McCain targets Obama [After McCain swept the D.C., Maryland and Virginia primaries tonight0

Salon.com ^ | Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 22:40 EST | Alex Koppelman

[Salvation]

By Alex Koppelman

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 22:40 EST

McCain targets Obama

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- John McCain doesn't seem to be betting very heavily on a Hillary Clinton comeback.

After McCain swept the D.C., Maryland and Virginia primaries tonight -- another step in his now nearly unstoppable march to the Republican nomination -- he focused all his rhetorical fire on Barack Obama, ignoring Clinton completely in his remarks.

"Hope, my friends, is a powerful thing," McCain said. "I can attest to that better than many, for I have seen men's hopes tested in hard and cruel ways that few will ever experience."

But that was all a setup for what came next. "To encourage a country with only rhetoric rather than sound and proven ideas that trust in the strength and courage of free people is not a promise of hope," he said. "It is a platitude." The crowd -- apparently also ready to look ahead to the general election -- roared.

As Obama has won contest after contest on the Democratic side this month, McCain's strategists appear to be slowly realizing they might have to run against him -- something that seemed unthinkable to them (and most pundits) last fall. But the speech tonight was by far the most aggressive McCain has been toward either Clinton or Obama -- in general or specifically.

He threw out the standard Republican lines about Democratic dreams -- bigger government, higher taxes and a lack of will in the fight against terrorists. But McCain also started laying the groundwork for a specific anti-Obama message, even though he started his speech by acknowledging the race on the other side of the aisle was still unsettled.

"They will promise to break with the failed politics of the past, but will campaign in ways that seek to minimize their exposure to questions from the press and challenges from voters who ask more from their candidates than an empty promise of 'trust me, I know better,'" he said. The line echoed criticism McCain aides have been making privately for weeks about how much more accessible their guy is to the press than either Democrat.

It was the last line of the speech, though, which left no doubt about its primary target. McCain couldn’t quite pull it off without laughing; he always has trouble reading prepared text well, no less so tonight. But he got through it, and set the Republican crowd here roaring again.

"My friends, I promise you," he said, stealing Obama's most famous campaign slogan, "I am fired up and ready to go."

― Mike Madden

[Salvation]

For your information and discussion.

[bluebeak]

What is the straight talk express plans to get the vote out in November?

Another red state ... Virginia ... people voted over 2 to 1 in the rat primary.

[padre35]

Obama is a different kettle of fish altogether, anti Iraq War with a pull out ASAP, quasi Hildecare, and that is all that is really known about the guy politically, besides he flies a Che’ flag at his Houston HQ.

An interesting note is according to Islamic Tradition, he is (or would be considered) an Apostate Muslim as his Father was a Muslim and thusly he would be as well.

[alecqss]

The hotter the contest, the more voters are coming to it. This year is Dems’ heated squabble and also attracts a lot of Republicans fired up to bury Hillary's chances by casting votes for Obama. Primary counts say nothing about November.

[Fred Nerks]

FWIW: What Obama is or isn’t is no mystery. To understand how he can belong to a ‘church’ run by Jeremiah Wright, we need only look at the history of muhammad, who plagiarized the Original Testament of the Hebrews and The New Testament, and mixed within his ‘religion’ (cult) ancient arab lore, the basis of sharia - (there’s some of the Code of Hammurabi in there as well) and presto! Instant Power Base.

Jeremiah Wright studied religion with a focus on islam at University. He has been reported as being a muslim before he invented his ‘church’ ... I would hazzard a guess he may have been a member of ‘the nation of islam’.

Now, as we should all know by now, mohammad claimed that all the Old and New Testament prophets were muslim. Islam was first! The People of the Book have corrupted their text! How did mohammad reach this conclusion? It served his purpose, he set out originally to convert the Hebrews and Christins to islam. And when they rejected him, he wiped them out.

And islam has been wiping peoples out since the seventh century, following in the footsteps of mohammad. To call islam one of the three great religions is to give a pass to the greatest plagiarist, the most reprehensible and disgusting creature ever to draw breath. An arab. Descendant of tribal nomads that lived by plunder and the spread of death.

Jeremiah Wright is nothing but a modern incarnation of mohammad. He well knows the history of islam, he studied it. He is the leader of a cult - his cult also ‘accepts’ the Original Testament prophets, ‘accepts’ Jesus (as a prophet) and in that guise, is more islamic than even his stupid followers can ever imagine.

But the muslims worldwide know exactly what’s going on. Obama is not an apostate. Obama is simply following Jeremiah Wright’s islamic cult. He learned his lesson well from the life of mohammad. If you want to start a new ‘religion’ plagiarize all that which came before.

It’s simple. Hebrew and Christian prophets are muslim, Jesus was a prophet who also was muslim and allah is God.

So what’s not to like about Obama if you’re a muslim? 250 million Indonesian muslims can’t wait for Obama to become the President of the United States of America. And the Kenyan muslims think it’s a great idea. I’ve seen them on camera. They all want to come to America when their Luo Tribesman muslim ‘brother’ opens the door and lets them in!

I’m an Aussie. Vote for whomever you like. But do it with the knowledge of what it’s all about.

85 posted on 02/10/2008 11:49:59 PM PST by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM!)

[pallis]

I’m still not ruling out the possibility of a McCain/Hillary ticket. They are two peas in a pod.

[Salvation]

**Primary counts say nothing about November.**

Agree — the numbers in November will be completely different.

[kromike]

An interesting note is according to Islamic Tradition, he is (or would be considered) an Apostate Muslim as his Father was a Muslim and thusly he would be as well.

True. But Muslims, like liberals, suddenly find ridiculously-convenient ways to spin excuses for why Hussein isn't an apostate.

Muslims, like liberals, crave raw power to enslave or kill the rest of us.

[fight_truth_decay]

[SoConPubbie]

[Racehorse]

Obama is a different kettle of fish altogether, anti Iraq War with a pull out ASAP, quasi Hildecare, and that is all that is really known about the guy politically, besides he flies a Che’ flag at his Houston HQ.

Somewhere rattling around in the back of my pea brain I hear a name. A name. There it is. I see it clearly. Yeah.

Eugene McCarthy. 1968.

May this updated, retreat and surrender version suffer the same fate at the polls.

[But, Gene did eventually come around. He actually endorsed Reagan.]

[beckysueb]

I think some of those democrats who have been turning out in droves are going to vote for McCain. I have heard alot of dems say they won’t vote for Obama. Especially military families. Hillary voters will break for McCain in the general. Just my opinion but you know what they say about opinions.

[fight_truth_decay]

Kenyan muslims think it’s a great idea. I’ve seen them on camera. They all want to come to America when their Luo Tribesman muslim ‘brother’ opens the door and lets them in!

Thanks Nerks..I wondered about that; but no one has addressed it in specifics..you know "how PC Americans" are( Got that from an Aussie I met on a train in Europe last fall )

[fight_truth_decay]

Kenyan muslims think it’s a great idea. I’ve seen them on camera. They all want to come to America when their Luo Tribesman muslim ‘brother’ opens the door and lets them in!

Thanks Nerks..I wondered about that; but no one has addressed it in specifics..you know "how PC Americans" are( Got that from an Aussie I met on a train in Europe last fall )

[Global2010]

Obama stated tonight that he has republicans in the crowds whispering in his ear “that they are republican but the support Obama”

Obama says we call them Obamacans.

I would like to know who these Obamacans are and if they have the guts to say it out loud.

[Blogger]

bump

[fight_truth_decay]

Sorry, clean up on aisle 15!

[TigersEye]

When you elect a man you are blessing his record.

Shouldn't you know his record?

[beckysueb]

An interesting note is according to Islamic Tradition, he is (or would be considered) an Apostate Muslim as his Father was a Muslim and thusly he would be as well.

Which means he would be a target for radicals. The only reason he wouldn't be a target is if there was an understanding that he is loyal to the muslim faith and is only pretending just to get in the WH, cause according to the quran, its ok to lie to infidels.