Jack Cafferty on McCain: "This maverick stuff is a lot of hooey"
By SilentPatriot Wednesday Aug 06, 2008 11:50am
Jack Cafferty injects some much needed sanity into the conversation as Gloria Borger and Michael Gerson seem to still be living in the 20th century, when John McCain used to be somewhat independent from the rest of the bottom-feeders in the Republican Party.
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CAFFERTY: John McCain was opposed to the Bush tax cuts until he decided he was for them. John McCain was opposed to offshore drilling before he decided he was for it. John McCain, in his years in the Senate, has voted with the Bush administration between 90 and 95 percent of the time. So this...this maverick stuff is a lot of hooey. And for him to claim that he's some sort of Washington outsider who has -- who's divorced from the Bush administration is the ultimate hypocrisy.
[...] If any Republican can overcome the wretched stain of eight years of George Bush and win the White House, we deserve whatever bad things will happen to us.
After his flip flop on the Bush tax cuts, offshore drilling, campaign finance, immigration reform, the religious right, negative campaigning, torture, etc., etc., I don't see how it's possible for anyone to go on television and say with a straight face that McCain is still the "maverick" of the 2000 election. Perhaps his adoring fans in the media are just having a tough time coming to grips with the fact that their old buddy is no longer recognizable.
Transcript below the fold:
BLITZER: You know, Michael, Senator McCain did something extraordinary today. He released a new ad in which he not only wants to not only distance himself from President Bush, but he goes after him.
Listen to this little clip.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM JOHN MCCAIN FOR PRESIDENT CAMPAIGN AD)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Washington's broken. John McCain knows it. We're worse off than we were four years ago. Only McCain has taken on big tobacco, drug companies, fought corruption in both parties. He'll reform Wall Street, battle big oil, make America prosper again. He's the original maverick.
(END VIDEO CLIP) BLITZER: All right. Michael, I mean, the fact that he's going after a sitting Republican president, a president almost for eight years, and saying Washington is broken, we're worse off than were four years ago, that's pretty extraordinary.
GERSON: It is pretty extraordinary, but it's also pretty understandable. John McCain has at least two advantages going into these things. He's not the vice president of a sitting president. He has actually been a pain in the neck for this president in many ways and he might as well get some credit for it.
(LAUGHTER)
GERSON: And I think the reality also is that he's been a pain of the neck for leadership of Congress for 20 some years. And he might as well get credit for that, too. He is genuinely disliked by many establishment elements of the Republican Party. He was chosen to be the nominee because of -- in spite of this.
But, in fact, I think he's doing better than any of the other primary candidates would be doing at this point precisely because he's not identified either closely with the administration or with the Republican Congress, which was deeply discredited.
BORGER: Well, and when you look at polls, you know, McCain is his own brand. And he's running ahead of Republicans in Congressional races and in Senate races because people do identify him separately.
And I might add, the theme that Washington is broken is kind of a theme that everyone agrees on. And both of these candidates are competing as to who's got the best way to fix it. And McCain has a story to tell here.
CAFFERTY: John McCain was opposed to the Bush tax cuts until he decided he was for them.
BORGER: Yes...
CAFFERTY: John McCain was opposed to offshore drilling before he decided he was for it. John McCain, in his years in the Senate, has voted with the Bush administration between 90 and 95 percent of the time. So this...
BORGER: Well, that's the Obama ad.
CAFFERTY: ...this maverick stuff is a lot of hooey. And for him to claim that he's some sort of Washington outsider who has -- who's divorced from the Bush administration is the ultimate hypocrisy.
BLITZER: Well, let's...
GERSON: (INAUDIBLE).
BLITZER: Hold on, Michael.
GERSON: OK. BLITZER: I want you to respond to that.
GERSON: Sure.
BLITZER: But listen to this new ad that the Obama campaign just released specifically on this point.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGN AD)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's the original maverick.
MCCAIN: The president and I agree on most issues. There was a recent study that showed that I voted with the president over 90 percent of the time.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: John McCain supports Bush's tax cuts for millionaires, but nothing for 100 million households. He's for billions in new oil company giveaways, while gas prices soar and for tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.
The original maverick or just more of the same?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BLITZER: All right, you get the point, Michael.
GERSON: Yes, I do get the point. But if you look at the issues, you look at immigration, you look at torture, you look at campaign finance reform, you look at a variety of these issues, McCain has bucked his party.
I would challenge anyone to name a single area where Barack Obama bucked the liberal consensus of his party. And I think it's a real contrast.
BORGER: But then the question is why are these Republicans supporting John McCain, who they've loved to hate for the last 25 years?
GERSON: Because, I mean he -- I think he was supported in the primaries simply because he had the best chance. I think there are plenty of conservatives that are willing to hold their nose and vote for him. And, you know, I think that that's the main argument for the McCain candidacy and he needs to press it.
BLITZER: Jack?
CAFFERTY: If any Republican can overcome the wretched stain of eight years of George Bush and win the White House, we deserve whatever bad things will happen to us.
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Way to Cafferty!! - This guy needs his own show!
McCain and the GOP have nothing for America--why do you think they want to spend so much time on tire gauges?
Who knows what McCain is now or what he was then...
and who cares? Besides the MSM in the GOP's pocket, of course.
Let me echo Cafferty's sentiment. I say this out loud every day. If McCain is perceived by the majority of Americans to be the answer to this country's problems, we are done for as a world power. This guy not only doesn't have the answers, I don't even think he understands the questions.
A spade is a spade for good old Jack nice to see him return from his sojourn in the right wing's pocket
Now that America is sick and tired of hearing about Obama, let's put the Maverick under the microscope.
He doesn't look so mavericky under high-resolution does he ?
Kathy in St. louis @ 4:
You nailed it Milady
Chico Hussein @ 6:
Nay Verlily...not mavericky at all.
Right on the mark.
Now It’s Really Official that McCain Loses His Maverick Status
The question isn't why Cafferty says stuff like this, the real question is why all the other wide-eyed, breathless, overstyled, elitist "political experts" suffer from such extreme short-attention-span memory loss that they can't seem to remember what McCain does day to day, let alone year to year - coupled with a highly contagious viral strain of obsessive-complusive disorder symptomized by compulsive hand-wringing over delusions of how Obama will self-destruct.
Old man yells at cloud, bloviators hype and wheeze over his gloriousness.
Go, Jack go. Someone besides Jon Stweart needs to say it.
Cafferty is correct. The definition of what a maverick is: "an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party" is not what McCain is out. McCain never bucks the trend and even if he tries to he eventually comes right back into line when pressured. A real maverick would never do that.
Sometimes I disagree with jack, and sometimes I agree with jack as in this case. I think that's what makes him great. Yeah, he should have his own show in Beck's slot.
MSM people i love
Rachel Maddow, Jack Cafferty, Keith Olbermann
*People better than MSM
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
A LOT of people still think this... at least those that only casually follow politics at best. If he ever comes up, it's one of the first things I try to shoot down.
Considering the media is increasingly turning against this concept, I'm quite happy. Maybe there's enough time to almost completely destroy the idea by the time the election rolls around.
i've saying the same thing it's to deflect the reality that
mccain is a republican...and a wannabe NEOCON
you rarely hear republican....i'm pretty burnt out on the
maverick bullshxt
McCain = Bush
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"GERSON: Because, I mean he — I think he was supported in the primaries simply because he had the best chance. I think there are plenty of conservatives that are willing to hold their nose and vote for him. And, you know, I think that that’s the main argument for the McCain candidacy and he needs to press it."
THIS is what McSame is hanging his presidency on ?
Pathetic and sad.
Chico Hussein @ 6:
Mavericky? No. Moldy would be more accurate.
If they can do it in Pakistan why can't we do it here? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_politics
stacy @ 17:
Exactly........this is the strategy we must stick with the
(R) don't like it.....bush approval number is 25%
obama do an ad with bush and mccain hugging with the approval number
stacy @ 17:
Yellow Elephant Safari @ 19:
Maybe he's the 'mushroom cloud' Condi and Bush have been warning us about.
He's an outsider in politics, the same way that my liver is an outsider to the workings of my internal organs.
McCain's media isn't having trouble coming to grips with the real McCain...they're getting nervous because their employers which are arms of the Republican Party have given them their marching orders to extol and Glorify the GOPer candidate, or else. These "journalists" are getting nervous because their jobs are at stake if they fail as propagandists.
McCafferty is one of the smallest handful who has tried to maintain his integrity as the GOPer's agenda to destroy this country has unfolded. He's CNN's token journalist, just as Olbermann is GE's token journalist.
If I remember right there was a Bart Maverick , a Bret Maverick this dick has got to be BUTT Maverick . He truly is more like Bush than anyone has imagined . I never thought I would say this but he can't speak any better than Bush either together they have murdered more English than the IRA .
Cafferty kick the lies right back into those two Repuke(Yeah Borger is a Repuke) ass lickers mouths. McLiar is a "maverick" like I'm a fucking Klansmen.
Cafferty calls 'em like he see's 'em.
Most on CNN are script readers, Jack shoots from the hip.
MSNBC has KO, another straight shooter.
Thanks Jack for calling McChameleon out for being false.
BillO the Clown has said on numerous times that Obama is a "mystery" but that we "know" John McCain. Do we really "know" him?
I saw this on Yahoo News this morning: http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080807/pl_bloomberg/ajh5espxcf2i;_yl...
What's he really going to do with taxes?
Actually, maybe I do know McSame....he'll likely try to continue bush's tax policies.
I would take McCain's "maverick" image a step further and say that many dogs in a yard also appear to be mavericks to a casual observer. However when they run up, bark and then eventually choke because they have reached the end of their chain which is tied to their neck the casual observer knows they are not. McCain is like that. He says he is bucking GOP policies when in reality he is just operating with in the GOPs chain limits.
What's worrisome, and also indicative, is that, under the worst economic circumstances in 30 years, with a Regime as unpopular as the MOST reviled administrations of ALL TIME, with a demonstrably moronic mouthbreather labeled the WORST PRESIDENT EVER, the candidate ofthe party responsible for ALL this shit--including the deadliest attack on the US homeland in HISTORY--is still only 2-6 points behind in the polls.
And the SCUM are doing their job, which is do everything possible to create the impression of a close race, because if it's not, they don't make any money. Instructions in EVERY 'network/cable' newsroom: You Just Gotta Keep It Close Enough To Steal...
Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows that I am not a McCrazy supporter and not now or have I ever been a republican but Jack Cafferty is the most crass and obnoxious man to ever have a microphone. He must dream of blowing Obama every damn night and we have to listen to it every damn day. And here he gets praise for it. Unfortunately, C&L is another one to delete from my list like DKos, Huff Post and Americablog. Just FYI, America is getting very sick of Obama and more and more see him as a lightweight poser and puppet. We have yet to figure out who's pulling the strings but that makes none of us McCrazy supporters. Only the "new" Democrats have someone to vote for in Nov.
McCaine is just there to lose, he is a joke. But Obama is actually just as bad. Neither of them will end the war, hold the criminal Bush admin accountable, investigate 911, abolish the federal reserve, tell the truth about income tax, OR anything that is important this country. WAKE UP!
Cafferty is so 'effin' right and he said it so well. Whenever I'm faced with a challenge to my support for Obama from one of my Republican friends - and they are legion around these parts - I cut through the BS with an 'This country's not stupid enough to reward Republicans with another four years after the disaster of the past eight...and if we are then we deserve what happens to us...and it won't be pretty.'
Hooey... Yep, I agree totally... Cafferty nailed that one...
And along with what a poster upthread said... I too am burnt out on all this p.r. maverick bullshit.... Actually, I'm just burnt out on McCain period. Phony war hero bullshit, phony maverick bullshit, phony 'got the answers' bullshit. His whole campaign is bullshit..
And if the morons who managed to get Bush in twice manage to somehow do the same for McLame... Then, yea, I hate to say it, but we will deserve every bit of 'bad things' that comes our way as a result.........JD
obama has become more of a centrist/popular type candidate.....maybe he's a maverick......this is all
nonsense to try and get a republican back in office.
that's why i feel romney got out of the race .the (R) brand is crap and they're characterizing mccain like some outsider like he isn't part of the (R) party because of some senate votes that weren't in agreement with the party majority.
like stacy reminded us above we must hit this mcBush
label hard and often...
Jack nails it on the head. If John McC*nt makes it to the White House, the US does deserve any and all bullshit that comes its way.
You can't elect Chimpy twice and then McC*nt, and then whine about what's happening to the country.
Sorry America, but you put those shitheads in positions of power....and then were too stupid to correct the mistake.
Enjoy your slide.
Bluesage @ 31:
See ya. Enjoy Drudge.
Bluesage @ 31:
You can blame the green party for this mess. They thought that Obama was a real progressive but as soon as he won the primary and started to emphasis his policies they quickly fled. Also blame the states that hold a caucus and not a real election. After eight years of Bush Obama should be much higher in the polls but he's not. This whole election is such a huge head scratcher.
Jack Cafferty = Hero of the day!
Bluesage @ 31:
well i'm not SICK of obama i'm sick of mccain....and i'm
qualified to make that diagnosis. many people are being influenced by the (R) smear ads they are very effective...some of us are not capable of trusing our own judgement so we are influenced by others thats fine.........i wish you the best in your personal search of political nirvana
The Truth Hurts @ 37:
I'll drink to that... and what McCafferty said, too.
Blue... Say hi to Hil for us...
Note to Bud and Bluesage:
Hillary lost. Get over it.
Bluesage @ 31:
Your sick of Obama but you're not sick of the last 8 years? You're sick.
It's reslug policies that have left us living in a broke down dictatorship. dumbya has never had an idea of his own in his entire life.
Neither has mcstain. Which is why he flops around like a fish out of water when it comes to "his" policies. They're obviously not his. It's just more of the same. And they're not even trying to be subtle about it. Like with this campaign cash for drilling support fiasco.
I'm surprised his supporters don't hand him big bags with dollar signs on the side in front of the cameras like something out of The Simpsons: "Here's your LAUNDRY sir WINK WINK".
The fact that cafferty and a few others are actually willing to acknowledge mcsame's glaringly obvious deficiencies must mean that the reslug turd polish is simply not covering the odor any more.
Bluesage @ 31:
McCafferty already anticipated your comment:
CAFFERTY: If any Republican can overcome the wretched stain of eight years of George Bush and win the White House, we deserve whatever bad things will happen to us.
Just FYI, The World is getting very sick of America, and more and more see the United States as a monstrous and violent Empire that needs to be taken down a peg or three. America has a lot to lose in November.
"I would challenge anyone to name a single area where Barack Obama bucked the liberal consensus of his party. And I think it’s a real contrast."
I love the sheer irrelevance of this logic. At this point the guy is in full flight from Cafferty's point, dropping a smoke screen along the way. Typical right wing talking head evasive maneuver.
And people like Gerson and Borger along with MSM will try their best to help McCain overcome wretched eight years. Additional help coming from bigots, racists, sheer ignorance and hatred. But ultimate tipping point would come from our wonderful voting process and our temper proof voting machine.
Yes, we will deserve what we get if it happens. Good luck everyone.
Maybe it's "a lot of hooey”, but when Fox News will start airing the headlines a week before the election like "If terrorists plot a strike, who will you trust? Maverick or Hussein Obama?" or "No terror threat yet? Does Osama want to elect Obama?", they will not air these headlines to do what they do best - scare their viewers and half of American, but they will air these headlines because they can. F**k them! You can rest assured that the other media outlets will repeat the headlines and consider them as fair talking points as they always do (pre-Iraq invasion and the last election) A black guy and Mr. Kaine. Hmm, that's a tough one. In other words, the last 7 days will be all about terror and the present smoke screen (economy) we see is BS, plain and simple!!
But...but...he's a war hero! And he voted against Bush 5% of the time! Wow, what a maverick! Yeah, a Ford Maverick...
Jack Cafferty on McCain: “This maverick stuff is a lot of hooey”
I woulda said bull-hockey.
It be quite droll to watch such heavy bovines trying to balance on the tiny skates.
Answer to Gerson:
Fisa and Drilling - just to name two.
dont you hear the IRAN drumbeats already..... RICE is one the news the past 3 days starting the bullshit.....
any minute now i expect to hear that iran spokesperson amtiredofliving has announced that they have weapons of mass......
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When are you going to start on your GED? First you have to get past 3rd grade.
I don't want to sound like I'm defending John McCain or Joe Lieberman but there's a disconnect somewhere that I don't quite understand.
John McCain votes with Bush 90%+ of the time and is therefore running for George Bush's third term.
Joe Lieberman votes the Dem party line 90%+ of the time but disagrees with it on Iraq and is therefore a traitor to the Party who should be stripped of his commitee seats, etc.
I realize that's an over simplification but can both of these things really be true?
Good job, Jack. He may often be tactless, and sometimes even a little clueless about some issues, but he's generally pretty reliable about calling out political hooey from both sides. Maybe the Obama campaign ought to seek his permission to use this particular clip in one of their own commercials.
Speaking of which, the new Obama ad revealed in that piece seemed pretty good to me - finally a direct frontal assault on this overplayed, overbaked maverick image.
The more ads like that, the better; they'll force even the most slavish of talking-point drones like Wolf Blitzer to at least talk about whether the reputation is still deserved, and viewers will finally start to see that it just doesn't hold water any more.
frenchfries @ 51:
Exactly........obama has gotten plenty of heat for those two positions. it's obvious they are going to be negative
about every move obama makes. they're probably effective for people looking for a reason not to vote for obama. many people know bush presidency has failed
so maybe they want to consider change unless they're influenced and told subconciously not to do it by constant negative ads.
some people here are saying that obama should have a larger lead please prove that to me with some substance....math model something that's nonsense
sean @ 53:
your weak dude please tell me you have more than this.
your mccain energy list is pandering at best....accomplishing those on your list require much more than mccain will offer.
Borger is so "in the tank" for McCain, it's ridiculous. She was the first one to posit that Obama's Berlin event was a negative for him. Huh? Where did she get that meme? You know where - Gloria got it on a fax from a McCain operative!
Cafferty is a rare bird in the MSM these days, and good for him to point out to these GOP tools on CNN just how bad off our country will be if the GOP pull off an upset and win the presidency in November. He knows that we get the leaders we deserve, and much of the blame falls in the lap of Cafferty's own employer and the rest of the compliant and lazy corporate media.
It seems to me that several if not most of the folks in that room were partially responsible for McCain's "maverick" image. Calling it "hooey" now strikes me as being more than a bit hypocritical.
He gave himself that label. The media has always just run with it, and they are still using it.
it's all so disturbing. what has this guy done right? and i mean ever.
seriously, he's either really stupid, a liar, or just plain senile.
i don't understand how this many people could actually think he'd be a good president.
it makes no sense.
sean @ 53:
Talk about being fast on the trigger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arv5OQd3Exc
I'll give Jack credit for being *more* balanced than most of the traditional media over the last few years (not that that's a very lofty standard).
But as much as I like to hear this kind of talk, I can't help but think that the change in the media's tone is more a recognition of the reality of the campaign than a realization that they've been wrong. They assumed that Obama wouldn't be able to handle the shitstorm of the general. I think that they both overestimated the GOP machine this time around, and underestimated the strength of the candidate and his supporters.
So now we'll start to see some of the talking heads, i.e. the ones who aren't on right wing welfare or don't have long term contracts, start to try and gain favor with Obama. Everyone wants to be on the winning side, after all.
Did anyone else take note of Gerson's stupid attempt there to reframe the debate by asserting that Obama is less of a 'maverick' for not having voted against his party as much?
Apparently they want to turn this into a "Who's the bigger maverick" pissing contest. Ridiculous!
The policies of the Bush administration are a failure, and the American people agree (or at least 70% or so of them).
So obviously the "maverick" label is McSame's biggest asset. But to imply that the same standard should apply to Obama, the representative of the opposition to the administration is pretty stupid. As if the Democrats were equally to blame for Bush's failures!
I don't think the people are going to buy into that line of attack. There's good reason why the Democrat 'brand' is stronger than the Republican one. People are beginning to see that overall, the Democrats have done a better job of trying to look out for their best interests than the Republican rubber-stamps did.
Or in short: They're trying to paint McSame, a member of the administration party, as more opposed to the administration than the opposition party!
Cafferty is exactly right about the Bush Administration. Of course the mainstream media cannot utter this simple truth because it would offend too many Republicans in their audience. Consequently, the mainstream media reports on the Bush Administration as if it were any other American administration rather than a radical, disastrous lurch to the right.
Quick question for "maverick" fans: If the republican platform is so messed up that voting with the democrats is a good thing, then why are you still registering republican? Isn't it time to switch to the party that always sides with the democrats?
It just occurred to me that McCain is the other party's Leiberman, at least to some of those who believe the maverick line. They send a republican to Washinton and he votes like a democrat! Why is this a good thing to any republican voter? "Vote republican! He won't act like it when he's president!" WTF? No wonder they aren't excited about him.
Borger : "but that's the obama ad"
more importantly. it's the truth.
and this is the exact ad Obama's campaign needs to put out there. but we all know MSM will give only minutes of coverage to it. but, if the campaign would only add some disrespected celebs and link them to McCain, then MSM would play the ad 24/7 for two weeks, and all at no cost to the campaign,
The Truth Hurts @ 37:
The Truth Hurts? What a laugh riot, you wouldn't know truth if it bit you on the ass. It is people like you that have made this site almost unreadable and like Cafferty that has taken public discourse right into the toilet in this country. He's still beating the Hillary Hate drums and you, well, you're just an unenlightened fool. And Drudge? Never been there and never will. I have a keen sense for idiots.
"[…] If any Republican can overcome the wretched stain of eight years of George Bush and win the White House, we deserve whatever bad things will happen to us."
brilliantly concise. It reminds by of a line from the musical EVITA describing the election of the corrupt government of Peron in Argentina: "We get the government we deserve."
Last century: maverick war hero
This century: wrinkly gray-haired dude
The only CHANGE we'll see.
Bluesage @ 68:
A fool calling someone else a fool. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. If you are still a hillary for President advocate you are a fool.
constituent @ 58:
sean don't forget your man behind the 2004 527's
is investing heavily on wind technology...t.b. pickens(R)
you don't know what your talking about.
the solution to the energy challenges are complex...i have a feeling you don't understand complexity. maybe you have a better understanding for less complex.. black and white issues.
Court Jester @ 63:
I don't think so. Just when Wes Clark was leading in the MSNBC Online Veepstakes, Bob Schieffer "effectively" yet very ineffectively "Deaned" him. A few days later, Mr. Brokaw "Redeaned" him using no one other than John Kerry, as if any potential Veep with McCain's credentials had to be eliminated now and at all cost. One could assume that they are worried about their retirement accounts and their dividends being taxed too much, but believe me, they are much more sinister than that. There is only one goal to be achieved whatever it takes (of course, pretending that the MSM stays unbiased like on Morning Joe with Rudolph Giuliani and Mike Huckabee) - electing John McCain in November.
Surging Blue Lensman @ 42:
What I can't get over is that Obama has blown a double-digit lead to a weak candidate like McCain. He's put Blue states like Oregon and NJ into the "LEANING Obama" category. Huffington says that McCain is the new Dole. Well, Obama is looking like the new Dukakis. Man, do I miss the Clinton War Room. About now, they'd be stuffing those tire pressure gages (figuratively) down McCain's throat.
Y'all had better WAKE UP. This race is Obama's to lose, and he's doing it faster than even the Republicans, with their tepid support of McCain, anticipated. Obama spent too much time as the Media Darling; he now seems like a deer caught in the headlights that his campaign can't control the Message.
Bluesage @ 68:
YOU have a keen sense for idiots? Does your house have any mirrors?
Cafferty must dream of blowing Obama, and is one of the reasons that public discourse is in the toilet? Hmm, how about the 98% of the rest of the traditional media getting aroused by Bush in a flight suit? What about the rest of the media's obsessive support of McCain? They're the ones who manage to keep the "Maverick" legend going. That isn't the reason that public discourse is in the toilet?
Dude, you might have keen sense for an idiot, but that's as far as it goes.
I love how Cafferty is clearly sick and tired of even engaging morons like the other two guests. He knows he is right and he also knows that none of what he had to say will matter to those two paid liars. In one ear and then down their own private memory holes.
Anyway!
Kick Beck the Heck out and put Jack Cafferty in his slot.
Bluesage @ 68:
what's almost unreadable?.......cafferty wasn't thumping on the hillary hate drums.....he was playing the if you vote for mccain your listening to the village idiot drums. i personally like hillary....i want her to be a part of this. i beg to differ with you regarding your opinion on cafferty being "the most crass and obnoxious man to ever have a microphone" personally i give that honor to b.o'reilly....run a poll with those two names.
cafferty wasn't pumping up obama as much as he was deflating the idea of having mcBush in office.
I usually enjoy Jack's sarcastic comments, they are a relief from the overly PC news commentators. This comment caught me off guard, because it doesn't make any sense. Perhaps he flubbed his own lines.
But the fact is that McCain is the only candidate in the race who has proven time and time again how willing he is to reach across party lines to solve the problems facing our country. McCains actions tell us that he is not about scoring party points, but focused on solutions. He is willing, maybe too willing for some, to take on his own party when he see's them playing partisian politics.
Ron @ 71:
I am a life-long Democrat casting my first vote in 1968. I've never voted republican and would never consider voting republican. I supported John Edwards and also thought Chris Dodd would be an excellent choice. When it came down to Obama and Clinton, I weighed those choices and came to the conclusion that the one who knew what the hell she was talking about would be the best choice. Guaging Obama's performance so far I made the right choice. I prefer to study the issues and be a thinker instead of a kool-aid drinker. So call me what you will but I'm not the fool here.
When the only tool in your toolbox is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail.
If being tortured for 5+ years by the North Vietnamese qualifies McCain to be our next president, then there are more than 250 current and former Gitmo detainees from Afganistan who are qualified to be the next Afgan president. MZ
McCain = Bush & Reagan.
i dont know why cnn keeps gloria borger. time and time again she's proven herself to be an intellectual lightweight. saying that that was the obama ad was so stupid. it was mccain who said it himself and the obama ad just put that in the ad.
Ron @ 43:
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Like the many Americans who participated in that recent poll - I am sick and tired of hearing about Obama ! Sick ! Sick ! Sick ! and tired of hearing about Obama Obama Obama !! Enough already ! I want to hear more about President Bush. I haven't seen enough of him on TV and in the news. I want to hear more about Karl Rove. I want to hear much more about Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. I want to hear more about Ahmadinejad. I want 8 more years of seeing Condi Rice on TV. I demand more celebrity news stories and more sports news. Enough about politics ! Who cares about fuel shortages?? Who cares about water shortages?? Who cares about wars and peace ! Wimps want peace. Peace shmeash. Peace is for wimps. Wars create peace. I just hope the white-haired guy wins that election in Novemeber so that I don't have to hear any more news about Obama.
Unlike mccain (and now Obama) T Boone Pickens knows we can't drill our way to a solution.
Whilst House repubics are chanting in unison in an empty chamber, "Yes We Can!!!"
gonavy @ 79:
If by "time and time again", you literally mean he reached across party lines twice, then you might be onto something.
Bluesage @ 80:
YOU ARE NOT A DEMOCRAT! You have constantly shown ZERO respect to the Democratic process and to the Democratic winner. Obama played by the rules and won fairly. Your alleged candidate Edwards has endorsed Obama. IS EDWARDS, YOUR CANDIDATE ALSO A "KOOL-AID DRINKER" too? You are just an angry, bitter, jealous, Obama hating fraud! Since you give no respect, you will get none.
McCain has buck the GOP conservatives and therefore Obama should buck the liberal? Who says?
what a weak argument!
What a shill! Nobody ever says that Obama is a maverick! People have said that Obama is inspiring and popular. But somehow those GOP read him as presumptuous and achieve rock star status.
gonavy @ 79:
LOL, yeah right. He's such a "maverick" that he's voted with the Bushies 100% so far this year, and 95% the two years before that. He's flipped on anything he's ever opposed them on, if you'd care to pay attention to his recent record, not the media myth that's been created.
Wake up, gonavy- he's not at all what you seem to think he is. The only thing he's "focused" on is winning the election.
Somebody's turkey doth taste like ashes come this November.
constituent @ 78
I like Hillary too and would have loved to see her on the ticket and if anyone in Obama's camp had any sense she would be and they would be well on their way to a great victory. But Obama's ego will not let that happen.
And Cafferty just yesterday was being his usual disgusting self and talking about how "Obama had opened a can of whoop-ass on the Clintons". That is what is acceptable in today's media. Does he really think that is helpful? Do you?
I don't watch faux news and avoid even clips because I don't consider them anything more than entertainment for Joe Six Pack and Betty Wine Box. Bad news for Obama and America is that Joe and Betty vote.
Cafferty's comment at the end is absolutely correct and priceless. If we (stupid Americans) elect another Repugnican after 8 years of lying, deceipt, manipulation, war-mongering, corruption, greed, selfishness, abuse of power, spying, torture and general disdain for integrity, human decency and the American people as a whole, then yes, we deserve whatever we get, for nothing else than the simple fact that even after 8 years we STILL didn't learn our lesson. It will show that as a whole, we as Americans, are a bunch of f*&king morons!
I'm no fan of CNN, but I've really come to like Cafferty in the past couple of months. I still don't tune into CNN much, but I enjoy his clips when they're posted on YouTube and occasionally check his blog.
If CNN gave him a show, I'd definitely start watching.
seems like some here are in competition to get that award from mccain.
mccain may have bucked his party then but he's fully in it now. the barnacles of lobbyists have settled in. he even borrowed rove. problem is for rove and schmidt, mccain is too old and he forgets to be consistent with his attacks. he made fun of tire inflating and then he agrees.
it's really surprising that people are still considering mccain when he cant even string words to form a sentence that makes sense as seen in sturgis. those who say obama knows nothing are biased. did you guys even see how he aced the press con in jordan. just that alone for a freshman senator who has had little exposure to foreign affairs issue shows us that he is extremely intelligent with a deep comprehension and appreciation for the issues, diligent (that's a lot of reading and a lot of practicing and predicting questions that may be asked-aids help but they are not the ones answering the questions) and hard working, thorough, has excellent grasp and command of the english language and the language of diplomacy, on an even keel (not highly strung). that presscon was a credit to the american people. that was one of the best performances of a politician that i've ever watched. mccain cannot even dream of anything close. just think of the viagra/birth control question, sturgis, his blowing off of a reporter, elizabeth holmes, his lie on favoring mlk holiday in arizona, etc.
obama even gave a well thought out response to the hamdan conviction yesterday unlike mccain who just parroted the republican talking points.
92 oraknabo
wolf blitzer asks better questions than schieffer, brokaw, gregory etc. he pushes back on guests who go offtopic like giuliani and the nancy pftonwhatever. sometimes though his summaries/adlibs are not fair and tend to sow intrigue. he's not excellent but he's ok.
Bluesage @ 80:
no disrespect you have been at this much longer than me. but please don't be subconsciously swayed by the
RNC propaganda. if you believe that obama is a great risk as they like to put it than you must agree that there great rewards possible with obama leadership.
they want us to believe he should have a large lead in the polls.please someone prove this to with a math. model something. it's propaganda......most people aren't risk takers this is common knowledge to behavioralists and linguistic people.....so they are going with that...empty suit,rock star,young,inexperienced
trying to critique obama now to determine where he is going to be and/or achieve is ridiculous at best. don't be a victum of premature ejaculation....this isn't a linear process the race will wax/wane..slow/fast...
good/bad........risk takers understand that. the people that believe mccain is not a risk or less of a risk can't prove that......it's people's perception. this race is far from over......if edwards/dodd were what people wanted they would be in the race.....maybe the people are wrong......mcBush is definitely wrong
Republic flip flopper aka "maverick". McBush has flipped on every single issue he was supposed to be the maverick on. He is a bush hugger, nothing more, nothing less.
"I have a keen sense for idiots". Bluesage @ 31:
So do I, they are called Republicans and the Clintons (Republicans at heart).
Cafferty is the man - says what he thinks, doesn't care if nobody else likes it. I guess the bosses at CNN figure it's okay to have at least one reasonably-sane, truthteller on their channel, that's why they allow him to speak his mind - becasue his opinions do not seem to jibe with the compnay line.
Unfortunately, Gloria Borger tries to do the same thing - speak her mind - and proves every day that, like her current idol, McKeating, she really doesn't have a functioning one.
I honestly don't know how Cafferty holds his tongue some days, after she spews her incredibly ridiculous remarks. I wonder if she ever critiques her own tapes?
John McCain is no "Maverick." Maverick only crashed that one plane. McCain crashed five.
blue sage, if obama thinks hillary will win him the presidency, i assure you he is a pragmatist enough to do it. but at the moment, he has to try to be consistent with the change drive. the choice is lose you or lose his base that got him to where he is. but if he gets into big trouble and clinton appears to be the one that can save him, he'll do it in a heartbeat. but he;s still ahead at the moment so there;s no need.
Why aren't there any liberal pundits on the TV consistently that speak as well as Cafferty does? He puts the other "journalists" (Berger and Gerson are complete hacks) into their place. What happened to Cliff Schechter? We used to see him a lot on the TV a couple of years ago. I'd love to see Sam Seder, Matt Taibbi, Bill Scher, Chris Bowers, Jane Hamsher, Marci Wheeler, Spencer Ackermann, etc get booked on these shows.
In the words of my late father, a WWII veteran, McCain is full of shit as a christmas duck.
http://ga3.org/ct/U1xNRSF1zEIt/ I dont know how to embed the link but this is great one to put in your browser for the background and contributions of McBomb's lobbyist express...I got it via email and has pop-up info on each person, who they represent and the $ amt, with the 'lobbyist express'.
mcgramps is no maverick
Now here's a maverick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYrsDT02OcE
But, yum, that barbecue sure is good ...
i realize b. clinton might be pissed to put it bluntly....
i'm on the same wavelength as him regarding the obama experience issue. the qualifications are in the constitution.....period.
.....there is no concrete experience needed for this position beyond the constitution. to me your past can be a hinderance and reflect bias. the qualifications in the constitution reveals that prior bias/experience isn't needed to be a leader. it was kept simple for a reason to allow new and improved process out of the box policy/ thinking when needed...vs. the good ol boys club opportunity for all americans. that's what clinton was really saying but people being people unable to wear their contrarian hat say why doesn't he just say he is ready to do the job.....again people want for sures (no to little risk)...none of us are going to get that. b.clinton should have put that thought to mccain also...because to me it's logical. if the founding fathers wanted certain concrete experiences beyond what's in the constitution they would have included those requirements. i think people underestimate this great document.
Or even
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxIuIxqo2So
Bluesage @ 32:
Jack Cafferty wrote a book that I read about 18 months ago called, "It's Getting Ugly Out There", in which he took the sleaze machine which is the Bush White House apart.
Sorry you don't like the guy. He seems pretty sharp to me.
If you don't like Obama, feel free to vote elsewhere. He's got more on the ball than the last president, the Republican candidate and most of the Republicans in Congress put together. He offers a vision of a better America. They offer a vision of a lot of failed yesterdays. You are certainly entitled to your opinion. I will fight for your right to say whatever is on your mind, regardless of whether it makes a lot of sense to me or not.
Cheers.
I will try that lobbyist express link again..it is worth sharing (I got via email) http://ga3.org/ct/U1xNRSF1zEIt/
I just ran across this interesting article "Drill Here, Drill Now," that delivered a number of interesting points about offshore drilling. One interesting fact is that 620,500 barrels of oil ooze organically from North America's ocean floors each year, compared to the average 6,555 barrels that oil companies have spilled annually since 1998. It's an interesting article and i suggest you read it.
gonavy @ 80:
Yes, yes, blah, blah. The McCain you are talking about went bye-bye in the latest epidemic of White House fever. He can't keep track of what he's for or against anymore.
He's a sad, old guy who has no plan. No plan is a disaster for this country.
And because he has no plan, he's going to keep the conversation on topics that mean nothing....Obama's popularity (is a bad thing?), crap of that ilk. If he were half the man you are portraying in your answer, this campaign would be talking about ways to create more jobs, get out of the housing slump, start a cohesive energy policy, little things like that. Instead your guy is making silly ads about who is more popular. What is he, an eighth grader?
masha @ 100:
i want to comment something about your good entry. first i agree with you....obama is a very saavy politician and will do what it takes to win. he knows much beter than all of us what he is up against from bush to wall street.
secondly i want to comment on this change idea. obama is going to be able to make changes by being fully aware of the present and the challenges we have. he will do this with and without people who have been in the process for years and some new faces. to me having hillary doesn't taint the change message....she wants change also.....and she knows the past. obama is
NOT going to have a cabinet of people who have been in government 2 years.
personally some of this absolute visison of change is propaganda and linguistics. he ultimately is the change.
the change is bringing people of this country back into the process with check and balances.....a legislative branch that is heard....not a secretive executive branch.
obama doesn't agree with everyone he consults with. he listens to many ideas to build on what he sees as change needed. listening to the past will bring that change.
constituent
Yes, the Constitution is a great document that does not spell out the qualifications needed and assumes that the framework given in the document will be sufficient. But, logic tells us that some executive experience and a full understanding of the workings of government can be nothing but a plus. Keep in mind what this administration has done to that great document.
It can also be said that the American people underestimate the requirements to be a good leader and that is why we vote for the one we want to have a beer or bbq with. Or the one that gives awesome speeches and looks like a rock star. Our so-called media and that includes some blogs is certainly no help to us there.
Because we have these two candidates it becomes even more important that we have substantial Democratic gains in Congress so that we can bring back some balance. I don't know of any time in world history that any leader has given back power to the people and the Bush criminal cabal has taken extroidinary power away from the people and given it to the executive branch. I don't trust either of these men with that much power and regardless of who wins in Nov. "We the People" are going to have to step up and demand our Congress work for us.
Bluesage @ 113:
i'm making a judgement but i believe i can tell that your too smart to believe that rock star...good speech
b.s.please tell your not falling for that.....that is easy ammunition for those who are/were running against obama. personally i'm too smart for that....that's an easy one for masses to comprehend. mccain has no
executive experience.....you didn't like my b.clinton
and my risk logic i see it that way. as a rule people have great difficulty being of a contrarian thinker....they're afraid of PERCEIVED risk so they consider the glass half full and are trying to find a unattainable way to keep it filled. i would have fully supported hillary if she was the presumptive nominee.
look mccain has been the in social government system his entire life....he collects social security so he probably knows that topic.....the world is changing at a very quick pace and we better adapt. mccain is not the answer.....he'll just be the rubber stamp for the people who want the status quo...the people who want to wait for disaster before a change is made. that's old paradigm(sp). do you realize that there are people a demographic that will vote for mccain just because they THINK he will win that's all and some just because of his prior service over 40 yrs. ago....nothing else.. think about that.
Kathy in St. louis @ 108:
My 14 yr. old blind, deaf dog has more on the ball than the entire current administration and McCrazy. And thanks so much but I already know I am entitled to an opinion. You flippantly say "If you don't like Obama feel free to vote elsewhere" - okay, where?
You listen to his speeches and think you know what vision he has for America but there is very little substance and his opinions about issues seem to change with the wind. FISA, faith-based initiatives, abortion and drilling off-shore come to mind. How about the race-baiting in the primary - yep, it came from his campaign. Does anyone ever discuss that? How about that arrogance "Hillary's likeable enough". Does anyone discuss that?
How about how he ran his campaign for the Senate seat by disqualifying everyone else on the ballot? Does anyone discuss that? How about his accomplishments as State House Senator and his taking others work and putting his name on it? Does anyone discuss that?
As far as Cafferty is concerned, it doesn't take a genuis to take this administration apart and see the sleaze. Cafferty is part of the problem - not the solution.
Cheers.
112 constituent
in case, he picks clinton, then that would be the way to work the public opinion. he will lead and his inner circle will take it regardless of their background.
I love it when paleocons like Cafferty call out the GOP & their neocon ilk on their shit.
constituent
I adored Bill Clinton and Hillary and thought he was an outstanding president but I did not agree with him on every issue. Same goes for Hillary. I absolutely hated the way they were both treated in this primary.
But I have a lot of questions about Obama. I read, study, watch, listen and use "the google" and I'm not convinced that he was the right choice for the Democrats. This does NOT make me a McCain supporter. I cannot and will not vote for McCain and so far, I see very little that I can trust with Obama. And, I hate that. As I said earlier, my first year to vote (68) was another real bad year for our country, Democrats and everyone with a conscience and this year seems even worse. When we needed a strong, accomplished person to lead we put the novice on the ticket and it was done with shenanigans from the DNC and the hoo-rah ridiculousness from the media. I will work my heart out for Democratic Congressional seats in hopes of bringing back some balance but Obama is no more palatable to me than McCain.
He has not shown me that his has strong principles and committment to his stated positions.
masha @ 116:
i agree..........and you know.. hillary is damn smart
i believe as v.p. she would get healthcare pushed and approved....she would have a chance in 2012. i can't tell if he will pick her or not they're(media) making a big fxxking deal out of this.......personally they are afraid he will pick hillary....having a woman in that position and a clinton......the b. clinton element might be the hinderance.....it's too bad because we need to win this. i don't want it close in november
McSame's ads lack so much substance, and have no credibility whatsoever! "Maverick" is just pretty much an empty nickname for him.
Mothers....don't let your babies grow up to be
republicans.
Bluesage @ 118:
i respect your opinion you could be correct but we will have to agree to disagree. obama is the change the
constitution provides. a less non bias past.....k-street hasn't bought him completely......i highly recommend you watch the last two episodes of the bill moyer's journal.....please do it. listen carefully to fritz hollings
about the state/status of politics/wash.d.c........even though you think you know please watch the last two episodes.....you may be elightened.
the longer your in wash.d.c. the better chance of being bought and voting on issues you don't agree with. the hill no longer belongs to the people. obama has a closer understanding to that.......he came from nothing to something...he hasn't been Completely bought yet. it's difficult not to become infected in wash..d.c your opposition wants you to be infected because they are.
now senators/congress people leave the hill and can't wait for that lobbyist job.
i'm telling you this is the change you may NOT get it or you disagree....but i ask you to think about it.your smart it's just a different angle.
this is very sophisticated "bread and circus" finally the people catch on and it's no longer manageable and it collapses. they want you to believe he needs more experience according to who the ones infected from greed afraid he will make changes that will disrupt there global empire plans. they are living for today and could care less about consequences as long as they live in their gated communities.....the evolutionary laws of nature say we are way out of balance...when you time listen to warren buffet he's not supporting mccain.
constituent
I never miss Bill Moyers, I've been a huge fan for decades and I do hear what you are saying. But, for you to say that Obama is the change the Constitution provides for is a presumptuous opinion and not a very well thought out one. Don't get me wrong, I think you are very smart too but earlier you wished me the best of luck in my quest for political nirvana and as clever as that sounds it only reinforces that something can sound clever and not be. Only a fool would look for political nirvana and maybe now that we have had a few discussions you know that is not my goal. I deeply love this country and am disgusted with the destruction of our Constitution, our Laws and our standing in the world over these past eight years. As someone who has been politically active and politically aware for so many years I just don't think Obama is the answer. Maybe he will show me something that changes my opinion over the next few months and actually I hope he does but I have yet to see it.
constituent
Oh, and those you think fear Obama will disrupt their global empire plans, I think they might have been comforted somewhat during his European tour.
Hey, by the way, it is very refreshing to chat with someone who is civil and thoughtful even when we disagree. I appreciate that.
Here's a whole ot more Hooey.....
According to the Politico's Jonathan Martin:
John McCain's campaign is considering a series of tactics intended to focus attention on the Republican's effort to address the economy, including a jobs-oriented tour of targeted states, an economic summit and family roundtable events "heavily tilted towards women," according to an internal memo.
In a document titled "Economic Communications Plan" sent Sunday to top campaign aides and economic advisers and obtained by Politico, McCain communications adviser Taylor Griffin writes that their polling reveals "Americans are still not tuned into what the candidates might do to fix the economy."
To address that, Griffin writes, McCain needs to convey three ideas:
1. McCain understands the economic problems of ordinary Americans. Barack Obama does not.
2. McCain understands that the situation is urgent.
3. McCain’s “Jobs for America” plan is superior.
Thankfully Americablog has discovered the original version of this policy memo with margin notes about sticky areas to avoid discussing:
DRAFT MEMO ON MCCAIN AND ECONOMIC POLICY PUSH
1. McCain understands the economic problems of ordinary Americans. Barack Obama does not.
Note: Don’t Mention That Senator McCain Extreme Wealth Makes It Hard to Relate To The Concerns of Everyday Americans. Do not discuss taste in clothing or HOUSES!!!
John & Cindy McCain Own At Least Ten Houses In Arizona, California, and Virginia Worth an Estimated $13,823,269. [San Diego County Property Records; Maricopa County Property Records; Yavapai County Property Records; Arlington County Property Records; GQ, 3/18/08; McCain 2008 Senate Financial Disclosure Report]
McCain Was The Eighth Wealthiest Senator In 2006 Based On His 2006 PFD. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, John McCain was the eighth wealthiest Senator in 2006, based on his 2006 personal financial disclosure. McCain’s minimum net worth was listed at $ 27,817,187 and his maximum net worth was listed at $45,045,011. [Center For Responsive Politics via Opensecrets.org, accessed 4/2/08]
McCain Was Seen Wearing $520 Ferragamo Loafers. The Huffington Post reported that John McCain wore a pair of $520 leather Ferragamo loafers to several campaign events, from a meeting with the Dalai Lama to a stopover at a Pennsylvania supermarket. [HuffingtonPost.com, accessed 7/30/08]
2. McCain understands that the situation is urgent.
Note: Please Avoid Mentioning McCain’s Congressional Action on Key Economic Policies. Remember that Senator McCain Was “Focused On Other Stuff” And “Too Busy” To Cast The Deciding Vote On The Stimulus Bill To Extend Unemployment Benefits, Even Though He Was In Washington, DC.
McCain Skipped Vote on Stronger Stimulus Package. On February 6, 2008, McCain skipped a vote that would have bolstered the economic stimulus package to offer additional help for American families and businesses. [CQ Today, 2/6/08]
• McCain Would have been Deciding Vote. Senate Democrats had 59 votes to end debate and bring the stimulus package to a vote – including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton – meaning McCain would have cast the deciding vote. “The tally was 58-41 to end debate on the Senate measure” because Majority Leader Harry Reid “switched his vote to ‘no’ at the last moment” so he can “bring the measure up for a revote.” [Associated Press, 2/7/08]
• Mccain Was In Washington For Vote. The Associated Press reported, McCain’s “decision to miss the vote appeared to come at the last minute, after his plane had landed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington just before the proceedings opened on the Senate floor.” [Associated Press, 2/6/08]
• McCain “Too Busy” to Show Up and Vote, “Focused on Other Stuff.” Asked on his plane to Washington about the vote, McCain said, “I haven’t had a chance to talk about it at all, have not had the opportunity to, even,” McCain said. “We’ve just been too busy, focused on other stuff. I don’t know if I’m doing that. We’ve got a couple of meetings scheduled.” [Associated Press, 2/6/08]
McCain Said It Is Necessary To Work A Second Job Or Skip Vacation. During his speech on the mortgage crisis, McCain said, “Of those 80 million homeowners, only 55 million have a mortgage at all, and 51 million are doing what is necessary – working a second job, skipping a vacation, and managing their budgets – to make their payments on time. That leaves us with a puzzling situation: how could 4 million mortgages cause this much trouble for us all?” [McCain Remarks On The Housing Crisis, 3/25/08]
McCain Blamed Homeowners As “Irresponsible” And Opposed Federal Help During remarks on the housing crisis, John McCain said, “I have always been committed to the principle that it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers.” [McCain Remarks On The Housing Crisis, 3/25/08]
3. McCain's "Jobs for America" plan is superior.
Note: Under NO Circumstances Should Senator McCain Repeat His “So-Called” Straight Talk That He Knows American Jobs Lost To Trade Deals That Help Corporate America Are “Not Coming Back” !!!
McCain: “We In America Have Experienced A Dramatic Loss Of Manufacturing Jobs… Those Jobs Are Not Coming Back.” During a town hall meeting in Inez, Kentucky, John McCain said, “We in America have experienced a dramatic loss of manufacturing jobs. Not only here but particularly across areas of America that are our traditional manufacturing base. I have to tell you and I have to tell you this very honestly that many of those jobs are not coming back to America.” [McCain Town Hall in Inez, Kentucky, 4/23/08]
McCain Justified Job Losses By Saying “It Was Never A Lot Of People’s Ambition To Have Their Children Work In A Textile Mill.” During a roundtable in Santa Ana, California, John McCain said, “I believe that NAFTA has been a great thing for America...I went to South Carolina and I told the people of South Carolina that the old textile mill jobs weren’t coming back and they aren’t coming back. And frankly it was never a lot of people’s ambition to have their children work in a textile mill.” [Roundtable in Santa Ana, California, 3/25/08; emphasis added]
McCain: “Let The American Businesses Have Their Way.” During a speech in Tampa, Florida, John McCain said, “So I went to New Hampshire and I told them the truth, and we had over a hundred town hall meetings. And we went to Michigan, and we told them the truth, they didn’t like it much. And we went to South Carolina and we told them the truth, that maybe the old textile mills weren’t coming back... Let the American businesses have their way and get the government out of their way.” [McCain Speech in Tampa, Florida, 1/28/08]
>>> If any Republican can overcome the wretched stain of eight years of George Bush and win the White House, we deserve whatever bad things will happen to us.
Thank you, Jack!!!
gonavy @ 80:
And McCain proves his bipatisanship and his willingness to take on the Republivan partisan agenda by siding with Bush 90% and kissing the ass of the evangelical community.
cafferty would be a far better cranky, bitter old fart POTUS than mccain by any stretch
Bluesage @ 115:
I guess I am trying to understand the point of your rants. You don't like Obama, that much I get. What I don't understand is why you would take umbrage with me suggesting that you vote elsewhere. Wrtie someone in, if you don't care for Obama. Vote for Barr, vote for McCain, vote for Nader. It's your right to chose any candidate you desire.
I just find it odd that such an obviously smart candidate with a great deal of the charisma it takes to lead the country in a new direction would be so abhorrent to you.
God knows, I've been wrong before. I thought the fact that Jimmy Carter could see both sides of situations made him an ideal president; it didn't.
I think the vision is a very important element of a political campaign. These people are giving us an overview of what they intend, not a detailed plan. His vision is far more appealing to me than the alternative.
Cheers again.
Moral Compass @ 2:
McTire guage wants anything to do with things that can be blown up.
Bomb. bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran................
tires, tires tires, tires where the rubber meets the road. (boom-oops)
"Perhaps his adoring fans in the media are just having a tough time coming to grips with the fact that their old buddy is no longer recognizable."
Once again, LoudMouthedPatriot, you are unable to not reveal your true right-leaning ideology...
"Their old buddy is no longer recognizable..?!" This implies that at some time in the past he actually was some independently-minded, free thinking Maverick. He never was, never will be. He is was and always will be a typical, right winger. Voted against an MLK holiday, is and always has been staunchly anti-abortion, is and always has been a war monger, is and always has been intimately tied to big-business...it's amazing how far the McCain-Feingold mularkey can take you. Because of that one weak and loophole-drenched bill, McCain will forever be viewed as some kinda cowboy Maverick. even though he's a racist, gun-loving, anti-abortion, war mongering, big-business-loving right wing nutjob. Your words only help to solidify that misconception.
Bluesage @ 124:
the world is flat and obama knows that. when you read
wall street journal,nytimes,reuters..many more always
involves world news...globalization is here i don't totally like it but it's here it's been in the making for yrs.....beyond that obama's message is we will have
discussions,diplomacy and partnerships..vs. the bush doctrine...that's me glass half full now some people listen to the (R) denounce him...it's nonsense and they want you top believe it. obama is and has very smart people in his campaign.
i'll say it again listen to fritz hollings interview money and power corrupt.....they haven't had a chance to get their mits on obama....they haven't bought him. he is perfect as one can be for this situation.
mccain is way way wealthier and a lot less cerebral.
you have to understand most don't.they want for sures.
that's why they have accuaries...there is no measure.
obama is going to curtail k-street mark my word. he knows......it's like a guy walking in the desert with as many gold bullion bars if he would have taken less he would have made it to water.
Bluesage @ 124:
good then you should understand where i'm coming from...fritz hollings know more about washington than
you and i. people don't get how washington works..you get bought and it takes a lot to stay clean. mccain isn't clean....why is guy have 8-9 homes calling obama elitist....wearing ugly 500.00 shoes...private jet
social security payment recepient.....certain demographic are comfortable with a guy who gaffe's and doesn't know the modern fast paced world...
they think they're going to have a fxxking beer with him....personally i'd rather a beer with paris
Andrew @ 126:
Let's add to the list:
McCain: Those Jobs Aren’t Coming Back. “I’ve got to give you some straight
talk—I can’t turn that around,” McCain said. “I can’t look you in the eye
and tell you I believe those jobs are coming back.” (Grand Rapids Press,
4/23/08)
McCain Said Free Trade Is the ‘Best Thing That Can Happen to Our Nation.’ At
a town hall meeting in Rocky River, Ohio, McCain told the audience, “Some of
those manufacturing jobs are not coming back, and you know it and I know
it.” (Reuters, 2/25/08)
McCain Lines Up ‘on the Business Side’ of the Trade Issue. McCain’s campaign
sent out a press release saying he “voiced support for new free trade
accords with Colombia and South Korea…. McCain argues that free trade is
good for U.S. economic growth and competitiveness…. McCain is an ardent free
trade advocate, lining up on the business side of the issue.” (McCain
campaign press release, 5/21/08)
McCain ‘Would Negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with Almost Any Country.’ “If
I were president, I would negotiate a free trade agreement with almost any
country.” (Speech to National Press Club, 5/20/99)
McCain has never met a trade agreement he didn’t like, regardless of its negative impacts on U.S. workers. He voted for trade agreements with Oman, Singapore, Chile and Morocco, among others, as well as for Fast Track bills to make it easier for
the president to enact trade agreements without strong worker protections.
(S. 3569, Vote 190, 6/29/06; H.R. 2739, Vote 318, 7/31/03; H.R. 2738, Vote
319, 7/31/03; H.R. 434, Vote 353, 11/3/99; H.R. 3009, Vote 115, 5/16/02,
Vote 117, 5/21/02, Vote 207, 8/1/02; S. 1269, Vote 292, 11/4/97)
McCain Adviser Carly Fiorina Says Jobs Are NOT ‘America’s God-Given Right.’
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been described as the
“face” of McCain’s economic team. According to the Associated Press, when
she was still CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Fiorina defended the shift of jobs
overseas in the computer industry by saying, “There is no job that is
America’s God-given right anymore.” (Washington Post, 1/2/08; Associated
Press, 1/7/04)
Wolf; He's been sukkking george bush's c*ck for 8 full years.
I turn on CNN only at 10 mins after the hour and 10 mins before then end of the hour just hear Jack. Blitzer and Borger are mear repug clowns and not worthy of any attention. They only think that they are the best political team on TV. Without Jack they suck.
Who is this ass clown Gerson? McCain bucked his party on torture, immigration and campaign finance? WHAT.
McBush voted in FAVOR of CIA torture and he now won't even vote for is own immigration bill because of shit he caught from his party. Now that's a maverick. Lets not forget about shell game he has played with own finance campaign finances. Gerson’s love for McCain denies him entrance into the world of reality
When is Jack going to get his own show? He so rules!
Borger is a blathering idiot. She wouldn't know what to say if someone didn't physically print out talking-points for her. I honestly think she must be the producer's girlfriend or something because everytime she opens her mouth, stupidity spews out. One time back during the primary, she said something extremely dumb, and Tubenn(sp?) called her out on it and she said "that was just handed to me."
Cafferty's closing remark, "If any Republican can overcome the wretched stain of 8 years of George Bush and win the White House, we deserve whatever bad things will happen to us.", pretty much says it all.
So sad and so true.
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