YORK, Pennsylvania (CNN) – Although Russia has apparently agreed to cease military action in Georgia, John McCain accused Moscow Tuesday of continuing to attack, saying that “possibly thousands” of civilians have been wounded or killed.
“President Medvedev stated that he has halted the offensive,” McCain said, “but reports indicate Russian military forces have continued attacks in some areas, and the situation remains fluid and dangerous.”
“Today the killing goes on, and the aggression goes on,” he said.
McCain spoke for seven minutes about the situation in Georgia at the beginning of a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania, praising the country’s “long and remarkable” history and its commitment to Western values. He said he spoke to Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili earlier in the day.
“He wanted me to say thanks to you, and give you his heartfelt thanks, for the support of the American people for this tiny little democracy far away from the United States of America,” McCain said. “And I told him that I know I speak for every American when I say to him, ‘Today we are all Georgians.’”
The presumptive GOP nominee appeared to allude to past calamities in Europe while describing the crisis.
“My friends, we learned a great cost of the price of allowing aggression against free nations to go unchecked,” he said.
He continued his call for humanitarian aid to be airlifted to the country and for international peacekeeping forces to be sent to the two separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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Well why didn't we go in to help them? They came to Iraq to help us.
Mc Cain is showing his War-Monger Self day by day
KEEP THIS MAN AWAY FROM THE BUTTON!!!
John McCain is a legislative disaster waiting to happen. I was thankful that the GWB regime is almost over, but the thought of a mccain presidency scares me. He's a dimmer version of bush – and I didn't think that was humanly possible!
Can someone whisper in McCain's ear and tell him it's not the southern state of Georgia, I think he's confused again with his geography.
What McCain fails to note is that Georgia started this aggression, how he is going to not let it go "unchecked" as he is not the President and whether he has learned how to pronounce his "good friend" Saakahvili's name.
Nor does he give recogniton to the French for the key role they are playing in diffusing the situation with Americans sitting on the sidelines due to the reckless foreign policy of Bush and McCain.
No John I am an American and wouldn't trade that for anything, but apparently you for a few seconds in the camera light! Except if you were elected President then I would probably rather be a Georgian because you will mess this country up even more than Bush has!
Obama Richardson 2008
Wellllllll dogies! Us folks down here in Atlanta Georgia are proud to be Georgians too, and plum tickeled that everyone else is a Georgian today.
Did he seriously just rip off JFK's Berlin speech? Dude needs to include his references and bibliography at the end of his speech.
Sorry McCain,
but the hate filled articles here prove that only half of us are Georgians today. The other selfish half, is still fawning after Obama's self protection ideals..
"I speak for all Americans"? A little presumptuous.
More to the point, with our military power mired in Iraq, there's little or nothing meaningful the US can to do alter the situation in Georgia, and McCain's breast beating serves only to make us the butt of Russian jokes.
The man makes a fool of himself on a daily basis, and it keeps not costing him anything. How does this happen in the USA?
Sen McCain is correct. The UN should send forces immediately to the effected areas.
McCain is happy as a clam: all this war and bombing and shooting and killing and aggression and more of those "western values" McCain embraces. What a hawk.
Furthermore John McCain does NOT speak for me.
Johnny, don't be mad that their 'SURGE" was a success. After all, I thought you were a supporter of Successful Surges commited by invading troops into soveriegn countries.
McCain is eyeing this war as an opportunity to send more of our boys and girls to their certain death. Electing McCain is sentencing your children to murder at his hands.
Vote Obama or kiss the USA goodbye.
And today mcsame the killing and agression goes on in iraq you have NO RIGHT AT ALL TO SPEAK ON THIS YOU SORRY HYPOCRITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry Mr. McCain You may be a Georgian, but I don't think the rest of the American people would agree with you and I am one of them. I think the US needs to keep their nose out of Russia now. I am a republican, however I am having reservations regarding the upcoming election as you candidates make it quite difficult to want
to put you in office for the next 4-8 years. We have had enough war. No more war for the US pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
At this time and place I do not want a reublican nor democrat in office at this time. May be voting Independent write in
McCain 08!
Obama is a lean, mean, machine politician who hasn't a clue except to win on his grin!
Get a life John.
'Today we are all Georgians'
Please then John go home
I want a peaceful resolution of the crisis in Georgia,war has never and will never be a good thing,but that doesn't make me a Georgian ,John McCain.
Thank God McCain has experience.Bama probably call John Edwards from the golf course to ask him what he should say.
What's wrong with Barack Obama saying he's a "citizen of the world" when John McCain can say "we are all Georgians"?
McCain, the supposed "foreign policy expert," plagarized from Wikipedia in explaining the history of Georgia yesterday.
That's real great. He's making foreign policy decisions based on a computer site in which anyone can enter anything, true or not.
At least he's improving his computer skills.
Oh, and by the way, his foreign policy advisor also is a former lobbyist for Georgia.
Yea, yea, it's all for show.
I'm not a Georgian. I don't believe in attacking my own country. Just because Russia went too far, don't forget that Georgia started this.
McCain is a real leader with experience.
McCain 2008!
No my friend, I am an AMERICAN!
Give it up old man why didn't you try to stop Bush when he invaded Iraq what is the differerce from what russia is doing. This old man is trying to see if he can get apportunity that benefit him for his prisidential run. We are not fools old man, you might find some republican idiots to vote for you but that is about it loser.
mccain, will you please attend to the business of the USof A of which you are trying to run for president for?
First, I hope when he spoke to Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili that he was corrected on how to pronounce his name. He mis- pronounced it three time today alone.
Second, McCain didn't have any intelligence what-so-ever on whether or not the bombing had continued. And what about this long and remarkable history – the country is a break off of the old Soviet Union. What long history?
McCain never presume that you speak for every American and never alter my citizenship to Georgia. If I was a Georgia citizen I would be asking my President why are you following the insidious protrusions of the American President Bush when its obvious he doesn't know what he's doing.
its amazing, now we are all georgians, but he critisized obama for saying we were citizens of the world....!!!! SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!
Is Sen. McCain the Secretary of State? We all know where her boss is but where, oh where is Condi Rice, and why have we not heard a peep out of her as regards this saga?
He has all week by himself to talk about American issues..yet he contiunes on this charade about another country. What happen to the Gas tax holiday?
Sad.....................
What are you leaders really trying to do? Bankrupt the US. We have spent enough on this War bit along with the lost lives. However, I am aware the young men joining the military know the risk when they go in. Do you think the other countries will give the US any help? A BIG NO!!!!! Why do we have to put our country in front when enough is enough.
“My friends”, I'd feel better if McCain stays out of it and stops aggravating Kremlin. Let Europeans handle it.
Yes President McBush. We all see how Presidential you are as you attempt to speak without authority on behalf of Bush. That Georgia Border with Pakistan is of the utmost concern isnt it. Oops can't fool you. You asked Lieberman already.
Mind your own business McCain! There is a lot to do in your own contry. Or maybe mind your war in Irak........
Don't provoque another cold war!
Object lesson:
I was talking to a friend of mine's little girl, and she said she
wanted to be President some day.
Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I
asked her, "If you were President what would be the first thing you
would do?"
She replied, "I'd give houses to all the homeless people."
"Wow...what a worthy goal." I told her, "You don't have to wait until
you're President to do that.
You can come over to my house and mow, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store
where the homeless guys hang out, and you can give one of them the $50 to use toward a new house."
She thought that over for a few seconds while her Mom glared at me,
then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesn't the
homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?"
And I said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."
Lesson: Holier-than-thou grandious words do not hide the reality of the world and cannot replace experience and the pragmatic approach that McCain brings to the table.
Let's bring the draft back and make all people 35 and under go into the military and build the ranks up. Also put all of our out of work trades people building a military the no one would want to mess with and go and kick Putin out of power. Then ask China if they wanted some too.
I thought we were Americans, well i guess we are whatever McCain wants us to be since he is a War Hero and a Super-Pow. McCain is the ULTIMATE RIGHT WING NUT!!!
Hypocrite.
On security McCain is way ahead of Obama, Obama doesn't have a clue what's going on,he's not fit to be a senator. Yaya all his advisers will try to tele prompt his knowledge but his initial resonse was weak and out of touch. Only he and Bush could gaffe this much. It's safe to say, that we're alot safer with McCain as prez.
McCain will want to claim 'the surge' worked in Georgia. I saw on BBC the power of diplomacy when Sarkozy of France went to TALK, with (please note, not threaten) the Russian president. The result is that Russia is pulling out, even though McCain sounds dissapointed that they are.
McCain, like Bush, always ready to jump for another country, but not their own. Patriots! Yeah right!
I'm not. I'M A TEXAN!!! A-Hyuck!
I Love my country and I love peace... I am a proud citizen of this nation and will continuously be a proud citizen and thats why I will never entrust my future, my freedom and my family's safety to Obama.... I thought Obama is the symbol of new hope for America but he proved me wrong.... Barak you just lost one vote and I'll make sure you loose my family and friends vote....
Bravo for addressing this issue while it goes unreported in the shadow of the Olympics. However, it is one thing to advocate liberty and another to challenge Russia Let's watch what we say.
And Joe Liberman, out bron nosing for McCain, says Obama has not always put the country first. Two-faced phonies!
Who's Acting Like The President Now!
McCain We Have One President At A Time.
O.K. John...
We get your gist–don't go stepping into GWB turf...you don't have the job yet bro.
McCain = phony, liar, arrogant, bitter, angry, old man! Very sad!
No....no...no! Wrong – Again!
I woke up an American and I will go to bed tonight as an American!
And I wish you would stop running those divisive campaign ads during the Olympics when I would like to enjoy the accomplishments of our American athletes with pride!
"We are all Georgians" und Ich Bin Ein Berliner. Gee McBush sounds just like Kennedy facing up to those Rascally Russkies. Except that Kennedy was President so it actually meant something instead of just grand standing for votes.
Okay...settle down, John. We all appreciate the sentiment and agree with it. But with the skirmish in Iraq, your strong desrie to bomb and occupy Iran, North Korea, Syria, Czechoslovakia, and the Ottoman Empire, I think the military would be stretched a little thin for an invasion of Georgia.
Plus, have you seen the traffic in Atlanta? Hoo boy! No thanks! When did they get their own president anyway?
Texas Tony:
My sympathies. Texas and Florida, the two most f'd up states in the country.
It turns out that presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain, has attended even fewer Afghanistan-related Senate hearings over the past two years than Obama's one. Which is a nice way of saying, McCain, R-Ariz., the top Republican on the Senate Armed Service Committee, has attended zero of his committee's six hearings on Afghanistan over the last two years.
Better play catch up on your geopolitical talking points for the average 38 minutes of press coverage to which your own campaign has now limited you. And here you've been whining that you aren't getting enough attention. You can't handle it, you out of touch, misdirected old relic.
'The Man of the Moment', and the Moment...
McCain is showing wisdom in his responses. Obama is still talking soundbites amid meals on a vacation in Hawaii.
People need to learn from history and not from YouTube or the media if they wish to preserve the freedoms they now complain are being threatened domestically.
sigh – the rudeness of the 3 comments speaks volumes for the democratic party...
Dan:
McCain way aheasd on security? Give me a break! Mcain's answer to security is WAR, just like his pal in the White House!
We are all Oil Pipe Lines! Er Um Georgians!
Get back to the business of the USA McCain. You were not the President My last recollection. Do you think the Rusian people are voting for you. I am really beginning to understand what people are saying you really like war. Well, the American People DO NOT!!!!
" I speak for every American" Stop trying to talk as if you are President. You can barely speak for yourself. You selfish old git. Withdraw from this election and let someone who is more competent run. You are SELFISH for running for President! You know you cannot handle this.
I'm no Georgian – I'm an AMERICAN!
FIX US BEFORE OTHER COUNTRIES!!
And NO more WARRRRSSS McCain!
“I told him that I know I speak for every American ..."
And this guy calls Obama arrogant? Are you KIDDING me? He doesn't even speak for all of his own party.
Georgia was not an innocent bystander in this, Sir, pease stop.
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I'm over the Hill and I'm voting for Obama.
Sureeeeeeeeeeeeeee old hag. McCain: today we are all Chinese ah ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I'm Chinese BTW!
So why is he so worried about the people being killed by Russia in Georgia, and not at all concerned about the Iraqis and Americans being killed in Iraq? War is wrong, no matter who starts it, or why.
Be carful America another cowboy diplomacy !!
Remember, John McCain manager is a big time lobbyist for Georgia.
STAND STRONG
for CHANGE
OR
FALL HARD
for the SAME!!
and if McCain's elected we'll all be Azbahkians, Ossetians, Iranians, Venezuelans, etc..
Who wrote his speech. Those words don't sound like his at all.
McCain is right! All democratic countries need to stand together.
Please do consistant and be consistent. What we do in IRAQ is same as Russian doing. For their safety. We need to become global
Meanwhile Barack Obama's policy is basically run and hide behind skirts.
Mr. Obama, I hate to inform you, in case the Clooneys or other equally qualified advisors you have, have not brought it to your attention: Mr. Putin is a ruthless dictator who won't be appeased. He loves situations of weakness where Russia comes out unscathed by the world community, regardless of outright disrespect for sovereignty.
Then you also have a few other characters that you'll have to deal with, in front of the skirts you are hiding behind: Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Zimbawe, just to name a few. And if your advisors haven't told you, these folks are not going away with their " lullabies. "
One of the reasons why I'm for McCain. Dependable, predictable, leadership, abilities to get the most serious jobs done.
Obama: Makes for a good HUD chief at most, or run the DNC or "worldly lullabies."
we are all georgians? when Obama said he was a citizen of the world, in germany, talk radio hosts went crazy. both sean hannity and michael medved mentioned TODAY that Obama wasnt a real american, just a citizen of the world......and today we are told that we are ALL georgians? wow.....talk about flip-flopping
McCain: 'Today we are all Georgians'
To which Obama replied: Heck, no, I'm Hawaiianeze
McCain needs his own war.
Who better than the hated Russians of old. Reagan would be proud.
So let me get this straight...
Georgia wanted its independence because they didn't agree with Russia.
2 provinces in Georgia wanted their independence from Georgia because they don't agree with Georgia.
Georgia invades a province, but Russia is not allowed to protect the province that is aligned with her and the Russians that live their because its a mean thing to do.
Georgia has a short memory. And is a hypocrite.
John McCain's foreign policy advisor is a paid lobbyist for Georgia.
We invaded a country unprovoked, but we are wagging our fingers at Russia for defending it's people.
McCain needs to take a shower, he is so filthy and slimy.
I hope nobody thinks the lowering of gas prices heading towards the election is an accident. He's making things up as he goes.
I thought it was a bad thing to love Europe or to be loved by Europe. Last week, it was almost a crime to be an European. Why do we as a nation allow people with low IQ to be elected into sensitive position? The types of McCain and Bush do not qualify to be a mayor.
To MoveOn: Your comment is insulting to the millions of hard-working democrats. You republicans are the ones that are holier-than-thou. You claim to value life but you support a candidate who supports an unwarrented war and wants more war. McCain has no leadership experience. He is a war-monger, plain and simple. Give me a break!
Today, I am an American and this conflict has little today with the destruction of my country daily by the Republican leadership. What are you doing old man about the fact that 2/3 of American corporations are not paying income tax? What are you doing about my health care? What are you do ing to protect the constitution after your party raped and pilaged it? Why do you hate America John McCain?
MoveOn,
You hit the nail right on the head !! You're a genius.
Btw, all you whiners note – if you don't stop a terrorist halfway around the world, you'll have to fight him in your own backyard.
Substance over Hype,
McCain '08
If Obama did that he would be portrayed as a turncoat trying to BE
President BEFORE he is president!!!!!
Bush.. MCsame....nothing but a bunch of sad hypocrites who are *guilty *of the same thing russia did *Invading a soveriegn country*
MCFool needs to sit down and be quiet !
How any american can vote this old fool in after the way the Bush administration has tanked the country and its reputation is beyond me!!
Obama got criticized by McCain and Republicans for saying that we are "citizens of the world" and now McCain is trying to do the same thing.
Unbelievable....McCain is really starting to irritate me to no end.
There have been conflicting reports from the beginnning, but the one clear fact to come out of Georgia is that Russia was not the initial aggressor. This conflict has been months in the making and Georgia with U.S. backing and encouragement provoked a Russian response. Georgia, with U.S. approval, sent its troops into the area resulting in conflicting reports concerning alleged Georgian attacks on civilians (perhaps true, perhaps not). Russia responded to protect its citizens (perhaps spurious, perhaps not) Both sides have been playing games here, and both need to back away. McCain is either dangerously mistaken, dangerously misled or dangerously misinformed. A return to the Cold War – or worse – benefits no one.
McMain is hooked on war, the way his plastic wife is hooked on pills. what a demented, bitter old man. our country needs Bush 3, like big oil needs tax subsidies.
"I thought we were Americans, well i guess we are whatever McCain wants us to be since he is a War Hero and a Super-Pow. McCain is the ULTIMATE RIGHT WING NUT!!!"
Technically, he's not. But you gotta remember, Senator McCain got the "big boys" with him now. For crying out loud, he's like a puppet. He's gotta do what he has to do...
That team would be a comedy. I think Obama and Larry Craig the two Idaho winners should team up. By the Way---
Obama's worldview as expressed in Berlin is much closer to the whining, hand wringing critics of Truman, Kennedy and Reagan than it is to the views of these three stalwarts of freedom.
Obama's response to evil in the world is not "We are staying in Berlin, period," "Ich bin ein Berliner" or "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
Obama's response is "everybody hold hands and sing Kumbaya, cuz golly gee if the world will only 'act as one,' all our troubles and all the bad guys will go away."
"Today the killing goes on – today the agression goes on" – Yea – IN IRAQ.
Why is it ok to bomb the crap out of one country and not another?
Why can't we give peace a chance?
If this country is left to McCain, we'll be at war with Russia in a couple years.
Obama 'til 2016
So I quess it is the UNITED STATES OF GEORGIA NOW. Hey we are giving jobs to other countries why not give them our name. Hey Mccain I guess you approved that message to.
Who says you speak for all Americans? Pretty arrogant from the campaign who claims arrogance on Obama's part.
Neither side is innocent in this conflict and it's naive to place all the blame on Russia.
McWar at it again and he isn't even the President yet! War, War, and War if McWar becomes teh President!
I'm a true democrat and I have no intention of taking my vote from Clinton over to this moron McCain. So I will vote Obama this November 4th.
You don't speak for me, you old warmongering jerk!
Does anyone realize that this man wants to go to war. That is all he wants. Bush set us up in Iraq and Bush is more like Putan and Mccain is like the guy medyedev. Whatever his name is. Go to war and cause the president to resend on leaving office because there is an existing war. Something suspicious going on and everyone is still protecting Bush and Mccain. Mccain can not even get his facts right and people want him as president. He is going to be the talking head for Bush if bush does not call martial law.
Check out McCain's lobbyst's ties to Georgia. Georgia is not innocent in this conflict.
McCain fails to acknowledge that it is the diplomacy of France and Finland who are dealing with this issue, that it was the Georgians who started this mess, and that he is not the President. I thought he was "An American". A voice from the past that has absolutely no credibility on the world stage.
I love it! All of these "Democrat" rants prove that you can't force people to learn if they simply don't have the intellectual ability. Most of their posts are from "No child left behind" drop-outs!
The least you could do is use spell-check.
I'm glad McCain has the courage to speak out on behalf of Georgians now...and had the foresight to criticize Russia and its de facto president Putin months ago. Obama has been too slow on this.
When was Mr. McCain elected to speak for all of America.
MYOB and quit making sound bites.
McCain's belligerent rhetoric isn't helping the situation one bit. Even if we wanted to, we have almost no ability to do anything about Russia's invasion, since McCain's friend Bush has already has over-extended our military to the breaking point, and ruined our relationships with our western European allies.
[Quote]“He [Saakahvili] wanted me to say thanks to you, and give you his heartfelt thanks, for the support of the American people for this tiny little democracy far away from the United States of America,”[Endquote]
Great, I guess all Americans will burst into tears now.
Funny Mr. Saakahvili, that it was you who had the super idea to march into South Ossetia. Your "tiny little democracy" just walked into the big fishs mouth.
[Quote]McCain said. “And I told him that I know I speak for every American when I say to him, ‘Today we are all Georgians.’”[Endquote]
Naiv. Such as we've seen the past 7 years.
I'm not American, so I can speak for myself:
I certainly feel with the citizens, that have to suffer under that circumstances of war. But I do not feel with that idiot Mr. Saakahvilli.
It ain't that easy, Mr. McCain.
McWar wont' end the Iraq was in the USA, but want to give advise to stopping Russia attacking Georgia – What a joke McShame/McWar!
What a hypocrite. What's his IQ? 90?
Sounds like McCain wants to return to the bad old days of the Cold War. Threaten Russia? With what? Our military kind of busy right now on that whole surge thing. Our moral authority? Didn't America lose that when we conquered a country that did not even attack a US peacekeeper? Georgia DID kill some Russian peacekeepers before the Kremlin sent in the tanks, and at least they have not occupied the Georgian capital, but does McCain mention that?
Oh, yeah, his foreign policy advisor is a lobbyist for the Republic of Georgia!! Concern Citizen, you love your country and love peace and will vote against Obama?? What an idiot.
Just because the little girl's parents are liberal democrats doesn't mean that they want to give to people who can help it. That's your misconception or basically you don't care because you live far enough away from the beggars and the homeless.
I wonder how many preferences you have been afforded due to your affiliations. Some people need a hand up not a hand out. I glad I'm not a republican because they really stand for intolerance.
Mccain has definately lost his bearings
Lesson: Holier-than-thou grandious words do not hide the reality of the world and cannot replace experience and the pragmatic approach that McCain brings to the table
Experience? Really – Keating 7, Cheating on your sick wife, Lobbyists bought and sold – Canary in Vietnam, Failed economic stance, confusing countries, factions – is this the experience and reality you speak of ?
And what about the little girl – apparently she got left out in the cold. Just like all honest working Americans do when the GOP is in control.
McSame – never!
Obama 'til 2016
I'm sorry Senator McCain, but I'm American. Why don't you go over there and help them fight. Don't get me wrong, what Russia did was evil and horrible, but you're the one who wants to go to war with somebody to tout your foreign policy experience, so go ahead over there!
McStooge is the biggest joke in US history. He just looking for a reason to go to war. Hey, why don't he work on America first, before trying to help Georgia?!
NOTE: 89 DAYS before Election Day. The GOP is shakin' in their shoes!
YES WE CAN!
I fail to see why some of you chastise McCain for commenting on international issues and demand he focus on domestic issues while Obama is glorified for his premature "Victory Lap" around the world. I for one think that the response of the candidates to international crisis is very important as it gives insight into how we can expect our future president to act. You may disagree with McCain's thoughts, but please don't condemn him for putting them forth for consideration.
Jphn, move there!
JOHN McCAIN, I'm AMERICAN !
You DON'T speak for me you old S_B!!!! Don't ever think you will.
Now who's acting like he's already the President? Just stomped on Bushes toes and inserted himself into something he has no business being in. I don't like Bush but, McCain, HE'S the President not you.
Im from Norway and think that its strange to be so black/white on this.
I think both Russia and Georgia is untrustful. First. Russia has interfeard in regions in Georgia that is not good for other contries to do. Even that, people in three regions in Georgia wants to be independent from Georgia, and most people that lives there are not georgians. Even if thats true, Russia has not been to nice on their own regions that dont want to belong to them. So here i think Russia is bad. But... it was Georgia that did go in last week and maked a lot of civilans die and escape to Russia. It was they who started the war last week. What did they belive? That Russia would stand at watch? Offcourse not. They wanted to protect people that want to belong to Russia and that have a russian citizinship. Even if Georgia have supported a lot in Iraq last years, it dont give them any reason to attack civilian and go to war: and then expect Russia to sit stil. When that is said, its wrong of Russia to go into Georgia with the suffering that brings. This is a conflict between to contries that both have blood on their hands. I think a candidate for President should be more "gray" and less easy like black/white, good/bad guys. Its not that simple in this conflict. In others it might be, like in Burma or other contries.
Funny,
If you actually listen to his speech, he talks about freedom and democracy...so your arguments are baseless.
By the way...Senator Obama didn't even bother calling the President of Georgia. Although he took great care to follow McCain's lead in condemning Russia.
Sue, your remarks are untrue and not appropriate.
No were not !!! John McCain does not speak for me. How dare he say all Americans are Georgians. Georgia attacked first. Google Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce leadership board you can so you can see who the real power in Georgia is The Iraq war planning group and oil Companies. This was a PNAC strike and Russia just smaked the think tank down.
To DAN...
You can go ahead, along with your vote for McCain, sign up and take arms under his leadership. I for one will not vote for him. While my heart goes out to the Georgians, I dont think McCain can react to the Russian attacks when we have our own dirt to clean up in Iraq and consider the bad judgment he had on going in there.
A vote for McCain is a vote for more war under his leadership and anyone that votes for him should be willing to enlist and back that vote up.
McBush or is it Mr. Magoo that other old geezer who was blind as a bat. Let's all sing along as McBush leads us in another verse of " Bomb,bomb- bomb Iran" or any where else in the world. Solve the problems on the home front before you draw another front line for our troops to be used for target practice.
Why is McCain speaking as though Georgia was the innocent party??? They are as much to blame as Russia. They equally bear this and they need to just sit down and figure it out with the European Leaders.
To McCain and Bush: Please don't tick off Russia. The last thing we need is WWIII
yes! were georgians today not americans anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes mccain you are so smart and intelligant!!!!!!!!!!!! get a life
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Hey MoveOn,
Great story! But it has NO relation to the war-mongering, plan-less old candidate that the republicans have chosen to represent them!
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Slow down there, hot rod!
We're already up to our necks in the middle east, and here you go foaming at the mouth about Russia.
Let Europe handle their own conflicts, m'kay?
You people show how mindless America has become. This is the single biggest event that has happened in the last month. Where is your beloved Obama while this is all happening? Oh yeah, hes on vacation in Hawaii. For all other sensible people here, McCain is giving a $1000 a plate dinner tonight in Teaneck N.J. if you want in. Might be a good chance to meet the future president of the United States.
I'm still really confused by this whole thing. I feel for Georgia and think there was no need for such killings, but we aren't innocent of this as well...what I don't understand is the other side of the story, they are saying Georgia was the aggressor and Russia stepped in to help it's ally supporting it's freedom, so I am very confused.
Russia is out of line. However it's ironic that McCain thinks so since the US was out of line in invading Iraq and is out of line when it comes to detaining political prisoners – both positions that McCain supports. I've come to the conclusion that most governments are inept and incompetent no matter their perspective. One government body might claim to represent one set of values while taking actions that clearly don't agree. In other words, question authority... none of them can be trusted.
See I hate it when people say McCain really cares for the world. While Obama was in Europe McCain was in a schnitzel house talking to a used car salesman. Wow, how international.
Now if Obama called Americans Georgians, all hell would break loose. He would be criticized for having foreign ideology...for not being an American at his core...
The Tough Talk Express is at its worst.
John McCain = World War III
Sue,
In your dream world war is wrong, wars have been fought forever and until everyone agrees on everything there will be more wars. For all you Bush haters get over it.
oh yeah...now we're georgians...
To bad there wasn't anybody to claim they were Irakis when we bombed them for NO REASONS !
What if our leaders democratic and republican got together in our country and worked as hard as they are talking to Russia our country would start to shape up. We are paying taxes for these people to take care of business everyplace except where they should be. Tax payers $ for the Security and then they are not even doing anything for the US.
Give us a bigger and better brake and I don't mean At McDonalds either.
And he talks about Obama being arrogant and presumptuous??? Who is he to speak for "all Americans"?
It took Obama a full day to follow John McCain's lead to condemn the Russians. I wonder if this guy is ready to lead. It does not take too much talent to be famous, just look at Paris Hilton and Britney. What a shame if our country elects Obama.
WE ARE ALL IRAQI"S
GIVE ME A BREAK!!
Everyone that is so impressed with this show of "strength" needs to go volunteer for the military, because we don't have enough people to fight all the wars McCain will have us involved in.
Also–are you ready for your children to be drafted when there is a shortage? Great national security. Many coffins and crutches.
The comment from Move on:
And I said, "Welcome to the Republican Party." Here is my version of this story:
After they mow, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery where you cannot afford to buy anything because the prices are high (gas, food, a home etc.,) , and all the rich republicans are enjoying how they don't raise your taxes but take your money to rich corporations, money for gas for the rich oil companies, and taking money from states (who will raise your taxes) and of course, McBush has no problem starting a war, to send your only son to war! If this is what people want, you need to fight back, you need to be either a democrate or independent!!! And get them out of the White House!!!
Read Move on story again and then see my anwser above:
I was talking to a friend of mine's little girl, and she said she
wanted to be President some day.Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I
asked her, "If you were President what would be the first thing you
would do?"She replied, "I'd give houses to all the homeless people."
"Wow…what a worthy goal." I told her, "You don't have to wait until
you're President to do that.
You can come over to my house and mow, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery storewhere the homeless guys hang out, and you can give one of them the $50 to use toward a new house."
She thought that over for a few seconds while her Mom glared at me,
then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesn't the
homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?"
And I said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."
Lesson: Holier-than-thou grandious words do not hide the reality of the world and cannot replace experience and the pragmatic approach that McCain brings to the table.
When did McCain become Commander in Chief, President, Secretary of State and supreme ruler? He does not speak for every American...get this dangerous man back to the insane asylum please!
Apparently you folks werent at the rally- fact is...today just ensure my vote for McCain.
Great man, going to make a great leader when he's brought into the White House January 20th.
McCain is really trying. He is suppose to be great with foreign policy but all he seems to know how to do is go to war. I am not impressed. I know he thought that this would be a policitical win for him, but all it showed is that he is full of hot air!
when are we going to stop the drama, tricks and blood sucker!
the Georgia president is a criminal who need to be brought to Justice.
He is power drunk because of people like mac.
What a Looser!, Please help stop Morons around the world from gaining
power. Start with Mccain, the president of Georgia. Bush was already too late. And not again. for God.
We can not allow this mad men to be runing around in the name of Democracy, because that is not what they stand for.
Down with all Blood suckers and salvages.
long live Obama and peace to people.
This old dude keeps boasting about his foreign credentials and his relationship with the world LEADERS. HE SAY HE HAS SPOKEN TO Mikhail Saakashvili so many times.
If he had such good relationship with these leaders why doesnt he call President Medvedev. is it maybe because he is afraid of him and that he is a Russian and he will embarra him in public therby taking away his claim of experience of dealing with these type of leaders.
By the way there is more and more of these young emerging rspected world leaders who will not take any percieved bullying from america. Then what is he going to. Have you noticed the global trend of leadership they are more and more younger.
OH my good friends maybe Medvedev will tell him where to jump off. and there is nothing america can do about it. JM must just retire and go learn fly fishing
“My friends, we learned a great cost of the price of allowing aggression against free nations to go unchecked,”
Is he delusional? What the **** have we done in Iraq? Please don't give us four years of this man's little bubble world.
Did McCain just say he is a citizen of the world??? Why is it convient to say that now???
Didn't the McCain campaign criticize Obama for saying he was a "citizen of the world??"
LMAO!!!! The good 'ol USA can act like they had influence on all this cease-fire, but it was the FRENCH who handled it, not McCain, Bush, Obama, or any other big headed USA group. Sheesh.
McCain for President, Obama for trash.
McCain is a paper Tiger, shows poor judgement and lack of diplomacy by going out firstly pointing finger at Russia (even if Russia was wrong)! Confrontational approach can only take one so far. To be honest you can talk all you want and the Russians have executed what they wished. It is a pity that Georgians have been given false sense of security by you know who and now poor innocent people have paid with their lives and properties.
McCain's fantastic skills in Flip-flopping to appease his base is pretty dangerous, I hope people/voters will realize that before it is too late!
MCBUSH SPEAK FOR YOURSELF!
Georgia started the conflict thinking NATO would back them up. It's utterly outrageous and unthinkable that we'd dare enter yet another conflict against Russia of all countries. This is a lost cause and the neocons are to blame.
Lesson learned for today in Georgia and the rest of the world:
Don't poke the eagle, don't poke the bear.
I am not a Georgian, I am an AMERICAN. Is old McCain again losing his bearings.
Perhaps Senator McCain might temper his praise of Georgia's strong democratic tradition if he were to remember the most famous of all Georgians, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, who later changed his name to Joseph 'Stalin?
ARE WE ALSO IRAQIS AS WELL ????
A MILLION IRAQIS DEAD AND COUNTING,
ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS,
AND ALL THANKS TO SCUM BAGS LIKE YOU.
Said it before that i never change on the stands that russian govt still wants to claim its former soviet Union. The U.S and all other strong countries like china, germany and others should resist such urge..
McCain does NOT speak for me.
According to his campaign, he doesn't even speak for his campaign. They have to take his cell phone away from him.
Don't even get me started about the arrogance he accused Obama of after he did this today. I'll even bet he practiced his little speech in front of a mirror to get "that look" after his speaking for all of us.
Ah, Mr. McCain – we already have a president and you're not it. Back off Senator. Who's being pretentious now?
What a hypocrit.
Saakashvili is insane. He is the Georgian versian of GOP hawks playing the nationalism card to escape political trouble. He almost destroyed his country and tried to drag the west into WWIII for his career.
I'm surprised McCain is sticking up for a guy that starts a fight and then plays the wimp\victim card.
The funny thing is- you people saying about not being Georgians...if it were Obama who had made the statement- you would have been all for it.
McCain is the K-9 unit of war. He's sniffing out the possibilities everywhere. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have a clue on world history and can't pronounce anything foreign. War and negative ads – It's all he's got in the bag, people!
Can't wait to hear him take credit for threatening Russia into agreeing to the ceasefire
Sorry Mr. Anti – Russia.......I am not a Georgian.
As soon as Russia lets the press into South Ossetia and they don't see burning buildings like in Georgia........they will see ALL the buildings in the captial have been destroyed by the Georgians. McCain will have to back peddle to say the US has nothing to do with that madman Saakashvili.
Don't forget that Bush was upset last year when there was a peaceful protest in Georgia and Saakashvili killed and wounded many of the protesters. Bush told Saakashvili he better get his act together or he won't be getting into NATO. I am glad to see McCain is showing his true nature and supporting this man..........it helps me in deciding my vote later this year.
So by "today we are all Georgians" did McCain mean that today we are all citizens of a country who decided to attack its own people while the world was distracted by the Olympics? And then didn't like the smacking it got while its hand was in the cookie jar?
Weird...I wonder what he would have said if the Russians had said they were looking for WMD and had good intelligence that it was there...
Amazing how Democrats align themselves so astutely with the view oppsite that held by John McCain. Russia's actions are hardly something we should be defending. However, no one's hands are clean here. Stop the violence first. Full disclosure will show that Georgia, too, has some explaining to do.
It's a shame when such an important situation has no true innocent, well-meaning victim.
McCain made the statement after one of his policy team called him on his cell phone. Seems McCain's problem is his cell phone.
McShame, do us all a favor and go run for president in Georgia...they need you there during this time of WAR; your Vietnam experience will be valuable in nuking Russia!
McCain always touts his "experiance", but how come on every issue he comes across like a 12 yr old and Obama sounds like the grown-up?
McCain sounds more like McCheney.......errr, Cheney everyday. God help us if McCain wins this election.
Dan, or anybody else
Please tell me how McStooge is so far a head on national security? What has he done in his 26 years in Washington, which makes him such an expert? Please list his accomplishments for me.
People are just caught up in the fact that McWar is old and has been in Washington for 26 years, but no one can list any of his accomplishments. Same as Hillary Clinton who claimed to have 35 years of experience, but she didn’t accomplished anything either. You ask me, they are just a waste of our tax payer dollar! They get paid to do nothing! TIME FOR A CHANGE!
YES WE CAN!
My foot, I am a American. I don't want to be Georgian ? One more thing, speak for your self, Not behalf of all Americans dude.
"Today we are all Georgians" and the media labels Obama presumptious. Evidently McCain is not happy with fighting in only two countires at the same time.
Where is inexperienced Obama in all this...?
McCain is just another politician trying to make hay out of other people's misery. He should be ashamed of himself, and fire his handlers!
GO OBAMA! That's the way to keep a level head!
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's provocative military action provokes a Russian military response–a response that should have been expected–and John McCain proclaims, "Today we are all Georgians." Oh brother.
YOU ARE IN GOOD COMPANY WITH PUTIN, MCSLEAZO.
I AM SURE THE WORLD COMMUNITY LOATHES MCSENILE
AND FELLOW WARMONGERS MUCH MORE THAN THE
PUTIN WARMONGERS. HOW CAN YOU SUBSTANTIATE
A WAR IN IRAQ THAT HAS COST US THOUSANDS OF
AMERICAN LIVES & MORE THAN A MILLION IRAQIS??,
ALL FOR NOTHING.
Dear Concerned Citizen: So what you are saying is that you prefer a president that is going to keep the war going in Iraq, ignore Afghanistan, start a new war against Russia, and while he's at it, he will bomb Iran. I guess we can all sleep easy with that going on.
"... I know I speak for every American when I say to him, ‘Today we are all Georgians.’”
How poetic. He doesn't speak for me.
The Georgians got uppity and the Russians slapped them back down.
Pulling the bear's tail isn't too bright.
McCain is NOT a cowboy diplomat.
Bush's failed Russian policy is what Obama is empracing.
Learn from history guys. You do NOT appease a dictator. From Hitler, to Stalin, to Mao, to every major bad guy.
This s what Putin is. McCain has stood up to Putin all along. We must hold the line Putin must be stopped.
McCain Palin 08!
I guess we are all Iraqies to.
I always seek the wisdom of my grandfather who bears the scars not just from war but life as an American . Grandpa lived through the depression and then fought for our country and raised a family over decades. John McCain has my vote because he knows the heart of every American.He has been to the edges of hell and felt the breath of death upon his face.He was blessed with vision and courage . He may not be blessed with many more years but every second he is our leader will be everlasting in it's impact . Barrack hasn't truly been tested but instead has been up-lifted by the lifes of indivuduals like McCain and my Grandfather who put their lives on the line so that True freedom that Hillary and Barrack could be in the position they are today. Harvard dorm room or a Viet Cong prison cell. Which provides the best enlightment on wisdom and leadership. McCain is the type of American that would throw himself on a gernade to save Barrack a "fellow American" . Barrack if in the same position would throw Hillary on it!
Goodbye concern citizen. You think that being an American is ONLY for you. NOT!! Being an American you can see the good and the bad. You can criticize your government without being unpatriotic. You can love America just as much as you love your family but to think that Republicans are the ONLY ones who got that right is dillusional!!
Hey Dan, Just how do you become a foreign policy expert by being captured in war? This guy cannot even communicate correctly without a teleprompter or somebody correcting him by whispering in his ear. I'm blown away, is it mirrors? How can this clown be even close in this election. It's got to be a race/gender thing!
"Today we are all Georgians"
Didn't his handlers tell him that he was in Pennsylvania?
Wow, you Obama zombies should hear yourselves. You fall all over Obama with praise for his travel abroad, and yet you blast McCain for talking on a very real and dangerous situation overseas that may actually affect us. And where is Obama? On a beach in Hawaii. Increadible!
Move on...
The reason republicans aren't funny, is because there is always a bit of nastiness in what they call humor. email jokes like the one you just posted fly around to other republicans in a circle jerk of stupidity and self congratulation for being 'better than them'.
but... enjoy your bliss
McCain doesn't speak for me. Georgia brought this on themselves, but McCain's just doing what his owners tell him. He should really get a fresh line though. Plagiarising a post 9/11 speech is pretty pathetic.
It was the Georgian's who started the mess! McBushCain missed the boat again... join AARPJohn & take a sip of viagra laced Pepsi like Dole did in the 90's...
OH, OH, HOW WELL WILL THAT WORK !!!!
A WARMONGER TELLING OTHER WARMONGERS
THEY SHOULDN'T BE WARMONGERS. THAT WILL
DEFINITELY WORK FOR MORONS LIKE MCMORON.
PROBLEM IS RUSSIANS ARE PRETTY BRIGHT PEOPLE.
McCain should have ordered for a strike by American forces. Isn't that what he lives for. To create conflicts and make wars. After his suport for Iraq war I don't know what gave him the moral ground to tell another country not to invade another country if they needed to. That's the kind of precedence we have set for other nations of the world.
His campaign might think they scored on foreign policy with this conflict. That might be true to war mongers but not to people who want peace. While we may not get to world peace any time soon we can surely use the next best thing= a little quietness. Tell me what the consequence would have been if this had excalated with our army few miles away in Afghanistan and Iraq? Think before you speak. It is called wisdom and not experience. Do not be an instigator but a peace maker. Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the children of God.
CNN I hope you post this because I don't know why you do not my commenst on McCain but you those that post their comments after mine. .
You don't speak for me. I could care less about the people of Georgia.
Military men will gravitate toward military solutions. We all view solutions through the prism of our training. We need someone else who will consider cost, safety, national security and the domestic economy before egging on another war.
Well, the Georgians were the ones who started this conflict without justification and in spite of a truce–please look back at the news as it happened, not as we might wish it had happened. So for McCain to identify with them is quite fitting–bomb, bomb, bomb; bomb, bomb Iran!
You Obama fans are getting a little worried aren’t you. McCain has shown leadership with this issue and Obama is still trying to find out what the polls say. Obama had to revise his comments while McCain got it right the first time. Now I know the national polls are close and McCain is picking up steam in the battleground states. but, you Obama fans don’t need to get to upset over this election. I did the same thing with Kerry in 04 and looked how that turned out. LOL.
The right man will get the job Obama or McCain and I'm ok with both. But I will not vote for either.
What arrogant presumption John McCain has! Last time I checked he was a Senator from Arizona and not the President. He does not represent me nor does he speak for me!
McCain doesn't speak for Americans as a whole and has no political influence anywhere. The last time someone other than the president spoke for America he was immediately reprimanded. This is another example McCain doesn't understand his position let alone the chain of command. McCain's ambition for control is very dangerous and Bush needs to put him in his place right now. McCain will start another war if he is not shut down.
"MoveOn"
"She thought that over for a few seconds while her Mom glared at me,
then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesn't the
homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?" "
Can he walk? Lotta disabled homeless guys out there.
The dishonest ads that McCain is running about Obama take away any credibility that he ever had. The political pandering that he's showing as he tries to act like a world leader are laughably transparent.
Obama '08
Dear MoveOn: Or, since a tremendously disproportionate number of America's homeless population are war veterans, why don't the Republicans help decrease these numbers by: (1) not entering into wars through lies and general stupidity, and (2) supporting veterans when they return–or is employing veterans via the lawn care industry the best you can do?
Dear MoveOn: Or, since a tremendously disproportionate number of America's homeless population are war veterans, why don't the Republicans help decrease these numbers by: (1) not entering into wars through lies and general stupidity, and (2) supporting veterans when they return–or is employing veterans via the lawn care industry the best you can do?
You know who can stop them god forsaken Ruskies... THUNDERGOD
Medvedev and Sarkozy for a nobel peace prize.
No WW III.
John McCain does NOT speak for me – I am an American NOT a Georgian!
McCain needs to stop talking like he is a president!
Obama '08
War who, what is McCain good for absolutely nothing say it again! War who, what is McCain good for same old George Bush policies. War who, what is McCain good for the lobbyist and absolutely nothing.
WE CAN SEE HOW THE RUSSIANS WILL HEAD
THE WARNINGS OF A GINORMEOUS WARMONGER
THAT MADE PUTIN PRESIDENT OF GERMANY &
CAN'T REMEMBER A THING OTHER THAN
BOMB, BOMB, BOMB,. YEA THAT WILL WORK !!!!
If Obama did that he would be portrayed as a turncoat trying to BE
President BEFORE he is president!!!!!
Bush.. MCsame….nothing but a bunch of sad hypocrites who are *guilty *of the same thing russia did *Invading a soveriegn country*
MCFool needs to sit down and be quiet !
How any american can vote this old fool in after the way the Bush administration has tanked the country and its reputation is beyond me!!
Its absolutely pathetic how CNN builds this old fool up and tries to tear down Obama.... .how about some fair journalism
Yes you all go ahead and vote for this old fool
He wouldnt even be able to HEAR the phone ringing at 3Am LOL
NOBAMA
Obama once again sent a mixed message. He eventually came out and condemned Russia, but he did it the Obama way, Vauge and empty promises.
Obama, empty talk, all the time.
Who is the agrressor in this conflict? McCain does not speak for me
and HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MCCAIN AND OBAMA
Obama was prepared for what some inthe media are calling a "3AM Moment". While McCain reads Wikipedia and consults his Campaign Foreign Policy Advisor, who is a lobbyist for Georgia, Obama speaks to President Kaashvili and Condi before he speaks.
(You know... gathering facts and ensuring a level of appropriateness BEFORE speaking and trying to make political hay out of tihs)
DEAL WITH IT PEOPLE... DEAL WITH IT !!!
MOVEON...are you serious with that story. Just laughable. What exactly is McCain going to do if Russia doesn't fall in line. Absolutely NOTHING.
Sen. McCain is probably thinking of "Georgia" in the SE of the United States. He tends to get geography mixed up.
I guess Kennedy was completely out of his mind sending ships out to intercept the Russian during the Cuban Missile crisis. I guess that Roosevelt was a fool for defending Poland and France.I guess Clinton was an idiot for helping out in Kosovo. We should just duck our heads and hide behind a false sense of security. Obama is sure to talk us out of any crisis that comes along. If you look closely at the posts that clearly are insulting and rude, they seem to be from Obama supporters. Also please note that the vast majority of them can't spell or put together a coherent sentence. They must be products of our overpriced school system. You know... the McDonalds and You Tube majority that spouts out such malediction. Oh no I guess your high school minds may not know what that means. Can you say dictionary?
And McCain's supporters called Obama presumptuous and arrogant when Obama used a President-like seal once? McCain is acting like he's already got the job, and we all know from his other Hollywood jobs that he's a pretty poor actor.
Anonymous and Monica for Obama- would you say the same thing about Obama's comments on the georgia/Russia situation?
Haven't you learned that what happens in that small province has everything to do with America yet....guess whats just on the other side of the Caspian Sea.....IRAN.
WE NEED RUSSIA TO CALM THE REGION AND BE OUR ALLY AND WE NEED GEORGIA TO REMAIN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.
This is very much about America
McCain sure sounds Presidential compared to the cool guy.
I feel for the Georgians, but what was the US supposed to do? Put troops on the ground and start fighting the Russians? Russia is no small country like Iraq and has loads of Nukes. Something McCain should keep in mind before losing his temper with the Russians.
The difference is the pipeline in Georgia is guarded by our "friends" while the oil in Iraq was guarded by our "enemy".
If McCain wants to be supportive of Georgia, that is fine. But how about noting that it was one of those French guys who got the ball rolling by using diplomacy, not troops.
McCain does not speak for me, McCain is not the President.
Indeed, if he was, we'd already be in WW3.
NOW DUMB NUBS IS A GEORGIAN & I AM SURE
HE WILL WANT TO SEND THEM SOME OF MY TAXES,
AS HE DOES TO IRAQ. PROBLEM IS WE NEED THEM
FOR OURSELVES & MCIDIOT CAN BECOME A GEORGIAN
AND A IRAQI, WHICH HE CARES FOR MORE THAN OUR
OWN PEOPLE, BUT I AM AN AMERICAN. WILL DIE AN AMERICAN
AND WILL DIE BEFORE VOTING FOR A SLEAZY MANIPULATOR
LIKE MCIDIOT.
I prefer Obama's humble lead in this type of sentiment when he said, "...fellow citizen of the world." To me, it seemed more inclusive of all countries.
John McCain says that he speaks for all Americans regarding the situation in Georgia. Can someone please tell him that he is not the President ? He should not presume that he speaks for all Americans. He does not speak for me.
MCCCAIN 08 IGNORANCE YOU CAN COUNT ON !!!
Georgia killed over 2,000 civilians last Thursday. Someone tell McCain this American living in the state of Georgia is NOT the same as the Georgian Nation south of Russia. Both Obama and McCain messed up condemning Russia when they should have condemned the attack carried out by Georgian military which also attacked the UN peacekeepers composed of Russian, Georgian, and Ossetian soldiers. Shame on CNN also for airing footage of Gori when it really was the ruins of the capital of South Ossetia.
Well, guess it is time to cease and decease with any further comments . Have been thinking about it and you know I firmly believe the candidates just love all this. You know ,it would be interesting if they hear no further comments from the american people and we should just sit back like they are doing and see what they have to say. We are only feeding them and they are saying ANYTHING they think we want to hear and we are really hearing NOTHING. Let's just sit back and SEE. Think about it.
I am not. Iam a proud American. That old man just try to get us to onther war. First Iraq, than Iran and Russia. Are you out of your mind old man?
Go pluff yourself, I'm American, And will fight for America not your political pander,
Go pluff yourself McCain you can be Georgian and fight there war
French president TALKED to Russian president, Russian President agrees to cease-fire.
THERE IS POWER IN DIPLOMACY
Because of Bush and his crew(which includes McCain) we are helpless to help anyone. We are broke, mentally and finnancially and we have NO army left. McCain best keep is tired old mouth shut before he gets us into something we can not get out of!! AND why is the Navy putting all its ships outside Iran? If we even try to bomb Iran which McCain would love, we will have no America left. Russia and China will defend Iran to the hilt. We are a "forgotten" country with no force! Obama help get us back to the great standing we used to have or least help us here in America and NOT fight the world!
I don't know how, but still after all this time I am amazed that people react to things strictly based on their Republican/Democratic, Conservative/Liberal or McCain/Obama "side".
The lack of rational thought on this website is astonishing sometimes.
I'm glad the Independents like myself make up much of the electorate and end up deciding the elections, based off critical thought and unbiased views.
** Nader/Gonzalez 2008 **
And the US invading Iraq is different? We are not in the position to tell other countries what to do! John McCains comments have no merit. He should keep his mouth shut!
Tony,
Remember that it was a great Republican that brought down the evil empire. Now it will take another great Republican to put Putin in check before he marches down on Europe.
McCain is correct in saying Russian aggression cannot go unchecked. Georgia is a democratically elected government who has had its sovereignty thrown aside by a government sliding towards authoritarianism. Why wouldn't any American support Georgia in their time of need? Are we pro-democracy or not? McCain has made a decision on this issue, unlike Obama who called for restraint on both sides. I guess the Georgian army should lay down their arms while Russian tanks charge closer to their capital. McCain is living in the real world, where no one holds hands and sings Kumbaya, as some other candidates apparently believe.
McCain is continuing to stoke the fires of unrest in this conflict to garner points for the election. He's distorting the facts for his own political purposes. It has already been reported that there were some outbursts after the announcement of a cease fire but that those were dealt with. He is not the president and yet is voicing policy as if he were. And Americans are not so transparent as to mistake his saber rattling for nothing more than an effort to gain political points. He is verbally continuing the conflict after Russia has called for a cease fire. He is more dangerous than Putin. How can anyone say Obama doesn't know what's going on. You people are repeating McCain campaign rhetoric without even listening to what he's saying. You're programmed like robots. Obama learns the facts first before he jumps, McCain fires first and then learns the facts second. He has no diplomatic expertise or geopolitical acumen. You can see that diplomacy worked through the efforts of the French prez. Learn to think for yourselves. Do you really want this hothead in the WH?
I just say to Mcshame. Watch Nicolas Sarkozy en see what diplomacy can do.
What I find amusing in these comments is the unabashed Ageism
that is being displayed by alleged liberals. Clearly if you don't vote
for McCain, you're an anti-elderly bigot.
The best thing about this identity politics is that old people decide the election. They vote 4 times as much as the young. So, the people who get all anti-old are only helping the old guy get elected.
MCNOTHING IS A GEORGIAN TODAY. WAS AN IRAQI
YESTERDAY. HE WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF EVERY
ONE BUT OUR OWN. IN THE OLD DAYS THAT WAS
NOT CALLED PATRIOTIC. HE WRAPS HIMSELF IN
THE AMERICAN FLAG, WHILE GIVING OUR NATION AWAY.
THAT "MY FRIENDS", IS CALLED A TRAITOR.
If Obama would had said this crap about us all being Georgians everyone would have been saying he's not American enough. It's true Obama gets more coverage but it's mostly negative coverage. I can't afford to leave things the same so for me the choice is easy.
Obama / 08
What a stupid non-sense comment: "Today we are all georgians". McCain, we all know that you would like to return to the cold war era – this is the only way yur war/fear-mongering politic can succeed. Fortunatley, we Americans dont want the cold war anymore- WE DECIDED FOR CHANGE!!!
Are we Americans not paying attention to "Warrior McCain"? Can't we all see that this man is tasting blood----the blood of our loved ones who will fight a McCain War (ala Bush War). Isn't it interesting that neither Bush nor McCain will send a majority of their loved ones to fight these conflicts? Do they (McCain/Bush) think America will even be around if these conflicts persist. Other major powers are not afraid of America who is now weakend and beaten down by the greedy, self-interested traitors calling themselves leaders and so-called free-traders. America needs Obama to keep a sound and measured head and controlled rhetoric, for this country can not fight another conflict. We need to rebuild America's weakened areas (trade, military, infrastructures, overall economy).
I am sick to my stomach, for I love this country of ours. We can't let another mental midget back into office.
Plenty Concerned in Maryland
Gee...when did Busie die and McShame become President???
We only have ONE Presdient...you have to win before you can be one...and this idiot declared Obama was acting presumptous and Presidential before being elected....sounds like the kettle calling...you know the rest!!!!!1
I live ATL Georgia OF THE U.S. what the heck is He talking about, I know nothing of this other country other than it not being in the U.S.