Posted on 10/11/2008 12:27:24 PM PDT by Chet 99
McCain Offended by Lewis' Comments; Calls On Obama to Condemn
October 11, 2008 3:12 PM
Clearly wounded by the remarks of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., condemning the tone at his rallies, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., issued this statement a few minutes ago.
"Congressman John Lewis' comments represent a character attack against Governor Sarah Palin and me that is shocking and beyond the pale," McCain said. "The notion that legitimate criticism of Senator Obama's record and positions could be compared to Governor George Wallace, his segregationist policies and the violence he provoked is unacceptable and has no place in this campaign."
McCain continued, saying "I am saddened that John Lewis, a man I've always admired, would make such a brazen and baseless attack on my character and the character of the thousands of hardworking Americans who come to our events to cheer for the kind of reform that will put America on the right track.
"I call on Senator Obama to immediately and personally repudiate these outrageous and divisive comments that are so clearly designed to shut down debate 24 days before the election. Our country must return to the important debate about the path forward for America."
As soon as the Obama-ites cry "racist attack" they go down in the polls.
This is the correct strategy for McCain. Go Senator!!
McCain has to get over his “admiration” of everyone, especially his enemies.
McCain set this up perfectly yesterday when, as widely widely reported by the MSM, he refuted an inaccurate charge against Obambi by magnanimously calling him a decent family man.
Now McCain can really start hammering for the retractions and apologies on Obambi’s part in the same situation.
Wow! This is getting bad!
McCain needs to be “good cop”, Sarah “bad cop”... it is the way things are done in smart campaigns.
Take it to Lewis with the PEOPLE and put a commercial together SHOWING the racism that your campaign is being confronted with.
Nothing else will get that side to notice, they'd have higher priorities swatting flies than they would straitening out a race hustler.
Sometimes I get the feeling that Sen McCain showed up with a knife to a gun fight with this bid for the Presidency.
Dumb like a fox! That clip was played over and over again on the MSM. It set the stage perfectly for McCain to now ask Obambi to respond in kind, in just such situations as this.
Same reason Romney supporters would get angry for people who call Romney, “Mormon Mitt”.
Didn’t McCain just say nice things about Lewis?
John McCain may live to 109, but it seems that he he will never learn that the Rats are not his friends.
The punk is worried.
Yep.
Maybe that was dumb like a fox, too.
LEWIS: McCain = Wallace
FRANK RICH: Fire stoked by McCain/Palin raging out of control...
MAUREEN DOWD: McCain/Palin rouse the mob against Obama...
I'd give it a 33% chance the the (D)s are setting the ground work to "justify" a possible unleashing of the Raila Odinga strategy.
(keep in mind it was BHO's campaign who suggested Odinga employ class/tribal warfare in that Kenyan election that killed 1,000)
I’m really wondering if Obama will apologize or not.
He should, but he is arrogant and he is not a genius but he is smart enought to know the media will carry his water.
Heres an idea. McCain should hire Bo Snerdly, J.C. Watts, and other conservative blacks to make an opening statement before each rally from here until election night.
“I am saddened that John Lewis, a man I’ve always admired, would make such a brazen and baseless attack on my character and the character of the thousands of hardworking Americans who come to our events to cheer for the kind of reform that will put America on the right track.
I”M FROM ATLANTA JOHN, TELL ME WHAT”S TO ADMIRE ABOUT JOHN LEWIS?!?!?
I am so angry.... at McCain. Will he never learn? John the dems do not like you and never will. They just pretend so you will keep you stirring up trouble on our side of the aisle and you fall for it every time.
This is meant to shut McCain\Palin up.
It means the William Ayers connection is hurting obama. McCain\Palin should keep hitting him on that sweet spot. Make it bleed.
Also keep reminding everyone about Acorn. obama’s other sweet spot.
So what were the offensive comments?
Yeah, he’s doing a great job of firing back...you think anyone will remember how unfair Lewis’s remarks are, or just that Lewis ‘needed’ to make them?
The debate will be, “Has John McCain done enough to stop the racists in his party?”
Meanwhile, the Messiah will stand above the fray...calm, peaceful, Presidential.
Yep, McCain’s holding back is really doing our side a lot of good!
I would go further and say it like it is with the Obama campaign and Demonrats PROJECTING. They are in NO PLACE TO TALK ABOUT INCITING HATE AND VIOLENCE. They are the epitome of the ugly politician. Their party is infested with it and lives on it. And for these idiots to have the AUDACITY with the obvious hate they have been directing at Gov. Palin since the day she was announced shows what scum these ghouls are. I think is about time that conservatives/Republicans get angry and direct it right on back to those MOST DESERVING of it. They are sinister and this country has to wake up to what Demonrats are.
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