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Obama Says Referencing McCain's Keating Five Connection Is Fair Game
May 10, 2008 5:42 PM
ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: Sen. Barack Obama responded today, during a press availability in Bend, Ore., to comments that Rep. Peter DeFazio made while introducing him yesterday at a town hall.
In Albany, Ore., DeFazio brought up Sen. John McCain’s association with the Keating Five savings and loan scandal, questioning McCain’s ethics. “He says we need less regulation? Hello! Wall Street mortgage meltdown, Bear Stearns taxpayer bail out, Enron, but you know, I guess maybe for a guy who was up to his neck in the Keating Five and saving and loan scandal less regulation is better.”
Obama walked on stage after DeFazio’s comments and thanked his newest superdelegate endorser for his “fiery speech.”
Obama today was asked if he believes McCain’s association with Keating Five is fair game.
“Congressman DeFazio obviously delivered a speech that wasn’t my speech,” Obama said instantaneously, trying to separate DeFazio’s comments from his own.
Obama said that he does think that McCain’s past association to the scandal is relevant to the presidency and fair game to bring up.
“I don’t have any doubt that John McCain’s public record about issues that he’s apologized for and written about it [is] not germane to the presidency,” Obama said.
He was asked a few minutes beforehand about how he will respond to Republican attacks on his patriotism, if he is the nominee, and used this as a comparison to McCain’s past, saying that his connection to the scandal carries more weight.
“I was just asked previously about a whole host of issues and associations that were a lot more flimsy than John McCain’s relationship to Keating Five. What I’ve said is, you know, I can’t quarrel with the American people wanting to know more about that and me having to answer questions about that.”
In response, Sen. McCain’s spokesman, Tucker Bounds, said, “Apparently Obama’s lively calls for ‘new politics’ ended today and politics-as-usual emerged, because his campaign spokesman said just yesterday that this is an issue they didn’t intend to discuss. If Barack Obama doesn’t have the strength to stand up to his own standards, how is he going to stand up for hardworking Americans who need a strengthened economy?”
Bounds was referencing a statement by Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki, in which she said, “There is more than enough space between Barack Obama and John McCain on the issues, whether it is tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans or a timeline for bringing our troops home, and that is where we will focus out campaign.”
May 10, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (56)
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Karl Marx would be Obama's biggest supporter. What's wrong with you supposedly educated arugula eating,deep pocketed Obama supporters? Haven't you ever had to work for a living or do Mom and Dad still foot the bills?
Posted by: mpwdc | May 10, 2008 8:49:43 PM
The same could be said of Obama's association with the current Home mortgage crisis. He has been getting all that money from those lenders. This is fair game also!
Posted by: Voter | May 10, 2008 8:50:00 PM
Still waiting for McCain's medical records. I have a feeling we are going to find something pretty bad for he has promised to release them weeks ago yet he has not.
Tapping my foot waiting....
Posted by: Stacey | May 10, 2008 8:53:29 PM
Stacey,
What about the Obama aide that was talking with Hamas that just resigned. Guilt by association. Obama is toast in November if he gets the nod.
Posted by: J | May 10, 2008 8:54:29 PM
Does the United States want another Corrupt president? McCain has shown he is not a man of his word. He is a Liar. McCain will change his position on an issue at a moment's notice if he felt it would get him elected. McCain will support a certain lobby's position if the lobby will give him cash. McCain can be bought. Corruption!
Posted by: Corruption | May 10, 2008 9:05:15 PM
This election in the fall is really beginning to look like a landslide for Obama. mc-more-war will be carrying a lot of baggage not to mention the bush/cheney coattails. I would say that mc-more-war really will be losing more than his bearings this fall. Obama 2008!
Posted by: pt | May 10, 2008 9:37:08 PM
"Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill Gods who do not belong to the black community. Black theology will accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love."
Obama’s so-called religion -- black liberation theology.
Posted by: Fred | May 10, 2008 11:46:37 PM
Fred
you are correct too my dad is a Methodist Minister and says that there is no place in any religion for that kind of stuff and how the DNC can promote yet another candidate with radical views is just beyond me
Posted by: staniam | May 11, 2008 12:12:52 AM
Vinny
you know your candidates pastor is calling on God to damn america
Posted by: staniam | May 11, 2008 1:02:43 AM
MR USA
there are no republicans on this site just angry Hillary supporters because she is the best candidate I suggest you get in line behind her!
Posted by: staniam | May 11, 2008 1:04:02 AM
You know what's really scary? Carl Bernstein's article discussing inside info on Hillary's plans for the next few months in the democratic primary race. It's posted over on CNN, and is positively frightening. Who new that she is this type of person? I used to support her, and even donated her some money, but no more. I had no idea! Enough is enough. Hillary, show some class and dignity, already.
Posted by: jennifer | May 11, 2008 1:41:45 AM
Mr Stephenson
I respect your views however Obama and his followers have villified Hillary and her suppoerters much more than the opposite has occured we will not back down there will be a significant number of Hillary supporters who will never support Obama period!
Posted by: staniam | May 11, 2008 2:34:48 AM
Wasnt the Keating 5 story like 20 years ago? Wasnt Mc Cain cleared of all major wrong doing, and was cited for 'poor judgement' .
Did he also apologize?
Obama trying to use this crap against him is signaling a pretty nasty campaign of cheap shots.
My God. It was 20 years ago. Mc Cain was cleared to boot.
Posted by: tomdavie | May 11, 2008 2:45:32 AM
Roy Rogers
Looks like youve been [laying around in fantasy land wild wiest too much! Obama will not be the next president of the US end of story! and that is comign from a mainsteam Democrat!
Posted by: staniam | May 11, 2008 2:57:33 AM
Staniam
I dont think he can win the clinton supporters back. There has been far too much bad blood.
I would far rather see Mc Cain be president than Senator Obama.
Posted by: tomdavie | May 11, 2008 3:17:45 AM
I thought BO was going to run a different kind of campaign? Just one more lie from him.
McCain is being a fool playing nice while BO moves from character assassination of the Clintons to now character assassination of McCain. The shady operatives and cronies BO associates with have not been brought to light at all by McCain. He needs to quit pussyfooting and hammer BO for his extremely dangerous judgement demonstrated by participating in a divisive, racist, hateful "church" that spews Black Separatism.
Posted by: Chantel | May 11, 2008 4:50:15 AM
After North Carolina, I seriously considered putting it all behind us and rallying behind Obama.
But Kennedy, Clyburn, and media CONTINUE to torture Hillary when there literally is no need for it.
Let the woman finish the race. Until Obama has 2025 delegates, she has the right to finish the race.
Clyburn, Kennedy, and the liberal media are NOT running for president.
They dont have the right to MOCK the candidates from the sidelines.
Their conduct has made me decide to campaign for John Mc Cain.
Posted by: tomdavie | May 11, 2008 5:14:58 AM
again everyone throws out the "sat there for 20 years". sounds like republican speaking points, but not critical thinking. wright's comments are disgusting no question, but over a 20 year period a senior pastor delivers over 2000 sermons. so far the media has come up with less than 5 that are "incendiary". so if I do the math correctly that is .02%. again, not condoning his comments, but it is a stretch to try and say that wright was spewing this "hate" for 20 years. besides that obama has already said that he was not there to hear those sermons. if you're gonna go after obama go after him for the things that he has done not what someone else has done. rezko is fair game and bitter gate is fair game because those are things he tangibly participated in. wright said those things not obama. personally i think the media overplayed its hand with it and now it is becoming old news. there is little mileage left in that story. case in point they tried to use this against democrats running in a state a couple of weeks ago with an ad showing obama next to wright and claiming that an endorsement by obama was basically an endorsement by wright. the entire ad backfired as people have already moved on from it and voted for the democrats anyway. one last point, both mccain and wright served their country honorably. wright was a marine and although i disagree with the way and manner in whic h he criticized this beloved country, he earned the right to do so with his service. peace be unto all of you!
Posted by: gammaraygus | May 11, 2008 7:11:23 AM
tomdavie could you please provide some proof with your claims that obama owns the media and that some backroom deal was made before the nomination to give the nomination to him? in school they taught us that critical thinking requires someone to ask "says who?" this question is asked to force those in a debate to provide a source for their argument. so i am asking "says who?". see how this critical thinking thing works? i can claim the world is flat, but someone would then say...wait for it..."says who?". oh and using the media to backup your argument that the media is the problem would be a circular argument so you're really going to have to dig a little deeper. on a serious note i really wish more of the folks that comment would do so with some sense of logic and purpose. most of these on here are just rantings and ravings that can't stand up to simple fact checking. peace be unto all of you!
Posted by: gammaraygus | May 11, 2008 7:23:24 AM
why would anyone want obama as president?
He's never done anything in his life!
Posted by: trettin | May 11, 2008 8:36:38 AM
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