Sean Hannity rants are different from scandals that McCain himself owned up to. The terrorist bit is a sad commentary on the election.
Well played by Obama. I was wondering when he was going to bring out the Keating Five ace. This just is more proof that the Obama campaign is just so well run. Right now, Obama has McCain hanging onto the ropes, leading anywhere from 7-12 in the daily trackers. Obama is going for the knock out punch. By doing this right now, the Keating Five will likely end up being asked about in Tuesday's debate, and McCain will likely stumble through those questions...while if Ayers comes up, Obama will have no problem dismissing it...given he was 8 years old at the time. I believe this is going to end up being the checkmate moment of the campaign.
McCain can run a simple commercial to counter the Keating 5 thing. Like video of Robert Bennett telling the democrat controlled committee doing the investigation into it that McCain shouldn't even be part of the investigation (he didn't do anything wrong). Bennett is a democrat, appointed by the committee, and he also defended Clinton during his impeachment.
There's no reason for this to be brought up. But then again, Obama can't continue to take the high road when being challenged on his "associations." He knows he needs to take the offense, and not be defensive. I'd like to think that Obama wouldn't take this path had McCain and caribou Barbie not continued to push the Ayers thing. Of course, no one can be sure of anything. It is despicable that you are effectively barred from public office if you committed some ethical error earlier in your career or life. Of course, if you are a hollywood figure, that rule apparently doesn't apply (or maybe it just doesn't apply on the state level, who knows). I don't care if my representatives have behaved perfectly in their lives. I do care, though, that they've learned from their mistakes and that they now try their best to act in an ethical, fair, balanced, and TRANSPARENT manner.
McCain has no substance in his campaign, and is flip-flopping all over the place, changing his views with the wind. Palin and the bailout is just a couple of examples. The smears have been mostly one-sided so far, but if Obama must retailate with the same weapons to keep things equal then he should.
How is the statement that Obama is "palling around with terrorists" untrue? It's true in every sense of the word, he's been the mans friend for 13 years and Ayers is a terrorist. It doesn't help that he isn't sorry for what he did, or what he planned to do. Sorry but an American citizen who plots to blow up government buildings is guilty of treason and should of already been executed. Thank the FBI for the fact that he's still alive. It amazes me that Democrats call stuff like this, Ayers, Rev. Wright, Tony Rezko ect. "smearing" when all they are doing is stating facts. He's known Ayers for 13 years, He sat in Wrights church for 20, he wouldn't of been able to afford his house without shady dealings with Rezko. It's all true, and not smearing in any way shape or form. Google ffs.
Obama had no sort of close relationship with Ayers... Wright is part of a church that helps the black community and O has no history of spewing hate like Wright.
Today in the McCain-Palin three ring circus. In ring one: William Ayers. In ring two: Reverend Jeremiah Wright. In ring three: Calling Barack Obama by Barack Hussein Obama. Good enough that Olbermann is doing a special comment tonight! Eh, Obama is going to win in a landslide. If you remember during the primaries, in the head to heads, Obama/Clinton were blowing out every Republican except John McCain. McCain became a typical Republican, and now he is going to get blown out, just with a different map than typical. Americans aren't dumb enough that you can try to campaign for the last 3 months without talking about issues at all. This isn't the Republican primaries. Even Bush tried to talk about the issues.
Clearly you just do not want to read anything that doesn't support your opinion. There is quite a connection between Obama and Ayers. Normally I'd take the time and post links to support this, but lets get real, you won't read it, and even if you did it wouldn't change your opinion. And yes, he has no history of spewing hate like that. However, Wright does, remember he was Obama's "Spiritual advisor" until it was political suicide to do anything but denounce him. Actually the majority of Americans are pretty dumb all things considered, their sheep. Obama doesn't talk about the issues any more than McCain.
Three days after a mostly gaffe-free debate performance, the Alaska governor fumbled during a speech in which she praised U.S. soldiers for “fighting terrorism and protecting us and our democratic values”. “They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan,” she told several hundred supporters at a fundraising event in San Francisco. http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/20...in-calls-afghanistan-our-neighboring-country/
Classic, you could care less about being friendly with a terrorist or Obamas CLOSE relationship with a racist douche like Wright, yet Palin fumbling her words is significant. What exactly is significant for you? Would you be ok with Obama associating with Timothy McVeigh? How about Zacarias Moussaoui? And when I say associating, I mean any sort of contact, never mind the "friendly relationship" Ayers and Obama share? I sure as hell would find it very hard to control myself in the presence of any of the 3. None of you have a leg to stand on, and you know damn well if this was McCain who was friendly with Ayers you would be saying the same thing I am. http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/Ayerssucks.jpg
The guy was a terrorist when Obama was a child. Ayers has obviously been forgiven by society if he has been able to become a university professor/teacher, plus the fact that he has been doing community service. How do you even know Obama knew of Ayers' past when they first met? RipCity, you begin to sound like a religious fanatic, too entrenched in whatever McCain/Palin says to be able to see it for what it really is. McCain is dodging the issues with his smear campaign, while Obama is the one who actually brings up the economy, healthcare and other things that matter. How can McCain, who is pro-deregulation and a free market support a government bailout? I know enough about economics to know that from a laissez-faire standpoint, the market should sort itself out eventually... As for Obama's health care plan, what is wrong with giving people who is not covered by their employer, or people that do not have an employer (such as childred), protection by law?
Sarah Palin today, at a rally, talked about jiving on her starbucks mocha (elitist, no), and somehow got talking about the quote on her starbucks cup, how she was jiving with the quote. A photojournalist took a picture of the cup. It was a quote from Madeline Albright, that said, something like "Women who do nothing to help other women deserve to burn in hell"....ouch.
What were the results of negotiating with the North Koreans? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2335349.stm Let's talk to Iran.