4 posts tagged “mccain”
Tomorrow is the "big" day, when half of the country will be elated, and the other half devastated, as the election finally arrives and our 44th President is chosen by "We" the people.
Before that there is still time for many things to occur and perhaps change the outcome. One thing that has not changed is the myths that have refused to die.
The following story is at Yahoo News, by Calvin Woodward, an Associated Press Writer, confronting and correcting the myths on both sides:
Facts have taken a beating in Campaign '08.
Each in his own way, John McCain and Barack Obama have produced enduring myths, amplified by their running mates and supporters. When a non-licensed plumber who owes back taxes and would get a tax cut under Obama is held out by McCain as a stand-in for average working Americans who should vote Republican, you know truth-telling is taking a back seat to myth-making.
McCain has clung tenaciously to many of his distortions throughout the campaign, yielding on a few. Obama has taken a different tack when he is called on his misstatements. Although perhaps too late to really set the record straight, he's edged closer to the facts. You might need a microscope to tell the difference, but slight variations in a pitch or accusation can make all the difference between bogus and real.
Obama saddled McCain with a bum rap when he accused the Republican of wanting a 100-year war in Iraq back in the spring. Finally he relented and said McCain sees U.S. troops being in Iraq for 100 years. That's closer to right — as a peacekeeping force like the one in South Korea. But McCain might be long associated with war without end.
Obama accused McCain of wanting to privatize Social Security, which he doesn't. Now he accuses McCain of wanting to privatize "part" of Social Security, which he does, as one option that younger workers could choose.
I have been looking for links to the YouTube videos of last nights hilarious roast of Senators McCain and Obama at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner, in New York City, and finally found them.
Thanks to callem in comments left on my earlier post on this event, who left a link to the full transcript of the event, should you wish to read it, rather than watch it.
Thank You and Have A Great Friday Evening!!
Did you get the opportunity to watch Senators John McCain, and Barack Obama, at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner, in New York last evening? If you did not, you absolutely must go to YouTube, and watch the clips that are posted there, and if they rerun it on any channel, you really must watch it, in its' entirety, if you want to see a very, very funny side of these two Presidential contenders. Truly if the tone of this whole campaign had the markings of what they demonstrated last night, this would have been one of the most uplifting, and light-hearted campaigns in history, as opposed to the viciousness that has plagued the campaigns as of late.
Anyway, I have looked all over the news for a "good" accounting of what they said last night, and the best that I could find so far, was this story at Yahoo News, by Politico. Here is the lead in, and please follow the link to the whole story, where some clips can be seen, but don't forget to hit YouTube for the best videos of the event!!
When the going gets tough, the tough go to dinners.
Fancy dinners. White tie and tailcoat dinners like the Al Smith dinner in New York.
You may have missed the fact that the times are hilarious, but John McCain and Barack Obama were called upon to be hilarious Thursday night because that is what the Al Smith dinner demands. The dinner is sponsored by the Archdiocese of New York and raises millions of dollars for underprivileged children. It is a political rite of passage where the politicians are required to be funny. As if politics isn’t funny enough without trying.
It is the last time the two men are scheduled to be on stage together. McCain spoke first and was the John McCain of old, which is to say relaxed, droll and charming. "This is as good a place as any to make a major announcement," he said. "It’s true that this morning I’ve dismissed my entire team of advisers. All their positions will be held by a man named Joe the Plumber."
Good Morning!! Did everyone stay up to watch the third and last Presidential debate, between Senator's John McCain, and Barack Obama? It was not as exciting as I thought it would be, and mostly was made up of previous talking points, with only a few actual personal attacks. I found the whole "Joe the Plumber" references pretty disengenuous by McCain, as he has as little in common with "Joe" as I do with Donald Trump, other than both being men and Americans, McCain really does not "feel" our pain. I thought McCain looked constipated, angry, and perplexed during his "deer in the headlights" moments, however Obama was no slacker in sliding past the real questions, and I feel he missed huge opportunities to reassure undecided voters, who still have qualms voting for a man who sits on boards with former terrorists.
I know Obama has denounced what Ayers did 40 years ago, but that doesn't mean, you sit on boards, even Republican boards with a man who wishes he could have bombed more people. Truthfully, I will qualify that comment by saying that I did grow up during the Weather Underground bombings, and I did not realize that Mr. Ayers was NEVER convicted for his crimes due to a technicality, so I will give Obama the benefit of the doubt that he did not associate this man with acts that were carried out when Obama was 8 years old. However, he could have laid this non-issue to rest once and for all, and said that in hindsight he would have checked more thoroughly on who was on the board, and would not have sat on it with Ayers! The American people will excuse poor judgement and mistakes, but they will not excuse arrogance in not admitting that you were wrong. If he admitted that he was wrong and made his mia culpas, the American people would already have forgiven him , and he could have already been rejuvinated, and locked this race up once and for all. But being stubborn in your refusal to admit errors in judgement will not fly, just ask Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, etc., and leaves an avenue for McCain and his cohort to try and drive a wedge between Obama and the undecided's.
Therefore, I think Obama won the debate, because he did not lose it, and McCain lost the debate, because he did not win it outright. He may have fired up his base, but lost the debate, because he did not give undecided voters any reason to think he was anything, but an angry, old man, who was going to "stay the course" even though we are headed for a collision course with reality.
It now comes down to voting for the lesser of two evils~~And May God Help Us Choose Wisely!!
This story of Who won the debate? is at Yahoo News Buzz:
The experts said this was John McCain's last best chance to turn the tide. The election has been going Barack Obama's way, and his republican rival needed a big win in the third and final debate. Did Sen. McCain get it? The polls say one thing, but do the pundits agree?
The Polls
According to a national poll that CNN conducted after the debate, 58% of people felt Barack Obama won the debate, while 31% felt that John McCain performed better. The poll also indicates that the majority of people polled felt Obama would do a better job on the economy, health care, and taxes. Additionally, those polled felt Obama was more likable and the stronger leader.
While CNN's poll suggests an Obama landslide, the folks at Politico have different results. According to an "exclusive survey" of undecided voters, 49% of folks felt Sen. Obama won, while 46% believed Sen. McCain could claim victory. Politico notes that the 3-point difference is within the poll's margin of error.
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