McCain admits Palin has no experience while insulting Bill Clinton

I just posted my first diary over at Daily Kos and I thought I'd repeat it here for those that don't visit that website.

New video of Katie Couric's interview with John McCain and Sarah Palin contains an embarrassing admission by McCain. - video below -

At around 2:53 McCain talks about other governors being questioned by "experts". After mentioning Ronald Reagan he says the following:

President Clinton was a governor of a very small state that had no experience either.

Obviously when saying that Clinton "had no experience either" he is implying that Sarah Palin has no experience. Kinda rude seeing that she's sitting right next to him. Whoopsie!

"You were wrong!"

During the first presidential debate on Friday, Obama called out McCain for being wrong on Iraq - and guess what? Obama was right!

Here's that part of the debate with McCain's own words edited in to prove he actually said what Obama accused him of saying.



Seeing those old video clips and hearing his words makes it plainly apparent that John McCain does not have the judgment to be President.

Obama 1 - McCain 0

Obama just cleaned McCain's clock in the debate. I think McCain got a few points, but spewed mostly generalities and some misleading information while Obama knew specifics on every issue and from every angle.

Why wouldn't McCain look Obama in the eye? If he can't stand up to Obama how is he going to stand up to our enemies as president?

Overall I thought Obama came across as supremely knowledgeable, serious and presidential, while McCain snickered his way through the issues when he was caught BSing and he tried to change the subject to personal stories to highlight his personality rather than his ability to lead. McCain was even disrespectful at times, which really disappoints me and shows his true character. Obama is the real deal and proved it tonight.

Seriously, how could anyone watch this debate and think McCain is the better choice?

Propaganda First!

Before McCain blinked and agreed to debate tonight (even though there's no bailout bill agreement in Congress - can you say "flip-flop"?) he's already running web ads claiming he's won the debate!

Updated with image:



Wow, that right-wing time machine must be up and running. Maybe they'll go back in time and make sure Bush never becomes president!

The ad appeared in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal this morning as WashingtonPost.com reports:

"McCain Wins Debate!" declares the ad which features a headshot of a smiling McCain with an American flag background. Another ad spotted by our eagle-eyed observer featured a quote from McCain campaign manager Rick Davis declaring: "McCain won the debate-- hands down."

McSame is turning the presidential race into a complete joke and it's despicable...

Why Obama Should Be President

Today I got into a "debate" on the comments board for my local newspaper where I wrote this in response to a question asking why I support Obama. I thought I'd add it to this blog since most of my posts here have been anti-McCain.

Barack Obama has the intelligence, judgment, and proper temperament to be an excellent president and commander in chief.

He has proposed extremely detailed and specific proposals on all the major issues which I support including tax breaks for the middle class, energy independence, education, poverty, healthcare and foreign policy - to name just a few.

Obama worked his way up from the bottom to (almost) the very top. He is the personification of the American dream.

I truly believe he wants to work for all the people in this country - not just the special interests and they way he's run his campaign proves this point in contrast to McCain's staff which is full of lobbyists. Obama is not a Washington insider who's been corrupted by the system and promises to end the influence of corporate lobbyists. Obama has also worked to make our government's dealings transparent to the public.

Obama will end the partisan gridlock in congress. He has a long history of reaching across the aisle to find common interests and get things done. He truly puts "country first" unlike McCain who's actions show he has only a slogan (I'm still unsure what country he's referring to).

Obama taught constitutional law - wouldn't it be nice to have a president that knows the constitution inside and out and respects the principles that founded our country and doesn't disregard it when it becomes inconvenient?

Obama's judgment on Iraq was correct, and he's still right - despite the "surge" talking points. On 9/11/2001 and in the days following, John McCain was making the case that we should invade Iraq, Iran, Sudan and Syria. The Iraqi government and now even Bush supports Obama's judgment on setting a timetable for withdrawal.

Obama's judgment on Afghanistan has always been correct. We should take the fight to the people who actually attacked us on 9/11 - not this distraction in Iraq. Also, if we know of terrorist targets in Pakistan and their gov't does nothing, Obama says we should strike. McCain opposes this position.

I'm out of space with the 3000 character limit. Do you want more?

There's a LOT more. Barack Obama inspires hope in me that our country can once again live up to the reputation of being the greatest country on Earth. Me and 85% of the Americans agree that we need change. Obama represents REAL change that you can believe in. That's not hype or rhetoric. From his words and actions and the reality of truth, I've come to believe this to be true.

McCain Suspends Campaign

No, unfortunately he didn't drop out of the presidential race. :(

Today McCain finally realized we're in an economic crisis! He wants to delay the first debate scheduled for Friday and go back to Washington to help get the bailout bill (that he won't say if he supports or not) moved through congress.

I actually think it's a smart move politically, but it's pretty much too late for him to pull this stunt to try to make Obama look like he's following McCain's lead. Unfortunately for McCain, as I write this, both Republicans and Democrats are working together to reach a consensus to modify the proposal the Bush admin tried to force on them. Even the Repubs won't give Bush a blank check anymore - they've completely lost their credibility, and getting Cheney out of his undisclosed location to strong arm them didn't work this time. That's right McCain, the bill is not in danger of failing as you claim and there's absolutely no reason why you can't multitask a bit! Your presence in Washington during this process would be just another gimmick to give you political points and you know it!

Hey McCain? Even though the scheduled debate was suppose to be about foreign policy, how about just talking about the economy? Or are you afraid to debate at all?

Out...Of...Touch!

After every expert has agreed that our country's current economic crisis is the result of poor regulation by our government, John McCain says this on 60 Minutes which was broadcast on 9/21/08.

Scott Pelley: In 1999, you were one of the senators who helped pass deregulation of Wall Street. Do you regret that now?

John McCain: No, I think the deregulation was probably helpful to the growth of our economy.

Errrrr...WRONG JOHNNY BOY! This video isn't from a month ago - it's from this week - after the Wall Street meltdown and the bailouts! The deregulation you so proudly supported and apparently now continue to support were directly responsible for throwing our economy down the shitter. It proves what Democrats have been saying all along that when there's little government oversight, greed will dominate our economy regardless of the consequences.

When the truth is against McSame he doesn't admit he's wrong - he lies to cover his ass. Either that or he's so out of touch that he doesn't have a clue why we're in this mess. Regardless, how can you even consider voting for someone who is not being honest or is obviously divorced from reality when we're on the verge of a Greater Depression?

McBush sounds a lot like our current administration to me. I don't know about you, but after what the republicans have done to our economy, I don't think this country can take another four years of their failed policies and disregard for the truth! If this man is elected president...God help us all!

More disgusting politics as usual from McCain

John McCain has sunk to a new low and it makes me sick that anyone can support someone (for President no less) who is willing to resort to such a despicably misleading tactic like he's using in his latest attack ad against Obama. I refuse to post this lying video, but if you want to see it and read more I recommend this article.

McCain's latest propaganda video claims Obama has not accomplished a single education-related goal other than to promote "comprehensive sex education" to kindergartners. Yep, they're actually trying to make you think that Barack is some sort of sexual deviant who wants young children to "learn about sex before they can read" - yes, the ad really states this and it is a complete 180 degrees from the truth!

What they fail to mention in this despicable ad is the fact that the legislation actually supported age appropriate sex-education for children as a means of teaching them what was proper or improper touching, as well as to protect them against pedophiles. That's right - the truth is the exact opposite of what the McCain campaign is saying about Obama in this ad! Obama voted to protect children, not expose them to information about sex other than what they need to know (as appropriate for their age) to prevent them from becoming a victim.

Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton responded to McCain's ad:

It is shameful and downright perverse for the McCain campaign to use a bill that was written to protect young children from sexual predators as a recycled and discredited political attack against a father of two young girls - a position that his friend Mitt Romney also holds. Last week, John McCain told Time magazine he couldn't define what honor was. Now we know why.

It is obvious to me that the Republicans do not believe the truth matters to the American people. They believe the only way they can win this election is to ignore the important issues (because they're wrong on ALL of them) and focus on lying about themselves and their opponents. This kind of disgusting politics is anything but the "change" McCain is trying to sell to the American people.

Whether you consider yourself a Democrat, Republican, or Independent how can you vote for someone that has such little respect for you that they'll straight-out lie to you again and again? Sounds a lot like the current clusterfuck of an administration, but hey, if you want to vote for more of the same, go ahead sucker. You'll get what you deserve from your elected leadership: the same divisive politics that gets nothing done and only divides people that should be standing together to solve the great problems that plague our country!

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Obama strikes back!

After the Republican smear and propaganda machine had their week in the sun, Obama is hitting back hard on their false message of "change" by exposing their lies while outlining specific plans and solutions for our problems.



When Obama said "Over the last couple of days John McCain said..." an audience member yelled "NOTHING".

He's saying what I've been thinking all along about the rhetoric coming from the right. "You can't just make stuff up!" - "They must think you're stupid" - "You think we haven't been paying attention the past eight years?"

It's great to have a Democratic candidate for President with a backbone and the eloquence to dismantle the right-wing talking points!

Keep it up Obama! McCain doesn't have plans - just personality.