Posted on 02/26/2008 2:22:52 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
CINCINNATI -- In a possible foreshadowing of a potentially bruising general election campaign, a speaker who introduced presidential candidate John McCain at a rally here today accused Barack Obama of sympathizing with "world leaders who want to kill us" and invoked Obama's middle name -- three times calling him "Barack Hussein Obama."
Local conservative radio talk show host Bill Cunningham described Obama as "a hack Chicago Daley-style politician who is picturing himself as change. When he gets done with you -- all you're going to have in your pocket is change," he said.
McCain quickly distanced himself from the remarks, which he did not hear, saying that using Obama's middle name in repetition like that was inappropriate. "I absolutely repudiate such comments and again, I will take responsibility," he said, calling the use of Obama's middle name inappropriate. "It will never happen again. It will never happen again."
Cunningham, warming up a crowd of about 400 people in the ornate green and gold Hamilton County Memorial Hall before McCain's arrival, accused the "stooges from the New York Times" and "sycophants in the media" of conspiring to elect Obama.
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It was a very politically astute move for McCain to distance himself from the remarks. It’s one thing for a speaker to make the remarks at a rally when the candidate himself isn’t there, but if s/he is and doesn’t repudiate the remarks, it’s as if he himself made them.
By distancing himself, McCain takes the high road, and his attacks on Obama will be all the more powerful, based experience, issue and policy. Personal remarks would make him look small and petty like Obama’s opponent heretofore. Those disenchanted with that Obama opponent will look more favorably upon McCain after she drops out.
1. What was Obama doing at a McCain rally?
2. Were his ears injured by the speakers?
3. Was he slammed by woofers or by tweeters?
I absolutely repudiate McCain.
McCain performs his now patented Democrat reach around.
You can waste your vote for McCain.....then again you could write in Don Quixote’s name. Both have an equall chance of beating Obama.
Speaking middle names is now a hate crime. LMAO
Great point! We keep being told that we have to vote for McCain to keep Obama from winning, and to make their point they unleash a verbal tirade against the wickedness of Obama. McCain may show up here at FR and order his followers to apologize.
Was this supposed to be McCain’s Sistah Souljah (or whatever) moment? If so, it’s lame. The guy said nothing out of line, for Obama himself has indicated that he’d sit down with any of those maniacal dictators without any pre-conditions.
Oh well, there will be plenty more when he gets the nod...or the Arkancide, and if the latter it'll be crickets.
Fox is talking about it now. Cunningham saying he will just vote for Hillary then.....LOL
Now now now....
Johnny is just playing nice, reaching across the aisle.
Maybe he is auditioning for O’s VP slot.
You too must have voted for Ross Perot. Thank you for the lovely Clinton years.
If you don't understand what he was insinuating, you are hopelessly naive.
We aren’t supposed to know that Obama’s daddy was a Muslim and that he went to Islamic schools. It is a secret, shh!
McCain says he will ‘absolutely repudiate’ comments by an introductory speaker who says Obama sympathizes with ‘world leaders who want to kill us.’
But gutter politics is so much more entertaining.
Break out the negative ads and popcorn!
The parallel with 1992 won't wash, of course. Unlike Clinton that year, Obama will not only win a majority but a substantial majority. The McCainiacs will have no one, not even another Perot, to blame for their massive defeat.
That's true, however, I'd prefer the dims entertain me and the GOP wins the elections
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