(CNN) – McCain adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer made a splash Saturday by drawing a line between northern Virginia and “real Virginia,” which she said is the “part of the state that is more Southern in nature,” a comment that may not sit well with the many residents of the commonwealth residing north of Frederickburg.
Using Pfotenhauer’s definition, however, Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden have out-campaigned their Republican rivals by a significant margin in “real Virginia.”
Obama has made nine campaign stops in central, southwest and southeast Virginia: in Martinsville, Lynchburg, Chester, Chesapeake, Fredericksburg, Lebanon, Norfolk, Roanoke and Newport News. Biden has made two: Castlewood and Fredericksburg.
By contrast, McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin have only ventured out of northern Virginia twice. On Monday, the pair held a joint rally in Virginia Beach, and Palin then continued on to a campaign stop in Richmond.
McCain’s rally Saturday was in the northern Virginia town of Woodbridge, home to thousands of Virginians who commute up to Washington, D.C. every day on I-95.
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The McCain/Palin campaign just keeps drawing divisive lines in our states and in this country. WHY? McCain has become one of the most dishonorable people I've ever known.
The same people that brought you Bush/Cheney for the past 8 years are now presenting McCain/Palin.
Gonna fall for it again? Not me. Not this time. Not ever again.
Obama/Biden '08
Most Northern Virginia people can read and write so tthe MCain Palin ticket will have some problems here.
This is another example of the divisive nature of the republican party.
So now McCain staffers are dividing the states, just as their negative and FALSE attacks are dividing the nation. Yes, that's what we need in the White House...a President who divides instead of one who unites. Early voting starts in FL on Monday. I'll be racing to the polls to vote Democratic the first time in my life. This country needs REAL CHANGE = OBAMA! By the way...we Central Floridians could care less if the Tampa Tribute endorses McCain. The endorsed Bush both times two...show how "in touch" the newspaper is with its subscribers...
In regard to the aforementioned article on new paper endorsements. Why would you have to read the article to learn that the topic is misleading, one paper backed Obama and one paper backed mccain. You never know it from the topic. One paper backed mccain and the other paper praised both men.
You have the nerve to have a fact check for other people.
SHAME ON YOU CNN
Someone get McCain some teeth whitener.... ew. Oh, and sarah... boo.
I live in Richmond, VA and I'm voting for Obama all the way! There's no way I would give McCain and that simple-minded Palin a chance at all!
Obama-Biden 08
Real Virginia? Does that make the rest of us who ALSO pay taxes, fake Americans?
Yep, that's the McCain/Palin ticket: divisive, insulting, nauseatingly dumb. I lived in Alexandria for five years and felt pretty "real" up there.
The whole state is filled with lovely people, top to bottom. McCain and Palin once again demonstrated they're idiots!
We all take our turns to row this SHIP called Mother America and just because I'm in the middle row or front row, it doesnt mean I am not a 'REAL' American.
If you support Obama, don't get complacent thinking because he is ahead in the polls that he is going to win the election.
YOU HAVE TO VOTE!
AND YOUNG PEOPLE–you are the culprits most of the time–lots of talk and no do!
I have never missed an election since JFK–not a local, state, or national election. I worked on Robert Kennedy's campaign until the moment he was murdered.
Obama is a special man like JFK and RFK. I was there then and I know it now!
Do your duty and you will elect the best candidates! OBAMA/BIDEN
pro-America areas and real Virginia are where mccain and pain supporters live.
Does gutter politics have a bottom? I used to think McCain was a decent person. Not so anymore.
Notice CNN does not say the Miami Herald endorsed Obama in its catchy headline. It says McCain was endorsed by the Tampa. Come on CNN. you are better than that!!! CNN appears to be in the tank for McCain. Please be objective in your reporting.
VOTE OBAMA-BIDEN, MCCAIN& PALIN ARE SO NEGATIVE, THEY CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES, WITH THE ELECTION SO CLOSE HOW COULD THEY STILL FOCUS ON ALL THIS CHEAP CAMPAIGNING& AND CARING MORE ABOUT SNL THAN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEY ARE THE WORST CANADIATES THAT I HAVE EVER WITNESSED. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS, VOTE OBAMA-BIDEN
Nancy Pfotenhauer is one of McCain's top ten for earmarks that worked in his campaign. McCain has to remove her from his campaign when he got caught. They is one left nd that is Palin. She is still there and still spewing lies and dividing this great nation.
The flack Nancy Pfotenhauer all but waves the Confederate flag in a failing attempt to save Virginia for the Confederacy, er, John "descendant of slave-owners" McCain.
Nancy should start looking for a job in another field. Since the campaign started, she has been the most viscious, lemon-sucking aide on either side, maliciously babbling on and on with her inane platitudes. I am a conservative Canadian, but this strange woman would casue me to vote for anyone but her champion of the moment.
I guess only places that are conservative are more real tahn other parts of the Contry. I do not support McCain but I am a veteran and an American. I love and would die for this nation just like all other patriots. I do not have to support McCAin/Palin to be an American. McCain/Palin are the truth ati-Americans. We have freedoms in the nation that the last 8 years has bee supressed by fear and lies..
Miss Pf.... dont know what she say. Better first thinking , then talking
The "real Virginia"? More "southern in nature"? Why does the McCain camp keep piling on with this two Americas stuff? We are one nation. We are one people. It's OK to have two parties. It's OK to support whichever candidate you want. This constant message they put out makes it sound like only their party is patriotic and is going to "do the right thing". Enough already. All of these code phrases isn't code. EVERYBODY understands what you're implying. MOST Americans are smarter than Governor Palin. You're not fooling anyone.
Real Virginia? I guess they really do want a divided America.
I can't wait until this election is over. McCain is the most disgraceful man alive.
Are you listening Arizona? Throw him out. He doesn't deserve to be elected dog catcher.
Obama/Biden 2008/2012.
who are the ones dividing America now...?
disenfranchising virginians....good way to win there
obama/biden 08
I'm TOTALLY sick of the McCain campaign.
First I'm not pro-American and now I'm not a "real" Virginian. WHO THE H#LL DO THEY THINK THEY ARE DEFINING ME?
Well let me tell you what I am. I'm a proud American who's proud of her state of Virginia who will be VOTING BLUE across the ticket this year – and I voted for Bush twice... In fact, I've voted republican since 1980.
The Repub campaign just needs to STOP now before they alienate everyone in their path. I live in NC, will vote for Obama, and I don't believe Greensboro is any more 'pro-american' than the southeast part of the state. McCain's brother has already referred to part of Virginia as 'communist county' and now the bobblehead spokeswoman further divides the state into the 'real' Virginia and...what...the fake Virginia?
Hey,
NVA has been "different" for a long time now. When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s in NVA there was always talk about NVA secession from Va because people up there did not like paying all the taxes for the rest of the state.
Plus, all you have to do is look at the traffic and the population shifts (my aunt's old place in Annandale is now a gangland for M13). I wonder if they'll all vi=ote for Obama...
Oh man! It's going to cost a lot of money we don't have to re-do the flag to include the 51st state of ' Fake Virginia'.
I had no idea that the United States Of America contains four Virginias
RealVirginia
West Virginia
Communist Virginia
&
Fake Virginia
soon it's going to be "real America" virsus what should be "Canada" so far this week I've found out that there are certain parts of the US that are patriotic and parts that are not so Patriotic... Don't tell my Husband he may just leave the US ARMY! And now there are states that have real portions to them versus not so real ones! Give it up McCain camp!
I would guess that Palin would suggest that the "real Virginia would join Alaska" in leaving the "not real-Virginia" and forming their own country called RUSA or the Real United States of America. Maybe she can get the proAmericans from small towns to move there...but not my town of 7,000 here in New England. But I guess the original 13 states aren't real Americans unless we hunt Moose from a plane.
life-time NRA member and exAir Force
just another intelligent comment made by one of the McCain advisors, they certainly aren't helping McCain.....I don't care Igot my mail in ballot today and I cast my vote for Barack Obama/Joe Biden..........
mcblame/failin IDIOTS!
Virginia is going BLUE this time around. We are fed up with all the negative junk the McCain people are putting out and we want our country back so that President Obama can take it ahead to a better time. We in Virginia know President Obama will make us proud once again to have a leader who is loved by the whole world and knows how to behave with dignity and treat other world leaders with the respect they deserve, certainly if not for their persona then for their position. It will be good to have other world leaders look up to our president once again instead of thinking he's a stupid bozo with a big arrogant mouth.
Go Obama/Biden
We are fed up of the slicing and dicing of this country, we are one people and we will be after this election, Republicans need to grow up
THE OBAMA HOUSE,WITH SIX BATHROOMS, FAKING FAUCETS ARE SMELLING VERY, VERY BAD TO THE HOME SECURITY SYSTEM, CIA,AND FBI- THE VOTERS BOGUS REGISTRATION, ARE NOT TECHNICAL ERRORS../////////
The straight talk express has become a disaster in direct proportion to the leadership it represents. Sorely misguided and clueless about the 'reality' of american people. They should all be muffled from ever speaking again... their strategists must be living in the past.... we are beginning the welcome end of the blundering Bush/Cheney error....
and those knucklehead operators are still thinking fear & terror will win another election.... dumb, out of touch, out of tune with the 21st century.
Obama/Biden 08
Using Pfotenhauer’s definition, however, Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden have out-campaigned their Republican rivals by a significant margin in “real Virginia.”
LMAO! yes CNN, yes, This is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...NO STATE IS MORE REAL OR PRO-AMERICAN...This is symptomatic of the McCain/Palin campaign, divide and conquer...or at least try anyway! These people are dangerous!
Not even worth making a comment; just a few more days of this negative, division stupidity....
Matbe he could run for Governor of "Real Virginia" next month.
Hope he has free time.
Obama/Biden 08-12
senator obama, GO ALL THE WAY WITH THE "SOCIALIST" POPULISM!
DOWN WITH WALL STREET PARASITES!
Real Virginia isn't that a dance?? Oh no that the Virginia Reel.
Another fine example of McCain's "experience and judgement" at work. He seems to like surrounding himself with these "Stepford Wives", can you imagine Ms. Pfotenhauer, with her Masters degree in Economics from Liberty University, providing economic policy advice to the POTUS? That would be even more of a problem than Gov. Palin as VP.
WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE,
its the 400 FAMILIES THAT OWN HALF THE COUNTRY'S WEALTH,
VS.
THE REST OF THE WORKING SLAVES!
"Real Virginia" "Real America" AA, yes indeed, Alaska Arizona, they need ot sober up!
You know, since we all live in the same country and everybody wants to talk about what is "real" or not, I'll tell you what's real...
Here, in my home state, our state nickname is called, "Land of Lincoln." And do you wanna know what's "real" about that? The "real" thing about that is that Illinois is loved by God, for God, and with God.
Now that's a "real" state...
You try your best to find an anti-McCain slant to every story, CNN. I don't know why I bother to read this garbage.
More "us versus them" tactics designed to win an election by dividing us, resulting in a president who has to unite us in order to govern. This is a cynical, despicable strategy that may win an election but can defeat a presidency before it can begin. Short-sighted stupidity that seeks short-term gain for self by sacrificing the long-term good of the nation. If this tactic puts country first, then Sarah Palin is ready to be added to Mount Rushmore.
Just wanted to add that the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" a major paper in Southwest Pennsylvania, endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States!!
CNN IS there a SHORTAGE of NEWS today....THIS has to be PUNKED, because it can't be that you honestly think we want to read such non news story.............................
Obama had over 100,000 people at his rally in St. Louis today. Yet for some reason there isn't a word about it on CNN. How bout some fair and balanced reporting. If Palin had that many at a rally we would be blasted with it for days.
McCain campaign tried to appeal to The Average American with a "Fake Plumber' now they alienate the same people by "Dividing" Virginia into North and South! IS MCCain stuck in the Civil War Era?
Obama is confident that Biden can deliver a message on his own and know what he's talking about. McCain has to shadow Palin like Lieberman had to shadow him for the same reasons, too many stupid mistakes.
Does anybody in the GOP still think? What are they doing dividing the nation in pro-America areas v. anti-American areas and dividing the state of Virginia into the "real" and the fake? Does this make sense to any rational person?
My gosh, let's hurry up and elect Sens. Obama and Biden so we can get on with the business of reuniting this nation!
real Virginia???...pro-american state???
why is the McCain camp hell bent on dividing our country???
I'm not for Obama...but atleast he is trying to keep america united.
and it's the dishonorable shamefull McCain camp tactics that just cost them my vote for McCain
obama thats for sure
Obama snubbed Virginia during the primaries. Now, he wants their votes.
Terrible. McCain's camp keep dividing this country. McCain adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer refered certain part of Virginia as "Real Virginia" and the other as "Not Real". Today, Sarah Palin called some States in this country as"Pro-Americans" and indirectly saying that certain states in this country are "Anti-Americans"
McCain's camp have not rejected these comments yet.
We all need a leader who knows how to unite the people of this country together.
Vote Early. Vote Obama/Biden '08
more politics of division by the mccain /palin ticket.
Obama will do anything to win...
Including voter frauds and moving people to battle states…
McCain / Palin 08
This real/fake America is a big pile of horse excrement.
Oddly enough, it's all coming out of Palin's mouth.
So according to the McCain campaign, all of the military families, like my family, that live in Fairfax county and veteran families that live in Northern Virginia, dont represent "real" Virginia. This campaign is really offensive. First there are Pro-america parts of the country, Northern Virginia is communist country and now we are not part of "real" Virginia. Great! Just Great! Way to offend......
Are they dividing states and cities into "real America" now? And where am I? Am I a "real American?" Or am I a leftist, socialist and therefore not deserving of the title "real American?"
The McCain campaign must be, and I am using this word in the real sense for lack of an understanding of why they would flaunt such statements, stupid! This smacks of the candidate who divided the nation into "true Aryans" and "traitors to the Fatherland."
The McCain campaign continues to try and divide the nation more and more. Their advisers bring out the worst in politics, which is saying a lot.
Before the last debate I had given up on McCain. I had initially thought he was the right man for this election and should be made president. He has the experience, the nobility/patriotic character that I believe a president should have, and is a man with plenty of experience.
But than he continuously underwhelmed me in debates and in press conferences. It didn't, though, put me in Obama's corner. I truly feel that the press and people have accepted this man from Chicago on face value alone. Experience counts because otherwise I would run for president.
Finally McCain showed me that he is the man for the job. In the last debate he spoke about himself and the people of this country. He showed me he understand what we might all be going through and definitely spoke about helping the little guy and not just the bankers/wall street execs. I am not FULLY back in his court, but if McCain continues to election day the way he has since the debate I will vote for him as I hope will 51% of the american people!
Hey VIRGINIA did you people know that there is a north and south as well as a West Virginia. Wow this is 2008 and I though the war between the north and south was over almost 150 years ago. What an idiotic and racisit thing to say.
Great... are Republics drawing a distinction between real Virginia and otherwise Virgina? Republicans play hard and dirty. Is the "real Virginia" hard and dirty? Europe is tired of not liking America, but it's fair to say Bush hasn't helped much and this type of Republicans make it harder to forget him.
Is McCain going to denounce Pfotenhauer? He seems to be perpetually asking others to denounce one thing or another, but I haven't seen him denouncing anything his camps says. Now I know why... those are the real americans. Pity...
As a resident of northern Virginia, I am sick and tired of the McCain campaign trashing the part of the state where I live. First, McCain's brother called us "Communist country", and now this. Well, John McCain better get ready when the 'real Virginia' votes for Barack Obama on November 4th.
what are these republicans are doing??? are they trying to divide the this beloving country? looks that way....calling democrats socialist while mccain -palin running their campaign like facist and communism!!!! worst yet calling democrats anti-american!!! I'M NOT GOING TO FALL FOR THAT S**T!!!! WAKE UP AMERICA DON'T FALL FOR THIS CRAP!!!!!
OBAMA-BIDEN 08
P.S. to cnn, don't be fooled again and don't let them hold a gun to ya heads about reporting about the true colors of palin administration, they're nothing but doomsday cultist!!!!!
PEACE!!!
If the people in this country of ours elects John McCain and Sarah Palin then it will confirm to me that the citizens of this country are backward morons.
Northern Virginia, wake up. This woman just said that Northern Virginia "Not "Real" Virginia". I hope you all we not vote for McCain on that day. Terrible, Terrible!!!!!!!! It shows that McCain camp have preference to some states in America. Is that a quality of a leader?
Vote Early.
Vote Obama/Biden '08
Clearly what she meant by her comments about people form "Metro D.C." moving into Northern Virginia is that too many African Americans have relocated from D.C. into the Northern Virginia suburbs. I was born in and lived in D.C. for most of my life and many of my relatives have relocated in this way over the past 20 years and yes, the demographics have changed in Northern Virgina. I still am shocked, however, with the blatant arrogance and racism of her comment – stated with such ease and not retracted. I was watching MSNBC when she made this comment and the anchor, who was African American, "got it" right away, and that is why he was trying to give her a way out. This is just another example, usually brought up by Palin, of the McCain campaign's outright attempt to divide the country.
So now Obama is a socialist ... Well, if Obama is a socialist, then McCain/Palin are fascists! STOP THIS. McCain/Palin are destroying this country!
Obama has been running a far cleaner campaign ... If they were to bring out the dirt on these two ... Keating 5, AIP, POW confession ... and even ACORN ... John.
Joe the Plummer is a Republican. McCain wants to use this dishonest man ...
JOHN STOP IN YOUR TRACKS and SAY YOUR SORRY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, then go home and retire.
I guess in Palin's mind, this part of Virginia is the pro-American. This just shows that they are incapable of reaching out to anyone outside of their base!
Nancy Pfotenhauer Who
we are forced to watch her practice her brand of phony, over-smiling condescending reiteration of annoying Republican talking points far too often While some might say that Nancy is just full of Botox and lip filler, I think she's full of crap
Thank you, Peter, for knowing what "northern Virginia" is now. With the VRE to take commuters from Fredericksburg to DC, that whole area is now considered northern VA. Then you consider it's just another hour to Richmond, a likely Obama stronghold, and you pretty much have empty space and Kings Dominion in between. Good job ticking off the majority of the state, Nancy!
Seems like the McCain Camp cannot say anything without offending someone! A general lack of integrity or just plain ignorance. I'm not sure which! Or maybe they are just THAT far out of touch with the American people!
(CNN) – McCain adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer made a splash Saturday by drawing a line between northern Virginia and “real Virginia,” which she said is the “part of the state that is more Southern in nature,” a comment that may not sit well with the many residents of the commonwealth residing north of Frederickburg.
Using Pfotenhauer’s definition, however, Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden have out-campaigned their Republican rivals by a significant margin in “real Virginia.”
Obama has made nine campaign stops in central, southwest and southeast Virginia: in Martinsville, Lynchburg, Chester, Chesapeake, Fredericksburg, Lebanon, Norfolk and Newport News. Biden has made two: Castlewood and Fredericksburg.
By contrast, McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin have only ventured out of northern Virginia twice. On Monday, the pair held a joint rally in Virginia Beach, and Palin then continued on to a campaign stop in Richmond.
McCain’s rally Saturday was in the northern Virginia town of Woodbridge, home to thousands of Virginians who commute up to Washington, D.C. every day on I-95.
kinda like saying the Republicans are the "real" patriotic people...or the "real" Americans..I am sick of thier name calling...just the issues, folks...thats what "we" want to talk about
When I here people say that Palin is a breath of fresh air, I have to wonder about those people.
It's amazing that people who support her for VP do not care that she is unqualified, uneducated and lacking the attributes require to be a heartbeat away from being PRESIDENT!!
SHE HAS LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING since she arrived on the scene. LIED about earmarks, tax cuts, troopergate, etc.....
These people must be very, very DUMB!!!
Is this sort of like the comments Palin made in North Carolina about being in a "pro-America" area? Can't fail but notice that it comes from the same campaign.
If this is true, I am not just disappointed in the McCain campaign, but I am INCENSED. How dare they accuse any area of any state to be more American than another area of the same state. How dare they make the insinuation that some parts of the country aren't patriotic because they do not represent "small-town America".
If I am Senator McCain, I would get to damage control again and publicly repudiate both the Palin and Pfotenhauer comments claiming because one area has "small-town values" it is more "pro-America" or "real Virginia".
So its not just Mccain or Palin? The entire campaign as foot in mouth syndrom.
Guess what, Ms. Pfoftotentohauer??
You have to reach out to a lot of demographics in America to win an Presidential election, not just the so-called "real Virginia" and Southerners.
Is there any more proof needed that one ticket is stoking hate and division?
Lets see:
-pro america vs. anti america
-socialist vs. capitalist
-"real" virginia vs. "unreal" virginia
Real Virginia? Is that one of the "Pro America" areas of our Nation that Palin refers to?
Now we have the "real Virginia" to go along with those in "pro-America". Seems like the McCain campaign only represents some of us.
"real Virginia"? "Pro-American areas"? Looks like the seeds of division are sprouting. Shame on you Mr. McCain. If this campaign is preview of your Presidency, you need not be running for the job.
Obama for President.
There they go again...trying to divide people! People wake up! Barack and Joe are the only ticket that are trying to unite us!
what i think is hysterical about this quote is that mccain's headquarters are in crystal city, VIRGINIA. but apparently, since crystal city is right out side of DC, they are not in "REAL VIRGINIA". seriously, how many times can mccain slam the state that his headquarters are and still expect to win it?
i live in virginia and i will vote for obama in VIRGINIA (the real one, that is).
REAL VIRGINIA, SOUNDS LIKE PRFO AMERICAN AREAS AND THAT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Republicans really don't get it.......
More divisive words from the Republican campaign. What a shock. Deriding one portion of a state. I guess the north part of Virginia is not "pro-American" enough for Republicans.
Can you expect anything but a stupid or offensive comment from a Mccain campaign person. Where did he find these clowns.
KEEP FIGHTING McCAIN!!! People in VA are SMART – they will VOTE for the best person to LEAD our country.
obama = welfare
McCain = JOBS
VOTE McCain/Palin
Who is more American? What's the real Virginia? What are these people talking about? WE ARE ALL AMERICANS! We are white, brown and black. We have different faiths. We are a melting pot. McCain and Palin are insulting millions of Americans. This kind of division is what is wrong with politics today.
I would really like to hear from the people of Virginia about this. I don't think the McCain campaign know that this could be seen as being divisive.
This is exactly what we don't need. The "real" Virginia, as opposed to the "fake" Virginia. The “pro-America” as opposed to the anti-American. I’m sure she’ll have another explanation for her statement. We don't need division, and that's exactly what the McCain ticket has become more of. I'm not watching Sarah Palin on SNL, I’d rather find something constructive to do with my time. We don't need a comedian; we need an intelligent, articulate and upstanding, knowledgeable VP, like Joe Biden.
John McCain should explain the "real John McCain and the real Sara Palin", and should explain his horrible robo calls, his horrible race baiting, hate mongering, traitor speaking ralies, and why he is trying to start a race war in the USA.
He should also know that he and the republican party are destroying the good name of our country by resorting to such a degrading campaign.
Listen to what they are saying people they are drawing lines to divide this country this is how much they hate this country
wow..first Palin enjoys hanging out in Pro-American states and now McCin will win in :real: virginia,,,my understanding..only those who will vote Republican are real AMericans? This is an insult to AMerican politics. SO many people worked hard for unity in America and McCain and Palin are doing a good job destroying the United States.
And what did the Philadelphia Inquirer happen to say?
Everyone making excuses for Johm McCain and his scummy campaign, saying he dosen't know whats going on, is simply proving that if McCain can't run his campaign he certaintly can't run this country.
I am so ashamed of him and of Sara Palin that I cannot bear to watch any news program that endorses them, or any newspaper that endorses them. They are ruining the good name of our country, and I will never support anyone that degrades an entire race of people just to win an election.
This McCain-Palin racism, including their robo calls, needs to stop now.
Pro-America, real-virginia? What's next?
THE REPUBLICAN DIVISION, IS NOW WITHIN THE STATES. . .
NEXT, WILL BE YOUR HOME!
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
It all came down to McCain's picking Palin and what she has shown in the last 6 weeks. To me it showed that his judgment was suspect. The more I see Obama, the more comfortable with him I am.
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!
I'm sure the people in northern Virginia are thrilled to know they aren't real. Does that make them exempt from state taxes and laws?
I don't know whether to laugh or cry over the McCain camp remarks.
It is extremely difficult to understand why the voters of the "real Virginia" would vote for the policies and programs that best fit the propoganda of Nazi Joseph Goebbels.
why does the mccain campaigne continue to insist on naming parts of america as anti-american, or not the real america, they continue to divide the nation. Show me a state that hasn't contributed to america and i'll show you the padded room you belong in.
Correct me if I'm wrong here. If you live inside the Virginia state border doesn't that make a Virginian. This state is diverse in it's people and ideas. One thing we are not is STUPID!! To the McCain camp don't treat us as if we will fall for the jedi mind trick.
here we go again...mccain and his cronies keep dividing the country.
McCain's "rally" ought to be called what it is: bash Senator Obama, the Democrats, and anyone who disagrees with McCain and Palin. This campaign is turning out to be the most divisive in history-so glad they both are good at reaching across the aisle, because if hell freezes over and they win, there will be a lot of people on the "other side."
I have lived in Virgina, Iowa, Washington State, and I feel people in the US are all LOYAL Americans, no matter there heritage. Most are intelligent, but very few have the smarts to interpet what policians say. Most listen to someone else spew what they think, without looking anything up themselves ( they are lazy). Maybe McBush could nominate "Joe" for FEMA since "Brownie" was doing such a good job after Katrina.
Real Virginia, huh? That kinda like the pro-American part of the country? These people are fascists.
mcCain/Plain is dividing this country worst that bush did. They claim to be pro-america,but all I hear is anti-american bs. The real virgina, pocketsof pro-americans. McCain would rather have a secessionst and a tax evader working for him that an honest hard working american that is tryiing to just get buy ,Thanks to the policay of the republican party. Thanks but no thanks. The real anti working peoples party the republicans. GO OBAMA/BIDDEN only 17 more days to go.America we dont need 4 more years of the same failed policies that mccain will bring.
So there is the "Real Virginia" and the "Pro America". Have these people truly lost their minds?
So basically, if we don't fall into one of these two, we don't matter? Does that mean that the McCain/Palin administration will only fight for real virginians and pro Americans and just ignore the rest of us?
All their "We're real, if you don't like us you're not real" chickens are coming home and laying eggs all over the McCain campaign's face. He can hide in his tiny "real" pockets of support that are fueled by only hatred and greed but he can only hide there for so long.
100,000 REAL Americans stood up today and said "thanks but no thanks" to the McCain campaign. Obama is a real leader. We have needed one for a long, long time.
So someone made a foolish statement and CNN feels compelled to defend the Obama camp before they can put out their own statement on the topic. How could CNN be more biased.
Maybe Peter Hamby and the other "Political Producers" who are more like Obama spokesmen than journalists could consider their bias once in a while.
(If this gets past the moderators, I'll be pleasantly surprised.)
MCSAME U SCREWED UP WHEN YOU PICKED SOMEONE THAT IS NOT EXPERIENCED IN ANYWAY.
YOU ARE SCREWING UP RIGHT NOW WITH THIS ROBOCALL STUFF
YOUR ADVISERS ARE SCREWING UP
YOUR WHOLE CAMP IS SCREWED UP
You know, it really doesn't surprise me anymore. The McCain campaign has shown almost no regard for accuracy or even reality. It's almost as if they sincerely believe that just because they say something it must be true.Look how they've turned poor Joe the Plumber into a political icon of ignorance and inaccuracy.A guy who really could benefit from Obama's tax plans is a Republican icon because he thinks some day he just might make enough to be in higher tax category. In the meantime, his own taxes go unpaid and Obama is a SOCIALIST because he wants to give the other 95% a tax break! Jeesh, this is getting surreal.
Has anyone else relized that what McPalin is doing just insane. They are pitting americans against americans to win an election.Regardless of where you live it's all the USA. and the USA doesn't want McPalin in the White House.
McCain and Palin ar so inslulting.........Palin thinks some parts of the country are more American and Patriotic, now McCains advisors claim the real Virginia is the southern part and not Northern Virginia.................
they are dividing the country just by their campaigns...this is the last straw....I wish the election was tomorrow...shut up Scary Palin and McCain
Voting for Obama and Biden
THAT LADY IS SO DUMB, THIS WHOLE CAMPAIGN IS SO DISORGANIZED AND FULL OF PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND VERY LITTLE, MCCAIN IS JUST ANOTHER BUSH. SAME POLICIES, SAME LOW LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND OUT OF TOUCH.
One part of America is more "pro-America" now its "real-Virginia" what's next? McCain is out of touch.
Obama is the most liberal Senator in America. Look at his voting record. His voting record is more liberal than Harry Reid. Conservative Americans who are thinking of voting for Obama need to realize that if Obama wins, yes, they can feel good that they may have made up for having done racist things in their past by voting for Obama, but they will also empower Reid, Pelosi and Obama to fast track our nation away from a safe balanced bipartisan way of managing our economic evolution. Those of you who feel guilty for your past racist sins, please don’t think that voting for Obama will help clear your conscience.
I wonder what "real" Virginians would do if they had to build an economy on something other than the US Defense Department and OUR tax dollars.
The Commonwealth of Virginia receives more Defense dollars than any other state in the union.
Talk about feeding at the public trough!!!!!!!
You say Virginia. I say Oink oink.
Last I checked there is only ONE Virginia and it includes Northern Virginia and the entire state is going blue come November 4th.
If we couldn't see the color or appearance of these two men, who then would people choose to vote for? I believe many are voting for Obama because they want to "make history" and support a black man, but it should be because of his character not color. I tend to question his character, however Senator McCain has lived his life supporting this country and I think he deserves to be President. I think his experiences have more than prepared him for it. I think Senator Obama is trying to bring about a change in this country that would weaken it and it's people. It doesn't hurt people to struggle. It should encourage them to work harder. This is a land of opportunity not hand-outs. It's ok to help people socially if they need it. It's another to take advantage of social programs. I'm sick of people who won't lift a finger to help themselves. They surely won't ever fight for their country will they?
Real Virginia? WTH is that? That is just like Sarah Palin's comments about the "best" and pro-America parts of America are the small-towns...Let me say that as an Army Veteran, former federal employee, former teacher (government) and tax-payer citizen of a large metropolitan area, I am repulsed by these comments that suggest that somehow we are not REAL Americans or that we are not pro-Americans or that somehow people who live in small towns are better than those in big cities. America deserves so much better than this...I am proud to cast my vote for Obama/Biden on November 4th to say NO to this type of divisive and toxic mentality.
I lived in Northern VA for ten years. I only moved recently because of housing costs; I loved that VA. But it's obvious Nancy Pfotenhauer has no clue what she is talking about. Most of my Friends, co workers, neighbors were Republicans at heart. I was a lone Liberal in a sea of red all the way up till the day I left.
The southern parts of Virginia are not SOUTHERN at all. It is apparent that she has never been to the Tidewater area. I was born and raised in Newport News, VA. and there are plenty of REAL VIRGINIANS here that support Obama.
Statements like these really show you what McCain's campain is made up of; a bunch of ignorant and predjudice women. First Palin makes the "real parts of America" comment and now this. I guess real America/Virginians to them are redneck, gun totting, beer drinking Billy jo six packs. How sad. Profiling and stereotyping coming from Palin and Pfotenhauer. I think Obama sounds more American then either of those surnames.
A Real Virginian
Yeah, that's the way to win our hearts and minds: create yet more divisiveness. What is it with these guys? The "real" Virginia? The "pro-American" parts of the US? The we're for Joe Sixpack, like Obama/Biden aren't? The McCain campaign spends all their time trying to carve society into exploitable splinters, instigating hate and manufacturing schisms to their advantage, and doofus right wing lemmings jump right on the Smear-talk Express. Don't be a doofus – vote for a future, vote Democrat.
Can anyone tell me why the Mcsame/Painful campaign is cutting this country into those who are pro america and those that are anti america. Now there is a real Virginia and a part that is not so real. I am disgusted by this pair. Their tactics are detestable and Americans need to stand up and say "NOT THIS TIME!!"
Will the real John McCain please stend!
That is McCain and his campaign with potlitics of division. Americans will not supports his policy of devision.
We are tired of divided America.
We remains one America!
One indivisible Nation under God!!
Period.
Did anyone notice all the Obama as a socialist story blogs are closed for comment. CNN must be terrified by the 's' word because it is really resonating with people who get this. The fact is $250,000 sounds rich to most but in this tax bracket people are paying 46% including state. Quite frankly, they already pay their fair share. Obama is talking socialism and people need to get it, that it doesn't matter if the goverment gives you a tax break if you lose your job. It won't help much if you are out of work. People in his target crosshairs are all those employed by anyone affected by the increase ie: people who work in the service business, people working for small businesses on a cash register, waitresses and hotel help because all of these people will be losing jobs once Obama's socialist system goes into place. The fact that cnn will not let us comment on it proves the 's' word is the real deal. I can hear their knees shaking! Watch how soon this comment is removed from the board!
'real Virginia', 'real Americans' – these pathetic losers consider the only 'real' people to be the ones who agree with their twisted and extreme ideas. I have a news flash for them – when they lose this election, it will indeed be 'real' Americans who have voted against them – in 'real' Virginia, 'real' Ohio, etc, etc, etc, etc….
Maybe the one that is bothered by "sharing the wealth...because its neighborly" – excuse me? If you want to donate your weath...go ahead...if you want the government to control it....move somewhere where socialism is accepted (I know...Obama isn't pure socialism...but his ideas are scarey...don't punish those who have reached the American dream...I'm not one of them....but...omg....I want to be one day)
I really wish McCain would stop trying to divide the country up into "Good" and "Bad" parts. Being Divisiveness is not a quality I would like in my president.
But were they in the pro-America parts of the real Virginia??? This campaign is such a joke. No strategy, just tactics, talking points, smoke and mirrors.
Pfotenhauer is representative the rest of the fraudulent and disgusting McCain staff. Just like Sarah Palin saying in a town in North Carolina that it was one of the parts of America that are "Pro-American". In other words, Palin was saying that there are areas within America that are "Anti-America". Pfotenhauer and Palin are two of the same, mean spirited people who love to spread hate and lies so that people eventually turn on one another.
My question is WHY the American people cannot see the Governor of Alaska answer questions in a media forum???? As VP or God forbid as President she will have to sooner or later respond to questions that have not been rehearsed. WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF????? I think the American people have the right to see, as the McCain forces testify day after day, that Gov Palin is qualified to run the most powerful country in the world.....if she can't or won't talk to our own media what will she do in a crisis.......like Bush, have someone else do her thinking for her. GOOD LUCK AMERICA.......
Typical McCain-Palin Campaign comment. More divisive BS. I swear they are the worse political ticket ever. I can't wait for November 5th to come. America should hand the Republican Party its worst setback ever. And it is well deserved.
McCain and Palen are slowing down, or else they think they have Virginia locked up. Virginia is fortunate they won't have to listen to either of them with their lies, innuendos and just plain vicious talk about Obama and his campaign. They are getting desperate and increasing their unfounded lies and innuendos and anything else they can throw in. They are pathetic.....how do they live with themselves and sleep nights? Honesty, decency and respect are definitely not their strong points. After 04 Nov, we won't have to listen to such insane drivel. With the filth they spout, I hope they have a good mouthwash.
OBAMA/BIDEN 2008/2012
What's up with the "County First" signs at McCain rallies? The rest of us who are voting for Obama are thinking of county first, that's why we're voting for our guy. We're all loyal citizens here, stop pretending like we're somehow not true Americans, because we don't believe in your BS.
it would benefit sen. mccain to reign in his surrogates and advisors – the repugs devisive politics, while rallying the base, has given sen. obama a significant lead among independents.
the bile coming from nancy pfotenhauer regarding northern virginian's will not help sen. mccain cut into sen. obama's 10 point lead in VA. especially now that a majority of virginians no longer live in the "real virginia."
if sen. mccain tried put forth messages of hope, instead those grounded in fear and loathing, he might draw crowds of 100,000 and 75,000 like sen. obama did in MO instead of 4,000 and 3,000 he drew today in NC and VA.
what an idiot
John Mccains campaigning skills lack compared to obamas, its kind of amusing watching more and more states go blue on the electoral map. John Mccains dream of becoming president slowly slipping away.
Obama/Biden 08
First it's "pro-America", now it's the "real Virigina". My my my, the Republicans seem to have special ideas about the whole country. Be careful when you read their policies, folks...they seem to be using very narrow definitions.
nancy is a creep just like her boss. once again the mcsame campaign choose to divide. ready to vote monday and send nancy and the lost of them back to thier other jobs.
Obama 08
Just like rural America being the "real America" you'll find that Obama has visited Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado – all 2004 Bush states – more than McCain has.
McCain thinks Americans are so closed-minded and ignorant that they'll just vote straight-ticket Republican til the end of eternity.
Surprise, John, we care about the issues. And we're not voting for you.
The Republicans certainly know how to divide. Too bad they do not know how to bring Americans together. Hopefully America will be rid of Republicans and their campaign of hate come November.
It's my opinion McCain will lose this election for the same reason Hillary lost the primary. He went into this election thinking the red states were in the bag for him and, therefore, did not show those states much attention until it's too late. Now all he can do is try to shore up the red states instead of trying to change one or two of the blue states. Shows the difference between a well run, carefully thought out campaign and one run by the seat of it's pants.
STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES !!!
What is the matter with those Republicans?
First Palin says she thinks the small towns are the 'real America' and that she enjoys the 'pro-American' parts of the USA.
And now this wacky woman that is trying to divide up Virginia.
America the UNITED STATES!
Enough is enough – vote Obama/Biden '08
Just a minute- did Pfotenhauer SAY anywhere that McCain/Palin campaigned more than Obama/Biden in "real" Virginia? According to the article above, all she said was that McCain would do better in "real" Virginia than Obama would, which is exactly what current polls (as well as previous voting patterns) would show pretty clearly. Thus, the "however" clause in the first sentence of the above article doesn't make very much sense.
I am offended. As someone who has been adopted by VA, for McCain to say that we are not the real VA is insulting.
If that is the case, we, North of Federicksburg will succeed to North Virgina. Considering we have all the job, and companies in Reston and and Fairfax, we will keep out own income tax, and business taxes, so we can spend it in the new State of North Virgina. Just like how West Virginia struggles, lets see how South Virginia, would be.
We have the McCain campaign putting McCain first, and not Country. No sense of history that we fought a war to divide this country.
But I guess that is OK with McCain, because Todd Palin belongs to a party that wants to see Alaska succeed from the US.
McCain is a joke!
Lies. Check.
Smears. Check.
Out of ideas lets resort to personal attacks. Check.
Lets not talk about the issues. Check.
Hateful robocalls that were effective against me in 2000. Check.
McCarthyism. Check.
I'm John McCain and I approve these tactics.
These people are so unbelievably divisive. "Pro-America," the "real" Virginia, etc...I can't belive that millions of people are falling for this crap.
Nancy's right on target!
Since Pfotenhauer thinks I do not live in the real VA perhaps she could tell the state to stop taking taxes out of my checks.
"Pro-American parts of the country"..."real Virginia"...what's next?
What next? The McCain-Palin cabal need to learn to chose words more carefully. Whether they meen to or not their words have the potential to divide America in a crucial time when we must be united.
Obama-Biden 2008!
Pfotenhauer and Palin seem to be trying to communicate in a code I remember well. During my childhood in deep South, I saw the Klan mobilize against school integration and the Voting Rights Act with easily deciphered substitutions of "patriotic" catch-phrases. They knew everybody knew what they were saying, but they kept a veneer of respectability because people went along with it.
The whole McCain strategy is now based on the idea that some regions of the country are more "pro-American" or "more Southern in nature." They attack the Democratic Party for including people who aren't "real" Americans like them because they live in cities or along coasts. I have wonderful news for them, though; they are wrong. There are no red states or blue states, this is the United States of America.
GARBAGE campaign..Too bad there is no lew against it..
STOP THE IDIOTS WHO ELECTED GEORGE W. BUSH FROM PUTTING MACBUSH IN THE WHITE HOUSE TOO. BUSH RUINED THE COUNTRY AND THIS 73 LIAR WILL DESTROY IT..
Of course Obama has out-campaigned John McCain in most states. Maybe it's because he has huge amounts of foreign donated funds. John McCain has taken root throughout the states with the silent conservative crowds. You go John and Sarah!
Once again, McCain and his cronies are trying to divide voters in Virginia and other states with hateful words and phrases ("real VIrginia, "Socialism"). The "CREEP", "Swift boat", "splatter theory" tactics of the Republican Party WILL NOT SUCCEED. Voters need to decide who to vote for based on issues, not hateful speech and words.
Obama/Biden 2008
McCain ALL of the wonderful State of Virginia should count.
Palin ALL of the USA is pro-America.
November 5th will be a wonderful day when you both are in the past and not in the future. Remember Palin doesn't like to talk about the past.
Barack Obama/Joe, "the Senator"
HEY OLD MCSHAME ,
STOP SENDING US YOUR NASTY E-MAILS, WE ARE DEMOCRATS NOW !
INSANE OLD MAN, WOULD PLEASE STOP SAYING THAT OBAMA IS A SOCIALIST .
DOWN HERE IN FLORIDA, WE SOUTHERNERS KNOW BETTER !
YOU HAVE NO HONOR ANGRY OLD MAN,
WE HAVE ENOUGH OF YOU AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND SARAH MCFAILIN .
MCNASTY,
WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL SARAH FAILIN TO LEARN SOME ENGLISH, EVEN OUR HISPANIC NEWCOMERS SPEAK BETTER ENGLISH THAN HER ! SHE IS JUST A BIG MORON !
JOBS BABY JOBS !
JOBS BABY JOBS !
GO OBAMA / BIDEN
Pro America,The real Virginia,Socialist I don't no about you all out there I sure am scared of this two dufus malled McPailn
Senator McCain is such an divisive person. Shame on him. His action will only demonstrates that he won't work across the aisle if he becomes the president, no matter what his record shows.
Yikes! Real and Unreal Virginia. I'd be very careful McCain. Your campaign people keeps touting this divisional sentiments that could cause some of your supporters to take their support back.
Real Virginia... Real America... Real Obama
Divide and rule...
I had respect for Mccain... but his campaign has proved that he doe'nt put America first.... he puts his campaign first...
With due respect, I would like to ask... who is Mccain..
Is he the same person who fought so honorably for our nation... or the person by palling with Bush/Chaney/Rove has become one of them..
Another code word for the "pro america" parts of the country. big tim Racist. If McCain losses well he can probably blame his campaign managers and spokespersons and of course his VP SNL won't help how people view her..........They don't have a Clue.........Divisive words always...................Sad Sad Sad
Oh, that's nice. Let's keep dividing the country, why don't we.
Once again McCain/Palin are showing themselves to be dividers.
these mcaine people better be more careful with their comments.
Nancy Photenhauer is one of the reasons McCain is having so many problems; with advise and comments like hers who needs enemies? The Obama campaign thanks you Nancy!!
What Nancy was trying to say that if you don’t vote for McCain were not American and patriotic.
McCain's theme: Country First. Obama's theme: Me First.
. . . . Want to see what Sara Palin will look like as President?
Just Google Mudfats.wordpress.com and look under funstuff and
click on Sara Palin as president.
SOOO HILLAROUS!!!, or maybe not.
Calling the rest of the state not the real Virginia just ensures that he has lost those voted. Another dumb move, McCain.
USA's 51st state, "Real Virginia".
So now certain parts of Virginia is the so call "Real Virginia." So what do the GOP call the remaining parts of Virginia?
Can we get any more divided?
McCain and Palin, I beg of you, please keep up your campaign tactics as your are putting yourselves right out of public service and Obama in the White House. So glad the majority of Americans finally see through you and your real selfish agenda. You are two of the most desperate despicable liars ever to run. Wow! I can't beleive anyone could top Bush. 17 more days and we'll be free of your invasion of our lives and this country.
That must be the pro-american part of Virginia.
More stupid divisive remarks from the McCain campaign.
Is "real" Virginia located anywhere near the "pro-America" part of the country McPagan referred to? Boy this country is more divided than we thought. We Need Obama/Biden's leadership.
Cant wait to early vote!!!!
Real Virginia? Do the real Virginians realize that they are a dirt poor state if not for the Norther Virginians?
SORRY MCCAIN! MAYBE PALIN CAN CONTEST IN 2016 FOR V.P. SHE IS NOT RIPE YET FOR THE TASK. OBAMA IS GETTING INTO THE CONSERVATIVE BASE. "THE CHOSEN ONE" IS UNSTOPPABLE.
Nancy Pfotenhauer can out spin McCain and Palin and that is quite a feat.
Is palin pro-American statement that of country first? I bet you, if the twosome of Mccain and palin enters the White House, America will be far from one indivissibe Nation and a far cry from the police of the world. these two will go to war with any country that would not give them a thumb up.
I'm conservative young man who's supporting Obama not because i agree with him but because i hate John Mccain divisive campaign.
she is saying NOVA is not real VA because those people don't agree with john mccain, that's the same thing Palin said calling some parts of the country pro america just because they agree with them.
This is not right and it needs to change
Roanake, VA
I cringe to hear this divisive campaign by McCain and Co.
Which part is the "real Virginia" and which is the "unreal", and the "real or good part of America" and the " Unreal America"?
For a person who would "rather win a war than win an election" , Isn't it hypocritical that uniting us in this country is far more important than breaking it into parts for political gains.?
I remember the Iraq war was won a long time ago when our President declared, "Mission Accomplished" Several years latter our sons and daughters are still fighting and dying to "win the peace"
I hope at the end of this combative electioneering Nov. 5, there would be one and only one United States of America.
Couldn't agree more! These two have become the most abhorrent, tasteless and dividers of our greeat country. They have brought out the worst of America including racisism, terriorist, socialism and hatism, not to mention that Joe the Plumber is actually Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, the grandson of Charles Keating (of the Keating Five)? If so, then Joe's dad would be Robert Wurzelbacher (Keating's son-in-law) who testified against him in the savings & loan scandal, and went to federal prison for about 3 and a half years for misappropriating several million dollars.
More uninformed comments-the McCain campaign is grasping at straws in midst of the chaos that is the McCain campaign.
First the Minnesota Congresswoman, then Palin, now this hack.
If you aren't in lock-step with the McCain way of thinking, somehow you live in a place that is not the "Real Virgina", "Part of the the country that loves America" or you hold "UnAmerican views".
If these goons manage to steal the election, can the rest of us take a clue from Todd Palin and ask to secede?
Yet another wallow in wedge politics as the McCain campaign struggles desperately to claw its way out of the dustbin of history.
I think the American people should send Palin and her sidekick McCain packing. All this talk of por-America parts of the country and the "real Virginia" is unpatriotic and un-American.
The "Real" Virginia? Is there a "Make-Believe" Virginia? Another hollow and unsuccessful attempt by the McCain campaign to divide this country's voters. His only chance of success is to make people fear Obama. There is and has never been a compelling reason to vote for John McCain.
I guess after the election, McCain will proclaim victory in the patriotic, real America, even if Obama won more electoral votes.
With the secessionist Sarah Palin around, how long before we see the "Red States of America" try to split off from the Union?
All kidding aside, it is pathetic that the McCain camp should continue to push this idiotic notion that Obama, and now Obama supporters, are un-American, as if only the McCainiacs know what it is to be true citizens.
Yep.
Northern Virginia is quite different than the rest of Virginia. Always has been. Very liberal in their thinking. Im sure it has something to do with their proximity to DC. Ive lived in the Shenandoah Valley all my life and Northern Virginia has almost always voted different than the rest of the state. However, they also have a large population base so are able to influence the rest of the state.
Ah yes... They are using the ol' "let's insult a third of a state we are trying to win" strategy. It's a bold move; lets see if it works out for them
This is exactly how this campaign has acted from day one,if your not for mccain your'e not pro america or some how less of a human being. they continue to use coded language to hide their racism .We all know what the old south is really like.what they do not realize is evey american is proud of their country,state and they will be glad to see racism die so this country can truely be what our fore fathers intended it to be.For everyone who wants freedom.
McCAIN IS TIRED, IN TWO YEARS HE WILL BE IN A NURSING HOME, SARAH PALIN WILL BE OUR PRESIDENT. ANYBODY WHO VOTES FOR McCAIN WILL BE CURSING WHEN THINGS GETS WORSE UNDER DUMB PALIN.
McCAIN IS STEADY CRYING ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY OBAMA IS SPENDING.
I thought McCain's brother spoke about North Va being communist??? Are they trying for the "S" word or the "C" word..
Certainly NOT Johnny Boy.... he's a day late and a dollar SHORT, that's if he doesn't TAX your dollar!
Do you think maybe that Palin would explain what "socialism" Is...."you bethcha" she will right after she meents those hockey moms and joe six packs....wonder if they live in part of REAL America?
Virginia is a key to this election....stop and think about how close Palin is to the Presidentcy......just think what could happen...........Palin needs to hook up with Joe the Plumber and go sack out somewhere until after the election!!!
Mccain/Palin is inciting their supporters the Republicans to show hate and anger toward others and I don'nt want leaders like that for my family, That is why Obama/Biden has my vote.
"Real Virginia", "Real America", "Real Americans", really stupid! John McCain and the Republican Party need to understand that their divisive politics is not playing outside the base. I resent the implications of their statments that those that don't share their beliefs are somehow not the patriotic Americans that they are. How can you claim to reach across the aisle when you are doing nothing but dividing the country between "real" and the rest of us. His campaign is becoming surreal. Stop the nonsense!
They also believe there is a pro-America America and, by extension, an anti-America America.
There is a candidate in the race, however, who thinks we can live in the UNITED States of America.
Guess northern VA isn't "pro-American" huh Sarah?
What a joke.
Obama/Biden 08/12
AND EXACTLY WHAT IS "REAL VIRGINIA" SUPPOSE TO MEAN? I WISH FOLKS QUIT SKIRTING AROUND THE ISSUE AND UTILIZING WORDS TO DO IT. JUST CALL THINGS FOR WHAT THEY ARE!!!!!
Pro-America, Real Virginia, what's next.. the one and only hero.
I guess when americans who don't make millions like McCain/Palin. we jsut don't exist at all.
John,
Please don't think of yourself as the Great Robert E Lee !
Your Not !
sounds like more mccarthyism outta the mccain camp. vote us or your unamerican crap. goodbye gop fear, hello future.
Could the McCain/Palin debacle go any further in trying to inject racist into this campaign. They offend me more every time they open their mouths anymore– and I'm as white as they come. But they keep throwing their subtle little jabs out there that I find extremely offensive and disgusting. They don't have anything substative to say about policy or issues, so they keep throwing out garbage to try to incite whatever bigoted support they might be able to stir up.
First it was "Pro America" and now it is "real Virginia". I thought we were all Americans. Sends a clear message to me that the Republican Party does not consider anyone who doesn't think like they do to be "pro America or Americans."
Northern Virginia must be one of those anti-American parts of the country that Governer Palin alluded to.
So now according to McCain/Palin campaign is only "real Virginia" is "Pro-America"???
The republicans are really trying to divide this country...aren't they. "Good guys...bad guys"..."Pro-America v. Non-Pro America"..."Real Virginia v. Non-Real Virginia"..."Christians v. Non-Christian..."
What's next??? Separate water founds for democrats and republicans.
I'VE HAD IT WITH MCCAIN AND PALIN AND TRYING TO DIVIDE THIS COUNTRY!!!
Yeah, McCain's running scared in VA. With Dem governor, it's a state the GOP can't cheat in. It's also the reason why the networks are planning for a very early election night. Obama will win the election once VA is called. Makes me smile.
So now according to McCain/Palin campaign only "real Virginia" is "Pro-America"???
The republicans are really trying hard to divide this country. "Good gus v. Bad guys"…"Pro-America v. Non-Pro America"…"Real Virginia v. Non-Real Virginia"…"Christians v. Non-Christian…"
What's next??? Separate water fountains for democrats and republicans.
I'VE HAD IT WITH MCCAIN AND PALIN AND TRYING TO DIVIDE THIS COUNTRY!!!
How easily we give way to the same brain washing and fear tactics of republicans. It's as if no one remembers the last eight years. Everyone knows the candidate that won't sell what's left of the country to the highest bidders.
I see it coming though, because too many of Americans refuse view past 18th century life, it's 2008, and if we are going to regain the edge Americans once enjoyed, we'll have ensure that every American gets a fair start with the best of everything. After the last debate, I changed the channel to listen to all news reports, CNBC, FOX NEWS, and MSNBC and so on.
I heard about Joe the Plummer and how Obama would spread his wealth, but I did not here Obama's response, that small businesses would not be penalized but get credits, and that the wealthy companies would be encouraged to discontinue gorging themselves while there employees work for next to nothing. When are we going to open our eyes.
Another example of their DIVISIVE message.
Real Virginia? Pro American states? Palin, McCain and the rest of the republican party it seems are willing to bring back segregation, separate but equal, and riding in the back o the bus just to have a shot at winning the presidency. After these individuals lose the election, they really need to stop and look in the mirror. Dont be surprised if you see your eyes looking back at you from behind the sillohuettes of a white hood. You really should be ashamed, but probably are not.
Go ahead and keep showing that your real intention is to divide Americans even more than Bush has. You are a dysfunctional man McCain. The thought of Presidential powers alone was more than you can handle. You do not have the temperment to make the judjements and decisions that America needs from it's President. America wants to thank you for letting us interview you during the primary and this general election campaign and we wish you luck in your next mavericky adventure!
I am sick of this "real Virginia" and "pro-America" crap from the McCain-Palin ticket. If by "real Virginia" and "pro-America," they mean we backed Bush, well then, no, thank you, I am GLADLY not "really" from Virginia or really "pro-American." In fact, while I should find it insulting that the McCain campaign is using these far-reaching, generalizing, and DIVISIVE terms, instead, I actually feel relieved that they know people like me are NOT for them or for their policies.
GOBAMA-BIDEN 2008. It is very scary to imagine another four years with a pro-war president. Please, America, please, Virginia, step it up, and let's vote in the best candidate: BARACK OBAMA.
Va is for lovers......of Obama
Obama/Biden '08
Just keep dividing the country, state by state. What an outstanding idea. Makes sense the GOP's doing this, especially if you heard the Republican Congresswoman (Bachmann) from Minnesota. Frightening stuff. McCarthyism. The McCain motto should be, "If We Can't Win, We're Tearing the Country Down."
Why don't you join the "real" world and get the hell out of the U.S. We are sick and tired of all your lies. It surprises me that now you are using the socialist word when you could have been using that all along.. kinda lonely when its you.. oh but wait...!!! You aren't alone.. you have another bird of a feather in Palin. Have a great time finishing out your short-term career.
Obama/Biden 08
Another example of McCain's people just not getting it! There are plenty of people in "real" Virginia that are looking forward to voting for change.
hi im from virginia and twice now MCcain has bad mouth us here in virginia im tired his dirty talk and now i will vote for Obama just to show him how real im ty far as i see MCcain a fool and dirty liar. i not like jis trash talk so im changeing sides ty MCshame you lost me ty
Obama was in Roanoke yesterday, actually, and went there during the primary as well.
I surely hope it's too late for McDemented to be voted into office. Prepare to reinstitute the draft if he does win as we'll be starting wars all over with this egotistical maniac in office.
My friends, how can anyone still consider McLoon as a viable president? My friends, it boggles the mind that a lying, arrogant, erratic, cheating, forgetful (senile), angry, morally bankrupt old man could be voted in as president.
This bitter old man has sold his soul and honor and has done so so very cheaply.
Has America learned nothing from the last eight years of this nation's steady decline on the world stage? You're going to vote for a man who can't look his opponent in the eye, cannot take criticism, cannot handle a crisis, has no real policies of his own (if he does they are changed every couple weeks) to try and match what he thinks his 'base' wants to hear.
I hope it's not so. A vote for McLame/Failin is a vote to continue this country's downward spiral in the world. We'll be working for China...
Real Virginia? Is that anything like campaigning in the pro-America?
Der Pfotenfrau is right. Northern VA is an enclave of highly educated and relatively wealthy liberals who are gaga over "diversity" and make their domain a "welcoming and inclusive" place for large numbers of illegal aliens to mow their lawns and take care of their bratty kids.
Please hire some intelligent people to run this now almost a pathetic campaign.
How can you take a chance to offend third of the voters of state that is a must win for McCain.
McCain/Palin will soon run out of negaitive staff. The sad thing about Palin is that she used her opportunity on the national plat form for such negative, hateful lies.
We know that Sarah Palan was already interested in a separatist group in Alaska. Has McCain become a separitist also? Real Virginia, "pro American" parts of the U.S. She is so devisive! Can't the people see that she is unqualified or are they blinded? She is making jokes tonight on Saturday Night Live and exactly where she should be because she is a "joke." One person stated it well, when she can't state an answer, she "makes cute" with her smile, winks and slang. It is so immature and unstateswoman like.
McShame and the McPain are the most divisive candidates ever!! I cann't wait to cast my vote on Nov 4th and no one called my house to poll me!
first Palin says there are two type of America, pro-America and anti-America, now a real Virginia and a fake Virginia, all the McCain camp and the republicans do is divide and hate mongering, i guess they truly don't care about the economy
Well, since DC has no voting representation, despite the fact that it has a larger population than Wyoming and its residents pay taxes just like everyone else, good for NoVA residents for using their right to vote!
The whole McCain campaign is about division, it's pathetic.
The real Virginia is Northern Virginia, thanks!
All this "real Virginia", "pro America" areas of the country rhetoric is just divisive politics at it's absolute worst. Shame on you Republicans – shame on you! Country first huh, and just which parts of the country are you talking about?? Last time I checked, this country was full of Americans, east to west, north to south.
Sorry Mr. McCain, but I do live in Real Virginia. That would be Woodbridge, VA, where you were today. If you don't think this is the 'Real Virginia' why were you here? I used to respect you but you have brought new meaning to the words pandering and desperate.
Ain't this wonderful, according to Republicans, There is a fake Virginia and a real Virginia. Pro-American and Anti-American parts of this country , and there is Pro-American Congressional members and Anti-American congressional members. So, I wonder if the "fake" Virginia is part of the Anti-America sections of this country, and is it controlled by Anti-American Politicians?
Its good to know that having been born on a military base in Petersburg, VA and now residing in Alexandria, VA that I no longer live in 'real' Virginia; does this mean I should stop paying my real Virgiia taxes like Joe-the-almost-Plumber hasn't paid his real Ohio taxes?
Mccain will always be remembered as the Republican who lost the most Red states to a Democrat.
LOBBYIST NANCY made a moronic statement. Neither McCain nor Sarah palin attracts those souther nature voters. Republicans don't have that candidate. Besides, country changed a lot. Those people understand now that republicans only use them during election. Authencity matters in any election. You can't lie all the time.
Honestly, the people that McCain has running his campaign have got to be some of the numbest people I have ever heard in my life! Even the "Bushies" weren't this moronic! And anybody who supports Palin is obviously too lazy or blinded by her phoniness to have done proper research on the woman. Because if people really took the time to check out her back ground they'd mostly likely be ashamed to support her, lest they insult their own intelligence! She is one scary dudette!!!!
I strongly suggest anyone supporting this phony politician seriously reasearch her- Even Alaskans call her a slime bag!!!
First of all, it's ridiculous to designate a state as "real." What's the other portion of the state then? "Unreal" Virginia? I'm sure that's great for the self-image of proud Virginians living there.
Second, if you're going to attack your opponent, at least do it accurately.
They will say anything and do anything, except the right thing to get elected. McPalin sounds like a bunch of kids. They do not seem to get it, we need a real change from the disastrous policies of the last eight years. For God's sake, please stop posting their crap.
a campaing of division!?
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Nancy Pfotenhauer!!! Able to put her ENTIRE FOOT inside of her mouth!
I suppose McCain only counts the ones in Virginia that are voting for him,..he kind-of forgets about the others.
Is this right, McCain? You ignore the others who are not favoring you?
Ha,..
What does it say about America, that this sick old man from this morally bankrupt party with the yeehaw running mate is STILL in the hunt? History will judge this sad chapter.
There they go again–the Republicans just keep making dumb comments. They just spew this stuff out and they can't even support what they're saying with THEIR OWN actions.
Canadian for Obama.
More divisive speech by the McCain-Palin campaign? Well ain't that a surprise. America needs a uniter, not a divider. That's why Barack gets my vote.
Lol... McCain's subordinates are pathetic. If he couldn't get "fake" Virginians before, he definitely wont anymore.
We will make VA blue.
I can't believe that McCain and Palin are bringing up the "Red Scare" tactic. What a pair of morons, and anyone who believes this BS is a moron too. Birds of a feather......
A "splash?" A splash is what an actor makes when they star in their first major role, or what a debutante does when their sweet 16 goes well. What Pfotenhauer made was an insult to Northern Virginians, and a veiled attack on the fabric that binds people together in that state. Along with Governor Palin's comments, we can now see a consistent pattern by the McCain campaign, to divide the people of this country and turn them against one another. They are playing with fire, and we must recognize and reject these vile tactics. We are all "real" Americans, just as all Virginians are "real" Virginians.
WITW.....
MCCAIN I MEAN THIS WITH ALL RESPECT SIR. IT'S TIME TO RETIRE,
Not content with dividing the nation, McCain and Palin are now trying to divide states. Maybe split states can try to leave the U.S. like Palin's husband's political party for 7 years wants.
Everyday Mccain or Palin says or does something stupid
WE ARE ALL AMERICANS &
YOU SIR ARE A REAL SLEAZY AMERICAN.
Just another example of how disorganized, disjointed, and so gungo with creating division the McCain campaign has become. It's a real shame McCain has these people around him. Shows how little disregard he has for the future of this country and another example of how he has no real thought towards who will surround him.
When I heard Ms Pfotenhauer say this on MSN I was surprised to hear there are parts of Virginia that are not "Real"
"Obama Will Win Virginia"!!!!
Just the same old politics of fear and division, just like Bush. I can't believe I felt sorry for McCain in 2000 when Bush trashed him in SC. Turns out McCain is just like his buddy Bush, If not worse. What a sad soul.
VIRGINIA IS VIRGINIA.......SINCE WHEN IS THERE A WESTERN PART OF THE REAL VIRGINIA. MCCAIN AND PALEN ARE REALLY OUT OF TOUCH.
A house divided against itself cannot stand, or have they forgotten??
Florida will turn blue.
Nancy Pfotenhauer needs to take a cue from Michele Bachmann. Comments like that can cause a serious backlash! Virginia do your thang & go BLUE!!!!
its plain to see obama more intelligence even calmer than mc cain its clear obama the next president
For weeks I've been reading comments of Obama supporters and they are extremely disrespectful towards McCain who is an honorable man, both a war hero, veteran, and patriot. Guess they are like their hero Obama who routinely shades the truth and has never served in the military. I'm voting for the veteran.
Virginians love Obama and Obama loves Virginians. As far as Obama is concerned, all Virginians are real, only Mccain and palin call certain areas Pro America or real. Guess what Mccain/Palin, we're all pro America and all Virginians are real.
It's true. Northern VA and the rest of the state are very different places with very different cultures. I think of the rest of VA as almost a separate state–sort of a second West Virginia.
Wow, now they're questioning the patriotism of the American people.
GOOD JOB GUYS.
Virginia, goe blue and leave mCCain/Palin feeling blue!
That comment fits the Republicans M O. Divide someone. Create an enemy. Make them different from you. These scoundrels will be the death of this nation if we allow them.
Northern Virginia used to be green and gorgeous horse country in the 1960's. A safe place for children to wander miles together on Halloween night. Doors were left open and/or unlocked. It was truly Real Virginia~~~
Now the horses are gone, the hills (and everything else) covered in concrete. Crime, foreigners and Yankees ruined the place. Heaven turned into hell.
Well, I have my memories of walking through the snowdrifts to Congressional and Sleepy Hollow Schools.....past the horse pastures and all the birch trees. Some places still had dirt roads!
Falls Church will always be home in my heart, but it truly isn't "really Virginia" anymore~~~
Undecided voter. Peace & Love.
I get the rove logic:
pal with teroorists -Palin
socialist-Palin McCane-no misspelling intended
"Obama" bucks and other racist cartoons by RNC
Bootleg ACORN complaints by RNC
"pro-America" parts of the country (small town, rural)-Palin
"real" Virginai-McCane campaign and RNC lobbyist for big business
=
UnAmerican people are non-white, live in urban areas, want government handouts
SOUNDS LIKE A "BIRTH OF A NATION" CAMPAIGN TO ME...
LOOK UP THE MOVIE. IT WILL MAKE SENSE
Wow I guess I don't live in the real part of Virginia. That is really a insult. They want to call Obama an elitest, take a look in the mirror McCain Campaign.....now I will go back to my life in the not real part of Virginia
mcsame just can't help himself. More divisive speech by the mcsame. they don't know anything else.
VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN FOR REAL POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ALL AMERICANS.
Have the Repubs. forgotten our Pledge of Allegiance?? Indivisible-they are making a mockery of the word!!!!
OBAMA-the UNITER
It will be amazing how many votes will be cast by all of us "non-real" Americans. Go Blue!!!
Keep it up, Nancy! We love ya!
G'Obama/Biden '08
Apparently the only people in this country who are "real" to McCain and Palin are the ones who fall for their lines.
Hate to break it to the good lady, but thos eof us who actually live in Fredericksburg know that Fredericksburg is in Northern Virginia
I hope the next time she's on TV, they'll ask her what differentiates the "real Virginia" from the other parts of the state.
First Flailin Palin says something stupid like "Pro-America" and now this..these two idiots just do NOT get it and they will NOT get in to the Whitehouse either.
Gee.... guess I'm from "Fake" Pennsylvania. (Voting for Obama)
Shame Shame Shame! Shame on you McShame
McCain, my own advise to you is to fire your own campaign because i had a enough of your campaign adviser.so u support only those who support your campaign, your action is unspeakable. you are definitely running out of time as sen. obama, said...
McCain is Elmer Fudd
Mccain is a liar!
John McCain and Sarah Palin won't be satisfied until there is a huge gap between Americans that's unhealable. What in God's green earth are they doing? The real Virginia, the more pro-American areas of the country? And you better check before you go and vote, the GOP are purging voters across this nation, some simply because they haven't voted recent. This is scary stuff folks. It's called win at all costs.
More Politics of Division for John McCain. I'm disgusted with it myself. I take offense that I'm considered less than American by John McCain, just because I don't agree with his world view. Sounds like McBush to me.
We used to think of US as very progressive. With the amount of support for McCain/ Palin it seems that many Americans still live in Small Town USA.
. . . . and we supposed to believe McSame, Palin, and Republican supporters will do a better job in bringing the country and other nations together. Yeah, , , right.
GOD Bless the United States of America!
GOD Bless the Obama-Biden Leadership Team!
Wow, now they're questioning the patriotism of the American people.
GOOD JOB GUYS.
POST PLEASE CNN!
Now I see the True McCain what is he going to do if GOD forbid he gets elected is he going to divide the country and only give tax cuts to the red states??? This is the SCARIEST election, I wish it was Nov 5th already. I read on another site an elderly women was knock down just because she had an Obama t-shirt on.
Now I see the True McCain what is he going to do if GOD forbid he gets elected is he going to divide the country and only give tax cuts to the red states??? This is the SCARIEST election, I wish it was Nov 5th already. I read on another site an elderly women was knock down just because she had an Obama t-shirt on. I think someone need to do something about Palin for starting all this uglyness.
Desperate people do desperate things . Republicans know they've lost already so they don't care what they spew out . This game their playing is ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC .
Just all a bunch of sore losers...........
That VA comment was probably the nail in the Republican's coffin in VA. I think the chances of McCain winning the state now is less than none.
They can continue trying to DIVIDE as much as they please. But the McCain-Palin ticket will never CONQUER.
The RNC knows that their bid to control this country for four more years is over – so they're using their puppets – the once great man John McCain and that twit from Alaska – to drive as big a wedge into the country as possible before Obama takes office – so Obama will be fighting more crisis than anyone president should ever have to deal with – a divided nation and a world that can't stand us. This way, they can swoop back in in four years and finish the job of the fascist nation they've been working so hard on during the last 8 years...
Too bad that I cannot vote; I follow USA politics and just love O'Bama's platform.
GO O'BAMA/BIDEN......
McCain-Palin and the RNC are repugnant. I can no longer be objective toward comprehending support for this ticket. They exclaim "country first" while making every attempt to divide it in order to retain power over this great nation. Their disgusting divisive attacks prey on the deepest fears and ignorance of the American people. It's painful to see but perhaps necessary in order for America to progress toward a brighter future. Growing pains.
McCain/Palin 08: Never Let A Voter Go Unalienated.
Listen up everyone, if McCain wins this election America as we now know it will disappear. McCain is involved with Project for the New American Century (PNAC); these people are considered neocons or neocans. Research it for yourselves. Google it and read all about it. These same folks want to "label" Obama.
you just lost VA to Barack.
is that real enough McCain
Marty from PA-...and I'm from "fake" NJ voting for Obama! Hi neighbor!
My WWII vet dad taught us 8 kids that voting is not only a right, but a duty as an American. I have never missed a vote in my life (I am 56), I even vote in local board of education elections (and that's pretty boring). As a registered Republican, I voted for John McCain in the NJ primaries. As an American, I picked up my Obama/Biden yard sign today. I am proud to cast my vote this year for Obama. I hope that some of my republican neighbors see my sign and realize that, yes, it is OK to vote for the best candidate.
Obama/Biden
I really hope that the folks in Virginia do not stand for this nonsense.
First, Palin's "pro-American" gaffee, now this – obviously, Republicans believe anywhere that isn't leaning their way isn't really America.
Sorry guys – we get to vote to, and trust me, you're not gonna like it...
McCain was born in Panama. IS that or was that part of USA. McCain is not eligible to run for the president of USA.
"the real Virginia" What is wrong with this man? Even if he wins doens't he realize half of the country will NEVER respect him? Now McCain aides are attempting to explain what he meant by this comment.
Does America want or need a President who will sink so low?
Obama/Biden
Guess what – I live in the southwestern part of "real Virginia" and it is still Obama- Biden !!
My son said Senator McCain looks scary , so Looks like I will vote He smiled when I gave him my pick. Obama/Biden 08
REAL VIRGINIA??? What an insult to the rest of the wonderful people of that great state. First you have Palin referring to certain areas of our country as "PRO-AMERICA", now McCain's aide's comments. IT APPEARS THAT WE ALL SHOULD BE QUESTIONING THEIR PATRIOTISM.
King and Wolf cannot accept that OBama is win...get a life
mcain sorry u are dead already and palin you need to educate yourself you are so empty.
OBAM 08
Good thing I already casted my vote for Obama. In Virginia to be exact. Northern Virginia to clarify!!! Here they go again trying to divide us, except this time its by different parts of the state. When will they ever learn????
go up vote 4 obama-biden ticket.mccain is a big liar and he knows that he is a loser,they can't divide virginia nor america
Unfortunately there are many who believe the innuendo foisted on the voters by the McCain/Palin/Rove ticket.
So McCain wants to be seen as a "real leader", huh? It might help that image if he'd stop trying to create these rifts between Americans. Guess what? A true leader unites, he doesn't turn people against each other to further his career.when you vote on Nov 4, think about the candidate that campaigns with division and hatred, and the candidate who sat down and talked policy with an opposition voter after she screamed at him and refused to shake his hand. Obama/Biden '08
pro-American parts of the country? Real-Virginia parts of VA? Brachmann's statement that most of congress should be investigated bc they may hold anti-American sentiments? A RNC woman leader in CA distributing Obama Welfare dollars with his head and fried chicken, watermelon, bbq, and koolaid? Why are they doing this? Why are they bound and determine to have us hate each other? Can they truly believe that if we are not Christian, not white, that we don't love and cherish this country? So are we to believe that we are terrorist if we vote for Obama? Please Sen McCain, please this is not how you would want your grandchildren to know of your legacy. When history writes about you, it will say how you ran the nastiest campaign ever and that it was responsible for stirring up racial divides amongs the good loving people of this nation. If you win, all minorities will feel very scared to live in this nation.