Yeah…lets have a president who has to stay away from the media so that the people who work around him can hammer home "HIS" positions…are you serious???? Do you really want that in a president???

I can't believe that people don't confront him on his statement that Obama will raise "your" taxes. Who is he talking to? That's only true for the handful of people in that audience who are in the top ~5% of income. In fact, Obama's tax cuts are better for the majority of people in that audience.

I am more and more impressed by McCain. He is no Obama, with those words that appear to taken out from some English literature. McCain is simple and straight - he deserves the straight talk brand.

What happened to Obama? The more I looked at him, his big crowd, his I-am-the-one speech, the more I feel he is a joke. Big Crowds and Big Bucks have been a symbol for his appeal, now that the big crowds become shallow celebrity stunt, and the "big bucks" is found to be from the big bundlers, what has Obama left?

There is something about illegal contribution from people in Gaza recently. CNN is not reporting this. I wonder when there will be a full blownup.

I have always trusted John McCain to care for this country. I wouldn't elect obama dog catcher. He lies and he's unfit. Futhermore, he wasn't even born in this country. And he isn't african american………he is an arab.

MCcrazy you lost it your word is tainted, just ask your first wife

Everything he said here about Obama is the absolute truth, and his supporters know it. McCain has a 2 decade long record that we can all look to as proof that McCain is among the most independent of lawmakers. It is well known that even other Republicans don't like him because he does not just tow the party line. The only thing Obama supporters can do is to resort to childish names like "McSame" or "McBush," or even better, mock an immutable characteristic–his age. Ironic, considering they accuse anyone who does not support Obama of being racist. But then, what else can they do? They KNOW that McCain is infinitely more qualified with a record to back it up. Obama the elitist narcissist will do and say anything in order to get elected. He has promised everyone the world. Find anything wrong with that? Ever wonder how he can make everyone happy? Let me think–oh yeah, he can't. It's an impossibility. His whole family is phony, down to Michelle Obama going on tabloid TV to tell America that Obama wears 10 year old pants (certainly that means he can't be elitist).

Typically GOP crap, instilling fear of "big government" works wonders to make people fear the Democrats!

How can an Obama promise mean anything? He'll change his stance tomorrow so what does a promise today get you?

Whine, whine whine whine…….For those of you who said you were tired of seeing Obama, McCain will make sure his name is mention over and over again while Obama is on vacation.

And some of you say Obama thinks he's God, The One and ect….Will somebody at the next Town Hall meeting tell McCain to stop talking about Obama as if he was and talk about his views about the important issue that affect us that struggle financially with this lousy economy that he has been a part of……..ops………experienced in for 26 years.

Thanks

Ya, try pulling the string between pulosi's legs, maybe that will get her and the rest of her party to do something. Who's she working for, the people's interests or her parties? Most of you democrat whiners will die of old age before this democratic controlled congress gets anything done. Way to sell yourself, POS….

NEITHER DOES YOURS MCcain.

McLAME = OLD

Old politics delivered by a VERY OLD shadow of a man.

John Mcsame is a robot who is programed to do those things ordered by Rove and the corrupt RNC . He used to be a Maverick but now he is just a tick tock tick waiting to blow up the White House

NEWS MAX: OBAMA WELSGES OF PROMISE TO HILLARY.
HILLARY HELPED OUT TO OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN WITH 500,00 DOLLARS. OBAMA HAS YET TO RECIPROCATE.
NO VOTES, NO MONEY AND NOBAMA FROM HILLARY CLINTON SUPPORTERS.IN OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, WEST VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY, SOUTH DAKOTA, MICHIGAN , FLORIDA AND TEXAS.

Look who's talking….

"We’re finally winning in Iraq"? After how many billions of $? After how many soldiers dead?. And we are not even fighting the whole of Iraq, just a handfull of resistance. What if we are to engage a super power, like russia, at war? This guy is not a fixer of problems he is just here to destroy. The choice is yours!!!!!

“Pretty much anything you can tax, he wants to tax more,”

So these are tactics the McCan't campaign likes to employ…play off of the ignorance of people, and trick them into voting for you?

Bad Boy Johnny McSame you are absolutely correct….

And his do? The oil companies give him $1.3 million and now he is for drilling offshore when before he wasn't. He has donors who are now questionable!, and his campaign is filled with Rove want a be's! Give me a break!

That's okay because at this point, JM doesn't mean that much either. What a grumpy bore-and a sorry hypocritical one at that. Is this really whom any of you want as the face and voice of your Nation for the next 4 to 8 years?

That's about right, we will pay for all of his fantasy proposals.

Like you haven't been a constant LIAR since you started campaigning

And you have the nerve to say Obama's promises don't mean much.

GO AWAY OLD WRINKLED WHITE HAIRED MAN.

McCain constantly uses the "straw man" tactic; he misrepresents Obama's position and then attacks his own fiction. The use of this stragy usually betrays the fundamental dishonesty of the speaker, but in the case of McCain it may also reflect true ignorance or confusion. His derision of Obama's mention of keeping tires inflated as a conservation measure exemplified the straw man approach insofar as McClain described this suggestion as though it is the entirety of Obama's energy plan. At the same time, it betrayed McCain's ignorance of the well understood principle that underinflated tires can waste as much as 4% of your fuel, a very significant loss. Meanwhile, McCain represents offshore drilling as the answer to high current gas prices, an absurd claim given that we would be years awarm from the first drop of new offshore oil; lie or ignorance, who knows?

H AHAHA Why the heck doesn't McCain actually discuss the ISSUES? Instead of just trying to smear Obama every chance he gets.

Say Anything? - McCain has changed his position on just about EVERYTHING he stood for before he wanted to run for President.

Grow the Gov.? - When has Obama said he wants to expand the government more? All the repubs have done the last 8 years is throw us into debt and take away rights while expanding the hell out of the govt.

TAXES? - Taxes are high, yeah but giving tax breaks and not collecting taxes is what got us into the ridiculously huge debt we're currently in. You have to pay back what you spend! urgg

NEED MORE ENERGY - Offshore drilling and giving more land to the oil companies isn't going to fix the problem we're in right now. We shouldn't mess up our coast lines for oil we wouldn't even see for 10-20 years and when/if we do see it it will be a 1% increase… really great energy policy!

IRAQ- We're "winning…." are we? What defines winning or losing in Iraq? They want us out and we (most americans) want us out. Why stay and keep screwing our country? We're killing our soldiers and our economy with this war!

McCain says he doesn't work for a party? He sure as heck is toeing the party line on EVERYTHING he talks about. Heck, he read the speech off of note cards given to him by the Repubs and wasn't supposed to say anything else. How is that being a maverick or not working for a party.

McCain is NOT what the Country or world needs. Obama 08!

THE ONLY PERSON MC CAIN WORKS FOR IS GEORGE W BUSH.
HE PANDERS, TELLS PEOPLE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO HEAR AND JUST KEEPS BEING NEGATIVE. GO HOME TO ARIZONIA, GIVE UP YOU SENATE SEAT AND LET SOME NEW BLOOD HAVE A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY DO SOME GOOD FOR CHANGE.
BARACK OBAMA WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.

Wow. What chutzpah! McCain has abandoned and changed more policy positions than he has supporters!

The problem with these sort of comments is that every reasonable person know they have no credibility or basis in fact. Does McCain really think people take them and him seriously saying that stuff?

Oh and McCain's promises do ??!?!?! McCain is a JOKE and a FLIP FLOPPER !!

McCain can't remember anything.

As he stands up facing the crowd, he suddenly realizes he doesn't know where he is, why he's there, what he's talking about. He sees the notes in front of him: in his own handwriting of course, as he would never trust anyone elses in such an important matter.

He's a Republican running for president. Everything starts coming back to him: he's campaigning to be president! As he rolls up his sleeves he notices tatoos on both his arms. One, on his right arm in tiny writing says in the tinniest of writing, "running for president, discuss energy, discuss Barack Obama's inexperience" John McCain is puzzled. Things don't make any sense.

On the left arm are the answers he seeks, "Today is 2008, not 2000. Your opponent is Barack Obama, not George W. Bush." As he looks down again at his notes, everything's almost became clear except what he's written; these don't sound like his words. "off shore oil drilling" "protecting our borders." But it doesn't matter. He MUST trust his handwriting if he's to succeed in his goal

Just another day in a 72 year old's mind.

McCain loves the idea of being President. The weight of the responsibility would be more than he could bear.

This is the so calle patrio 'tick" guy has been in congress his budy hiding behind the "BUHES" doing nothing.

So, now what the hell can he do. Why do people wait unitl they cannot walk then try to run?

MCCAIN IS A WASTE……. AND WE JUST DREAD SEEING HILL"ARAY " FACE AGAIN. LIKE DO WE REALLY NEED THIS WOMAN ON THE TRAIL AGAIN? WE DON'T!!!

I guess i'll just change my channel

Isn't McCain doing the same thing making empty promises he knows he can not fulfil.

mcsame you old bag. why do you keep mentioning sen obama.? focus on you., but since you have no substance except WAR and SURGE . you keep focusing on sen obama. what a waste you are.

There was a movie starring Eddie Murphy called The distinguished Gentleman. The premise of the movie was that a man with a name similar to another man ran for congress but no one ever saw him. There were just a bunch of commercials and billboards. For John McCain to have been in the senate for 26 years, it appears to me that now he is running for president of the USA and he's just a bunch of commercials and billboards. His campaign is even aware of his inability to tell us what he stands for so he isnt allowed to speak for his own campaign. Mr. McCain, if you cannot speak for you, I surely do not want you speaking for me or the rest of our country.

The main point of this message being…….I don't work. I very rarely vote for anything and I love having a rich wife to give me all the gambling money I need.

McCain is a joke…..a really old joke.

McAttack…… Senator Obama’s agenda can be summarized as this: ………….Now tell us about your AGENDA ….White Haired OLD DUDE!!!……all your town hall are about Senator Obama

McCain, YOU have been in the senate for 26 years.

YOU ARE A PART OF THE PROBLEM!!!!!

You may have been a maverick in 2000 when it was cool to do so. But, after realizing that the only way Bush won was by selling his lies and distortions to ignorant Americans, you are now following the same path.

You make me sick!!

What????

He's had 26 years to work for me. Now that he's running for President he wants my VOTE??

No WAY, not my one VOTE!

If anyone is out of touch it is John McShame. He wants to continue the same lousy course that Bush has steered us down. The majority of real Americans don't want that. Only the very wealthiest of people want more of the same since they are cashing in.

Well… they might mean something if they made sense… I don't agree with McCain often… but on Obama being pretty dense… yea…

Don't drill… ok drill
Don't use oil reserve… ok use it
Hate NAFTA… just kidding Canada
I won't go negative… Race, Race, Race
Change… hey kid, run my prayer over to the newspaper
Unity… Farakan is my man of the year
Loyalty… My typical white grandmother
Honesty… don't tell anyone about my 400,000 dollar oil company donation

Yea… he's a joke

McCain has no shame. He is clearly the one who will say anything to get elected. I can't wait until he tries to tell these lies with Obama standing next to him. Obama will mop the floor with this tired old man who's sold his soul to big oil. Then McCain can take his rightful place as announcer at the Sturgis Miss Buffalo Chip strip show.

The movie 'Puppet Master' comes to mind after reading this article. It's like watching Sean Hannity read from his pre-written political point cards to do the bidding of the evil Neo-Con Republican agenda. Anyone else feel Karl Rove's presence in the past couple of weeks? 1) The attempt to unify all Republicans into a front for offshore drilling, knowing that it's meaningless and worthless to Americans outside Oil Company employees, but it gives the GOP something to unify behind and re-divide our political minded citizens with that 'us against them' mentality. 2) The accusation of Obama playing the race card for trying to defuse the possibility of it being played against himself. 3) The age old word play of the Republicans when they say a Democrat wants to raise your taxes. Notice how they don't specify who's taxes would go up? It's because they're talking about the wealthy, not average citizens. They prefer to raise our taxes if you haven't noticed.

Exactly what does McCain stand for? Is he a quasi republican? Is he an independant?

Or is his positions dictated by the day of the week. On some issues he is beginning to sound more like OBAMA.

I'm pretty sure neither Obama, nor Mccain, can fix this country.
I just want a black man in office for a change.

After 8 years of Bush ruining our country and reputation, it baffles me how McCain has any chance in this election. He is yet another Republican who happens to be very old and has nothing new to offer our country. You would think after everything we have been through with Bush, people would run from McCain.

Dear Al,

I was thinking the same thing. His arms move very mechanically. Yes I know they were broken from his rescue and captivity, but I think it's odd that we both noticed the same thing.

What a hack.

Obamas promises mean nada.

"Obama's promises don't mean all that much"–McCain.
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And neither does your candidacy.

O/08

"I work for you and the country I love."

Pretty words coming from the man who had nothing but bad things to say after 200,000 Europeans were waving American flags and cheering for America two weeks ago.

McCain straddles both sides of every issue. Recently he said we were all "better off than we were 8 years ago" and Bush's policies are why but yesterday it was "we're not better off than we were 4 years ago" and Washington is broken. If elected, which McCain will show up to serve?

Quit telling America why they should NOT vote for Obama, and start telling the country why they SHOULD vote for you. Maybe you can't come up with a valid reason……….I know I can't.

all of them will say anything to get elected

At least Obama is providing inspiration and hope to the American people! All McCain can do is mock and deride Obama as he conducts his boring town halls, repeating himself, naming countries no longer in existence and forgetting his votes on important issues past (give him minute to go check his record)…and then forgetting that he forgot.
OBAMA '08 & '12 YES WE CAN!!!!

Poor grampy. I can hardly wait till the debates. He should hope Obama goes easy on him politically and in personal life. Anybody remember the Keating 5?

You are confused old man McCain. Obama doesn't want to tax me and my fellow average Americans. He wants to tax those who make over $250,000 which includes people yourself (Cindy McCain included), Romney, Hannity, Limbaugh, Olberman, Matthews, Buffet, Gates, Winfrey, Obama, Spears, Hilton, Clinton, and the countless others than make of 5% of American population, living the good life with minimal worry of gas prices, food prices, health care, and job security.

KRIS FROM AZ. OBAMA IS THE BIGGEST JOKE,MEDIA CLOWN, CON MAN EVER TO RUN IN A POLITICAL RACE. O.B. TALKS B.S. ,BUT NEVER GIVES YOU THE SOLUTIONS OR REAL ISSUE. YOU YOUNG MORONS DONT CARE FOR YOUR COUNTRY.YOU ALL LIVE IN A FANTASY WORLD ALONG WITH YOUR CANIDATE. I WOULDN'T SEND MY KIDS TO SCHOOL IF THE TEACHER HAD NO EXPERIENCE, BUT YOU MORONS WOULD ELECT AN UNEXPERIENCE CANIDATE TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY.WHO SOUNDS LIKE THE BIGGER JOKES. YOU MIGHT AS WELL TAKE A KID OUT OF SCHOOL AND PUT THEM OFFICE. AMERICA GETS WHAT THEY DESERVE.

Empty vessels make the most noise….Mcdrill here and now ,you my friend; is nothing but a a rolling stone that gathers no moss.
Remember Ohio- "Mcsurge" went to Canada and Mexico advocating for "surging off" of American jobs…

AL in West Palm Beach, FL

I see what you mean, you Obama supporters are really pathetic, repetitive morons.

McCain is such a fraud!!!!
This is genuine Double Talk Express. PERIOD.

How about your promises McCain? You were AWOL for the senate for nearly 70% and now you want congress to come back and vote for something that you're not gonna appear anyway. Pander,pander,pander,pan…..

A Message to Sen. Obama and his supporters;

Here's a quote befitting of your whole improbable journey to the US presidency. You've probably heard it before. It's from the great Mahatma Ghandi:

First they ignore you
Then they laugh at you
Then they fight you
Then you win.
So be encouraged!

mccain is a old big jerk. hey,… maccain. go wrapped yourself in the american flag again for votes. cause you suck. this guy is an american hero cause he got captured ?, what about saving lives there?, any?. dont think so. he's a lucky loser in my book.

Joke is not the half-of-it, Kris. After 26 years, you would think McCain would have learned something…SO MUCH FOR EXPERIENCE!

MCCAIN, TAKE A VACATION WITH CONGRESS—AND DON'T RETURN!

And your promises do? Thou Hypocrit!

Al in west palm beach Florida / There is lots of resembalance in your toy it was a "large headed full of buffalo chips Bull Frog "has large clapping jaws and most times you never had to pull strings it was so full of B.S ,hate,jealousy,lies ,warmongering its jaws clapped on its own.
Best thing to do is squash it.

Didn't McCain once make a promise to love, honor and obey his first wife until death do them part - or when a drugaddled billionaire beer bimbo comes along with enough money to help finance the destruction of America ?
Whose promises, McLiar ?
Whose promises ?

John McCain is laughable. This guy actually thinks that he can claim he is a maverick when his records suggests something else.

I don’t work for a party,” he said. “I don’t work for a president. I don’t work for a special interest, and I don’t work for myself. I

Really?? you coulda fooled me

How do we know that if we elect McCain he won't leave us for a younger richer country?

Well spoken. I disagree with McCain on the unconstitutional conflict in the middle east but he is starting to make sense. A little more work for our individual liberty and this guy may have my vote.

Nobama's promises are not worth a nickel.

And John McCain's words are about as substantial and honest as the deposit I made this morning in the toilet. "Straight Lies" Express is leaving the station!

The great thing about Obama is his promise of HOPE, his ideas of improving our lives as common people, and his plans for making this country GREAT again.

The scary thing about McCain is his actions mimic the same as GWB, his ideas are geared towards the protection of the rich (and making them richer), and his plans are leading the country in the same direction it has been going in the last 7 years.

The promise of something or someone is much better than the certainty of doom and more despair.

America, please look beyond the surface and see that the country needs positive change. Obama is the closest thing to this promise of hope and change.

Well at least what comes out of Obamas mouth makes sense
whereas MCDementia doesnt really know or remember what he is saying from one day to the next!!!!!!!!
Who the enemey …where the enemy is…what the names of countries are etc etc etc!!!!

He's got a point and a lesson that could be learned by Obama. The president is supposed to work for us - not to fulfill his own agenda. We've had that with Bush for the past 8 years.

Wow…that's the smallest crowd ever for a so called "town hall" meeting.
Obviously his people hand-picked the attendees and probably had the questions pre-scripted in advance.

What about McCain's promise to balance the budget in his first term. YOUR A LIAR!!!! So lower taxes, win a war, and balance the budget? McCain will be dead in 20yrs and has no vision for the future, we all don't have 100 million and 7 homes, your a little OUT OF TOUCH, stupid cashchucker!

I think McBum is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. I can't wait to see this old guy get his butt kicked when he debates Obama.

John McCain finally seems to have found his voice. Barack Obama has been trying to take both sides of the issues for a long time without being called on it. Obama's slogan really should be, "I believe I'll change my mind about what I believe in."

this is like the kitten calling the cat black—-McCain need to be locked
up somewhere in his wheel chair.

Are you people serious? if one of you can clearly articulate a single Obama policy that doesnt contradict itself, I swear I will apologize to you. Every time I open this site, my computer slides off the left side of my desk. Define both candidates Senate vote on Cheney's big oil proposal for tax breaks. Figure that out and then defend the energy policy of a 2 yr jr senator with the most liberal and abscent(not to mention flip-flopping) policies vs. a 30 veteran who has been bridging gaps and creating action for change for longer than you can remember.

Did anyone believe a word of that?? It seems to me that if you want to beat your opposition, you should actually know their positions. McCain should look in the mirror before he accuses Obama of saying anything to get elected. The only thing age has done for McCain is give him more time to flip-flop on anything that is now seemingly unpopular. I haven't heard the immigration subject come up lately… And why if you're so confident that you would make the best President is all of rhetoric about Obama? Shouldn't you be telling us why we should vote for you (there's no chance of that for me but…at least make the argument)? There is a big difference between voting FOR a President or voting against one…

promises,,,……..promises,……..promises… Not buying in your store John…. You ARE the Cheese AISLE..!

You voted 95% of the time with Bush… now you are a bald face liar too.!

McCain's empty words against Obama are not only false but nasty. If only McCain would focus on what he has to offer as president, but perhaps since that is minimal at best, the only thing he can do is name calling and manipulate what others say. Perhaps he needs a reality check, that we are not gullible or ignorant, and we are not falling for his bad childish behavior. His mother should be ashamed of him.

Everybody makes promises in a campaign but is McCain kidding?

Of course, he works for someone else. He had to change his position on abortion, offshore drilling, torture, Jerry Falwell, etc. to get the nomination and the support of conservatives.

He may have been a maverick at one time but now it's just hype he has bought into.

How would you know what they mean you keep misquoting facts. You could be just confused???

How he could with a straight face talk to those Ohio workers who are going to lose their jobs partly due to the lobbying of his campaign manager Rick Davis is beyond me. But I guess that's just business as usual with the republicans. It's not like John McCain knows how it feel to be an "average joe".

Atleast Obama talks about something. He does not talk about anything but Obama. Again what does he stand for. I don't want too hear him speak anything else about Obama. I want too hear what he is planning too do. He is really started too irritate me. Because this guy has no plans whatsoever. It's enough already.

Your promises don't mean anything, John!

??????????? aren't any candidates words just promises until they are elected?

Why is this idiot not stepping up his efforts to characterize himself??

He thinks he's being smart.. focusing on Baracks' weaknesses, and in doing so hiding his own!! He's not telling us anything about himself.. John McCain cannot be trusted, especially as the world is in such a fragile state!

You have to wonder what president McCain would choose not to tell us.. dangerous!!

McCain on the otherhand promises to do everything wrong in the first place.
So either go with McCain knowing the huge amount of trouble this will cause.
Or go with the energetic person with new ideas and who is looking for change. Sure, he promotes more taxes…for the filthy rich. Congress spends to much…and he wants to end our biggest expense (the Iraq war.).
Sure, Obama may not win every battle, but at least he's looking to support something other than the failed Bush/GOP policies. You know the ones…they created a HUGE debt. Spent way way more than they made. Started illegal wars. Tanked the economy. Killed thousands of Americans….I could go on for days, but you get the point.

Al said:

"I used to have a toy, if you pull the string it will do things then stops until you pull the string again.

any resemblance here folks?"

Yup. You just described Obama.

Of the two candidates, one is well-known for speaking of the cuff and fielding questions from real voters.

I'll give you a hint…it's not Obama. That man borders on speech impairment without a teleprompter.

I like it how his campaign is censoring McCain for his own good.

Neither does McCain's! SO what makes him better? Not alot going here. Just the same old bush saga.

No doubt it will come as a surprise to Sen. McCain that there are people in this country making less than $250K per year, but for those of us who do, Obama's plan would LOWER our taxes. So quit lying.

country first? exxonmccain.com…really? i mean REALLY?

If he works for me and not a party, president or special interests then I want an explanation about all of the lobbyist donating to his campaign, his falling in line with White House votes during election years, his flip-flopping towards pandering to the christian right wing extremists, his constant forgetfulness/mental health, and so on.

McCain can't be serious.
Why is McCain scared of the media? If he is pulling this crap with them now, what is he going to do if he becomes president? He can't keep ignoring them. They will get mad and really make him look pathetic, silly, and weak.
According to Joe Scarborough, the maverick title is a myth now.

What I say is that McCain's promises don't mean all that much.

your attacks mean nothing!WE DONT HEAR YOU,WHITE-HAIRED OLD WRINKLY GUY!

He wants to raise taxes on the rich, John, not anyone else, unlike you who raised taxes on the poor and erased taxes from the rich. Given the fact that the dollar has lost at least 50 percent of its value over the last 7 years, ever since your soul mate George Bush has been in power, that means that the poor (who make up the 94 percent of the populace who earn under 100K) have been gouged with at least a 50 percent tax rate increase (a hidden tax), all the while you Republicons have been talking about lower taxes.

cnn.. WHY ARE MY COMMENTS NOT POSTED THAT HIT THE TICKER A FULL 14 AND 24 MINUTES BEFORE THE ONES YOU HAVE AT 4:14 AND 4:24???????????????????

August 7th, 2008 4:00 pm ET
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“Behind all the words, Senator Obama’s agenda can be summarized as this: Government is too big, and he wants to grow it,”
LIE

McCain said at an Ohio town hall meeting Thursday. “Taxes are too high, and he wants to raise them.
LIE

Congress spends too much, and he proposes more.
LIE

We need more energy, and he's against producing it.
LIE

We’re finally winning in Iraq, and he wants to forfeit.”
LIE

CAMPAIGN SUMMARY: LIE THROUGH MY 72 YEAR OLD TEETH!

McCain's message is whatever his staff has written on note cards. He has difficulity reading them because he does not know what he stands for. He believes that falsely accusing and misrepresenting Obama's policies is a winning strategy, but it will not work. The Republicans may take "pride in being ignorant" but American voters will take a higher road in voting for a president.

THIS GUY IS A BIG JOKE. HIS WIFE SHOULD TELL HIM THAT!

Like his does.

He has a point though about Obama saying whatever needs to be said to win.

All the non-profit orgs that monitor elections admit that the only way Obama's campaign can claim to be free of lobbyist money is because they changed the definition of what lobbyist money is. Then there is all the reversals on gun control, the iraq war, offshore drilling, FISA, NAFTA, publicly financed campaigns, etc etc etc.

This is why America is not sure what BO stands for. It's not because we are not paying attention. It is because on many major issues he has changed his position.

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA A CANDIDATE FOR CHANGE ON EVERY ISSUES IN EVERY 30 SECOND THAT YOU KID CAN BELIEVE IN FOR SURE.
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MCCAIN 08!
HILLARY 12!

McCain's promises mean nothing, I'll take not so much over nothing.

In 2007, McCain missed all 11 energy-related Senate votes considered key by the League of Conservation Voters, including votes related to automobile fuel economy, offshore Virginia drilling, refinery construction, renewable electricity mandates, energy efficiency, liquefied coal and support for biofuels. The absences prompted the League to give McCain a "zero" rating for the year—–WOW and he has the nerve to demand congress to "get back to work"….this man is unbelievable….

You have NOT stood up to the shrub's administration on the Iraq war, energy policies or spending. You, Sir, do not deserve to be the Senator from AZ any longer.

Oh yeah, Kris and AL, Obama is such a leader: will not do a unscripted townhall like McCain does daily, changes his stance with the polls, won't take the advice of experienced generals, etc…….

Oh, okay!

Now I'll vote for a Third Bush Term instead of Obama.

Not.

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IS A CANDIDATE OF FLIP FLOP OF THE CENTURY.
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MCCAIN 08!
HILLARY 12!

I used to have a toy, if you pull the string it will do things then stops until you pull the string again.

any resemblance here folks?

I Agree
He's a Pee Wee Herman Talking Doll!

I have not seen such a negative campaign so early in the campaigning in my life. I would expect this kind of stuff in October, but in July and August? McCain SAID that he was going to run a respectful honest campaign based on the issues. And look at how he's campaigning. Obama said he was going to run a campaign based on the issues, and he is doing well. McCain is negative towards Obama over 50% of his speech time. Obama does not even mention McCain in over 90% of his speech remarks. Give me a break, McSAme. Its getting old. Puhleeez, stick to the issues and what you would do in office. I'm getting so tired of the blaming and naysaying.

“Pretty much anything you can tax, he wants to tax more,” McCain said.

McCain should read Obama's website before he embarks on explaining Obama's views. McCain't would find out that what he is saying is not true. Oh yea, he doesn't know how to use a computer. A candidate for the highest office in the free world in the 21st century cannot use a computer. That is simply archaic.

From Maverick to puppet. Sad, but everyone knows it's true. Just got to ask, who do you think is pulling the strings?

I prefer the promise than war McWarmonger…….Vote for OBAMA

Obama is a self-serving chameleon…..he'll say anything to anyone at any time if he feels it will get him votes. It doesn't matter that much of what he says contradicts what he has said in the past. He just wants what he wants……never mind about such superfluous trivia as consistency, accuracy, reason, logic, etc.

Was for Hillary…..now, by default, it's McCain 2008!

Oh puh-lease old man.

You work for your corporate masters and benefactors!

Cut the snow-job you snake-oil salesman.

Tell about your failed policies of the last seven and a half years and how you will continue them………..not just misrepresent your opponents positions!

Does he really believe that he is fooling anyone? Give me a break! McCain is a total joke.

He's been a Senator for a number of years. What has he done??

I agree with Senator McCain.

I'm sure the inevitable childish "McSame, McBush, McAncient …" crowd will yet again dominate another political ticker without any genuine discussion yet again. The lack of maturity in political discussion is a big disappointment. The crowd with the least maturity seem to be the Obama fans, which is really a shame. I often disagree with extremes of right or left, but the majority of them I can at least disagree in a mature fashion … which is more than I can say for the Obama camp.

-An independent voter's perspective

Everything Mr Oboma said in March, has been changed. Evertthing he says this week will be different next week. He is an American Idol candidate. He can only win with a ttext vote.

He is really a pathetic old man. The longer he goes, the more I really dislike him. He really is not helping his party out by his terrible performances at these town hall meetings. If McCain is all the Republicans have to offer, we Dems got it made in the shade!

Obama is a flip flopper. He can't make a decision and stand by it. No of shore drilling - well maybe - Pull all troops from Iraq - well were gonna have to leave some - He probably can't even dress himself. As for McCain - well if your rich you gotta love him but I'm not so I don't.

Vote Bob Barr and get the government out of your personal life

Where does he get this stuff? He makes up Obama positions, so he can criticize them.

Actually, we know where he got this stuff. His campaign staff just needed to dust off old Republican speeches from the past 20+ years. "The Democratic candidate, ___________, is going to raise your taxes, take away your freedom, weaken the country, and eat your children." It wouldn't matter who the candidate was. It does not matter that Obama has not proposed doing the things McCain says he is going to do.

Why is it that the only President in the past 25 years who demonstrated any level of fiscal responsibility is the only Democrat? Clinton reduced the deficit and presided over a period of peace and prosperity. The last 3 Republicans have run up almost 80% of the entire U.S. national debt, and W's most recent budget is the worst of all, all but insuring we will hit the $10 trillion mark in less than a year.

McCain is spouting Republican mythology - not reality supported by the facts. Remember, McCain OUTRIGHT LIED when he said he voted against the big oil friendly energy bill, like 75% of the rest of the votes over the last two years - he didn't care enough to vote at all. And he's lying now about Obama's positions.

McCain promised to run a high-minded campaign: He forgot his promise and is running personal attack ads.

McCain was against permanent tax cuts before he was for them.

McCain has forgotten that many of the problems he now whines about, big government, bigger government spending, are all the results of his almost Three Decades in Congress. He surely didn't take on much a leadership role or America wouldn't be in this mell of hess….

He's part of the problem and now "promises" to be part of the solution? I don't think so! He's too old to change now.

McCain has to read cards because he can't remember which position he's taking this week…for or against insurance for Viagra, what country borders Iraq and who is fighting who there ….

Republicans = the party of Borrow and Spend.

I am so tired of McCain and the RNC twisting the truth. McCain and the RNC are constantly using scare tactics and manipulation to win the election. McCain need to need to get educated on straight talk. Straight talk gives the whole truth and nothing but the truth. We all know that the energy bill that gave Big Oil tax breaks had other major issues that Obama felt was more important to the American people then the tax credit to Big Oil at the time. Sometimes you have to comprise in order to get to the main issue. Now things has changed dramatically to were energy to the biggest concern. Now McCain is in favor of giving Big Oil more tax break and Obama is not. So that tells me the reason why McCain was against it before was due to the other rhetoric that was in that energy packet. McCain let keep straight talk as straight talk, please! Also, as a American lets do our homework instead of trusting everything one's say because he or she appear to look more like us. Regardless of what many people may say out their mouth. Race is the biggest factor in this presidential election. Us whites are scared to elect a black president. Shame on Us! America is better then that.

ths guy is a nucklehead….

What kind of "maverick" reads his remarks off note cards written by Karl Rove? If someone is brave enough to rip off the McCain mask, we'll see that it's actually George W Bush under there!

one of our greatest presidents was teddy roosevelt. he said "the president and congress, should never work for their party first, or rich businesses first, but should always work for the people first." TR was right and it is nice to see a candidate who agrees with this principle. we have not seen one for a long long time.

I'll take eloquence, charisma and true leadership…over pure ignorance and a continuation of Bushes policies anyday…I truly believe that McCain is outrageously more dangerous than his ol' buddy George W. Bush.

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p.s. McCain, we all know who you work for and your historical records has proven that time and time again.

McCain wouldn't know whether or not Obama's efforts of changing a nation for the better mean anything. He doesn't have proof.

He is simply a naysayer, a negative voice that has no positive way to run his campaign, but rather hopes to win based on fear.

McCain is totally wrong. Obama's promises don't mean anything at all.

Obama is a serial flip flopper. I might lose this to moderation as CNN does not tolerate you being critical of Obama, but when you read the McCain remarks, they sure point out a lot of the Obama's negatives. He has changed on the Irag war, energy, FISA, taxes, abortion, gun control, public financing, church-based funding for the poor, etc. He is going to lose the general election and if the Democratic super delegates are smart, they will nominate Hillary Clinton as she is the only one that can defeat McCain. The Republican war machine has not started on Obama yet and when they do it will not be pretty.

Is it me or what…mccain sounded a whole lot like Obama in this speech. LOL…talking about how washington is the problem, when infact he was in washington for how long again? Yes 26 yrs solid.

I think Obama and McCain are both dangerous. Where are we going to get all the money to pay for McCain's wars and occupations and military bases in over 100 countries around the world (that's a fact)? And where are we going to get the money for Obama's healthcare and foreign aid? Answer: you, me and everyone!! We are screwed either way. At least Obama knows that Iraq and Pakistan don't share a border…lol. Again, the lesser of two evils although they both pretty much suck!

Sooooo, now we know that "The Maverick" disagrees with many of Obama's positions, maybe the "Ole Mav" can enlighten us on exactly what his plans are, what his direction is, and where he stands on any substantiave issue.

Senator? Anyone?

Surge, I am the Maverick, Surge, Surge, Friends, Surge, Obama Bad, Friends, surge surge.

Have anything else El Mavericko?

"An Iraqi politician said Thursday that the Iraqi and U.S. governments are close to reaching a deal under which combat troops would leave Iraq by December 2010 and other troops would leave by the end of the next year."

Forefit…I guess McCain's not reading the newspapers.

Also, this whole notion that McCain can tie Obama to Washington is almost as funny as his gas tax holiday. This guys's been in Washington for 26 years and over the past 7 1/2 years he has voted with Bush on 95% of the time. The same 7 1/2 years that has been this country be ran into the ground.

Also, is he ever going to talk about what he will do besides drill or just beat up on Obama?

Can Senator McCain list some ways that the GOP has helped the 'Values' voters of America's heartland who put them in office twice?

Senator McCain is an insider who’s been inside Washington for almost 30 years and who lately has been saying just about anything himself.

Frankly, it's surprising that the mighty GOP has selected Senator McCain as their front man. The party must be grooming the next Great Right Hope to be unveiled in about 42 months.

a correction, that's Ohio, not Delaware and it's possibly 8,000 jobs…..

Even worse…

Obama wants to raise taxes on people making over 250k, Mccain does not want that and neither does his I-file-taxes-separately wife. She obviously does not trust him, why should we? In fact, he wants to lower taxes for the rich and keep them high for country folks like me. I say he needs to pay higher taxes, him and every rich guy in this country. The GOP does not want that and that is why people are going to post on here voting against Obama. They are either rich or are being paid by the rich guys to say negative things about Obama.

mccain is a kook! these tired old rovian/gingrichican tactics are soo transparent these days. GOP, your admittedly brilliant lying and cheating tactics won you the white house twice, but after 8 years of using those tactics over and over, only the knuckle-draggers believe you anymore.

if a repug's speaking, you can guarantee he's lying in some way to make himself and his buddies even richer.

Why does he think that lying about Obama's plan and policies is OK…typical Republican strategy.

The "Straight Talk Express" seems to have self destructed. Maybe the new phrase should read "I'll express anything I need to… to get elected."

"Trust me, my friends"

He doesn't work for special interests… hahaha… Ya… & Albert Einstien is an idoit compared to G. W. Bush…

McCrypt-keeper is nothing but a Washington insider that has voted with the Bush administration 95% of the time! Just wondering, does McSame have anything to offer than attacks on Obama?

You don't work for me. I never have and never will vote for you. You have proven yourself to be exactly the same as the ones who have gotten us into this mess…all the while blaming everyone else. You wanted me to give credit and thanks to Bush for the drop in oil prices…you are deluded, and you will never work for me.

This is why we have lopsided media coverage against McCain because even when the media gives him free airtime he just talks about Obama.

Gag me

Agreed, McCain sucks big time

McCain you are such pandering liar.

ok and what does anything mccain says mean. if you play his video from week to week, he has changed positions completely, not compromised just up and changed his whole positon.
this is the same guy who sold tire pressure guages on his site for 25.00 an these things cost .89 at any auto store……the good news is if his supporters start using them now, maybe they can save enough gas (as recommended by AAA) to actually beat those drill mccain is planning on
dang over charge your supporters, and sneak away int he night…
sounds like MCSAME to me……..wht do you think

Wow … did you read this .. "McCain read the scripted remarks off a handful of note cards, in line with his campaign’s recent efforts to tightly control the candidate’s message."

So …

Will he have cue cards when he is President as well - if this does not demonstrate how bad McCain is … and old .. and senile … and just plain scary … then we have a lot of problems … even George (poor old pitiful GB) does not need cue cards (which is not to say that it might have been a good idea …)

Vote Obama 2008

Thou shalt not bear false witness, Senator McCain.

Father Raymond Clark
San Diego CA USA

Neither do Mcbushes!

What a good discription of Obama. We dont need more taxes. This liberal Obama will ruin us. God speed, my beloved maverick, senator McCain.

Listen up Obamanation, can you take a break from your childish McWhatever name calling and the brain-dead "yes we can" crap and explain to the rest of us why Mr. Obama shouldn't be considered a Socialist? His voting record is the most liberal, ever, and his proposed policies are heavily laden with government giveaways for everyone except those who work and pay taxes.

So what does John McCain offer other than promises as well? Since neither have done anything as POTUS, the only thing any of them can do is PROMISE to get things done.

I used to have a toy, if you pull the string it will do things then stops until you pull the string again.

any resemblance here folks?

At least Obama gives us promises we can believe, and not empty words that sound exactly like Bush. It's like hearing Bush speak through McBush. He is desperately trying to distance himself from Bush, but he never will. They are one and the same. We would just have another president in the mold of Bush, doing the same things and saying the same things. Same words, different players. He is not a maverick, he walks in lock step with Bush and will always be McBush. He tells people what they want to hear, and takes every chance he can to verbally attack everything and anything Obama says. He ridicules and criticizes him constantly, while trying to blow smoke up everybodys ——- that he's different. I really hope he is having fun now, because people are going to get fed up to the point that they won't vote for a bitter,vindictive old man who is out of touch with what people want. His attack dog ads are counter-productive and not what the american people want to hear.Only republicans who follow that example of dirty politics agree with his tactics.

A recent article called both John McCain and Obama's energy plan as "pandering to the voters" Which I find quite true. All these people who think Obama is the king of the world should know that he is just a regular politician. I rather not vote or vote for McCain.

This guy is a liar. A say anything puppet of the oil lobbies.

I want to now how many stocks McBush has in nuclear power corporations like AREVA. Speculators are buying into AREVA predicting great increases in world wide plants and reprocessing facilities. They will get rich and we will be stuck paying taxes for nuclear clean up. Then McCain , like Bush will halt clean up (as he has of the Hanford site). Off-shore drilling won't save voter it ill make oil companies richer and Nuclear waste cost more to clean up then it will save in energy costs. There are better options- wind ,solar, geothermo, hydrogen, etc. Corporations only want to use energy source that make THEM RICH>

Neither does his word. He lied to his first wife why would he tell us the truth. What a joke he is.

Thats great…but what are your ideas?

i have not heard any thoughts about how he will do anything and how he will fix it…just i want to do this…great…how?

i want energy independence…great….how?

obama will raise taxes…great…how?

obama this and obama that…talk about what you will do…not about obama

the only person that puts obama in the spotlight is the republican party

they have no new or fresh or even any ideas of there own on how to get out of the mess they caused.

Some one kick this old man to the curve.

“I don’t work for a party,” he said. “I don’t work for a president. I don’t work for a special interest, and I don’t work for myself. I work for you and the country I love."

Six lies in four sentences. That's a good one. So is now not a Republican? Then he's pimping the party to get elected. We already know he is pimping the president. In fact he is treating president Bush like a mistress. He doesn't want to be seen with him during the day, but sneaking around with him at night. He is in bed with the special interests. He is a maverick right, he works for no one and that's a problem. And the most funniest thing is he said in his book that he never really loved this country until he was shot down. Well that are a lot of people that have always loved this country Mr. McLoser!!!

One final thought, Why are the North Vietnamese in love with John McCain? His former capturers want him to be President? Sounds like a Manchurian candidate to me!!!

He stood up to the Iraq War, just voted and promoted it; stood up to Big Oil, just wants to give them more profit; stood up to spending, just wants to give the war more trillions; don't work for a special interest, just surrounds himself with lobbyists; just work for "you", from private jets and casino tables.

Very maverick indeed.

that's absurd, mccain's solution is to drill more to please big oil, his plan is like a drug addict squeezing one more high out of his stash, that's what america is, a drug addict, and it's drug of choice is Oil

The same could be said for John McCain

Why doesn't he support our troops?
Why didn't he support the latest G.I. Bill?
Empty promises. John McCain.

Is he really ready to lead?

A joke is much better than a scoundrel …

Please. Obama out of touch? Tell that to the millions who voted for him in the primaries…..tell that to the millions of supporters who want to see him in the White House. As for the offshore drilling issue, how many times do Dems need to stress to the oil companies to explore on the 10,000 leases they ALREADY possess? Exhaust those possibilities first, and while they're at it keep pushing all the alternative ideas outlined by Obama. The solutions are there, they just need to be implemented. The McCain camp needs to stop the tax, tax, tax mantra they've got going. Obama is stressing tax fairness people, not sucking up to the rich like McCain…..educate yourselves America. Look into the DHL/Airborne merger that JUST shipped 600 jobs from Delaware overseas and tell me how McCain cares - he helped get the deal through. Four years of McCain is one scary thought.

Keating 5 was an example how he works for "us". Oh yeah, don't forget about amnesty

This coming from a man whose wedding vows obviously didn't mean much to him.

Yep.. blah blah…politicians are all good at that. Obama being the bling of the blahs.

Yeah - he's all for the little people and you for the big corporations and rich….let's not forget that.

Heaven forbid be start concentrating on people who need help in our own country. Everyone is so worried about people taking advantage of the system - they forget about giving opportunities to those born into those situations.

watch out those of you making over 250,000, he'll raise your taxes! You'll have to pay what you did when Clinton was prez.

Obama 08′