Comments on: Fights and the Fighters Who Fight Them http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/ Making the World Safe for Liberalism Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:04:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: s http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548484 s Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:35:30 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548484 video on how to talk to your parents about voting for Obama http://www.mccainfreewhitehouse.org/ video on how to talk to your parents about voting for Obama

http://www.mccainfreewhitehouse.org/

]]> By: Mrs. W http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548441 Mrs. W Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:19:47 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548441 Apparently Obama's Word of the Day is pie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZOxqVl5oP4&feature=iv&annotation_id=event_788895 :) Apparently Obama’s Word of the Day is pie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZOxqVl5oP4&feature=iv&annotation_id=event_788895

:)

]]> By: moonbat http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548425 moonbat Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:58:41 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548425 I watched a recent video of a McCain town hall/rally, and the wingnuts therein were angry. One of them spoke into a mic at McCain urging him, yelling at him to fight against socialism, etc. The wingnut was livid. When he spoke the entire crowd erupted in cheers and applause. McCain was taken back a bit, and said something to help defuse but agree with the wingnut. I suspect this is where the "fight" stuff comes from. If he doesn't he risks losing his base. I watched a recent video of a McCain town hall/rally, and the wingnuts therein were angry. One of them spoke into a mic at McCain urging him, yelling at him to fight against socialism, etc. The wingnut was livid. When he spoke the entire crowd erupted in cheers and applause. McCain was taken back a bit, and said something to help defuse but agree with the wingnut.

I suspect this is where the “fight” stuff comes from. If he doesn’t he risks losing his base.

]]> By: Swami http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548422 Swami Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:33:58 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548422 McCain is such a shitbag! Where does he get the audacity to exhort Americans to fight against the very things he represents? He claims we should fight to clean up the mess of corruption while his running mate has been judged by a bi-partisan legislative panel to have abused her authority according to law. Yet, Sarah Palin flatly refuses to acknowledge the corruption of law that she herself is perpetrating. All we get as a governed people is a big "fuck you, peons", because of a laws and justice don't apply to me attitude. It's the same trash that Alberto Gonzales tried to stuff down the throats of the American people with the dismissal of Federal Prosecutors. ...Corrupted law and justice is the hallmark of the Repuglican party. And we should fight for what's right for America ?...I am..I'm supporting Barak Obama for president, and I'm commenting at the Mahablog..Home of the American Resistance. Resisting the best I know how to combat the cancer that's destroying America. McCain is such a shitbag!

Where does he get the audacity to exhort Americans to fight against the very things he represents? He claims we should fight to clean up the mess of corruption while his running mate has been judged by a bi-partisan legislative panel to have abused her authority according to law. Yet, Sarah Palin flatly refuses to acknowledge the corruption of law that she herself is perpetrating. All we get as a governed people is a big “fuck you, peons”, because of a laws and justice don’t apply to me attitude. It’s the same trash that Alberto Gonzales tried to stuff down the throats of the American people with the dismissal of Federal Prosecutors. …Corrupted law and justice is the hallmark of the Repuglican party.

And we should fight for what’s right for America ?…I am..I’m supporting Barak Obama for president, and I’m commenting at the Mahablog..Home of the American Resistance. Resisting the best I know how to combat the cancer that’s destroying America.

]]> By: khughes1963 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548416 khughes1963 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:36:50 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548416 McCain is fighting alright, he and the GOP are fighting the 1960s all over again, without realizing that the rest of the country has moved on and most citizens have greater concerns, as Maha notes. I am always amazed how the GOP manages to look backward, and never forward. McCain is fighting alright, he and the GOP are fighting the 1960s all over again, without realizing that the rest of the country has moved on and most citizens have greater concerns, as Maha notes. I am always amazed how the GOP manages to look backward, and never forward.

]]> By: Swami http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548415 Swami Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:33:32 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548415 McCain's campaign is still running the Ayer's ad here in Florida. The ad is the most blatant distortion ( a bold face lie actually) I've ever heard from any political organization. And at the close of the message in the ad comes the words.."I'm John McCain, and I approve this message." If McCain can approve a vicious smear that robs Americans of the honest exercise of democracy by poisoning the political process with outright lies, then it shows his contempt for the American people, and shows that his appeal to connect to voters is just another attempt to beguile them. If McCain wants to fight he should ally himself with truth and honesty...but that doesn't seem to be the case, does it? Whatever respect McCain might have earned throughout his life time has been pissed away by his current political campaign for the presidency. His true character now shines forth as that of a vacillating liar who holds nothing in greater value then is own self serving ego..Country First,my ass! And Palin is even worse... what a sleeze bucket! McCain’s campaign is still running the Ayer’s ad here in Florida. The ad is the most blatant distortion ( a bold face lie actually) I’ve ever heard from any political organization. And at the close of the message in the ad comes the words..”I’m John McCain, and I approve this message.”

If McCain can approve a vicious smear that robs Americans of the honest exercise of democracy by poisoning the political process with outright lies, then it shows his contempt for the American people, and shows that his appeal to connect to voters is just another attempt to beguile them. If McCain wants to fight he should ally himself with truth and honesty…but that doesn’t seem to be the case, does it?

Whatever respect McCain might have earned throughout his life time has been pissed away by his current political campaign for the presidency. His true character now shines forth as that of a vacillating liar who holds nothing in greater value then is own self serving ego..Country First,my ass!

And Palin is even worse… what a sleeze bucket!

]]> By: Gordon http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548411 Gordon Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:48:48 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548411 I think Rove is only indirectly involved, and probably not closely. Steve Schmidt is well trained and using the playbook, but I've seen Rove off-message too many times to believe that he's intimately involved. In fact, I think the McCain campaign has cut itself off (which makes it understandable that he seems genuinely puzzled and offended when questioned about all the lobbyists on his staff. Well, that and stupidity.) I think Rove is only indirectly involved, and probably not closely. Steve Schmidt is well trained and using the playbook, but I’ve seen Rove off-message too many times to believe that he’s intimately involved.

In fact, I think the McCain campaign has cut itself off (which makes it understandable that he seems genuinely puzzled and offended when questioned about all the lobbyists on his staff. Well, that and stupidity.)

]]> By: joanr16 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548409 joanr16 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:28:38 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548409 I can only repeat Barney Frank's witticism when McCain pretended to suspend his campaign during the first days of the economic meltdown: "It's the longest Hail Mary pass in the history of either football or Marys." Hmm. Maybe if McCain started appearing at rallies dressed as Barbara Bush? I can only repeat Barney Frank’s witticism when McCain pretended to suspend his campaign during the first days of the economic meltdown:

“It’s the longest Hail Mary pass in the history of either football or Marys.”

Hmm. Maybe if McCain started appearing at rallies dressed as Barbara Bush?

]]> By: bruce http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548402 bruce Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:11:25 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548402 yes, I remember watching McCain wrapping up his convention speech, trying to ride the wave of applause over that riff about fighting, and actually appearing quite surprised and confused as to how to do that... But the point is people don't want someone to TELL them to fight. How arrogant. They want someone who's gonna fight FOR them, to remove barriers so they can carry on their daily fights to improve their lives and their kids'. yes, I remember watching McCain wrapping up his convention speech, trying to ride the wave of applause over that riff about fighting, and actually appearing quite surprised and confused as to how to do that…

But the point is people don’t want someone to TELL them to fight. How arrogant. They want someone who’s gonna fight FOR them, to remove barriers so they can carry on their daily fights to improve their lives and their kids’.

]]> By: felicity http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/13/fights-and-the-fighters-who-fight-them/comment-page-1/#comment-548399 felicity Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:58:31 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2810#comment-548399 I was fascinated to read McCain's Senate record between 2000 and 2004 and his Senate record since. It's hard to believe that it belongs to the same man. I'm guessing that in 2004 he made up his mind to run for president, needed the Bush/Baker/Cheney/Bush Republican powerhouse of influence and money to win the post, didn't have it without echoing their agenda and so adopted it. The tragedy, I guess you could call it, is they don't like or trust him so he's now out here literally in a boat without a paddle. I was fascinated to read McCain’s Senate record between 2000 and 2004 and his Senate record since. It’s hard to believe that it belongs to the same man.

I’m guessing that in 2004 he made up his mind to run for president, needed the Bush/Baker/Cheney/Bush Republican powerhouse of influence and money to win the post, didn’t have it without echoing their agenda and so adopted it.

The tragedy, I guess you could call it, is they don’t like or trust him so he’s now out here literally in a boat without a paddle.

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