McCain Shocked That Obama Campaign Would ‘Boycott’ Hostile Media
McCain Shocked That Obama Campaign Would ‘Boycott’ Hostile Media
Last week, Sen. Joe Biden (D-IL) sat down for an interview with Barbara West of WFTV in Orlando, FL. The result was one of the most “embarrassing,” “hostile,” and “blatantly biased” interviews of the campaign season, according to media experts. One example of West’s questions to Biden was whether Obama wanted to “turn America into a Socialist country like Sweden.” Following that decision, the campaign canceled West’s upcoming interview with Biden’s wife.
Yesterday in an interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was incredulous that the Obama campaign would “boycott” WFTV: “And of course, if anybody in the media, much less Joe the Plumber asks a tough question, then they’re boycotted. They pull their ads, etc.” Watch it:
McCain should know all about boycotting the media. Some examples:
– McCain canceled an appearance on CNN’s Larry King Live after CNN’s Campbell Brown conducted a tough interview with McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds about Palin’s foreign policy experience.
– Last month, the McCain campaign barred New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd from flying on both the McCain and Palin press planes after she wrote a negative column.
– McCain campaign officials barred Time’s Joe Klein from traveling with them, after he asked McCain an uncomfortable question about foreign policy.
– Campaign officials have repeatedly gone on air to bash journalists after tough interviews, saying that Katie Couric asked Palin “a series of trapdoor questions,” the New York Times “cast aside it’s journalistic integrity to advocate for the defeat of John McCain,” and demanded that the media treat Palin with “deference.”
Yesterday, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani leveled similar charges against the Obama campaign, saying that the West debacle “gives an indication of what an Obama administration would be like. I mean, as long as you drink their Kool-Aid, you’re fine.” Earlier in the week, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney condoned West’s interview, saying, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”
Transcript:
J. MCCAIN: This Joe the Plumber event has really been a catalyst. It really has. You know we look back on political campaigns. I paid for this microphone, Mr. Breen. Ed Muskie crying outside the Union Leader, or whatever it was, you know?
There are moments when something happened, and clearly Senator Obama going to Joe the Plumber’s drive way, and him getting an answer that clearly he didn’t like, and, by the way, the way that they attacked him, please.
HANNITY: They’ve gone after him pretty hard. They’ve mocked him on the campaign trail. There’s been, apparently, issues of investigating his background.
McCAIN: Yes.
HANNITY: And I thought Governor Palin had it bad at one point when they sent a mini army up to Alaska to investigate her. Well, here’s –
McCAIN: And of course, if anybody in the media, much less Joe the Plumber asks a tough question, then they’re boycotted. They pull their ads, etc.
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The poor guy. Life is obviously one big flashback for him by now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiBWkNFtrEg
October 29th, 2008 at 2:36 pmIsn’t it telling that the only news organization that seemingly is giving McCain a free pass on the BS he’s throwing against the wall if FOX?
When NBC, CBS, CNN and ABC gave McCain free reign to lie with impunity, then I was worried. Now that its basically Faux News and their surrogates parroting the talking points, I’m feeling a little better about the media.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:36 pmI’d like to try to get an interview with Sam the unlicensed plumber so I can ask him when he’s going to pay his traffic fines, back taxes, and if he drove to the interview…
October 29th, 2008 at 2:36 pm.
Because it’s not ditching interviews when Republicans do it…
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:37 pmSorry, off topic:
If Palin were president!
My favorite is when you click her college degrees. Friggin’ hilarious.
If this already has been posted here, my apologies.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:39 pmHaha! McCain and Faux aren’t even trying to conceal their bull$hit lies anymore. Their mutual desperation is both comical and psychotic.
Just saying . . .
October 29th, 2008 at 2:41 pmLast month, the McCain campaign barred New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd from flying on both the McCain and Palin press planes after she wrote a negative column.
He actually left her stranded at the airport in Pittsburg. Real class there McFool.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:41 pm…and the liberal media will report on this hypocrisy, when?
October 29th, 2008 at 2:42 pmformer Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney condoned West’s interview, saying, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”
– - Then take ‘em out back to the woodshed for a good ol’ whippin’, eh Mitt?
October 29th, 2008 at 2:43 pmWorst! Campaign!! Ever!!!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:44 pmYesssss … I am sure McCain finds it amaaaaazing. Maybe he just cannot recall that he cancels interviews and bashed the media? He may actually be losing his marbles …
Nice to see, btw, that Cindy is back in leather!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:44 pmCool!
When will McCain and Palin be on Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow’s show?
October 29th, 2008 at 2:44 pmI’ve said it over and over again,
October 29th, 2008 at 2:44 pmMcIIIrd is an ass clact.
With today’s economy I would like to know more about the rest of the world and the presidential candidate’s thoughts and ideas to end the poverty problem around the world. The Borgen Project has good information about global poverty,
October 29th, 2008 at 2:45 pm$30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger.
$540 billion: Annual U.S. Defense Budget.
DRxJ Says:
Sorry, off topic:
If Palin were president!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
That is some serious fun. :-)
October 29th, 2008 at 2:45 pmFollowing that decision, the campaign canceled West’s upcoming interview with Biden’s wife.
– - The Obama campaign probably thought West would grill Biden’s wife over the views of her mother, who died a few weeks ago.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:46 pmPot, meet kettle. BTW, has McCain appeared on Maddow yet?
This seems to be the new meme — that Obama can’t handle “tough” questions. The McCain camp will continue to claim that Barbara West’s inflammatory propaganda shoveling masquerading as interview questions was “tough” (rather than merely stupid), as if constantly repeating that will make it true.
Obama answers questions. He answers tough questions. He’s even been known to answer a stupid question or two. But he’s also wise enough to avoid being a pawn in somebody else’s propaganda game, and he knows that playing along legitimizes their crap as “news”. I would expect that wisdom of any serious candidate.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:46 pmThe eternal question for repubs…Project much?
October 29th, 2008 at 2:49 pmThe Repug wagons are circling tighter and tighter. Pretty soon there will only be room for the same 23%ers that still support Dubya.
Now that is a place I DO NOT want to be. Yechh!!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:50 pmHANNITY and mccain will be showing president Obama deference in the near future.
Hannity will be confronted with an opposing view to his nonsense and he will soon be debunked off of the air. Faux will have to change their name from news to entertainment because it will be illegal to post lies as news.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:51 pmAnd, of course, when McDepends/Flailin go down in a landslide, it will all be the msm’s fault.
This will be fun to watch!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:52 pmThe McCain comedy tour continues. Who knew the guy was so funny!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:52 pmJohn McCain voted for a Sweden like bank bailout plan. The route take by Treasury, equity injections, was used by Sweden in the 1990’s.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:54 pmDRxJ Says:
Sorry, off topic:
If Palin were president!
My favorite is when you click her college degrees. Friggin’ hilarious.
If this already has been posted here, my apologies.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:54 pmNo apologies necessary… very funny
Zooey Says:
DRxJ Says:
Sorry, off topic:
If Palin were president!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
That is some serious fun. :-)
Some objects benefit from multiple clicks (especially the door on the left). My favorite part, which I can’t figure out how to trigger, is when the dinosaur wanders by the windows.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pmI will be sooooo glad when the election is over.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pmHey Nevar, how’s it going?
October 29th, 2008 at 2:56 pmNot to be bested by Guliani, McCain = a noun + a verb + Joe the Plumber.
Look at it this way Joe, you may not be a licensed plumber, but you are a drinking game.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:57 pmNot so good, it appears I’m a direct casualty of the economy.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:03 pmLots of pine nuts this year, so at least there’s food on the table!
Well, at least the overt racism has been dampend. They just keep stepping on their own toes.
I’ve been shocked so many times by johnny mc that it just comes out now as awww.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:03 pmJesus Tapdancing KeeeRist…have you clicked on the closet doors and then clicked on the deer that shows up in there?
BRUTAL!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pmMcCain is regularly snuffing out major media outlets, complaining about the media not showing enough “deference” to his airhead figurine (I hope that doesn’t sound sexist, because I believe it’s sexist that Palin is allowed to reinforce jock stereotypes of women lacking depth and knowledge), and they’re feigning outrage of a crappy local affiliate being shut out?
The broad consensus has been reached, Mrs. West acted unprofessionally. Get off your asses, GOOPERS, and see that Obama and Biden are not wasting time criticizing one media outlet after another — the WKTV incident was isolated — and that they are still covering my TV doing interviews and taking nothing for granted up to the last minute, while you idiots are setting up excuses for your impending massive loss.
BTW, I want Sarah Palin to be the future of the GOP, they would become a third party that even Cynthia McKinney or Ralph Nader would easily topple.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pmUPDATE:
AND THEN THE BUNNEH RIGHT AFTER!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pmUPDATE:
AND THEN A PENGUIN…LAUGHING MY A$$ OFF over here and getting strange looks at work…Thanks DRxJ!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pmZooey Says:
Cool!
When will McCain and Palin be on Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow’s show?
Heck, Zooey. I’d settle for a Bible Spice appearance on Larry King or a single press conference. Or even a follow up with Katie Couric.
And I can’t friggen wait until she starts launching BS bombs from Alaska after the election. The wailing and gnashing of teeth promises to be hilarious.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:05 pmBe very glad that there is a time limit, an end date, because there is NO Bottom for this campaign.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:05 pmliberal traitor Says:
UPDATE:
AND THEN THE BUNNEH RIGHT AFTER!
And then a penguin.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:05 pmIf Palin were president!
October 29th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
That is some serious fun. :-)
Click on the light switch just to the left of the empty document frames… heh…
October 29th, 2008 at 3:10 pmI’m still laughing my arse off her at work regarding the Palin presidency.
“Learning’s hard”
October 29th, 2008 at 3:10 pmInstead of constantly reporting these things, why not report about this standard Repub tactic of accusing your opponent of exactly the thing you know you yourself are guilty of. It’s the standard trick of every macho man who’s caught himself staring at another guys arse.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:13 pmrepeatedly click on the narrow panel in the center of the desk …too much…rotfl
October 29th, 2008 at 3:15 pmThat left door is hilarious – even Katie Couric gets it. ;o)
October 29th, 2008 at 3:16 pmMcCain vs. Obama: Which Candidate Can You Afford? How Could the Next President Affect Your Financial Plan?
Voyant:
http://www.planwithvoyant.com
I am loving this tool. I created a better plan than my financial planner gave me. I fired him. I’m done with paper financial plans.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:17 pmIf McCain is afraid of Rachel Maddow and KO, how is he going to face Bin Lauden?
October 29th, 2008 at 3:19 pmOh boooooooooooooooo f**king woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
John McCain’s photo should be next to the definition of hypocrite and liar and whiner and adulterer and angry and senile and old coot in Websters dictionary!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:19 pmNevar Says:
October 29th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I’m sorry to hear that, Nevar. Stop by the Zoo sometime. :-)
October 29th, 2008 at 3:20 pmNo one in the media follows up and challenges McCain or his sycophants when they say such hypocritical things. And that’s the bloody problem!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:20 pmliberal traitor Says:
Jesus Tapdancing KeeeRist…have you clicked on the closet doors and then clicked on the deer that shows up in there?
BRUTAL!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I love that part. It startled the crap out of me the first time! Don’t forget to answer the ringing phone. :D
October 29th, 2008 at 3:22 pmHey McCain, Satan called and he’s looking for you. It seems he doesn’t want your pathetic soul anymore.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:22 pmWhats up with the leather clad bimbo next to him? Does McCain always need the wife there in order to talk. I really think she is just a prop. A 100 million dollar prop that started the money train for his political career. Not exactly a self made man. It really gets funny when the “prop” attacked Obama at that one rally. The puppet speaks!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:24 pmLondongal Says:
No one in the media follows up and challenges McCain or his sycophants when they say such hypocritical things. And that’s the bloody problem!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:24 pm“““““““““““““““““““““““
Yup! Just like when the republikkkans warn of the democrats holding the presidency and a majority in both the house and senate. Hello, you bastards weren’t complaining when your miserable party had control of all three branches of government.
Leftside Annie Says:
That left door is hilarious – even Katie Couric gets it. ;o)
October 29th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Click the computer screen on the table behind her. So depressing…
October 29th, 2008 at 3:27 pmtechsong Says:
Whats up with the leather clad bimbo next to him? Does McCain always need the wife there in order to talk. I really think she is just a prop.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:28 pm“““““““““““““““““““`
Well actually given her expertise on pills she must travel with him to remind him when to take his happy pills or else he might snap and go all ape sh*t on somebody for not kissing his a$$.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
http://therealbarackobama.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/hannity-barack-obama-friends-history-of-radicalism/
October 29th, 2008 at 3:34 pmTake your spam and shove it, cooch1000.
Flagged.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:37 pm“If anybody in the media, much less Joe the Plumber asks a tough question, then they’re boycotted. They pull their ads, etc.”
Thurston McCain III is getting nauseating. And he happens to spew this crapola on Fox Clown Network with Lovey Cindy by his side to hold him up should doze off. And the mentioning of Joe Plumber is getting ridiculous. Joe the Plumber saga had his 15 minute of fame. Right now, the Straight Talk Express campaign is losing its wheels and parts of the bus everyday because the Obama wave is too strong. I look forward to seeing Obama’s 30 minute program tonight.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:38 pmHey coochie1000, you forgot to bring up the false birth certificate and citizenship!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:39 pmI mean, if your going to post debunked theories…
This is on a slightly different subject but…if A VP candidate were found to be a “pathological liar” – would that be something that the American people should be informed about? Maybe I’m too rational or not partisan or something — but I say ‘yes’ – people should know this.
http://washingtonindependent.com/15614/palin-elaborates-on-joes-resume
October 29th, 2008 at 3:41 pmSo Righties are closing with the “I’m a ranting streetcorner kook, and if you don’t stay here and talk to me you’re a devil” play – interesting. It will certainly play well with the “ranting streetcorner kook” segment.
Oh, and, Mr. Cooch – thanks for the input from the streetcorner. God Bless.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:42 pmZooey Says:
Click the computer screen on the table behind her. So depressing…
Click the Lady of Justice statue repeatedly.
“Charlie Brown vs The Board of Education”
Priceless!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:46 pmcooch1000 Says:
Pretty sad that you don’t have anything to say. Are you afraid?
October 29th, 2008 at 3:46 pmcooch1000 is just a drive-by troll. Nothing to say, just drop a quick load and run, run, run away.
Has the balls and brains of a typical Repug.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:49 pmNice of him to follow Rudy Giuliani’s talking points.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:57 pmDr Hussein Matt, Zooey:
October 29th, 2008 at 4:10 pmIn the interest of fairness can we agree that jimtalby74’s new financial planning love is just more spamming?
Obama went on Bill O’Reilly’s show. McCain ducked Larry King. I think I know who can handle tough questions and who can’t handle softballs.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:10 pmThe great demagogue keeps on and on with his demagoguery. Shameless in private school, bailed out by mommy. Shameless at Annapolis, bailed out by daddy. Shameless in the Navy, saved by legacy. Shameless, opportunist!
October 29th, 2008 at 4:16 pmThe more these foul cretins do this stuff the more I think we should be divided, like Democrats get the land portions of the country and the Repukes get the middle of the Atlantic ocean for themselves, with maybe a few cinderblocks and maybe some heavy chain.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:41 pmGee John why aren’t you and the whack job diva giving interviews to MSNBC?
October 29th, 2008 at 5:11 pmDid anybody flip the lighswitch?
October 29th, 2008 at 5:26 pmYet more crap from McCain.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
October 29th, 2008 at 5:52 pmMcCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
why hasn’t anyone bothered to tell cindy mclame she looks like a cheap whore in red leather?
October 29th, 2008 at 8:45 pmAnd CNN (Contains No News )did a great job showing their support for John McCain , and making up for Campbell Brown straying away from the fort .
A. Refused to Run Obama 30 min Ad .
B. Invited McCain instead for interview or when its done by Larry King , an infomercial for McCain .
C. ran negative Obama banners at bottom I . Is it Over Kill ?
October 29th, 2008 at 11:18 pmII . Is he buying the Election . repeating Right Wing Smear talking points .
I’ve always known that Republican leaders believe that anything goes. They will say and do anything to get their way. Their ability to conjure up ridiculous and baseless arguments for their self-serving, hedonistic mentality never ends. They’re into money and power and that’s it. They really believe that morals are for suckers. I hope they suffer a very, very humiliating defeat next Tuesday. Thanks for the shit you left us guys.
October 30th, 2008 at 2:56 amIts SOOOO fitting that Failin will be the torchbearer for the Repukkkikan party after the crippling defeatcome Nov 4. They will be relegated to the Cold tundra of the American Political “Siberia” Known as Alaska anyway, so her possibly remaining in power in Alaska as Gov or dog catcher or moose hunter or whatever will serve the Whack-job ReichtWing well, and give them the maternal sustanence to lick their wounds and possibly come on back in 2012 (yeah right) for a RETHUGNIKKKAN run, AFTER the Conervative arm splits off come Nov 5, 2008, and sas bon voyageeee to the insane components of the GOP.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:48 amBUB-BYE GOP. Ever since Lincoln they have attempted to kill this contry. Even Lincoln was a bit of a whack job, forced into abolishng slavery.
Cindy McLame has to be the FUGLIEST beotch EVAH. EWWWW, I wouldn’t FCUK her with Tom Delay’s dick (if he had one.)
October 30th, 2008 at 8:53 amUm, immediately upon announcing Palin as their VP pick, the McCain campaign started complaining that Palin “wouldn’t be giving any interviews until the Press started treating her better.”
October 30th, 2008 at 3:43 pmIf McCain spent a little more time on http://sexed.wordpress.com , he might actually start to appeal to the female demographic.
October 30th, 2008 at 4:56 pm… See what everyone’s talking about.