NEW YORK (CNN) - Warren Tompkins, the hard-hitting South Carolina Republican consultant who worked against John McCain during the state’s vicious primary battle in 2000, is now toiling in North Carolina alongside McCain’s campaign on behalf of the Republican National Committee, according to sources.
Tompkins has been working in the state for two weeks, participating in conference calls and traveling up from South Carolina for meetings, said one southern GOP operative.
A McCain campaign official said that Tompkins is volunteering for the campaign, doing so through the RNC, but that he has only been in the state for “a few days.”
The presidential race in North Carolina has tightened in recent weeks, and CNN has moved the reliably red state into the “toss-up” category. The state’s down-ballot Republican candidates - Senator Elizabeth Dole and gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory - are also in tough races.
“He is working for the RNC, so therefore coordinating with all the campaigns,” the operative said of Tompkins. “It’s the final few weeks of a campaign and you need people with experience, and frankly there are not many people in the southeast with near the experience that he has.”
Tompkins, known for hardball tactics, has long been accused of orchestrating a smear campaign against McCain in 2000, but he has never been formally linked to any of the attacks carried out against the Arizona senator. The Columbia-based strategist was a senior adviser to Mitt Romney’s primary campaign in South Carolina last year.
The McCain official said Tompkins was just one of many Republicans coming on board to help the McCain campaign in its final weeks.
“We’re deploying hundreds of political operatives to the battleground states,” the official said.
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Not really surprised. I wonder what took him so long...
Why?
McCain/Palin lost ages ago.
lol, so mccains even more desperate,, ummm why tho,,,,? he doesnt hava chance,,, people remember the lies hes told. therefore,,, we dont want a liar for our president,,,,, obama/biden 08 and beyond
Desperate times call for desperate measures, but selling your soul to the devil never works. It's OVER John McCain
Obama/Biden '08
Is he the guy who conducted 'push polling' in 2000 spreading rumors that McCain had an illegitimate black child, McCain apparently has no shame.
John McCain might be ahead right now had he stayed true to himself and not hired the same campaign team that smeared him in 2000. I can't believe he would allow those people to work for him and run a nasty attack campaign against Obama. If McCain had been himself throughout this spring, summer, and fall, who knows what might have happened.
Get out of our state McSame campaign.
NC is blue this year, guaranteed.
Calling in the man who helped Bush destroy him in 2000. Desperation at its best!
OBAMA-BIDEN 08
FOR THE CHANGE WE NEED
Is this the guy that started the rumors that Bridget was McCain's love child with a black woman? With friends like these, who needs enemies...?
Everything else he has is Bush's, why not this guy too right?
sell your soul to the devil john
Ever wonder how much the rival is being paid to "come on board"? And so...if you can't convince someone you are worthy by your policies, you can buy them. Typical Republican attitude. I wonder if the 95% of Americans whose taxes will increase if McCain is elected care about something like this?
McCain has shown. He would sleep with a snake if he thought it would get him votes.
like i said, cant wait till nov 4th to get rid of them all
John McCain is a shell of his former self. How can he look his adopted daughter in the eye? What a disgrace.
Give it up – people have already decided, and you can't change it.
Just goes to show you – money talks and BS walks. Too bad it won't work.
"That One" 08
This is one likely source of all the "bathroom sinks and other appliances" that are about to be thrown at the Obama/Biden side. Prepare for the worst that political human nature can deliver over the next 18 days of Republican desperation.
The McCain campaign and the GOP have clearly called, "All mudslingers on deck!"
Sigh ... how long is it until November 4?
He has now hired everybody who was involved in smearing him in 2000 in South Carolina. The robocall firm, Tucker Eschew were already on the payroll.
It's complete now. McCain has literally sold out the last ounce of integrity he had left.
So the dogs are coming out. What they don't have in the McCain/Palin campaign is experience.
What war has John McCain won?
I missed out on the S word commentary...looks to me like the word LIBERAL isn't such a bad thing any more, so the WING NUTS had to come up with something else to scare the American people...so new label-socialist.
We have them right where we want them!
Here is the truth: Sen.Obama will cut taxes for 95% of the working people who pay taxes. That is not welfare. These people pay taxes. When your income is 40,000, extra dollars will help you tremendously. Sen.McCain will cut taxes mostly for the top 5% of the earners. This is the same policy as Pres.Bush and we know it created a huge deficit and job loss.
Look at the 100,000 who showed up to see Sen.Obama today. Yes We Can.
Who cares!!! Come on NC, we can still hold our conservative views and still know that Obama is the right person for the job. Vote for the right person for president and not party line.
Obama/Biden '08
You are too stupid to know how to spend your money–so Obama is going to take it away from you in the form of higher taxes and give it to crack heads sitting on street corners who refuse to work. Good idea huh?
Obama may have a large amount of money for campaigning, but the RNC has huge somes of money. I was waiting for them to come out in force to help McCain.... and here they are.
I hope that means the attempted voter fraud cry has not worked... now they are calling in the back up forces. Not just McCain is running scared now, it appears the entire Republican Party is running scared. And so they should.
Americans are sick of what they have done to this country, our economy, and the horribly negative campaign that McCain/Palin have been running. Watch out now..... I am sure that it WILL NOT be pretty! I just pray that it is too little, too late! The RNC is not above stealing an election... THAT we have seen before!
Eh no one can save this failed campaign full of lies and deception.
OBAMA FOR THE WIN!
Perhaps Tompkins can offer more than desperate smears and bigotry as a legacy for John McCain. Too late for Palin.
WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHN MCCAIN...?
ITS REALLY KINDA SAD...
John McCain has become a sad sad individual. I am retired from the U. S. Navy and every time I see one of his ads on t.v. or hear him and or his running mate at rallies I just want to throw up. How this man can dishonor himself in order to become president is just unbelievable. He has lost all sense of honor, duty, and self-respect. The half-truths and out and out lies he tells about Obama is indicative of the type of President he'd be. This nation already has two complete unadulaterated liars in the White House and the last thing we need is for more years of the same. I was a Republican for 30 years and now I just want to shoot myself. I'll never vote Republican again. If there is a god (and I believe there is one), Obama will become president of the U.S. and then maybe......just maybe.....we can dig ourselves out of the quandary Bush has placed u sin.
Who Cares, He Is A GOP Strategists, Not Even News Worthy.
Obama/Biden 08'
so mccain is using the man that fabricated lies him in 2000 so that mccain can win the presidency in 2008. is this an example of country first?
OBAMA/BIDEN '08
It will take more than this to change the outcome of the race.....
But then I don't expect that McCain/Palin will get that – they don't seem to get anything else!
He would not help the lose because Mcbush will lose and lose big. We the people, will make sure of that by Gods grace..
This from the campaign that promised to avoid going negative, and from McCain, who denounced such practices in 2000 and in 2004. Sad, sad little man.
My Dad’s e-mail to CBS.
Perhaps it’s time for our parents to tell a younger generation that a real resume of accomplishment and respect for a hero should be qualities that we look for in a leader, not ones to be laughed at and despised. ….. CBSMailbag@aol.com in case you saw the interview and had a similar opinion.
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Dear David:
Longtime viewer, 1st time letter to you.
Last night’s show was awful. Your leadup to introducing McCain was bad enough, but then you did the entire show on beating McCain up, you never stopped.
Never have I witnessed such disrespect and hatred. You should be ashamed of yourself.
If that's the best you can do, it's time to hang up your hat and retire.
I vow to never watch your show again.
I can't believe you did that.
I have no problem with you supporting Obama and hope he makes a great President in spite of his iffy relationships with questionable individuals and lack of real accomplishments. I wish him well.
But your attack on McCain was soooo vicious, so over the top, so hateful, there is just no place for it on TV or anywhere. I watched the whole show to see when you would let up, but you didn't. I know you wanted him to walk off the show and then you would have had more fodder for your shows and you could say he has a terrible temper. But he sat there and took it like a man, the abuse was pitiful.
Shame on you.
Let's see how you would do after being beaten up for 5 years in Hanoi...you're a grown up bully and used your show to show millions of viewers who you really are.
Cary Leibowitz
In my heart this WANT change anything CROOKS!
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
McCain JUST don't get it....................IF he wanted us HERE in NC to believe he isn't like BUSH, he wouldn't use the same slimmy and dirty people who sheared him, his campaign and his FAMILY JUST so BUSH could WIN in 2004.
If you want to know why I (Posted by Joe Klein)—like so many others–held John McCain in such high regard for so long, it had a lot to do with David Ifshin. And if you want to know why my opinion of him has plummeted, it has something to do with William Ayers.
Yes, McCain you ARE just like Bush!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we can't stand four more years of mccain bush ideas, if we ever get back to the powerful country that we all know and love, we have to vote OBAMA- BIDEN, AMERICA'S ONLY HOPE.
Desperate is as desperate does and McCain has lost all sense of any self respect if in fact he ever had any that wasn't simply a publicity stunt.
The Republican Party is now known world wide as the scum of the earth and let's face it they have earned the title.
Obama/CNN. CNN is pathetic. Your coice for president is clear. Why not try to be a news agency and present both sides instead of siding with Osama (oops... I meant Obama)
Not wanting to sound cocky, me thinks he is there to plug holes in the fast sinking SS McPalin that is taking in so much water it might sink before Nov 4th.
WHAT IS THAT SONG BY FLEETWODD MAC????
OH, I REMEMBER..."Landslide"!!!!!
For years the Republican party has touted its high morals and Christian values. However that's all a total farce. There's nothing moral or Christian about what they are doing. NOTHING. There's nothing patriotic about what they're doing... It's truly disgusting. Who ever said the Rethugs were the moral majority or most patriotic anyway? I think they are seriously losing their minds!
"Barack HUSSEIN Obama"
"Obama Waffles"
"Obama Bucks/Foodstamp"
"Pals around with terrorists"
"Socialist"
"He doesn't see America the way we do..."
DISGUSTING..
A Christian Democrat from Florida
vote for the smart guy!!!! obama/Biden!!! Is it me or does Elizabeth Dole look like Tammy Fay Baker?
When are they going to stop using the term "strategist" and call them what they are-mudslingers, liars, propagandists, or smear artists. To call them strategists gives their stinking role an air of legitimacy.
Well you might as well put all the pigs on the same farm.
The word is "smear"?
Love reading the comments on Communists News Network!
McCain is already trying to start a war with Columbia by saying "were going to force Columbia to become a Democratic nation". People were already in two wars, McCain is going to ruin us. OBAMA/BIDEN 08 PLEEEEEEAAAASE!!!!!!!!
You know that if the republican platform were worth anything today, the country would not be in the fix that it is. Look at all the republican representatives and candidates that are under scrutiny for a myriad of violations from coast to coast. If you're so good why are you so bad? Right wingers, do you have an answer, or have you cut a deal with the wrong party?
If you support Obama, post all you can but please go and vote. Bring your friends too. He needs all of us. This election is not over until midnight Nov.4. PLEASE VOTE and TAKE your FRIENDS with you. Of course vote for President Obama.
And with that the transformation of John McCain into George Bush is complete...
Regrettably it is not uncommon to see a measure of negativity and even questionable integrity and some dishonesty in presidential campaigns but I don’t think it has ever been as bad as we are seeing now. The ‘swift boat’ attacks on John Kerry definitely fell into that category but they were almost mild compared to what the McCain-Palin camp is doing. Since Palin came on board she has demonstrated a total absence of any need to insure fact and appropriateness and has simply been caught several times, which she then just shrugs off; that may be due in part to her writers and their efforts to overcome her knowledge shortfall. While it does reflect heavily on her character it hasn’t been limited to her and as the numbers keep favoring Obama more, the whole McCain camp has become more desperate and while really neglecting the issues has become more negative and demonstrates less quality. They are digging for and using any dirt without regard for its pertinence or validity. Recently John McCain admitted that the attacks on Obama regarding Bill Ayers were really stretching things yet his campaign is now conducting automated phone calls referring to it as being a terrorist connection and implying it negatively impacts Obama. Anyone who saw the last debate has to know that Obama answered that accusation and then the ACORN accusation as well completely and reasonably with valid answers and then challenged McCain to deal with the real issues which are so important to the voters. McCain-Palin’s refusal to focus on the issues tells its own story and their continuing with the totally negative approach tells another story: first, they have no valid answers for accomplishing real change or any resolution of the problems; second, their negativity identifies their preferred way of handling things and even their personal character. It would be a terrible shame if McCain’s tactics work as we have just had one president who has been grossly dishonest, arrogant, self-indulgent, irresponsible, without conscience and totally focused on a private agenda for the benefit of a select few and we sure don’t need to follow with another one. Better said, we literally can’t take more of the same!
McCain shall reap what he's sown... He's run a truly VILE campaign – I can't wait for this to be over!
When Obama's President the whole world will look at the US differently – in a GOOD way!
This truly is a weird situation. I believe the voters know who they are going to vote for in the election. This may reinforce their choice.
McCain is a true soul seller. This guy isn't a maverick, he's a joke!
CNN never publishes my stuff.
MCCAIN KNEW WHAT HE WAS GETTING INTO GOING ON LETTERMAN. LETTERMAN HAS BEEN DOWN ON MCCAIN FOR WEEKS. MCCAIN SHOULD HAVE ACTED MORE PRESIDENTIAL. THAT'S WHY I'M VOTING OBAMA/BIDEN. VOTE FOR THE SMART GUY!!!!!
John McCain has made a deal with the devil and there will be hell to pay.
The problem is too many Americans fall for this guy's garbage. He might actually do McCain some good in North Carolina. If by "good" you mean lying to people to defraud them of their honest vote. Integrity is a meaningless word in America these days. And shame shame shame on the American people for not insisting upon it.
Don't unpack your stuff. You won't be hanging around long.
It's a Catch 22! 3/11/08? = 22?
On the Tax thing with Cindy. Nice to know that when you make millions you don't pay much. My husband is, low and behold, a small business owner, and in no way is a Joe the Plumber type at all. We have always believed that we should pay our fair share, but ladies and gentlemen, it is 40% in taxes for us! This is not a typo. If he clears 100K, we pay 40K. And also to back up the misinformation on Joe the Plumber, after he pays payroll, rent, losses, he won't be anywhere near the 250K. I know very well how taxes work, when I see what my family has to do just to submit our taxes. I am with Obama, the last 8 republican years have been a joke to our family. Yes it has gotten progressively worse.
Change......that is all you will have left in your pockets if Obama gets into office.
You think the economy is bad now, just wait until we put an even higher burden on small businesses. I built, and have been running small businesses for over twenty years, and I can tell you first hand that these lies about Obama's tax plan not hurting most small businesses are ridiculous
Obama’s plan will raise the tax for small business to 55%, in other words: you take a huge risk and start a small business and “Uncle (Sam) Obama” takes 55% of every dollar.
This, by the way, is not the profits that you put in your pocket; it is the profit you planned on investing to grow your business….but it is gone before you can use it. You can’t hire new people or buy new equipment because you have to pay your tax bill, and if you don’t pay it immediately you will be fined heavily.
This is the real reason why jobs are being shipped overseas. The government is killing American business, they might as well be sitting in your office because you take all the risk and they take more than half before you make investments to grow your business.
How can you state with a straight face that you are not George W Bush and that you represent change when you continue to use the same people he used to get into the white house? Most Americans are not that dumb, Senator McCain.
It warms my heart to see all of these good ole boys kissin and making up after all thye mean things they did to eachother in the past.
Sad part is , they are only doing it to destroy a man because of the Color of his skin and out of pure Hate and Fear.
It seems exactly like the kind of help McCain needs.. Maybe he can keep them on one track... the low track, not exactly what McCain promised, but for sure the one he has taken since he took on his VP
Not to worry, if he's a republican politician from S.C. chances are he can't recite the alphabet anyway. Have you heard Gramm talk. When he opens his mouth all you here is stupidity.
Tompkins should do what's best for America, by resigning to the fact that McCain shouldn't be in the White House, just because he, and McCain are part of his political fraternity. McCain/Palin simple aren't capable of managing our nation, neither one has the intellect, backed with proven academic talents that are natural to Obama.
Well McCain has morphed into George Bush, it's only fitting that McCain's campaign would follow.
I want my taxes cut, wealthy have had it good way too long...
Texas for Obama
Jeff,
John McCain isnt being judged for who he was, but who he has become. John McCain sold his principals, morals, integrity and soul for a shot at becoming president. The John McCain of today isnt the heroic McCain of yesterday.
Probably will start with the racist or pesudo racist claims now...
take from the rich and give to the poor
where oh where have I heard that before?
Talk about putting lipstick on a pig.
Obama is doing what Hitler did. Pointing his finger at
a particular group of citizens and holding them accountable
for problems he was part of administering .
Discrimination is discrimination. Perhaps we should tax
some groups of people by their hair type?
Will they stop at nothing? Obama is being vilified over this stupid Joe the Plumber crap when it is McCain who brought this man so much unwanted celebrity by talking about him nonstop during the last debate. It is so obvious McCain is desperate and scrambling for any little shred of indecency he can find, that he would hire someone who smeared him so badly when he ran against his buddy, Bush. The whole campaign needs to be thrown to the wolves, mainly the ones in Alaska, so those animals can get their justice.
I can not believe the divisiveness that members of the GOP are promoting in an attempt to win this election. Racism and hate, which we knew existed but had faded more into the background, have raised their ugly heads again. I hope we take this opportunity, knowing it's out there, to once and for all say that we will not stand for it. We are the UNITED States of America, no matter how much people like McCain, Palin, Bachmann and others try to make us the DIVIDED States of America.
Please vote Obama/Biden and put us back on the track to healing and unity.
“It’s the final few weeks of a campaign and you need people with experience, and frankly there are not many people in the southeast with near the experience that he has.”
And it's just as well...
The Repuggs need all the help in the world!
But putting other Dirty lying cheats on board will only pull
McCain further away from victory.
Throw all that you can at Obama............He is still the Better Man!!!!
Obama/Biden 08
For the Right Change and Change we CAN Believe in!!!
Because no matter what you guys put out on him now,
who's gonna believe that crap.
And.........WHO wants to even hear or see it anyway.
You just hate losing a battle John.........Just as you think pulling out of Iraq would mean losing the War!
Well fight as hard and as dirty as you can,
This is yet another battle you WILL be LOSING!
I would say better luck next time, oops.....but time is not on your side huh? lol
CNN in its quest to become just like Fox. All GOP all the time.
It is totally unbelievable that McCain who has a past with Liddy and Palin found to have abused her power, a witchcraft-prayong preacher, palling around a pregnant daughter, a husband who belongs to an organization who wants to separate themselves from the US can have the audacity to throw stones at anyone.
The latest attack on the Democrats as being "anti-American" and "socialist" probably stems from this slimeball.
Frankly, it's gotten me pretty steamed, and I'm sure I'm not alone. Just one more reason to make sure I vote in a couple of weeks.
So keep drumming up support for your base, Senator McCain, and keep alienating the average American in the process.
And keep reaching out, Senator Obama. Joe the plumber is an idiot for not recognizing who it is that's fighting for him and who it is that's out to rip him off....
VOTE EARLY and take 4 other voters with you!!
Raise your voice VOTE
Soul selling to Satan, 100% complete.
The McCain campaign is trying to divide the country with all of this talk about "pro-American areas", vs. "un-American areas". The way you run your campaign is the way you will run your administration. This is the year we are awake and will take the country back. No to McCain/Palin, they are a joke!
It seems any comment I make is held by CNN for "moderation".
He didn't vet Joe, the plumber like he didn't vet Palin and he is still talking about this guy who is a fake.
McCain/Palin are disgusting. They have made this election a disgrace. I am sick of their smear tactics and lies. Now with this voter suppression tactic, they are doing their best to cheat to win. It's awful. They have injected so much hate into this race – I don't know how the country can come together after this is over.
I can think of a few "S" words to describe McCain: senile, selfish, stupid, sanity-challenged, scare-tactics... oh, and of course, the "S" word that truly is frightening: Sarah.
STOP THE DRAMA, VOTE FOR OBAMA
Time for a tax policy that works for me. That's why I'm voting for Obama. Why should the rich not have to pay more when they can afford it? Why do people that make under $75k a year not understand that you will never be one of those people earning $250k a year. So you dont need to worry about the Rich peoples claim that it's a redistribution of wealth. Why would you care?
How in the world can this unpopular man help McCain's campaign??
I just don't get it....McCain has now invited that fake, non tax-paying, non-registered voter, "joe the plumber" to stump with him. HUH???
Obama's tax plan: Is McCain really not understanding it, or is he just plain lying in his attacks against it, hoping that we're really stupid?
Fortunately, I live in an early vote state and have already voted, so I could just turn this all off until it's (thankfully) over.
Stop censoring me CNN -
Want to know why the republicans fight so hard to maintain their presidency?
Google PNAC
The McCain camp have a letter also it's the H word (help) I'm lost don't know what to do next.We're flip flopping like a fish out of water.Please please help me find what direction we need to go to next ,can't find which mud puddle we are suppose to get to.
anyone who hates the government and refuses to pay back taxes. is not a real plumber is pathetic that this man is even getting press time. I imagine that Cindy and McCain will pay his back taxes.
McCain really is flailing. This is presidential behavior?!
What if we faced a national crisis? Would McCain flail around grasping at straws as he is again? Perhaps he should heroically suspend his campaign for a day again.
Don't gloat, vote!
Being a POW earns McCain our respect however, it does not qualify him in any way to be president. His judgements the last eight years as a senator (including chosing a running mate with who abused her power instead of going through proper channels like "joe sixpack" would have to do) shows that his time has come and gone. He doesn't get it... the majority of Americans don't want him (that's if you include the ones that Ailin/Failin/Palin doesn't include in her definition of pro-American).
Cindy and John McCain/ Barbie and GI Joe hit retirement age...
VIRGINIA WILL BE BLUE AND NORTH CAROLINA PLEASE JOIN US! (after all a lot of us retire in your beautiful state)
400 families own half of this country, according to the recent stats.
they are trying to gobble up the other half before Bush has to release his power, or
by replacing bush with Mcbush.
vote mcbush if you want yourself and your children to be permanent slaves to the 400 families and their fascism.
So what does McCain have to do before he's used up any crediblity he has left?
Does being a POW mean he can do anything and everyone still has to say what a good man he is?
So he can leave his wife and that's fine. Be a part of the biggest banking scandal until a month ago and that's fine. How many people can he kill before he is not fine? 1? 4? 100?
He is a vile man who would do ANYTHING to win. He made his deal with the devil. I, for one, don't want McCain paying the devil back with my tax dollars.
I would vote to keep Bush/Cheney over McCain/Palin.
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING BUT "DESPERADOS OF CORRUPTION"
Thank God Obama is very intelligent male and do right way for USA country... I believe Obama loves all world.. Even the world love him unlike Cain.. I see no one loves Cain while he did not travel different countries..What is wrong?? He seems scare overseas I mean he can't go to Germany or Russia to solution problem... Obama knows how to solution problem than judgement.. Judgement is too dangerous but they need to sit and discuss solution problem than hurt or riots... Think Twice Obama is doing right choice... I pray Obama winning the White House... I knew everyone loves RALLY for OBAMA.. It is his first black president of USA... I pray he will be achieve with world people peace... I love Obama so much in my hearts
Who cares.....McCain has been irrelevant in the run for presidency about a month now.
"Obama is going to spend your money for you"
Give me a break! That sounds like the same rhetoric that Repubs have been saying about Dem candidates for years... 'oh, they're going to take my hard earned money and give hand outs to crack heads and welfare momma's in the hood'...
Hasn't it registered that no one wants to hear those ole' played out cliches except old played out Repubs....
I'm even willing to bet that you're probably someone who would benefit under Obama's tax plan.... but... yeah, go ahead and support McCain, silly.
McCain has made a mockery of his entire campaign. All this does is let the American people know that he is not in charge of his campaign and if he is not in charge. How can he run this country?
To democrat if you make over $250, 000 yes with Obama you will have some change in your pocket.
McCain has sold his soul for the election. Is Warren Tompkins the same guy that McCain said will get a "special place in hell" after the SC primary in 2000?
i'm from s.c., i swear it i wish this state go blue. these idiots like linsey grahm can't complete a sentance without sounding so bibical also this is a bible thumping religion country where the runner up miss s.c. answers wrongly after a simple question...sounds fimilar..ya betcha sinister sarah palin...GOD HELP US ALL IF THESE IDIOTS GOES INTO THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!
OBAMA-BIDEN 08 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uhm. So.
democrat – read these posts here in favor of Obama. Do you think we're stupid and uninformed? Honestly. I suggest you go to the web sites of each candidate, check out their plans, and educate yourself. Unless, of course, you're perfectly content spreading lies.
Obama/Biden '08
Jeff ,ask your dad about Gordon Liddy and Charles Keating. Senator
McCain is throwing bricks and hiding his hands. Dave sees it,
but your dad doesn't.
I can't stop talking and laughing about MCcain/Palin. They are both pitiful.
McSame and Failin, you are toast.
me and ten of my friends voted today,,it felt great and awesome that we gonna pay deaf ears to the smear tactics upfront...Go vote now
No values, no morals, no ethics, no dignity. That's McCain & Palin. Doesn't sound even Republican anymore.
Tell me, oh ardent McCain Palin supporters – do you actually read and research before you post on these pages, or do you just follow the party line, read both candidates plans, and draw intelligent, well tought out conclusions....
Or do you just listen to what the RNC spouts out, or what the RNC tells Palin to say, or what they direct McCain to say....because I suspect the last is the case and you're a mindless drone than just like Obama supporters that only take things as they're said....
(and this is coming from an Obama supporter)
I have news for the RNC, John McCain and Sarah Palin – the voter turn out in this country is going to be unprecedented and the "under 30" crowd is going to carry Obama to the white house – they're tired of the old ways....
get ready for 2 more weeks of smears from the mccain camp.
Nothing like adding more venom to an already NASTY campaign!
@ XAVIER...... you are right, McCain is being judged by what he has become: someone who will say and do anything to be elected. The man is angry, sarcastic, mean and divisive.
Haven't we had EIGHT long years of DIVISIVE politics? Remember when the war with Iraq started? Anyone who dared to question the reason (which turned out to be LIES) for attack a sovereign country, would be labeled a ........traitor or un-American!
When we start to question each other's patriotism, or values we start down a slippery slope that is dangerous!
When Palin said yesterday "that she likes visiting 'pro-America' parts of the country" .......THE REST OF US, NEED TO ASK:
WHAT PARTS OF OUR NATION, PALIN, DO YOU CONSIDER UN-AMERICAN???????????????????????????????????????
THIS FROM A WOMAN WHOSE OWN HUSBAND WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALASKA INDEPENDENT PARTY WHO HAS WORKED FOR YEARS TO SUCEED FROM............ THE.........UNITED..........STATES.......OF AMERICA! (SORRY FOR YELLING FOLKS, I AM FED UP WITH GOP LIES AND HATE)
COME ON CNN.........PLEASE BE THE VOICE OF..........REASON!
John S. McCain is increasingly determined to employ Bush campaign staff and tactics so if there's still any doubt in any voter's mind that McCain is running for a Bush third term i wonder what more proof they're waiting to see
McBush '08
"Hey remember those guys who pretty much slandered me back in 2000? They were pretty good. Let's hire them." You've gone pretty low John McCain.
Barbara – 65 yr old white woman ... Thanks for the information! Another good source is John Dean's book "Conservatives without Conscience." It was a real eye opener.
John McCain is a fool.
He held his nose and jumped into the cesspool.
McCain voted for the socialist bailout and runs around with Liddy the Terrorist.
Is he affiliated with David Dukes by any chance?
McCain sold his ...soul... for the candidacy
These Republican ads go way beyond the pale! I have never seen such absolute dirty drivel in my life. The real worry is that there are so-called intelligent people who actually believe what they are saying and putting out. These so-called intelligent people are Emailing this rubbish to all their friends. The radio liars and RNC advertisers ought to feel absolutely ashamed, but they evidently do not. Their punishment would come if McCain was actually elected through their efforts. They would have to suffer along with the rest of us. It is frightening!
McCain has officially sold his soul to the devil.
There are no principles left for McCain ... he has sold his soul.
Politics makes strange bed fellows.
Half McCains staff are people he has formerly denounced after they attacked him and his family in previous years/campaigns – it's not surprising he's taking on more like that and they deserve to be together – slimeballs.
Can we just tax the same rate to everybody that makes beyond the state poverty level?
oooooooo dangggggggg crooks are back
Nice to see another loser swirling around the bowl with McCain. LOL!
As soon as Obama gets in, I'm cancelling my health coverage. I want to go on welfare too.
Barack has no knowlegde of economics. Who in thier right mind would raise taxes on business in a time of economic downturn?
No Knowledge, No Expierence, No real policy
NOBAMA 08
McCain_Palin 08
At least he's not a known terrorist. LOL.
Obama is a socialist plain and simple.
Sounds like "too many cooks" stirring that putrid pot. Good luck with that, McKnucklehead.
Now McCAin has hired the same people " Warren Tompkins " who slandered McCain's name in 2000.
Using fear at all costs and compromising ones own belief for power can be dangerous.
Desperate people do desperate things.
I thought
Senator Joe McCarthy
was dead!
McCain/Palin rallies are looking more and more
like NAZI rallies.
If Dems are SOCIALISTS, does that make
Repubs FASCISTS???
TAX FAIRNESS isn't the same as
WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION!
McCain/Palin campaign is a campaign of
LIES and DISINFORMATION!
This character is irrevalnt. I just voted for Barack-Biden!!!!!!!!
Says it all...the old maverick Mccain has now changed so much that the trash talkers of the Bush 2000 are now comfortable with him. Maverick my ___. McCain has so little character that he would hire the folks who claimed he had fathered a black child out of wedlock!
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right Big John? That is not what will change America.
McCain is Bush...Bush league!
As far as McCain's appearance on Letterman, I thought it was great. Sorry that some were offended, but McCain "screwed up" and was caught up in his lies, something he should be used to by now. Letterman just called him on the lies, if he can't stand the heat.....
I give McCain high marks for his service to our Country, but that alone does not qualify him to be our President. He has shown utter disregard for "'Country First" by selecting Palin as a running-mate, his hate-filled campaign and in many other choices that he has made this time around.
What is it about Obama that makes people hate him so that they are willing to sell their souls. Hillary did it and now so is McCain?
Could it be that some Americans are clinging to their prejudices?
The entire country lost a great hero this year.
REPUGS and more LIES..............................................................OBAMA'S answer to today's financial crisis..."SPREAD THE WEALTH"………… ya Betcha ……….....Obama isn’t trying to spread the wealth, he will work so that ALL people have a CHANCE to work toward WEALTH….dah!!!!!!!!! Stop the HATE with LIES…..REPUBS!!!!!
Cindy McCain $4.2 million in total income in 2007 and paid $1.1 million in taxes….and THOUSAND of employee’s that worked for years at her COMPANY lose their jobs to cut spending COST…
EIGHT IS ENOUGH, YOU and YOUR RIch GOOD OLD buddies don't FOOL us MCCAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is truly hard for me to believe that all you people are believing that O'bama is going to save you and life is going to be perfect if O'bama becomes President. O'bama has a lot of experience in campaigning but not much else.
The question is do you want an inexperienced president who knows how to say the word "present" instead of having the nerve to stand up and vote or do you want a president that will vote and stand behind his positions. I think the later which means on Tuesday November 4th you should vote for John McCain.
No one takes credit for the smear campaign against McCain in South Carolina in 2000. It just happened by itself. Spontaneous smear!
Mccain is not the man he was in 2000. He's sunken to the lowest of levels. Slime pals around with slime. This shows McCain and Palin's true lack of integrity.
WELL I GUESS THAT THE GOP (GAY OLD PARTY) HAS TO SEND IN SOMEONE. TO DO THE OLD MANS WORK FOR HIM. BEING HE CANNOT HANDLE A COMPUTER OR DO MULTIPLE TASK. GOD WHAT A PATHETIC PERSON AND WHATEVER HE HAS AS A RUNNING MATE. WE ARE REPUBLICANS THAT NEVER VOTED FOR THE VILLAGE IDIOT THAT IS IN OFFICE NOW AND SURELY WILL NOT VOTE FOR THE VILLAGE IDIOT OR HIS HALF BAKED (AS THE EUROPEANS CALL WHATEVER IT IS) THAT IS RUNNING WITH HIM. WOW 100,000 PLUS SHOW UP IN ST LOUIS FOR OBAMA AND HE IS IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI THIS EVENING FOR A RALLEY AND THE AREA IS THE LIBERTY MEMORIAL MALL WHICH WILL HOLD ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND THAT MANY WILL TURN UP. YOU KNOW WHAT IS NICE ABOUT AN OBAMA RALLEY IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY TO SEE HIM IT IS FR----EE COMPARED TO MCSHAMES RALLEYS WHICH CHARGE $100.00 PER PERSON TO SEE HIM. IT IS PATHETIC WHEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE PAY TO SEE YOU AT A CAMPAIGN RALLEY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY BUT ALONG COMES MCSHAME SO WHAT DO YOU EXPECTJIM HALL KANSAS CITY MISSOURI. OBAMA BIDEN 2008
It is time we all quit complaining and doing a little research ourselves since the media is not into investigative reporting.
What did we give China for collateral when they had to loan us money? Do you really believe 2% of all mortgages have bankrupt our country? Do you really believe we are in a WORLD WIDE credit crisis due to US housing? Do you really believe that these foreclosures are all subprime loans, owner occupied and poor pitful home owner? OR COULD THERE BE SOMETHING BIGGER THAN BUSH- MCCAIN & OBAMA combined???????
We do not need to have the government pay for anything else......
We need a fair tax program and the we need unemployment to skyrocket for lobbyist. I am voting for McCain because he has a record of ending earmarks and he is more of an independent than a republican AND HE DOES NOT SLAUGHTER any voter for questioning his proposed policy changes.
Can McCain have any self respect left?
He is now paying the same people that trashed him in 2000 and whose actions he condemned. One thing he is proud of and mentions at every opportunity is campaign finance reform. The main reason he feels so strongly about this is because of what he went through in 2000. Now he is paying these same people to trash Obama using the same tactics he condemned in 2000. Nice work, Maverick.
In 04 McCain had the opurtunity to join John Kerry as a Vice Presidential running mate, would have shown he really wanted to do good for his country but he kinda sold his soul to Bush. Up until then I had respect for him but not any more. He is using the same slimy people as George Bush used in his capaign. All you have to do is look it up on the internet. They have no regard or care what damage they may cause to america its citizens.
We have to get out and VOTE!
We have to win big so the GOP cannot steal this election!
Hope none of you that are looking for tax cuts are also looking for any kind of education or other programs because O'bama is telling you what you want to hear to get elected then he will tell you how sorry he is cause he can't deliver. Don't follow the herd....Vote McCain/Palin
McCain lost any shred of shame or honor years ago. I think he may have even left it all in Hanoi.
Hiring the man who smeared your adopted daughter? Way to stand up for your child and your family, you fraud!
Another fine example of a hate filled racist deceitful right winger.
Come on Obama supports we are almost there. Vote early where you can and take friends with you. I have volunteered to work at a poll in the african american community because I know that voter suppression( the RNC old faithful) will be strong in those areas. A want to pick up where the freedom riders left off and take as many people to the polls as i can fit in my car. early voting in florida begins 10/18/08. you may steal out signs and try too distract but this november the american people will overcome!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama 08
I know of 5 early NC voters in Mitchell County that voted for the Obama/Biden ticket including me. It's the 1st thing me and my mother-in-law has agreed on since my wife and I married over 10 years ago. I also can't recall the last time I've seen so many democratic bumper stickers in this traditionally Republican stronghold. It's given me real hope for the Obama/Biden ticket to win it all!
It's official: McCain has sold his soul.
Not fit to lead indeed.
Does the "F" wprd mean anything to the McCain camp. Fascist.
Get your bags packed McWar You and Bush are both headed south /People are full up of your lies,crooked tactics in every move you make.
Oh and forked tongue with the high pitched voice kids ,Todd fallowing her will be heading to Alaska .
Just look around at what you have done to this country shame on you your are a sore looser.
How sad that McCain has now completely surrounded himself with those people that worked so hard against him in 2000. These are the people who he said, at that time, were dishonest people; yet, now he chooses them to help him campaign. Oh what a tangled web we weave.
I love when people who say they are christians as such we should act Christ-like(i guess the WWJD was just a marketing campaign), but when it comes time to taking care of the less-fortunate and disabled and elderly they decry "socialism" or "communism."
Please stop calling yourselves true christians if you do not follow what Jesus said. The hypocrisy is maddening.
Please…..
if you can vote early PLEASE vote early and get out the way. Every early vote will reduce the long lines Nov 4. Early vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McCain/Palin campaign is a campaign of
LIES and DISINFORMATION!
McCain/Palin rallies are looking more and more
like NAZI rallies.
If Dems are SOCIALISTS, does that make
Repubs FASCISTS???
TAX FAIRNESS isn't the same as
WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION!
time is running out and so is the money. time to start spinning more
senator McCain.
Change is inevitable ,08
time is running out and so this the money John.
Change
TIME RUNNING OUT , GO GET THE DOG AND CHENEY,
GO HUNTING
Broadway Al – The are all moderated you ignoramus (both for the question and your previous posts).
Likening Obama to Hitler – you are a fool of the highest order.
McCain has adopted the Bush/Rove policies, divisive tactics, and now the personnel is officially complete. What happened to McCain? No thanks.
Somewhere in the background I smell essence of Carl Rove. Phantom of the Operate!
McCain must be desparate if he has to import a crooked Republican from SC. Here in NC Carter Wrenn and Tom Ellis are the world champions of cooking ballot boxes. That's how Jesse won so many times after going into election day behind in the polls and outspent. The final talley AFTER the election was always Jesse spent more money in the last two days and won. What a concept!!
Has McCain alienated the Ellis-Wrenn machine so bad he has to bring Warren Tompkins from SC. He's got to do something. Katherine Harris isn't the NC Sercretary of State.
I just read the news that Joe the Plumber is not a plumber at all and he admitted that he did not make $250,000 a year. Republicans just lost all the credibility. I do not quite understand why some politicians just believed that they could really wag the dog.
Yep.
Someone IS putting something in McCain's Metamucil.
As a european, i´m kind of sick hearing Americans using the word SOCIOLIST like it´s a TABOO: we practice sociolist Democracy and i´m pretty sure we´re better off than you, because we´ve started using your $$$ in wiping our behind, and by the way look at where the ALMIGHTY KAPITALISM brought you, and quit kidding yourselves you more SOCIOLIST than we are right now.CNN post these.
Hiring the same people who viciously attacked his character in 2000, McCain has absolutely lost respect. I am sure he risks losing his honor, integrity, and the election. Pathetic.
McCain is a diabolic liar. He disrespects himself and exhibited this when he snickered and lied at the last debate. Hiws running mate is lacking in sense and acts according to instructions. She is incapable of thinking independently. God help us! I hope that she goes back to Alaska on Novbember 05.
McCain is has so many experts, you would think after running for President would be second nature to him. He has done this before. he answers a lot of proplems with the commitee line. MY FRIENDS I WILL HIRE THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TO GATHER AND WORK TO FIND A SOLUTION TO OUR COUNTRYS TROUBLES. How much will it cost us too solve our proplemS if McCain palin win? He is a very good exsample of some one who is too wealthy. They never learn how to do it there selfs, when a screw fall out of the door McCain calls the best scewer inner in the world.
I learned a lot of lessons from McCain's campaign:
1. If you are an unlicensed plumber, you would have made much more than any licensed plumber.
2. If you are worried about the tax over $250,000 annual income, just do not pay it like Joe the Plumber.
3. There are two different kinds of people, one pro-America, the other not.
Where is McCain's INTEGRITY?
Poor John McCain, old with old consultants and old tactics that no one cares about anymore. He hasn't learned yet that this is a new generation and we don't want to hear this trash. He keeps losing more republicans like me because of his negativity.
What I don't understand is why Christians in the states are not speaking up against McCain when he criticizes Obama for saying "spread the wealth". Isn't spreading the wealth part of being a Christian? Isn't that a WWJD thing??
Seems hypocritical to call oneself a Christian, then not live up to it by following the republican ticket of promoting a "me-first" society, instead of looking out for those less fortunate than ourselves.
I see desperation in the McCain camp. Joe owes taxes, has no plumbers license,......so he's a small businessman.....I guess so,he doesn't own a business so you can't get any smaller than that. lol
P.S. I hope Obama wins, mainly to show the Republicans that smear tactics will no longer work. I cannot believe that grown people would do what they do to win an election. In other words, sell their souls. We have got to do better, folks! We have got to do better than this...
You can't blame people for supporting Obama. They're sheep. They read newspapers and watch news channels who are all "nonpartisan" and they believe this crap. These Obama supporters think he's the messiah and can do no wrong. Frankly McCain verses Obama is a simple issue of worse or "worser". I can't believe anyone believes Obama or McCains economic plans. Like either of them have actually worked a day in their lives, come on people. Go Nadar, atleast he doesn't believe in this bailout scam and has the courage to stand up for it. The other two are just crooks. I don't like Obama, but if he gets elected I don't mind but I expect free health care, clean air and water, an end to global warming, polution, disease, hunger, and all wars to end, with all of us holding hands singing "we are the world". If he can do that I'll be a democrat for life, otherwise democrats are a bunch of liars and idiots.
In an era of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, you are going to have to explain to most of the public what the hell is wrong with – gasp – Socialism. Every 'social' program we have – including public education – is financed by taxing those that can afford it and 'spreading the wealth around' in a way that ensures that all of us have a fair shake or something besides dog food to eat when we are old. Senator Obama is right when he says that you just don't get it. Frankly, you are so out of touch that I am expecting at any moment to hear the Domino Principal trotted out.
Wow. I have no respect for McCain at all anymore. He's been mean spirited, dishonest, and weak all through this campaign. I can't see him being an effective President. We need a guy who sticks with his principles.
Obama/Biden 08
McCain run's with the worst of the worst.
Early voting is the way to go.
Registered Republican "voted" Obama/Biden 08
For those who brush aside McCain's military service as "worthy of our respect, but doesn't qualify him to be president," I say, stuff it! As a U.S. Marine who saw more than my share of rough times in combat, I don't need your respect or your attempt to justify your choice for president. Yours were the kinds of people that spat on our troops when they returned from Vietnam and ignored them when they returned from other battlefronts. Vote for your Obama if you must, but don't tarnish the miltary's honor with cheap words. Your vote for Obama will be a slap in the face of every U.S. soldier who has fought, and is now fighting, against the enemy of the American way of life, and that includes communism/socialism that you're vote for Obama is. If you want a Hugo Chavez-type in the White House, keep thinking that way.
Next thing you will see is Palin dressed like the Klu Klux Klan~ shouting, "Liberals are not pro-American".... We should rid the parts of the country where Liberals and Democrats reside.
Both McCain and Palin have shown their true colours. He runs around flailing in every direction. He has no direction and is extremely impulsive. You might say he does not sail a steady ship. Palin has done more to divide the country in her short 5 weeks than anybody around. She behaves in a disgusting manner. Either McCain had no choice but to choose Palin or he didn't think before he acted. Both are concerning. They have no morals and no concience.
Hey "democrat":
Change is what i'll have left in my pocket if I vote for Obama? I guess thats better than voting for McCain and having nothing but a letter of eviction or repossesion after jobs get shipped overseas, our economy tanks further.
democrat (yeah, right)........Unless you are making a ton of money (and if you are, God bless you), you will not get taxed more. Where did you get these figures? Did Sean Hannity mail them to you?
Look, anything is possible. Bush Sr. said "no new taxes" and then he had no choice but given where our budget is and where it looks to be going, it is more likely that a McCain tax plan will hurt you since he is going to get all of the non-millionaires. You know, the ones who have had the burden the last 8 years.
My concern about Obama raising my taxes is tiny compared to my concern about McCain further bankrupting this country or (God forbid) McCain not making it through his term and Palin driving this country to extinction.
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Wow, the guy with slogans like "honor" and "country first" is using the same guys who slimed him, and dragged his family through ugly rumors. Is winning everything to McCain, and you call yourself a Christrian?
Shame on you for dragging Obama through the same disgusting mud. Remember karma is a b!tch!
The one who must always have more will find himself among the very poor.
It,s over John McCain, thow in the towel, The moral of this story is to talk issues. Tell the truth, and remember together we stand divided we fall. Get out and vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Obama / Biden 08
Who cares...Totally and Completely LOSERS! John McClown and his Puppet Palin are cowards, and desperate.
RNC = racists n' cowards
Whatever credibility and self respect McCain had, he has given it up in this campaign. The choice of Sarah Palin to satisfy the right wing will prove toxic, Why tie that albatross around your own neck? The robo calls and working with the man who slimed him in 2000 is an abject endorsement of dirty politics and racism.
The same people that brought you Bush/Cheney for the past 8 years are now giving you McCain/Palin.
Gonna fall for it again? Not me.
The why the campaign is going is reminding me of when Tysen (McCain) bit Hoyfield's (Obama) ear off when he was losing the fight back in 1997.
I guess if you couldn't beat them before you want them working for you now, right McCain?
And to think I thought you were a man with principles...
I really like what the Texan Independent for Obama had to say....
Don't gloat...., VOTE.
Obama is so close to sprinting through that finish line. That being said, we Obama supporters need to stick together, vote early if we can, encourage our fellow Obama supportes to also vote early, and stay involved even after we help him to win the election on November 4th. Remember, Obama winning this election is only the beginning, and he will be able to do great things with our help and support. But, we can't afford to become complacent either – it's more important than ever to stick together and make sure that Obama gets to the White House. I simply don't put anything past the Republican party and this election is not about them...it's about all of us. This country truly has a chance to once again be FOR the people and BY the people. About dang time, I'd say.
VOTE!
Obama/Binden 2008!
The GOP is running an extremely negative and dangerous campaign. And what do they expect out of it – that KKK, right-wing hardliners and other miscellaneous racists vote for them. But don’t these folks always vote for the GOP in any case.
these are the things that senator mccain is going to be remembered for. history will look back on the dirty divisive nature of the 2008 campaign and the prejudices that nearly tore our great nation apart. it is sad that after a lifetime of service to this country, this is the man that john mccain the war hero has become. nice legacy.
McCain would work alongside the devil if it would get him elected. He has no honor.
Finally a paper endorses McCain so "let's try to keep it balanced" CNN prints it along with one of the MANY who have endorsed Obama. The mainstream media puts ratings over honest, objective reporting.
McCain is a liar and a sellout who slings mud, lies and smears and then whines and cries foul whenever anyone criticizes him.
JOHN MCCAIN IS STILL TOO OLD NO MATTER WHO WORKS ON HIS CAMPAIGN AND MCCAIN USED BAD JUDGEMENT WHEN HE PICKED PALIN.
Are these guys klansmen? I just read where the 'wonderful' klan left their dirty fliers on newspapers in a neighborhood in Oklahoma, a town called Ada, I believe. Is this what we have to lookd forward to? Will McCain's presidency result in a resurgence in the darkest time in our history?
Anybody complaining about the current tax rate on businesses has George W. Bush to blame.
Obama will offer tax credits to small businesses that hire American workers and he will give a TAX CUT to 98% of small business owners (including Joe the Plumber).
Obama = TAX CUTS for 95% of WORKING Americans (Obama is not giving your money to crack-heads and welfare moms in the ghetto as racist and out of touch Republicans would like you to believe).
If you want the truth, go to a non-partisan fact check website and read about each candidate's tax plan. Don't just listen to the Republican smear machine which has not made a true and factual statement in the last 3 months about Obama's tax plan (even McCain himself is lying through his teeth about Obama's tax plan).
Finally, as others have said, make sure you vote and make sure you take all of your friends with you. Call in sick on 11/04/08 and have voting parties! Do whatever you need to do to get as many people as you can to vote for Obama.
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents unite for change!
We can all work together to make this country better.
Obama/Biden '08!
Tompkins used slimey tactics when he went against McCain. No wonder McCain wants him on his side.
Din't McCain call the robo-calls as "hate-call".. yet, he is taking the same route, that slimed her adopted daughter.. oh how the mighty fall..
Anyone that had everything going great with Presiden bush can vote either way they want ir even stay home next election...But as for us that find it so hard to pay our bills, live from pay check to pay check. We have option"That One". He started with a better address to issues and also better vision for me on Taxes.
I voted for Obama and took a friend with me. Please everyone – Vote! Vote!! Vote!!! McFoodfight would be the worst thing to ever happen to this country – even worse than Bush!!!!
How sad that he would hire the same man to smear someone else, that
caused such pain for his family only 8 years ago. Where is the old John McCain I miss him so much.
Let's see. So far they have called him an elitist, a terrorist and now a socialist. Pretty soon they'll just be calling him Mr. President.
McCain states he has served this country since the age of 17.
It's time to thank him for same and simultaneously refute the disservice he and his running mate have foisted upon the USA with their unconscionable conduct.
This should be good – get a bunch of Rovians running around like "chickens with no heads" to try to BS the nation and plug one hole after another. It's entertaining to see what these clowns come up with – and more entertaining to see the reaction/cheering from (what's left of) the "base".
He wont make any difference,unless he use race
When you have so much that you can afford to let go of nothing, you have too much and deserve nothing. Measured wealth will always have greater value than treasured wealth.
McCain anbd
Palin have become the NEW McCarthy squad. REMEMBER how McCarthy had a list of names that were un-Americans and Palin just said that there were some placdes that were not Pro-
AMERICAN. THISW IS DANGEROUS TALK
We can't got back to McCarthyism.
Why would anyone want to work with the McCarthy panic riden McCain/Palin ticket. Oh yeah, this guy is another one of the RADICAL RIGHT WINGNUTS!!! No wonder
Suck it up you disgusting kool aide drinkers. Never have I seen so many people swimming around in the slime at the bottom of the barrel as obamabots. The low life of society.
There is good news for McShame if [and when] he loses the election. I heard that Michelin Tire Company wants him to be the real live Michelin Tire Man.....
Stockholm Syndrome. McCain was tortured. Now he acquiesces in the ability of the CIA to continue Duhbya's torture policy. Now he makes common cause with one of the men who viciously abused him in 2000. It appears that there is no depth to which John McCain will not stoop in pursuit of his overweening ambition. It's sad, really.
Everytime Obama talks about his Tax Plan, he says that he will give "95 % of WORKING Americans and WORKING families a tax cut." That means that you have to be WORKING to get a tax CUT and making OVER $250,000 a year (Not just HOPING to) to have your taxes raised under OBama's Plan. What part of this does the McCain campaign and JOE THE FAKER not understand?
The Republican plan is Economic Fear Factor..
Please Just stop it and seek the truth..
We must pay our bills..
Obama is a socialist and I am so happy it came out. Our US taxes and social program spending is sapping the life out of the economy. Add to that the policies of Frank and Dodd to force banks into unsound loans with the resultant debt crisis. And, next, socialized medicine! I used to be a Democrat but loathe the party. It is an elitist, special interest mongering group of socialistic radicals.
For someone who says he isn't George Bush he certainly seem to have a lot of former Bush officials working for him. If you are an Obama-Biden supporter please don't become complacent and make sure you and five of your friends come out and VOTE!!!!
This is to people calling CNN an Obama Supporter (especially Joe
October 18th, 2008 5:06 pm ET). CNN has been very balance in their analysis of the election process. What would you say about FOXNEWS? They have vilified Obama in every conceiveable and preconceivable way. Let's be factual in our opinions.
If you WORK and make UNDER $250,000, you get a Tax CUT. If you work and make OVER $250,000 (Hoping to make that much doesn't count "Joe The Faker") you get a Tax HIKE! What part of this do the Republicans not understand?
From what I've read, households who make over 112k will benefit more under McCain than Obama, so the 250k number everyone is touting really doesn't mean much. But since I make neither of those amounts and have always gotten a refund, it really doesn't affect me.
I wouldn't necessarily call it done just yet. I see many more McCain signs in yards and on cars than I do Obama in my town. And I was very put off by Obama and Biden making fun of Joe the Plumber. Even if it was a hypothetical question, he is an American citizen and deserves respect. That is the first time I felt the "elitist" accusation that has been made so many times. Not for money or education, but a simple "you disagree with me, therefore you do not matter." Half this country is going to disgree with the President elect, is the message you are sending that you are going to publically mock those who disagree with you?
I don't know if its CNN's choice of pictures lately but Mccain looks like he is possessed or something. Almost like he literally did steal his soul and he has been taken over by a deamon presence. Seriously, look at his eyes and smile.
Obama's campaign "slow, steady, thoughtful, constructive", McCain's...
SLEAZY.
Hiring more of the Bush slimmers is not going to work . Anyone that treated my daughter as some of these guys treated McSeniles daughter back in 2000 I would not even spit on. John McSenile has no honor.
Vote early, vote OBAMA.
Connie from Indiana
This whole JOE the Plumber thing is very weird to me ....
This isnt any joke or anything of the sort just concern. My father said the Viet Cong were very very cruel and I heard some horrible stories, and not only the ones we all hear about in the media and all ......
Did really bad unspeakable things happen to him while he was a POW ?? Things never spoken of ? I know when certain things happen, that it has been known to affect prisoners and anyone in " those" situations......
I hope and pray he has been thoroughly checked out mentally , I mean really, he has such Anger issues just under the surface ...You see it in his face all the time..Secrets and a lot of Anger ..He really scares me .. Its like he has a need to prove something .....
This is the tool that put out the word that McCain's adopted daughter was his "black love child" back in 2000! Hey John, did you put your manhood into a blind trust for the election?
My gosh people! voting for McCain and Palin is saying it's okay to be a hate monger, a race baiter, to laugh at community organizers and services, to call a US senator a traitor that pals around with terrorists, to lie and to cheat. To accuse senator Obama of unspeakable things, and to stir up their supporters to the point of shouts of kill him and bomb him, and to hand nooses on trees with Obamas name.
Why does anyone condone this, and why are McCain and Palin getting away with it.
McCain, "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
His behavior is looking eerily similar to McCarthy.
Here's my "S: word..... STUPID McCAIN LOSES DESPITE HIS FILTHY MUDSLINGING LIES
Do not underestimate the smooth talk of Obama. He will win no matter what. He is fooling the majority just ljke he is suppose to do. He is on a mission and he is leading the blind. Beware.
Do we really want someone who was held as a prisoner of war for 5 years and tortured many times to become the leader of a nation in crisis??? Colin Powell even said that he didnt think a person who underwent what John McCain has should be trusted to have his "finger on the trigger"... I second that notion
CNN is so biased. What will all you rich media mogals do when you have to give up half your money so Obama can "spread the wealth" to the lazy idiots who refuse to get a job? I read one post that said "better socialist than facist". What about capitalist? Most people that have money worked very hard for it. Why would we want to give it to those that are lazy and refuse to work. I can see the need for many social programs for those that cannot work due to physical or mental issues. But there are so many that take advantage of our social programs because it's easier than going out and getting a job.
Please answer the question, why would I want to pay more taxes to provide free healthcare to those who don't want to earn their way through life?
So there are those that try very hard, and work very hard and just don't make much money. I empathize with those people, and say they should not have to pay taxes (right now they don't pay any taxes). I even believe giving them handouts is a good thing (they already get handouts from the government).
What else do we (those that earn a good living) have to do for the those that don't earn as much. Or even worse refuse to work because they can get more money from the socialist arm of the goverment.
Do you all not see where this is going? Take a look at Venezuela? Would you vote for Hugo Chavez?
Please people, get a grip. Obama is "Chavez in sheeps clothing".
Thanks for listening.
Perhaps the most serious reason to endorse John McCain is that he is against abortion, which can be defined no other way than taking a life. As a Catholic, I cannot imagine how Joe Biden struts around declaring his Catholic faith along with his belief in abortion! It would be interesting indeed to hear Joe the Mouth converse with those nuns of his childhood he boasts about and declaring his stand on taking the life of the unborn. This is just one among many of the arrogant stands he and Senator Obama embrace. I still believe Obama when he told Rick Warren that explaining the abortion issue was "above his paygrade." Well, does he or doesn't he believe in it?
HEY YOU CHICAGO PUREACRATS , DOWN HERE IN MISSOURI , SOME OF US HAD TO LEAVE OUR PHONES OFF THE HOOKS, NEVER HEARD OF SO MANY PHONE CALLS WANTING MY ADDRESS TO MAIL ME A BALLOT , TO VOTE DEMOCRATIC . HERE IS SOME OF YOUR DAM PH. NO.S 866 336 7183 AN 208 327 1751 .
SO JOE IF YOU ARE WITH McCAIN , DID YOU GET PAID FOR CLEANING UP OBAMA'S PLANE, CBS SAID IT HAD A BAD ODOR AWFULL ODOR . COULD OF BEEN LEFT OVER POT.
LATEST OUT ON AYERS , HE IS BETTER KNOW AS SCHOLAR. AND THERE IS STILL MORE GHOST COMING OUT OF HIS CLOSET AND IT IS NOT HALLOWEEN . ACORN IS STILL DIGGING .
QBAMA SAYS SIGN UP ALL THE ILLEAGALS , AND GIVE THEM DRIVERS LICENCE . REMEMBER 9/11 THOSE ALSO HAD DRIVERS LICENCE .
NOW FOREIGN COUNTRIES ARE TALK , THEY SAY IT IS THE END OF THE AERA FOR THE USA. WE ALLL KNOW HOLLYWOOD WANTS A BIG BIG MOVIE , AND IT MITE BE THERE LAST .
TILL THEN LETS PUT AND END TO ALL THIS , AND GIVE THE MAVRICKS A HAND AND CLEAN UP THIS MESS THAT PELOSI AND CHICAGO POLITICS HAS CAUSED ,
SEND OBAMA BACK TO THE DAILY MACHINE . BIG O PROBABLE DOES NOT WANT HIM NOW . WRIGHT REZKO
Yes, McNasty, keep digging the bottom of the barrel. How grimy can you get? Now the nastiness shows. You’re lending new meaning to dirty old man.
There is an article in the LA Times today about a "GOP contractor tricking people into signing what they were led to believe was a petition for tougher penalties against child molesters. " The group is called YPM, and they use the bait and switch technique. Once they convince people to sign this petition, it in effect changes their party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, and at times to absentee ballots, so that when they show up to vote, they are unable to do so. Others are receiving information in the mail stating that they are now Republicans. In order to vote Democrat, they must register all over again before the election. It is currently being investigated in several other states, including Arizona.
ah shucks, golly gee Mr. McBush and Puppeting Palin, you Republicans are continually exhibiting a peculiar proclivity towards snakey abuse of power and ethics, finding ways to overlook laws, invading people's space, misleading them in serving your end, things that really bring into question your honesty, trustworthiness, and character.... the only consistency recognizable within their campaign and their party appears to be their flagrant disregard for the very platform upon which they claim to be running their campaign. The straight talk express has turned out to be a polluting cloud of rank disorder, scheming plots to win at all costs, attacking their opponent regardless of facts or truth, while avoiding the serious questions themselves.
I'm voting for "That one" and his running mate.... both of whom I am proud to call President and Vice President.
Obama/Biden 08
Thank you republican campaign dudes for picking Palin.Obama couldnt have done it with out her.
They still haven't figured out that voters (with a brain) have no interest whatsoever in this crap. While they cling to negativity, lies and scare tactics as a "strategy", 100,000 people in St. Louis show up to hear Obama speak. Helllloooo... anybody in there?
I'm an Obama supporter and happy as a clam that the McCain camp stupidly pursues the same tired old tactics - just adds to Obama's ever widening lead... Thanks!
McCain is really a BIG HYPOCRITE.
I get sick of him when I hear him mention Ted Kennedy (at the first debate) and Nancy Reagan (at the fundraising event in New York this Thursday). Why did not he mention Dick Cheney?
He can fool other people, not me.
consumers pay taxes!!! this 1 will not vote for a demo.
No Way Obama,
democrat:
“Change……that is all you will have left in your pockets if Obama gets into office.”
Why is it Obama says, I will not raise your taxes and you call him a lie? John McCain says I will not raise your taxes and you believe him. Is this a white thing? Don't give me the welfare B. S. you hate the man because he is half black if he was a whole white man you would be knee deep in his behine.
shame on mccain&palin, they are literally discusting, America's in the worst crisis that we have ever been in and all they can think to do is try to divide our country more, VOTE-OBAMA-BIDEN
We followed a STRICT diet of 8 years of the ELEPHANT's plan. A plan on peanuts. It caused STOMACH AND HEART ACHES and the ECONOMY threw up, in all our faces.
It's time to change the diet to a more healthy menu.
mccain will use anybody, the sleazier, the dirtier the better, it represents what he is, a slime ball with no integrity! do anything, say anything, lie, steal, cheat, spew hatred, whatever it takes for him to win! he's a real piece of crap!
democrat:
Obama said. “It only goes to people who work and who are already getting taxed on their paycheck. Let me repeat this I’m not giving tax cuts to folks who don’t work, I’m giving tax cuts to people who do work.”
Why not ?!. All the idiots around him now are the same people who attacked him in 2000. One more idiot will not make a difference.
I was going to vote McCain in the primary for his moderate stand, but I have seen him change his views to win the primary, change his views in selecting a VP, change his views on the economy. He just a week ago said he wanted to help some by buying bad mortgages from banks. This is so unlike John mcCain. It looks like he will say and or do anything to win. He underestimated Obama, and thought that his name and his POW time would be a "shoe in" not to mention the "race" factor. Fear won't work. Lies won't work. Obama will win.
McCain is getting a daily portion of humble pie as his anger over the South Carolina "John McCain fathered a black child out of wedlock" push-poll from Karl Rove in 2000 must still be a raw wound. He wants to be President _that_ badly. Too bad he has absolutely no ideas - which come to think of it makes Palin the perfect choice for the VP spot.
It plays well to see some people finally getting some sense of what is right with McCain and what is wrong with Obama.
No more taxes please and let's not redistribute the wealth and if we do, lets just redistribute the wealth of Obama, Biden and their wealthy friends, which I am sure there are plenty of.
The "man" behind the robocalls! I put man in quotation marks because I think a real MAN doesn't hide behind lies, distortions and putting himself before his country.
Just like the GOP to turn around and embrace the same people who threw tons of mud at them!
Is there no level that the Republican spin machine can stoop?
Means nothing other than that some people will sell their souls to evil for money.
A CNN report on Lou Dobbs' TV show describes in detail the voter fraud by Acorn. For example in Philadelphia Acorn has registered more than 10,000 fake registrations. Now since most of these registrations are in low-income mostly African-American areas, which vote more than 90% for Obama, he is stealing the election in front of our eyes.
We democrats should not forget the lessons of 2000 and stealing elections. A stolen election is what got us George Bush and not Al Gore. Now Obama is doing the same thing by stealing this 2008 election. Sad day for America.
No way, No how NObama.
Right it takes talent and brains for the Fascists to call Obama a socialist. What a spark of intelligence.
Dear Obama is going to spend your money for you! The last time I checked, doesn't the Government already do that. Or are you the only American that tells the Government how to spend your tax dollars!
Why isn't CNN bringing up past relationshipsof McCain and Palin. Is this FOX News....... I guess it is to NPR to get real fair and balanced reporting
If this joe is not a plummer and doesn't pay tax, what is the meaning of this condescendment on mccain camp to chase shadows. how on earth will the lying and insignifficant joe be invited to join his campangne. Americans know what is important to them right now and that's exactly what they are going for-CHANGE.
OBAMA will do anything to win...
Including voter frauds and moving people to battle states...
McCain / Palin 08
One more rat on a sinking ship
Letterman...The National Dirt Bag!!!!
Man, these people have no integrity. Anyone heard the phrase "you have to stand for something or you'll fall for anything"? Well, looks like the GOP, McCain and Palin, as well as those republicans running for state/federal offices will fall for anything and use anyone to get their way. I am afraid of a ticket that uses, abuses, lies, and divides.
Considering these are the final days of this mess one should guess McCain is going to beg and plead with every underhanded con man he can find, to do anything they can, just to get him elected. I am still amazed there are people who would vote for this old relic. He has sold his soul, tried to sell his wife, would, I'm sure, sell Sarah, (no matter how much he praises her) and all his morals, (if he had any), just to be elected. His whole ambition, his whole life, has been to reach a rank in his mind, that is higher in public esteem then his father or grandfathers was. His arrogance is simply astounding. His temper tantrums are comparable to a 2 year old and his lieing, lieing, lieing, is amazing in its depth and yet, there are people who would still vote for this person who has let his life dwindle down to this shallow person who now DEMANDS we vote him into to the office of the most powerful person on earth... Well Mr McCain, you did not get my vote nor my husbands, nor the rest of our family. Even those who have always voted republican have voted for Senator Obama.... We all think its time you went home to Arizona and sent Sarah back to where she belongs.....
McCain has no more morals left in him. He has stooped so low, a clean pig is far better than him.
you know if McCain and his beauty queen win, this country is in big trouble and taxes will be the least of our problems... If McCain and the beauty queen lose they should not be allowed to serve this country in any capacity...............................Ivoted for Barack today
McCain and Palin would be hard-pressed to define socialism. It's merely code for another derogatory and vile word for an African-American. Next we will be told that Obama and Biden are communists in league with the Castro brothers; we will all be trampled to death by the millions of Cubans coming ashore in Florida. McCain earned my respect as a military officer and POW. He lost my respect as a pandering, no morals politician.
Come on, Barack. We are down to the wire. Hold on. They are about to go nuclear. May no weapon formed against you prosper.
Obama/Biden '08
I donated two (2) times today to Barack Obama. Barack Obama and Joe, " the Senator" have character, integrity, moral values, judgement, ethics, and experience. They will also bring our great military home.
God Bless America.
Please vote, everyone! We need an overwhelming victory to show that AMERICANS are not as ignorant as the republican party think they are!!!
He may have to work overtime and and then some if he wants to stop the carnage. North Carolinians are a tough people who want results and I am not convinced McCain has proven he can produce results for the people he has too many lobbyist running his campaign and they will demand payment later if McCain wins.
I'm really curious to see if Palin will drag her poor little special needs baby to SNL tonight. I see she hauls the little thing out at all of her stump speeches like a campaign trophy! I find that truly dispicable!
All things evil flock together.
As I watched Barack Obama give his economic speech yesterday; I noticed a very peculiar flag next to the American flag behind him. It looked a little like our "stars and stripes", but instead it had a big "O" on it. Now he can put an big "O" on his plane if he likes, but what is he doing altering our American flag, the symbol of our proud country and our patriotism? Our flag represents one nation under God and that one nation is not the Obamanation!
If McSame is scrambling to save North Carolina I think the ship has reached sinking point. Too many holes in that hull to save at this point. Abandon ship SS McSame is sinking fast.
Brenda, I'm pretty sure that Joe the Not Really a Plumber is getting paid royally for his bit of a demonstration. Maybe he can pay his taxes?
Suzy of MI, that is truly unfair, McCain is NOT Bush! Just because he voted with him over 90% of the time, surely you do not STILL suggest that McCain is really McBush! I suppose you still think McBarbie is a PitBull Dog in Lipstick.....
Oh, wait a minute.... I STILL think McCain is McBush! And I, now that I think about it, I Still think McBarbie is a PitBull Dog in Lipstick!
Okay, nevermind, Suzy... I'm right their with you!
mccain will do anything to win. It want work this time people are aware of these tactics you guys already showed that hand.
What are you going to do try to scare the voter into voting for mccain.
palin has aready done that.
it's unbelievable for mccain to people who slimed his family in 2000. if family is not his first priority let alone the country....
I actually fail to unerstand..who and why vots republics?
when every amareican knows..they favour Riches".. their al policie are for riches..
in US income tax is $750million and corporate tax is ust $200milions......Are all americans illetrate and fail to understand these simple things? Rally most amricans are ignorant, lazy to grasp the motives.. and if it is so..this is what they deserve in return!!!
I am soooooooooooo tired of all this........let it be over....puuuuuleeeze!!
OBAMA AND BIDEN WILL GUIDE THIS COUNTRY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IF THE RNC DOESN'T STEAL THIS ELECTION LIKE THEY DID 4 BUSH... MCBUSHLIN DOESN'T CARE WHO HE RECRUITS... EVEN IF IT'S PEOPLE THAT PUT DIRT ON HIS NAME...
RNC- UR DESPERATION IS SHOWING!!
OBAMA-BIDEN '08
So, McCain and Palin ditz: Let me get this straight. It's okay to be considered socialist when you're helping the big corporations, but it's not when it accomodates the American citizen. McCain and Palin can take their hypocrisy and shove it!
Obama / Biden '08!
McCain/Palin has sold their souls to the devil.
McCain is a fascist. We can see that McCain is not Bush. Bush is a much younger man.
I would hope that people read about Obamas policies – I contributed towards his campaign...but I refuse to support "wealth sharing" and other socialist agendas (I know wacko's...its not pure socialism...but it sure as hell isn't capitalism....) – we do not want to go down the entitlement hole.....the sub prime market was caused by Democrats in give aways to the "poor" – read up.....Carter...enhanced by Clinton in 1995....then reform blocked by Dodd in 2006....enough...
This is so sad. I wish Obama would run the clip of McCain last April saying he would run a clean campaign because Americans don't like to see politicians going at each other. He is such a joke now. So desperate to finally be President, he has sold his soul. Inciting vicious comments, flatout lying by Plain every day, her refusal to do legitimate interviews or answer questions from anybody not approved by the RNC, her ethics problems, her intrusive husband–does none of this bother Republicans? They are like little kids playing in the sandbox and throwing a tantrum when it's time to come in for their baths. Worse, though, because their hatred of Obama is dangerous to the country and to him.
What I don't get is how intelligent people refuse to do any research into something like socialism. You just grab McCain's talking points as gospel. He isn't the savior either, folks. Try using factcheck or snopes-you might actually learn how many lies your candidate comes up with-I check Obama too, and have found things that they stretch, but he has never been angry, mean, or launched personal attacks, and Palin sure asks for it.
I will be very glad when this is over, and I'm praying that the country can heal. Right now, all McCain is doing is separating us into good guys (Republicans) and everyone else. Not exactly reaching across any aisles, is he?
I am so sick and tired of all the Democrats who think Republicans are Dumb. You go on and on about President Bush – you guys have NO respect for your Country NOR your President – Our founding Fathers would turn over in their graves. – I think every Presidential candidate should be REQUIRED to have served in a branch of the armed services before he could run for President – maybe some of you commenters should have served also. It is the Democratic Congress who has overriden everything President Bush has wanted to do for our Country – It is the Democratic Congress as well as Obama who required Fannie Mae and Freddic Mac to grant Subprime loans to people who had no business getting loans and who couldn't pay for them no matter what. Do you ever stop to think that NOT one President really runs this Country – the Senate and the House Run this Country – so it really doesn't matter who you vote for, does it.
If you don't believe me, do your research. YOu all have access to it just as I do.
Have you noticed that the more McCain falls in the polls, the more desperate his campaign becomes–and the more ridiculous the pro-McCain commentary becomes? McCain has become a pathetic figure, devoid of honor and dignity. So sad.
If you are making less than $250,000/year and vote for McCain, you are voting against your own personal interests– it is that simple.
Also, I just do not get it: As Christians, we are told–
–everyone should follow the same moral values, rules of abortion, gun rights and so on.
–but, we are told NOT to share wealth, even after we have prayed..."give us or daily bread..." Again, we are told "...to love our neighbour as OURSELVES.." but not share our wealth.
Finally, I thought all along that we who are fortunate are expected to pay Taxes, so that Government can help us support the "poor, the sick, and those who are not so fortunate. When Democrats try to do these "good deeds" they are called socialists! So, what exactly do Republicans really stand for.. empty moral virtues? Why are they so afraid of paying taxes– Give to Ceaser what is Ceaser's and to God (goodwill etc.) what is God's.
Only a narcissistic type would call someone erratic to puff their own selves up. Obama looks like Mr. Virtue to Bush's Mr. Devil. Voters are no longer citizens, but groupies, projecting their own idealized needs onto a wannabe who thinks nothing of parading around Europe as if he had actually accomplished something meaningful and has the arrogance to have a presidential seal attached to a lecturn. This guy is the textbook example of a narcissistic personality. Do you ever wonder what's under his "coolness" – smugness. And there is ample research that narcissistic types are drawn to leadership roles because they need the admiration, but don't necessarily make better leaders and when they make mistakes, can't admit to them – remember the surge?
Can we say "desperate"?
The only thing I've seen here on CNN these days is:
McCain, Palin, McCain, Palin, McCain, Palin...
Obviously, the mainstream media are desperately trying to spread McSame's lies, distortions and demagoguery all over the place only to defend the Republican status quo.
It is just ridiculous that McSame's shameless attacks and lies, especially about Barack Obama's tax policies, go unchallenged time and time again!
A A A – ACORN ,AYERS and ANGER The McBush and Moose Bush strategy. And now the latest gimmick. A fake unlicensed plumber who does not pay his taxes, is not named Joe and works for a tiny company that does not make anywhere near the money he claimed it does. Just another farce.
The latest in a never ending string of McBush political gimmicks.Now the truth comes to light so McBush whines that we are all picking on the poor fake alias Joe the unlicensed tax dodger plumber.
Here we go – another "Swift Boater" has joined the McCain campaign.
Whatever happened to taking the high road, Mr. McCain?
Oh wait – your "CREEP" based advisors won't let you do that. You can't discuss the issues, so the "splatter theory" is all you have left.
Obama/Biden 2008.
That comment was in moderation. If he thinks it is cool to call Obama a socialist, then I am entitled to say how I see him. Ask me how I really feel about him.
Jeff,
I watched some of the show and David actually did not hit him as hard as I had hoped. As far as I am concerned, he got off easy.
McCain is spiraling out of control. He says one thing on day about hating negative campaigning then turns around and flies into the robocalls, mailers and campaign speeches that are filled with hate mongering, lies and fear pandering. Are you going to write to him about his conduct?
I hope that someone can bring up the isue about Palin and her husbands involvement with this group in Alaska that wants to break Alaska away form the USA. If she and McCain gets in there will not be a America. Her husband will take over the president and we will not have anything to say. Heaven help us. Please get this out to the American people so they can vote for a real American. We don't need a washup old man who think he is the only hero in the world. My dad gave his life for the country and so did a lot of other man and women They are the heros. Give credit where it should go
This just proves what Obama's been saying.......FOUR MORE YEARS OF GEORGE BUSH.
It is a shame that this man, McCain, is wanting to become the next President to lead this nation with the low life tactics he is using. If he were to win the election, he would be the first President to go into office with an approval rating as low as his Twin, Bush.
My neighbor is an Atheists and this evening on his way to work he knocked me for a loop. We were discussing the debate last week and he said to me, that McCain and Palin scare him so bad that he was PRAYING for an Obama / Biden win.
Now that was a powerful statement coming from an ATHEIST
please let the american people know who the real Sarah is. Ask the question about her husband and his group that dont want Alaska to be a part of the US. They want to take over the US and break it up. Is this what we want in the white house. This is not brought up its about time the american people know about this so they can make their choice if this is what they want. Sarah even had a tape from her office welcoming this groups coonvention to Alaska and even gave a speech at the convention. McCain is a washup old man who thinks he was the only person in the war and the only hero. What about my dad and the other dads that were killed in the war and left our mothers to raise us. These man were the real heros. there are still man and women that are dieing in a war that we should not be in. We need new leadership and someone who wants to be in the white house for the right reasons. McCain better watch his back for some reason they get in. Saaarah want to be president so bad her and her husaband will do anything to get there. Than we will have trouble
I support Obama - McCain calls what Obama stands for 'socialistic', therefore he call me a socialist.
I personally resent this. I have lost all respect for John McCain. This slime campaign he has run will make it vitrtually impossible for the next president, no matter who it is, to bring the country together to deal with the crises that we face.
I am sick of hearning him say he loves this country - what he loves is the idea of being elected.
And this comes from a democrat who probably would have voted for the John McCain of 2000 if Bush hadn't done to him what he is now doing to Obama.
A disgusted American
Obama, I am praying for you, and that you be the wisest president, not just for black or white, but for all Americans.
God Bless
obama will win, he has come to far not too!!!!!
MF
How can they vote! They all live in Canada and Europe. The silent majority will prevail. This is typical liberals. Remeber who is the majority member of NATO? European plus Canadians. Gues what NATO means? No Action Talk Only.
You brilliant people who want to tax your employers more will find yourselves in the unemployment line. The people with the money will only give a certain amount of it out. If their taxes are higher, that leaves less for wages. But go ahead and vote for the socialist, it worked out great for the U.S.S.R.
Birds of a feather . . . .
McCain has sold their soul to the devil to TRY to win this campaign.
I don't know how McCain can sleep at night knowing what he is doing now he so strongly spoke out against in 2000.
McCain is NO MORE the maverick he ONCE was...McCain has no honor or integrity.
WOW..... these rivals are NOT fooling anyone. These WHITE MEN are just scared to death that a WELL EDUCATED young African American is beating them at their own game. If Sen. Obama was WHITE, these JOKERS would still be bitter rivals. This is RACIALLY motivated at the core. These fools know good and well they wouldn't even be sharing the same room let alone the same desk if this was anyone else but Sen. Obama.
As a WHITE female, this is just utterly disgraceful in my opinion. How many CROONIES is John McCain going to hire to try and CHEAT his way into the White House. I mean seriously, is taking the LOW road all he knows how to do? That speaks to John McCain's Character, or lack thereof.
OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!
OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!
OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!
OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!
OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!
John McCain is despicable!! Seems all he is doing is lying. Sarah Palin too. But then both were found to have committed Abuse of Power.
These two declared all average workers in America are a "welfare". We are a disgrace to them!!!! All average workers are worthless as they say!!! They sure do – all in black and white and in video!!
They claim Barack Obama Tax benefits for American average workers is socialist!!! Obama is socialist because he is taxing rich??
John McCain is giving 9.7% increase to rich per Tax Policy Center!! Everyone else is way down!!! Google Tax Policy Center. McCain is for the rich!! Sure is not giving this good of tax break to anyone else. What is his plan called???
What do Average American Workers think of these two???
This registered Republican has had it with John McCain and Sarah Palin!! All they do is lie, attack with lies!! Attack with fear and hate mongering!! What they are doing should disgust all Americans!!
Please McCain, just bow out of the race and stop making a fool of yourself! Socialism? So many dumb Americans don't even know what the term means!
Ahhhhhhhh...there goes McCain's last small shred of honor and decency.
The Democrats shouldn't be too worried about Tomkins. The two situations are not the same. In 2000 he succeeded in swinging right-wing voters in the Republican base away from McCain with a dirty smear campaign that was able to push the buttons of right-wingers. This time, however, the race in North Carolina is not ABOUT the right wingers, it's about the independent voters. Their brains are not wired the same way as partisan voters. In fact, the independent voters don't LIKE negative campaigning, so, if anything, Tomkins' tactics might work against McCain/Palin in North Carolina.
No matter what tactical defense the McCain will do now is almost futile. People who are economically tested already made up their minds. I think McCain campaign also under estimate the Iraq issue. Most of the people want the war to end due to the obvious expenditure that should have been spent here. People are angry with that 1 billion a month price tag.
One more thing, people want to start fresh especially now that the country is in economic crisis.
SHOUT OUT TO ;(( NO2REPULICIMMICK))-= BUSH HAS BROKE OUR COUNTRYS FREE TRADE MARKET. HE USED ALL THE MONEY WE HAD. BUSH SPENT YOUR MONEY ALREADY, MCCAIN WAS HIS LITTLE HELPER. WE COULD GET SOME OF OUR MONEY BACK IF WE COULD END THIS WAR THAT IS ILLEGAL. LIKE YOU'D CARE. YOU MUST HAVE SOME OTHER BEEF WITH OBAMA ITS CLEAR TO ME IF YOU CAN'T SEE THAT OBAMA IS A FAR BETTER CHOICE BY NOW YOUR JUST LOOKING FOR ROCKS TO THROW AT HIM, BUT YOUR TO BLIND TO SEE YOUR STANDING IN THE DESERT.
McCain-Palin, Americans made their choice already.
I am Rep, and I would not vote for your. Since the beginning of this campaign what ever McCain does is never right, maybe because he's too old and his capacity of thinking are shrinking day after day, it's so shameful for all Republican to have a presidential candidate like this. It over ok, it's over.
So now McCain accused Obama of being a socialist.
Read the definition of a word before you use it.
Shame on you and your ever malicious campain John McCain. When you loose by a landslide, your ill termpered and increasingly vile campaign will have been a major factor.
Socialism:
1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2 a: a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
Addendum to my entry earlier:
I don't mind to pay extra tax knowing it will help reshaping the tattered economy.
I use to respect John MCcain. not any more ,calling people socialist just because they deserve a tax break. my husband is a owner operater truckdriver we made 170.000 last year .100,ooo went for diesel , the rest for maint. for the first time we took a loss. this year will be even worse .even if you make a little money you end up with nothing and no one to bail you out .enough!! Obama/biden 08
AT LEAST IF OBAMA TAKES MY MONEY AND SPEND IN US WITH AMERICANS WE WILL STILL BE MUCH BETTER OFF. REPUBS PROFIT WAR AND NO-BID CONTRACTS HAVE TAKEN ALL US DOLLARS TO THE BANK OF DUBAI.
First, he gives an appointment to David Lettermen who he considers as a good friend. Finds out that his running mate has screwed up an interview. Calls in an hour before the recording and say "I am already sitting on the flight, I have an economy to save". Turns out, he is giving an interview with someone else on the same channel to cleanup the mess dropped by his running mate.
I got to give it to Letterman. He is a gentleman to even invite someone again and give him a second chance. What happens, this honourable man goes on the air and says "I screwed up".
Give me a break. First you lie. Then run around and do something behind the back. Then when it is found, you just say "Sorry, I screwed up".
How do I know if you wont do the same thing to the country ?
COUNTRY FIRST? I DON'T THINK SO.
The funniest part is this. There are people who say oooooh, Letterman is mean to him ! Ouch. Truth hurts.
Did Letterman ask anything that is not true? Or did he commit to an interview and lie to him ?
Could we not outsource this whole election until it is over. America has outsourced most other things so why not. It would be for once such a relief and the networks could go back giving us real news.
Mcshame will stop at nothing.
Obama '08
What has mccain done for the past 26 year in congress for us not to be in this present financial crunch? does he need four more years to do what he did the last 26? pls mr mccain save us further pain and retire with your wife and her 100 million dollars inheritance.
it is mcain and the repubs that are behaving unAmerican...shame on them for resorting to the dirty, karl rove-style tricks. We should all be ashamed and send a strong message by voting against the repubs!