30mins on Jesses Jackson and 2mins on Phil Gramm…What happen too CNN fair and un-bias I don't thinh so anymore

Come on land of the free and home of the brave don't let these Republican nutcases continue to destroy our country and sell it off to fatcat foreigners.

Maybe you don't like or trust Obama for whatever reason but when is enough enough?

Totally pandering and selling out to the neocon wing to get the nomination.

"Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" sung to the Beach Boy's Barbra Ann.

Daily flip/flops particularly on the stances that made his "maverick" reputation.

A bunch of gimmicky ideas to supposedly address real problems.

The "Smokin' out the Iranians program", which expressed a desire to kill the citizens under an evil regime, rather than seeing their government as the enemy.

and now

The economic issues are mental. AKA "There's nothing to see here, move along".

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO ELECT MCCAIN NOR CAN WE ALLOW THESE INGRATES TO CONTINUE TO SCUTTLE THE NATION!!!

If Obama does absolutely nothing, it will be a marked improvement over what we've seen the last 7-8 years or can possibly dream of under Pander B. McSame.

I never thought it could be true but is McCain actually potentially even worse than Dubbya? I'm shocked and disgusted at the possibility.

This is a nation of whiners. Problem is nobody likes to hear the truth when its not appealing. But more importantly, I'm tired of hearing this is not a "mental" recession. Indeed, it is a "mental" recession because it was mental FEAR that drove away the capital markets pulling out of mortgage backed securities and causing illiquitidy in the market. It is a real recession with real problems brought on by "mental" FEAR and that is the message, FEAR. The message is not that this recession is all in our head. It's real no doubt, brought on by mental FEAR.

GRAMM ABSOLUTELY DOES SPEAK FOR MCMORON.

HE GAVE HIM THE TITLE & POSITION DO SO, AS

HE DID TO THAT FELLOW BLACK, THAT SAID A TERRORIST

ATTACK WOULD HELP MCMORO. & THAT OTHER FELLOW

CONTINUES TO WORK FOR MCMORON.

I agree that Gramm doesn't speak for McCain. Just like Wright didn't speak for Obama. Guess who got off the hook easier.

In all the years I have been watching CNN, and it goes back a long time, I have never seen so much advertising for one probram, Black In America. Is CNN paying for the advertising or it it being paid by someone else. I probably will not get an answer, but I was just curious. It's just unbelievable.

the remarks and comments must be coming from people who love obama well i don't love him or mccain ,the best candate was snubbed by her own group and shame on them she earned her way there he did not and the democrates disappoint me and othe dems,this is a boggas campainge and i am sick everytime i turn on my tv its a disgrace to the american people,know wonder the other countries think we;re nuts ,our people that we hire to run our country are trying to backs us into corners we don't want to be in like buying cars we don;t want putting someone in as our president that we don;t want ,making us take the jobs that want us to have and giving our good jobs to other countries who do they think they are ,americans unless you stand your ground and just say no! no more you people are fired

Ok McCain, explain this to me. Phil Gramm is hired by you for his expertise. So how can you claim he doesn't speak for you? He is responsible for your policy you nit. And your "professional" expert has called everyone struggling to meet bills and feed themselves "whiners" who suffer from mental recession. Ok, so who does he speak for? He's your hand picked pro Johnnie Boy.

hey mccain, payback is a m………….isn't it?
But tomorrow you will not remember any of this happened. Some one will have to tell you.

This is sad

GRAMM = MCBUSH.

Wow…he essentially lost the electorate with that one, and I love it…LOL. He called all AMERICANS whiners!

People losing their houses are whiners….
People with no health care are whiners……
People losing their jobs are whiners……..
Poeple losing their sons and daughters in Iraq are whiners…..
People going hungry due to high gas prices are whiners……

And this is coming from HIS HIGHEST LEVEL ECONOMY ADVISOR.

Okay, the WHINERS will show you why they "whine" in Novemember, you elitist, out of touch, fool.

But Phil Gramm is his chief economic advisor!!! This is insane. Is McCain going to say that his Defense Secretary or his Secretary of State doesn't speak for him when something goes wrong? Or his Attorney General? The truth is, advisors are interpreted as speaking for the candidate!

How much play did Obama's bitter comment get? Who is the elitist here? For all of you whiners out there that are unemployed, forclosed on, bankrupt because of medical bills, laid off due to job cuts, eat cake!

Marie-Antoinette (1755-93)

I will be distinctly angry if the press and/or the public lets this outrageous statement go, especially after the mileage Obama's opponents got out the misconstrued, out-of-context "bitter" voters remarks.

UNLIKE OBAMA'S COMMENTS:

1. This was not taken out of context as part of some hatchet job by a political opponent: this appeared in the Washington Times–perhaps the single most conservative newspaper in the country. (For this reason, Gramm's attempt to "clarify" his comments that he meant the leadership, rather than the people, is COMPLETELY BOGUS!!)

2. Phil Gramm cannot claim to speak only for himself. He is recognized as a senior adviser on economic and other domestic advisor to McCain. He doesn't go "off the clock" during a political campaign. I will be outrageous if McCain escapes taking the full brunt of the impact of this remark.

This is simply proof positive that the Repubs generally, and the McCain camp in particular, are completely out of touch with the public.

I just hope that there is at least audio and, hopefully, video of this interview. If so, then (without any hyperbole) McCain is toast

No this is not a nation of whiners, this is a nation of Oprah zombies.

The problem is when McCain does not do a very good job of talking for him self and often when he does he ends up looking stupid. Maybe he should find someone to speak for him that has a better hand on the pulse of reality and the needs of Americans.

Right, and you don't speak for Bush.

Obama '08

McCan't and his campaign misspoke again…..The media never attacks or criticizes him like they do Barack or Hillary….Lets see how long this will stay in the media

He's right BUSH does. Liberman Does, everyone on the right does. If you had a thought in his head that was his own oops he would be voting for Obama.

UNLESS he's talking about screwing homeowners so that big banks can rob them blind!

… except when he speaks for him which he clearly did when he called us all whiners.

Another one thrown under the bus by McCain.

I did (Previously) advise you to get rid of your ignorant surrogates, did I not?

DEMOCRATS UNITE!!!

yo "truth hurts"…. gramm did two things, called us a nation of whinners, which you acknowledge that people are doing that (i agree) and then gramm discounts all that is wrong. SO people whine (which, by the way is what envronmental lobbiest's do best) and carry on because that's all these frumps understand. the value of good judgement isn't doing what is good for the people anymore, the value is in how much money somebody lines their pockets with or how loud they whine, because if you quiet a whinner, you get votes. Gramm should go away and bake cookies. McCain should step down and apologise for wasting our time. obama should bow toward mecca and we should put ANYONE but one of these two in office.

Harrison Ford played the president pretty good in Air Force One. Let's ask him!

Am I the only one thinking of collecting all of this material in a blooper, with circus music and a laughing Joker…? On another thing…did he not understand the viagra question or did he not want to discuss any use of viagra and decided to duck the issue?

McCain, you are a FAKE. You can't be trusted. Your friend & advisor probably misspoke, you shouldn't dismiss him so easily. Sir you are a Lie and a fraud. You will say anything & betray anyone in order to get elected. WAKE UP OLD FOOL IT AINT GONNA HAPPEN.

And how about Obamas vote for the wiretap. these things are news not the Rev said this, gram said that. how about wheres that big economic speach Obama was going to make this week you know the 5 part thing we heard about all last week

Wait. isn't this the same man who's campaign came out after wesley clark and blamed Obama saying that if Obama could not control his "people" then how would he control the country? Truer words have NEVER been spoken….but ihm…they should have been used to refer to Mccain. he changes every few minutes. The same thing is being done as what happened with Obama but since it's his campaign, then there should be no problem. smh Idiot!

Obama says we don't need another Dr. Phil; many other people think we don't need another "Hussein". Making comments about people's names works both ways sometimes…

You Obamites are so predictable: "senility", "alzheimer moment", the list goes on. You are a pathetic bunch of name-calling twits, led by your head-whiner. Obama only has experience in mocking and belittling the ideas of others. Yet he never offers any concrete ideas. Empty suit, empty head.

Yes he does … you don't know anything about the economy.

Phil Gramm kicked to the curb … that's cold John.

No, Joe Lieberman speaks for you when he stands behind you whispering corrections into your ear as you screw up over and over.

Face it, you are too old for this job. You can't even remember what you voted for and didn't vote for, how can you possibly protect this country?

I am a bit offended at how quickly we have seemed to move away from this issue and how we are seemingly accepting Gramm's explanation and McCain's repudiation as authentic without even the least amount of scrutiny yet there are STILL articles being written about General Clark's and Reverand Jackson's comments, two men that do NOT work as advisers to Obama's campaign. How are people supposed to make an honest choice in the election without honest coverage? Either cover the surrogates "missteps" equally and honestly, or don't cover them at all!

X staunch republican, a vote for Barr is a vote for McCain, you just don't get it.

Dear McBush, Who does speak for you, since on the economy you admit you can't speak for yourself. Maybe Carl Rove would speak for you if he didn't have to be under oath.

McCAIN'S WIFE SPENDS MORE IN ONE MONTH THEN THE ADVERAGE FAMILY IN AMERICA MAKES IN A YEAR. HOW CAN YOU KNOW ABOUT A MONEY STRUGGLE IF YOU NEVER HAD ONE.

i think gramm was talking about upset hillary supporters.

Amen Brian!

"Nation of whiners" is clear!

But, why is it that Wesley Clark speaks for Obama, yet Phil Gram (his economic advisor) does not???

Clueless elitists! These guys have no idea what it is like to pay bills and try to put together a budget for your family.

I am sure we can expect great represenatation from them!

mcCaiNewsNetwork THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR #1 STORY ON YOUR WEBSITE.

Why Did we have to dig through your website for this story?????

If This was an Obama Campaign Comment this would have been BREAKING NEWS!

Here's what everyone's missing: Phil Gramm is right. We're not in a recession. The economy is flat. It happens. This generation knows nothing about hardship or sacrifice. These days, the instant something mildly adverse happens, everyone whines that the government should fix all of our problems.

What McCain meant to say is:

Phil Gramm does not speak for me -
George Bush does……

Your top economic adviser does not speak for you but Wes Clark speaks for Obama???

John Mccain - I don't know much about the economy.

Phil Graham - All the economic hardships (4 - soon 5 dollar gas) foreclorues, job loss, etc. It's all in the mind, Americans are delusional.

And this is still a race?

We deserve these guys, we might just have another 4-8 years of Bush!

TO CNN,
WHATEVER WE WRITE IN THIS SECTION, CNN'S COMMENT IS
"your comment is awaiting moderation".
HA…………………….

Sure…but the Rethugs will tell you all day long that Rev. Wright speaks for Obama though…whatever! We know McShame is completely out of touch with the American people.

TO CNN,
I EXPECT YOU DO ACCEPT MY COMMENT LIKE ANY OTHER COMMENTS MAKE ON THIS SITE.
OTHERWISE, PLEASE START MENTIONING THAT ALL COMMENTS WILL BE SELECTED AND APPROVED BY CNN.

So, exactly what is Obama's plan then? So far the only thing I could gather about his solution to the economy is 'whine, whine, whine' and of course 'blame republicans.'

THIS OLD GRANDPA JOHN McCAIN, IS ALREADY PROVING THAT HE IS WORSE THAN DISASTER GEORGE BUSH.
BEST ADVICE FOR OLD MAN JOHN McCAIN, JUST JOIN IDIOT GEORGE BUSH, WHO PUT AMERICAN IN CURRENT DISASTER, AND RETIRE WITH HIM ANYWHERE YOU LIKE.
YOU BOTH DESERVE EACH OTHER. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY AMERICA CAN BE SAVED.

What do you mean he doesn't speak for you??? HE'S YOUR ECONOMIC ADVISOR!!!

He was HIRED to speak for you and to write your economic policy! Not only hired, but he is the LEAD of your economic advisors. The LEAD of your economic advisory team, who DOES speak for you, just said that the recession is in our HEADS and we should stop WHINING!!!

So the LEAD of your team for the BIGGEST issue concerning America today just told America to SHUT UP!?! This should be as big a story as Obama's pastor! This is McCain's LEAD ECONOMIC ADVISOR for crying out loud! He's the one who will be telling McCain all he needs to know about the economy since McCain has already admitted he doesn't know much!!!

These are the blunders of the mind, or not. I don’t know this man.

"america is a nation of whiners" …..what about our brave sons and daughters fighting overseas?are they whiners ,too?they are losing their homes and families to this economic crises ,too!and you want them to keep fighting for you,so, you dont want to give them well-deserved benefits,when they come home!shame!

What I cannot understand is WHY PEOPLE ARE NOT DEMANDING THAT McCAIN DENOUNCE AND DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM GRAMM.

If this was one of BARACK'S ADVISORS there would have IMMEDIATELY been DEMANDS RIGHT LEFT AND CENTER for BARACK TO FIRE THIS MAN! Why does the same principles NOT APPLY TO McCAIN?

Thank you, Phil Gramm, for having a cranky moment of truth and giving us a good look into the economic policymaking of the McCain — need I say the McSAME — campaign. Consider your elite self outed, McSame.

am sure he doesn't speak for him, that is why he is,national campaign co-chair for his campaign

McCain do you actly think that the people of the USA are stupid??? Do you think that you can say anything and we will say OK??? McCain you are a joke and your world is falling do around you…. And all your likeminded people.

Really?? Not speaking for you but whom did he spoke for? Is it John McCline? lol…

HEY MCCAIN TELL YOUR PEOPLE THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IS NOT IN OUR HEAD BUT IN OUR WALLET

Good job my man.. McCaline, your campaign co-chair needs more counseling or a special training.. unqualifier.

I wonder who speaks for John McShame?………Bush, Lieberman?……..because this man is losing his memory!!!!!

McBush cannot tell who his economic adviser his from yesterday…DONT TRUST THIS MENTAL PATIENT WITH THE PRESIDENCY!!!!!!

NOT THIS TIME!!!!

ONLY A FOOL WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's McCain's campaign co-chair but he doesn't speak for McCain's campaign? How does that work?

Why is it that everyone who doesn’t speck for McCain is on his payroll help him write policy??? Why! And then McCain acts like he doesn’t know what is going on in his own camp? Is this a case of McCain aging brain or just him kicking himself in the azz because everyone around him is showing his and their true colors?

Suuurree he doesn't wink, wink…

Lisa's comments worth repeating:

McCain is…..Mr.Yes

Yes……………..to war!

Yes………………to lobbying!

Yes………………..to everything Bush wants!

Yes………………….. to the Keating 5.

Yes………………………..to taking away women's rights!

Yes……………………………..to not giving Veterans more when they have earned it!..

But this election.. the people are syaing nooooooooooooooo to McBush!

Senator McCain,

Just remember (if Phil Gramm remains on your staff)…..

"This Nation of Whiners will be heading to the election booths." We won't forget!

the guy posing as me is a republican plant sent here by mccain to manipulate the blogs.he has done this for two days ,now,and i think he is really ARB,so i recommend people use an anonymous name on this blog.there are stalkers out there.from now on comments by mitchell martin will not belong to me.thank you cnn ,for letting people comment false remarks on folks good name.from now on you can recognize my comments by the new name anonymous.

Wow! John McMonger admits he knows nothing about the economy. Now his top economic adviser proves to be an elitist idiot so McBush distances himself…. so who would balance the budget???

Sorry, it's not all in my head. And it's not my fault either (sorry you Republicants can't blame the victim)…the area where I live has been loosing jobs and its overall economy since 2001 (coincidence?). No one I know has lost their house due to over-borrowing. Those who could actually afford it (not many of us) made wise decisions. Guess what, we're still paying too much for milk, gas, and everything else.

I had more job security and higher wages in 1999 …and now I have 10 more years of experience in my profession and it's even harder to find a job that lasts longer than a few months.

It's the economy stupid…and it's not in our imagination.

John McCain's new catchphrase: "let them have beer"

Why did McCain have Gramm on his staff considering [b]Gramm's wife was on Enron's board of directors[/b]…plus while on McCain's staff was [b]paid as a lobbyist to promote predatory lending practices[/b].

cnn -why do you post the comments that someone is making under my name,but,not posting comments that I actually make myself?are you manipulating my comments yourself or is this the work of some republican,manipulating the blog?

Gramm forgot that the rich don´t belong to the whiners. So it´s only 95 % of the US whom he adresses.

Okay.. we'll see what happens to our country when you elect Obama. See how you complain about the economy, taxes, job losses, and handouts to those from other countries and those that don't want to work! For 7 years the economy has been GREAT. Funny, now that we have a democratic congress in place …the statistics speak for themselves. You dont know how good you have it but just wait!

another reason to start donating our HARD EARNED money to Mr. Obama´s campaign….we will beat the repuhnants with our dollars and cents not LOBBYISTS and independent groups money….mc cheek created the loophole in his own campaign finance bill and is using it right now.

we the whiners in the U.S. of A. are UNITED

How many people are we going to collect under the bus come november ?
This political season is amazing!

Where in the Constitution does it say that a person to be elected as President need to have foreign policy experience? Where does it say you have to have ANY experience at all to be President of the United States? Last time I checked the Constitution, it reads that a person ONLY has to be 35 years of age or older and have been born in the U.S… There should be a cap on how old someone is who can run. He'd be put out to pasture as a corporate CEO. Seems to me that McCain wasn't born in the U.S., but on a ship in the Panama Canal. So I guess his money is from where, his wife? His oil buddies, Cheney and Halliburton? Being older doesn't mean your right, he needs to be steadied by Cindy everytime he walks down stair or steps, just watch videos of him, he is feable and weak!

aware.. McCain has no goals and outdated priniciples. He constantly refers to himself as being a Reagan soldier, which the last time I heard the Reagan presidency was full of holes, lies and scandals. Anyone remember Iran-Contra? Anyone remember the Keating 5, in which McCain was fully involved in, and probably bought his way out of trouble. A McCain presidency is a ticket for WW3 and America soon to be a 3rd world nation! McCain has a lot of anger built up from his time as a POW and he has a itchy trigger finger..

Yeah, well, Obama can mock all of the "whiners" as much as he wants, but he is one of the policy-makers, and those are the ones who are supposed to debate and legislate the country out of this near-recession that we are in. Oil prices, housing/mortgages, weak dollar, budget deficits, national debt, negative balance of trade, energy deficiencies all make up the increasingly dismal economy that we are experiencing, and if Obama - or George Bush or John McCain or Nancy Pelosi or the other 99 senators and the 435 representatives - are not part of the solution then they are definitely part of the problem. Since we have had no real solutions to lead us out of these trying times, then we can only presume that these authority figures can't get the job done. I guess we have to vote for either Obama or McCain, but I certainly don't see any pots of gold anywhere, not to mention not seeing even a rainbow for that matter. At no time in our history, even during recent elections, has it been more appropriate to say: "it is the economy, stupid." That pronoun includes all of the above!

ALL THE POLITICAL POSTURING ,CAMPAIGNING ARE NOT WORTH A CUP OF BEANS ,WHEN THE IRANIANS ARE LAUNCHING MISSILES AND DEFIANTLY RUSHING HEADLONG ON ARMING THEIR MISSILES WITH NUKE WARHEADS.. IT APPEARS TO US THAT IT IS THE ELEVENTH HOUR AND ACTION
MUST SOON REPLACE DIPLOMACY AS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IRAN FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS CAPABILITY WHICH MEANS
IT IS WELL NIGH INTO MIDNITE AND MINUTES ARE TICKING AWAY
FROM OUR ADVANTAGES AGAINST A COMPLETE AND OVERWHELMING VICTORY IN AN INEVITABLE WAR WITH IRAN
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO REALIZE THAT IRAN WILL NOT YIELD TO ALL THE SANCTIONS THAT EUROPE AND THE U.S. CAN MUSTER AGAINST IT. THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT AMEIRCA AND ISRAEL WILL START A WAR AND RISK GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISES FROM THE OIL; SHORTAGES THAT WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW ANY MILITARY ACTION. ARE OUR HANDS TIED DOWN WITH THIS THREAT FROM THE IRANIANS…THE IMMEDIATE BLOCKING OF THE HORMUZ STRAITS?

WELL,HE AIN'T SPEAKING FOR OBAMA ,LIMP NOODLE!

uummmmhh…….he just did.

Caycee July 10th, 2008 4:53 pm ET

Well, there goes Phil Gramm under "the straight talk bus".
—————————————————————————————
Yeah, just like Weird Al's hit: "Another One Rides The Bus!"

These comments confirm that this is a nation of whiners.

We should believe it when McCain distances from Gramm. But there are many Gramms all around the GOP. McCain can´t stay always a maverick so he has to listen to his party !

Think about it PUMA people. Think about how stupid McCain and his campaign are. Think about the dreadful military actions he will take, the horrible supreme court appointments he will make. If you just stop and think, without anger, you will realize that Obama is the right person for the job. It's too bad that Hillary lost, but in Obama vs. McCain, Obama is the right choice for the country.

aware: John McCain is a fraud (Keating 5–and likely more we don't yet know about), a liar and a misogynist. He requires an earpiece with Leiberman not too far behind to tell him what to say.

Let's not think of the election as Obama or McCain, it is simply democrats vs. republicans. The way some republican seats–even on a state level are being tossed out in favor of democrats, It's unlikely a rebublican will be elected to the white house again–no matter how many times you and your neocon friends on these posts try to tear down Obama/democrats. The numbers–and the concerns of the American people, are not favoring republicans, so save yourself a visit to the ER when you run yourself out of oxygen.

aware:
The difference is, that many of us ARE bitter, which means that Obama was at least partly correct.

But do you think that we ARE a nation of whiners? Well, do you???

Economically speaking, Dr. Phil Gramm was right. Recession was usually caused by psychological factors. The unemployment rate is only 5.5%. But when the economy is not doing well, other 94.5% with jobs will cut spending too. The election also makes things worse. Food and energy prices are going up. That is true. But for most people, food and energy expenses are only small parts of their expenses.

But Dr. Gramm was a long time Senate. He should know better he could not say this. It is politically incorrect.

Funny how HYPOCRITICAL McCain and the rest of the republic are. when Barak Obama makes comments that are taken out of context, or when other people "close" to Obama says thing, they jump down thier throat, attempting to wipe the floor with them. However Phil can stand there and say the fact that I have lost over $6,000 in my 401k is all in my head, and it is OK. What is wrong with these people? And further more what is wrong with these IDIOTS who cannot see that McCain is really just an older george Bush. He might be new to the game, but Obama is what America really needs to turn this country around, not George Bush x3. Stop the madness people, how much longer can the regular guy suffer? Cindy MCCain is worth billions, you think she care about the price of gas or a loaf of bread? I don't think so!

Don't forget - Phil Gramm's wife sat on the board of Enron when Enron folded. When all the Enron stuff went down, Phil decided not to run for re-election of his Senate Seat. He was given a seat on the Board of Regents of Texas A&M instead. In fact, Phil Gramm's wife was a member of the Board of Director's Audit Committee, so she knew all about how Enron cooked the books and did nothing.

Phil Gramm received millions in donations from Enron. If Phil Gramm is advising McCain on economics, it's only a matter of time before the 'so called media' ties the Enron failure to Gramm, and then it'll tie to McCain too.l

You go McCain…just remember your stance in 2000 and 2004…you were a Maverick and we all want the old McCain back. It is time for you to speak your own mind and do not let any one else do it for you. You are "OUR BEST HOPE" to turn this country around and we believe in you. Please speak your own mind like you did in 2000 and 2004 and you will wrap up this election. One suggestion… how about Hillary for Vice President!!! Good Luck John and I love your wife Cindy..she is great…. from a Democratic Latino voting for McCain…..

What he should have said is that Democrats and Obamabots are the nation of whiners because that is all Democrats and Obamaacolytes have done since 2000.

You are a bunch of whiny whiner crybabies!!!!!

Go McCain!

repudiate schemudiate, this is pure Rovian Republican Tactics 101—let someone else say the nasty stuff, then you can just repudiate it and the dumbdumb whiners will just let it slide.

every week mccain gets more and more out of touch with reality, this week he wants to kill the iranians with cigarettes and doesnt know enough about viagra and birth control to answer a VERY simple question?!?!

he CHOSE to have Pig Gramm as his economic advisor, and it's YET ANOTHER exptremely poor decision made by a guy who wants to run MY country—-I DONT THINK SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think something VERY sinister is up with the neoCONs, they hate mcCON and havent gotten near as nasty as we all KNOW they will—-they either have some kind of extremely nasty october surprise planned (that WILL kill americans, and most likely on our own soil), or they are busy bribing and blackmailing their best choice for VP to either take over after mcCON croaks or steamrolls right over his presidency.

something very UGLY is going to happen b/c of the vile neoCONs. people thought we were paranoid and crazy when we talked about the war being about oil and cheney's connection to haliburton, and those things are now common knowledge!

and one more thing, WHY ISNT CARL ROVE IN JAIL YET?!?!?!?!?!!?!!?

talk about arrogant and ELITIST, the neoCONs have cornered the market on that one!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmn, If Gramm is the McCain campaign economic adviser he does speak for him…

You appointed him your chief economic adviser, John. He speaks for you. Stop trying to sidestep his remarks.

Clerk said something and it is on McCain's website as if Obama himself said those words.. and now McBush's own adviser insults us Americans and "Phil doesnt speak for me!!"

What is BIG Hypocrit

Hypocrit
hypocrit
hypocrit
hypocrite!!!!!!!

Phil Graham is just like Karl Rove. They think the rest of the country is just mistaken about the economy. Phil thinks, and I am using this in the loosest of possible interpretations, that a family getting a house repossesed and not able to pay for both medication and food is just a bunch of whiners. Rove, in turn, says that he is above both the rule of law and the mandates of the congress.
These people are Republican leaders. They are the kind of people who have led us from a budget surplus to downward spilaling economy. And now they want to put a candidate in office who knows even less about the economy than the current idiot. I am having trouble see an up side to this.

Aware, which article are you responding to, because your comments don't belong here. And if this doesn't show that McCain will say anything to get elected, even if it means dissing his own economic adviser, nothing will.

Look who is talking the double talk express if you do not agree with him why is he your adviser then, why don't you reject and fire him. Old man at your age you should be at church praying for all of us not lying just to be a president. MCshame, McLie,Mcwarmonger it you can not do it time to quit.

this is SOOOOOOO much worse than the "bitter" comment.

WHINER-GATE!!!!!!!!!!

And so, Obama mocks Gramm—he is always mocking someone. We do not need apologies nor denouncing; candidates say stupid things sometimes but they should not be judged by what others say. The media needs to be objective and just let the voters decide; the candidates need to stop apologizing, denouncing, and expecting others to apologize.

This is the guy who is supposed to lend Senator McCain an air of credibility on the economy. He most certainly does speak for the senator, until he is "cut loose."

McCain is smart to do this……….not so smart to hire him in the first place though.

His national campaign co-chair does not speak for him? That is a campaign in disarray. They should be completely sync'ed up and the co-chair should be able to speak on his behalf. Of course, picking Gramm, in the first place, was a move of political expediency.

He used the phrase "Nation of whiners." Doesn't that mean everybody?

Everytime someone says or does something the people don't like, they don't speak for you, or you don,t agree with them but the next thing we turn our backs your seen doing something with them again.(LIKE BUSH)

He actually does speak for you. You gave him a title and a position so that he could speak for you.

McCain 08 - forget the guy whose only value is to win!

The great pretender, Obama, mocks everyone. He thinks all Americans are stupid. He doesn't just pick on Blacks or Hispanics. He picks on those bitter…Whites too!

After all, no one should have the audacity to question the great one with his wealth of experience at obfuscation and manipulation.

Obama has absolutely no moral center or core principles!

I'M NOT MENTAL!I'M EXTREMELY IRATE!I WAS GOING TO VOTE FOR YOU,BUT,THIS IS THE LAST STRAW!I THOUGHT YOU WOULD PROTECT OUR COUNTRY,BEING A MILITARY HERO,AND ALL!INSTEAD YOU AND YOUR TOP ECONOMIC ADVISOR ARE GOING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY FROM WITHIN!WHY SHOULD I BE AFRAID OF TERRORIST,WHEN YOUR ECONOMIC ADVISOR CALLS AMERICA A "NATION OF WHINERS".NO MATTER HOW LONG I'VE LOYALLY SUPPORTED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY,THIS WILL NOT STAND!I AM NOW SUPPORTING BOB BARR!

Mr. Teleprompter Obama, we know all about your
"economics".

We know how your wife got an almost $200,000 raise after
you took office.

We know how you helped the slumlords get rich while the poor in your own community suffered.

Obama, you are a phony.

That would be fine if you could remember your "script"

Let me tell you about mental recession. For the first time in my life of 57 years, I'm a single parent, without a job, with a great fixed 5.5 mortgage, UNEMPLOYED

No Country for Old Men!
He's a 'fake' conservative and we know it.

He so delusional he thinks everyone is 'my friends…'

McCainiacs are mad because there's a black man stealing their show.

I guess he only speaks for you when it suits you? Not buying it. Especially since it is similiar to comments you have made before.

A wise man once said, "How dumb can you get and still breath?", aparently as dumb as the McCain camp!!!!

Phil Gramm is right. We are whiners. Look at these boards everyday. Guess what ? All these poeple making decisons in Washington, the people voted for. You want change, than start with yourself.

If David Axelrod of Obama's campaign had said something like this….

I mean seriously. This is getting so ridiculous and it is only July. What is it going to take to make people wake up to see that McCain is more of the same?

They spent a month talking about Obama's "bitter" non-controversy (which I agreed with, you bet i'm pissed about $4+ gallon) and called Obama an elitist (uh huh, grew up on food stamps and had to earn his way into college). Oh well, my mind was made up last Feb. I sure hope this turns some more people.

Obama/Sebilius 2008/2012.

> So, McCain repudiates these comments and the Obamabots are
> still attacking him.

Do us all a favor and look up "repudiate" in the dictionary. I don't think you understand what that word means. McCain said he disagrees with Sen. Gramm.

So if your top economic adviser doesn't speak for you on economics and your campaign co-chair doesn't speak for you, then why does what Gen. Clark have to be denounced by the Obama campaign. Lets be fair now.

Obama 08

The shoe's on the other foot now, isn't it? How's that working for you, McCain?

McCain advisers keep making comments then McCain repudiates them. What is this? I really don't mean that…wink wink. If he can't keep his advises in line how is he supposed to control an entire administration. Come on!

hey John, my boss just called me to tell me that my health benefits are being suspended because i have not averaged 30hrs a week. i work in the service industry…and we are hurting….who will speak for me? YOU? I THINK NOT!!!!!
Peace America now i am off to work to try to save my benefits.

Obama 08

Lets get some equality here. If your economic adviser and campaign co-chair doesn't speak for you, then why did Obama get slammed for remarks by General Clark. Please.

Obama 08

Hello, Hello, is there still a World out there???

As usual, McCain is letting someone voice his thoughts on an issue, then on gaging the effects, distancing himself from the comment. He can say that it wasn't his comment, but they echo his earlier remarks about the psychological state of the American public.
Wake up, McMillions — the misery is REAL. Pretty soon, we won't have enough money to buy Cindy's beer!

McCain = Bush's Third Term. Come'on America, say it with me: No Bush Third Term!

Casey in CA.

Well, there goes Phil Gramm under "the straight talk bus".

Given some of McCain's more idiotic comments such as "bomb bomb bomb Iran" and joking about killing off Iranians by means of selling cigarettes, he would do well to not speak for himself and let others talk for him. Either way, he comes off looking like he is clueless and out of touch with the rest of America.

those are fighting words ,this year,mcsimple!you,'my friend',are going to retirement after YOUR campaign team's remark!one guy ,on this blog supports you,and he's obsessed with hillary!so ,you kept one vote here,today.

McCain speaks for himself, listen to the man. Did Wright speak for Obama, I think not. Look at the facts, vote for the right canidate. Too often votes are cast for the heart. How did we get a Democrate controlled Congress? We voted against the war and the President. The Congress controls the budget and the economy, what has the new congress done? Nothing. Lets just blame the President.

Man, this is really distrubing! How are we supposed to trust these to fix this broken economy when they don't even think there's a problem?

Gramm said he that he was trying to say the nation’s leaders, not its people, were “whiners.”

“The whiners are the leaders, hell, the American people are victims, but it didn’t quite come out that way in the story,” Gramm said.

"I said we are in a mental recession. We keep getting the steady drumbeat of bad news … it's become a mental recession," said Gramm

“I don’t agree with Sen. Gramm,” McCain said.
“Phil Gramm does not speak for me,” “I speak for me.”

McShame, the state of the economy is not mental to the people of this nation. We are indeed feeling the pain of this economy. If you can not understand what this economy is doing to us then why should we even consider voting for you. You will not be ale to fix the the economy when according to you you donot understand the economy. Also, if Phil does not speak for you WHY IS HE ON YOUR TEAM!!!!!!

FLIP-FLOPPING MCSAME

which off this is more offensive? Whinner Gate or Bitter Gate.

Senator McCain does not know much about the economy so he surrounds himself with economic brains who are supposed to be doing the economic talk.

But interestingly when they lay out the campaigns economic perceptions they are told they don't speak for Senator McCain.What irony!Much i do about straight talk.

So it is alleged that the economic hardships the nation is facing today is nothing but a figment of imagination.And to think this tought is coming from a group that is auditioning to lead this nation for the next 4 years.What is going on here?

The last paragraph says that McCain invokes a "pop culture" reference when referring to "Dr. No." Pop culture? That just shows how old and out of touch he is. A 40 year old movie is not "Pop Culture!" LOL

There goes McCain again–he's always shocked about his advisors stupid comments. Unlike the "bitter" comment or Wright crap this will be forgotten in a moment by the media. I'm sure it won't be mentioned at all on Fox Noise.

yea, how about energy?

We have a BUTT TON of square miles that have been available for this 'exploration' for YEARS now, well over seven years. But what did the republicans do this whole time? They want more and aren't even doing a darn thing with what they already have. Get off your rumps and actually DO something rather then ask for more of what you already can't handle. If they had done ANYTHING starting seven years ago they wouldn't be sitting around whining about not having energy. A little too little, alot too late!

Republicans have fouled America and should be brought to trial. November is judgement day, let America vote for conviction.

Obama '08

THIS is exactly why conservatives dno't like or respect John McCain, and why so many will hold their noses when casting a ballot against Obama. (Conservatives won't vote FOR McCain, rather AGAINST Obama.)

What Gramm said, while not politically correct, is indeed factually correct. And true to form, McCain throws him under the bus or the sake of political expediency. Be a man, John. You're a former POW, for God's sake… grow a pair and don't be afraid of offendnig the sensibilities of whining ninnies.

When political correctness gets in the way of speaking the harsh, ugly truth, consider yourself neutered.

McCain - if you can't control the people working for you, then how can you control the situation for the American public? I think those were your words to Obama.

A bunch of rich elitist who think nothing is wrong with the country. Didn't McCain just whine about Fannie Mae. It's all in his mind. How about we fire all the CEO's and let the managers run the company? The CEO's are the reason why the mortgage industry is a mess.

Liar, liar, pants on fire McCain!!! Yes he does speak for you and we are listening. You are not going to sweep this on under the rug you out of touch flip flopping elitist!!! We hard working Americans are not amused and you need to expain your choice of advisors and tell us why should we believe you anymore.

I was better off two years ago when I received a raise every year because business was good.

Now, all I see is higher prices across the board. More unemployment and I, unlike the others are taking into consideration all those that have RUN OUT OF BENEFITS and are no longer counted as, "unemployed" for the monthly stat figures.

Heating costs are going to be rising shortly and forget about health care.

Signed,

A bitter whiner

Jesse Jackson told it like it is—-Obama is now in favor of the same handguns that are killing blacks every day—over 500 gunned down since the beginning of the year in Chicago—-

Obama is in favor of anything that he thinks will get him the white vote—but guess what? It's not happening and the polls show it—

Phil Gramm is absolutely correct when calling this “a nation of whiners.” It holds true for the people of this great nation, its elected officials, and the media who fuels socialist thought. We have become a country of entitlement where it is expected that the government will solve all our ills and provide for our quality of life. This nation deserves what it gets when it elects an Obama who will raise taxes, increase debt by enlarging existing entitlement programs and creating even more than Bush has, and will weaken our foreign diplomacy. But at least the media will see the “real change” it keeps hyping.

For once some one has hit the nail on the head. I hear so much whining about every subject there is. If people would use the energy that it takes to whine to take some possitive action they would see a world of difference. Politicans are a leading factor in the whining business followed by the news media. OB (stinkey) is one of the bigest whiners carring his message ? to thousand of people who whine along with him. By the way did you hear OB (stinkey) suggest we learn Spanish? He has something up his sleeve besides his arm. OB (stinkey) also voted along with HC against making the English language the American language. Well like the guy who states that English is spoken here, don’t get me started.

BYE BYE GERIATRIC ELITISTS! Go home and have Momma buy you another jet…

I hope the people from ENRON come out in droves against Phil GREED. How dare he say such a thing. Does he think nobody remembers that he was involved in the Enron scandal? McCain is really losing it. Americans please use your brain this time around. Lord, I think I might have to seriously start researching living in Canada, and I love my country, but I'm not going to let these greedy robots take away my life.

CNN, why are you not letting comments on to defend Gramm?

“First, American is NOT in a recession, and any who thinks we are, doesn’t know what he is talking about. A recession is defined and 3 quarters of economic decline. In the last quarter, the economy grew by a half of percent, I do blieve. So, technically, we are not in a recession.”

Right on principle, wrong on facts.

The technical definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters with negative real growth (GDP typically), not three; although you are correct in that we are not in a technical recession.

Last quarter growth was a modest 1% which was revised up from May’s 0.9% and the original figure was 0.5%.

I put out the bat symbol…….We need a super hero. Where is Alan Greenspan? Maybe he can come out of retirement to help out the economy.

Brooke..why WOULDN'T McCain repudiate his comments? He is running for President of a country with a weak economy…wouldn't you repudiate the comments too?

The Bigger question is WILL MCCAIN FIRE HIS TOP ECONOMIC ADVISOR FOR BEING SO INSENSITIVE TO ALL OF US WHINING VOTERS????

Mccain already has one weasel as his mouthpiece [Lie-berman ] what would two big mouth weasels do for you . Gramm [ The Texan with brown eyes] . I think all those past and presnt GOP and independent senators need a week in the minneapolis airport as guests of Larry Craig to try and STRAIGHTEN things out before they make there usual fools of themselves. Gramm needs to be tried and put in jail. He has been a crook most of his life.

Is McCain Stupid?

Obama 08

Brooke,

If this had been Obama, we won't have heard the end of it from people like you. Stop lying.

Yeah I got it he does not speak for you, so voters should note that all your economical proposal is FAKE because he helped you put it together!

FAKE CHIEF ECONOMY ADVICER = FAKE PROPOSAL!

FAKE ECONOMIC PROPOSAL VOTERS SHOULD NEVER BELIEVE IN!!!!

Thank You Sen. "Flip Flopper" "Panderer" McCain We now Got It!

So, this the new and improved McCain campaign.
Carly come on.

McCain is out of control. How out of touch is this guy and his team?

Phil doesn't but George W does, or at least sets the agenda for you.

How does he not speak for McCain when he is one of his top advisors?????

Mr. McCain stop being a hypocrite by saying Mr. Gramm doesn't speak for m, I've worked on campaign before and each camp will have an advisor whose job is to say outrageous comments and the candidate to say I don't agree with this person views. If you don't agree with what they say kick them out of your campaign. That will teach the surrogate to shut the hell up and be more careful of what they say in American politics I’ve heard so many apologies at this point it doesn’t mean anything anymore. I wonder whose cam is an Elitist “ American are whiners” if in a short period of time the price of food , food and gas have gone up but yet your pay doesn’t go up at the same rate you would start whining to. When you don’t leave pay check to pay check I can see why you wouldn’t whine, sorry to have disappointed you Mr. Gramm

If you are wondering how we got into the housing mess, I have a name for you…Phil Gramm. He is the guy that lobbied for all the loopholes in the mortgage regulation. And now he works for McCain.

WOW. That is amazing. You economic advisor does not speak for you.

Might be time to look around for a different economic advisor. It is better to change horses in mid stream, then to drown.

Typical, McCain! Again, showing poor judgement on his part. Probably has mostly to do with his age and senility.

Exactly, why is he your advisor. This is a guy who needs to stay out of the White House.

Is this a "for real" election?
I can't believe McCain's campaign is this out of touch.

Open foot and insert foot McSame!!!! The bigger question is why would McSame get advice from and economic advisor to fix the ecomony for a bunch of whiners who are in a mental recession any way? Now we know just how your campaign It was a slap in the face of every hardworking American and is insulting.

He does speak for you, like the rest of your Swift Boaters. The reality is you just don't have the guts to say things yourself because you are too busy pandering for votes, you old warmonger!!!

Well, let's see if you'll post this in this forum?! Obviously, the "moderator" only likes far left viewpoints on your comments.

Love how 99% of these comments are all one-sided, clearly very "balanced" people. Obama and the Democrats have been screaming the economy is tanking all year! The Congressional "Do Nothing about Anything" Democrats chirp constantly that everything is Bush's fault (so why is their approval rating at 9%?). Get over it people! The credit crisis was caused by banks lending to people they had no business lending to and the gas "crisis" is caused by 20+ years of the environmental lobbies blocking every kind of affordable solutions to our energy usage. If the Republican Congress had been true to their principles and effective legislators we wouldn't be in this mess of having complete incompetents running the government! The American people got fed up and threw the baby out with the dirty bath water and now all we have left are the bath toys! We need real leaders not mealy-mouthed whiners!

Funny how McCain surrounds himself with people that don't speak for him.

But whose idea is it to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? If our troubles are mental, why is their's real? They must be delusional. Send them Cymbalta, or better yet, Aricept. If their brains were sharper, their lending practices would have been wiser. Send us back our Moolah.

GRAMM MUST RESIGN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT FOR INSULTING HARD WORKING AMERICANS. HIM AND MCBUSH THINK ALIKE. WE CANNOT POSSIBLY LET THIS ONE GET SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.

THIS INSULT CAME FROM HIS MOST SENIOR ECONOMIC ADVISER.

IN FACT, I AM GOING TO START A PETITION TODAY.

Asked whether he understood beforehand the kind of political impact his statements might have, he said this outraged reactions his remarks had drawn were just part of the “game” — anytime anyone says something, said Gramm, it can be “taken out of context.”

I don't kow if taken out of context means that America is ignorant, incoherent, anxious, lazy, etc. I mean, that's what you basically said. And remember, you are a Rep, not a Dem. Just think about that…

But, he is your economic advisor, is he not? He is supposed to advise you on the economy, right? You supposedly trust his advise - but he doesn't speak for you? There's something just not right with this picture.

I'm a 24yr, and McCain & his whole campaign is scary. How can we trust a Canidate and Campaign whose message isn't in sync. Does McCain think we're gonna stand on the sidelines and watch him take office & run an Administration that isn't in sync with the nation & itself. C'mon McCain and his whole camp should give up & go relax at one of his Many Ritzy Estates….the nerve of these people!! They dare call Obama an Elitist, many young voters see right through the games the RIGHT is playing & we will show up in record numbers to Refute McCain

I'll take Phil Gramm over Reverend Wright any day

PUMA PAC

Isn't it odd how McSame sends sacrificial goats out to bleat his TRUE message only so he can quickly 'disavow' them and play the Republican maverick ?
McSame probably scripted every word out of Gramm's mouth.

I do agree with Phil Gramm.

It's all relative. Gas prices are higher… but so are the opportunities for people to increase their income.

Stop complaining and blaming others and start taking action to improve your life.

Oh… but that's too much work… go back to complaining it's easier.

So if McCain says he speaks for himself, and he says he doesn't know much about the economy, and brings Gramm on as his finacial advisor, what does that speak for?

he doesn't speak for you he's one of your top advisors if he doesn't speak for you then FIRE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH Yeah Dr. "Panderer" "Flip Flopper" McCain for sure he is speaking for you! Do not try to get off the hook whenever is inconvienent! You don't understand economy and you took him in to speak for you. You should tell women voters what you voted regarding Vigra and contraception bills, I cannot understand how you did not remember how you voted? Or you are just looking for a way to Flip Flop to a popular and safe position? Votes are now getting all those tricks of yours! Payback time is November!

Very Funny, McCain. So you speak for yourself, do you? Then we can take you at your word when you said earlier this year that you think the economy is doing well - even when gas was going up, forclosures were going up, groceries were going up, and people were losing their jobs!

Maybe your out-of-touch household can make ends meet, but REAL Americans are struggling under the economy (and war) that George W Bush created and YOU voted for - and continue to support!

How dare you even suggest that you understand what REAL Americans are feeling!

Again for those who can't read McCain did NOT say this. Obama is an idiot with a lot to learn. Vote McCain. America will be able to sleep without Obama as President.

So hey "Give BO Right Guard"? Um, Gramm said we are a "nation" of whiners. He didn't say anything about Obama whining… where did you come up with that? I think there should be a "can you count to this many" test before people can come on here and blog… you know people who talk about facts… not the "Still for Hill" people who keep forgetting the the primary's been over for a month now.

The true elitests show there hand once again.

I see Obama humble beginning and up bringing, something I can respect.

McCain / Bush and the silver spoon types have ruined this once great country. Our enemies know and are exploiting or weakness it's called GREED…. Greedy Americans are selling us all out for there own selfish gain, we must have change.

what ever McCain, you're a right wing puppet now