VIDEO: McCain Gets Ripped Apart On--of all shows--THE VIEW

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/12/mccain-grilled-on-the-vie_n_125972.html

What does it say about America when McCain has to go on a show like this in order to get called on his PS (polar bear shit) and asked tough questions?

Also, can he quit it with the, "My campaign wouldn't be smearing Obama if he'd do Town Halls with me every day" nonsense?

[ErinBerin84]

1. yet, they too let him get away with too much (which is understandable, they're not journalists)

But still, it's not that hard to counter McCain saying stuff like "Name one way in which I've changed?" Uh, gladly, John. Here's Wonkette's take on the View appearance.


http://wonkette.com/

"What is the world coming to when the ladies on The View ask John McCain the toughest questions he’s gotten in weeks? And yet even these hardened journalists don’t follow up on one of his most infuriating talking points of this whole infuriating campaign, which is that he had to start running ads that were complete utter laughable bullshit lies because Obama didn’t want to debate him as often as McCain would have liked. This is akin to saying, “I was forced to smother your house in a truckload of diarrhea because you wouldn’t answer my phone calls.” Anyhow, here he is, squirming despicably"

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2. It's so true!

You have to go outside the so-called "News" organizations in order to get the facts. Sad.

[alsame]

4. What I wouldn't give to have him on the Daily Show now. n/t

[hisownpetard]

6. What I wouldn't give to have Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert write some hard-punching ads for Obama!

[Rainbowreflect]

16. That I would pay to see.

[OneGrassRoot]

18. Man, that's what I've been saying for weeks....

they would make GREAT ads: they get to the point -- to the TRUTH -- in a matter of seconds, in a way everyone understands.

And, it would be DIFFERENT.

The sameness of campaign ads has made them like white noise: the music, the general tenor, the visuals...local, national, regardless of party, they blend into nothingness and rarely get anyone's attention. Not the attention of those they're aiming for, at least.

[hisownpetard]

22. I would personally contribute another chunk if that could happen. (And I'm already

contributing about 4 x more than I can afford!).

[eshfemme]

42. Oh dear God, what Jon would do with all that material McCain's given him!

[DeschutesRiver]

41. On that whole town hall deal, he is starting to sound like a stalker. nt

[AldebTX]

3. Barbara Used To Be a Journalist

Shouldn't some of her training kick in?

[ellacott]

10. I've read some posts that say she was being very hard on him also

[hisownpetard]

13. No. She was just doing what journalists are *supposed* to do, not what today's David Gregory-types

are used to doing.

[ellacott]

17. I'm not complaining about it

I was answering the other poster who thought she wasn't being a journalist today.

[hisownpetard]

19. Oh, I know! (Sorry if I sounded like I was picking on you).

I was just sounding off.

[ellacott]

21. No problem, I probably overeacted

Rough day:-(

[hisownpetard]

5. Hey! Did anyone hear McCain mention Abraham Lincoln as one of the "Founding Fathers'?!

[AllieB]

7. What an idiot.

This is stuff you learn in grammar school.

[ellacott]

8. That's pitiful

It would be great if this was highlighted in the media.

[hisownpetard]

11. Yeah. Guess he's NOT smarter than a 5th grader!

[ellacott]

12. So true

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Notice how many times he also twists his ring

I started marking it and its when he is in trouble.

[hisownpetard]

14. I think he's trying to make sure that finger is screwed on.

[Ediacara]

31. PLUS, I get so sick of this "Judeo-Christian" values our founders supposedly had

They were mostly non-Christians and founded an explicitly secular country!

[President_Obama]

15. McCain was fucking up right and left in that interview

Palin will never be allowed to go on the View

[hisownpetard]

20. Those women did a pretty good job, really (and I've never watched that show, so I'm

a bit surprised). But they didn't pull any punches, and I give them credit for that.

[President_Obama]

23. it was great when Hasselbeck was having to talk for him and explain what he meant

because Johnny was too inept.

[hisownpetard]

26. Yeah - she's starting to look a little like Joe Lieberman, don'tcha think?

[Chovexani]

27. I would love for her to go on there

And for Whoopi to tear her bullshit to shreds.

I love Whoopi!

[Riddler]

24. Too bad the entire right-wing media doesn't have the balls these 4 women have

[bleever]

25. McCain flunks eighth grade civics: "The role of the Supreme Court is to enforce

the United States Constitution."

Um, no.

Enforcement is specifically the duty of the Executive branch. The role of the Supreme Court is specifically to interpret the laws passed by the Legislative branch and signed into law by the president.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

28. They let him duck and evade. I was also disturbed that the audience for the most part was behind him

[gateley]

29. A longer time slot is needed -- like a Charlie Rose --

where, when he says a blatant lie, like Obama's Pig remark, the interviewer can keep hammering on it instead of having to move on in the interest of time.

For example, when he said Palin didn't take earmarks as GOVERNOR, and Barbara W said "she did as mayor", he continued on with "but the fact is that..." with out addressing that specific charge. In a longer interview, I would hope, the interviewer could counter with "but the fact remains that you claim she's anti-earmarks, yet she was wallowing in them as mayer -- how do you reconcile that." And when McCain tries to move on, bring it back to the issue.

[hisownpetard]

35. I wanna hear him say, "In what respect, Charlie?"

[Ediacara]

30. The best part was Barbara's final comment

"We all want to thank you- all of us ladies of The View for coming on with us and being gracious enough to be with us, we hope you'll tell Sarah Palin that, how kind we were, nothing but, nothing nothing but easy questions. We thank you."

[NotThisTime]

32. Smacked down on the View - I love it!!!

[Motown_Johnny]

33. OK he failed his 6th grade civics.... he fucked up big time there

in the clip the second from the top he said that the "Supreme Court enforces the constitution of the United States"


If I remember my 6th grade civics class, it is the Executive Branch that enforces the laws/Constitution, while the Judicial Branch interprets the laws/Constitution


and this guy wants to be in charge of the Executive Branch

[Supersedeas]

34. lots of men in the cable news rooms have a McRove Man-crush

[Virginia Dare]

36. His face when Joy said his ads were lies was priceless..

it was exactly like the one he made when he was asked about Viagra being covered in health plans!...:rofl:

[TexasObserver]

37. that demonstrates how totally cowered the mainstream NEWS talking heads are

None of them dare be so blunt as Joy was there.

[my3boyz]

38. I'm sure Elizabeth was licking his @ss though! nt

[TheKentuckian]

39. It's really sad that it's come to the point that a coffee talk show

or a spoof show provide the hardest hitting journalism available.

Goldberg had him on the run with the church and state line of questioning, another follow up or a more precise question would have caused a fumble. The expression on his face had busted all over it. He KNOWS he has compromised too much to have a chance in this election and is quite possibly selling the country out to get his shot.

John McCain has no honor. John McCain will sell his soul to win an election.

We must bring them down.

[Kablooie]

40. The VIEW RIPPED HIM! Boy think what some real journalists could do.

Or other world leaders for that matter.

Well, if Obama doesn't turn things around soon, we may get a chance to find out.