posted by: Jennifer | Jul 23, 2008 11:15:07 AM

You guys are amusing to watch. The article is targeted toward media bias and it does exactly that, shows the media for what they are, yellow press, not actual news outlets. The media has been in love with Obama for a long time, for every negative story there are 10 positive, this was evident in the democrat primary and it is evident now. Instead of asking why Obama has waited till now to go visit our troops on the field of battle to figure out what's going on, the media is passing this off as a presidential visit, even to the point of sounding like he is already elected. That is rank bias in the media. Which is normal, the media has been doing this for a long time, it amazes me why so many people still support the news outlets or at least don't call them down on their false claims of unbiased reporting.

As for Obama's credentials in national security, defense, and foreign policy, they are non existent, fact, end of story. His little trip over seas is like a teenager waiting to the last minute to cram on a final exam. He made and proposed plans on what to do in our theaters of operation without ever having been on the ground to see what's going on. As McCain did say (and he is right for a change) you do your fact finding first, your planning next. What Obama's done is very juvenile and shows his rank inexperience and incompetence as a Commander in Cheif. All of you who keep harping on the war that should never have been, get over it!! You can't change the past, the true question now is, how do you WIN!? Obama has no experience or even a clue on what to do to win. He can't even draw on knowledge from his political party because they've been in the business of losing wars since Vietnam. It's one of the reasons why the democrat party is always weak on defense, no one trusts a democrat on defense because their default reaction is to give up. So what experience is Obama going to pull from, he doesn't have any of his own to speak of and his party has none to offer, they disowned the one member who got a clue... it's amazing how folks believe in "change" that has never been defined or even stated, Obama's a joke.

Posted by: Norm | Jul 23, 2008 11:20:38 AM

And the media isn't in bed with McCain either? Give me a break - that's the biggest joke of all.

The media (generally) has given up reporting for ratings and, in the case of blogs, hits.

Posted by: MIguy | Jul 23, 2008 11:26:36 AM

Yeah, reminding the press covering his campaign that they are reporting on the losing team, that's really gonna' help.

Somebody find McCain's meds!

Posted by: Thomas Mc | Jul 23, 2008 11:29:41 AM

We need a President who is humble and wise...humility and wisdom is polished through long years of experience ... arrogance is the shadowing act of hiding inexperience and lack of judgement....Americans don't find those traits in Obama....

Posted by: neil1785 | Jul 23, 2008 11:39:04 AM

Hey Norm,

Here's a short list of the McCain gaffes that he has made recently:

1)Mistakes Iraq/Pakistan border
2)Flubs timeline of Sunni Awakening. He thinks it happened after the surge, when it was months before the surge in Iraq was conceived.
3)He still thinks Czechoslovakia is a country.
4) When retelling his POW story, he mixed up Pittsburgh Steelers and Greenbay Packers. (The Packers team-line up was supposed to be the names of his squadron mates)
5)Just recently in his interview with Katie Couric, he says he thinks the media coverage is fair.
6)He mixed up Somolia for Sudan
7)Monday in an interview he mixed up Iraq when he should've said Afghanistan.

Need I go on? There's a lot more!! If Obama had made just one of these errors it would be all over the news for at least three days! McCain is getting a free pass. PERIOD.

Posted by: Jennifer | Jul 23, 2008 11:39:13 AM

More Americans will be paying attention to the election after the first debate. And when that happens, Obama's going to mop the floor with McCain on the issues. The polls will then widen in Obama's favor.

Posted by: Jennifer | Jul 23, 2008 11:49:49 AM

"And when that happens, Obama's going to mop the floor with McCain"

Did you miss his debates with Clinton? He can't speak without a teleprompter. He's doomed.

Posted by: Mack | Jul 23, 2008 11:53:35 AM

I am me not some guy named neil, anyway, McCain is not "Obsessed" with Iraq. You are the one "Obsessed" with Iraq, you can't get over the past. It doesn't matter how the war started, what matters now is WINNING!!! You can't change the past the idea now is to win. Obama and the democrat party doesn't know how to win. Obama doesn't even have the intelligence to understand basic planning concepts. I don't know of a single course in business, science, or military where you make a plan before you have data. That is exactly what Obama did and it's something kids do which is why we call them kids. Everyone had the same data when the Iraq war started, the Intelligence agencies we rely on made a mistake, the result is the Iraq war. Now we are in the fight and we need to win. Logically you get the data, in this case we can go to the source, McCain has, and get the information we need to make a plan. Obama did it backwards... That's not intelligence that's stupid. There is no other word to describe it and no excuse except the same excuse we give to kids who do the same thing, he's inexperienced, and when you're talking about the security and lives of americans... I'm sorry Obama fails.

McCain is not getting a free pass, there are constant media attacks on McCains age and his experience, but most notably there is practically nothing positive reported on McCain. The same treatment can not be said of Obama.

Posted by: Norm | Jul 23, 2008 11:55:21 AM

We keep being told about about how much coverage the media gives Obama. But much of that seems to consist of bashing Obama (check the routine "coverage" on Fox, Headline News, CNN, etc. - to say nothing of the majority of the radio blowhards).

The McCain camp's claim of media bias is just taking a leaf out of the same, tired old Bush strategy book: say a thing often enough and people will start believing it's true.

Posted by: Rob | Jul 23, 2008 11:56:03 AM

Thank God John McCain has a sense of humor, something sadly lacking with Obama, his staff and supporters. Don't dare joke about the black guy with no experience or credentials! They certainly are right--it is not a laughing matter.
John McCain--America First 2008!

Posted by: FlaLady | Jul 23, 2008 11:56:55 AM

Nat Turner,

Trust me, Obama is the worst of all. Obama is dumber than Bush...as I siad, he's the dumbest POTUS in America's history...He'll break that record... He'll soon be registered in Guinness Books of Records....

Posted by: neil1785 | Jul 23, 2008 12:04:57 PM

REPUB,

I couldn't agree more...

Posted by: neil1785 | Jul 23, 2008 12:06:13 PM

Bush is not the worst president ever. In my lifetime I would have to toss it up between Carter and Clinton. Probably carter, I can't think of a more bungling president. Bush was unfortunate enough to be in office when the worst disaster ever to befall our nation since WWII struck. Thanks to Clinton's policies which were still in effect and in process of being worked out during Bushes first months in office.

Don't get me wrong, I disagree with a lot of what Bush has done as Commander in Cheif and as president. I also am not happy with McCain either, but the alternative first being Kerry and now Obama... *shudder* yeah, my vote for McCain is against Obama more than it is "for" McCain. I for one am sick of having to choose the lesser of two evils.. term limits on congress, we need higher turnover in our legislature.

Posted by: Norm | Jul 23, 2008 12:22:42 PM

Make no doubt about it, Bush will go down as the worst US president in history. When Clinton left office we had a budget surplus, and now look at the state of our economy!!

McCain doesn't know which way is up as far as the economy is concerned. Or is he still relying on Phil Gramm to deregulate more?

The whole platform of McCain's campaign is fearmongering. In 2004, the American public re-elected Bush based on fear. They believed all the lies Bush told about the war in Iraq. Now voters are smart enough to know that they will not vote for a president based on fear propoganda!!

Posted by: Jennifer | Jul 23, 2008 12:34:43 PM

What McCain is going to do to get the media back to him? a jocke?

Posted by: goDem | Jul 23, 2008 12:45:59 PM

If the conversations i am overhearing in the retail stores pay lines mean anything, the American people aren't fooled by Obama and his "concert tour"
But, I guess we'll find out come October. Yes, I said October. It won't take til November to know.
Something is in the air. McCain has been too "what, me worry". And if you think it's because he's stupid, keep on thinking that, it's exactly what he wants you to do.
There IS going to be an
"October Surprise" for Obama. Get ready for it. It won't happen until after The Dem Convention, but it may even happen in September even tho that would be a minor strategy mistake.
But, it's fatal for Obama's campaign. The GOP prays that Obama won't die or go to prison before November as they DO NOT want to face Hillary, ESPECIALLY if Obama has become a martyr to the Dem Party.

Posted by: RoBoTech | Jul 23, 2008 12:46:47 PM

The video is hilarious. The media are a bunch of whimps when it comes to Obama. It's embarrassing. The only news organization with guts is ABC and FOX.
They are more fair and balanced. Even though I thought ABC stuck it to Clinton.
Still, I get my news mostly from ABC and international sources now.

Posted by: Anna | Jul 23, 2008 12:49:35 PM

The media actually is giving McCain more favorable treatment than Obama. CNN is using more air time on McCain's town hall meetings and Obama-bashing than they are spending on Obama's diplomatic visit to Europe and the Middle East. TV news is virtually ignoring the ASTOUNDING GAFFES that McCain has made, e.g. his reference to a non-existent "Iraq-Pakistan border". And the media is accepting the lie that the surge alone is responsible for the drop in violence in Iraq, completely ignoring the essential role played by the Sunni terrorists who Bush is paying in cold hard cash NOT to attack our troops. Plus, every day the right wing liars Rush, Hannity and Savage spew their hate for 8 hours on talk radio and Fox News continues it's blatantly dishonest right-wing propaganda campaign. Sorry, but against this media backdrop, I think it is still most likely that McCain will be elected and the USA will get four more years of GOP mismanagement.

Posted by: Bill | Jul 23, 2008 12:51:26 PM

a lot of you people tick me off starting with the ones that say we are neive in beliving we can end the war. Ok tell me why we cant end it? Do you want to end it? Or are you to stupid to figure out how to or to lasy so we just keep on with it? I dont belive as americans in the this century we can put men on the moon but we cant figure out how to end a war. We ended World war I and World war II if we were smart enouph to do that then we should be smart enouph now to end this war. I mean we are spending Trillions of your tax dollars on this war and are getting nothing but a recesion out of it and also as usual the GOP just trys to make the other guy look bad any way they can instead of running campain on the real issuses but instead they want to mke you afraid of the other guy. McSame the american people are wise to this time honered republican tactic and wont be fooled again.

Posted by: getsmart | Jul 23, 2008 12:54:17 PM

Wow. I didn't realize that McCain was such a whiner. Poor baby. LOL

Posted by: katerina pavlakis | Jul 23, 2008 12:55:17 PM

OBUMA the pathetic candidate trying to suck up to all people all the time.
He is so desperate he can't remember what he said to who, when, why or where!
He is terrified of debates and can not win the GE!

Posted by: HP Boston | Jul 23, 2008 12:56:02 PM

I wish JohnMcCain had some policy of his own. Too bad, I guess he'll keep having to make fun of the French and take cheap shots at the press. What a whiner!

Posted by: Will | Jul 23, 2008 12:59:45 PM

Maybe if McCain's campaign wasn't so tired and boring, people would care more. All the guy ever talks about is war and Iraq. I'm sick of both. BORING!

Posted by: pesco | Jul 23, 2008 1:00:15 PM

Is John McSame creepy of what? Not only can't he remember what he said 5 minutes ago most times he can't figure out what country he is in. Really makes you wonder what sort of people would look at this guy, listen to him speak like a second coming of Bush, and say "Yep that there is my President, partner...I'm vot'en for the smart'en on the left!!". "Opps...or is that there the right?" "Well don't matter...I likes his puffy cheek smile".

Posted by: Creepy | Jul 23, 2008 1:00:49 PM

paul mall - God only one reporter and one photographer? That's so sad. It almost makes me feel sorry for the old coot... Almost.

Posted by: daxx | Jul 23, 2008 1:02:25 PM

If the reporters covering him are the JV team, why did he cancel his Press Avail today? What's the matter Johnny, can't hang with the JV team? This damn fool whines all week about not getting any coverage and then cancels his press conference.

Posted by: American Patriot | Jul 23, 2008 1:06:57 PM

Norm:

you mean that budget surplus that takes the form of a 9 trillion dollar debt? Yeah, you're an idiot.

Posted by: GAO guy | Jul 23, 2008 1:10:12 PM

American Patriot - this is the real, untold story: McCain has been cancelling campaign events right and left. Two weekends ago he cancelled everything for a full two days. I think McCain might be too old for the rigors of the campaign trail. I'm not saying this to score cheap points, either. I'm saying it because I'm afriad it might be true...

Posted by: magnificent amber | Jul 23, 2008 1:10:40 PM

McCain's free pass from the media will hopefully be exposed given that CBS News edited out comments made from John McCain where he mixed up timelines concerning Sunnis and the surge.

If Obama made that mistake, Fox News would have 24 hour coverage of that for at least three days!!

Posted by: Jennifer | Jul 23, 2008 1:13:19 PM

If McCain wants more press he shoud do things that are more press worthy.

He just sits around on his butt, hands out the same ole, same ole, stuff and expects people to be interested. Oh Please!!!

Posted by: YAWN!!! | Jul 23, 2008 1:16:28 PM

My God whatever happened to the vaunted GOP campaign machine? Whining about the press is never a good idea for a candidate. But following up by insulting those who actually bother to cover him by labeling them Junior Varsity?

McCain's is the JV Campaign.

Posted by: Chris Andersen | Jul 23, 2008 1:21:10 PM

chris ----very true unless we did what dr ron paul says thsi nation will never get better we ahve forgot it is
"WE THE PEOPLE"
not we the super rich. but obama is atleast some change were mccain is just more failed bush

Posted by: tom | Jul 23, 2008 1:27:24 PM

Just what the U.S. doesn't need - a president who thinks he is a clown, or wait, a clown who thinks he is president is what I really mean. No McSame in November, please, spare us.

Posted by: Ron | Jul 23, 2008 1:29:06 PM

News Flash! McCain not born in the United States! Cannot be president!

Posted by: Truth | Jul 23, 2008 1:29:19 PM

They should offer it on EBay and make some more money.

Posted by: Christopher 4 McCain | Jul 23, 2008 1:32:25 PM

Truth: From the reports I have read, Obama has yet to produce a real birth certificate. The one displayed on Daily KOS was a fake. We still do not know where he was born.

Posted by: bb | Jul 23, 2008 1:32:32 PM

bb---- then i want mccains real one the one that says he was born in panama which he was. ask him and he will tel you so. so what obama was born to a women that was and still is american that is all that matters

Posted by: tom | Jul 23, 2008 1:34:42 PM

If the media is so in love with Obama, why do they let John "Gaffe" McCain get away with gaffes everyday.

Literally everyday McCain has a gaffe that would cost Obama the presidency if he had said it.

Do you really think that if Obama constantly confused Shiites and Sunnis, the media would let him out of it. They would pound him constantly.

I really love how 'respectful' McCain has been treating Obama, though. He only calls him a 'traitor' once or twice a day.

Posted by: Teo | Jul 23, 2008 1:35:40 PM

Tom: Actually,McCain turned over his birth certificate to the press two weeks ago. He was born on a military base in Panama while his father was serving his country. Deny that he is a real American. The PR would go over well with most Americans.

Posted by: bb | Jul 23, 2008 1:39:23 PM

tigger - good point. Bush has commited much, much worse crimes against the nation than Bill Clinton ever did, yet we still haven't impeached him. What's up with that? I hope that as soon as the Dems win their congressional landslide in November, Articles of Impeachment get drawn up on Nov. 5th.

Posted by: shana in nashville | Jul 23, 2008 1:41:12 PM

Bosco: Hate to trouble you with the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.

Posted by: bb | Jul 23, 2008 1:41:43 PM

bb - the problem with McCain's birth certificate isn't where it was issued - it's the date on it. He's a real American alright - a real OLD American. ROFL

Posted by: texas red | Jul 23, 2008 1:42:28 PM

bb--why should we care about the constitution president bush hasnt and there hasnt been a republican president that has in the last hundred years so if the republicans are above our constiituion why cant we be.

Posted by: tom | Jul 23, 2008 1:43:40 PM

Ideasmaster - he didn't. Now stop whining.

Posted by: malinche | Jul 23, 2008 1:45:46 PM

People like bb and Christopher 4 McCain ubfortunately think that all of that spam they get in their e-mail is actually real.Awww..

Posted by: Jennifer | Jul 23, 2008 1:45:56 PM

Ideasmaster,

FYI - It's called a Platform. Try and keep up! This is the adult table. The kiddie table is down the hall. And they have crayons!

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 23, 2008 1:46:17 PM

StevenKay55 - of course you conveniently ignore the fact that Kennedy's term was cut brutally short by his assassination. Shame on you!

Posted by: malinche | Jul 23, 2008 1:47:09 PM

Tom:Don't blame me for Bush. I voted for Gore and Kerry.The problem is Obama will sell you down the river just like he did in FISA.

Posted by: bb | Jul 23, 2008 1:47:56 PM

Senator Obama's trip is something like a traveling circus and he is the clown. Not to be taken seriously at all, just costly to American taxpayers for political postering.

Posted by: Mary | Jul 23, 2008 1:48:48 PM

"I'm oooooold! And I'm not happy! And I don't like things now compared to the way they used to be. All this progress -- phooey! In my day, we didn't have these cash machines that would give you money when you needed it. There was only one bank in each state -- it was open only one hour a year. And you'd get in line, seventeen miles long, and the line became an angry mob of people -- fornicators and thieves, mutant children and circus freaks -- and you waited for years and by the time you got to the teller, you were senile and arthritic and you couldn't remember your own name. You were born, got in line, and ya died! And that's the way it was and we liked it!

Life was simpler then. There wasn't all this concern about hy-giene! It my days, we didn't have Kleenex. When you turned seventeen, you were given the family handkerchief. ... It hadn't been washed in generations and it stood on its own ... filled with diseases and swarmin' with flies. ... If you tried to blow your nose, you'd get an infection and your head would swell up and turn green and children would burst into tears at the sight o' ya! And that's the way it was and we liked it!

Life was a carnival! We entertained ourselves! We didn't need moooovin' pitchurrrres. In my day, there was only one show in town -- it was called "Stare at the sun!" ... That's right! You'd sit in the middle of an open field and stare up at the sun till your eyeballs burst into flames! And you thought, "Oh, no! Maybe I shouldn't've stared directly into the burning sun with my eyes wide open." But it was too late! Your head was on fire and people were roastin' chickens over it. ... And that's the way it was and we liked it!

Progress?! Flobble-de-flee! In my day, when we were angry and frustrated, we just said, "Flobble-de-flee!" 'cause we were idiots and we didn't know what else to say! Just a bunch o' illiterate Cro-Magnons, blowin' on crusty handkerchiefs, waitin' in lines for our head to burst into flame and that's the way it was and we liked it! " - John McCain, letter to the NY Times, 2008

Posted by: texas red | Jul 23, 2008 1:49:14 PM

malince---- yes the reepublicans couldnt have kennedy giving freedom to the ni-----, who would the republicans have to call names and hang at there kkk meatings. republicans are evil wicked people and most of my family is republican and i wont talk to them until they grow up and get out of the old world.

Posted by: tom | Jul 23, 2008 1:49:19 PM

When John McCain's campaign gave exclusive rights for his March Middle-East tour to CBS did he "get funny" and hand out to the rest of the press "You're Not My Choice". The double standard of this man's campaign is insulting - but then what can we expect since it's run by a surrogate from Karl Rove's staff.

Posted by: OnTheGloryRoad | Jul 23, 2008 1:49:35 PM

Mary - how come you didn't whine about the cost of McCain's trips abroad on the taxpayers' dime, too? What's the deal with all the whining coming from the GOP these days... maybe Phil Gramm was right after all... LOL

Posted by: malinche | Jul 23, 2008 1:50:32 PM

This guy is an artifact… too old to be president.

Posted by: JD | Jul 23, 2008 1:50:56 PM

Jennifer: Too bad that the Obama supporters are beginning to find out that his positions are not real. You know, like his opposition to FISA legislation or the everchanging position on Iraq.

Posted by: bb | Jul 23, 2008 1:51:14 PM

It seems ironic that every President who actually made a difference or had the ballbag to make a difference was popped,yet the puppet Presidents skate through this life....cough, cough...had I known what I know now while at Kennebunkport, cough, cough....my how things would be better for my kids.

Posted by: Speak_Out_loud | Jul 23, 2008 1:53:25 PM

bb-----i will agree with you on that i am not happy about fisa...let me guess you are one of those selfish hate filled hillary supporters that didnt get your way now you are going to have a childlike meltdown and vote for the enemy(mccain)just because hillary isnt in anymore....hillary couldnt beat obama she never would have beat mccain.

Posted by: tom | Jul 23, 2008 1:53:36 PM

bb - hey speaking shifty positions - remember when McFlipFlop changed his stances on offshore drilling, torture, veteran's benefits, executive power, etc, etc, etc?

That's the funny thing about this election, every time an Obama hater thinks he's good the goods on Obama, it turns out the McCain's own record is much, much worse.

Good luck with that, dude. lol

Posted by: malinche | Jul 23, 2008 1:54:32 PM

People like bb and Christopher 4 McCain ubfortunately think that all of that spam they get in their e-mail is actually real.Awww..

Posted by: Jennifer | Jul 23, 2008 1:45:56 PM
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Makes you wonder how many thousands of dollars they have wasted on the penis enlargement cream? LOL!

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 23, 2008 1:54:50 PM

HP Boston - the rabid and hysterical tone of your posts only betrays your desperation. How sad for you.

Posted by: virginia voter | Jul 23, 2008 1:05:20 PM

-------------------NO NO how SAD for YOU!
Bots are a sad and sorry lot. What an Obuma attack the the war zone is
enduring! Bad to worse with the OBUMA cruse!

Posted by: HP Boston | Jul 23, 2008 1:55:22 PM

the liberal media will do all they can to put obama in the white house. why can't anyone just report the news like the BBC does?

Posted by: Tyler | Jul 23, 2008 1:55:40 PM

Such a dog and pony show. Why are so many people so guilliable? I heard Andrea Mitchell speak of the fake interviews Obama was giving in the Middle East and she works for MSNBC.

Posted by: lois | Jul 23, 2008 1:55:51 PM

Ideasmaster - contrary to your desire to be flippant Senator Obama is not representing himself as President of the United States nor do any of the dignitaries he visits see him as that. He is widely known as the presumtive nominee of the Democrat party who will be running against John McCain. You may see him as that (and you may dislike it), but informed people around the world have known a good deal more about our failures and intellect that we have ourselves at times. Lastly, and this will certainly displease you - he looks like, acts like, carries himself like a represents this nation like I'd like to see a President do. If that offends you - then you know what a heck of us felt like during the past 7 years.

Posted by: OnTheGloryRoad | Jul 23, 2008 1:56:08 PM

Tom: You are correct. It is not the fact that Hillary lost, but the fact that the Democratic Party and the media fixed the game. We must make sure that this type of thing is not repeated in the future. Now the Democratic Party is attempting to prevent a roll call vote in Denver. This is absurd and unheard of.

Posted by: bb | Jul 23, 2008 1:57:50 PM

Truth: From the reports I have read, Obama has yet to produce a real birth certificate. The one displayed on Daily KOS was a fake. We still do not know where he was born.Posted by: bb | Jul 23, 2008 1:32:32 PM------------------------WE DON'T? Here's a picture of it from the LA Times.-----


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/13/bobirthcertificate.jpg

Posted by: Take America Barack | Jul 23, 2008 1:58:09 PM

Is HP Boston drunk? Her posts make no sense.

Posted by: malinche | Jul 23, 2008 1:58:19 PM

You know what's funnier than Richard Prior???? The blacks in this country who blindly can't see that A WHITE MAN gave them rights and still spew racial hatred. The African Chiefs sold the slaves A-Holes.....grow a brain stem and them some God given intel and then....just maybe then you may gain some common sense. By the way "real African Blacks" cannot stand you....that's the funniest!!!!

Posted by: Truth_Hurtz | Jul 23, 2008 1:58:25 PM

lois wrote:
I heard Andrea Mitchell speak of the fake interviews
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You mean MRS ALAN GREENSPAN? Geroge Bush little lap dog...please, give us someone who at least pretends to be objective.

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 23, 2008 1:58:29 PM

OBAMA 08 or we get mccain and we will be in a massive depression economically. and with mccain we will still be hated all over the world.

Posted by: tom | Jul 23, 2008 1:59:23 PM

Tyler - you mean the "liberal media" that's owned by the Walt Disney Corporation (ABC) and General Electric (NBC)?

Give it a rest, dude. You can always tell when a Republcian is losing an argument when she starts whining about the "liberal media" - it's their favorite scapegoat to fall back on when everything else is going wrong for them. lol

Posted by: malinche | Jul 23, 2008 2:00:34 PM

Mccain is correct. The media oughtto relinquish their American flag pins and wear Obama buttons in their place.
Bill H

Posted by: Bill Hammersley | Jul 23, 2008 2:01:07 PM

bb----give it up, hillary lost fair and square. obama hit the magic number first. how can that be cheating her.and if you even bring up florida and michigan, dont bother they shouldnt have counted and hillary was ok with them not counting when she was ahead. i think the dnc was very very generous with hillary to give her any of those illegal votes.

Posted by: tom | Jul 23, 2008 2:02:26 PM

Truth_Hurtz - I didn't realize that Martin Luther King was white. Thanks for the tip.

Also I had no idea that the guys who bought slaves from the African chiefs and loaded them onto the slave ships were black, too.

I am learning SO much from you.

Posted by: malinche | Jul 23, 2008 2:02:52 PM

Makes you wonder how many thousands of dollars they have wasted on the penis enlargement cream? LOL!

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 23, 2008 1:54:50 PM

Makes you wonder how many thousands of dollars they have wasted on the penis enlargement cream? LOL!

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 23, 2008 1:54:50 PM

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Jane They could not have wasted a cent b/c Nate Turnip bought ALL the penis enlargement cream!
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Posted by: HP Boston | Jul 23, 2008 2:04:17 PM

Truth hurtz wrote:
A WHITE MAN gave them rights
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NO MORON!!! God gave them rights. White men took those God given rights away from them. Wow are you an idiot!

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 23, 2008 2:04:59 PM

TakeAmericaBarack: To the best of my knowle