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We're mercifully just a few days from this historic election and things are heating up...even more than before. Last night, the Obama campaign aired their half-hour infomercial across several networks (except ABC, suckas!). The program was documentary style (i.e., no pie charts a la Perot) and featured Obama with voters and outlining his proposed policies. Really, it was nothing new to anyone who's followed the campaign. Later in the evening, Obama also made an appearance on The Daily Show.
Meanwhile, Republican candidate Sen. John McCain made a television appearance of his own with Larry King in which he called the Obama infomercial "disturbing," again referring to Obama's reneging on using public campaign financing.
Let me -- frankly, what's disturbing about it is that he signed a piece of paper back when he was a long shot candidate. And he signed it, said I won't -- I will take public financing for the presidential campaign if John McCain will. I mean, it's a living document.McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds was a bit more humorous in his response to the Obama infomercial: "As anyone who has bought anything from an infomercial knows, the sales-job is always better than the product. Buyer beware."He didn't tell the American people the truth. And then twice he looked into the camera when he was in debate with Senator Clinton and said, I'll sit down and negotiate with John McCain before I decide on public financing.
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Compare your financial plan under McCain vs. Obama.
http://www.planwithvoyant.com
What I find interesting is that tax cuts make a small difference in my long-term outlook, while market growth and inflation have a huge impact on my nest egg. The public attention given to tax breaks makes no sense to me. I'm voting for the candidate who will grow the U.S. economy and keep inflation down.
Compare your financial plan under McCain vs. Obama.
http://www.planwithvoyant.com
What I find interesting is that tax cuts make a small difference in my long-term outlook, while market growth and inflation have a huge impact on my nest egg. The public attention given to tax breaks makes no sense to me. I'm voting for the candidate who will grow the U.S. economy and keep inflation down.
Actually, the alleged document Obama signed is not a "living document". Living document: the Constituion. Which the Bush admin has shown so much disdain and disrepect for. And with whose administration McCain has voted for 95% of the time.
Also: Shut the eff up McCain. If you didn't need public financing, you would have opted out to. Just like Bush did. Don't be such a furious loser.
funny how campaign finance reform is only an issue when republicans out spend "us" and even then its not an issue
no kidding,jenny...it's sickening to watch McCain gripe about the financing.
This is funny...a friend of mine went to the Obama site to get a t-shirt and everything is sold out. Out of curiosity she went to the McCain site where nothing is sold out and everything is half price.
That jealous old man is acting like a foot stomping baby and if I see him hook his pasty claws into air quotes one more time to disparage Obama I'm going to throw a brick through my computer.
I was watching McCain on Larry King last night. I don't think he has any idea how much of an idiot he really is. He's clueless and out of touch. He repeats himself like he has alzheimers. He almost seems like he's whining half the time. And personally, I don't care if you were a POW. That has and will do nothing to improve this country's future.
My father is a Vietnam Vet. He was wounded,shot 9 times. Should he be president? I don't think so. Do you know how many people were POW's and came back from Vietnam seriously wounded? McCain sticks to that and rides it until the wheels fall off. It's only done for pity. Get over it McCain.
McCain's pledge to only use public financing shows how naive he is. In fact, it is a mark against his judgement.
Did he really think the Democratic nominee would stick to the pledge? If so, then McCain is not very sharp.
And do you really think McCain would have "stuck to the pledge" if he knew that he'd be getting people to fall head over foot to donate to his campaign? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight......
McCain is a lot of things, but naive is not one of them.
"hook his pasty claws into air quotes"
My friends,I do believe we have us a winner!
Spook....I like Jon Stewart's line better. He calls them "dick fingers" :)
Yeah Ingrid, the "dick fingers" was pretty classic.