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Dreadnought
15 years ago
This is what stresses me out about McCain. He is so ready to make conciliatory gestures to idiots when the thing to do would be to let them flap in the wind. The NCGOP add is none of his business – it’s aimed at a local race.
But he was spot on about the Hamas endorsement. I have no doubt that Obama hates to get this kind of endorsement, and I don’t think ‘guilt by association’ applies here (unlike with Wright and Ayres). But the simple fact that Hamas feels like they will have a better chance to achieve their goals with Obama in the White House is very telling – they feel he will be weaker than McCain or even Hillary, and maybe even sympathetic.
A great man once said, “Diplomacy is the art of saying ‘nice doggy’ while reaching for a stick”. How effective will Obama’s diplomacy be if nobody believes he might back up his words with action?
Agree with fellow ldot-dude, Dreadnought, here. McCain was right about Hamas endorsement not being much of a plus for BHO. But still… geez Maverick… we’re all underwhelmingly impressed with your PC caves for appearance sake. Whining about the NC GOP ads, yet tackling the Hamas ads. I swear, the pickin’s are so dang slim this election year.
Despite McCain’s correct call on Hamas, it’s most likely BHO will react to that support just as he did with the Black Panther’s endorsement – that is to ignore it, and just remove it quietly from his campaign website (were he to actually have the “audacity” to post it as to begin with… unlikely).
“I can’t say to somebody that he can’t say that he thinks I’m a good guy,”
Well… if Hamas thinks BHO’s a good guy, that is more than enuf endorsement for me. I’ll vote D… none of the above…
Gregory Dittman
15 years ago
There is a difference between buying the murder weapon at a gun show from a mass killer and help hiding the bodies. I think McCain wants to stay away from association attacks and stick to direct attacks on why Hillary and Barack are the wrong people to elect president.
No thanks. I’m with McCain on this one. My money goes to him, and not a penny to North Carolina. Forget “throwing conservatives under the bus”; that so many so-called conservatives want to throw monkey shit instead of discuss issues says more about them than it does anything else. Me, I’m content to let the Democrats do that.
In recent days, McCain has taken some critical — and, some might argue, personal — shots at Obama. On Sunday, McCain questioned the tenuous association Obama has with the former ’60s radical William Ayers. Yesterday, he delivered a jab at Obama’s association with Jeremiah Wright. (Responding to questions about the endorsement he received from the controversial pastor John Hagee, the Arizona senator said, “I didn’t attend Pastor Hagee’s church for 20 years.”)
And today, on a call with conservative bloggers, McCain said this: “I think it’s very clear who Hamas wants to be the next president of the United States. So apparently has Danny Ortega and several others. I think that people should understand that I will be Hamas’s worst nightmare… If Senator Obama is favored by Hamas I think people can make judgments accordingly.”
McCain left off the Iranian press report which practically endorsed Obama and the Colombian FARC terrorist statement which suggested Obama would be more favorable to their cause.
When Obama’s people complained about association politics, the McCain spokesman responded:
“It is not only responsible to raise these critical issues in this election, but it would be the height of irresponsibility not to have this discussion with the American people.”
But when McCain trashed the NC GOP he had to know it would only elevate the issue and get the ad played all over the place for free.
Uddercha0s
15 years ago
Let’s not forget that Gitmo Terrorist Attorneys support Obama as well.
(How far down the whale sh*t scale do you have to go to reach Terrorist Attorney status?)
Gregory Dittman
15 years ago
Maybe it was a deal with Barack. He wouldn’t go negative if Barack didn’t go negative. Barack went negative, so McCain is going negative.
Maybe it was a technical issue that he wanted out in the open. Since McCain took public funds, he can’t take private funds. So what he and the Republicans are saying these are ads against state Democrats and federal senatorial Democrats using Obama as an “evil” associate of these people. That way the Democrats can’t come back later saying they were ads attacking Obama for the presidental election.
Machiavelli
15 years ago
I appreciate McCain’s early ideal of trying to keep the campaign clean, take the high road, and stick with the “real” issues out there.
But, as the saying goes “nice guys finish last,” and while going TOO negative turns people off; totally avoiding the tactic is like declaring open season on yourself. The radical left certainly isn’t going to play nice; and at least in my opinion, the American people deserve to know that the declared enemies of our nation think that a BHO Presidency would be a good thing for them. Take from that what you will…
So yes, McCain’s apparent lack of clarity on the matter of negative campaigning is confusing to be sure. Then again, we live in a world that requires hard-headed realism, so in keeping with that McCain’s advisors may simply be phasing in a new strategy.
This is what stresses me out about McCain. He is so ready to make conciliatory gestures to idiots when the thing to do would be to let them flap in the wind. The NCGOP add is none of his business – it’s aimed at a local race.
But he was spot on about the Hamas endorsement. I have no doubt that Obama hates to get this kind of endorsement, and I don’t think ‘guilt by association’ applies here (unlike with Wright and Ayres). But the simple fact that Hamas feels like they will have a better chance to achieve their goals with Obama in the White House is very telling – they feel he will be weaker than McCain or even Hillary, and maybe even sympathetic.
A great man once said, “Diplomacy is the art of saying ‘nice doggy’ while reaching for a stick”. How effective will Obama’s diplomacy be if nobody believes he might back up his words with action?
The Iranians and FARC terrorists in Colombia have also made similar statements about Obama. He’s the terrorists best friend!
How long before Osama gets in the act?
Agree with fellow ldot-dude, Dreadnought, here. McCain was right about Hamas endorsement not being much of a plus for BHO. But still… geez Maverick… we’re all underwhelmingly impressed with your PC caves for appearance sake. Whining about the NC GOP ads, yet tackling the Hamas ads. I swear, the pickin’s are so dang slim this election year.
Despite McCain’s correct call on Hamas, it’s most likely BHO will react to that support just as he did with the Black Panther’s endorsement – that is to ignore it, and just remove it quietly from his campaign website (were he to actually have the “audacity” to post it as to begin with… unlikely).
Or perhaps he’ll react the same as he did about Farrakhan’s endorsement…
Well… if Hamas thinks BHO’s a good guy, that is more than enuf endorsement for me. I’ll vote D… none of the above…
There is a difference between buying the murder weapon at a gun show from a mass killer and help hiding the bodies. I think McCain wants to stay away from association attacks and stick to direct attacks on why Hillary and Barack are the wrong people to elect president.
No thanks. I’m with McCain on this one. My money goes to him, and not a penny to North Carolina. Forget “throwing conservatives under the bus”; that so many so-called conservatives want to throw monkey shit instead of discuss issues says more about them than it does anything else. Me, I’m content to let the Democrats do that.
Greg: I really am confused. I don’t see McCain staying away from association politics AT ALL:
McCain left off the Iranian press report which practically endorsed Obama and the Colombian FARC terrorist statement which suggested Obama would be more favorable to their cause.
When Obama’s people complained about association politics, the McCain spokesman responded:
But when McCain trashed the NC GOP he had to know it would only elevate the issue and get the ad played all over the place for free.
Let’s not forget that Gitmo Terrorist Attorneys support Obama as well.
http://www.miamiherald.com/campaign08/story/397317.html
(How far down the whale sh*t scale do you have to go to reach Terrorist Attorney status?)
Maybe it was a deal with Barack. He wouldn’t go negative if Barack didn’t go negative. Barack went negative, so McCain is going negative.
Maybe it was a technical issue that he wanted out in the open. Since McCain took public funds, he can’t take private funds. So what he and the Republicans are saying these are ads against state Democrats and federal senatorial Democrats using Obama as an “evil” associate of these people. That way the Democrats can’t come back later saying they were ads attacking Obama for the presidental election.
I appreciate McCain’s early ideal of trying to keep the campaign clean, take the high road, and stick with the “real” issues out there.
But, as the saying goes “nice guys finish last,” and while going TOO negative turns people off; totally avoiding the tactic is like declaring open season on yourself. The radical left certainly isn’t going to play nice; and at least in my opinion, the American people deserve to know that the declared enemies of our nation think that a BHO Presidency would be a good thing for them. Take from that what you will…
So yes, McCain’s apparent lack of clarity on the matter of negative campaigning is confusing to be sure. Then again, we live in a world that requires hard-headed realism, so in keeping with that McCain’s advisors may simply be phasing in a new strategy.