Hagel: McCain Treading On Very Thin Ground (Hagel, STFU and get out of the party!)

CBS ^ | 7/27/2008 | cbs

[tobyhill]

Sen. Chuck Hagel, who accompanied Sen. Barack Obama on his trip to South Asia and Iraq last week, criticized the McCain campaign for its latest television ad attacking the Democratic candidate.

The ad blasts Obama for not visiting wounded troops during his visit to Germany. Obama has said he chose not to cancel a visit to a military hospital there after consultations with the Pentagon, due to concerns that such a visit might be seen as using wounded troops for political purposes.

The McCain ad, which contains footage of Obama bouncing a basketball before U.S. military personnel in Kuwait, implied that Obama was being disrespectful to troops by making "time to go to the gym" during his overseas trip while at the same time cancelling a visit with wounded troops.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Hagel makes McCain look like a radical right winger.

[VOR78]

Any Republican who supports Obama is not a Republican or a conservative AT ALL.

That means you, Chuck.

[Grunthor]

(Hagel, STFU and get out of the party!)

and take McCain with you!

[SandRat]

One could even say Up-Chuck Hagel is a “Copperhead.”

[Brilliant]

“Hagel makes McCain look like a radical right winger.”

Yes, and so does his twin brother, Barack Obama.

[tobyhill]

We're stuck with one of the two RINOs and at least the one running for President is for winning in the WOT.

[Parley Baer]

Hagel is a jacka$$ and belongs in the dimocRAT party. Heck he might even be Obama’s running mate.

[jazusamo]

(Hagel, STFU and get out of the party!)

Bump to that, he's a huge embarrassment.

[Tai_Chung]

Obama has said he chose not to cancel a visit to a military hospital there

If he chose "not to cancel", wouldn't that mean the meeting was a go? I guess news outlets like CBS don't even care about writing their spins clearly anymore.

[KansasGirl]

I think he is.

[jennyjenny]

It must be quite the blow to Hagel that the only person left that takes him somewhat seriously is an amateur like Obama.

[freekitty]

Why do people get elected in one party when they really support the opposite party?

[BallyBill]

Can we please get “Smokin’ Joe” Lieberman to shut this guys face?

[KansasGirl]

It must be an effective ad. CBS and by extension the Obama campaign is in a tizzy.

[Finalapproach29er]

Hagel is like “Linc” Chaffee.

BTW: What ever happened to that wussie? Was he defeated?

[NOBAMA in 08]

NONSENATOR Hagel’s Brain burned out years ago! It’s physically and anatomically impossible for Hagel to develope Parkinson’s or any other Brain Ailment:-P

[rocksblues]

Geez, I wonder why Hagel was picked to be part of this bipartisan fact finding mission? /S

[norwaypinesavage]

Thin ground??? Is Hagel too worried about the end of the global warming hoax to mention the word “ice”?

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

I don't think that describes Hagel or McCain for that matter. They both were driven by their desires to be loved by the media and will do anything to please the media.

They lack core beliefs. McCain somehow found himself as the candidate for president and is forced to take some positions on issues. All of a sudden he is no longer the media darling and Hagel takes his place.

Hussein Obama is so wishy washy that it's to McCain's advantage to actually take a position. This is my opinion on what we have here.

[marlon]

Of course he was defeated. Given the choice betweem a moderate RINO appeaser and a real socialist, the anti-american left will always choose the real deal.

[noname07718]

“South Asia”!?!?!?!

[devolve]

[jim35]

Yes, he was defeated. Unfortunately though, it was not by a Republican.

[no dems]

NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN ADS WORK!!!

[Need4Truth]

So McCain should not “impugn motives” because “It’s just not responsible to be saying things like that, again, if for no other reason than for the good of this country and the world.”

Sounds like he’s saying character doesn’t matter. McCain should be pointing out obama motives and for the good of the country. But what is this world stuff?

[Williams]

Don't look now but bizarre leftism is about to take over our nation.

Hagel doesn't care that Obama chose not to visit wounded troops? These people are sick we are going to have a very ugly country.

[Williams]

It is best for the “good of the World” that Obama should blow off our wounded heroes and McCain should say nothing? Cue up the Twilight Zone music.

[CaspersGh0sts]

"It's Alice in Wonderland," Sen. Chuck Hagel, second-ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, told me in describing the proposal [for a troupe surge]. "I'm absolutely opposed to sending any more troops to Iraq. It is folly."

Chuck Hagel on the Troop Surge.

"Quit talking about the troop surge. Get out of that. We're done with that. How are we going to project forward?" the Nebraska senator said. "What are we going to do for the next four years to protect the interest of America and our allies and restructure a new order in the world. ... That's what America needs to hear from these two candidates. And that's where I am."

Chuck Hagel after the Troop Surge

Anyone find anything humerous in the difference? No wonder this creep wants people to stop talking about the troop surge: it delivers him a truckload of crow to eat.

[Joe Boucher]

Sometimes I’m quite surprised some of these turds like Hagel, Schumer, Wexler don’t just get hell kicked out of them.
But Then again they are so very stupid I don’t think it would help. Just make them even more stupid.

[moose2004]

Hagel’s upset because he and the Obambi campaign now how effective that ad is and how badly the messiah screwed up by not visiting the hospital without the press and campaign aides.

[Joe Boucher]

Good Post.

Thanks

[TonyM]

I have been trying to get on Hagel’s website (hagel.senate.gov) but can get in. I want to give that idiot a piece of my mind. I guess he does not want to hear from us.

[9YearLurker]

I think McCain would be better off pointing out that rather than supporting the troops, Obambi argued to start bringing the troops home in 2007, so we’d essentially be out, after a stinging defeat, by now. That way Obambi couldn’t claim that somehow his timeline was right all along, as he was arguing for an immediate, fast-as-possible withdrawal all along!

[Joe Boucher]

I’d pay the money for a pay per view of Joe “the dynOmite Jew” kicking “little weenie” chuckie Hagels ass. Would tape it for posterity.

[VRWC For Truth]

The GOP is stuck on stupid.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Hagel makes McCain look like a radical right winger.

Actually Hagel has a more conservative record than McCain, even including Iraq. He is a solid conservative, especially on social issues, which is why he cannot be the Dem VP nominee, rumors to the contrary notwithstanding. It is rather amusing that before McCain started calling for the surge Hagel was his buddy as much as Graham is now.

[Norman Bates]

None of this is amusing.

[NavVet]

One RINO turning on another while bucking for a position in the Obama regime. Too funny.

[God luvs America]

any Republican who supports chuck hagel at this point should have their privates cut off...

[Robe]

My God... That is one heartbreaking photo...a young man trying to be brave for his father yet hurt to the bone....where did it come from??????

[Condor51]

American Conservative Union Ratings

Chuck Hagel

• 2007: 79%
• 2006: 75%
• Lifetime: 84.67%

John McCain Juan McAmnesty

• 2007: 80%
• 2006: 65%
• Lifetime: 82.16%

Either the wrong guy is traveling with Obama or the wrong guy is the GOP candidate. Or maybe BOTH.

This is why I don't put much stock in the ACU ratings. They are misleading as heck. But that 65% for Juan sticks out like a sore thumb. He can't explain or bully that away.

[Selmore]

Funerals should be private

[devolve]

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It’s one of many photos in my files

Yes - he is young - but more of a man than Barack Hussein Obama ever will be

The Arlington photograph is of a relative who killed in Afghanistan
Our “basketball” animated graphics were way ahead of any newsprint political cartoonist or RNC or John McCain campaign TV ads

The media and the left and the pansies say we should “forget” the 911 photographs and move on - To a Muzzie/NAZI Candidate

That did not work out too well in the 1930s in Europe

[Rosemont]

“CNN” Chuck Hagel always play the part of “good guy Republican” on CNN, MSDNC, CBS, NY Times.

Are we really supposed to believe that this Pro-Amnesty media groupie, who appears willing to support the Pro-abortion candidate in any way speaks for Conservatives? He’s just another tool for the MSM.

[TexasCajun]

Viva La MeCain !

[tarheelswamprat]

If you were to look-up the topic of “a nasty piece of work” in “The Illustrated Encyclopedia”, you’d see a picture of Chuck Hagel.

[freema]

Beautiful job, devolve.

[TheThinker]

Something tells me Obama is making Hagel a very rich man.