The McCain Thread

[jaguarr]

Steelers.....Packers....what's the diff?

jag

 

[souvlaki]

The ironic part about the whole thing is judging from this picture McCain looks like he's never even held a football. He looks like he just accepted an Oscar.

 

[redfirebird2008]

http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1800

That pretty much sums up how McCain uses the P.O.W. "issue" any chance he gets. In comparison with homeless vets (some of whom are P.O.W.'s), him using that as an excuse for owning a lot of property and not even knowing how much comes across as a pretty despicable retort on the part of his campaign.

 

[Spider-Bite]

The ironic part about the whole thing is judging from this picture McCain looks like he's never even held a football. He looks like he just accepted an Oscar.

LOL He does

 

[Matt]

The ironic part about the whole thing is judging from this picture McCain looks like he's never even held a football. He looks like he just accepted an Oscar.

Though in all fairness, football did not enjoy the same level of popularity it does now in McCain's day. Baseball was the sport of the day.

 

[souvlaki]

Apologies if this has been posted, but:


But he took more questions, including a pointed one on his immigration plan.
McCain responded by saying immigrants were taking jobs nobody else wanted. He offered anybody in the crowd $50 an hour to pick lettuce in Arizona.
Shouts of protest rose from the crowd, with some accepting McCain’s job offer.
“I’ll take it!” one man shouted.
McCain insisted none of them would do such menial labor for a complete season. “You can’t do it, my friends.”
Some in the crowd said they didn’t appreciate McCain questioning their work ethic.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12155322/




So wait... who is the out of touch elitist in this race?

 

[jaguarr]

Though in all fairness, football did not enjoy the same level of popularity it does now in McCain's day. Baseball was the sport of the day.

Then why did McCain give his VC captors the names of the Packers' defensive line? Or was it the names of a Steelers D-Line that wouldn't exist for several years? I can never remember.

For a supposed football fan, McCain looks decidedly uncomfortable and unsure of what to do with that football.

jag

 

[Spider-Bite]

Though in all fairness, football did not enjoy the same level of popularity it does now in McCain's day. Baseball was the sport of the day.

Yeah he uses the same excuse about computers. I wonder if they had birds back then, or if they were still Dinosaurs.

 

[Matt]

Apologies if this has been posted, but:


But he took more questions, including a pointed one on his immigration plan.
McCain responded by saying immigrants were taking jobs nobody else wanted. He offered anybody in the crowd $50 an hour to pick lettuce in Arizona.
Shouts of protest rose from the crowd, with some accepting McCain’s job offer.
“I’ll take it!” one man shouted.
McCain insisted none of them would do such menial labor for a complete season. “You can’t do it, my friends.”
Some in the crowd said they didn’t appreciate McCain questioning their work ethic.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12155322/




So wait... who is the out of touch elitist in this race?

I'm going to vote both candidates since their immigration plans are fairly similar. When we have a five percent unemployment rate, there should not be jobs people do not want. If you are on government aide, unemployment, or welfare, then you should be in the field picking lettuce for a wage until you find a job.

 

[Matt]

Yeah he uses the same excuse about computers. I wonder if they had birds back then, or if they were still Dinosaurs.

I think it was at the point where dinosaurs were evolving into birds, so a mixture of both.

 

[souvlaki]

I'm going to vote both candidates since their immigration plans are fairly similar. When we have a five percent unemployment rate, there should not be jobs people do not want. If you are on government aide, unemployment, or welfare, then you should be in the field picking lettuce for a wage until you find a job.

Um... for $50 an hour?

 

[Spider-Bite]

Apologies if this has been posted, but:


But he took more questions, including a pointed one on his immigration plan.
McCain responded by saying immigrants were taking jobs nobody else wanted. He offered anybody in the crowd $50 an hour to pick lettuce in Arizona.
Shouts of protest rose from the crowd, with some accepting McCain’s job offer.
“I’ll take it!” one man shouted.
McCain insisted none of them would do such menial labor for a complete season. “You can’t do it, my friends.”
Some in the crowd said they didn’t appreciate McCain questioning their work ethic.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12155322/




So wait... who is the out of touch elitist in this race?

50 dolllars a freaking hour? I'll take it too! Just about anybody that isn't rich would take it.

that does scream ellitist and out of touch with the American people. He sure wasn't lying when he said the economy wasn't his strong suit. To me this along with his other rescent gafts, do show that he is not qualified to be President.

You need a certain understanding of things, and you need to realize how America works. He is showing that he does not have the understanding or knowledge necessary to handle average every day American life, let alone the presidency. It sounds like all he really knows how to do is serve in the military and be rich.

He woudln't last two minutes in our shoes.

 

[jaguarr]

The word is "gaffe", not "gaft". Please make a note of it.

jag

 

[Matt]

Um... for $50 an hour?

Obviously not. My point is, when someone is umemployed and has no savings or income, there should not be a job they are too good for.

 

[souvlaki]

Obviously not. My point is, when someone is umemployed and has no savings or income, there should not be a job they are too good for.

I'm not disagreeing with that, but that wasn't the point of the article I posted.

 

[Matt]

I'm not disagreeing with that, but that wasn't the point of the article I posted.

I get your point. My point is both candidates are out of touch on this issue.

 

[souvlaki]

I get your point. My point is both candidates are out of touch on this issue.

Gotcha. I thought you were just glossing over the $50/hour part.

 

[jaguarr]

I'd pick lettuce for $50/hour.

jag

 

[redfirebird2008]

McCain is furious at this ad from the Florida Democrats:

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They're promising to hit back with Michelle Obama ads. As if they weren't ALREADY going to do that. There's already been state Republican ads run focusing on her and Wright to begin with.

 

[souvlaki]

I'd pick lettuce for $50/hour.

jag

I think most people would.

 

[Kelly]

I get your point. My point is both candidates are out of touch.....

Fixed....

 

[Marx]

McCain is furious at this ad from the Florida Democrats:



They're promising to hit back with Michelle Obama ads. As if they weren't ALREADY going to do that. There's already been state Republican ads run focusing on her and Wright to begin with.

That's a pretty damaging ad.

 

[Marx]

Officials: Inmate charged with sending McCain threatening letter
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/22/mccain.letters.inmate/index.html

 

[redfirebird2008]

That's a pretty damaging ad.

Of course it is. That's why he's pissed.

He thought he could keep getting away with taking cheap shots and never get taken to task for some of his ridiculous hypocrisy. Well FINALLY, someone stood up to this crap.

 

[Kelly]

I don't think its damaging at all......

People I've heard talking at the bar, at school etc......could care less how many houses the man has, or that he knows.......people in Florida could definitely care less considering many of them have more than one house.....and they are probably watching the ad from a vacation home....

IMO, it is one of the worst campaign ads out there, and I'm pretty disappointed in the Obama campaign. They have actually had some pretty good ads so far (FAAAAAAAAAAAR better than some of the ads the McCain campaign has out).....this is not one of them, and I think it will backfire on them in Florida.

I think Biden will probably say that the John McCain he knew of earlier years, is not the John McCain now and that will, hopefully for Biden's sake, take care of the great things he said about McCain early in this campaign.