McCain to Hit Obama on Biden's Prediction Obama Will be Tested by International Crisis

Folks, listen to Biden....HE'S RIGHT and I thank him from the bottom of my heart to REMIND AMERICANS THAT OBAMA ISN'T TESTED....NOT READY.
Thank you Joe.
McCain doesn't NEED ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR ANY CRISIS!!!!
That's why when he has four Ex Secretaries of State and several Generals endorsing him....WE DON'T NEED TO BE TOLD ABOUT IT, BECAUSE McCAIN HAS THE CRED...just like McCain doesn't need to wear a flag pin....we know he LOVES THIS COUNTRY. McCAIN HAS NOTHING TO PROVE.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN.

Elect BHO and get attacked?
Elect McCain and no one messes with us?
Hmmmmm. Fighter pilot......community organizer? Who do I trust? A man whose life is an open book or a proven liar with dozens of unanswered questions? McCain/Palin 08!

Moderate: I agree. I hate when Dems say that the Republicans know how to spew hatred and twist the knife. As an independent, I see both sides probably more clearly than someone who is one or the other. And, I say the Dems spew such hatred on the Republicans.

Obama actually reminds me so much of Kerry. The arrogance of both of them is so unbecoming.

This Times piece on Cindy is so unbelievable and so full of hate for her.

You know, I may never be a full-time Republican, but I could never ever be a part of a group that is so hateful.

God help us all if Obama becomes President. Now I heard he is going off the campaign trail to visit his sick Grandma. Hopefully, that does not get him any sympathy votes.

I don't mind either side expressing their side and everyone has a right to vote for whom they want. But, only if they honestly understand why they are voting for them. There are so many people out there who really don't know why they are even voting for Obama. It just makes me so glad I am an Independent!

Biden spokesman David Wade is gonna need to ask for a raise if Biden keeps talking!

I think we need more interviews with Biden. The press has overlooked him while swooping on Palen.

Maria, you and I are obviously soul mates. *G* I loved it when you wrote, of the gratuitous attacks on Cindy McCain for actually wearing nice clothes and jewelry which she can well afford: "Did any of you say the same horrible thing about the "ketchup lady" 4 years ago???? I can safely say, she is even more rich than Cindy McCain! Where was all this spewing then?" You are exactly right. Teresa Heinz Kerry is far richer than Cindy and the Democrats were always gravely insulted when anyone talked about John Kerry being a "kept man" or about the ways that Teresa spends her money on left-wing projects and pashmina scarves. Now, the shoe is on the other foot and how they snarl about Cindy's money. Cindy has a great heart and has devoted much of her time, energy, and money to supporting charities that help the poor and the suffering around the world, from southeast asia to darfur. Her adoption of Bridget is just the most visible sign of the way that Cindy walks the walk. It's a shame that the NYT and the Obama fan club (or is that redundant) feel the need to trash this woman. She does not deserve these tasteless attacks.

So Nancy Pelosi and Cindy McCain both have enough disposable income to dress very well. That does not change the fact that I would not trust Nancy Pelosi as far as I could throw her and I admire Cindy McCain more than I can say.

Ryan C,

I think your problem is Joe Biden, not Fox news.

Moderate: Nicely put! I would also like to add, that a marriage breaks up because of two people. It is not one sided.

Furthermore, maybe it was poor judgment on McCain's part, maybe it wasn't. But, Obama's judgment is far more dangerous for this country.

Oooops - a Biden gaffe worth reporting. This one has legs. And that cleanup -- "all presidents face challenges...blah blah" is just not working. Biden specifically said that Obama is young and that the world would want to test his mettle. This comment works to McCain's advantage -- because he's more experienced. Wow. Between this and "spreading the wealth," the Repubs could have some great commercials. Also, the stock market is recovering. I'm a Democrat, but I'm just uncomfortable with Obama.

I just said he was interviewed by O'Reilly. And, did not do very well, like I said. He looked sheepish and stammered. Did you not read my post properly?

And, Chris Wallace is a nice enough guy, but a DEMOCRAT. So,like I said, he chooses very, very carefully who he will interview with.

I am not a right winger. There you go not reading the post entirely again. I am an Independent with my own mind. I have voted for both parties in the past.

Why does he talk about Sean Hannity all the time about how unfair he is and a conservative, etc., and every time Sean Hannity says to him LIVE, "come on my show, Obama". He is yet to do that.

What a chicken. He's afraid the real Obama will come out like it did to Joe the Plumber.

Donna, your questions were directed to someone else, Maria, but I'd like to respond anyway. The problem with the questions you pose, the sort of "when did you stop beating your wife" questions I deplore, is that they are based on false premises.

You asked:

Maria,
Doesn't McCain's association with the likes of Liddy and Keating, and the fact that he flip-flops whenever the wind changes direction bother YOU?

Well, that's hilarious. I assume you are being facetious, because of the tremendous criticism of Obama for associating with Ayers, Rezko, Wright, Dorhn, Daley, ACORN, etc. etc. etc. And that he flipflopped on so many issues so blatantly as soon as he had clinched the nomination.

No, McCain's associations with Keating and Liddy do not trouble me as much as Obama's associations. The Keating scandal (where, you will recall McCain was exonerated of wrongdoing but agrees that he did not exercise good judgment, resulting in the appearance of impropriety) taught McCain a valuable lesson and he went on to a long career as a reformer as a result. Liddy, who did time and atoned for his misdeeds, is hardly a close associate of McCains (and you guys are the ones who insist that if it's not a close association-- see Bill Ayers-- it does not count).
Ayers and Wright and Dorhn do not admit that they did anything wrong and are unrepentant about their radical ideas.

Next you asked:
Doesn't the fact that he dumped his first wife because she was unlucky enough to get disfigured in a car accident bother you?

John McCain says that his divorce was the worst thing he did in his life. But it is not a 'fact' that he dumped his first wife because she was disfigured. The truth is more complicated and not pretty, but also not that shallow. Mrs. McCain was injured while McCain was a POW. When he returned to America, she was changed but so was he. They tried to make the marriage work but, as she said, "John wanted to be 25 again." He wanted to sow wild oats now that he was a free man. He did not want to be tied down. The marriage broke up. I am aware of that. It was not John McCain's finest hour. But it does not lessen my trust in his leadership or give me pause when I determine to vote for him.

Doesn't the idea of having a president with a famously BAD TEMPER, who can come unglued at the drop of a hat bother you?

McCain can have a temper, as does, to hear some folks from the Illinois Senate tell it, Barack Obama. So? But that "come unglued at the drop of a hat' crack is unsupportable. McCain is not out of control or unstable, and constant repetition of that idea by Obama operatives will not change that fact. I think McCain is in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt and Harry Truman. I'm not worried about him snapping in the White House. He will have a steady hand on the tiller, because he is prepared for the job; he has the temperament and the judgment needed in our next leader.

Biden wants us to believe a crisis is coming IF we elect Obama-- he claims the crisis is designed to test the mettle of the new guy, so apparently we need not worry about this particular disaster if we elect McCain. So let's skip the drama and just elect McCain.

"Is this the reason why Obama will not go on Fox News????"

Obama has been interviewed by Chris Wallace and Bill O'Reilly.

The lesson as always? Right wingers lie.

"What's he going to do with all that lobster and caviar if he loses"

Turns out that right wing rumor blew up when it was discovered Michelle Obama was in Indiana when the room services was supposedly ordered in NY.

The New York posts has even deleted the item.

The lesson for today? Right wingers are gullible.

All of you who are so concerned about McCain's "anger". I just saw a video from earlier today of a rally Biden was at.

I can tell you I have NEVER see McCain this angry. If it wasn't for Biden's botched forehead job, you'd actually see the veins pop. But, instead, they imploded into his brain.

Talk about getting angry. How come none of you mention his anger????

Even though, I do happen to think a President does need to show some anger from time to time. WHat's Obama going to do if we get attacked again? Come out shining those pearly whites and say,"Change is coming?"

I don't know why Cindy McCain's jewelry offends some of you. She didn't start that business, her family started it years ago with $100! So what if it was a success and she inherited it!

Did any of you say the same horrible thing about the "ketchup lady" 4 years ago???? I can safely say, she is even more rich than Cindy McCain!

Where was all this spewing then?

McCain has shown his lack of leadership during a national crisis. Who is he to talk?

With two wars going on I am sure an Obama presidency would need the support of the masses and that IMO is what Joe meant.Some of you just love to take things out of context and exploit it.No Matter who is elected they will need the support of all of us and at the rate McCain is going half the country will not support him if it comes right down to it.Attack the policies not the man and McCain/Palin should learn from that.Some of you really need to stop and read what is really written and how it was sid and what it was referanced to before making such post Joe Biden is a good manand has done nothing to deserve what some of you people have put out.Ever think he knows what is going on in foreign countries where you don't.Joe was just asking for support in case something did come up.With the way this campaign has been going

It seems to me that it is not about readiness so much, but Biden is saying the likihood of an international incident occuring is greater with Obama in the white house than with McCain. This is actually something friends an I have been disussing for a while now.
The obvious ones would be Russia and Israel.

The reason would be that Israel would not feel secure any longer the US is aligned with them and will be protecting them. They will also feel that Iran is thinking the same thing -- that Iran will have a certain amount of freedom without the watchful eye of the US hovering. My guess is that Israel will attack first (a 'get them before they get us' approach).

And, Russia -- they are obviously really missing their most valuable properties, Georgia and the Ukraine. But they have not fully had the confidence to do what they want which is to attack and take over. I think the assumption on the part of Russia is that our new administration will have a more isolationist, anti-military mentality. Russia will feel assured that they can go for it without reprecussions.

These two scenarios are obvious -- you don't have to be a foreign affairs genius to figure out that these are two of the likely possibilites Biden is talking about.

The question is -- is this assumption correct that the US will be less likely to protect other countries, less likely to use military action, and more isolationist-minded in terms of world affairs under an Obama administration? I do believe that Obama's voters/supporters expect this from him as well. And I believe they will be very dissappointed if he doesn't react that way and instead reacts militarily and gets the US involved in conflicts between other countries.

And the second question is -- what does this mean for us -- are we safer or less safe with a non-miliary, less involvement in international conflicts approach?

These are the questions that come up with Biden's statements -- it is not so much about readiness. I think Obama (and affliliates) know very much how they are going to approach world affairs and are ready to do it just so, and it is going to be different from the Bush approach. And these volitile countries know that too. But, if Obama's approach is like Clinton's and Carter's -- not appearing to be involved, yet leaving our troops out there vulnerable and unsupported and without effective strategies in dangerous hot spots -- many many lives will still be lost -- and our enemies will get stronger and more dangerous while we in affect ignore them, as occured under these administrations. So Obama also has to do it differently from Clinton and Carter -- and he might -- we'll see.

Sallie:

Is this the reason why Obama will not go on Fox News???? He only does interviews with "safe" interviewers so that he can get "softballs" thrown at him. He did go on Obama and happily, I can say that he stammered like a pre-schooler as usual without his teleprompter. Guess he couldn't fit it into his pocket.

When was the last time you saw Obama give a press conference?????

To Blah:

Excellent point!! That just goes to prove my point to Donna. Endorsements mean nothing!!!

I also proudly cast my vote for McCain/Palin last week.