Why would McCain invite a criminal like Reed?

mr. mccain is a phony,he has chosen every person that ran the bush campaign even though they tarred and feathered him in the 2000 elections. why in the world would he have people like karl rove and steve schmidt dishing out dirt and negative images on sen.obama.this is the same old playbook the republicans pull every four years.john mccain said he would run a positive campaign but he lied and is dealing with all type of shady people just to be president.he is so obsessed with sen.obama all he does is critize him theres an old saying its a sad man that has to tear someone down just to build yourself up.sen.mccain needs to start telling the america people what he is planning to do to get this economy booming again,help with foreclosures,get our sons and daughters out of iraq,and stop preaching war,war,war,also i am not pleasad with the answer he gave pertaining to his first marriage we need to hear what really happened he is constantly focusing on sen.obamas patriotism so i need to know how great a family man he is because trust and values mean a great deal to real americans but we have so much racism and hate in this country some people will vote for an adulterer rather than an honest good and loving man out of fear and hate i see this everyday in america and the awful things some people write on the internet about sen.obama just lie after lie.but if we would be satisfied with the same old status quo america will have only their selves to blame. i for one am sick and tired of the republicans running thi country in the ground out of smear and fear,they had the country for eight years and we saw nothing but scandal after scandal.do america want to keep being the laughing stock all over the world and stop having any credibility when and if we go to war lets wake up america and throw those scandalous bums down the sewer where they belong and take our country back i am sick of the republicans playing political games with the voters.

adolphsuchaney...Thanks YOU said it all. MOst including open and Honest GOPers feel the same. WE don't want more of McCain Bush and feel we should give Obama the chance to promote change in Washington.

Par for the course. McCain has been bought and paid for so many times by the likes of Reed, the oil companies, military establishment etc., that if he is elected, the cost of paying allthese guys back will be more horrendous than it has been for Bush. And, of course, the neo-cons and the extreme right wing will all contribute. So, it will be full speed ahead on the path to the third world and to the dark ages. God Help America.

Other Georgians that can read know that Reed is an absolute phony, like McCain. Trouble is, the crowd that is opposed to literacy, often the same ones taken in by 'intelligent design' because it sounds smart, are taken in by Ralph Reed because he looks like a straight arrow and says God and 'Christian-like stuff' often enough. Reed is a still un-indicted felon, like his buddy. His so-called Christian beliefs surely doesn't square with the parable that tells that Jesus ran the money-changers out of the temple, just as the founding fathers didn't want false prophets corrupting government. The press should step up from the offering plate and present the facts of what these guys are about to the public. Reed is no different from Jim Baker or Jim Jones--a greedy fake who is using religion to manipulate people, the kind of guy a deceitful opportunist like McCain is drawn to--because of money.

So....where's Tony Rezco? I haven't heard the rumors about Mr. Reed purchasing a house for Senator McCain.

So....when is Mr. Ayers having the next fundraiser at his house for Mr. Obama?

A person is known by the company they keep! McCain has surrounded himself with a collection of Washington insiders, many of whom have questionable dealings in their backgrounds. Reed is simply one of many and now that his participation with the campaign has been exposed, the McCain campaign goes into damage control mode. Now the question remains whether the Reed collected money stays or is returned to the embarrassed donors. Integrity in the McCain campaign is in very short supply, bordering on being non existent.

True....you are judged by the company you keep. Wonder which is worse....Washington insiders or....Wright, Pfleger, Rezco, Auchi, Ayers, Doern, Odinga, Marshall, and Farrakhan. Most of these were long-term significant assocations. Nothing like McCain's fringe relationship with this Reed guy (who wasn't even charged with a crime).

Lou R YOU ARE RIGHT ON WHEN YOU SAY LOOK TO THE COMPANY A MAN KEEPS...Please refer to PGHPAVOTER comments above..I would add Rev Wright, Father Pfleger, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Code Pink co-founder, Jodie Evans, Arab Activist, Ali Abunimah.......GEEZ DO YOU RESEARCH ON BOTH CANDIDATES IN ORDER TO MAKE AN INTELLIGENT DECISION

well channel 2 news said he was there even showed him not that I care if the democratic party can cheat why can't McCain and there were no charges against Reed filed. I stll hope Hillary cleans his clock BO that is.

I Agree!!

A person is known by the company they keep!

His spiritual leader and mentor.
Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.

terrorist friend maybe he'll put him in charge of National Security
William Ayers Weather Underground

Antoin Rezko, a friend and supporter of Mr. Obama who is on trial in Illinois.

Louis Farrakhan

Reed represents the worst of the ultra right-wing evangelical Christian involvement in Politics. Bush/Roves cynical exploitation of these groups led to the infiltration of the entire Federal government by scores of incompetent religious fundamentalists like Monica Goodling, who illegally based hiring decisions at the DoJ on religious beliefs and loyalty to GW Bush, rather than merit. McCain's embrace of Reed is scandalous.

paul stewart..Obama's largest fund raisers include UBS Investment Bank..UBS's 10 major equity funds holds investments, heavily, in EXXON..BRITISH PETROL..so when you say McCain takes money from oil..SO DOES Obama..

This is stupid. Everybody in Washington knows McCain hangs out with the scum left over from the last GOP campaign in 2004. Hello! Give us some real news please. Like didn't you guys see that "faith forum"? What a load of dirty diapers. Evangelicals are really full of it. McCain likes vulgarity like most men. He is an American man. I mean I’d question him if these macho jack-ss tendencies didn’t come up. I mean he is 72 years old and married to someone young enough to be his daughter and referred to her at one time as female genitalia. Hello! Can we say the Hugh Hefner of Washington? Sorry I take that back. Hugh wouldn't call one of his ladies that. And what's up with that story about McCain sleeping with some girl that works for him? Surprise, it may have happened but was nicely covered up. And hello, everybody in Washington does it! Seriously it was a big controversy when they moved the strip-club district across town. So now senators have to go for girls (or guys) that work at their offices who may not be as attractive. People can be so naive.

Um. CuriousIndep? You said, "Obama's largest fund raisers include UBS Investment Bank..UBS's 10 major equity funds holds investments, heavily, in EXXON..BRITISH PETROL..so when you say McCain takes money from oil..SO DOES Obama.."

Phil Gramm is Vice Chair of UBS. How does that set with you?

http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2008/07/mccain-phil-gramm-and-ubs.html>

Yeah and Tony Rezko is sentenced to prison on Sept. 2! Don't be casting stones Obama!

my son is 17. he's a good kid. a while back he befriended a couple of boys who honestly made me nervous. shortly afterwards i saw a change in the guys. i learned from that experience that you are not who you hang around but who you are. if not with all the pedophile priests who exactly is the pope?(no Offense) judge obama/mccain on what they are saying if you listen carefully they'll espouse their true character without you knowing who their friends/cohorts are?

Anyone who looked at Senator McCain's investigative committee hearings into the fraud committed against the Indian tribes by Jack Abramoff cannot have any doubt about McCain's feelings for Reed and all the henchmen who helped Abramoff, including Reed. But for McCain's hearings (which the MSM as usual did not cover) I doubt that the Bush Justice Dept. would have moved on the indictments. McCain tore into the complicity of the Interior Dept., into the fraudulent use by Abramoff of charity schemes, and the cozy relationship between Abramoff's Restaurant and many political figures.
Get transcripts of the hearings when McCain was still Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Comm. Unlike Sen. Obama, who didn't know what to do with a committee (on Afghanistan) McCain used his power to uncover wrongdoing and mismangement. It was on C-Span late at night, for all of you Obama supporters who go to bed early.

Anyone who looked at Senator McCain's investigative committee hearings into the fraud committed against the Indian tribes by Jack Abramoff cannot have any doubt about McCain's feelings for Reed and all the henchmen who helped Abramoff, including Reed. But for McCain's hearings (which the MSM as usual did not cover) I doubt that the Bush Justice Dept. would have moved on the indictments. McCain tore into the complicity of the Interior Dept., into the fraudulent use by Abramoff of charity schemes, and the cozy relationship between Abramoff's Restaurant and many political figures.
Get transcripts of the hearings when McCain was still Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Comm. Unlike Sen. Obama, who didn't know what to do with a committee (on Afghanistan) McCain used his power to uncover wrongdoing and mismangement. It was on C-Span late at night, for all of you Obama supporters who go to bed early.

Reed is a wonderful man!!! At least he is no Edwards, Congressman 90,000 in the Freezer Jefferson or a killer like Teddy Kennedy!!! The real crook is Jon Conyers and his crazy wife .

Vote Mc Cain!!!

Hope and change huh? Ayres, Wright, Rekzo, Muhammed, et.al.

Ok. Obama haters you can't have it both ways. Your response is to bring up bits the media has convinced you over Obama to try and level the playing field. Ok. But in doing so you are actually saying none of those associations are a problem, because they are equivalent to Reed and many more.

You know McCain like you would have known Jessica Lynch had Bush gotten away with it. McCain POW isn't as inspirational as he makes it seem. But you bought into it because he was the son of a high ranking admiral. Do you honestly believe they would tell the bad part? lol

McCain will tell you what you want to hear. This is why he prefers the smaller forums. This way he can tell one small group one thing and change it up somewhere else. That is his plan.

Don't try to ignore McCain faults because there are plenty and will be revealed very soon.

Anyone remember when McCain had the guy who said women should be rapped and should stay in the kitchen fundraise for him? McCain said he canceled that fundraisor but he actually lied and did it. McCain has a long history of lies, examples include:
Anyone catch how McCain was attacking Obama for NASA policies that McCain also supported? Can McCain get anymore dishonest? All his tax adds are lies, independent sources have proven it.
Then McCain lies about his letters to the FCC after McCain broke campaign finance laws. A few months ago McCain lied to women about supporting equal pay for them. McCain has consistently voted against equal pay legislation. I guess all the many McCain lies coincide with his hundreds of flip-flops.
But I guess McCain has to flip-flop because he supports Bush 95% of the time and has almost all the same policies as Bush.

Reed was invited so that Charles Keating would not be in solitary confinement.

obama is an Arrogant, Radical FRAUD!!!
His entire campaign is like a staged show. His gang style Chicago group is a Disgrace - always trying to Trick the American People - we are much smarter and know a Fraud - this guy will NEVER be elected.

Change, and hope, and now is our time, is not the words of Hussein Obama.It is from his terrorist cousin Odinga in Kenya.

so let's see...

he disinvites one friend of Jack Abramoff who's a lobbyist from a fundraiser...

only to use another Jack Abramoff friend and lobbyist (Oliver Swindle) to corroborate a story that didn't happen to him about a cross in the dirt...

man, jack abramoff gets around don't he?

Barry Soetoro is just an author- he has 3 books- Me, Me and More about Me.
Hill Yeah! Take it Back!

Wow, what a bunch of Obamanation whiners. Do you think you can denigrate McCain any better than the Bush/Rove-machine in 2000? In fact, you are sounding like the B/R machine. As time goes on it seems like that Obama is more and more like Bush.

I likes MCain in 2000, but them more and more i see of McCain 2008, i am getting quite discouraged.

He has brought in the Bush-Rove team to run his campaign. He has brought in the Abramoff-Reed findraisers and all he is doing is swinging further and further right.

Obama meanwhile seems more centrist.

Too bad i would have loved to vote for McCain circa 2000

John will still take his money and then rail against him. But what do you expect from a freakin' Democrat!!! Name a pro choice canidate, hell why not LIEberman, Romney or any other DEMOCRAT John! Remember when we had TWO parties to choose from, and the Republicans had ONE!

McBush will keep the cash and avoid the photo op. That's the way he plays the game, taking cash and advice from the Bush team and then trying to disown them in his public speeches. What a loser.

To paraphrase Lyndon Johnson "Bush has McCain's d*&K in his pocket".

Ralph Reed, was and is a devil in sheeps clothing. Christian SCAMMER, SCUMBAG.

Barack Obama's new ad is a good Ad. John McCain CANNOT afford to be "Jack Abramoff"ed! OsiSpeaks.com