Let's talk character. Why did McCain dump his first wife Carol?
Why did he call his current wife a c---?
Why is he so hot-tempered?
Can you trust a guy like this to be an inch away from the nuclear button???
Let's talk character. Why did McCain dump his first wife Carol?
Why did he call his current wife a c---?
Why is he so hot-tempered?
Can you trust a guy like this to be an inch away from the nuclear button???
What a liberal hack you are Alter..... and you wonder why no one takes Newsweek serious anymore
What a conservative hack you are Racer and you wonder why no one ever took you seriously
What a liberal hack you are Alter.... and you wonder why no one takes Newsweek serious anymore.
Why all the uproar from the left about this past week? I'll tell you why. Someone is criticizing their golden boy and it is working. McCain is now TIED with Obama in the polls and will soon overtake him in the next week or two. How could this be? Obama was supposed to coast to the White House. I'm glad someone finally stood up to this elitist who's only solution to the gas crisis is that American's need to check the air pressure in their tires. Give me a BREAK! If the left wants to talk about the issues why did Obama not agree to participate in the town hall meetings? Because they don't allow teleprompters, that's why. McCain is going to wax Obama in the debates and will cruise to an easy victory in November. That's when the real fun should begin for the Democratic party!
The subtext of people referring to Obama as an "elitist" is the notion of "who does this BOY think he is", or "somebody's got to put him in his place". If a white man had shown the same level of self-confidence in his speeches, nobody would have given it a second thought.
Elitist has become the new "uppity."
I think you are in for the Fool of the year award, that I personally hand out to people like yourself. The only argument I hear from you is about whining losers. Well tell me then, out of curiosity if by happenstance that Obama does win, are you going to leave the country? Are you going to hide under a rock? Or will your life go on? Pouting and saying if I win nanananana my gosh how old are you?
This country has many issues, which one of the dozen do you want to pick first? Gasoline, quagmire, healthcare, people chosing between eating and filling their tank, social security, immigration, budget, recession possibility, unemployment, heating oil for the winter or food, the next four years being a mirror of these past eight years.
Post after the debates and see if you feel the same way. The rest of this is all chestbeating bs by you and everyone else here including myself that posts. Lets see what happens after the conventions. Four years ago we couldn't post like this eithe
Are you talking about the latest GOP pole?
I think he's talking about Gallup - Gallup for some reason always leans conservative by a few points. Probably in the way they ask questions. National polls don't start to mean a whole lot before October though, peoples decisions are still rather plastic until then. Then again, national polls may not mean that much altogether, its the electoral college that elects the President, and that's very much a state by state institution.
On Sunday, longtime Washington hand David Gergen took umbrage with John McCain's recent attack ads, charging that the Senator was using coded messaging to paint Barack Obama as "outside the mainstream" and "uppity."
"There has been a very intentional effort to paint him as somebody outside the mainstream, other, 'he's not one of us,'" said Gergen, who has worked with White Houses, both Republican and Democrat, from Nixon to Clinton. "I think the McCain campaign has been scrupulous about not directly saying it, but it's the subtext of this campaign. Everybody knows that. There are certain kinds of signals. As a native of the south, I can tell you, when you see this Charlton Heston ad, 'The One,' that's code for, 'he's uppity, he ought to stay in his place.' Everybody gets that who is from a southern background. We all understand that. When McCain comes out and starts talking about affirmative action, 'I'm against quotas,' we get what that's about."
STUPID.....check out..... www.isbarackobamathe messiah.com ........seems all the Hopium addicted obamamohammeds, seem to think so. The ad was very appropriate. That was a video of him AND his own words. Pompous, arrogant, and foolish.
Pretend to be supernaturally endorsed...then get the results. Allah is as fake as Hussein....Both way less than portrayed.
NOBAMA!!!
Obama is not the messiah, he has never claimed to be and has never even used the word in any of his speaches.
How is your loverboy Sinclair? Did you enjoy your night with him in the limo?
For all the Hopium addicted obamamohammeds, frantically trying to discredit, Dr. Corsi and "Obama Nation". Hussein "cousin" Odinga is a thug. Is a Communist. Is in deep with the Radical Islamists. Is Anti-American. Here is a bit from TIME........................
The Trouble with Odinga..................TIME online Aug. 03, 2008
Ever since Kenya became independent two years ago, Jomo Kenyatta's rallying cry has been harambee -Swahili for "all pull together." Most Kenyans have been quite happy to put aside their tribal and political rivalries and give pulling together a try. The notable exception: Oginga Odinga, 54, Vice President of the nation, deputy president of its only political party and leader of the powerful Luo tribe. A wealthy and ambitious leftist who disagrees violently with Kenyatta's moderate policies, Odinga has spent the past two years trying to pull his own government apart.
He has attempted to import Communist arms, has received both money and ad vice from Communist diplomats, has at tacked fellow Cabinet ministers as "imperialist agents."
More from TIME..............................
It was a startling allegation. "Arms and ammunition," charged National Assemblyman Thomas Malinda, "are continuously being smuggled from Communist and other foreign countries into Kenya for the purpose of staging an armed revolution to overthrow our beloved government." The charge brought a quick denial from Security Minister Njoroge Mungai, who admitted, however, that "many people have been trained in the armed forces of other countries and the first we know about it is when they get back."
Whether smuggling was involved or not, the recent exchange brought to the surface the conflict that has long been raging within the government of President Jomo Kenyatta. Vice President Oginga Odinga, wealthy, 53-year-old leader of the Luo tribe, which forms an important part of Kenyatta's KANU party coalition, has been openly attempting to turn the new nation toward Communism
AND as I told ya'll months ago....it got so bad, the U.S. State Dept. asked Sen. Obama to intercede........
CBS NEWS....................The Associated Press reports that Obama has spoken to Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga to "express grave concerns over the election's outcome," according to Odinga's spokesperson, who added that the Democratic hopeful also plans to call Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki.
Obama, who has discussed the situation with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, has also recorded a message urging an end to the violence for broadcast on Voice of America radio.
Twist it, turn it.......shake it, bake it..............hip or hop it..........READ THE TRUTH..........""OBAMA NATION"
Hussein Obama is a crook and a fraud.
NOBAMA!!!
Again, another rediculous rant from HolyRoller which contains no references/footnotes that we can research. No,it's the same meandering diatribe from this lunatic who can barely make a coherent paragraph for the pleasure of his reluctant readers. Just move on, and forget this guy. He's the kind the government should be investigating for potential violence towards our elected officials post-election. Remember these words.
And HR, I told you, whenever you go off on a rant like this, I'm calling you on it.
Its the same crap that UNHolyRoller copies and pastes on all blogs.
And this makes Obama a communist... how? By that same logic, you are guilty of slavery and genocide, since you know, people people from your country did that too.
Oh, DoobieRoller, you know you're full of it, no? : )
So is your loverboy Sinclair a crook and a fraud. YESOBAMA!!!
All the Hopium addicted obamamohammeds, trying their absolute best, to smear an American Hero. 20+ yr. U.S. Senator. Well I guess you have to try something. Hussein needs some kinda help...he appears to be free-falling.
But straight up folks. It is a real easy decision. Regardless of anything, true or untrue, about Senator McCain. He has one UNTOUCHABLE advantage over Hussein.......it is this......At the end of the day, Senator John McCain, most certainly is.............................NOBAMA!!!. That is all that really matters.
NOBAMA!!!
And Obama is not McSame or McRepublican, THAT's all that matters.
McCain is no hero to me...in fact I think he is a trator!. For THIRTY YEARS he has done nothing to protect Arizona's border from invasion of illegal immagrants. That's our border...THE U.S. BORDER! But he sure will spend a trillion dollars and waste thousands of lives of our soldiers in Iraq....JUST TO PROTECT ISRAEL'S BORDER. In case you didn't know it...the Iraq war is about protecting Israel...not the U.S. McCain listens to Joe Leiberman everday. He is owned by AIPAC and the Israel lobby. In short...he put another country's interest ahead of ours...that makes him and Joe Leiberman...traitors!
To: Hollowredneck do you really think these rich republicans are concerned about you? They just use your hate to cover the real issues..... like big oil tax breakes, lost jobs for millions, millions of homes in foreclosure, womens equal pay, and there right to choose, ....Don't be a puppet.
We're all going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you have Tourette's or some other mental deficiency. Now run along and play with your dolls....
Pal, you couldn't find your behind with both hands in the dark.
McCain WAS a war hero. His behavior since has been anything but honorable, starting with his treatment of his first wife. In genral, he is big on honor as long as it doesn't INCONVENIENCE him.
If he gets caught doing anything dishonorable, he has someone ghostwrite a boom where the subject is dealt with in tho following fashion:
1. MCcCain makes excuses
2. MCCain expresses how ANGUISHED he is to even APPEAR dishonarble.
Then he goes off an does it again.
Hey crack lover, did you and loverboy Sinclair enjoy your ride together in the limo? YESOBAMA!!!
Hey did you enjoy your limo ride with Sinclair? YESOBAMA!!!
I lost my remaining respect for John McCain after he embraced Jerry Falwell when speaking at the Liberty University graduation. Just a few years earlier, McCain had correctly called Falwell an "agent of intolerance," but pandering to the religious right was more important to McCain than snubbing a man who had trashed him during a previous campaign.
I'm not sure that the maverick McCain of 2000 would vote for the McCain of 2008.
How do you feel about Wright and Farrakhan? I watched Farrakhan speak when one of my kids was at Kent State and it was the ugliest, most hate filled diatribe I ever heard. Racists come in all colors. Don't be a hypocrite.
Farrakhan may indeed be racist, but Obama has never had a relationship with him and never sought his endorsement. McCain on the other hand actively courted Rev. Hagee's endorsement
Wright and Farrakhan are detestable, but Obama has distanced himself from them, whereas McCain has moved closer to Falwell, Hagee, etc. in his effort to appease the religious right, the very ones who detested him for being a maverick in the first place.
We all know the Ad is Rove all the way and we also know that Rove would never inject race into a presidential campaign Ad even as an undercurrent message. 2000 presidential campaign anyone? Wink, wink, snirk, smirk. john Mccain's claim that this is humor is and old trick by most delivers of racial jokes and it is always cloaked by one or more themes to soften the impact but it doesn't hide the fact.
No it is not humor. It manipulation. If you have no positives, make up another person's negatives. It's HS 16 year old popularity taunts. This man has been called "cheap" "childish" and even "stupid". I hope he does continue with the outlandish accusations like Mr. Clinton did, because it worked for Ms. Clinton for awhile too, then it didn't.
This IS humor... and it's effective. There is more humor to come! In several "battleground states" a well financed campaign will be waged against Obamas votes and position on an important matter to people the DNC humorously wages it's discrimination campaign against... "wrapping the brutality in velvet" as the original spinmasters called it about 80 years ago, in Europe.
The "wrapping " is done ,then and now, so the raw discrimination and brutality is not too obvious to the masses, and repetition takes care of the rest. The DNC are the masters of this kind of discrimination campaign. and they allow the Liberal news industry to provide the repetition.
McCain is a complete sell-out and a liar who'll do anything to get elected. I might have voted for him eight years ago, but now he's just another George W Bush. Only a lot older. And judging from his college record and campaign style...a whole lot dumber. America can't afford any more of that garbage.
Alters first paragraph pretty much said it all. The second paragraph could have been a finishing touch. But, the hate-monger's, who call those opposing hate-mongerers - hate mongers, just might get a bigger buffoon into office than the one who is already there. A fluke with a nuke.
The man who starts the UNIFICATION OF THE WORLD; At first sight it looks good but looking ahead this could spell trouble because evil is also lurking in the dark; There are too many untrustworthy leaders in the world. Barack better be careful might be going over his head, lets hope its not the start of the "UNIFICATION MOVEMENT".
At this point I really don't know what to say anymore. You would think anyone could see what is happening here and what is at stake, yet so many will follow McCain to the polls and vote for him in spite of the reality that is staring them in the face. I don't know if there is anything Obama or anyone else can say or do that will wake these people up to the truth. Some of the hate that comes from some on this site is very alarming and if you ever listen to Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, well it blows my mind, it really does. Why would anyone who calls themselves american or christian want to have anything to do with the kind of blind hate that is coming out of the mouths of the people on those programs. These programs have only one thing on their minds and that is to make sure that the republican party remains in power, even if it is the worst possible thing for our country right now. If you have not made up your mind about who to vote for, I implore you to vote for Obama. He is not dangerous, or any of the other rediculous things that these people are saying. He is intelligent and thoughtful and he cares about YOU.
If it wasn't for "Countdown" on MSNBC, John McBush would be getting a complete free ride from the MSM...McBush is a seriously flawed candiate who lacks the judgement & more importantly the temperment to be president....
McBush is mean-spirited, ill-tempered, & he doesn't look or act presidential...
Imagine if Obama made a joke like this, as Mcbush did about a then 18 yr. old Chelsea Clinton in 1998..
http://www.salon.com/news/1998/06/25newsb.html
And to the poster who brought up Wright/Farrakan, what about McBush's ties to Hagee, Parsley, & his classic flip flop on the late Rev, Falwell.In 2000, he called Falwell & his ilk "agents of intolerance", then few years later he gave the commencement address @Falwell's Liberty University...
McBush will say & do anything to get elected, his has zero character left - look at the campaign he's running...
Thanks to Mr. Alter for the good column..
The McCain campaign's "Moses" ad was, perhaps, a calculated distraction. As any woman who ever suffered the deep disrespect, or the clumsy, inappropriate reachings of a dirty old man can not miss the mindset - complete with the "good ol' boys" attempts at jovial dismissals - behind the inclusion of Spears and Hilton in the first ad. As a young woman, you could dismiss these pitiful old guys - even be embarrassed for them, for being so out of touch. As a mature woman, it is another matter entirely. Maybe John McCain is too old after all, in telling ways we had not expected.
scales fall from eyes, and I truly see... what's clear is that McCain decided winninng is more important than character, personal ambition more important than country.... if he's not 44 now he won't be 45 when he is 76. so he is willing to abdicate honesty and responsibility and independence in order to sell himselves to GOP faithful, big corporate contributors, lobbyists, and others... taste the new McCain? It's not the real thing, it's new Coke, and once you try it without the race test and with the common sense test, you'll send it to the oblivion it deserves... .;. Country first ? Only if it's McCain at last before it's too late for me, me. me country. Unlike Yeat's Byzantiuim, McCain's is a country for old men, where soui wlll not clap its hands for his vanity...
Thank you Jonathan, for pointing this in McSame, he is a straight up lying about Barack Obama. GOP is in the trash can. McBush will have us worst off for another 4 more years. I'm a independent voter and No Way he gets my vote!
We need change and YES WE CAN!
The GOP has for many years taken a very Machiavellian view about all things political. We are just seeing another tip of their self-serving, malevolent icebergs.
I love the liberal bias Alter. Like we needed a reason not to buy Newsweek. How is circulation doing by the way? Hope you are better at flipping burgers.
Hey, name-calling works both ways. We can all comment on the right-wing bias of the fascist propaganda machine over at FOX News.
Enter Your CommentFox news is a joke! I really wish there was a law prohibiting them from spreading untruths! Can't they be sued for their lies? If they can I will be so happy when someone actually takes them to task! Especially that idiot Sean Hannity and O'Rielly!
Hey, BlesstheUSA... how's it feel to be voting for a guy that's pro-abortion? Good luck with that.
How does it feel voting for a guy who lies and gets thousands of young Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens killed in a senseless, shameful war? As for voting for an intelligent man who has the sense to try to change this Country's descent into a territoty of China, I feel great. If you have half a brain, you'll join Americans who want to save our Country from the greedy, lying and brainless neocons. Vote Obama '08/12
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Thank you for that piece. Finally someone is telling the truth. A McCain in the White House scares me. All I know about him is oil, war, oil war and some war. All you journalists out there please start looking closely at him and call him out. Isn't that what your job is. I heard Pat Buchanon on Morning Joe say if McCain won we will invade Iran, pretty scary to hear him say that. Anyway, thanks John for being true to yourself and the American people.
Enter Your CommentI just can't bare to hear Pat Buchanan speak sometimes! Everybody needs to wake up where McCain is concerned! A McCain administration will be very damaging and dangerous for the American people! McCain scares me to death!
We aren't going to invade Iran. Isreal is going to bomb them before the New Year. We will be forced to disable their naval forces, however. Oh well....war is hell and ,uh, money.
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