Clownish McCain Camp slams "citizens of the world" line...used in JFK's inaugural speech

[jefferson_dem]

Also, a sneer at Obama's internationalism from McCain aide Tucker Bounds:

While Barack Obama took a premature victory lap today in the heart of Berlin, proclaiming himself a 'citizen of the world,' John McCain continued to make his case to the American citizens who will decide this election. Barack Obama offered eloquent praise for this country, but the contrast is clear. John McCain has dedicated his life to serving, improving and protecting America. Barack Obama spent an afternoon talking about it.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0708/McCain_camp_scorns_citizen_of_the_world_Obama.html?showall

Wonder if they know this line was also used in John F. Kennedy's Inaugural speech, January 20, 1961.

My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

...

Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkinaugural.htm

[ericgtr]

1. The McCain camp sits in wait to attack words of Obama

instead of creating anything inspirational of their own. Just like the denied Op Ed hit piece, no agenda of his own, just attack Obama. Thing is that it's not even threatening it's more like a big joke, even to the media. Every evening I can't wait for Stewart and Colbert to lambaste him, those guys should be giving McCain a cut of their salaries.

[tekisui]

5. Did you see his "Media is in love with Obama" ad?

Mccain was never mentioned. It was just a run of how popular Obama is.

Pathetic.

[ericgtr]

17. I did, classic!

[JuniperLea]

6. True, and pathetically...

They don't even vet their own spin! A lot of people are going to remember JFK's speech! It's an all-time classic!

Dumbasses are on my last nerve.

[Cha]

9. I know...they don't even know it's

a good thing.

[tekisui]

2. Does anyone else see the parallels to the primaries?

It is like deja vu all over again. Mccain complains about the media. Earlier he said "That's not change you can believe in" (he didn't add the change you can xerox).

Now this: "John McCain has dedicated his life to serving, improving and protecting America. Barack Obama spent an afternoon talking about it."

Didn't he notice, it didn't fucking work in February, it's not gonna work in July and August. I'm just waiting for Muslim Obama, Radical Christian Obama, and "shame on you obama".

I wonder if mccain can even make it to September, much less November. Worse campaigning I've ever seen.

[brokenheartmia]

3. McCain is a citizen from another universe, so no doubt he'd be offended

[Tempest]

4. "John McCain continued to make his case to the American citizens"

All 6 of them in the cheese department.

LOL!!!

[chelsea0011]

7. He's not a history major, a geography expert, doesn't know anything about economics,

calls his wife CF*&t, and I will tell you this....watching him this week he is just about ready to display his well-known temper with an explosion that will be talked about for months. He can't help himself.

[eleny]

8. The McCain campaign group photo

[frylock]

10. did bounds issue his statement from the dairy section of the piggly-wiggly?

[IA_Seth]

11. Epictetus is baaaad....

(see sig line)

[YOY]

15. I thought it was Socrates:

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Socrates

[IA_Seth]

18. Well he said the citizen of the world part...

But Epictetus qualified the statement by adding the part about Man/God.

[YOY]

12. Actually it's not Kennedy who first used "citizen of the world" if we're quoting

n/t

[jefferson_dem]

14. Thanks.

Edited.

[YOY]

16. Pretty sure it was Socrates but there is another poster here who says it was another Greek

:shrug:

Who really knows for sure?

[H2O Man]

13. JFK

had used variations of the line before his Inaugural Address.

[high density]

19. Why does the McCain campaign go out of their way to remind us how old McCain is?

Recycling whiny smears first floated in the primary campaign aren't likely to go any farther then they did during the primary.