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Obama Hits McCain on Closed Door Meeting with Bush
May 27, 2008 1:39 PM
ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Senator Obama capitalized on Senator McCain's closed door meeting with President Bush today, to paint the presumptive Republican nominee as a continuation of the Bush administration's failed policies.
"Today, John McCain is having a different kind of meeting. He's holding a fundraiser with George Bush behind closed doors in Arizona. No cameras. No reporters," Obama said before a town hall in Las Vegas, "And we all know why. Senator McCain doesn't want to be seen, hat-in-hand, with the President whose failed policies he promises to continue for another four years. But the question for the American people is: do we want to continue George Bush's policies?"
Watch the VIDEO HERE.
Senator Obama is spending the day in North Las Vegas talking about the home foreclosure crisis, meeting with a struggling family of Bellagio workers and holding a small town hall to discuss his housing plan. By comparison, which the Obama campaign happily plays up, McCain will be meeting with President Bush at a closed door fundraiser in Arizona.
"I don't think the American people want to continue the disastrous economic policies that have helped create catastrophes like the housing crisis that we're here to discuss today," Obama continued, "On issue after issue, John McCain is offering more of the same policies that have failed for the last eight years. That's the agenda that he and the President are raising money to support later today. But I'm here in Nevada because we know it’s time to turn the page."
Obama referenced an economic address that Senator McCain gave last week, characterizing his comments as out of touch with working people, "Senator McCain is so out of touch with the struggles of working people that he gave a speech laying out his economic agenda last week, and he couldn't even be bothered to talk about the foreclosure crisis that has put so many families on the brink of financial catastrophe, and put our economy on the brink—or in—recession."
Senator Obama offered continued criticisms of McCain's economic policies: reminding the audience that McCain once said economics is not his strong suit and playing up McCain's lobbying ties.
"John McCain is running for a third-term of tax cuts that only shift the burden onto working people. That might make sense to Washington lobbyists who run John McCain's campaign, but it won't do anything to help families that are struggling."
Obama said he will, by comparison, give a homeowners tax credit that covers 10% of a family's mortgage interest payment.
The RNC issued a prompt response, bringing up Senator Obama's ties to Tony Rezko, "It's tough to take Barack Obama's partisan attacks seriously on the housing crisis when his experience with homeownership is a sweetheart deal from his millionaire friend Tony Rezko," RNC spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said. "Americans are looking for real solutions and principled leadership – not poor judgment and baseless attacks from Barack Obama."
In 2007, Nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation and is a state which if Obama wins the nomination he will vie for in the general election.
"We are going to be spending a lot of time working on this housing issue in the months to come. We're going to be having a debate between myself and John McCain about who's got a better agenda for America," Obama concluded.
May 27, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (148)
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Did Obama say this during his CLOSED DOOR invitation only Memorial Day speech? or perhaps behind a closed door in a SF fundraiser?
Posted by: geevill | May 27, 2008 3:07:01 PM
Does McCain really think he is fooling people? Obama is what he is. Obama gets my vote.
Posted by: DenisR | May 27, 2008 3:18:57 PM
I met somebody today who told me Obama was a Muslim. She was a few clowns short of a circus. And from the phony anti-Obama posts on here, I see where her missing clowns are.
Posted by: ericmiami | May 27, 2008 3:23:21 PM
With Obama dropping harassing bombs on McCain daily combined with Moveon.org hitting him broadside, in addition to Democratic 527's suppressing him from the rear. He's going to get flash backs of being shot down on his first Rookie Mission over Vietnam. What sucka luck!
And that's not adding the American public who loathe continuous war, permanent tax breaks for the most wealthy, corporate tax breaks that are unnecessary, Supreme Court judge nominations, etc. (McCain won’t get the chance)
America won't put its future in a 72 year old warmonger with ties to George Bush. Believe me, many Americans talk a good game huffing and puffing while beating on their chests, but aren’t loyal to being masochists. You know it, I know it and the world knows it.
This election is already a wrap.
I can now see why Hillary Clinton needs a jackhammer to remove her from the podium. What a loser in not being able to win a Democratic primary she was heavily favored to win and on to one of the easiest GE's in a long time. Even she knew this was going to be a blowout
Try back in 8 years Hill. 70 is not that old to become the first woman POTUS. Just ask McDame!
Posted by: Nat Turner | May 27, 2008 3:24:08 PM
FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THE CYNICS
Obama graduated Harvard Law School with honors. McCain finished at the naval academy fifth from the bottom of his class in a class of over 800 graduating students. That's coming in 795TH place, MY FRIENDS.
Obama will rip him to tiny shreds and he'll do it with a smile on his face. McCain is easy pickings for someone of Obama's intellect and savvy. Just wait for that first debate. Holy Cow.
Somebody's gonna get smashed and it looks like Gramps is completely out of his league.
Cynics, please come together and say a prayer so that the teleprompter won't go out while McCan't is speaking.
Will that be considered losing his bearings or a senior moment. Hmmmmm, that's something MSM should ponder, huh?
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008 3:25:08 PM
This is nonsense and only plays to the radical left. Obama needs to screw his head on straight before he makes a complete fool of himself.
Posted by: rplat | May 27, 2008 3:28:44 PM
Bush is the president, people talk to the president everyday... Nothing to see here, move along, move along.
Posted by: BOb | May 27, 2008 3:32:16 PM
How many of you are willing to be so petulant, childish, petty, ignorant, self-defeating and foolish as to vote for John McCain and a literal THIRD BUSH TERM. Anyone?
Would you be OK with perpetual war, invading Iran, no global warming plan, the overturn of Roe v. Wade and an overwhelming, unassailable majority of right-wing ideologues like Scalia and Thomas on the Supreme Court, endless tax giveaways to oil companies and the super-rich, continued torture, eavesdropping the use of the our Constitution and Bill of Rights as neocon toilet paper? WOULD YOU?
A vote for McCain is a vote for ALL of these hideous policies. Think long and hard before voting for John W. McBush, my friends. The nation you may destroy out of spite and pettiness may ultimately be your own personal demise. Are you willing to cut off your whole arm to save 1 finger? Yea, right.
You know you're just whining. (smile)
Snap out of it!
Oh yea, btw. Saudi Arabia, Dubai, China, Russia and Iran would love for McCain to be president, so this country can continue to be pimped out like it has been. Another "John" of a country coming here to acquire another American asset.
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008 3:33:07 PM
Jack:
45 years ago was 1962. Senator Obama was 1. How is it that he would not have been able to sit on the front seat of a bus when the bus boycott was over and won in the late 1950's before he was born?
Posted by: shalom7 | May 27, 2008 3:33:19 PM
It's not about who's best it's about the lessor of two evils - do you want a McBush whom will continue killing our kids? Or Obama the one that will champion change, tax the rich and provide resources to the masses. To tip the American tree to center again to stop the pubes from making America "Jesusland".
Posted by: Darr West | May 27, 2008 3:33:48 PM
A closed door fundraiser? Are they trying to hide that McCain and Bush are from the same party; that Bush endorsed McCain; that neither understands anything other than their self-imagined fantasy, overly-simplistic dynamics in the Middle East?
Posted by: Paul | May 27, 2008 3:34:47 PM
Given McCain's name recognition, Senate tenure and very impressive military history, how is it that a man of such military esteem and tenure in the US Senate after 20+ years consistently misses and/or forgets pertinent details surrounding a war the he 100% supports? Ask yourself that.
Secondly, McCain isn't supposed to have problems getting money from donors due to his high valor and self esteem, is he? Can anyone explain how someone can be in the Senate for 20 plus years and not have the connections to match a Senator with just 3 years in the same Senate? The answer is quite clear. Very few truly believe in MCain and his cause or that he will win against Obama. He's sloppy and in the military, attention to detail is everything, which he doesn't show or have.
For Winnie the Pooh's sake folks, the man has to use a teleprompter to order a pizza!!! He doesn’t have an affinity for thinking on his toes and with monolithic tools such as this, he will be eaten alive by a Harvard educated, finishing high in his class orator like Obama who does nothing but think, react and respond on his feet.
My friends, that’s comparing a creative spider to a cockroach. One is a bottom feeder that carelessly mulls around unless directly by others when the other creatively sees ahead of time, manifests and brings to fruition the plan.
I can’t wait for the first debate as McCain is going to get embarrassed by an opponent with superior debate and communication skills, and to top it off, Obama will do it with smile on his face.
Why waste the vote on McCain?
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008 3:35:32 PM
Obama hasn't a snowball's chance in hell come November. I wish Hillary would start another party, I know I'd suppor her. I'm writing her name on my ballot come November. Can't vote for Obama, WON'T vote for McCain.
Posted by: goodguy | May 27, 2008 3:37:15 PM
Here is the best quote, straight from Bill Clinton himself:
“Now one of Clinton’s Laws of Politics is this,” Mr. Clinton says. “If one candidate’s trying to scare you and the other one’s trying to get you to think; if one candidate’s appealing to your fears and the other one’s appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope. That’s the best.”
McCain is again trying to scare the American people while he continues to cry wolf.
Not this time Pappy McCain!
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008 3:38:16 PM
i bet they are planning and cooking up some dirty political scandal on sen obama or maybe they were telling mccain what to say today at his speech in co lords knows the man cant speek for himself he has to have the bush admin by his side every minute well if some dirty little thing should come up on sen obama before the ge you know right were to look but not to worry sen obama is way to smart than all of them he will beat them at there own game good luck obama your gonna need it with this gang my prayers are with you!!!
Posted by: angie | May 27, 2008 3:39:54 PM
Oh noooooo, another McCan't gaff.
A maverick claiming to be against lobbies when his whole campaign is full of em? Kinda like the wolf guarding the henhouse saying, he's only filling in for a second until the rooster comes back. Hilarious.
How about supporting the Iraq war 1000% and not knowing the difference between Sunnis and Shiites? Hilarious
How about saying he has CINC experience and not knowing that Petraus was the commander of Middle Eastern Forces and not Forces in Afganistan? What a joke!
This guy is gonna get smashed in the GE.
You can count on it!
Posted by: Jack | May 27, 2008 3:40:31 PM
To all of the McBush supporters out there the reality is this: America is fed up with past 8 years under Bushavelian rule. America has lost respectability oversees, and continues to plummet into a deep abyss caused by the policies of Bush and Co.
I live and work oversees, and what the majority of Americans don't understand or recognize is that the Bushavelian mentality has destroyed all credibility and respectibility for our nation. McCain is more of the same, despite the argument that he has "experience". What exactly constitutes experience? Wake up America, it's time to clean house.
I am neither Republican or Democrat, but since Obama is the best of the three candidates running, I will vote for him. It's really sad that America cannot produce a higher caliber of candidates, there is better leadership in our country to take the helm. Unfortunately, we our victims of our own complacency and ignorance. NOBODY CARES! You keep on re-electing the same people that our running our country to the ground! Good job America!
Posted by: quijote1967 | May 27, 2008 3:41:33 PM
When did Bush become McCain's drunken uncle that he doesn't want anybody to know about? He lost to him in 2000 and now what? He's an embarrasment? That McCain has got some pair on him. He thinks he's too good for the great President George W. Bush? He doesn't deserve the privelage of being on the GOP ticket. That ungreatful old geezer. GO Ron Paul!
Posted by: GOP 08 | May 27, 2008 3:42:55 PM
President Obama will ban doors so that one can talk about him and Michelle behind their backs.
Posted by: geevill | May 27, 2008 3:42:57 PM
I do not blame McCain one bit for not wanting to be seen with Bush. While McCain is no Bush, he needs him to help raise money....nothing new about that.
I have always voted Dem in Presidential elections, but not this time. I cannot support Obama, too many questions, too little experience...his political past does not equate with change nor hope.
Just say NOBAMA!
Posted by: memyselfandI | May 27, 2008 3:43:49 PM
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