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McCain "Calms the Crowd" at Minnesota Town Meeting
The Page / Time Magazine ^ | 10/10/2008 | Mark Halperin

Posted on 10/10/2008 3:41:37 PM PDT by Sibre Fan

After days of watching in silence, McCain calms the crowd at his Minnesota town meeting.

“I want everyone to be respectful. And let’s make sure we are, because that’s the way politics is done in America.”

Tells one supporter who says he’s scared of an Obama presidency: “I have to tell you, he is a decent person, a person that you do not have to be scared [of] as president of the United States.”

After a woman calls Obama “an Arab,” McCain interrupts to say: “No, ma’am. He is a decent family man, citizen

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
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To: antceecee
OKAY FOLKS IT'S TIME TO BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS AGAIN....

Deuteronomy 20:3 He shall say: “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be terrified or give way to panic before them.

PLEASE DON'T LET THE ENEMY WIN THIS!!

321 posted on 10/10/2008 4:51:19 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: AFreeBird

Lol!!! Caveman Mc Cain... now that will win the election! Not!


322 posted on 10/10/2008 4:51:21 PM PDT by antceecee (McCain ~ Palin '08!!!!! May God have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: Terry Mross

I’ll pay for your gas...now quit being a baby and be half the bad ass sailor you used to be.


323 posted on 10/10/2008 4:51:57 PM PDT by lilycicero (And thanks for your service.........)
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To: antceecee

I agree with you. I was responding to a FReeper, not McCain. I think the old lady sounded dumb, her comment was ill-conceived and inappropriate. I think she was probably reaching for “Muslim” rather than “Arab,” but it still shouldn’t have been said.

McCain was playing some immediate damage control. What choice did he have? On another thread people are saying he’s “surrendered” b/c he didn’t say, “Damn right he is! Down with the Arab!”

Political expediency trumps “tough talk” every day of the week. FReepers need to understand it, live with it, and work with it.

Don’t “sumbitch” the system, find a way to make it work to your advantage.


324 posted on 10/10/2008 4:51:58 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (My freq'n head hertz...)
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To: Free Bee
“...a decent family man with whom I happen to have some disagreements.”

Did he actually say that?

325 posted on 10/10/2008 4:52:52 PM PDT by pollywog (I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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To: RoseofTexas

Ouch! That stung my ears! ; ~ )


326 posted on 10/10/2008 4:52:59 PM PDT by antceecee (McCain ~ Palin '08!!!!! May God have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: AFreeBird
What's that you say...I didn't hear about that?! OMG, then they are indeed plants!! McCain needs to stick to out door rallies. The EVIL DEMONS have infiltrated!! With the help of the mediaPUKES I guarantee it!!
327 posted on 10/10/2008 4:54:04 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: CitizenUSA

actually, I was quoting “gold state gop” and disagreeing with him.


328 posted on 10/10/2008 4:54:09 PM PDT by ROTB (Our Constitution [is] for a [Christian] people. It is wholly inadequate [for] any other. -John Adams)
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To: Future Snake Eater

The media is playing word games with their criticism of the Mc Cain Palin campaign. They are itching to brand them as racists. Mc Cain is playing it cool to keep them from having anything to trumpet.


329 posted on 10/10/2008 4:54:53 PM PDT by antceecee (McCain ~ Palin '08!!!!! May God have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: Unkosified
Is it too late to put Sarah at the top of the ticket? Please!!

No, but it won't happen unless they manage to finally bait McCain enough to set off his temper, and his heart. Even then, the RNC would probably keep Palin as VP, and pick another "moderate" for President.

330 posted on 10/10/2008 4:55:12 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: snarkytart

snarkytart: “I live in a deeply blue state, so my vote is irrelevant.”

Your vote isn’t irrelevant, even in a blue state. If McCain wins, we want him to win by both popular and electoral vote. We need the biggest margin possible, because the left will fight, lie, sue, and do whatever possible to steal the election. Also, I’m pretty sure some states now award their electoral votes to whoever gets the most popular votes nationally.


331 posted on 10/10/2008 4:55:21 PM PDT by CitizenUSA (Voting proudly for GOVERNOR Palin for VP!)
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To: antceecee
Moderates are useless to worry about, it's the UNDECIDED voters who matter, and the reason Obama can't quite put it away is because there is this trust issue. OBAMA even knows it. He goes to PA and says, “They'll say my name is weird, or I'm a radical......blah blah blah”
Even HE knows people aren't sure about him.
McCain just gave the unsure some solace in voting for someone they were a little hesitant to vote for in November. The undecided most likely would have chosen McCain as the safe choice in the end. Now? After this sound bite is played all over the media? The unsure/undecided have no reason to vote against Obama.
332 posted on 10/10/2008 4:55:55 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Swordfished
I’m not voting for McCain, but I respect him more for this. Knuckle-dragging discourse should have no place in these campaigns. We are men not monkeys.

Now imagine if McCain said what you just said....using a comparison of knuckle-dragging/men/monkeys....wow...who are you voting for?

333 posted on 10/10/2008 4:55:55 PM PDT by lilycicero (And you are FR because why?)
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To: pollywog
“...a decent family man with whom I happen to have some disagreements.” Did he actually say that?

Do I have some concerns that Obama is a "scary" piece of scum? Honestly yes. However, there is nothing remotely on the record that is credible that proves Obama doesn't care for his wife and kids. In fact I have no doubt that he truly loves his partner Marxist queen :)

334 posted on 10/10/2008 4:55:57 PM PDT by bcatwilly (West Virginia is McCain-Palin Country!)
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To: Sibre Fan

Enjoy that Obama landslide, Johnny. Idiot.


335 posted on 10/10/2008 4:56:02 PM PDT by Boagenes (I'm your huckleberry, that's just my game.)
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To: housedeep

It played well on the news, but not to his supporters—obviously, judging by the reaction on FR and at the town hall meeting.

I’m curious, though, what did FReepers expect him to say to the “Arab” comment?


336 posted on 10/10/2008 4:56:32 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (My freq'n head hertz...)
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To: mojito

Unlike Dole who resigned his Senate seat to run for President, McCain isn’t willing to risk his Washington career to win the job. He is positioned to return to the club atmosphere of the Senate and the Sunday morning talk show circuit. To be an elder statesman in the Senate and the Republican voice of moderation on the talk shows, he has to play by the rules of political correctness. Our founding fathers put everything on the line — their lives, their fortunes, and their careers. Even though the Republic is in great peril, McCain’s ego is so large, he can’t risk his Washington status for the sake of the country. Can a man like this truly be viewed as a patriot?


337 posted on 10/10/2008 4:56:46 PM PDT by Soul of the South (When times are tough the tough get going.)
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To: snarkytart

Me too.

With tears in my eyes, I just went outside and took my McCain sign out of the ground. and I feel extreme fear for this country.

What in the hell was he thinking ? I have been praying for he and Sarah everyday. I have a McCain sign, bumper stickers, etc. And he just took away my hope. He just left Sarah and the rest of us out to dry. He just went along with the MSM stereotype that we are stupid hicks and racists. It hurts. After working so hard and praying so hard. This CUTS DEEP.


338 posted on 10/10/2008 4:57:02 PM PDT by se_ohio_young_conservative (GO Sarah Palin !)
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To: RoseofTexas
OKAY FOLKS IT'S TIME TO BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS AGAIN....

Deuteronomy 20:3 He shall say: “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be terrified or give way to panic before them.

PLEASE DON'T LET THE ENEMY WIN THIS!!

YES I AGREE!!!!! Taking a deep breath & wiping away my tears of anquish...!!! ....then repeating.... Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin.....

339 posted on 10/10/2008 4:57:14 PM PDT by pollywog (I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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To: snarkytart

Do you seriously believe what you just posted?


340 posted on 10/10/2008 4:57:44 PM PDT by antceecee (McCain ~ Palin '08!!!!! May God have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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