McCain Camp Cozies Up to Bill Clinton On Obama and Race

McCain is nothing without his advisors and "surrogates." Every time he opens his mouth he’s either sticking his foot in or spewing some sort of incoherent gibberish. He’s a puppet. It absolutely blows my mind that Americans would be duped into four more years of this garbage.

Stick to the prevailing and pressing issues: economy, loss of jobs , price of gas, environment.

Hillary feels that her supporters must be respected. Who is disrepecting this lady's supporters and how are they being disrespected?

We know the creepy Clintons are sexist. Bill is a guy who exposes himself to women and Hillary enables that behavior by defending him and going after those women. Why is it difficult to believe they are creepy in other ways?

During this election we have the tapes of them saying one terrible thing after another. Now creepy Bill is biting his lip and trying to intimidate Kate Snow.

Maybe the world prefers to simply call them creepy thugs. By the way, riding around in Google's 767 does not seem like a huge commitment to any higher cause than lining their own pockets. Chelsea wore heals.

notincult,

Exactly how would hillary win without the black vote, and the youth vote, and all these first time voters? What you Clinton supporters, and anti-Obama democrats don't seem to understand is that it is Obama that has energized the party. It is Obama that has prompted blacks to register, and vote in record numbers. Obama that has prompted young people to reister, and vote in record numbers,and Obama that has inspired thousands of first time voters. If you thing that Hillary can win with just the "white" vote, and with middle aged white women, you're in for a very rude awakening. And if you think that if there is even a hint of a sabotage, or stealing this election from Obama that blacks, and young people will turn out for Hillary in the way they have for Obama you're delusional. But then again, you also thought Hillary could win the primary, when it was obvious she couldn't.

So Alan you are saying that would be a bad thing?

McCain can cozy up all he wants to the Clintons, but if Hillary or her supporters think she can win without the black vote, both are mistaken. Bill Clinton did not make it to the white house without strong black support and neither will his wife, in 2012 or 2016. In fact, if black american gets pissed off because they believe this election was sabatoged so Clinton can run again, you will not see another democrate in the white house for a generation.

Obama is an Arrogant, Radical FRAUD. He is NOT qualified to lead our country and that is the reason he will never win - has nothing to do with race.
I will not vote for him - and Millions of Americans feel the same way.
The DNC made a huge mistake and picked the wrong guy.

These are the most trying times I have ever seen in the Democratic party and the DNC has to be the blame. Here you have an ex-president that should be out campaigning for the next Democratic candidate and you hear nary a peep.

Do you really think Bill Clinton will stump for Obama after how the DNC and super delegates treated his wife in the primary? Now add to the fact 18 million votes for Hillary with maybe 25% voting for the opposing party and you have really got trouble.

Even with Hillary making a speech at the convention for the Democratic candidate, it will be hard not to remember, "he's unelectable".

Janice First off, the majority of the Senate needs to approve any Supreme Court nominee. I would remind you that the Supreme Court Judge, Harry Blackmun, who wrote the majority opinion for Roe vs. Wade was a Republican Judge from MN who was appointed by a Republican President Nixon. McCain has been pro-choice before as has Romney and one of the other potential VP's under consideration, Ridge, is adamantly pro-choice. So I'm not too worried about any Litmus test in regards to abortion for Supreme Court choices by McCain.
In fact, the far right is even more concerned then the Democrats as to what kind of Judge McCain would appoint. Obama recently fudged on later term abortion in an interview and said he doesn't think a woman should be able to get one just because she's "feeling blue". The comment showed some lack of understanding on that issue . Obama has a pro-choice record but the comment makes one question his understanding and committment in all regards to Roe vs. Wade. One of Obama's potential VP choices under consideration is Kaine, who is adamantly anti-choice. Most importantly though both the economy and foreign policy are women's issues. There are women struggling to pay for gas to get back and forth to work, women who are losing homes to foreclosure, women who have children serving in Iraq and so on. As Obama himself has said "the Democrats do not have a monopoly on good ideas" , there are some women out there who feel the policies being proposed by McCain in regards to energy are best. The majority of military families support McCain. All of the major issues pertaining to the economy and foreign policy are women's issues and not every woman believes Obama has laid out the best solutions to those problems. Women are impacted by all major issues in this election and women have the capacity to engage in critical thinking and come to their own conclusions as to which candidate represents the best approaches to them. Obama supporters need to quit insulting us and holding issues such as reproductive rights over our heads to get us to either stay with the party (Democrats) this election or to come on board.

I voted for Hillary and will be voting for MCCain. Hillary told us about Obama and she was right. Obama will lose and Hillary will run and win in 2012.

This is in response to "questioner":

Questioner:

Yet the percentage of white people who voted for Obama was larger than the percentage of Black people who voted for Hillary..... Racism in reverse?

Not really 'cause none of those interviewed stated they did not vote for Hillary because she was white. They were never asked, it was just assumed by white people that this was the reason.

Questioner:
And as for ethnic stations existing for various ethnicities.... those are like comfort zones for a lot of people.

Not everyone would be interested in a station catering to Yiddish music... or to Telemondo.... but why shouldn't they exist?

Drew's Response:
So the best you got is that watching a black station is a comfort zone. I'm sorry, I speak English as a first language and I shouldn't have to buy cable to see Black people on it. Do you have to buy cable to watch white people. I'm sorry America was built on the backs of native Americans, blacks and whites. Don't you think it's presumptuous to think whites should dominate the TV screen. That's why they shouldn't have to exists. They exists cause regular tv doesn't cater to their issues. Yet America can find time to take their taxes. Run the country on just the taxes from white people and see how fast this country will fall apart.

Questioner:
I think a lot of people only have a problem with that when those of us who preferred Hillary or choose McCain... are told that we are racists because 're not voting for B O !

Drew's Response:
I never said anyone was racists because they were not voting for B O as you call him.

Questioner:
In fact, I think this is a turn off for a lot of people who already feel that this newbie has been crammed down our throats by the broken down DNC and the politically pushy media.

Drew's Response:
It's funny how the media is politically pushy when they aren't eating out of McCains hands. Remember, McCain was once a media darling too. He prided himself on that fact. In fact, he thought that was one of his pluses until it was taken from him by B O! Now, he's crying fowl to the same people who were kissing his butt in 2000. (FLIP-FLOP)

Questioner:
And why is it acceptable for B O's bloggers to label McCain as a a doddering old man.... but not acceptable to label Obama for the unscrupulous egomaniacal politician whose actual accomplishments (aside from penning two semi-autobiographical novels of hype) are minimal.

Drew response:
It's not acceptable to call him a doddering old man, but the truth hurts! What has McCain written? He can't put two words together without looking at his cue cards. Is he running for president or for host of the Family Feud?

Questioner:
Granted, B O's campaign is great; all hail David Axelrod. Perhaps HE should be our candidate...

Drew response:
Our candidate? Are you a democrat or is this a gaffe on your part? If you like David Axelrod so much, then it's poor judgement on McCain's part to no lead his campaign by hiring a great staff. He fired his first staff based on poor judgment, right?

Questioner:
If Colon Powell were running for office, he would have been way out in front by now and, frankly, I think lack of credentials will play a bigger role in this outcome of this election than the color of Obama's skin

Drew response:
I hope you're right cause McCain has no leadership experience as well. He hasn't lead a business. He's never been an executive. He was right about the surge, but doesn't know who we're fighting. Sunni or Shiites? Come on, this is simple stuff and you actually think he's a great leader.

I sincerely believe that McCain has great admiration for Hillary and Bill, and they do have a connection in being the target of racist, "race card" tactics. It's obvious that BO is black, so why does he need to keep reminding us of this? Because he knows it's already helped him get where he is, and he's hoping it will trump all other (more important) factors. I predict that when this election is over, Obama will be able to say what Hillary has said, in so many words: "It's an honor just to be here" (even though I didn't win this time). Hillary paved, and Obama is paving the way for future minorities to lead us, but at this point, with Hillary apparently out of the picture, the person most qualified to lead happens to be another white male.

"McCain and his wife combined are worth $150 million. Out of touch with the average American."

Posted by: Vanessa | Aug 1, 2008 10:00:37 AM
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Does this mean that Kennedy and Roosevelt should never have been Presidents because they were also too rich and out of touch with the average American?

Or..... are you just jealous?

Or... what, exactly, IS your point?

FYI: The poorest president to enter the White House since the late 1900's was Bill Clinton.... the one B O's bloggers and spokesmen (never Obama himself!) has accused of using the "R" card... and I DON'T mean "Republican"!
Bill Clinton!

I am (almost) equally nonplussed with either McCain or Obama, although the latter is preferred. As long as "The Clintons" are off the White House, everything is fine. I think that McCain is going to lose, but we are about to see fairly soon, aren't we?...:-)

I actually felt sorry for Hillary Clinton whenever her campaign was accused of racism.What a nightmare it must have been for her.

I'm happy to see the Mccain camp is working to restore some truth back to Bill on the racial issue. I felt it completely disgusting when Obama played the race card against Bill. I agreed with the Mccain camp...the idea that Obama would use this dirty and divisive card against an ex-president of the united states of his own party is very telling. It tells of a man who is willing to do anything and everything to win...even if that means stabbing and cutting up his own people to get there.

Hillary supporters voting for McCain? What a JOKE! Name one women’s issues that McCain supports. McCain will turn back the hand of time for women. We really need to use our brains and STOP venting our emotions. Hillary lost. Let’s move on. Obama is the best candidate for WOMEN!

B0 needs the Clintons - they don't need him! I hope Hillary stays away from him - he is toxic!

Hillary supporters voting for McCain? What a JOKE! Name one women’s issues that McCain supports. McCain will turn back the hand of time for women. We really need to use our brains and STOP venting our emotions. Hillary lost. Let’s move on. Obama is the best candidate for WOMEN!

She said he's unelectable...

Know we know why? You can't sit on a plane for a week and have the experience it takes to be president. And you can't buy the election.

Come November Obama knows teleprompter debates does not a president make.