(CNN) - Muhammad Ali was not only a great boxer, but an awesome tactician.
Remember the fight against George Foreman in Zaire? My man damn near went to sleep on the ropes as Foreman flailed away, using his energy to pound away at Ali. And at the right time, the Greatest of All Time started blasting away, eventually knocking Foreman out.
That's exactly what Sen. Barack Obama is doing to Sen. John McCain.
At no time during the Democratic primary has Obama tried to pick a fight. So when he told ABC last week that when it came to bringing up 1960s radical Bill Ayers on the campaign trail, McCain "wasn't willing to say it to my face," I instantly saw it as Obama throwing down the gauntlet.
Knowing full well that the senior senator from Arizona has a hot temper, he couldn't resist the bait.
"He has probably ensured that it will come up this time," McCain told a Missouri radio station.
And by doing so tonight, Obama will be ready to pounce.
I debated conservative Michael Steele last night at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, N.C., and he said McCain should stay focused on the issues. I concur.
By bringing up an issue voters don't care about, McCain will alienate independents, and make it easier for Obama to appeal to them.
If it happens, just watch Obama pound away at McCain, just like Ali did to Foreman.
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Nikki –
1. It's "How in the world"
2. It's "Commander in Chief".
3. Presidents who were never in the military.
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Martin Van Buren
Grover Cleveland
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Bill Clinton
Some of our best and brightest.
If Mr. Obama answers the questions asked, then why is McCain still asking them??? Seems to me that McCain is just on a desparate attack mode with no regard for the American people. YOU GOT SCHOOLED OBAMA STYLE!!!!
MCCAIN IS A MESS!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
Nikki–
Neither Lincoln nor FDR had military experience. They remain two of our most idealized presidents.
This is McCain's opportunity to show our country that he deserves to be President of the United States. Sad to sounds like a recording. He isn't telling us anything different, but is making points to hit Obama with sly comments. Obama seems to be standing firm on what he wants to do.
I really would have like for Obama to just say, Palin is not V.P. or qualified. She has no , no skills.
$5000 for health care??!??! The only dr. that $5000 would cover is Dr. Doolittle! Having a baby costs over $12 grand, I guess John McCain will give me the other $7k.
McCain is a desperate canidate. Standing back throwing useless punches as Obama sticks the sure jabs with poise and confidence. Thats leadership pal.
Does McCain think we are stupid? Palin a reformer. She can't even interview without a script. His town hall meetings have be horrible. How expect us to trust him when he lies like a rug... Also he entertains racists and allows them to say remarks about a whole race of people. He is suppose to be a leader. Can't wait till he is voted out of the senate also. The race of people he is exploiting are Americans too.
Sen Obama is doing an awesome job. He has kept his cool, he has been forthcoming, he cannot predict what programs he may have to cut until he sees what is proposed in front of him.
McCain is pushing Palin like she is the next best thing to white bread. Give me a break, she is a performer not a reformer. She needs to go back to Wasilla and raise her family.
She's already got a pregnant teen at home – and a special needs child. They need her more than we do.
WOW!! All of a sudden McSame is a Federalist!! HUH! He's never looked like a Federalist. If he was, he would've never asked for earmarks. Sheesh, John, make sense will ya?
$5800 avg for healthcare??? What universe is McCain living in? I am a small business owner who pays the premiums for myself and my family and my ONE employee and her family and I pay $24,000 per year. And that does not include maternity insurance thank God.
Oh, Maggie.
Your inbreeding is starting to show.
Maggie, can you explain to all us here what you mean by 'monkey'?
look at maggie's comments from 10:03 - she represents the best supporters of mccain and palin....
to Sandra......god blees you for this good comments
Senator McCain is losing the debate. Senator Obama is answering the questions with HIS plan...John McCain answers the question with another red meat attack....
Is he not listening to the people? Would he ever listen to the people when times get tougher?
When Senator McCain gets frustrated, he loses his cool, he gets nervous and stumbles on his words and composure. Will he also be just as nervous when across the table from Putin?
What is McCain doing with that sharpie? Drafting his next negative ad?
Man, can you believe this, Joe Plumber? It seems 90% of what does is accuse, accuse, accuse, and he doesn't even get his facts straight about O's votes. Holy Moley!
i wonder if mccain knows what he looks like when he makes those faces.....we are witnessing the demise of the mac - and good riddance....where is the john mccain i once respected....
he has become pitiful....
Senator McCain cannot detach himself with Bush administration because they are all republicans. That's the very reason why Republicans cannot avoid negative attacks to avert the tone.
Imagine this debate between VP candidates
All life is precious–including that of a mother who could die in childbirth.
To Mickey:
I'm sorry, buddy. But if you think someone's middle name makes them a terrorist and/or ineligible to be the president of the US, you're the idiot.
O Lord...I surely don't want an ol man like Mccain telling me what to do with my body. And who the hell is he and the bimbo Sarah Palin to judge me and the decisions I make regarding abortion. Blah on them both!