McCain offers no response to supporter who yells out that Obama is a ‘terrorist.’
By on Oct 6th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
McCain offers no response to supporter who yells out that Obama is a ‘terrorist.’
This afternoon, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) gave a “sharply worded” speech full of “verbal assaults” directed at Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). At one point, McCain asked, “Who is the real Barack Obama?” A member of the crowd yelled out, “a terrorist!” McCain paused while the audience laughed at the comment, and then continued with his attack — without condemning or admonishing the audience member. Watch it:
Last year, McCain had a similar reaction when one of his supporter asked, regarding Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), “How do we beat the b*tch?” McCain laughed and replied, “That’s an excellent question.” (HT: AmericaBlog)
UpdateThe Washington Post reports that when Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) attacked Obama during a speech in Florida this morning, one audience member shouted, "Kill him!"
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You betchyerass plenty of folk will be wantin' to kill President Obama.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:16 pmThe Secret Service will be all over this.
**crickets**
Homeland Security...?
**crickets**
October 6th, 2008 at 6:19 pmWhile driving home today I was listening to Ed Schultz. He was saying he would like to see Obama turn to McCain tomorrow in the debate and ask him, "Sarah Palin and others on your team have intimated that I am not patriotic because I 'pal around with terrorists', meaning Ayres, someone whom I sat on a few committees with and who once let me use his house for a fundraiser. So, John, do you think that I am unpatriotic and to you think that I 'pal around with terrorists'". Stick it to McCain, make him take a stand. I agree totally. He might also want to ask McCain, "John, do you think I'm a terrorist". If he says "no", then come back with, then why did you allow your supporter to call me one and not rebut what he said.
I want Obama to get in McCain's face tomorrow night and allow him no quarter.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:22 pmThe Washington Post reports that when Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) attacked Obama during a speech in Florida this morning, one audience member shouted, "Kill him!"
Not one Secret Service agent even talked to that person?
Palin has SS protection, so we know they were there, but they stood by and did nothing while someone advocated killing Obama?
Nice job they are doing. Not.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:23 pmZooey Says:
The Secret Service will be all over this.
**crickets**
Zooey, once Obama is President he will put people he trusts on his Secret Service detail and in Homeland Security. Right now he's at the mercy of the Bush Administration. They seem to be calling any threat towards Obama to be "unsubstantiated" even though the guys had rifles with scopes, two-way radios and other paraphernalia.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:23 pm#Wayne Says:
The Washington Post reports that when Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) attacked Obama during a speech in Florida this morning, one audience member shouted, “Kill him!”
Not one Secret Service agent even talked to that person?
Palin has SS protection, so we know they were there, but they stood by and did nothing while someone advocated killing Obama?
That's disgusting. If it had been an Obama supporter yelling that at McCain, they would have been immediately arrested. For gods sake, they arrested that guy who did nothing more than tell Cheney off and touch his shoulder.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:25 pmWhy would he? I mean McGonnaDieAsSoonAsHeIsInOffice is a liar and I'm sure that just because his audience is also made up of liars means that he approves of lying liars.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:25 pmPlease don't tell me that anyone is surprised by McSame not admonishing the fool in the office. I'd have been shocked if McSame had said something to the idiot.
The good news however is that one month from today we'll be the one's getting the last laugh.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:26 pmWayne - Don't forget that the Secret Service is a part of Bush's Treasury Department - what do you expect?
October 6th, 2008 at 6:27 pm...which is exactly why Obama and Biden need to stop saying how much they "respect" John McCain. They should at least clarify their respect being for "the John McCain of 2000" to make an additional point while maintaining the "high road".
October 6th, 2008 at 6:27 pmI wonder if obama will bring up mccains relationship with chalabi whosa imformation waz used and who directed the white house toward curve ball and has been accused of giveing american intell secrets to iran?/ now who is the one that is pall'in around with terrorist and traitors
October 6th, 2008 at 6:28 pmthat's because the nasty little troll grampy mclame implicitly agrees with the mouth breathers in his audience. By the way, anyone question the north slope trollop about her involvement with the alaskan independence party>?
October 6th, 2008 at 6:28 pmMcFailin are lowlife scumbags that hate America and only care about power. Fact. Republicans should be removed from this country. They don't have the right to be here.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:31 pmThis is why we have to get out the vote, to cancel out the vote of some pretty demented people. I'd hate to deal with these types in person.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:33 pmThis is starting to turn ugly... I had not truly feared for Obama before now.
I mean, I knew there were racist nutjobs out there who would foam at the mouth at the idea of a President Obama, but I forgot to calculate in the desperation factor that might come into play should the election start to look out of reach.
Nothing more dangerous than a cornered animal with panic in its eyes.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:37 pmMcCain, Gramm and Bush are economic terrorists whose cheerleading for financial dergulation got us into this mess in the first place. Bush has been just sitting there like a smirking dodo as the subprime mortgage crisis grew and grew. Their so-called rescue plan is called disaster fascism. It'll take "a few more days" for the Bush gangsters to stuff that seven hundred billion dollar bailout bundle into their pockets, and then they can all happily board a slow boat to Paraguay...
October 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pmThe Washington Post reports that when Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) attacked Obama during a speech in Florida this morning, one audience member shouted, "Kill him!"
- - Country First, indeed.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:41 pmPalin responded: "You betchya! Doggone it, it is so obvious that I am a Washington Outsider and will put government back on the side of the people...(insert her answer to almost every question at the Debate here. Seriously, the woman was like a robot)."
October 6th, 2008 at 6:42 pmHatred and fear are the stock in trade for the GOP. It will come back and bite them in the a$$.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:43 pmI just went and checked out the WaPo article linked above, and it appears to me that the audience member who yelled "Kill him!" may have been referring to William Ayres, not Obama. Still not very comforting, but...
Oh, and Sarah 'Cuda now claims to read the New York Times. Funny, she didn't mention that one to Katie Couric. Although, I s'pose, since she said she reads "all of 'em" that must include the Times, right?
October 6th, 2008 at 6:44 pmjudyinnm Says:
Wayne - Don’t forget that the Secret Service is a part of Bush’s Treasury Department - what do you expect?
October 6th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Hank Paulson to the rescue!
Yeah, right, who am I kidding?
October 6th, 2008 at 6:45 pmWell I don't think this will go good for mcpain/scarah.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:48 pm"Karma's a b!tch with lipstick"
ralph the wonder llama Says:
I just went and checked out the WaPo article linked above, and it appears to me that the audience member who yelled “Kill him!” may have been referring to William Ayres, not Obama. Still not very comforting, but…
Ralph, I would say it's inconclusive based on the poorly worded way the article is written. Still, if it wasn't immediately obvious to whom the Palin supporter was referring, then the Secret Service needs to talk to that man and get everything straightened out. Besides, if the guy was referring to Obama, then they need to know if this Palin supporter was a threat to one of their other protectees.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:49 pmForTruth Says:
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You betchyerass plenty of folk will be wantin’ to kill President Obama.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I don't view racist pieces of shit as "folks" ..........
October 6th, 2008 at 6:50 pmGuido the Loving OBGYN Says:
We are the un-United States. Reagan would not have allowed this to have happened.
Bullsh!t!
October 6th, 2008 at 6:51 pm"Trees cause polution" Reagan was the start of this neocon crap and was as bad as any of todays neocons.
Wow. Project much?
October 6th, 2008 at 6:51 pmanother troll
proof post.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pm*
jb Says: Hatred and fear are the stock in trade for the GOP. It will come back and bite them in the a$$.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Y'd wanna think so, but the facts indicate otherwise.
Hatred and fear have been very good to the GOPukes.
I cannot think of single one of 'em who's actually been undone by reactions to hatred and fear, can you?
Mebbe George Wallace? Bremer, the guy who shot him, bore him no particular malice. He was just trying to build a 'rep.'
October 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
Oh, and Sarah ‘Cuda now claims to read the New York Times. Funny, she didn’t mention that one to Katie Couric. Although, I s’pose, since she said she reads “all of ‘em” that must include the Times, right?
Didn't she say she read "whatever they put in front of me", or something equivalent. I'd bet that "they" are the McCain handlers trying to stuff information into her, and from time to time that might be something she had to read. She read the NY Times article because one of the handlers stuck it in front of her and told her to distort it in her speeches.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pmAnonymouse Says:
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Wow. Project much?
October 6th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
I only 'project' , when I drop my drawers during the day .......The shadow it leaves is quite enormous........
Because I have an ass almost the size of Limpballs'.
I'm 5' 2" , 320 , and I wear a thong when I work out........
October 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pmShe read the NY Times article because one of the handlers stuck it in front of her and told her to distort it in her speeches.
Only Kristol's column, the rest is thrown out.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:54 pm>Nothing more dangerous than a
>cornered animal with panic in its eyes.
Yep. These people need to be driven into the sea. Palin and her creepy ilk need to not only be defeated, but also recalled or impeached on thier home turf. Even the remotest possibility of some lunatics like her having her finger on the button needs to be thoroughly discouraged in the future.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:57 pmMCMetal Says:
I’m 5? 2? , 320 , and I wear a thong when I work out……..
October 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
**poking out eyes**
October 6th, 2008 at 6:59 pmThe US atty in Denver declined to prosecute the tweakers who threatened to assassinate Obama during the convention, and admitted their plans.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:03 pmYes, where is the Secret Service? What are they doing when these rallies inspire people to shout "terrorist" and "kill him."
Palin and McCain have a responsibility - but I doubt they will own up to it.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:04 pm"Who is the real Barack Obama" "angry barrage of insults"
And so McCain finally completes his transformation from McCain to McNasty. Hes become so desperate he tries to scare people not to vote for Obama, the scary "angry" black man rather than vote for him.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:04 pmObama is not "palling around" with terrorists -- Palin and McCain are! They are in their audience. They have no hesitation to state their intentions.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:06 pmI'm curious if McMetal is free this weekend...
October 6th, 2008 at 7:07 pmMcCain is an anti-American creep. Any patriot would defend other Americans from this sort of slander-- but McCain just doesn't give a ****. McCain is the embodiment of anti-American trash. McCain & Palin are the true terrorists- they base their pathetic campaign on fear & terror. That's what terrorists do.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:10 pmredstate.com says that this same speech is long overdue:
http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/oct/06/if-you-missed-it-part-of-mccains-albuquerqu/
October 6th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Inciting maniacal mob mentality = putting the country first?
October 6th, 2008 at 7:11 pmWhen is McIIIrd/Impalin going to characterize Obama as a radical negro?
October 6th, 2008 at 7:11 pmNext rally they'll be tossing nooses and Obama effigies for the crowd to hang and burn.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:12 pmdbadass Says:
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I’m curious if McMetal is free this weekend…
October 6th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I have to "show off" for the local Rotary Club...........
October 6th, 2008 at 7:13 pm_____
Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre Says:
McCain, Gramm and Bush are economic terrorists whose cheerleading for financial dergulation got us into this mess in the first place. Bush has been just sitting there like a smirking dodo as the subprime mortgage crisis grew and grew. Their so-called rescue plan is called disaster fascism. It’ll take “a few more days” for the Bush gangsters to stuff that seven hundred billion dollar bailout bundle into their pockets, and then they can all happily board a slow boat to Paraguay…
October 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
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There's plenty of blame to go around.
“The responsibility that the Democrats have may rest more with resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress or by me when I was president to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”
Bill clinton
October 6th, 2008 at 7:13 pmWe can only surmise that, with their hatred & fear-mongering, McCain & Palin will admit they are to blame for any hate-filled, violent attacks on Obama-- that is what McCain/Palin are promoting. They are very, very sick. They are totally anti-American. Anti-Constitution, and anti-patriotism. They are an embarrassment to the United States. And, well, Palin-- anti-intelligence. She has no clue whatsoever.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:15 pmMcMetal, I bet you look cool playing guitar in a thong- Rock On!
October 6th, 2008 at 7:18 pmuptight left is here!!
uptight left is here!!
Thank God! We thought all you trolls perished in the deluge of bad news the last couple of weeks.
And here you are, looking so chipper and playing the "they're all to blame" card. Well done.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:24 pmMcWars has sold his soul to the devil and doesn`t not have the BALLS to refute any smear against Obama especially something like this.He is a sad little man that refuses to have a mind of his own, he has left all civility and all common sense out to dry,mcwars has no honor or dignity left and Obama is going to call him out on this and other nefarious charges.A real man would have stood up and said something instead of doing or saying nothing to refute these remarks made on Mcwars behalf.You are a COWARD senator McCain you should have said something to your supporter, you are a weak human being senator.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:24 pmNo weapon forged against you [ Barack Obama] will prevail, and you [ Barack Obama] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ Barack Obama] . This is the heritage of the servants [ Barack Obama] of the LORD, and this is their [ Barack Obama] vindication from me," declares the LORD. - Isaiah 54:17
" I [ God ] will send my terror ahead of you [ Barack Obama] and throw into confusion every nation you [ Barack Obama] encounter. I [ God ] will make all your [ Barack Obama] enemies turn their backs and run." - Exodus 23:27
The Lord will rescue me [ Barack Obama] from every evil attack and will bring me [ Barack Obama] safely to his heavenly kingdom. - 2 Timothy 4:18
11 For he will command his angels concerning you [ Barack Obama] to guard you [ Barack Obama ] in all your ways; 12 they will lift you [ Barack Obama ] up in their hands, so that you [ Barack Obama ] will not strike your [his] foot against a stone. 13 You [ Barack Obama ] will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you [ Barack Obama ] will trample the great lion and the serpent. - Psalm 91:11-13
I have given you [ Barack Obama ] authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you [ Barack Obama ]. - Luke 10:19
It's time for the American people to get it right and NOT vote for McCain-Palin, instead vote for change. It's time for this country to turn the page and seek a new and better future for ourselves and our children.It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time to elect Barack Obama for president !
Obama-Biden are the wiser and stronger team to solve the crucial challenges we have in this nation and abroad !
Amen.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:27 pmObamaIsOur44thpres, You took the words right out of my mouth!
October 6th, 2008 at 7:29 pmWhat the llama said!
What the llama said!
I was getting oh so bored...
October 6th, 2008 at 7:33 pm>There’s plenty of blame to go around.
Welcome to the new right-tard meme to try and deflect blame....."everyones at fault"
nope, sorry pal, not by a mile...the democrats have plenty of faults, but they don't have the frightening combination of malisciousness and idiocy that republicans do today..
go back to lighting candles and weeping over discarded embryos you freak..
October 6th, 2008 at 7:38 pmHussein McCain Says:
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McMetal, I bet you look cool playing guitar in a thong- Rock On!
October 6th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
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I was contemplating whether or not to braid my ass hairs....
October 6th, 2008 at 7:40 pmMcMetal:
October 6th, 2008 at 7:42 pmAre you familiar with Dread Zeppelin?
dbadass Says:
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McMetal:
Are you familiar with Dread Zeppelin?
October 6th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Yeah
They're pretty amusing ...............
October 6th, 2008 at 7:50 pmButtBoy came to mind, that's all
October 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pmIt should be clear that McCain is not simply trying to raise the "character" issue. He and Palin are doing their best to INCITE HATRED towards Barak Obama.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pmTwo white neocon religious extremists could be outside an abortion clinic, strapped with dynamite and C4 explosives. But if a Muslim in a beanie walked by, he'd be the one arrested since he "had to be the mastermind behind it".
These a$$ clowns can't even spot the terrorists in their own ranks, so why should anyone put any credit in what they say now? They can't argue on the subjects that matter, so they go back to slinging the mud with the rock chunks in it.
John and Sarah ran from Bush and Cheney, they ran from their own parties name, they ran from the economy and now they're running from their own dimwitted, self-inflicted wounds.
McCain/Palin...see them live, November 5 from Skid Row!
October 6th, 2008 at 8:00 pmMcCain = anti-American slob. He doesn't care when true patriots are demeaned. McCain is a pathetic, unpatriotic liar.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:00 pmAnd the McCain campaign has elevated the election process how ?
Even BushRove delegated the slurs to the "unaffiliated" PACS. McCain has expanded this to throwing the excrement himself.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:19 pmMcCain is a tired, desperate, petty, and angry man for not denouncing such acts.
His followers are feeling the heat and are also becoming desperate. They will really start spewing racist, class-ist, "elitist," terrorist, muslim (heaven forbid!), blame, accuse, whatever else they think will work....
Stuff that will just expose them as desperate fools and anger many of the independents and even republicans (you know, the people they are counting on).
And turn voters to Obama...
McCain, what an trite idiot.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:28 pmAnd we still have to worry about Diebold and the Supremes... no matter how many votes O gets.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:38 pmSo, don't start counting your chickens before they are hatched.
What's wrong with a repug plant yelling "terrorist" during a kkk rally?
Yall are touchy.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:47 pmSen. Obama continues to correct his lies and mcchimpy continues to lie. If this is the idea of the repugs' kitchen sink "tactic" then he has it all wrong.
When one throws a kitchen sink one should be truthful.
plain is slinging shyte and talking about the past. she said she doesn't look back, she's forward thinking (SBLT.)
she's all in the kool-aid and don't have no surga.
October 6th, 2008 at 10:00 pmsecret service mentioned in early comments -
October 6th, 2008 at 10:19 pmi keep wondering about the black guy who is always with palin,
what must he think about all this bigotry...
> i keep wondering about the black
> guy who is always with palin,
thats Ruckus..Uncle Ruckus..no relation...he's got 32 jobs, SS is one of them..
October 6th, 2008 at 10:28 pm______
ralph the wonder llama Says:
uptight left is here!!
uptight left is here!!
Thank God! We thought all you trolls perished in the deluge of bad news the last couple of weeks.
And here you are, looking so chipper and playing the “they’re all to blame” card. Well done.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
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I do appreciate the concern over my absence, ralph. So very kind of you! I am indeed chipper this fine evening. They're all to blame is a "card" now? So be it. I did think it was quite responsible of Bill to acknowledge that the blame is shared by both parties, didn't you?
October 6th, 2008 at 10:28 pm>They’re all to blame is a “card” now?
Yep...you walk into a messy house, fling feces everywhere, set the place on fire, then try to blame the past occupant for the mess with "everyones to blame"...
biblehumping nutcase..
October 6th, 2008 at 10:31 pm______
Chocolate Jesus Says:
...the democrats have plenty of faults...
go back to lighting candles and weeping over discarded embryos
October 6th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
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It's good to see that we agree that both parties share responsibility for the current economic difficulties.
Did I ever suggest any weeping over aborted babies? No, I simply said it is killing babies. I never said the babies aren't better off than they would have been had they been kept by those who would have aborted them. Abort all you want, just don't be hypocritical about it.
October 6th, 2008 at 10:46 pm______
Chocolate Jesus Says:
>They’re all to blame is a “card” now?
Yep…you walk into a messy house, fling feces everywhere, set the place on fire, then try to blame the past occupant for the mess with “everyones to blame”…
October 6th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
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Sorry, choco, I just quoted Bill. Remember Bill?
October 6th, 2008 at 10:52 pmGood job nut-cases. Let's insinuate that our possible next president hangs out with terrorists. That sounds like a good strategy for ensuring that the mindless portion of our country becomes more distrustful of government.
I'm so fed up with this kind of crap. The country is going to hell in a hand-basket right before our eyes, and this is where the anger and vitriol gets directed. A one-term senator running for president?
The last eight years has been almost surreal. Two wars. Torture. Lost civil rights. Suspension of habeas corpus, rendition, Enron, bridge collapses, Katrina, gas shortages in the southeast, unqualified VP candidate, credit crisis, ineffectual govt. bailout, stock markets tanking, lost jobs, and I know i have missed some. What the hell has happened to this country? Pathetic.
October 6th, 2008 at 10:55 pmIt is not good, and we do not agree.
When the Democrats screw up, everyone says "The Democrats screwed up."
When the Repubs screw up, everyone says "Well...both parties screw up."
I'm sick of the double standard. Democrats should show some spine stop letting the Repubs smear them with their own failures.
October 6th, 2008 at 11:00 pmupright left Says:
I did think it was quite responsible of Bill to acknowledge that the blame is shared by both parties, didn’t you?
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So what's an honest split of the blame here, boys?
70/30, GOOP? 80/20?
'Cause no way in HELL is it 50/50, after the last 8 years...
October 6th, 2008 at 11:06 pm______
Perry logan Says:
I’m sick of the double standard. Democrats should show some spine stop letting the Repubs smear them with their own failures.
October 6th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
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I would certainly agree with that position if the Dems bore no responsibility. Unfortunately, they do. You know, acknowledging the party's faults doesn't mean they bear equal responsibility or that the Dem candidate shouldn’t win the election.
October 6th, 2008 at 11:17 pm______
The Republic of Stupidity Says:
So what’s an honest split of the blame here, boys?
70/30, GOOP? 80/20?
‘Cause no way in HELL is it 50/50, after the last 8 years…
October 6th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
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Repubs certainly bear more responsibility. That doesn't let Dems off the hook for their mistakes. Would a percentage make it better?
October 6th, 2008 at 11:26 pmAfter they get Obama, the lynch mob will go after the Welfare mother that took down Wall Street. How did she corner the market on credit default swaps, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage debt facilities, and synthetic collateralized debt obligations?
Somehow she got the big boys on the exchanges nervous about their peers ability to pay.
October 6th, 2008 at 11:31 pmPerry logan Says:
When the Democrats screw up, everyone says “The Democrats screwed up.”
When the Repubs screw up, everyone says “Well…both parties screw up.”
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Actually, Perry, I think you misspoke...
Didn't you REALLY mean to say,
When the Repubs screw up, GOOPers say... "Well... the Dems screwed up, AGAIN..."
I find it SOOOOOOOOOO... entertaining... to watch GOOPers whine and moan and wet themselves in outraged indignation over the current state of the country. If I didn't know better, I'd end up actually believing the poor little dears hadn't a lick of power over the last, oh, 30 years or so...
Let me check here... GOOPer President, 20 of the last 28 years... check...
GOOP control of the House of Reps... continuous from 1994 to 2006... 12 straight years... check...
GOOP control of the Senate since 1994 elections... almost as complete as the House... check...
7 of 9current SCOTUS judges, appointed by GOOPers... check...
From Wiki:
"The gains in seats in the mid-term election resulted in the Republicans gaining control of both the House and the Senate in January 1995.
Large Republican gains were made in state houses as well when the GOP picked up twelve governor seats and 472 legislative seats. In so doing, it took control of 20 state legislatures from the Democrats. Prior to this, Republicans had not held the majority of governorships since 1972. In addition, this was the first time in 50 years that the GOP controlled a majority of state legislatures."
Oh yeah... GOOPers haven't had ANY power here at ALL the last 30 years...
Sniff... sniff... poor li'l fellers...
No wonder... ***drumroll...*** THEY'RE FED UP!
AND THEY"RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!
October 6th, 2008 at 11:35 pmupright left Says:
Repubs certainly bear more responsibility. That doesn’t let Dems off the hook for their mistakes. Would a percentage make it better?
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Ya know, you snide, snickering, condescending little hypocrite, when people fu(k up in an accident, courts assign blame and the resultant financial responsibilities on a percentage basis.
We've got SERIOUS damage to the country as a result of certain parties' behaviors over the last 20 years or so. This isn't a NO FAULT divorce, ya f-in' little phony.
You come here mouthing your empty little platitudes about both parties sharing the blame, which is soooooooooo f-in' vague as to be meaningless. When folks go TO PRISON, they do so based on the their degree of culpability in the crime. Some folks can get 5 years for their part, others get 10, and some get life.
So, yes, it does serve a REAL purpose to apportion out the responsibility, no matter how much you want to dribble all over the thought.
October 6th, 2008 at 11:43 pm______
The Republic of Stupidity Says:
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upright left Says:
Repubs certainly bear more responsibility. That doesn’t let Dems off the hook for their mistakes. Would a percentage make it better?
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Ya know, you snide, snickering, condescending little hypocrite, when people fu(k up in an accident, courts assign blame and the resultant financial responsibilities on a percentage basis.
We’ve got SERIOUS damage to the country as a result of certain parties’ behaviors over the last 20 years or so. This isn’t a NO FAULT divorce, ya f-in’ little phony.
You come here mouthing your empty little platitudes about both parties sharing the blame, which is soooooooooo f-in’ vague as to be meaningless. When folks go TO PRISON, they do so based on the their degree of culpability in the crime. Some folks can get 5 years for their part, others get 10, and some get life.
So, yes, it does serve a REAL purpose to apportion out the responsibility, no matter how much you want to dribble all over the thought.
October 6th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
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Well aren't you in a snit this evening, bud. Since you pointed out that Repubs have had so much power the last few years, you must give them credit for the economic growth that has occurred as well as the blame for the current problems. Of course people should be punished according to their degree of fault. That would be why I responded to the comment that placed all the blame for the financial difficulties on the Repubs. Everyone who had a hand in oversight bears responsibility. As Bill Clinton said, Dems fought that. See how that works? ;)
October 7th, 2008 at 12:01 amDoes McCain have any plan but give tax breaks to corporations that outsource jobs? Cut medicare? War. War. War. ME.ME.ME. We all know who John McCain is: make a lotta noise, insult people, deregulate, vote against veterans' benefits, vote for torture, change his mind about everything every other day. He doesn't even trust his running mate to have a press conference. He thinks she did a great job when she could not answer a question or tell anyone what one way a McCain Palin ticket would be different than Bush and Cheney, except that John McCain is a maverick. He does whinny on.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:09 amupright left Says:
Well aren’t you in a snit this evening, bud. Sought that. See how that works? ;)
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Aaaaaaaaaaawww... I'm not in a snit, tonight, "bud".. see how that works?
I mean, when I call ya snide little piss-ant phony, it's a term of endearment, 'bud'... ;-D!!
So... the GOOP gets credit for the... ***cough...*** economic growth of the country too? Alrighty, "bud"... lemme see... lemme see...
Enormous, out-of-control spiraling deficits over the last 8 years, resulting in an $11,000,000,000,000 PLUS, and growing deficit... check...
Country hopelessly in debt to foreign govts, like oh, China and Russia... check...
Eight straight years of a sinking dollar... check...
Oil peaking at $150 this year... close to a six-fold increase in 8 years... check...
Collapsing infrastructure in the US... bridges, highways, sewer systems... check...
Wall Street greed about to bring the ENTIRE F-in' WORLD to its knees... check...
Stock market now LOWER than it was 8 years ago... check
MILLIONS of jobs off-shored... check...
Hey, li'l buddy... yer RIGHT! The GOOP does get to take credit for all these wonderful financial milestones in the country's history. ;-D!!!
Shucks... it's fun playin' wit'cha! Be sure ta come back some time, ya hear!!!
October 7th, 2008 at 12:31 amSen. Obama's campaign is run on integrity and the truth.
mcchimpy campaign is run on poison and bad acting. Typical dirty repug tactics. Soon mcchimpy and his gang will be laughed out of his campaign. palin will be kicked-out of Alaska.
The poll numbers will reach 70%+ for Sen. Obama. Numbers unheard of.
Obama\Biden
October 7th, 2008 at 12:43 amPlease Vote.
The Republic of Stupidity Says:
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upright left Says:
Well aren’t you in a snit this evening, bud. Sought that. See how that works? ;)
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Aaaaaaaaaaawww… I’m not in a snit, tonight, “bud”.. see how that works?
I mean, when I call ya snide little piss-ant phony, it’s a term of endearment, ‘bud’… ;-D!!
So… the GOOP gets credit for the… ***cough…*** economic growth of the country too? Alrighty, “bud”… lemme see… lemme see…
Enormous, out-of-control spiraling deficits over the last 8 years, resulting in an $11,000,000,000,000 PLUS, and growing deficit… check…
Country hopelessly in debt to foreign govts, like oh, China and Russia… check…
Eight straight years of a sinking dollar… check…
Oil peaking at $150 this year… close to a six-fold increase in 8 years… check…
Collapsing infrastructure in the US… bridges, highways, sewer systems… check…
Wall Street greed about to bring the ENTIRE F-in’ WORLD to its knees… check…
Stock market now LOWER than it was 8 years ago… check
MILLIONS of jobs off-shored… check…
Hey, li’l buddy… yer RIGHT! The GOOP does get to take credit for all these wonderful financial milestones in the country’s history. ;-D!!!
Shucks… it’s fun playin’ wit’cha! Be sure ta come back some time, ya hear!!!
October 7th, 2008 at 12:31 am
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Glad to see you recovered your sense of humor, bud! So there has been nothing but economic decline as long as the Repubs have had any control? What about during the Clinton years. Remember how that was always used as evidence of Dem’s success even though, as you noted in your little rant, Repubs controlled Congress? You can’t have it both ways. The last 20 years can’t be all bad when you’re slamming Repubs if the Clinton years were bliss when you are fawning over Dems. Besides, Bill is the one who said, “The responsibility that the Democrats have may rest more with resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress or by me when I was president to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.” Seems politicians of both parties produced the current state of affairs. ;)
October 7th, 2008 at 12:56 amI think you nailed it, Game of Life. Why would McCain correct the guy for doing his job? Look at the question. It was a set up. Call. Response. It's a baby trick.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:12 am.
Well...
... One things for sure. Obama isn't under ANY ethics investigations that might get him impeached before the year is up. Eh, Sarah?
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October 7th, 2008 at 1:21 am.
Oh,
... And another thing is for sure... those that go around drumming up the level of animosity and hysteria to the heights of assassination threats and murder DO deserve to stand trial, too!
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October 7th, 2008 at 1:25 amupright left Says:
Glad to see you recovered your sense of humor, bud! So there has been nothing but economic decline as long as the Repubs have had any control?
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Aw, there, there, li'l feller.
When someone's as... snide... yeah, that's the word, snide and arrogant as you are... I KNOW it's painful, really, really painful to admit yer wrong...
But... when yer wrong, yer wrong... and let's face it, li'l feller, yer wrong. The GOOP has had ENORMOUS control in this country since 2000... and it's been NOTHING downhill for Eight. Straight. Years...
You can read, can't you? Was there something in my post you failed to take in?
YOU said, if the GOOP has had so much power... blah-blah-blah, therefore, they get to take credit for the economic.. huh... "success" too...
Well, li'l buddy... there's yer success... a collapsed dollar, sky-high oil, a soaring deficit, a rotting infrastructure... all brought to you by the letters G... O... P!!!
October 7th, 2008 at 1:28 am______
The Republic of Stupidity Says:
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upright left Says:
Glad to see you recovered your sense of humor, bud! So there has been nothing but economic decline as long as the Repubs have had any control?
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Aw, there, there, li’l feller.
When someone’s as… snide… yeah, that’s the word, snide and arrogant as you are… I KNOW it’s painful, really, really painful to admit yer wrong…
But… when yer wrong, yer wrong… and let’s face it, li’l feller, yer wrong. The GOOP has had ENORMOUS control in this country since 2000… and it’s been NOTHING downhill for Eight. Straight. Years…
You can read, can’t you? Was there something in my post you failed to take in?
YOU said, if the GOOP has had so much power… blah-blah-blah, therefore, they get to take credit for the economic.. huh… “success” too…
Well, li’l buddy… there’s yer success… a collapsed dollar, sky-high oil, a soaring deficit, a rotting infrastructure… all brought to you by the letters G… O… P!!!
October 7th, 2008 at 1:28 am
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So now we're just looking at the last eight years? What happened to the last 20 years of decline under repub control? Was that a mistake?
No matter. It doesn't change the original point of contention which was:
“The responsibility that the Democrats have may rest more with resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress or by me when I was president to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”
Bill clinton
October 7th, 2008 at 1:46 amupright left Says:
So now we’re just looking at the last eight years? What happened to the last 20 years of decline under repub control? Was that a mistake?
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Well... ***droll pause*** considering where we are today, and who has had the upper hand, overwhelmingly, for the last 8 years... I feel safe answering , yes... it was a mistake. But I'm sure you have some "magic" way of sharing the blame, huh, Wrongie? ;-)!!
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No matter. It doesn’t change the original point of contention which was:
“The responsibility that the Democrats have may rest more with resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress or by me when I was president to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”
Bill clinton
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Ah yes... nice attempt to dodge away from a position you can't defend. Yes, Dems do bears SOME responsibility for this mess, and considering just what a political advantage the GOOP has had, as demonstrated above (even you could understand that, couldn't you??? ;-)???) over the last 8 years, I feel I'm being fair and balanced attributing the lion's share of the failure to the GOOP.
Bill Clinton once said he wish he had gone after Osama Bin Ladin harder, but 9/11 occurred w/ Botch in the WH, and Botch and his Admin CHOSE to ignore Richard Clark's repeated warnings about Bin Ladin. I do NOT believe for an instant Gore would have done the same, nor would Gore have been so arrogant and obtuse as to invade Iraq under false pretenses. But that is conjecture on my part.
So we must go back to the facts we have: spiraling deficits, sky-high oil, rotting infrastructure, a sinking dollar, millions of jobs shipped overseas... endless war, unlimited domestic spying, a politically corrupted DoJ, torture, elected officials blowing of subpoenas... all brought to you, courtesy of the G... O... P...
Man up, Wrongie... OWN the F-in' mess... this IS what the GOOP hath wrot over the last 8 years, huh?
Is there ANYTHING in what I said that isn't true? NO... uh, no, and no...
Since you fancy yerself such a whizbang politco, Wrongie... tell me...
How did those disgusting, hideously embarrassing Abu Ghraib sex torture photos keep the country safer?
Sh8t like that is FORVER on the Intertubes, Li'l Buddy...
G W Botch's enduring legacy... for all eternity... those sex torture photos...
Own it, Wrongie...
October 7th, 2008 at 2:07 amOf course it's the greedy, lying repug fault.
Bills are passed by your repug chimp, chimpy. If it was a bad bill then chimpy should have vetoed the bill.
No matter how you look at it, it's the repugs fault.
All their fault.
chimpy's invasion and occupation wars are the big causes of the economy meltdown.
Then there's the repug rubber stamp congress for 5 years.
Then chimpy filling important high level positions with his useless dangerous idiots.
chimpy's wanton use of your Constitution.
And chimpy taking the liberty to politicize top offices.
Yep it's all the dummy's fault.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:13 am______
The Republic of Stupidity Says:
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upright left Says:
So now we’re just looking at the last eight years? What happened to the last 20 years of decline under repub control? Was that a mistake?
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Well… ***droll pause*** considering where we are today, and who has had the upper hand, overwhelmingly, for the last 8 years… I feel safe answering , yes… it was a mistake. But I’m sure you have some “magic” way of sharing the blame, huh, Wrongie? ;-)!!
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No matter. It doesn’t change the original point of contention which was:
“The responsibility that the Democrats have may rest more with resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress or by me when I was president to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”
Bill clinton
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Ah yes… nice attempt to dodge away from a position you can’t defend. Yes, Dems do bears SOME responsibility for this mess, and considering just what a political advantage the GOOP has had, as demonstrated above (even you could understand that, couldn’t you??? ;-)???) over the last 8 years, I feel I’m being fair and balanced attributing the lion’s share of the failure to the GOOP.
Bill Clinton once said he wish he had gone after Osama Bin Ladin harder, but 9/11 occurred w/ Botch in the WH, and Botch and his Admin CHOSE to ignore Richard Clark’s repeated warnings about Bin Ladin. I do NOT believe for an instant Gore would have done the same, nor would Gore have been so arrogant and obtuse as to invade Iraq under false pretenses. But that is conjecture on my part.
So we must go back to the facts we have: spiraling deficits, sky-high oil, rotting infrastructure, a sinking dollar, millions of jobs shipped overseas… endless war, unlimited domestic spying, a politically corrupted DoJ, torture, elected officials blowing of subpoenas… all brought to you, courtesy of the G… O… P…
Man up, Wrongie… OWN the F-in’ mess… this IS what the GOOP hath wrot over the last 8 years, huh?
Is there ANYTHING in what I said that isn’t true? NO… uh, no, and no…
Since you fancy yerself such a whizbang politco, Wrongie… tell me…
How did those disgusting, hideously embarrassing Abu Ghraib sex torture photos keep the country safer?
Sh8t like that is FORVER on the Intertubes, Li’l Buddy…
G W Botch’s enduring legacy… for all eternity… those sex torture photos…
Own it, Wrongie…
October 7th, 2008 at 2:07 am
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You sure took the long way around to agreement that both parties share blame for the current financial difficulties. ;)
October 7th, 2008 at 2:20 am______
Game of Life Says:
Of course it’s the greedy, lying repug fault.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:13 am
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Well, not quite all:
“The responsibility that the Democrats have may rest more with resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress or by me when I was president to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”
Bill clinton
October 7th, 2008 at 2:23 amSo, this is what America has come to? A bunch of radical idealists who want to kill anyone that doesnt look like them, and believe it is best for the corporations to run the machine of government. Sounds a bit like an idea an Italian guy had in the 30s. I'll say it. The NeoCons/Republicans are the modern Fascist movement.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:15 amDid that person shout "kill him" right before Palin instigated a shout of "USA USA USA"?
Motivation gimmicks do not represent leadership. Where is the leadership? No ideas. No moral courage. No compassion. Just empty slogans aimed at motivation. What an empty suit.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:17 amKeep the Mexicans - Deport the Rethug Fascists!
October 7th, 2008 at 10:47 amWell...for all you racist haterz I hope these next four years will serve as a DAILY reminder that you cannot stop change. You can either accept that or move to another d@mn country! It's this backwards thinking and xenophobia that has hurt the USA. Can't you see, everything is tied to the USA? When our markets crash so do others. When we go to war, world terror and violence goes up. So if you think the "status quo" was going to work then you are just ignornant. I don't even know why I'm trying to explain this to some of you ignorant cretins.
November 5th, 2008 at 10:23 am