Chicagoist: McCain Goes Negative

Ward Up

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:04:44 -0600

Boy, are we Republicans in trouble. THIS is McCain's idea of a campaign commercial? There are plenty of reasons to NOT vote for Obama, but this non-story about the "snubbed soldiers" isn't one of them. In short, this negative ad isn't just bothering Democrats. It will bother Republicans who want McCain to focus on the ISSUES. I just wish we had a Republican nominee who believed in lower taxes and tougher immigration enforcement. Oh, well. Maybe in four years. Make that eight. Obama will drift to the center enough to get two terms.

Albanyparkour

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:35:09 -0600

Is John McCain in the race? After his Mr. Magoo style antics of late (Let's have a press conference on an oil derrick, in hurricane season!) I think he's just looking for a way to stay active and avoid the zombie wife. Though I don't side with the man on any number of issues, Obama's going to beat the stuffing out of that tired old fool.

The Curmudgeon

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:11:01 -0600

John McCain makes me want to vomit. All talk of promises for a civil, respectable campaign and all LIES when it comes to actually following through on that promise. Pathetic. Totally pathetic. McCain's eyesight is definitely going bad, because in the video of Obama playing basketball he is PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN! Instead of doing something kind of fun and non-war-ish like this, McCain would be busy trying to say very little about how he voted against funding for the GI Bill and other Veteran's benefits.

Navin

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:04:23 -0600

"Old Man Yells At Cloud"

PhotoshopAbuser

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:10:02 -0600

If I remember correctly, McCain was the one who suggested Obama go to Iraq and Afghanistan to see how things were there. The same McCain who walked through an open market in Bahgdad with a few hundred bodyguards and a few helicopters and declared that Bahgdad was a safe place to visit. You would have to be pretty naive to think that either of these guys do anything that is not political and worthy of a photo op. The only difference is Obama does things on a grand scale and McCain seem to be crashing wakes lately. It has been a week now, we should soon see another reference to Obamas lack of a lapel pin...

mss2400

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:52:11 -0600

As we now know, Barack's trip to Europe and the Middle East was all about creating images for the campaign. What good would a short visit with wounded soldiers be if there were no photos?

matilda

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:41:16 -0600

Imagine if Obama would have visited those wounded troops, with or without media. He would have been charged with politicizing the military, as if that does not happen all the time. Sometimes, you are damned if you do, damned if you don't.

PhotoshopAbuser

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:26:27 -0600

This isn't all that surprising. The only thing the republicans can throw at you is to throw out the "you are not a patriot" card. Not that it really sticks anymore but then again, they don't strike me as a real creative group. I can just imagine the campaign meetings..."well John, it worked for lil george in his last election run, I think it will work this time around too." That whole theme seems 2004 to me.