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McCain's woes evident on campaign trail (Straight Talk Depressed)
Yahoo ^ | 8/2/07 | PHILIP ELLIOTT

Posted on 08/02/2007 7:25:23 AM PDT by teddyballgame

DERRY, N.H. - John McCain's slide in the presidential race shows up everywhere on the campaign trail.

His staff drastically reduced and his organization nearly broke, McCain flies commercial instead of on private jets, carries his own luggage and relies on supporters to drive him to events, including one that pulled away from a Rotary meeting last week with a flat rear tire.

It's a far cry from the "Straight Talk Express" tour bus that once was packed with reporters, staff and hope.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: mccain

1 posted on 08/02/2007 7:25:25 AM PDT by teddyballgame
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To: teddyballgame

Give it up John. It’s over, you blew it!!!


2 posted on 08/02/2007 7:27:21 AM PDT by ontap (Just another backstabbing conservative)
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To: teddyballgame

I’ve never been a fan of McLame, but this is sad.


3 posted on 08/02/2007 7:27:29 AM PDT by basil (Support the Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
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To: teddyballgame

Mr. McCain, thank you for your military service. You are a very honorable man.
As a legislator... not so much.

Please, go home. Retire. Go fishing. You’ve earned a pleasant retirement.


4 posted on 08/02/2007 7:29:12 AM PDT by brownsfan (America has "jumped the shark")
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To: brownsfan
You’ve earned a pleasant retirement.

Somehow, some way, Mr. McCain, we'll get over your lovely attempt to squelch our free speech along with the fine Mr. Feingold.

Not to mention your alliance with Ted Kennedy.

Conservatives across the land shall remember your legacy as what happens when a RINO pushes the envelope a bit too much.

5 posted on 08/02/2007 7:31:10 AM PDT by Fishtalk (http://patfish.blogspot.com)
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To: teddyballgame

McCain got too close to Teddy, Finegold, and the MSM. He became their darling thinking the media could nominate him. They can’t.


6 posted on 08/02/2007 7:31:55 AM PDT by kjo
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To: Fishtalk

McCain and his fellow RINOs are exactly why the GOP is on the outside looking in.


7 posted on 08/02/2007 7:32:57 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: brownsfan
You are a very honorable man.

I'm not sure of that.......

9 posted on 08/02/2007 7:38:29 AM PDT by Osage Orange (Steal from one person, and you're a criminal. Steal from EVERYONE, and you're a Government.)
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To: teddyballgame

McCain never had a prayer, he’s just alienated too many conservatives over the years.

I am amazed however how out of touch Dems are with moderate and Republican world view. I was talking to a pretty ardent dem the other day and he was blaming McCains troubles on his support for the war..... I told him his support for the war is the only reason he had ANY support at all. They really do think that everyone thinks like they do.... They are completely incapable of recognizing others world views. Man is a very smart guy, but just utterly blinded to any view that isn’t his own.


10 posted on 08/02/2007 7:39:22 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: teddyballgame

Bye-bye Johnny boy, and don’t let the door hit ya’ where the Good Lord split ya”!


11 posted on 08/02/2007 7:56:16 AM PDT by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: ontap

Indeed. It is time to pack up and forget about it, John.


12 posted on 08/02/2007 8:06:26 AM PDT by JaneNC
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To: teddyballgame
Even without the immigration fiasco, he would have been a hard sell. I suppose there are some admirers among the pro-Iraq War crowd, but you still had his votes on campaign finance reform, and voting against lowering taxes and his non-support of the Republican Senate and the rest of his apostasy.

He's going to be humiliated after the first couple of primaries. A very sad ending to an embarrasing finale to a mediocre legislative career.

13 posted on 08/02/2007 8:11:46 AM PDT by Nonstatist
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To: teddyballgame

“McCain’s woes evident on campaign trail (Straight Talk Depressed)”

Dear John,

Give it up, it’s over. It was over long, long ago. I never actually cared for you but between the gang of 14 fiasco, CFR and your unexplainable cheerleading of third world POS invading this nation that you claim to love, I just frankly despise you at this point. No John, don’t call. Don’t come to visit. Just accept it.

It’s ok John, we’ll always have Vietnam.

Republican Base.


14 posted on 08/02/2007 8:17:49 AM PDT by Grunthor
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His staff drastically reduced and his organization nearly broke, McCain flies commercial instead of on private jets, carries his own luggage and relies on supporters to drive him to events, including one that pulled away from a Rotary meeting last week with a flat rear tire.


15 posted on 08/02/2007 8:32:26 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats??)
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To: teddyballgame
Bcmb, bomb, bomb Iran McCain.
16 posted on 08/02/2007 8:48:19 AM PDT by ex-snook ("But above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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