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McCain Complains About the Media

July 22, 2008 1:35 PM

The campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., today issued a video and a contest  to mock media infatuation with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois.

Without exploring yet again what I think is a valid issue to debate, I do wonder how this comes across to his supporters or undecideds. After all, if there's any senator who has benefited from a generally friendly media it's McCain. His opponents in 2000 and 2008, his senate colleagues, and Democrats have been complaining for years that the media gives McCain a free ride.

This is like Britney Spears complaining that the hype around Miley Cyrus far exceeds her talent.

- jpt

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Most Liberal in our nations history?

Like Ending a war, liberal?
Like letting 18yo's vote, liberal?
Like protecting the environment, liberal?
Like speaking with our communist enemies, Liberal?

That would be former Vice President Nixon... you know that Liberal stalwart he was, and somehow he managed to get in, based on the change he offered from Johnson/Humphrey.

It seems to me that if Obama keeps going, as long as he is different than McSame and Bush, he will win in a landslide....right alongside the 5 new Democratic Senators that are going to be sworn in.

Real Republicans better start showing up soon. The Corporate and God wing has to go.

Posted by: W.R.Printz | Jul 22, 2008 3:55:51 PM

Who would you want to cover?

An exciting, charismatic young man who has energized millions to vote. Oh yeah, and he happens to be making history because he's black.

Or, another old white guy in a suite, who's boring, no charisma without any knowledge of modern technology while the same old things while doing nothing different.

It' a no brainer.

POTUS OBAMA - ITS INEVITABLE

Posted by: Nat Turner | Jul 22, 2008 3:54:44 PM

Best. Analogy. Ever!

Posted by: Ed S | Jul 22, 2008 3:53:26 PM

I actually found the video quite amusing. It tried to poke fun in a comical way. It wasn't McCain or whoever sitting there complaining or whining nonstop.

I found it very effective. Can't see how anyone would see otherwise. And I find it strange you call it "complaining."

Posted by: ja | Jul 22, 2008 3:41:24 PM

Here is how it comes across:

Whaaaaahhhh Whaaaaaahhhhhh
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Posted by: Royal_Redcat | Jul 22, 2008 3:40:17 PM

Obama is acting like a President and McCain is acting like a spoiled kid trying to get more attention.

Posted by: The Unshrub | Jul 22, 2008 3:40:12 PM

Obama is acting like a President and McCain is acting like a spoiled kid trying to get more attention.

Posted by: The Unshrub | Jul 22, 2008 3:39:43 PM

Hey could anyone tell me if Obama ever got that "bump" in the polls after Hillary pulled out? Why is B. Hussein only 3 points ahead in the polls when the Dems were supposed to have this in the bag? Looks like the liberal media may be in the tank for Obama (all channels except Fox, the #1 news channel with triple the ratings of others), BUT SMART AMERICANS KNOW TO GO TO THE VOTING BOOTH AND VOTE CENTRIST, OR RIGHT OF CENTER.....HISTORICALLY LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO......NEVER LIBERAL, AND BO IS THE MOST LIBERAL CANDIDATE IN OUR COUNTRYS HISTORY.
McCAIN '08/HILLARY '12

Posted by: Debra | Jul 22, 2008 3:36:51 PM

McCain obviously has no idea how un-presidential the whining makes him look.

Posted by: Yvonne | Jul 22, 2008 3:26:41 PM

Jo wrote:
Jane,

Nice try but you didn't see the show.
*********
Yea, I did. Now YOU may read disgust into his response. Maybe you saw him flirting with you, I don't know, but he looked puzzled at best.

But hey, they are your delusions, so have at 'em!

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 22, 2008 3:18:28 PM


Of course many people are not fully into politics yet, but when they head to the voting booth come november , they will go lets see

4 more years of bush OR

new policies and vision for the country moving into the 21st century.


this is not even going to be close .I hope McBush live till November to give his concession speech.

Posted by: jo | Jul 22, 2008 3:13:51 PM

Obama is another Carter, and we all remember the Carter years. No thanks.

McCain will make a great president. One we can all trust.

______________________________________


OK lets play this little game , if Obama is carter then MCian is Bush

lets see under BUSH we waste trillions of dollars on a unnecessary war and RUIN oour Economy.

The country have lost JOBS at record pace and people are losing their homes like no time before.

Gas prices are thru the ROOF , many people praying not to get sick because they dont have any universal heathcare and the republicans have no plan to change things.

Our roads and bridges are crumbling and they dont want to help states fix that.

And lets not talk about the environment where i can see myself in the day with all the pollution its like a fog .

THIS NEVER HAPPEN UNDER JIMMY CARTER at this POINT.. the people will take 2 JIMMY CARTERS.

The current Bush policies are a HORROR SHOW.


Posted by: c.................... | Jul 22, 2008 3:07:45 PM

McCain and Obama still tied in the polls. This after 100% pro Obama support in the media.

combine this with the Bradley Effect and McCain is comfortably ahead.

Obama is going down in November and I can't wait! LOVE IT!!!

Posted by: Jo | Jul 22, 2008 3:02:32 PM

Jane,

Nice try but you didn't see the show. Gergen was disgusted, it was written all over his face. I reran it (tivo) just to see him get disgusted all over again.

Nice try though, but you lose.

Next.

Posted by: Jo | Jul 22, 2008 3:01:10 PM

Too funny...McCain and the RNC pushed Obama to go to Iraq..even putting a count down clock on the web site to count the days since Obama went to Iraq....and now that he's gone there and is looking very impressive and "presidential" all they can do is whine and moan.
I am laughing my behind off at this one!!

Posted by: tinat | Jul 22, 2008 3:00:43 PM

Every four years the liberal media does their cheerleading for their democrat candidate. And every four years they forget how it backfired in the previous election.

They're doing it again. Never underestimate the idiocy of the media. But hey, my guy always wins, so I hope the media keeps it up!

Yeeehaw! History repeats itself.

Posted by: Jo | Jul 22, 2008 2:59:03 PM

Jo,

I watched the same interview. You say Gergen was "disgusted" not even close. He just said in his memory that this had never been done before. And Gloria Borger has NEVER been a supporter of Obama. She is independent and supports McCain much of the time.

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 22, 2008 2:57:14 PM

maybe when McCain's close friend and associate (and main economic advisor even now) referred to 'whinners' he meant McCain. Add that to his Guiliani-sounding rhetoric (a noun, a verb, and 911) (along with fear-mongering tactics of Rove/Bush/Cheney) and his major flubs on his area of expertise - (doesn't know the boundaries of Pakistan, difference between Sunni or Shia, Somalia or Sudan, the name of the Czech Republic) - it all adds up to 'loser'.

Posted by: bernadette | Jul 22, 2008 2:56:41 PM

Obama is another Carter, and we all remember the Carter years. No thanks.

McCain will make a great president. One we can all trust.

Posted by: Beth | Jul 22, 2008 2:56:26 PM

Last night on CNN Obama was getting pummeled by David Gergen and Gloria Borger (both libs who support Obama) at his presumptiousness in revealing strategies he discussed with leaders.

David Gergen, who usually praises Obama to the hilt was really disgusted.

Obama's arrogance knows no bounds. It is just one of the things that will cause him to lose the election. Yeeeehaw!!

Posted by: Jo | Jul 22, 2008 2:54:19 PM

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