September 26, 2008

McCain Shows Age, Spews Prematurely...Wins Debate Before It Takes Place



In a stunning lack of judgment or just plain ole' stupid error, McCain and his senior campaign staff announced that he won tonight's first debate with Barack Obama!

According to his campaign manager, Rick Davis, McCain won the debate "hands down".

It just gets better and better.

But still in my cynicism, right wing, religious Americans and bitter, sexist women are still ignorant enough to vote for McCain/Palin.

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Obama's Thursday In Washington

Barack Obama met with President Bush and other bipartisan leaders at Bush's invitation.

Obama said he decided not to insert himself into the bipartisan bailout negotiations being conducted competently by Congressman Chris Dodd. He consulted by phone with Democratic leaders and Administration officials throughout the day and made himself available to assist in any way needed.

Obama told CBS's Katie Couric,

"It's important not to inject presidential politics into this...because I think sometimes that prevents things from getting done. It's amazing what you can get done wehn you're not looking to try to get credit for it."

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McCain Continues Lying, Playing Politics For Personal Gain

So much for putting country first.

John McCain has reversed course (lied) again. After vehemently stating that he would not appear at tonight's debate unless an agreement had been reached on the bailout, John McShame just announced that he will take part in the debate.

Of course there was never any doubt. After all, McCain majored in theater in military college and knows how to stage a good play, especially one based on lying.

Has an agreement on the bailout bill been reached? Um, no.

Did anyone not understand McCain's words when he said two days ago that he called a press conference to announce that he was putting country first thinking he could play Mighty Mouse, fly into Washington inserting himself where not needed to save the day and so was suspending all campaign activities...events, speeches, fundraising, advertisements, etc. McCain holds no committee assignments that would have helped the debate.

Well, it appears McCain and his campaign people didn't understand the memo. All campaign activities continued while McCain posed and postured in Washington. All campaign offices continued doing busy as usual...perpetuating the McCain lie machine's assault on America's intelligence.

What did McCain do Thursday after bursting onto the scene? According to bipartisan sources on that scene,

-- Republican lawmakers said they hadn't seen or heard from McCain.
-- He had lunch with Senate Republicans.
-- He did not participate in a bipartisan meeting with senior lawmakers on the bailout.
-- He met for 30 minutes with the Republican House Minority Leader.
-- He met with other lawmakers in a meeting called by President Bush.
-- He did not state his position in the Bush meeting on the bailout proposal.
-- He had not read the 3-page bailout proposal as of Wednesday.
-- He did state that lawmakers have to come together to make a deal.
-- Many lawmakers thought Republicans balking at a settlement deal, did so as a ruse to make it look like McCain didn't come to Washington for nothing and that his coming to Washington was another theatrical campaign stunt.
-- McCain's senior campaign staff accompanied him everywhere during his 'McCain goes to Washington' day.

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Palin - Opens Mouth, Speaks, Says Nothing

In only the few weeks since being nominated to be just one heart beat away from leading the world's superpower, Sarah Failin' Palin has equaled George W. Bush in something coined as Palin-Speak.

Yes, she's already proven to be a pro at the Republican practice of lying, saying one thing and then doing another. After all, she has been interning under the table while being hidden from public scrutiny and, just today, learned that lesson once again as McCain reentered the debate. After insisting that he would not participate in tonight's debate unless there was agreement on the bailout bill, old droopy eye is now doing the opposite and appearing for the debate.

Sarah was recently interviewed by Katie Couric. Here are some of Palin's non-answer answers. Frighteningly, she is has been a quick study in opening her mouth, talking, and saying nothing.

Couric found Palin to be rambling, marginally responsive and even more adrift than during her debut interview last week with ABC’s Charlie Gibson. On "The Early Show" Couric reflected on the interview and said charitably that Palin is "not always responsive when asked questions, and sometimes does slip back to her talking points."

It's downright scary that Palin thinks she is unblinkingly ready to lead America.
You can tell by her answers that she is obviously ready for prime time on the national and world stage.

Palin started her incoherent ramblings with,

"That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, we're ill about this position that we have been put in . . ."

before continuing further incomprehensible mutterings,

" . . . where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy. Um, helping, oh -- it's got to be all about job creation too. Shoring up our economy, and putting it back on the right track. So healthcare reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions, and tax relief for Americans, and trade, we've got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, um, scary thing, but 1 in 5 jobs being created in the trade sector today. We've got to look at that as more opportunity. All of those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that."

In Palin speaking about Alaska's proximity to Russian and how that boosts her foreign policy qualifications, she told Couric,

"Well, it certainly does," Palin replied. "Our next-door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the executive of."

"We have trade missions back and forth," Palin told Couric. "We, we do, it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where, where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to, to our state."


James Rainey in the Los Angeles Times observed about her comment,
"Certainly, Russia's prime minister, Vladimir Putin, has demonstrated his willingness to invade its small neighbors. But have I missed news of recent provocations by Russian bombers over Kiwalik or Aleknagik? And if Palin has been intensely interested in her neighbor across the Bering Strait, that also has escaped the reporters who follow her most closely.

In fact, a veteran reporter from her home state, Hal Bernton, reported in the Seattle Times this month how Russian politicians had sought more contact with Palin, but in vain. The governor cut funding and her office's participation, it seems, in the Northern Forum, which promotes relations between regional governments in the Northern Hemisphere."

Couric asked Palin to explain what measures McCain had pushed in the past to prevent the economic breakdown since McCain is trying to portray himself as Mighty Mouse, flying in to Washington to save the day.

Palin mentioned McCain's support of Fannie and Freddie but then spout forth when Couric asked for more examples given that McCain has been in Congress for almost 30 years. Palin went blank and then sounding as if she had just stepped out of the movie, Fargo, said in a faux folksy drawl,

"I'll try to find some and bring them to ya"
while beaming her unblinkingly assured grin at Couric.

Stay tuned for more Palin-speak.

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