McCain to crowd: 'Don't be scared' of Obama presidency [**FLASHBACK 10/11/2008**]

CNN - Political Ticker ^ | 2008-10-11

[rabscuttle385]

LAKEVILLE, Minnesota (CNN) – John McCain heard boos at a town hall meeting Friday night after the Republican presidential nominee called for the crowd to be more respectful towards rival Barack Obama.

“We would like you to remain a true American hero,” an elderly military veteran told him. “We want you to fight.”

“I will fight, but we will be respectful,” McCain said. “I admire Senator Obama and his accomplishments and I will respect him.”

When the crowd began to boo, McCain told them “No, no. I want everyone to be respectful.”

[jonrick46]

The Doctor: “. . . you see them walking around blindly, with dead eyes; not knowing what they do; not caring.”

Bob Hope: “You mean like Democrats?”

Perfect.

[sergeantdave]

“I will respect him.”

Enough of this bile from weak-kneed RINOs.

I remember President Reagan went after the Marxist Mondale in the debates and ripped his throat out. That’s how you defeat your enemy and win elections.

President Reagan won 49 states by not playing Mr. Nice-guy. You RINOs need to leave - NOW!

[sergeantdave]

“And now we have MIKE STEELE running the show...”

Yep, and Steele STILL hasn’t set up a rapid response team. The Marxist rats are committing error after error, giving us ammo to shoot back, and Steele is busy mouthing some mumbo-jumbo about Rush. The rat congress is unpopular and Steele does nothing to exploit that. Pelosi is roundly hated, and Steele doesn’t say a word. Steele is a disaster blowing up in our faces day after day.

Steele must go - now!

[Melinda]

“The shameful, spiteful, envious way he treated Sarah Palin from the very beginning was despicable.”

THAT is a ridiculous statement.
Time for some of you to get a grip, grow up and move on.

[browardchad]

So John McCain is attacked because he is a figure of the RINOS in the party.

I'd go further than that. McCain is a Progressive, a Republican Progressive. Look at the policies: he supported Cap and Trade, opposed drilling with some minor and vague concessions when oil spiked, and bought into the AGW myth. He had a health plan that was said by some to be better than Obama's, but he didn't understand it and couldn't articulate it. He refused to mention, until too late and then only timidly, the duplicity of his fellow lawmakers in the Fannie/Freddie crash that heralded the fall of the economic house of cards. And worst of all, he joined the braying jackasses of the Democratic party and the media in proclaiming "greedy Wall Street" to be the sole villain, while rushing to endorse the TARP.

And let's not forget his joint collaboration with Ted Kennedy on the "Shamnesty" bill, and with another one of his many Dem buddies, Russ Feingold, in the assault on the first amendment known as CFR.

Obama easily co-opted his issues, as the Iraq war faded in significance with the success of the surge, until there wasn't much left to distinguish McCain from Obama -- except for the glaring age handicap and, of course, Sarah Palin, who he promptly stabbed in the back at the first post-failure opportunity.

I can understand people's anger toward the man, but there's really no need to attack McCain personally -- his political record speaks for itself.

[Syncro]

Do the research, ad hominem attacks and childish directives just make you look bad.

[chasio649]

Good post..

[Melinda]

LOL, I don’t have to do the research, I know how things went, thank you, and no, I won’t tell you how I know. All these little things, quotes, etc. have been blown totally out of proportion by people who have nothing better to do than tear things down on sites like this instead of building something together. McCain wasn’t the ideal candidate, no he isn’t a conservative, we lost this one, and enough is enough. Posting this old stuff is a waste of time and done so purely to incite. You can all get your jollies by spearing the effigy again and again, which I find quite odd, but the rest of us are moving on.

[AuntB]

“LOL, I don’t have to do the research, I know how things went, thank you, and no, I won’t tell you how I know. All these little things, quotes, etc. have been blown totally out of proportion by people who have nothing better to do than tear things down on sites like this instead of building something together. McCain wasn’t the ideal candidate, no he isn’t a conservative, we lost this one, and enough is enough. Posting this old stuff is a waste of time and done so purely to incite. You can all get your jollies by spearing the effigy again and again, which I find quite odd, but the rest of us are moving on.”

Yes, well that is the same spew we heard 4 years ago and 8 years ago after every screwball notion of McCain and Bush for that matter. I’m sure you’d like us all to forget the facts and ‘move on’ and keep electing these traitors.

The question is WHY?

[JApost]

FTA: “I believe someone called (Obama) an Arab Muslim, which is factually incorrect, and he corrected that person,” said Mark Salter.8;

All the media tsked tsked over and made a big deal of McCain jerking the microphone out of an elderly woman's hand when she said she thought Obama was an Arab. She was actually right according to Dr. Jack Wheeler(Reagan advisor) http://www.tothepointnews.com/content/view/3227/44/ “Barack Hussein Obama, is an eloquently tailored empty suit. No résumé, no accomplishments, no experience, no original ideas, no understanding of how the economy works, no understanding of how the world works, no balls, nothing but abstract empty rhetoric devoid of real substance.

He has no real identity. He is half-white, which he rejects. The rest of him is mostly Arab, which he hides but is disclosed by his non-African Arabic surname and his Arabic first and middle names as a way to triply proclaim his Arabic parentage to people in Kenya. Only a small part of him is African Black from his Luo grandmother, which he pretends he is exclusively.

What he isn't, not a genetic drop of, is “African-American,” the descendant of enslaved Africans brought to America chained in slave ships. He hasn't a single ancestor who was a slave. Instead, his Arab ancestors were slave owners. Slave-trading was the main Arab business in East Africa for centuries until the British ended it.

Let that sink in: Obamba is not the descendant of slaves, he is the descendant of slave owners.”

[JApost]

FTA: “I believe someone called (Obama) an Arab Muslim, which is factually incorrect, and he corrected that person,” said Mark Salter. All the media tsked tsked over and made a big deal of McCain jerking the microphone out of an elderly woman's hand when she said she thought Obama was an Arab. She was actually right according to Dr. Jack Wheeler(Reagan advisor) http://www.tothepointnews.com/content/view/3227/44/ “Barack Hussein Obama, is an eloquently tailored empty suit. No résumé, no accomplishments, no experience, no original ideas, no understanding of how the economy works, no understanding of how the world works, no balls, nothing but abstract empty rhetoric devoid of real substance.

He has no real identity. He is half-white, which he rejects. The rest of him is mostly Arab, which he hides but is disclosed by his non-African Arabic surname and his Arabic first and middle names as a way to triply proclaim his Arabic parentage to people in Kenya. Only a small part of him is African Black from his Luo grandmother, which he pretends he is exclusively.

What he isn't, not a genetic drop of, is “African-American,” the descendant of enslaved Africans brought to America chained in slave ships. He hasn't a single ancestor who was a slave. Instead, his Arab ancestors were slave owners. Slave-trading was the main Arab business in East Africa for centuries until the British ended it.

Let that sink in: Obama is not the descendant of slaves, he is the descendant of slave owners.”

[Melinda]

“Yes, well that is the same spew we heard 4 years ago and 8 years ago after every screwball notion of McCain and Bush for that matter. I’m sure you’d like us all to forget the facts and ‘move on’ and keep electing these traitors. The question is WHY?”

Spew. Why thank you, AuntB, that is such an adult thing to say to a stranger! The question is WHY do we keep losing. Because some Conservatives want it all, like children. As long as they do, they will lose. The opposition finds it so easy to split the other side in two to conquer. It's a piece of cake, and some of you will never learn that success comes in increments, and sometimes you have to bite the bullet to make the most of a less than perfect situation. When Conservatives lose, so many of them cry out loud for months on end and only hurt themselves by doing so. I find it childish and a waste of time.

If the question is WHY would I like all of you to forget the facts, that's another silly statement. But many of you don't know the facts, just rumors and innuendo. Just as with the Swift Vets who knew the facts, the opposition so easily painted them as liars to their followers. Forums like this are easily manipulated to incite emotion from otherwise quiet fingers, and hate does have a life of its own. Some posters here attack the same people day after day, multiple times. I do find that a bit odd. It's simply preaching to the choir.

[Clinging Bitterly]

John McCain has been to hell and back, and I can’t begrudge him the respect he deserves for that.

But I was flabbergasted when he said that of one he should know is a vital organ of the headless Soviet beast that thrives in our land.

Come to think of it though, except for his more or less solid nationalism, he plays the useful idiot rather well. I don’t believe the traits are necessarily exclusive

[rabscuttle385]

It's a piece of cake, and some of you will never learn that success comes in increments, and sometimes you have to bite the bullet to make the most of a less than perfect situation.

Success? What success? So far, the only ones succeeding are the Democrats, in part because the Republicans are willing to surrender, all in the name of "bipartisanship."

But hey, keep on believing that the Republicans are conservative. At the end of the day, conservatives will find themselves left out in the cold by the Republican leadership, which apparently has no problem following the Democrats further and further left.

The question is WHY do we keep losing. Because some Conservatives want it all, like children. As long as they do, they will lose.

All that's missing here is a reference to "purists."

You know why "we" (i.e., the Republicans) keep losing? Because they continually strive to be better Democrats than the Democrats, and frankly, that's a battle that can't be won.

Enjoy your slide into obscurity.

[AuntB]

“It’s a piece of cake, and some of you will never learn that success comes in increments, and sometimes you have to bite the bullet to make the most of a less than perfect situation.”

Success? What success? “

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Exactly, what success? What have we gained? NOTHING. Zip. NADA..well, yes there is that...a dual language country!

Increments? BS. I’ve been hearing that same sorry mantra for 25 years from the same sorry rino’s. We’d be in the same sorry mess if McCain had won. And he’d have run off Palin by now.

Stop telling us to settle for socialism/leftism light. You’ve had your candidates for decades, it’s our turn. Do you really believe as big a segment as conservatives represent deserve no representation in this government? Evidently!

“Bite the Bullet”....We’re tired of that. Your turn. Try it, you’ll like it!

[kabar]

It's simply preaching to the choir.

It is obvious you are not part of the choir. When the GOP embraces conservative principles, it wins. If the RINOs persist in pushing the party into just being another wing of the Democrat party, the GOP will cease to exist. I have voted for the last RINO having to hold my nose. McCain does not represent the views of the majority of the Rep party. We need to jettison him in the upcoming primary.

[calcowgirl]

Just as with the Swift Vets who knew the facts, the opposition so easily painted them as liars to their followers.

Yes, McCain calling the swift boat vets "dishonest and dishonorable" was truly despicable.

[calcowgirl]

Increments? BS. I’ve been hearing that same sorry mantra for 25 years

LOL. Me too. And what a tired mantra it is.

During the Recall in California, that was one of the many points. They said "increments," or "tiny steps" is what we would get with Schwarzenegger. Well, guess what? We got huge leaps -- all to advance the liberal agenda.

McCain will be joining Obama in trying to push immigration "reform" (amnesty) and global warming cap-and-trade and calling it "bipartisanship". That will be some "success" now won't it?

[nathanbedford]

I think you've captured the essence of McCain very well, he is a Republican progressive. Did he not in fact compare himself to Teddy Roosevelt or least mention Roosevelt as his hero?

For some time I had been pondering the effects of McCain's legacy from his grandfather and father as admirals in the Navy, his education at the Naval Academy, and his years of service. From people I know who have had similar experiences (without the searing experience he endured as a POW), I have found there is a third axis of orientation besides the usual right-left axis that we see.

In other words, there is the right way, the wrong way, and the Navy way. There is a Republican way, a Democrat way, and the third way-the way of duty and integrity. The third axis breeds an impatience with partisanship and a felt need to "do the right thing." I think some of that can be seen in Eisenhower's political career. It tends to react vehemently when it sees betrayal or failure of integrity. This might explain why we see McCain so often feuding.

The problem with a third axis candidate is that an ultimate premium is placed on him seeing the world's problems and solutions correctly. This brings us to the brink of all kinds of dangers if he gets it wrong. He does not tend to see that a government with built-in checks and balances requires political parties to fill in the gaps and make the government function. In other words he tends not to see the need for party. He is oriented toward the ideal of government as a patriot and the need to solve a given problem as a self conceived man of reality.

As I recall, Teddy Roosevelt had his problems working within the party, too.

[Melinda]

Y'all just don't get it. I'm not for McCain, LOL. I'm just disappointed in the vituperative, emotional display here on FR, from those so quick to condemn others for the same behavior. Years ago, this type of thing was a slap in the face here, now it is the norm. Do you all think that it is a step in the right direction for the cause, to lower yourselves to your opponents’ level? The rants you all display are no better than the Dims, no better at all. You mar any credibility you could have with uncontrolled language and hate. You now are no better than the other side. It must be a generational thing, but it certainly isn't improving your position with more rational thinkers. And yes, it is obsessive and childish.