DNC: Which McCain Is Running? (they smoked him)

[bigtree]

11/11/2006 2:14:00 PM

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=76157

Contact: Karen Finney of the DNC Press Office, 202-863-8148

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Democratic National Committee responded to news reports that John McCain is entering the 2008 presidential race today.

"If the reports are correct, we welcome John McCain to the race," said DNC Communications Director Karen Finney. "The question is, which McCain is running: the McCain who called right wing extremists like Jerry Falwell an evil influence, or the McCain who spoke at Liberty University as he attempted to cater to the far right in advance of a presidential run? Or the McCain who opposed overturning Roe vs. Wade or the McCain who said he would support South Dakota's ban? As an opportunist who supports the Bush Administration's failed policy in Iraq and changed his mind on tax cuts, a woman's right to make her own decisions about her health care, and campaign finance reform, it's hard to tell which John McCain will enter the race."

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=76157


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[rsmith6621]

1. Dont Vote For McCain.....

....His close friend say he has a black baby....:hurts: :grr: :nuke: :sarcasm:

[bigtree]

5. not sure what you mean

by that

[rsmith6621]

8. It Is a sarcasim about....

what the bush campaign said about him in 2000 and the just how weak McCain is about standing up for himself...if he aint going to stand up for himself do you think he will stand up for you???

[bigtree]

11. that's right. now I remember. he was smeared, and I think he cried at one point

weird guy. I can't understand why he has any following at all.

[Hav]

21. .

It's not even about defending himself. It was about defending his own family, his adopted young child that he should value more than his ambitions to become President.
That makes it even worse as I can't think of anything worse. Basically they singled out his kid and called it names. He should at least be principled enough to stand up for his kids. Instead, he turned into a total buttkisser and by that said it's ok to harass his child.

He will do whatever gives him a shot at the Presidency.

[Cass]

44. Exactly. You summed it up perfectly. nt

[KharmaTrain]

2. I'll Save You The Words...Just Keep Running This...

Was he against him before he was for him before he was against him????

[jpak]

14. And don't forget the Chimp and Crazy John birthday party pics

while hundreds of US citizens were drowning in Louisiana and Mississippi during Katrina.

[Jed Dilligan]

22. Reminds me of the wrestling in Borat

Two gross, sweaty men making out

[bonito]

25. Stockholm syndrome IMO n/t

[stevedeshazer]

26. That pic is photoshopped

The real one is here:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

39. LOL, my sig line...

MKJ

[Mythsaje]

3. Wow. Talk about a "flip-flopper." eom

[Xipe Totec]

4. Or the Bush Hugger McCain?

[lapfog_1]

15. We liberals might be tree huggers...

but at least we wouldn't stoop to hug a bush!

[Xipe Totec]

24. Oh, Burn!

Burning Bush, that is....

:rofl:

[Cha]

28. What's mccain

storing in his cheeks?

[BrotherBuzz]

45. His cheeks are kinda, sorta off limits

The puffiness and the two angry red scars that plunge down the left side of his cheek in front of his ear are the result of mementos of melanoma surgery in 2000.

Nevertheless, I think his age and health problems will become an issue in the future.

[Cha]

46. Aha! Thanks. n/t

[Tatiana]

6. LOVED THIS

As an opportunist who supports the Bush Administration's failed policy in Iraq and changed his mind on tax cuts, a woman's right to make her own decisions about her health care, and campaign finance reform, it's hard to tell which John McCain will enter the race."

Short, sweet, and to the point. My, I must say that I like that the DNC is handling its (and our) business.

[Alexander]

7. I guess the flip-flop is on the other foot now?

Should hecklers follow McCain everywhere carrying flip-flops, like they did with Kerry?

[Kerrytravelers]

18. Well, if the shoe fits... and in this case it does!

[tk2kewl]

9. This is a good sign

Howard is on a roll.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

10. do to him what they did to Al Gore

let's hear constant talk about 'which mccain' and his reinventions
the man's a phony

[Lost-in-FL]

12. Or the McCain...

that was going to kill himself if the Democrats take the House. :eyes:

[madfloridian]

13. Recommended. McCain should be ashamed.

One of the talk show hosts asked Dean if thought McCain was a viable candidate for 08...he jumped right in there and said not if he keeps pandering to Bush's extreme religious base.

[bigtree]

16. the sharpness of the DNC attack is stunning

Dr. Dean.

[IWantAChange]

34. Dr Dean continues to show why he was the perfect choice

to head the DNC - vision and zero fear to say what need be said. The days of simply reacting to the latest Rove tactic or fact-less Repug accusation are over - the initiative has been seized and America will be better for it. Bravo!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Ignacio Upton]

17. Define him early

Republicans do their to our guys. We need to start attacking 2008 Presidential candidates NOW!

[fooj]

19. He sold his soul AND sold out the military.

Good luck, Johnnie. You've lost ALL credibility.

[stillcool]

20. the 'torture bill' was his

pièce de résistance. His opponent won't have to dig very far to uncover choice background info suitable for commercial fodder.

[Jed Dilligan]

23. Great comment, Karen. Memo to all Dems:

Repeat and repeat and repeat until he is the laughingstock of the entire country.

[Olney Blue]

27. Does McCain still want to send more troops to Iraq?

He might change his position on THAT too- now that the people have spoken.

[bigtree]

29. he wants to end the occupation

right after he escalates it trying to win something or other

[Quixote1818]

30. McCain is anything but a straight talker! He will lose big! nt

[Learning2Fly]

43. I hate to bring up this point

but, I personally think his age/health is a negative. He's already weathered some major health problems and IF he ran and won he would be heading toward 73 years of age upon taking office. Wondering if he could stand up to the rigors of the job and this would definitely be on my mind if I were Republican.

[Quixote1818]

31. Everyone keep this page bookmarked! We can use this frequently! nt

[Pachamama]

32. McCain is so full of sh*t and its showing! First he's the "Moderate" then the next thing you know

he's courting the evangelicals and extreme right. Then he says he opposes torture and ends up supporting a bill that allows torture. And who can forget the images since 2004 of him kissing George W's ass????

McCain doesn't have a chance to win in '08 and his miscalculation to hang with Bush and all the things we have seen him do in the last several years is going to be out there for all to see....

[Disturbed]

33. Dems won't need to slice and dice McLame.

Newt will do it.

[JoMama49]

35. I just watched McCain on MTP with Russert. McCain has a

srew loose somewhere - there's no doubt about it! Critizing his brother in arms, John Kerry, for what was obviously a botched joke, was the end of him for me.

[sandrakae]

36. Sure sounds like a flip flopper.

[nealmhughes]

37. He'll have to do the DLC task first: consult the corprorations and then the focus

groups. Absolutely no sarcasm at all intended.

[sandrakae]

38. The two face flip flopping one.

The one that still thinks it was not a botched joke.


http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?f=00&t=s53&g=e10461...

[More Than A Feeling]

40. It's all over for McCain.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/11/12/141851/51

[ms liberty]

42. From the dkos you linked to, here's a gift for us all from McCain...

"Americans wouldn't pick lettuce for even $50/hour."

It's such bullshit - absolute complete and total bullshit.

I wouldn't prime tobacco for that, but I'd damn sure pick lettuce ALL DAY, every day, for 50 bucks an hour. That line will resonate like crazy with those of us who've lived making $10 to $15 an hour, probably even people making $20, $25 bucks an hour!

We need to remember this line, and repeat it as often as necessary.

[TankLV]

52. $104,000 a year? Really? Hell, I'd leave my job as an Architect in a nanosecond for that salary!

And overtime pay, too!

He is really a true idiot - just like ALL repukes...

[ms liberty]

41. This is an excellent response to McCain...

and it has endless possibilities, including illegal wiretapping, and habeas corpus.

[Mrspeeker]

47. McCain has allready been picked

By the elite of society( the Illuminate) to be the next president.

[iamjoy]

48. Must We Be Negative?

I guess so. But let's have standards.

Stay away from his age and health. Of course they are valid concerns, but voicing them would seem petty and mean after all he has been through - torture at the hands of the VietCong, melanoma, etc.

Let's also not call him a whimp for not defending his wife and kid. Again, valid, but refutable, because the Repubs would just fire back about how he was a war hero. Of course, it's two different kinds of courage.

We are not the Swift Boat Veterans, we will not impugn McCain's war record.

But, oh, how delicious to paint him as a waffler...

They could even have a commercial, you know, two women talking

WOMAN 1: You know, John McCain is running for President. I always did like him.
WOMAN 2: Yeah, but which John McCain?
WOMAN 1: What do you mean?
WOMAN 2: The John McCain who...

OR, make it sound like his positives are in question
(divulge that these are Christians talking)
WOMAN 1: And you know, John McCain spoke at Falwell's own Liberty University
WOMAN 2: I know, but he also called Falwell evil
WOMAN 1: Yeah, but he's pro-Life, just like us. He supported South Dakota's abortion ban.
WOMAN 2: You mean the one the voters overturned? But I thought McCain said he didn't think Roe vs Wade should be overturned...


nah, that second one would be just nasty and insulting to Christians, kind of like that why African Americans should vote Republican ad. We're just not that mean.

[Wetzelbill]

49. The rat McCain who would do anything to be president

Including selling out and hugging the same man whose campaign denigrated his own family in the 2000 GOP Presidential primaries.

That's the only McCain that exists anymore.

[bigscott]

50. why are his age and health off limits??

we have already had at least ONE president who was ancient and had Alzheimers while in office - do we really need another really old man (of questionable cognitive ability) who has had cancer occupying the WH?? PLEASE before you flame me I have relatives that fit in this category and THEY know they should not be running for president

[deepthought42]

51. Ug!

I could never vote for ANYONE that is stupid/closed-minded/low enough to speak at LU. I couldn't stand going to college in the same city as that place! I am thoroughly disgusted; he will never get my vote.