No apology is necessary. Because he was shot down, and spent time in a POW camp during a war over 30 years ago makes me cringe. Change your panties, and get over it because most Americans could care less if a candidate has their feelings hurt over a statement. The politically correct BS is getting old, if you can't take the mud slinging, maybe McCain needs to make reservations at the retirement home, not the White House.

Oscar, Rio Vista, CA April 8th, 2008 5:29 pm ET

This is ludicrous. McCain may be an old fart but he needs to grow up. (Oops!! I called McCain and old fart and I support Barack Obama. Quick, someone tell Barack he has to apologize for me).
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CNN moderators are F-ING ridiculous!!!

I posted a comment that said:

"Obama is an ole black fart"

and you freaking delete it!

But the one above is OK? You racists F-ers at CNN.

I can really tell now that blacks must be working as the
moderators at CNN. Hey isn't The New Black Panther Party located in Atlanta along with CNN? Maybe that's it.

Meanwhile…

"Baghdad Orders Lockdown As Petraeus & McCain Testifies"

The surge is working my friends….

McCain is dead on with holding Obama accountable. Obama has let his supporters say whatever they want, let their words do the damage he desires, and does nothing in the end. His campaign is dirty, and everything Obama claims he is NOT.

Sen. Rockerfella said it – NOT Senator Obama.

Get real people!

I fear for our country. None of these candidates seem willing, able or capable of discussing the real issues we are faced with. Quibbling about who said what about whom and who's responsible…..put this pettiness behind you and let's see which of the candidates will address the serious challenges facing our country.

Wow…what's up with all the Bama-boy supporters? I'm Black and Obama has NEVER paid he's dues to the counrty and it sounds like neither have you dope smokers and crack users – oh hey sounds just like Bama-boy no wonder you all love him so much….

By the way you should try burying a few friends in war before you shoot your mouths off about how much service and sacrifice don't count for anything in politics….I have and it makes you understand what NOT to start wars….McCain is a honorable and courageous man – what can you say about bama-boy other than he's a drug user and a loser….the rolling stones write great lyrics too – want them to run the country – you guys need a does of reality not drugs…

shame ,shame.on obama, he will never win, the office, the real people of the us are not that stupid, shame, shame, obama, still has told us nothing, just talk, talk, talk.. i am one dem who will be voting for john if all talk gets the ticket. shame on the dems.

Obama is nothing but a typical Chicago style politicain. He presents nothing new.Those who think he does are unedcuated and un informed. Like the mobster he is, he gets others to do his dirty work. In this case it's limosine liberal Rockefeller The Daily's have trained him well

BARACK IS ONE HUNDRED PER CENT RESPONSIBLE. HE APOLOGY ONLY BECAUSE HIS BACK WAS AGAINST THE WALL. BUT THERE WILL BE MORE COMING FROM OBAMA'S PEOPLE.
WIND AT NO EXPENSE.

Typical shady Barack move. You haven't heard McCain's senate supporters bad mouthing Obama or Clinton, have you? I don't think Hillary has had anyone attack McCain either. Obama is using attack dogs to fight a dirty election, he's the cheap shot artist. He's using Rockefeller just like he used his criminal buddy Tony Rezko when he needed part of his personal home property paid for. This guy is slime. You want "change," then vote for McCain, lets get an honest person in the White House for once please!!

You Obama supporters are sickening. You act like you own this election and like you own this country. How sad and sick. Last time I remember a movement this aggressively hate filled, millions of Jews were killed.

HIllary, if not, McCain then Hillary in 2012

Senator Obama, we're sick of your "new politics." It is the same dirty politics, just repackaged. It is like putting Tide soap in a new package and calling it "new and improved."

Well, this is what I have to say:
1. All of the candidates need to simply run their campaigns the best they can, sharing what they, themselves truly believe regarding important issues, and how they honestly plan to deal with them.
2. The media needs to quit focusing on what the people around the candidates are saying and doing. It is the candidate themselves that should be running their campaigns, instead of dealing with all the "backlash" of what other candidates' supporters may be doing or saying. It's just silly.
3. The media does need to focus on "digging for the truth" about the candidates' histories, accomplishments and failures. There's much to be learned, that could really enlighten American Citizens.
4. I do come from a military family, and am proud of my forefathers' contributions to help pave "The American Way".
However, in closing, I say "Obama, All The Way!"

Why is Obama so afraid to say the truth? Why is he attacking through his supporters and remain himself as a good cop? If he is appologetic to every comment his supporters make, what is going to happen in general election? That shows his weakness and wants to pander for every vote. Pathetic!

MAKE HER LEAVE
Hiillary will never just leave and I not want her to she is a american that want to President . She just will do anything to do just that. The more she stays in this race the more she will lie. AND PEOPLE HATE RICH PEOPLE THAT LIE!

Calling Rockefeller an Obama is like calling the Rev. Al Sharpton a surrogate for the Pope! Two Democrats, two Christians. The same logic.

McCain is an 71 year old geezer ready for the nursing home or has the White House turned into a nursing home where there's is no new innovation, just war stories.

OBAMA is simply a good orator…the world will regret Obama more in 4 years than they do Bush after 8…Check your emotions and vote with your head not heart.

We need performance not preaching !!!

run FROM obama !!!

Boycott the WHOLE thing…dont subject
our "cream of the crop" athletes to such torture….If one of them was my grandchild I would pay them "big bucks" to stay at home…!!!

I've been reading through the rhetoric here and I must say that I'm fairly disgusted with the lot of you. You are so in love with your candidate (Obama) that you have lost touch with reality. "War monger"? "Saber rattler"? Are these apt descriptions of McCain? He at least had the guts to put his posterior on the line and fight for what he believes in. Something that most Americans, even your precious Obama, can't comprehend. I doubt he (Obama) has ever spent a night dirty, hungry and in fear for his life. If McCain wants an apology, well guess what, he's earned the right to it. What have any of you done lately? (My apologies to those of you who, like me, have served) As for Obama and the war, it strikes me as odd that so many of you (including Obama himself) believe that he has had the right idea about the war in Iraq all along. Yes, I agree, the war was a colossal mistake. But at the time, the intel indicated a real threat and guess what, most of us (I believe it was around 80% of us) swallowed it hook, line and sinker. Even Colin Powell believed it, a man with more credibility than Obama will ever have. As I said, I believe the war was a mistake but that is in retrospect. You can make decisions only on the information available at the time. Yet Obama voted "no". So, that just leads me to wonder what he will do as President if confronted with a credible threat with imperfect information and has to make a gut-wrenching decision. Well, I guess he has already answered that question. I just hope that too many lives aren't at risk when it happens. But who am I kidding … you guys think he's clairvoyant.

When that speach was made at a Mc Cain even using the middle name of Obama, you all cried foul and said that Mc Cain made him say it and so forth. Mc Cain himself made comment against what this guy did. That was using the real alst name of the guy, however one of Obama's guys says things that are not even true and you are all saying that no way Obama was behind it, and Mc Cain is a whinner and why should Oboma make a comment himself… ect.

This is why Mc Cain will win… Come the GE people will know who is real and who is fake ( hint either Oboma or HRC will be shown as the fakes they are)

You won't find Hellary apologizing for any of the many, many cheap shots she has taken at either McCain or Obama. She's a loser!

Obama or McCain '08

And really? Tucker Bounds? McCain hired a spokesman named Tucker Bounds???? Really?

WHEN OBAMA HAS THE SAME SERVICE THAT McCAIN HAS I WILL RESPECT HIM!!!!!!!!

AS OF RIGHT NOW I THINK HE IS AN UNACCOMPLISHED SNOB THAT THINKS HE IS BETTER THAN THE REST OF US!!!!!

HE REALLY HAS A LOT OF NERVE!!!!!!

VOTE FOR HILLARY PEOPLE!!!!!

Bob, Phx AZ April 8th, 2008 6:03 pm ET

McCain is certainly a War hero.

But it is a cheap shot to try to equate Obama with Rockefeller's ————————————————————————————————————————————-
This is just stupid! Obama is OBama why the hell would he say sorry for something he didn't do!!!

So Rockefeller's an idiot who didn't know they didn't have laser-guided bombs in Vietnam. Who cares?? McCain should tell his whining spokesman that he's making a fool of him.

I support John McCain and I say that babies should be put on spikes and sacks of kittens should be boiled!

I've now said it in a public forum!

Obama has had a history of letting his flunkys say nasty things regarding the other candidates. He has had one of the most negative campaigns I have ever witnessed. He doesn't want to get his reputation tarnished but is willing to let it happen. He is just as guilty. He is suppose to have such a well oiled campaign so why should we believe that he is unaware of what is being said on his behalf.

What makes people so sure that Barack Obama has integrity, is smart, is so perfect for everyone – just because he says so? Come on, it's time for people to wake up from their trip they are on. Barack Obama is a bad person, he is a puppet being promoted by the Supermedia, of which CNN is part of. He is being led by the nose, and if he becomes president, those around him will lead him by the nose.

At least McCain is somewhat his own man. He really has integrity and experience and the track record to prove it. What does Barack Obama have? Can you imagine this man being the leader of the most powerful nation on earth – no foreign policy experience – no fiscal expertise – give me a break people. You hate Bush so much you are being led by the nose by the media to vote for Obama.

McCain '08
Vote Republican '08

I'm really starting to think Hillary is much tougher than McWhine.

All this apologizing going on, and denouncing and rejecting. It's getting utterly rifrikkindiculous. I don't trust Senator John McInsane because he looks like a old saddlebag with holes cut out for the eyes – or more like Fire Marshall Bill's grandpappy.

I don't trust Shrillary Clitton because her cankles look like Jack LaLanne's biceps – old, wrinkled, and fat.

Obama all the way, but please Obama ya gotta "man up" a bit and start being more ballsy with Clitton and McInsane.

SENATOR CLINTON CONTINUES TO LEAD IN THE POLLS!!!

OBAMA'S MONEY IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THAT!!!!!

HE CANNOT WIN IN NOVEMBER!!!!!!

HOW CAN SOMEONE THAT IS KEEPING THE AMERICAN PEOPLES VOTES FROM COUNTING RUN FOR PRESIDENT?

WE LIVE IN A MESSED UP COUNTRY!!!!!!!!

HILLARY IS THE ONE I TRUST TO FIX OUR PROBLEMS!!!!!

McCain was capture !!! That don't make you a HERO . Surly not a PRESIDENT!!!!

Hey now.

McCain is a very nice old woman.

Reminds me of my grandma.

He apologized! Rockefeller apologized. What the heck more do you want, flowers?

PEOPLE DO NOT LET OBAMA BUY THIS PRESIDENCY!!!!

HE HAS PROVEN THAT HE DISLIKES OR DISTRUSTS WHITE PEOPLE!
HE HAS LIED MANY TIMES THEN REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THEM BY SAYING THAT IS NOT WHAT HE MEANT!

HE IS IMMATURE AND NOT READY FOR THE JOB!

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WOULD GO ON IN THE WHITE HOUSE?

WE NEED TO PICK THE RIGHT PERSON TO GET US OUT OF THIS MESS!!!!

IT IS NOT OBAMA!!!!
MY VOTE GOES TI HILLARY CLINTON!!!!!!!

Who is asking about Obama giving Military credibility?

you kidding? ..he was at Harvard!

..OBAMA 08

McCain campaign is playint games. Ignor it!!!

These boards have been hi-jacked by Obama supporters! Sorry, but Obama is same old politics, you won't be getting the change you are looking for people. He smears the Clinton's for a prosperous nineties. He wants to keep criticizing Hillary on her authorization vote but in the same sentence says we need to turn the page. There is nothing new that he is proposing and, somehow, he's got everyone hook, line and sinker.

McCain is certainly a War hero.

But it is a cheap shot to try to equate Obama with Rockefeller's comments. Rockefeller made the comment, Rocefeller apologized.

Unless you can find proof that Obama caused Rockefeller to say what he did then Obama has no need to apologize since he did nothing to apologize for.

This is just a cheap political shot to try to bring Obama into the fray. Take your cheap shots somewhere else.

The person who made the comment said he was sorry, and the person who didn't, Barack, said he respected McCain and did not agree with what was said by the person who is not even a member of his campaign. So what do you want now McCain? A beheading? Quit your whining and tell us what you know other than war.

Just what did Rockefeller say anyway? The CNN article did not say what he said. In anycase, it's small potato.

There are no surprises here. Obama has to apologize for everyone! He's the big bad guy who hurt weather vain McCains feelings.

Every time Barack speaks about McCain. The first thing he does is say how he respects John McCain's service. You can pull any of his debates or speeches. He always gives McCain respect.

So why should he crawl on his knees and ask McCain for his forgiveness for comments made by another Senator?..This is RIDICULOUS!!!

they say hillary is the negative one on the attack. it seems like obama via his surrogates are the ones always attacking hillary & mccain. america is seeing obama for what he is a typical politician, just like the rest of them.

Oh, for God's sake, Obama already denounced the statement, apologies. Did McCain take whining lessons from Hillary?

McMuppet is on thin ice here: he sings "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" and thinks that's hilarious. And then he gets upset when people call him a warmonger! It's amazing how such an old man can still throw his toys out of the pram whenever someone says something nasty. Boo hoo!

Obama does not need to apologize, people have to take responsibility for their own action and what comes out of their mouth. Come on McCain, the guy who made the comment apologized and so did Obama' camp. Barack shouldn't have to personally apologize….get out of here. You know what, I need an apology from McCain and his camp for this B.S.

Asking someone to apologize for saying McCain is a WARMONGER is like asking someone to apologize for saying Obama is BLACK or that Hillary is a WOMAN!!! Sometimes the facts are just the facts…

McCain murdered people in Vietnam. What's to apologize for ? He went over seas and slaughtered people in their own country in another war based on lies and deception, and when the "enemy" captured him, he was released alive eventually. He was a brave man, but he is a murderer. Orphans grew up in shattered families who's fathers & mothers were killed by McCain in a pointless conflict.

For a long time no one could point out how divisive Obama campaign have been. Obama and Obama campign used languages that were divisive and misleading public.

I don't know what Mark Penn could have done differently with Hillary. Hillary recieved all the negative coverage before. America was never faced serious woman candidate before. No one could predict how the public will react.

We are more used to watch men in command and men go negative against each other but not many women, although many women have proven to be the power behind many men.

I think some people rejected women acting different from norm in the biginning but people are lot more comfortable with Hillary now than then.

GOOD FOR McCAIN!
OBAMA IS A COWARD!
HE HAS OTHERS DO HIS DIRTY WORK!!!!
HE LIES AND MISLEADS THE PEOPLE DAILY!!!!
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL FALLING FOR IT!

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY OBAMA CANNOT WIN IN NOVEMBER!!!

ALL THE WRIGHT CONTROVERSY WILL COME UP AND THE NAFTA LIES!!!

I AM SURE THERE WILL BE MORE BY THEN!!!!!

I AM VOTING FOR HILLARY CLINTON!!!!!!!

Reading the comments by Obama supporters, I'm scared. Obama's supporters are not rational and very aggressive. And they use the most abusive language. What happens with them? Be civilized.

McCain it is not like he called you the C word.

You people don't get it!!!

Are you people that ignorant??

Obama preaches new politics, but how can he do that when he himself is playing the dirty games????

YOU POEPLE DEFEND HIM REGARDLESS…..

IF HE SAYS IT, you people say the media and everyone else is picking on him but if HILLARY would've said it you call her a LIAR, CHEATER ETC ETC,…..
SAME SITUATION….. YOU OBAMA SUPPORTERS ARE IN FOR IT AND ARE STUPID, period.

This is standard D.C. BS. What do you expect from a person in POLITICS.

Let's look at the word "POLITICS."

POLI = Greek for "many"

TICS = Blood sucker

So, Politics = Many Blood Suckers.

Works for me.

The McCain campagne need to talk about what hurting the American people instead they acting like cry babies.

Jocely,

North Carolina

Obama is a coward.

When McCain's supporter used Obama's Middle Name, McCain came out the next day and apologized.
Obama's supporters have been slamming McCain and Clintons, playing the bad cop, while Obama himself is playing a good cop.

Kick whitey out the courtroom in Atlanta, kick whitey off the blogs in Atlanta huh?

McCain needs to toughen up. Isn't dropping bombs part of a Navy pilots job description? Doesn't McCain fit the definition of a warmonger? Did he or did he not use the phrase "100 years in Iraq"?

Sounds like McCain can't handle the truth.

This apology is meaningless. Every now and then, the true gut feelings, the deeply held beliefs, and the core principles of a politician slip out, freudian style. This apology does not erase the FACT that democats like Senator Rockefeller, Representative Murtha, and others are ANTI-PATRIOTS who view our fine uniformed men and women through a lens of disdain.

I think it is diningenuous to let your flunkys do the dirty Work.

Obama runs a very gutter campaign. He sends his surrogates to do his dirty work. Disgusting!

Words are just words. I dislike Obama not because of his color but because of the man he is NOT.

Hillary 2008 because Integrity matters, because experience matters, because vision matters, because intelligence matters and because leadership matters.

This whole "apologize" for something that someone in the campaign has said about another politician is becoming Pythonesque. How bout a Ministry of Silly Statements to alleviate the daily duties of apologies and disclaimers?

I agree with Oscar, Rio Vista, CA.

Rockefeller was wrong it what he said but why does Obama need to apologize?

This was no attempt to smear McCain's record or service. Rockefeller was upset and made a stupid comment. Rockefeller apologized – end of story.

McCain bombed peasants and innocent folks. He was lucky he was not killed when caught. Why does being in a POW camp qualify you as President? He is a dim bulb.

Obama does not have to apologize for someone in which he has notcontrol over. America are you that weak ? Not you America who was standing behind Bush on invading a sovereign nation and killing innocent people. Not you America who stands by and let the foreigners invade your government. You cannot fall for the old bait and switch with this media propoganda.

Wait, I thougt MCWARMONGER said he was tough. If he claims to be tough then this is a non issue, but then someone needs to take his old arse to the old folks home and let him rest.

OBAMA IS THE ONE WHO SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR:

* Lying about being a college professor when he was only an instructor.
* Not holding one single hearing on Afghanistan when he was leading that comission because" I was too busy running for president" – irresponsible!
* Saying that being pregnant is "being punished with a baby"
* Having the "audacity" to run for president when his record as a senator has been below average. – His "fans" can't even mention one, ONE! significant achievement.
* Faking it as a great speecher when he can't give a 5 minute speech without a tele prompter.
* Copying all of H Clinton's ideas and platfform.

Please would the B.O. groupies remember this blog. Paste it in your diaries because if he wins the Dem. nomination and the kitchen gets hot with Republicans turning on the heat – don't cry foul. Grin and bear it because he started this through his supporters.

Poor John getting Swiftboated? Listen to them whine! Obama doesn't owe McCain an apology. He never said anything. McCain's own party (Bush/Rove) slimed him much worse than any Obama supporter has. Did he ever get an apology from them? Anyone remember the rumors spread in the Carolinas about fathering a black child? DId W ever apologize for Swiftboating Kerry?

Its like some of you people either can't read or chose not to.

This is insane! Why is McCain crying about this? O didn't say it. Is he going to apoligize for every nasty attack that the Repubs make about O in the general?……NOPE! So lets not start with this I'm sorry because so and so said so and so about so and so……..Get over it McSane!

OK Obama lovers –

How do you respond to the last sentence?

“As long as people affiliated with Barack Obama’s new brand of politics continue to make gutter attacks, we are going to call on Barack Obama to do something about it. And so far he’s done nothing.”

Does sound like unity and healing to me.

I heard over the weekend a story that the Columbian President or representative mentioned Barack Obama specifically in a speech and his opposition to the proposed free trade agreement with Colombia, while the story made point that the same person did not mention Hillary Clinton. Has anyone in the media asked the question, "Why was Clinton not mentioned?". Then we find out that a Clinton campaign representative is not opposed to the proposed free trade agreement with Colombia and was actively negotiating with Columbia. Did Columbia know the familiar Clinton rhetoric of saying anything to the voters to be elected.. Barack Obama has convinced me of the change in Washington to "Mean what you say"
It would not suprise me one bit, if given the chance, she would vote for it. I would also hate for Hillary to wake up at 3am to answer the phone and misspeak, then use the excuse of sleep deprivation. Hillary if you are sleep deprived, don't pick up the phone.

Get over it. Senator McCain's colleague made the statement and he apologized to Senator McCain. If the McCain camp wants to get petty like the Clinton camp. Bring it on. We can not wait to call the Senator a warmonger for his stands on the war and his joking about "bomb. bomb. bomb, bomb, bomb Iran".

By the way just becuase he spent 5 years in a POW camp does not make him a Military hero, It makes him a American Hero but not a Military hero. In addition, it certainly does not make him a military expert(clearly)

Wow! Just saw Obama speak to General Petraeus on the hill.

He kept stuttering for words and looking at his scripted speech and questions, was this his only action on the foreign service committee???

Not sure what people see in this guy…I would vote Hillary over him any day, but McCain gets my vote. And yes I voted for Kerry in '04.

These sensitive times require a heavy hand in the world. Won't be any swift boaters this time around…

OMG, John McCain is a crybaby. I would never apologize to him for anything. He thinks just because he's a Vietnam vet/POW that he automatically is the best choice for president and for situations about Iraq? That's a bunch of bull.

Now, how old is McCain???????? I think he is well past infancy.

For such a hero, he sure has soften in his old age. If he becomes POTUS, will be outraged everytime someone says something he or his surrogates do not like? This is not recess time. You can't run and tell the teacher. Gee, sounds like my first graders.

We all agree that McCain is a hero,, but com on!!
should I apologize too… sorry rose if I roughed up your petals;
wait, my cat wants to apologize too

Why does Senator Obama have to apologize for what everyone else says? Last time I checked the constitution provided freedom of speech. If these people don't work for him then they are free to speak their minds. Get over it….

White is Right………White is Right……….. White is Right..

Religion is Stupid!!! This is anElection for A Commander in Chief of the US Govenment… AND Not Popie the Pope….

People are stupid enough to think Saddam did 9/11, So I will not be puzzled if infact such strategies work…

Now, McCain… please apologize to Obama for all the comments made by talk show hosts, bloggers, criminals etc who support you — AND — you have to apologize everyday since every day YOUR SUPPORTERS are saying bad, insane things….

Obama is irresponsible and can not be trusted.

I don't understand why Obama supporters, who claim to be peace-loving uniters, seem so mean-spirited and childish, resorting to name-calling when they can't think of a logical argument. I have no doubt that Obama is a good man and could quite possibly become a great president, but these mean-spirited supporters will be his downfall – they make him look very, very bad. Whether it is high-ranking supporters, or the pro-Obama forces on the fringe who post on sites like this one, the name-calling and nastiness should stop or Obama doesn't have a chance to make it to the White House

you see every time obama ,his camp; or his supporter make a stupid or bad comment they are not accuse of going negative or a lier, or saying that they will do anything to win ,but if this was going to come from hillary she would already accuse of being a lier etc

Obama should have addressed this name calling with Rockefeller from the beginning, but instead he just let it be until McCain said something and requsted an apology. Not Good.

Thunderhorse.

This is unnecessary.

Next McCain will demand an apology for stuff Hillary says.

If a fellow senator says something McCain doesn't like, McCain should go to the senator.

McCain is like the kid in the back seat, complaining because his brother hit him.

Obama boasts of a campaign that is high minded. He doesn't attack people personally but sends out his "thugs" to attack his opponents. Obama should be held accountable for his surrogates just like how he held Clinton for her surrogates.

Its his pattern of the double standard. He imposes standards on others but keeps himself on a differenst standard.

Just like Don Imus and J. Wright. Its ok when J. Wright is racist against Whites but not ok for Imus to be racist against blacks.

Obama does not have the leadership to personally denounce these vile statements because he does not want to annoy the leftist wackos that are putting money into the pockets of his campaign.

Once again, Obama must apologize to the Right for something someone else said.

I demand McCain apologize to me for the offensive remarks Hagee said!

More to the point, why do so many people view McCain as an expert on war. He spent most of the time in "his war" as a prisoner (unfortunate, but not battle experience). It would appear that his stance on Iraq is an attempt to vindicate his participation in an earlier unnecessary war that we "lost". The only Americans who lost in Vietnam and Iraq are those unfortunate military personnel who died or were permanently maimed (physically or mentally). We must stop the insanity in Iraq, and obviously McCain has no intention of ever doing that. Mentally, he's still in the Hanoi Hilton.

Democrats sure do a lot of apologizing.

John McCain

There will be more wars more wars more wars. Also dont forget his great rendition of Bomb Iran. This man is scary, Maybe those years of beating has made this man bent over for revenge on everyone.

America can not afford a old cook like this with an inch short fuse.

Many people here are missing the point. Rockefeller did NOT apologize, his spokesman did. It's not the same thing.

I'm sorry that McCain is a warmonger too.

Silly.

So, anyone who supports a presidential candidate must edit themselves, so that the candidate they support won't feel any effects of comments made???

Silly.

I'm a democrat and I'm tired of the politics of hope and change. It's one attack after another by Obama, who is he trying to kid with his I'm above it all crap. His campaign is just hate filled and it has the media behind him. I notice the fact that HIllary was telling the truth about her hospital story didn't get nearly the attention of the supposed lie she told did. Could the media be anymore pro Obama.

Enough with all the demands for apologies. This is getting just a little bit silly folks.

We all know about McCain's war history. He WAS a jet jockey, he WASN'T in the trenches like thousands of others. We had thousands of veterans come back from Vietnam, we also had thousands who did not. Our country DID NOT honor them like we should have and that is a disgrace I hope is never repeated.

I respect McCain's record and dedication to this country BUT we need to hear something else from McCain other than his war record. All we get from him is that story, all we get from Hillary is remember how good it was in the 90's. Isn't anyone looking toward something different for goodness sakes.

This is all getting a little tiring.

First of all. Obama campaign should not apologize for anything. There is truth to that. Its sad that Obama campaign is caving in to Mccain. Come on where is the toughness ?? All Hillary haters get your Obama to be little tough

McCain did the SAME thing to Mitt Romney !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama/Edwards08 Si Se Puede

I believe it is Ed S-C-H-U-L-Z without a 'T'–and he's hardly an attack dog.

I think Obama should apologize, anytime someone from the Clinton group says any thing, he immediately wants her to denounce and reject what they said. Well, how about it Obama? What happened to the new kind of politics?

Enough of these testosterone charged men in the white house. We need a strong and caring woman like HILLARY to who can truely lead our country. Hillary in Oval Office 2008!!!

Funny how the non-Obamanians are trying to say bad things about him in this post when it has NOTHING to do with the said topic

All you Repubs need to address this situation at hand. McCain is wrong plain and simple

To JAMES WEST:

What have YOU done for America? I don't want narrow minded individuals like youself in MY AMERICA. People like you gave us the worst 8 years with the most ignorant, backwards and destructive administration this country has ever seen.

I agree with Jan (up a couple of comments) Obama knows exactly what is going on. When someone spoke badly about the Dems, McCain apologized and took responcibility. We need to Obamanate Obama. (that means smash him like the bug he is)
Hillary is my 1st choice, McCain is my second. I trust them both. I could never trust Obama…Obamanate obama!!!!!!

WHERE IS MCCAIN'S APOLOGY TO HIS FELLOW CONGRESSMAN THAT HE PHYSICALLY ATTACKED…WHERE IS HIS APOLOGY TO HIS WIFE WHOM HE CALLED THE C WORD AND THEN WENT ON TO SAY IT WAS BECAUSE HE WAS TIRED…ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR WHAT HE DOES….HIS TEMPER WOULD BE A DISASTER, AS A PRES. IN WORLD RELATIONS AND HE ACTS LIKE HE HAS A CASE OF ALHEIMERZS AND THAT IS SCARY!!!!!

Here we go, the vile and hatefull things the Dems will say about Mcain are going to make the primarys look like a lovefest.

This is ludicrous. McCain may be an old fart but he needs to grow up. (Oops!! I called McCain and old fart and I support Barack Obama. Quick, someone tell Barack he has to apologize for me).

Who cares about McCain – all I can say is Kudos to his service to our country and he deserves all the respect, but he returned to America alive. There are thousands of service members who died and or never returned home. No more dead service members – enough is enough. Obama for President.

McShame is at again. First he says ALL Americans have a right to Freedom of Speech. Yet, every time someone who knows Senator Obama says anything McSame calls foul. Hey, what about YOUR son? Is he on the frontline, or is he hidden in some back office like all the other privileged children of public figures in the military? If you really want to show your dedication to the WAR in Iraq, you should insist that your son by placed on the frontline like every other red blooded American son and daughter who has truly offered his/her life for the REAL defense of our country.

If u ask me, he didnt have to apologize in the first place

He did nothing wrong and the Sen, who said it was not a representative of Obama nor were they even in the building at the same time

McCain, stop being a baby.

Oh my God , as a dem I would like to see the end of the party! This Obama campaign is a joke! He's a far left lunatic,being praised for his lies and arrogance, This dem + at least 50 more for Mccain over nobama.

I never heard of this comment before this demand for a retraction — the Republicans are the one spreading it around and playing the victim card.

Rockefeller should apologize, but why should Obama?

It would be nice if Obama would apologize for remarks.
McCain is a hero. Period.

wow, for such a brave guy, he sure is sensitive….

McCain stop crying foul over every little thing an Obama supporter says against you. It's an election season afterall! His campaign released a statement on his position regarding the comment and Rockefellar apologized. Enough said. It's really arrogant to expect Sen. Obama to apologize in a manner that is only acceptable to you each and every time you request. I guess this is the RNC's attempt to claim ground for releasing their kitchen sink at the Dems. Bring it on RNC cause we already know it was in the plans anyway!!!!! It's election season afterall!

Will someone please tell me why Obama always have to apologize for statements made by others. Obama did not crtiize him Rockfeller made the comment. I agree that McCain people are such a wimp and can't take a punch. Would they act the same way if a Clinton supporter did this?

See, this is why Obama will get crushed come November. He is so locked in his "new kind of politics" so much that if he tries any negative attacks, he is seen as hypocritical. He's trying to get others to do his dirty work so he isn't being hypocritcal. OBAMA, AMERICA IS NOT THAT STUPID. BY NOVEMBER, AMERICA WILL SEE WHO YOU REALLY ARE AND YOU WILL LOSE. ONLY CLINTON CAN WIN IN NOVEMBER.

John McWeak is looking weaker by the second by complaining about other people criticizing him. This has nothing to do with Obama.

McClan did drop bombs on people, didn't he? Let's not defend dropping bombs from thousands of feet on innocent people. Only a coward would think of such things to do to people. I would kick McClan's azz in a minute. He has no right to lead. He will always be a follower!

…and McCain can apologize to all of America's citizens, especially families of killed and injured soldiers, for his support of an unnecessary war that has squandered our resources, destroyed lives, and severely diminished our country's stature.

With all respect McCain's military service, we keep hearing different stories about his tour of duty in Iraq, what's the real story.

This is getting out of hand. Im sorry Obama apologized if that wasnt enough to bad. McCain is just trying to start something to get the focus off him and its not going to work. Just like with Shultz, he said McCain is a Warmonger and yes he is and he is old and he is not going to last a full term in office not that hes going to win. Shultz said it not Obama or anyone in the campaign. McCain wants obama to apoloigize for Shultz comments. Heck i will call him a warmonger and i can think of a lot of other things to call him as well and what is McCain going to want Obama to apologize for me. McCain needs to stopping acting like a child , act his age (71) and grow a pair and run his campaign for the 3rd Bush Term… Thank you

Oh be quiet Grandpa…go sit on your rocker and mind yer own business.

Next thing you know McSame will be saying any questioning of keeping the war going for the next 100 years is unpatriotic.

McCain, sit down, and shut up.
Your time is past, like last year's calendar.

for a war hero, mccain sure seems like he doesn't know how to take apunch. LOLLL

I know this probably won't get posted either, since CNN is obviously biast, however Obama will not apologize he is to green and immature. According to these comments so are most of his supporters. What a change he will bring if elected. God help us all.

So.. McBush was tortured.. held as a POW and yet.. after all these years, his feeling are hurt from "name calling"?

Wow.

Obama 08′

Who needs a presidential candidate who has a short fuse, and appears to be upset over "name calling"

Since when is stating the truth grounds for an apology??

McCain would certainly prefer it if he could boss Obama's campaign around and tell them what to say and when to say it. And the press will help him in this. Have you read the Free Ride book?

obama does not hold what's good for this country in his heart. he only wants what's good for him. i do not true him and think he will be proven as a fake.

I guess Senator Obama could put duct tape on Rockefeller's mouth.
The news media is making to much of what either candidate's supporter's 'say'. It is impossible to put a lid on everything inappropriate that is said by a huge body of people supporting any campaign. Just let it go and it will be forgotten.

How about McCain individually apologizing to each of the 4000 families that have lost a service member's life for supporting an ill conceived and poorly planned war?

Why should Sen. Obama apologize for anything here?

McCain needs to get a grip, he's not 5 years old where he's NOT open to other people's comments and scrutiny. Geeeez, give us a break.

Talk about acting like a baby!!!

If this is any indication of his tantrum, he's not going to last come November.

I think the only thing that Barak would say is "you're wearing me out brother". Poor guy probably needs another island vacation. LOL!

I don't honor McCain for his service. Speak for yourself Jim. He's a warmonger plain and simple.

Geez! What do you want him to do? Open a vein??????????
Get over yourself McBush. Obama has nothing to apologize for. He didn't say it. His campaign did't say it.
"If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen" (Truman). Please.
But don't blame Mr. Obama.

This is getting ridiculous. I want everyone I know to apologize for every insensitive thing I've said in my lifetime. It's not my job, it's theirs.

Grandpa McCain is a war “Warmonger”….what a waste of time!

Our President Obama 08′ & 12′

Cry baby! Get over it, McCain. Do we really want this winp in office?

This appology thing is getting silly. Why should any one applogize for what someone else said. Here Mc Cain I will appologize for them both. I am sorry that someone said what they felt about you. I am sorry that it hurt your feelings. Truth be know, I in a kinda sorta way agree with senator. To me you seem to willing to continue the war that is obviously against the will of the American People. I am a retired US Army man myself, and I detest the Idea of fighting for a people that have no apparent desire to take the horns and govern them selves and to fight for their own right to self govern. Come how can you justify fighting where over a 1000 turn and run and for those that decide to take a lunch break before the battle that allows the enemy to consolidate and or escape. This is a joke.

OBAMA – TYPICAL POLITICIAN

RE: Chudi -Wrong…I'm a life-long Democrat and I will NOT vote for Obama. He is a phoney. He gives a big race speech and then says crap like "typical white person". He is going to lose the general election. Many like myself are tired of being labeled racists eveytime that we question his integrity, etc. He has divided the party and will divide the nation even more if he is elected…which isn't going to happen.

McCain is full of himself. Obama need not..

It was a spokesperson…” said McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds. Haha what a priceless quote. You beat me to it Bryce.

How can McCain complain about twisting words….remember how he twisted Romney's words…"timetables"…..McCain can only win if Clinton's team keeps it up , as in RUSH, HANNITY, SAVAGE, all of KTRH…Obama also has to battle BIll, Hillary, and CHelsie…..what a man!!!

I thought McCain was supposed to be tough. Look, what Rockefeller said was inappropriate – but come on, people. When are we as Americans going to say enough? Let's be a serious nation here, people.

Rockefeller is not a paid staffer of the Obama campaign. He's accountable only to himself, and he apologized.

Don't be fooled, folks – it's plain now that McCain's people are trying to make a mountain out of a molehill here, hoping it smears Obama with voters. Obama didn't say those words, and there'd be no benefit for him to have a surrogate say something that (politically, at least) stupid. Now McCain wants to exploit his victimhood. For someone who uses the footage of the most horrible episode in his life as campaign advertisement fodder, I can't say I'm surprised.

chudi, thanks for sharing that, i had no idea. but it is so interesting cuz i have been thinking that people on here have been sounding more angry and ignorant lately—-and that would DEFINITELY explain it!!!

i was seriously getting depressed cuz i was beginning to think that we dems had turned into a bunch of stupid name-calling half-wits that would do anything a bloated, self-hating, idiot radio host told us to do.

People – if you are a senator supporting Obama that just means that (A) you are a democratic senator and (B) you decided not to support Hillary Clinton. Just because you decide to come out and say "I support Obama" doesn't make you the mouthpiece of his campaign!!!

I'm starting to think McCain may need to "chill out," in the words of WJC, as well as the dem candidates. Everyone calm down and don't be so touchy!!!

I also think all the "new" Democrats registering for the PA primary are bored Republicans who want Obama to win so they can beat him in November.

Rockefeller needs to appologize to every US bomber crew or fighter pilot who ever dropped a bomb in warfare. He suggested they don't care about life

oh mccain stop being a cranky old man. is this the temper acting up? what do you want him to do reject and denounce and whatever else term is good enough for your ego? you are sounding like hillary

let go

From the news: Ms. Ferraro, . . .who backs Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, [said]: “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman of any color, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.”

She made the comments last week, but on Tuesday, the Obama camp latched on to them, calling them outrageous and demanding that Mrs. Clinton repudiate them.

You see, Obama demands that Clinton personally repudiate comments from her surrogates, and then refuses to do so himself. What a hypocrite.

It makes you mad doesn’t Senator McCain? It’s disrespectful and unfair isn’t it Senator?
Now…here is what I would tell McCain if I were Obama. I’ll apologize to you just as quick as you return the money you have taken form the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and apologize for what they said about Kerry. Until then you can just sit there and be mad (and be a hypocrite).

If Obama won't step up to the plate now, then what would he do if he were President? This just goes to show you what he really is!

Are you serious? Why should Obama personally apologize for ANOTHER senators statement. McCain and Rockerfeller work in the same building, why doesnt he just want down the ailse and get his apology from rockerfeller.

They are trying to make it seem like Obama insulted Him when Obama had NOTHING to do with what was said.

Obama did not say anything derogatory and has nothing to apologize for. The only important thing to think about is how O8ama will extract us from the mess in Iraq. McCain will send our grand children to be killed by roadside bombs while playing referee in a civil religious conflict that is a thousand years old. This is a no brainer election.

Is freedom of speech going to be an issue in this presidential campaign? I am an Obama supporter – gave my $25.00 – who happens to think that Mccain and Pres. Bush are both warmongers. Will Obama be expected to apologize for my comment?

as i welcome myself to the land of stupid, bored, underinformed ,overly opinioned, circular logicly challanged, and unfortunately, registered to vote people, i offer the following: nobody cares what JR says, said, or will do, therefore why should Obama denounce anything; next, anyone who thinks being a POW is a political advantage is an idiot, because if it was a political advantage they would all do it; finally, being a POW and or pilot in a war may not make JM a hero in everone's book but he served his country and his life was on the line (kind of like HC at the airport in Bosnia or BO in ……. , nevermind).

Did you expect a democrat to stand up aganist a fellow socialist?

Obama and camp scream bloody murder when Hillary's surrogates make comments like these. Then he fails to repudiate them when his own surrogates do the same thing to McCain. He claims to be taking the high road, then he sends his minions out to crawl right into the gutter.

So much for new politics, same old politics as usual.

Well, I'm a independent that knows both camps are full of it…what I am seeing is to date the lunatic left is making all the smear attacks, when those radical right wingers start the attacks the lunatic left will start crying as usual. If you are going to start a fight don’t look to the independents to bail you out. Maybe you should stop finding fault with your rivals and really come up with solutions for the country and stop placing your political party or favorite special interest groups ahead of the country. Oh yeah one last comment if you really think you and your political party know all the answers than you are really no different than the devout political party supporters from Nuremberg and Munich during the 30's…………..

We all respect and honor McCain for his service, but are we supposed to believe we are not allowed to criticize him?

Is this simply a desperate attempt by the McCain campaign to stay in the news? Since when did bomb bomb McCain become so sensitive? Did I mis-read something? Should Obama also apologize for the fact that I believe McCain is a warmonger? Give me a break.

It was the truth. I wish everyone would based there statements on facts and issues. A vote for McCain equal war and another 4 years of Bush. Please read and think and vote Obama

We all respect and honor McCain for his service, but are we supposed to beleive we are not allowed to critcize him?

These comments have been mild.
I respect McCain as a Senator but I think his being held captive for 5 years and tortured is a negative to being our President.
He has to have a lot of demons floating around in himself.
Sorry. I do not want to take chances with him.
He served his Country with a price no one should have to deal with.

Good grief! Its not like Obama himself said it. The guy who said it is the one you should be going after. Obama did all he could without going against the freedom of speach law. Get a grip then again you may not remember the conversation tomorrow.

Obama 08

West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a sitting US Senator is the one that said it not Barack Obama.

Ever see the 527 Swift Boat adds that were planned for South Carolina but called off by RNC???

These surrogates really spoil for the candidates. McCain needs to watch out for them.

Please, Mc Cain just wait until you and Obama have a debat, . to start whinning.

Oh, shut up McCain and McCain's campaign!…I'm getting a little sick of lthe free ride the press is giving you…Seems to me, there has only been one man who walked on water.

It is ok for Obama to ask for Clinton to appologize… when the tables are turned it is not ok??? Obama has left himself open to these kinds of attacks because he is trying to run a "change" campaign…

do any of you see the writing on the wall… this is what the general is going to be full of from the Republicans… they will blast Obama and then say he can not respond because of his campaign for "change"…

How is he going to win??? How electible is he???

McBush needs to grow a pair.

The point is not that the statement necessarily expresses Barack Obama's own belief, but that he is implicitly condoning gutter attacks by not making a strong statement specifically rejecting them.

Typical.

MCCAIN YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL THE VETERANS YOU LIED TO. YOU VOTE AGAINST VETERANS BENEFITS ALL THE TIME

SHAME ON YOU

Cry me a river. And you think you can handle the Presidency McCain?

Come on war hero. Stop whining. I can't believe everytime somebody hurts your feelings you demand an apology from Obama.
Your feelings aren't hurt. This is just a ploy to turn people against Obama. It may have worked for Hillary but it won't work for you. You're a war hero right? And for all of you who feel I'm disrespecting him, I am a widow of a war hero who earned a purple heart and silver star while fighting in Vietnam. This is just a ploy to make Obama look bad.

I completely agree that the comment was out of line, but I find it curious that the McCain “campaign” is saying that a response from Obama’s “campaign” is not sufficient. If the statement is so awful that only Obama, himself, can apologize for it, then why isn’t McCain, himself, demanding an apology?

With all the negative comments being made by conservative news, and radio host about Senators Clinton and Obama, not once have I heard Senator McCain personally make an apology for any of them. I have enough sense to expect him NOT TO! Supporters will SAY ANYTHING in favor of their candidate of choice. If the presidential candidates spent time apologizing for every foul thing one of their supporters said, then when would they have time to bring to the forefront what really matters? This is being a bit too sensitive. Be happy your plea got any attention at all from Senator Obama's campaign. Why is this news? Let it go and stick to the issues. Try to figure out a way to win the general election in November, despite your support of a war that is constantly killing our American sons and daughters, instead of crying for apologies over foul comments made in April. Get over it and stick to the issues please…

How is your apology going to save jobs from being lost, homes from being foreclosed, and soldiers from dying in a meaningless war? If you or any of your supporters and/or bloggers can answer that question, then I will apologize to you myself.

Lonnie H. – Toledo, Ohio

O.K. McSame, are you going to apologize for all the right-wing tools and whack-jobs who are constantly attacking Mr. Obama? You are the typical political hypocrite! You have all your henchmen do the dirty work while you place nicey-nicey with the press corps. Sounds a little like your other competitor, Senator Clinton who just tried the Reagan ploy of holding her hand to her ear and smiling like she didn't hear them while not answering questions or being accountable about her corruption and dishonesty.

Not enough? he expected more from that arrogant senator? He must be dreaming.

"Isn't it ironic, that Obama and his supporters always apologizes
after the fact. THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING>"

Uh, no. Sorry Alannis, but that isn't irony. And how exactly would Obama go about apologizing BEFORE "the fact"? Riddle me this, Batman!

I don,t know why Mcain is crying. He has not actually been tested. He has ejoyed a free ride this while. I wonder why he is making dust from the Obama supporter's comment. What if he had received shots like those between Obama and Clinton, Will he be sobbing? the should get done with those victim card and be ready to show that he has the booths.

For a tough guy, this man is a whimp and he should instead learn the difference between a Sunni, Shiite and Bin Laden

This may not get posted because CNN does not want you to know about this, but there is a march on media bias and the suppression of voters on April 11th in New York. Its suppose to be huge!!!

Is this a campaign that is being run or a high school lunch room. I can't remember a political season where all you hear is one candidate demanding an apology for remarks that were made by someone else. What a bunch of babies…let's be adults and talk about solutions to the problems that exist in our country and stop the whining.

Obama and his supporters need to remember something. While you can shear a sheep many times, you can only skin him once.
At some point the American public will realize that Obama's political skills are too sharp for his own good.
Bud
Miami, OK

Another example of the gutless,slimy Obama.He gets his surrogates to say all the dirty,nasty stuff about the other candidates for his benefit so he can say 'I didn't say that' 'I didn't hear that' etc. Leadership is about accepting accountability, not hiding behind loopholes.That's where Clinton has this empty character beat six ways to Sunday.She stands up and faces the music.Another great opening for McCain.

I see republicans in the comment section lol

no need to apoligize. that went out the window with the swift boat attacks on john kerry by the rove administration. that not only diminished kerrys service, it diminished all our service during the viet nam war. it's open season and i don't want to hear any republicans crying about attacks on veterans. they thought it was ok during the last election

It’s started. Obama will not make it when the Republicans start attacking him. Fox is going to make Obama look like a punk, and by this time next week Obama may look like Kerry in 04. Another Obama super delegate makes racist comments and now Rockefeller with this.
Keep your on the ball Obama fans its going to get ugly.

Obama never does any wrong and his campaign has done no wrong to date, that's how Obama wants you to see it.

Talk Change but seems like the same old poliTRICKS.

A real leader with real solutions, HILLARY CLINTON, 2008!

Isn't it amazing how quickly the BO supporters cry racism and unfair when their man is attacked. I have never seen anybody attacked like Hillary Clinton (and I don't like her) and the treatment of Geraldine was unforgivable. I would not vote for BO because of his supporters, he has unleashed the Tyranny of the Self Righteous.

This is why the GOP has to voted into oblivion.

I am tired of McCain behaving as if we all owe him.
He is not the only PoW we know, yet, we know NONE who has benefitted and profitted from being a service man as he has.

The only reason he wants a 'decent' campaign is so we don't talk about his adulterous relationship with current wife, before he married her. As well as her drug issues.

We don't owe anybody. Yes, we are grateful to people who serve, but gee, he has had job security for decades. Let's say it like it is. People like McCain make me sick.

There are so many who paid the ultimate price, I would rather talk about how their families are coping than about McCain's holier than thou attitude.

Why should Sen. Obama apologize for what someone else said? Give me a break!

“It was a spokesperson…” said McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds.

A spokesperson complaining about the insignificance of what a spokesperson says.

Why should obama apologize for some one grownup and repected Sen. Jay Rockefeller. The senetor already apologized for his comments, If I was the senetor I would of sticked with the comment , everybody knows MCsame is a warmonger.

Just more political posturing…..

When a candidate has to apologize for a comment made by a supporter it is a poor commentary on the election system. Observations, comments and opinions made by a supporter are not observations, comments and opionions made by the candidate. The voters (and the candidates) need to learn the difference

Are you kidding me John McSame, McSame supporters and Clinton Supporters. You are what is wrong with America today, not taking responsibility for "YOUR OWN ACTIONS" demanding Obama, or Clinton or McSame to apologize for words uttered by someone that supports them is just complete crap and is a clear sign of an immature person. McSame likes to tout his war hero record and character but when he demands Obama apologize for the remarks of a supporter, please this guy is as fake as Pamela Anderson's sweater props. I am sure out of camera shot on the Senate floor McSame was called worse. I hold the candidates responsible for what they say and that includes what they say in response to what someone who supports them says. Key point what the candidate says not his minions.

McCain does seem to be sensitive. He has been inferring the democrats are losers and cowards. And he wants Obama to personally apologize.

Wow. I support Obama, I think I'll say some nasty things about McCain so that Obama will need to apologize for my remarks. I hope he does not need to denounce and/or reject as well.

Wow, so McCain is going to apologize for anything objectionable that's said by anyone who supports him? Even if he only covers right-wing radio, he won't have time to do anything all day but apologize!

Nah, I didn't think so either.

You know, back in the day, you could challenge someone to a duel if they insulted you. Now it seems that you can challenge someone to a duel if they're acquainted with someone who insults you.

For a politician, this McCain guy sure has a thin skin. But, I've got to give him and/or his campaign peop[le credit. This is the second occasion where they have made it clear that only McCain's standard for adequacy will apply to any apologies for perceived slights. Obama had to "distance himself" from somone the other day who wasn't even involved in his campaign, simply because McCain wanted a "satisfactory" response.

I think Obama should slap the old dude down on this one… since when did McCain start making the rules? Nip this trend in the bud… one apology is enough!

Senator Obama has masqueraded as a "new politics" candidate from minute one while slinging every bit as much dirt as he has caught from others. Though this has been an effective tactic for Obama, it surely is the same bare knuckles politics that Americans have seen for years. When will Americans wake up to this game? Support Obama for his ideas, not because you are follish enough to believe that he isn't playing the same hardball as everyone else.

SHAME ON YOU JOHN McCain… SHAME ON YOU…….

don't you know I am the only one who can trash Barack as well as make up stories about him…

If you don't stop you may find yourself under sniper fire like me in Bosnia… Oh wait I misspoke.. am I bad..!

JUST FACE IT PEOPLE OBAMA IS THE SAVIOR OF OUR COUNTRY

Why should Obama apologize?? After all the trash and garbage and hate the right and Republicans spew out at the Clinton's and Obama and this war hero McCain is crying already. What do you stand for McCain?? Take a hike grandpa. Go back to Arizona.

If McCain is crying about someone saying nasty things about him, he should remember and take back some of his past statements. I remember when Obama first came into the Senate and McCain asked him to join him on some legislation. Obama stated that he wanted to check with the Democratic leadership first and McCain went off on him. Did McCain apologize? No he didn't. I don't think Obama should apologize for any words that don't come directly from his own mouth.

LOL WOW They are getting so filled with fear about running against Obama they are trying to help Hillary?? WOW

This attempt is just so weak it is actually funny.

What exactly does McCain want? Obama's group apologized… now accept it and move on. Does McCain want something in writing – perhaps a "reject" and "denounce" declaration from Obama?…. This represents just another lame opportunity to get press coverage to disparage Obama and those that support him. See through this everyone.

I served proudly. I'm not going to vote to elect an old man who is wrong about almost everything simply because he served, too.

All the people saying, HOW DARE YOU NOT HONOR THIS SOLDIER!!!, I bet a lot of them didn't honor John Kerry, or Al Gore, both of whom had service in Vietnam while Bush was falling off his barstool. These jerks honor soldiers when it's politically convenient, like when they schedule Medal of Honor ceremonies to preempt congressional hearing coverage.

"The Obama campaign and Rockefeller both apologized "

How is it that John McCain is 71 and I'm left wondering if he's grown up yet? I'd expect this from Clinton but I'm a little surprised McCain is being so petty.

They've both apologized. Get over it.

We have McCain's lack of knowledge on the economy and "war mongering" to discuss (j/k).

Let's face it Hillary supporters are bitter.

the protocted one..he has been pampered this entire campaign

In the bible, even though God loved David, God did not allow David to lead his people in building His Temple.
The reason God gave was because, His temple represents peace, and David was a man of war, and his hands had shed too much blood.

In a similar way, I admire all our soldiers, but I don't think the leader of such a great country promoting PEACE IN THE WORLD should be a man of war like McCain, whose hands has shed human blood.

Sorry McCain, I don't think soldiers, especially Bomber Pilots like you…. should run for president.

What Sen. Rockefeller said was true, and there is nothing to apologize for.
His comment does not mean all soldiers should be hated.

All that was said was that McCain was an air pilot. That's exactly right.

McCain never fought on the ground. He doesn't know the suffering war brings – on our troops or on civilians. All he did was drop bombs and fly away. No wonder he sings about bombing Iran.

Have you ever hard the quote "the buck stops here." Obama, take responsibility if you're at the "top" of your campaign.

Are you kidding me? "I do not agree with what was said" is not enough? Give me a break!

Someone call Obama smart? Maybe it was CNN

John McCain is a silly old man.
We're sorry John – Did someone hurt your feelings?

i'm sure this is going to get very dirty…the media is going to get paid this year from the presidential contest

That, something thats going on between rockerfellow and macain
its best that he stays out of it. sen oboma should not get involved in this back and forth debate the two of them have going on.

Glad someone is calling him out. McCain is right ! Obama is the worst kind of slime he has others do his dirty work for him. How many times have we heard Obama's people crying over some FACT that someone has spoken about Obama? I can't wait until McCain wins the election and Obama crawls back in the hole he came from. Obama can't win!! Too many questions about his ties, too few actions to back up his great speaches. What a fraud!! Someone should offer him an acting gig.

I demand that McCain denounce Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity for their comments and untruths about Obama. Also Dennis Miller, Bill O Reilly and Ann Coulter. If this is the route that McCain is going I will lose all my respect for the McCain camp. I see McCain as an honest, patriotic man, but this is ridiculous and I will lose all respect for him if the campaign is going to force this issue of denouncing.

This is typical Democrat spinning. First, you insult publicly and then you apologize half-heartedly.

So, Rockefeller, just what is it that you really respect?

oh waaah, waaah, mccain! you know you cant run on your policies, record, or family life so you have to nitpick at people and waste their time over small issues.

i think everyone's time is better spent discussing the ISSUES of america today. NOt whether someone apologizes to you for being mean.

by the way, have you apologized to your first wife for all the names you called her and for divorcing her after her terrible car accident, then leaving her for your mistress?!?!!? NICE FAMILY VALUES, JOHN!!!!

Oh shut up McCain. You fuss like a 12 year old girl.

Obama has nothing to do with what the man said. McCain is trying to be on the news. Simple as that.

Oh, come on boys! Wa! Wa! Wa! I am sick and tired of watching grown men and woman act like a bunch of spoiled, little brats. This, "Did so
!", "Did not.", Did so!", "Did not!", "Did so!" crap has got to stop. Grow up, children!

Another BHO lie. He does not respect Mccain's service.

McCain the facts are the facts. All you did was drop bombs and killed many inocent people. Now you want our young men & women of the US Armed Forces to keep on doing the same in Iraq for NO LEGITIMATE REASON.

You've got to be kidding me…now McCain is going to campaign like hillary….we see how that worked out, LOL.

Funny that a McCain SPOKESPERSON expresses the disdain, and not McCain himself.

If you're going to try and create a "rule" for engagement, then you need to follow the rule when rebutting.

Keep in mind?

Had America's leaders not completely misread the Vietnam tea leaves…McCain would not BE a war hero. He served with distinction and no one can deny that.

But his sacrifice was in vain then, just as our brave guys and gals is now. That is a matter for serious consideration. And something this administration, and all who would follow in it, should be completely ashamed of.

This is getting disgusting. You Obama freaks are just that…freaks! If Clinton's supporter said this or if a McCain supporter made some false charge you all would be up in arms. I'm so sick of the Obama freaks. They have no idea what they are talking about and are just joining the bandwagon of a sly politician who will ruin this country if he's elected with his polarizing supporters and his hate for America.

Does anyone find it ironic that a spokesperson is the one whining about a spokesperson apologizing… and why should Obama personally apologize for something he didn't personally say?

I'm not sure which way I lean in the general election, but I've had it up to here with whining. Clinton made sure of that.

Let's not make the general election a repeat of the Democratic primary.

I found amazing that every time when Obama looks weeks in terms of his record, experience or patriotism compared to another person, Obama’s supporters insult that person. Do not forget Sen. Obama it will hunt you back.

John,

PLEASE STOP WHINING!!!

Jan April 8th, 2008 3:46 pm ET

Isn't it ironic, that Obama and his supporters always apologizes
after the fact. THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING>

SO SAD

And you would expect them to apologize before the fact? That's stupid… you can't apologize UNTIL after the fact.

well, at least the obama supporters are just as nasty to mccain as they are to hillary.

this is what you want the rest of us to believe in? sad.

OMG… THE MAN IS LIKE 170 YEARS OLD, AND THE REPUBLICANS FEEL SORRY FOR HIM THAT'S WHY HE IS THE NOMINEE…. PLEASE GROW A BACK BONE MCCAIN………….

Obama himself did not make the comments.

Obama was also not the guy who sang "bomb, bomb, bomb. bomb, bomb, Iran".

Obama 's new brand of politics, Take if from me, this is what he thinks of change in politics. John understand, he is only a smooth talking snake oil saleman, he lets the people around him do the dirty work, then looks shocked that they would say that, then in about 5 minutes of talking he will say nothing , take no action, but leave a slight impression that he think some what they said might be wrong.
This guy is slick, so far he can lie at will and the media will just look
the other way. Hillary is taking all the heat off him for now. Maybe his youthful following will tire of being used liked cattle and look with open eye's before it is to late.

Rockefeller is around 80 years old…he, and he alone, is accountable for what comes out of his mouth. Obama is half the man's age for goodness sake.

This is becoming utterly ridiculous…McCain's campaign is simply playing POLITICS out of one side of the mouth while claiming to not be from the other. If McCain is truly hurt by this statement (which I'm sure he's not), then he needs to grow thicker skin. This reeks of politics as usual from his camp.

It is time for someone to call Obama on these negative attacks. he sets one of his mouthpieces to speak for him then says "I didn't know about that" "I wasn't there" "I wasn't in church that day". remember Obama is a slick rich lawyer in the fine tradition of politics!

Weather Vane McCain is insulted by a comment someone makes about him that is true??? i don't get it…

Never apologize to the enemy…

McCain won't be able to tie his own shoe laces by next year. Maybe he should apologize now for the drool that will cascade down his chin.

If not Hillary, then McCain!

There is NO other option!

Hillary 08′ 12

Obama did not say it. Obama's campaign apologized nonetheless. Obama does not need to jump through hoops to please McCain.

Why is it that Obama is responsible for the DUMB things that come ouf of his supporters mouth? I am getting sick and tired of people blaming him for what other people say. He didn't hold a gun to their heads and make them say the things they said and that is including rev wright. Judge OBAMA for what comes OUT OF HIS MOUTH not his supporters.

NO ONE SHOULD APPOLOGIZE TO THIS ADULTERER AND LIAR!

I WANT AN APPOLOGY FOR WHY HIS WIFE CAN COMMIT SERIOUS DRUG ABUSE OFFESES AND GET OFF WITHOUT A DAY IN JAIL!

Bring back HUCKABEE!

What the…he said that Rockafeller is the same as Ed Schultz?

McCain MUST be senile if he thinks that the liberal version of Limbaugh (Only with less following, if that's possible) has anywhere near the power as a US Senator. A senator that I respect a lot more than a man who the only impressive things he's done were getting shot down and causing one of the biggest scandals in the 80's.

No more warmongers. Obama 08.

what do they want ..blood??? Did anyone force Hillary Clinton to apologize for the raunchy lie told to the good citizens of Ohio?? NO. nor did she apologize to Obama for saying he was the one to "wink, wink" to the Canadians.( unfactual, Google it) I guess McCain wants to join the silly season.

Vote Responsibly April 22nd

McCain is only entitled to an apology from Obama's mouth if the thing being apologized for came from Obama's mouth.

Obama people have made a lot of nasty attacks, on both McCain and Clinton. Many people and Media seemed tolerating the attacks from Obama people very well.

McCain and his campaign can eat slugs

McCain should stop trying to score worthless political points, admit the fact the he shouldn't have to apologize everytime someone ELSE says something, and "focus on the issues"

Another misspoken statement from the Obama camp and the media and Obamacans agree it should go no further because he apologized.

If this comment came from the Clinton camp it would be headline news and Clinton ripped apart for a month.

I want fair treatment toward Obama as if it was a Clinton comment!!

How dare these yellow bellied Democrats challenge the bravery of a of a former POW that was actually tortured.

Wah, Wah, Wah . . . McCain's people sound like a bunch of cry babies. They better develop some thick skin before the general election if they are to stand a chance.

If McCain is that sensitive, maybe he shouldn't be running for President.
Or he should get used to people saying what they actually think of him.

BTW, his war record isn't all that great.

Barack Obama did not make the offensive comments and has nothing to apologize for. Sen. Rockefeller already personally apologized for the comments he made. McCain needs to get over it.

Osama, this is America, go be the pres of your native Kenya, they need your kind of communism, we don't.

You give these guys (Republicans) an inch and they take a mile, what you need to do is run them into the ground, keep kicking them until they are so beat they would go down back into holes they crawled from, never to appear again.

Again- very low to attack a man or woman SERVING OUR COUNTRY. You can attack our government or our policies- never ever the man or woman serving our country.

Obama and his radical followers will be the end of the Democratic Party…

Once again we have the Obama campaign and supporters spouting off about one's own back-ground without any back-ground of there own candidate. Barack Obama has got to be the worst Democratic candidate they have ever tried too shove down our throats. Shame on the Democrats and the party for not having the best candidate for this race. What a joke ! I will be more of the same who will vote for the republican party nominee , at least he has some back-ground for this very important job. More untruth and smear tactic's is all Obama camp can come up with. Lies about Hillary Clinton now on John McCain.

yea thats right..

obama is in the foreign relations committee..

thats the committee where obama chairs the european foreign relations subcommittee

and he has yet to chair a meeting…

who is the phony david?

FLORIDIAN DEMOCRATS FOR MCCAIN NOW

Oh for pete's sake !!!! Do candicates have to apologize for everything someone said just because they support their opponent. This is getting ridiculous.

Give it a rest John…..geesh

Come on!!

Sen. Obama's campaign apologized to Sen. MCcain! Give it a break!!
If the candidate is expected to apologize personally for ever remark made by one of their supporters, Sen. Clinton would forever be apologizing.

if it was something McCain's camp said about Obama or Hillary's camp said about Obama, the whole world would be in an uproar that they didn't personally apologize.
It cracks me up Obama can say and do no wrong but everybody else is wrong depending on the situation.

The reason most news agencies won't report anything bad about Obama, even the truth, is because lots of them are getting death threats if they do.

It's not just that they are against Hillary, they are afraid to say anything else

PEOPLE NEED TO STOP BLAMING THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN FOR THINGS THAT OTHER SENATORS, SUPPORTERS, PREACHERS AND THE HOUSEKEEPER SAYS!!!

Obama is a liar! He talks about "Change" and "Hope" when it is only More Of The Same.

He is just as negative as any other candidate. The only difference is that he is too afraid to say it on his own so he has his surrogates say it for him.

Obama has to apologize. What military service has Obama given this country? Nothing.

Ridiculous! If McCain's so tough he shouldn't need such coddling.

It is getting to be ridiculous. Senator Obama should not have to apologize for everything someone says.

The truth always hurts!! Of course, he's a warmonger and that's probable the nicest thing they could say about him.

John McCain IS a war monger. He VOTED for the war and completely supports it and would continue if this country voted for him in November.

If it walks like a duck…..

No matter what the Obama Campagin said the McCain camp was going to say they haven't gone far enough. I would ask the McCain campagin to stop playing politics and to please stick to things Obama says and does and not supporters he cannot control.

Independents for Obama

Is McCain playing the victim card again? Why does Obama need to repudiate every supporter? Also, does the McCain team not know that Obama is in the Foreign Relations Committtee hearing with David Petraeus? This demonstrates McCain's true phoniness.

wow, Obama admitted he didn't agree with him??? I'm surprised he didn't turn that around too.

Got his feelings hurt? If he wants soldiers to die in Iraq for 100 years, he can face the response from the American people.

Since when Obama is responsible for stuff that comes out of somebody's mouth?

Is he not the same guy who wanted 100 years war in Iraq…

is he not the same guy who says "Bomb Bomb Bomb Iraq/ Iran"

Common Stop this drama…

Obama didn't tell Rockefeller to go say those things. Obama did the right thing. A personal apology would represent a tacit acknowledgement of culpability – Obama knows it and so does McCain.

ok! give me a break Mc Same! what did you hire carl rove over the weekend and some how CNN missed it. You have got to be kidding me there is tons I mean tons of conservative republicans on radio,TV, and the internet making all kinds of nasty comments about Obama. Some of those while he was there in present company! I think him not responding to Mc Cains obvious attempt to drag Obama back down in the gutter and away from his message and campaign very sad!!! Remember Hillary tried to do this to and she almost had him down there but he stood back up brushed off the pieces and went back to work on his campaign. Better watch out campaigns have a tendency to explode after you try something like this

Clintonites and Obamanians! MUST READ! Its the republicans that are posting and pretending to be Obamanians/Clinotonites to drive us mad against each other.

YES both Obama and Clinton sides have been battling each other but the most divisive and rude statements come from the republicans! We've been had DEMOCRATS! Check out the links.

THIS MEANS WAR! Smarten up democrats.

Please google this "Republicans bloggers posing as democrats on blogs".

Of course Sen. Obama won't personally apologize for the remarks made by those who support and campaign for him. This is consistent with his past refusal to specifically denounce those who work for him. Apparently, he doesn't see this a dirty politics. Lets face it , the one thing I don't think anyone can question McCain on is his service to this country during Vietnam. I doubt Obama would have last as long as a POW. For someone who did not serve and has not served a day in the military he should respect someone who has answered the call of this country and has done a job he apparently sees as beneath him.

Isn't it ironic, that Obama and his supporters always apologizes
after the fact. THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING>

SO SAD

John McCain's plan for the future of this Country is what "falls short"!

yes, why is that Obama's CAMP continues to be Obama's mouth? Speak for yourself Barak.

oh common crying baby!!!

The truth still remains: McCain is a warmonger and now a whiner.

LOL

dang…for a republican, McCain's camp sure is sensitive

Obama shouldn't apologize… McCain is a warmonger who supported the Iraq war despite lack of any credible evidence that Saddam was a threat. And now he is singing "bomb bomb bomb Iran" for no reason… Last thing we need is another pointless war while OBL & Co roam around freely…

Why should Obama apologize? Did he make the comment? Wait until the general election. The McBush campaign will need to send fruit baskets on a daily basis to the Obama campaign.

Barack Obama did not say it . Rockerfeller is a Senator, McCain is a Senator. They should sort it out themselves. McCain's camp is just trying to score cheap publicity since their money is low. Barack Obama is responsible for HIS words…not every senator who disagrees with John McCain. If the Mccain people weren't so busy trying to put Senator Obama into their little word wars…they'd have more time to search for donations and be able to BUY the air time the campaing needs. CHEAP SHOT!

BARACK OBAMA 2008
This time I want a smart President!

McCain is scared because Obama is the only one who can win the general election!

It's pretty obvious that McCain is in love with the idea of war. It's what his campaign is based on and it seems to be all he sees in the future of his possible candidacy. It's obvious from his recent comments that, to him, all middle-eastern people are deemed terrorists or members of Al Qaeda, and that Iran is in is cross-hairs for a second invasion. The fact that he didn't support MLK day speaks pretty loud as well. He likes to glorify war, and if his war experience is what he wants to run on, he should be prepared to be deeply scrutinized. We don't need another warmonger in the white house. We've all seen where that leads.

Well, heck, Obama, needs to get on his knees and genuflect to Sen. McCain because, just like Hillary, we OWE the Presidency to them. Get off your high horse. McCain. Your service to this country is appreciated but it doesn't GIVE you anything in politics. We saw what your buddies did to Sen. Kerry who also deserved our respect. Let's see what you get.

Diversions. The McCain campaign should take what they got and stop poking problems where none exists. Obama did not make the statements shy must be the one to undo it.

I am here too ! Me ! Me ! Apologize to ME for something !

No surprises from the Obama camp, which has been attacking Hillary left and right for months now. New kind of politics. Yeah right. What liars! Obama should be ashamed of himself.

Why is it that Senator Barack Obama is suddenly responsible for everything a fellow Democrat says? Please. Senator McCain is a colleague of Senator Rockefeller. If Senator McCain has a problem with Senator Rockefeller's comments, then he should confront him directly. Aren't they adults?

If he can't resolve this colleague to colleague, then how could we expect him to resolve things as President? Sorry, this makes McCain look really weak.

Dear McCain,

I am writing you to ask for a denouncement of yourself. I am sure that the Iranian women and children do not understand your humanitarian expression of "bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran". They are left confused and bewildered. Please take this message to heart.

Sincerely,
Concerned Humanitarian

Get off it, John.

Sen. Obama went out of his way to show respect in a situation he had nothing to do with, and you STILL complain. Give me a break.

Dems '08
Obama '08

McCain IS a warmonger and he really needs to get over himself.

Let McCain stick to the campaign and let's see how he responds when the smears start coming in the General Election. He can try to paint himself as a sort-of Southern Gentleman, but that doesn't make him qualified to be President as a re-hash of GW and a hair-trigger, saber-rattling, Old West Pioneer style.

Shame on you McCain – so childish!

Okay, McInsane needs to take a deep breath. He sounds like my teenage daughter-You hurt my feewings!

McCain stop looking childish. Rockerfella made the statement and made the apology….end of story. Stop trying to stir things up.

um.. in the words of Cheney…. SO!!!!!

HE 'IS' a WAR-MONGER!!!

go ahead… keep this going while trying to score points with the base…

you will LOSE… Because we are WEARY of this b.s. war!

I feel for the enlisted. I come from a military family. (5 brothers, 4 served, father retired Air force) I understand the toll on the family. My mother learned to handle all sort of problems because my father was always gone. Money was always tight. I was years before I realized peanut butter came in little cute jars. The way the enlisted are being re-deployed again and again is sinful. If they're needed that much…reinstate the draft and let the rich kids serve. Maybe young women should have to serve stateside…I'm really for every ablebodied American doing SOMETHING for at least 2 years to serve this country. Freedom is not FREE! It makes me sick to see young men out there talking up war (Yes I'm talking about Mitt's sons) and then going home to their nice comfy houses and families. That is NERVE! We are destroying the good will of the enlisted and as Americans we should all be ashamed. Bring them home. NOW!

BARACK OBAMA 2008
BECAUSE HONESTY MATTERS!
BECAUSE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS!
BECAUSE INTEGRITY MATTERS!

and people accuse Hillary of whining…this guys is a bigger whinne

he apologized!! what more do you want

and i think it is really disingenuous to say that candidates make surrogatees say thing without real proof!!

OBAMA 08!!!!!!!!

McCain have you not learned..Obama always hides behind his people.