Reagan fan you listen to hannity too much. 74% of coverage on obama is negative.

Basically this says that McCain is not a nice person or a mean one. Edwards recently admitted his narcissism but it has been a part of McCain's life from day one along with an attitude towards women that is sexist and demeaning.

Hold on Reaganfan....election day isn't here yet. It is quite obvious that McCain has little respect for his wife if he would make comments like he did in SD. He has done this before and she basically just takes it. I feel sorry for her because he always walks one step behind him, and looks scared. She never speaks unless spoken to. I don't know. It seems like a weird relationship.

Let the national media vetting of McCain begin!!! The reality does not match the mythology and more people need to be made aware.

reaganfan - hardly a non-story.

Certainly not about issues related to the challenges our country is facing; that much I'll grant you. But when there's signs that Obama may have an opening with evangelicals, who aren't comfortable with some things they're seeing from McCain, it certainly is an interesting campaign dynamic.

Well i guess the Attack DOORS are open now to ATTACK OBAMA and his WIFE and RELIGION full force since Obama said to keep wives and Religion out of this.

Maybe if Obama denounces this then McCain supporters will keep Obama's American hating wife out of the campaign and his Rev+ Wright out of the media.

Lets bring up Obama's mother then. Or maybe how Obama insulted his grandmother for political reasons.

The Attack starts now on Obama. Obama opened the door by not refusing the support of a false christian religion

about time the McMedia starts focusing on the post POW McCain as close as they have Obama. At least have him answer the tough questions. there is still a long way to go before it's balanced.

This pastor sounds just a little too judgemental to me.

They can run all the ads they want against McCain. It will never do away with the fact he put his life on the line for freedom and idiot groups like Matthew 25 to spew out false religion supporting the false messiah Obama.

But the other side of the coin. Obama spent 20 years in an American hating Wrights church that said 3000 people deserved to die in the world trade center

I can't fathom how any woman can vote for McCain at this point. I hardly love Obama, but it's clear to me that the other side views us as less than them.

Karen - I see it as even worse.

McCain's first wife was a swimwear model. A car accident left her crippled and disfigured. The timing could be coincidental but it was at this point the marriage started coming apart.

That's when he traded her in for his current wife, a much younger, much richer and now more attractive woman.

There's also some indication of other affairs with other women.

reganfan - "Another Non-Story!" - Non-story? What, you don't like the fact that the neocons and religious right are being uncovered for the frauds that they are? I mean, they try to portray themselves as the party of 'family values' then get caught in the stall with their 'wide stance' doing, well, you know what.

Like most politicians, McCain has no common sense and his wife needs less peroxide and more personality on that pimple atop her shoulders. God help us all if he gets elected!!!

Cindy, keep your clothes on. Thank you.

Any of you haters ever hear of a JOKE? I grant you it was not particularly funny, but he was not serious, people. It cracks me up how you commenters say stuff like, "Anyone who would offer his wife for a topless contest ...". IT'S A JOKE for crying out loud. If anything, he's simply gloating because his wife is kinda hot. McCain needs to quit joking though, cuz he's not good at it, and he's giving the opposition ammunition every time he tries to be funny.

Will,

Senator Obama is on vacation, and Mr. Foreign Policy can only garner a tie? That's it...a country, for which John McFraud has a lobbyist in his campaign, breaks out into a war, and he only ties? This does not bode well for McCain. What's gonna happen when Senator Obama comes back this weekend, makes the correct assessment, issues great vision on handling the situation, and McCain flip-flops to Obama's position? Not pretty for McCain, but then again...you were hoping all week long McFraud would get a boost in the polls from a WAR.

McCain is a scum and a loser, I am a 59 year old republican woman and that McCain makes me sick, I will not be voting for him

Lou Z. Anna - "McCain needs to quit joking though, cuz he's not good at it" - Do you honestly know any Republicans that are funny?

McCain has nothing to offer this country all he can do is keep on with the Bush policies and the Bush people.
if that is what you want vote for McCain. He will send your children, grandchildren to war- continue the destruction of the constitution, destroy the supreme court. etc. etc. If that is what you want vote for him. The rest of us will be leaving the country for Mexico. We expect that you will do the same if Obama wins. There will not be any room for you here.

This is the headline on ABCNEWS Home page? "Jenna Bush Wedding Pastor Rips McCain" - WOW you guys are desperate.

Who cares what this attention seeking "religious" nut has to say about anything. By involving himself with politics, this goof is tainted and his credibility as a religious leader is shot. 15 minutes of fame is over and done.

Who yanked this clergyman's chain? I do not care what he believes is appropriate right or inappropriate. I shall make those decisions for myself.

Warning the Obama camp to "proceed with caution"??? Excuse me, but this is the Bush minister bringing up the issue of John McCain - NOT the Obama camp. Get a grip folks - stop blaming everything on the Obama group. If anyone has hit below the belt it has been the McCain campaign.

This may be a non-story to some but it is big news to others. In less than 12 hours 2-influential preachers have weighed in on Senator McCain. Dismissing their weight in the religious community is foolish. And if Senator McCain's campaign does lash out as threatened he does so at his own peril as the religious community will see this action as more as an attack on the them than on Senator Obama...

If you are an Obama supporter, no matter what John McCain would say they would twist it and ripped it and make it look bad. I would still vote for John McCain.

yeh, no way mccain's gonna win. not with his fading brain. he keeps saying stupid stuff. the filter's not working anymore.

Reagan Fan, you are a pure freak. Like the Joker in Batman. McCain does not sound like someone with the temperament to lead any country. Good Senator, not a President.

reaganfan - "God has told us what to do with you people." - You got all that from your revelation in the stall? Was that before or after you took on your wide stance?

okay he wasnt offering people a look see for a vote!

It was rude to bring her name into something like that ( even if he didnt know it was a topless thing) but just as the "terrorist fist bump" this is taken and stretched a we bit too far"
the man needs to focus on the issues and stop trying to be funny we arent his friends at the local veterans bar who are going to laugh about women and trade war stories.

If he is a close personal friend of Bush I guess he forgot to counsel Jenna's father on that pesky commandment "Thou shall not kill" in regards to the war in Iraq. I think that is a bigger issue than this nonsense.

Say what you want, but the fact remains that Clinton has Obama over a barrel right now. I agree, Obama showed a lot of weakness by inviting her to headline the Convention and to get a floor vote. I don't think Clinton is after party "unity", but rather, after the nomination. Obama is suffering from damned if you do and damned if you don't syndrome. Regardless, the Democrats are divided beyond repair this year and McCain will win the Presidency!

Say what you want, but the fact remains that Clinton has Obama over a barrel right now. I agree, Obama showed a lot of weakness by inviting her to headline the Convention and to get a floor vote. I don't think Clinton is after party "unity", but rather, after the nomination. Obama is suffering from damned if you do and damned if you don't syndrome. Regardless, the Democrats are divided beyond repair this year and McCain will win the Presidency!

Posted by: JackieO | Aug 15, 2008 2:00:22 PM

I agree, JackieO....Hillary controls Obama's fate and could very easily come away with the nomination. Either way, as you pointed out, the Democrats are so divided now that there will not be any unity in November. It's a sure GOP win!

And just think, its voters like those who write the thoughtful sentiments expressed here who get to pick the most powerful officeholder on the planet.

Huh. Maybe democracy ain't such a great thing, lol.

He is going to lose this election!
Nothing you say or do or Fabricate will
change that! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Hum You are
Right ... But it will be the American
people that Dump the 100 Year Man..
and the only one that could change that
is McBush.... and he had as soon Lose elections .. wars and anything else than
give up the only thing he cares about..
Not the American People but Iraq !

It is interesting that so many Dems are interested in McCain's affair from 28 years ago. Most of them weren't concerned by Clinton's indiscretions while he served as President. In fact, most Dems I know feel that Clinton did a great job so perhaps adultery is good for a President.

We read the desperation of Obama supporters who realize the ONE is fading fast.

if you only knew the truth you wouldn't make the wrong choices again for a president such as mccain

If anyone ever approached me to run for a political office, I would have to say NO, because that would mean that I would never be able to make another joke in public or private for the rest of my life. Maybe that was not the most tasteful joke in the world, but good grief, do we really want the leader of the free world to be toally devoid of a sense of humor?

I honestly don't see how Christians, or women for that matter could support McCain.

What is this, "The One" stuff? I know it's used in reference to Obama somehow. Is this a Matrix analogy? In The Matrix, Neo is "The One" who saves mankind. Very cool movie, by the way.

To all GWB fans, Bush camp said it best 8 years ago about McCain, his time in Hanoi made him not right.

actually the mccain camp's response was the usual, he was a POW so don't question him on anything. this is an individual not employed by the obama campaign that expressed an opinion about mccain based on actual facts of his life, sounds like fair game. the news media has been harping about john edwards' lack of morality for the past week all the while ignoring the equally horrific circumstances under which sen. mccain abandoned his first family.

How many people in this country are divorced? Big Deal! How many men are so proud of their wife's 50+ year old appearance that they would even consider comparing them to younger women? Blessings for those men! When did it become a requirement for President that you have to be godlike and not have human foibles like the majority of your voters?!

Does anybody really care what this guy thinks about any issue? I sure don’t!!!!!

Could you imagine Obama talking to bikers? McCain a man of all people.

Mark .... there is no way that you can't vote ... if you don't go to the polls the winner of the election wins by default ... and you helped that to happen by not voting.

I can't believe anyone would vote for that Obama over McCain. I don't care what you say McCain has done. Obama is worse.

Please, lets get real. Why would this preist state this, like he has not sinned himself let alone his fellow priests, work on that and not McCain. All of this for a joking comment cause him to question McCain's respect for his family. Preist states he does not know much of his family history, then do more then listen to easy adds and see he has adopted a needing child and loves his children and does not drag them through the press for his political benefit, but sure has made mistakes like us all. There is so many problems in this world the preist should be addressing with good vs evil and his comment is this. Very disappointing.

It warms my heart to see the African American community from both sides of the aisle come out to support senator Obama.....

And if Republicans and/or the "so called conservatives" would like to help put their favorite targets out of business, namely, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, then they should follow the lead of African Americans and millions of others and support senator Obama for president.....

Our government is supposed to be one that is "of the people, by the people, for the people . . . " WE are the people. What are WE doing to make this country better? We can start by asking ourselves what we're doing to make our own little corners of the world better. How do we treat our family members, neighbors, coworkers, people on the highway (anyone heard of road rage?), or those in need around us? It's amazing what a kind word or even a smile can do. What if we all reached out and helped one person in need? How about helping one single mom pay for her kids' school supplies or a visit to the dentist? Some are able to do more to help than others, but we ALL can do something. Whether we face the fact or not, we are all accountable. It's not all up to the politicians.

I thought Mccain's joke was in bad taste, however this Rev. Caldwell supporting Obama as a family man when he was a huge supporter of partial birth abortion, is a joke itself.

Teddy Davis and Hope Ditto need to find another occupation if they think this is news

McCain shoots himself in the foot again. Mr. No Class

Obama is a weak man! If he can't stand up to Hillary and Bill Clinton by giving the Convention over to them, how will he be able to stand up to the likes of Putin?

McCain...the much BETTER candidate!

Unfortunately, this pastor's got it right. I just read elsewhere that McCain's response to the Corsi book was to say he thought it was humorous. I never thought I say this about John McCain. McCain has sold his soul in hopes of becoming president. His "you need to have a sense of humor" way of blowing off really nasty and offensive lies by nasty and offensive people makes him morally unqualified to serve as president.

shalom,

That is from Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell's ministry. The point is the obama campaign had that information scrubbed from the website. Rev Caldwell cannot even standup for his own beliefs.

Can we now just call this whole thing...

"McCain's Newest Pastors Problem :

Pastors Don't Vote For Adultery"

@ newyorker
Obama and Michelle on the cover was great. Love your magazine !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell was a "supporter" of Bush in Texas because of all the faith based tax money he got.

I am glad to see THE ONE has been exposed in THE BOOK - Obama Nation. Jenna's pator should read THE BOOK.

Jenna Bush should introduce her pastor to Obama's pastor. HA HA HA

There just isn't much (or anything) to say good about Obama....he is a scam.

chattyway

According to you. and McCain would be perfect. McCain to me is bush with a littl more intellect, and that my friend is dangerous

geevil:

I understand; in fact, I can vaguely recall hearing that story.....

This is done, of course, to appease the many gay rights activist who want to support senator Obama....

I'm a Democrat and I thought of voting for McCain for about a second. When he told the news people they couldn't attend his fund raiser, I knew the man was a phony. What's he afraid of? Also, he's been in politics for 27 years, what has he been doing for those 27 years! Suddenly, he's going to solve the gas problem, etc., etc., etc., why didn't he solve these problems when he was in office? He's an adulterer who can't be trusted. And talk about vanity, he's 100% full of himself! I have a feeling that McCain thinks he's going to win because people won't vote for a black man. Don't be too sure! I've done my own survey and I'm surprised how many whites will be voting for Obama.

Who asked him to campaign for or against anyone? Preach to your flock and keep out of politics.

I used to think McCain was a smarter Bush, I'm not so sure anymore.

I think that McCain should practice what he preaches and should learn to control his words. If he does this and doesnt think about what he says imagine how he would run our country. Instead of always referring to his wife all the time, he should be thinking about taxes, health insurance, and more jobs...

This so called Preacher jumps McCain over a joke,yet supports Obama and his preacher?

LOL... what a non-news item.

I am a long time democrat who will never vote for someone that panders to every sect in America like Obama. He is a liar, a con man and a criminal. You may have forgotten or do not care about the Rezko connection; but many of us do care. I am switching to McCain though I would rather vote Hillary.

To Gladys: McCain's fundraisers are open to the press.

When the smoke has cleared, McCain is still the lesser of two evils and this is coming from a democrat.

One thing's for certain...

the less you know about John McCain

the more you like him.

If McCain is always joking, where is the character and competency? Is he joking with Georgia? Let's hope the joke will be on him!

McCain's real son from his first wife...the one he chested on...helped run a major bank into the ground.

And McCain's buddy Phil Gramm helped run UBS into the floor with the whole subprime loan debacle.

The less you know about McCain, the more he likes you knowing less about McCain.

Sheep are easy to lead.

The democratic majority in the house has the lowest approval rating, even lower then Bush. Should tell you something. Like the C' running the show is not fit and they are running us into the ground. Just like NOBROMA will do. I love that the Dems are reaching so hard to put someone out there, the puppet they chose will do anything to win and you can pull his strings and he actually talks well. But again he has no substance.

Not surprised to see true Christians line up behind Obama. Anyone who believes in Jesus couldn't support a warmonger like McCain.

The problem here, as many of you have pointed out, is the preacher and, of course, the unthinking people who adore them. Remember the crusades, the inquisition, the Salem witch trials, radical Islam, and the depths to which many of America's preachers have sunk . . . . and then realize that it isn't religions job to point out problems because it IS the problem.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

I can't wait until Rick Warren asks, "Senator McCain, do you believe John Edwards actions should disqualify him to be a public servant?"

Well, I have supported McCain on policy and experience 100%, but now that this african-American Obama supporter is upset that McCain cracked a joke ten days ago, I am thinking I must have to switch my vote.

Ejohn thats why they are called JOKES. I guess Dems dont have a sense of humor. Oh but they do, they nominated Curious George.

Why do people on the Right just HATE everything good about America? It'd be fun if they would all go and start a new country on some island somewhere. I jsut wonder how long it would take for them to start hating each other and destroy themselves?

McCain should not be allowed to make a joke because he will intrude on Obama's awesome celebrity. How can we listen to more waffling and poll-surfing from our favorite celebrity candidate when his opponent McCain keeps butting into the news cycle? The O Fan club was momentarily distracted from the mysterious contemplation of the awesomeness that is Barack, which is simply unacceptable.

ejohn: EXcellent post. Really sums up McCain's take on women. He's been embarassing himself with hate-inspired jokes all his life. They probably went over well when he was sitting around in Florida at the officers club drinking or cheating on his first wife. They probably even make some senators laugh. The REAL scary thing is, he still has no clue that they're offensive, or why. I've known people like him. He'll never have a clue.

The absolute great thing about this is McCain and his followers know McCain has nothing new to offer the American people so the only thing they can do is scratch and claw at Obama's heals to try to bring him down. LOL

And how is this supposed to be helping the Georgian/Russian conflict? This is the MSM's way of not talking about Obama's birth certificate or Rev. Wright or William Ayers. It's just a smoke screen to make us think about McCain's divorce that happend years ago. Plus, this WAS a joke. McCain has always been a joker so this is Much Ado About NOTHING!

McCain comes from a different time. He still thinks his jokes are funny. So does my 80 year old father. He does not quite grasp that people in America have matured beyond making jokes about their wives in crows of people. If you are a comic and that's your shtick than it’s distasteful but understood in advance. If your using your wife as the butt of a joke in a public forum, that’s just insulting to her. I'll bet she had something to say to him in private when she had the chance.