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McCain Twice Calls Obama 'Out of Touch'

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April 27, 2008 6:51 PM

ABC News’ Bret Hovell reports: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sunday, took the opportunity of a mid-afternoon press conference to twice call Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., “out of touch” on issues ranging from the economy to the values of average Americans.

McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, spoke to reporters at the swanky Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla., where he held a fundraiser Sunday evening.

McCain criticized Obama for not supporting McCain’s plan for a gas tax holiday, which would eliminate the 18 cents per gallon Americans pay for gasoline between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

“Obviously, Sen. Obama does not understand that this would be a nice thing for Americans,” McCain said.

He also sharply criticized Obama for saying that he was open to raising taxes on capital gains, which McCain said would affect the taxes of 100 million Americans who have investments.

“That means he has no understanding of the economy and that he is totally insensitive to the hopes and dreams and ambitions of 100 million Americans who would be affected by his almost doubling of the capital gains tax,” McCain said.

“He is out of touch with the economy.”

The second “out of touch” came when McCain, who is 71, was talking about comments Obama made a few weeks back when he described rural Pennsylvanians as “bitter.” Speaking at a fundraiser in northern California, Obama said rural Americans turn to faith and guns as a result.

“He believes that it’s out of economic concerns. We all know it’s out of a fundamental belief, a fundamental faith in this country and its values and its principles. Again, Sen. Obama, out of touch.”

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McCain is somebody who is older Coca-Coca in a can and is in Washington for more than 5 decades and who is saying that Obama is out off touch, that is an insult to our intellingence. McCain has to stop saying things which are stupid. He has no understanding of Economy he said, he is twisting Obama's word, he should know better. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08.

Posted by: BKMC | Apr 27, 2008 6:58:31 PM

hmmmm..................?

I Liked him better as a maverick.

Posted by: Thinking | Apr 27, 2008 7:01:03 PM

Oh wonderful, this so called "out of touch talk" is coming from two of the most wealthy of candidates to run this year - aside of Romney - now that is rich. Well McCain, if Obama is out of touch you were never in touch. And Hillary if Obama is elite, you must be ROYALTY (although that doesn't mean s000 in this country.)! The point is the both of them are jokes.

Posted by: Hauim | Apr 27, 2008 7:02:42 PM

I'd like a Republican holliday

Posted by: Thinking | Apr 27, 2008 7:04:02 PM

Even the Republican governor of California knows there is a major infrastructure problem.

Bridges, levees, and roads have been failing after being ignored for decades where only minor patches have been done.

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Illinois, Lousiana, Colorado, and many more states know that government has ignored these fixes for too long.

Posted by: Dan | Apr 27, 2008 7:13:00 PM

maybe they should try suspending subsidies to oil companies the average american (not you rich polictos) feels like we're getting flogged by corporate run government.

Posted by: Jay Stone | Apr 27, 2008 7:19:52 PM

al,

Why is that?

Posted by: Thinking | Apr 27, 2008 7:20:29 PM

Those Nobel Prize winning economists are too old to remember what they were talking about. Perhaps they thought they were supporting HRC.

Posted by: Olbermann3 | Apr 27, 2008 7:20:38 PM

Communist countries also act very much like the liberal media has acted in this primary cycle.

They will stick 2 guys on the ballot, but BEHOLD one 24 hrs a day and simply mention that the other guy is running but he is an idiot and everyone hates him.

Very much the same communist routine we have seen out of this primary season.

The liberal media is so far beyond reporting the news,its basically PARTICIPATING and SHAPING the election to benefit one candidate.

Posted by: tomdavie | Apr 27, 2008 7:26:27 PM

Talk about disingenuous; 100 million Americans being affected by the Capital Gains Tax?

If he is talking about me and my 401K, well then he is completely out of touch, as everyone knows that income will be treated as ordinary income.

Posted by: Thinking | Apr 27, 2008 7:32:40 PM

IMHO, the fact that Obama
is a long-standing member of a cult
needs to be more thoroughly investigated...

Posted by: kitty | Apr 27, 2008 7:33:38 PM

McCain out of touch.

Obama has never been in touch.

Still, Obama fans attack everything but issues preferring instead to engage in character assignations. Typical of those who adhere to an issue-bankrupt hero.

Posted by: Aston | Apr 27, 2008 7:34:57 PM

McCain is the ONLY person who doesn't think HE (McCain) is out of touch. This assertion is laughable.

Posted by: Zdnet | Apr 27, 2008 7:35:30 PM

Boneheaded,.

Well I am represented by two republican senators and one republican congressman. It has been that way for over 30 years. I would have to say that they are out of touch with me.

And if you are from Chicago then I take it that Obama is out of touch with you.

So I do not know how you can say it is beyond you.

Posted by: Thinking | Apr 27, 2008 7:38:39 PM

All of a sudden, McCain cares about the middle class. Ha! What's he been doing all this time in congress?

Posted by: A reader in Georgia | Apr 27, 2008 7:43:09 PM

A reader in Georgia

What do you think he's been doing. Please be specific!

Posted by: Aston | Apr 27, 2008 7:45:09 PM


Obama (aka Soetoro) is and empty suit. The only thing that keeps him standing upright is his hot air.

Posted by: A | Apr 27, 2008 7:47:38 PM

Thinking - Too bad you do not feel your Senators and congressman do not represent you, but that is called democracy - not everyone can be satisfied with everything. If you think they are out of tough, which I have no idea whether it's true or not, you need to express your given right - vote them out of the office.

You first need to vote, and you need to convince all those who think, as you do, that they are out of touch, to vote them out, and to vote in a representative that you believe in touch with you, and more importantly, the majority of your state or your district.

If you failed this year, try harder two years from now. It is no one's fault, but your own if they stay in power and out of touch.

On the other hand, from a different perspective, and I am not a republican defending your republican congressman, if they have stayed there for 30 years, perhaps they have done something good for a majority of the people they represent.

Posted by: Boneheaded, Chicago | Apr 27, 2008 7:50:12 PM


Want to learn more about South Chicago? Just watch the news about the riot.

Of course, Obama didn't exactly live in the predominant part of his area -- he'd lived in Hyde Park with the likes of Rezko. Clearly, his social friends were different than his church friends.

Posted by: A | Apr 27, 2008 7:54:36 PM

the truth

WHO CARES, enough of this. I want to hear about the economy and other issues.

Posted by: mel | Apr 27, 2008 7:55:55 PM

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