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Barnicle to McCain: Don't Go Negative
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 06/23/2008 9:58:52 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Mike Barnicle has some campaign advice for John McCain: don't say anything bad about Barack. The former Boston Globe columnist, with a heartfelt second from Mika Brzezinski, wants the world to know that he's heard enough about Reverends Wright and Pfleger, not to mention Bill Ayers, and thinks McCain would "win a few points" for staying away from all that stuff and concentrating on the important issues facing Americans—like better batteries.

Barnicle made his suggestion on today's Morning Joe in commenting on an audio clip of Obama warning a crowd this past Friday that the Republicans will, among other misdemeanors, play the race card against him and accuse him of having a "feisty wife."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; barackobama; johnmccain; mikebarnicle; negativecampaigning
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1 posted on 06/23/2008 9:58:52 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I wonder who he copied that from....


2 posted on 06/23/2008 9:59:33 AM PDT by misterrob (Obama-Does America Need Another Jimmy Carter?)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; YaYa123; MEG33; ...

Barnicle doesn’t want to hear any more about Wright, Pfleger or Ayers. Ping to Today show list.


3 posted on 06/23/2008 9:59:51 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

but I am sure he considers it fair game to tie McCain to the sitting President. If McCain doesn’t go after Obama’s checkered past, he is going to have a difficult time. Obama is a left wing nut and that must be illustrated by his many bizarre relationships.


4 posted on 06/23/2008 10:00:49 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

One of the biggest assbags ever.


5 posted on 06/23/2008 10:02:31 AM PDT by GQuagmire (Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
accuse him of having a "feisty wife."

My wife is "feisty". Michelle is just a b*tch.

6 posted on 06/23/2008 10:03:17 AM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Checkmate Cruiser")
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

If Bama can’t handle the likes of a 72 year old man, how the hell is he going to deal with running the USA and foreign leaders?

Wake the ef up, America.


7 posted on 06/23/2008 10:04:13 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (General George Patton had it right.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

In other words, don’t dare point out the truth about Obama and his decades-long associations with assorted sleazebags and nutcases.

Can you believe these idiots call themselves journalists? They are nothing but partisan hacks who happen to work for newspapers and news shows.


8 posted on 06/23/2008 10:05:56 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

...!!! Barnicle is WRONG” alert!!!!

The WHOLE population needs to be reminded of EVERY nasty affiliation that Obama has..(Hello! he’s running to lead OUR Country!)......time for kicking #ss and taking names!


9 posted on 06/23/2008 10:06:01 AM PDT by HappyinAZ
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

OK. I can live with that. Say nothing bad about the Obamination.

Now, if he only had something good to say about himself, we’d be set.


10 posted on 06/23/2008 10:06:10 AM PDT by null and void (every Muslim, the minute he can start differentiating, carries hate of Americans, Jews & Christians)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“Feisty wife” is pretty tame. Could have been more truthful and just called her a “major beeeyotch” instead.


11 posted on 06/23/2008 10:06:52 AM PDT by library user
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Barack Hussein Obama is a stealth Muslim, terrorist-coddling, tyrant-appeasing, neo-marxist 60’s retread Chicago graft machine pol and world-class liar. He will be the American Mugabe, Chavez and Jimmy Carter redux rolled into one.

There, I said it. So sue me.


12 posted on 06/23/2008 10:07:37 AM PDT by Argus (Obama: All turban and no goats.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
>>>>>Mike Barnicle has some campaign advice for John McCain: don't say anything bad about Barack.

Translated: Don't speak to the truth about Obama.

13 posted on 06/23/2008 10:09:48 AM PDT by Reagan Man ( McCain Wants My Conservative Vote in November --- EARN IT or NO DEAL !!!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Mike Barnicle (aka. Barnacle Mike as in "Who's that knocking at my door") is a stupid drunk.

As far as Obama is concerned, he and not the GOP are trying to make the voters afraid. Every time Obama opens his mouth he changes feet("I have visited 57 states during the course of the campaign").

This racist weasel could be our next President. Just the guy we need when the WOT is finally turning our way. It reminds me of what happened 4 decades ago when the Democrats betrayed South Vietnam.

14 posted on 06/23/2008 10:11:04 AM PDT by wmileo (I miss Ronald Wilson Reagan. POTUS #40)
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Exactly... That’s EXACTLY what this dolt, McCain, should do, but he won’t... He’s worse than Bob Dole, in that he won’t fight for the prize.


15 posted on 06/23/2008 10:16:13 AM PDT by NYC Republican (weInfuriate the MSM---Vote McCain... John McCain- Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory...oh g)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“The former DISGRACED Boston Globe columnist...”

insert needed to make this a correct phrase


16 posted on 06/23/2008 10:17:30 AM PDT by rod1
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

McCain more often than not already does all that he can truly do to not go negative on Obama, and this is truly a serious problem (one problem out of many problems) for McCain. With McCain’s temper being one of the things that’s mentioned and criticized every now and then by both the MSM and the general public, McCain truly becomes “wussy man” too often because of it. I truly wish that this “political nightmare” would definitely end so that I can vote for a truly conservative major candidate for POTUS on November 4.


17 posted on 06/23/2008 10:19:10 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (Vote for conservatives AT ALL POLITICAL LEVELS! Encourage all others to do the same on November 4!)
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To: misterrob

Beat me by seconds!


18 posted on 06/23/2008 10:20:01 AM PDT by Holicheese (Hillary deserves the CMoH for her time in Tuzla!)
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To: gathersnomoss
If Bama can’t handle the likes of a 72 year old man, how the hell is he going to deal with running the USA and foreign leaders?

"Old age and treachery will beat youth and skill, every time." ...

I HOPE

19 posted on 06/23/2008 10:21:13 AM PDT by Aria (NO RAPIST ENABLER FOR PRESIDENT!!!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

my advice would be to do the opposite of what mike barnicle wants


20 posted on 06/23/2008 10:22:52 AM PDT by ari-freedom (McCain must pick a conservative VP if he wants conservative support)
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