Political Punch

NO BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA --- Do not be fooled by the charisma of this man --- he clearly resents America and wants to "change" it in the way “anti-Americans” want it to be shaped.

Obama has no experience, judgment, credibility nor loyalty toward the USA. He is just a cynical, arrogant political opportunist with no wisdom. For months, Barack Hussein Obama has been talking about fundamental "Change."

Most of us wonder what kind of change he wants? He has not been able to tell us. If we connect the dots --- we can get a pretty good idea of the kind of change Obama is talking about: He is being endorsed by anti-Americans and terrorists Ayers, Wright, Farrakhan, Rezko, and many other people who hate America. He is for the black supremacist and far-left anti-American ideology running things.

His ideas of change are a combination of the ultimate liberal wet dream and America's worst nightmare.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! HE’S OUTSPENT HILLARY 4 TO 1 AND STILL CAN’T STOP HER! OUR COUNTRY IS NOT FOR SALE! NO BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!

CLEARLY, HILLARY CLINTON IS THE WISER CHOICE TO REPRESENT DEMOCRATS THIS FALL.

Clinton Supporters:
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Even our soldiers are subjected to her falsehoods

I think he's got a temper....but I'm not sure that it is serious enough to keep him from being president. I'm sure Hillary has a temper....but it seems under control. I'm sure Obama has a temper, but it comes out passive agressive peevishness.

A president should be a Type A personality as long as they aren't sociopathic I don't care if they have strong opinions.

straight from McCain's mouth:

here is a copy of McCain's quotes:

"As long as Saddam Hussein is in power, I am convinced that he will pose a threat to our security"
Feb 2000. Fact: Saddam was all bluster, no weapons.

"[Saddam] surely possesses such [biological] weapons"
Feb 2002. Fact: Not one was found.

"The threat is abundantly clear..."
Oct 2002. Arguing to give George W. Bush a blank check.

"Our technology, particularly air-to-ground technology, is vastly improved"
Dec 2002. Favored low troop levels, totally missed the point.

"The Iraqi people will greet us as liberators"
Mar 2003.

"I have no qualms about our strategic plans"
Mar 2003. Now claims he always criticized war's execution.

"When the people of Iraq are liberated, we will have written another chapter in [our] glorious history"
Mar 2003.

"There's not a history of violent clashes between Sunnis and Shiahs"
Apr 2003. Only about 1200 years' worth.

"It's clear that the end is very much in sight"
April 2003.

"I'm confident we're on the right course"
Mar 2004.

"A year from now, we will have made a fair amount of progress if we stay the course"
Dec 2005.

"Buildup of American forces in Iraq is the only viable option - "I have no plan B"
Apr 2007.

"Iran... continues its deadly quest for nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them"

Nov 2007. Nat'l Intelligence Est, Dec 07: no weapons prog.

Duh, of course he has a temper, what so called normal human being does not possess a temper?

Silly......just like Obama being called snarky or Hillary being called shrill...

The media REALLY needs to stop dissecting these people as though they were aliens from another planet.

Come on now, who hasn't been snarking, shrilly, angry..... or any of it....

Journalism and the commentators, NOT all of them, but so so so many of them,
has really stopped doing their jobs of reporting the news, and started playing analysts, for which they have no qualification.

Even arm chair from home psychological analysis is frowned upon in the medical field.

In the general campaign McCain's temper will certainly be an issue.

So will his ludicrous ignorance if not outright lies about security on the streets of Baghdad last year. We can't afford to have yet another Commander in Chief willing to peddle propaganda to the citizens of this country.

All these stories coming out now about McCain's temper tantrums and incredibly rude behavior when he doesn't get what he wants! It is remarkable how much alike he and Hillary truly are. Both are nasty bullies and intimidators, when the cameras and microphones aren't thought to be rolling. It must be something that happens to these cynical politicos once they've been in Washington too long. Such arrogance, it's truly disgusting.

I think the Dems are doing everything they can to lose this election.

Jake, the Post released some troublesome poll results for McCain... his temper is going to be a serious issue in the GE:

Nearly half of voters in the new Post-ABC poll believe his temperament would hamper the Arizona senator in the White House.

Overall, 48 percent of all Americans in the poll released last week said McCain's temperament would hurt his ability to serve effectively as president. Fewer, 37 percent, said his often strident tenor would make him more successful.

Three in 10 Republicans and about four in 10 conservatives and white evangelical Protestants alike think McCain's temperament would prove to be a negative factor as president. Among independents, the crucial swing voters, nearly half said his temperament would hurt his effectiveness, with independent women particularly apt to take the negative view. (About two-thirds of Democrats agree.)

This is a great statement from Bob Schieffer on the flag pin.

I watched the ABC debate the other night when the question came up, again, about why Senator Obama doesn't wear a flag pin in his lapel.

Since no one asked me, here's my thought on all that.

I think it is a nice thing if people want to wear a flag on their lapel.

But I believe it more important to keep the flag behind our lapel — in our hearts.

I feel the same way about wearing my religion on my sleeve; it fits better for me on the inside.

When I go to see our local baseball team, I do wear my Washington Nationals baseball cap. But am I less a fan if I don't wear it to work?

The truth is I have been known to wear a red, white and blue, stars and stripes tie on the Fourth of July. Am I less patriotic when I trade it for my Santa Claus tie at Christmas?

Patriotism is no more about signs or pins than religion is about reminding others how pious we think we are.

No, the proof in these puddings is not the signs we wear but how we act.

Wouldn't that also be a better way to judge our presidential candidates than by the jewelry they wear?

The mainstream media ask Obama why he doesn't wear a flag pin, but they aren't asking McCain why he doesn't release his medical records. McCain, who would be the oldest man ever elected president, had surgery for melanoma, a potentially fatal skin cancer, eight years ago -- the scar is still prominent on his face. He has promised several times to release the records, but each release has been postponed.

It makes you wonder: is there something in McCain's medical records that he doesn't want you to know?

To Onlooker:
Oh, my dear lord: I can't believe that you or anyone else is talking about the "middle finger". My father, who would be 100 now if he were still living, ALWAYS used his middle finger to scratch his face, or even point. My father was one of the most charitable and respectful people I have ever known. Wow, I even had very respected teachers in the 1950's who did this. Get a grip.

Louis McCain didn't change his position on torture. He voted against a bad democratic bill that had nothing to do with torture.

The dem bill would have made the CIA have the same operating manual as the military. It would have forced the CIA to only use one interrogator. McCain's vote had nothing to do with torture.

McCain was the one who pushed like a bull to get his torture bill passed which outlawed waterboarding for everyone including the CIA and made the geneva conventions the rule of law. McCain made using those dogs illegal.

McCain showed great courage voting against the dem bill. He knew it was a bad bill and the dems were playing politics to use against him.

By the way Louis your candidates Clinton and Obama didn't even show up to vote for that bill.

If you think McCain voted for torture then you don't know the man at all. This is a man that can't even comb his hair in the morning from the torture he went through.

Only in America can someone like Howard Dean who dodged the draft with a bad back to ski in colorodo smear someone like McCain.

McCain didn't do a 180 on torture or the tax cuts.

McCain is for the tax cuts because he is against raising taxes. To not extend them would be to raise them and he has a 25 year record of never raising taxes.

Looks like McCain took an anger management course. ("When the red mist descends, smile. Say "my friends".)

Will it be enough? I doubt it. I want a President who stays calm and doesn't do anything rash.

Despite what Obama would have us believe, he wasn't 8 years old when he appealed to William Ayers for his support.

The comments which were most troubling in yesterday's interview on This Week, concerned the William Ayers, Tom Coburn comparison.
First of all, Sen. Obama's actual remarks on the subject during the debate seemed reasonable. He said that to repudiate his association with Ayers would necessitate a similar distancing from Rep. Coburn, who Obama considers a friend, even though they strongly disagree on many matters. Sen. McCain found this reprehensible.
However, when the Rev. Hagee endorsement was mentioned, Sen. McCain did not denounce it. He essentially said he would accept Rev. Hagee's support while reserving the right to disagree with some of his most extreme positions.
This sounds like blatant hypocrisy to me. Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm surprised that others haven't picked up on this.

I read you anecdote Jake. Sounds like "straight talk" to me

I'm less concerned about his temper than his inability to stick to his guns, he argued strongly against torture and giving tax breaks to the wealthy during a time of war, he has gone 180 degrees on both these positions.

I thing this should be important especially if this is a pattern for McCain. Anger can interfer with judgment. This was an issue when he ran against Bush,and should be one now.

Obama 08!

This issue of temper may be pertinent. But considering the despicable display of middle finger and accompanying smirk by Mr. Obama, the choice will which of these personalities, a short-tempered, but sincere, or a cool appearing, but profanity-courting, will be more presidential.
I only hope the prmiary goes on for a little bit ore time, so the voters will get to the true nature of the "uniter" and "positive campaigner".

He said "Shame on Hillary". Perhaps, the shame is on him.

This issue of temper may be pertinent. But considering the despicable display of middle finger and accompanying smirk by Mr. Obama, the choice will which of these personalities, a short-tempered, but sincere, or a cool appearing, but profanity-courting, will be more presidential.
I only hope the priary goes on for a little bit ore time, so the voters will get to the true nature of the "uniter" and "positive campaigner".

He said "Shame on Hillary". Perhaps, the shame is on him.

I think three things

1. Yes I believe McCain has the kind of bad temper and fits of anger that are out of the ordinary. Bill Clinton was famous for his outbursts, but they never lasted long and the next day everything was fine again. The Washington Post learns us (again) that McCain's anger is not some spontaneous outburst, but part of his reptile mind. He doesn't forget or forgive, except for those who come crawling back to him. His anger is nasty.

2 McCain's character and personality fit the picture of your everyday dictator. I'm constantly reminded of Nabokovs description and analysis of the type in Bend Sinister. McCain is extremely IDLE without being handsome: that's the clue, the key to this character.

3.Salter is on dangerous grounds when calling the WP article fiction, saying that the Post invented people to address McCain's temper... If Salter is proven wrong, McCain's 'defense' for the rest of this campaign will be seen as untrustworthy. Calling these NYT and WP articles the "worst smear job" is also too much and too early, I'd say. For no doubt many more troublesome stories for McCain will come up in the months to come. They'll end up calling everything a smear job, so that nobody will believe the campaign any longer.

Did you catch this in the email (complaining about the journalist protecting his sources and not giving all the details on the Johnson firing anecdote)

"It's like telling someone he's been accused of pedophilia, asking for a response, but declining to identify the incident in question."

Dude. I would not need ANY details about the accusation to strongly and without any caveat state I am not a pedophile ! What a strange defense to make !

Jake word to the wise:

Whatever you do don't bring up the subject of Milk Crates in front of McCain.