People like this dictate the future of the planet.

[B.Basher]

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US Elections 2008 | McCain defends rival Obama

Watch 'til the end. This is the first time I actually feel sorry for politicians. I mean, these are the people they're trying to get through to.

PS: Sorry if its old news.

B.Basher Reviewed by B.Basher on 10-11-2008. People like this dictate the future of the planet. BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US Elections 2008 | McCain defends rival Obama Watch 'til the end. This is the first time I actually feel sorry for politicians. I mean, these are the people they're trying to get through to. PS: Sorry if its old news. Rating: 5

[The Colonel]

I don't feel any reason to feel bad for Mr. McCain when he is put in this kind of situation. You can see how his negative campaigning has rubbed off on his supporting roots. McCain has the support of the biggot'ed racist America that I personally thought was gone. I dont feel bad for a politician when he/she is put in a position to hear supporters yell "kill him" or other racially motivated things, I feel bad for our whole country. I hope to god that McCain doesnt win, because I could not stand to live in a country that still has a large population that is simply afraid of a president who happens to share 50% of his blood with a Kenyan father. These next 4 years sure will be exciting.

[daihashi]

I don't feel any reason to feel bad for Mr. McCain when he is put in this kind of situation. You can see how his negative campaigning has rubbed off on his supporting roots. McCain has the support of the biggot'ed racist America that I personally thought was gone. I dont feel bad for a politician when he/she is put in a position to hear supporters yell "kill him" or other racially motivated things, I feel bad for our whole country. I hope to god that McCain doesnt win, because I could not stand to live in a country that still has a large population that is simply afraid of a president who happens to share 50% of his blood with a Kenyan father. These next 4 years sure will be exciting.

Please show me where McCain has been a racist.. furthermore show me where in his campaign where he's attacked Obama as the color of his skin for the premise.

McCain is no more responsible for his supporters than Obama is responsible for his supporters rioting.

As a matter of fact the only one to make an issue of Obama's background, color of his skin or his Middle name has been Obama. If you can find me a clip of McCain doing this then I will eat my words but you'll find that you're sorely mistaken.

Did you even watch the rest of the clip where McCain defended Obama preceeding that ignorant woman?

Ignorance doesn't know party affiliation. :hippy:

[The Colonel]

I never said anything about McCain spewing racist propaganda. As you can see from this clip he is defending Obama when this woman says she can't trust him because he is an Arab. Im just pointing out how misleading his negative campainging has been. I don't think Obama is the reborn christ, I just think that he has much better aproach to fixing the problems that surround us in America today. And he seems much more professional in my mind. Also I look at the VP pick's as a judge of character. Joe Biden, who I have known for a majority of my life (I'm from Wilmington, DE) is a much more experienced and, again I stress, professional politician. The Sarah Palin pick seemed like a hail mary pass from the McCain camp, and I think its back firing. But, I guess we'll see in less than a month.

[daihashi]

I never said anything about McCain spewing racist propaganda. As you can see from this clip he is defending Obama when this woman says she can't trust him because he is an Arab. Im just pointing out how misleading his negative campainging has been. I don't think Obama is the reborn christ, I just think that he has much better aproach to fixing the problems that surround us in America today. And he seems much more professional in my mind. Also I look at the VP pick's as a judge of character. Joe Biden, who I have known for a majority of my life (I'm from Wilmington, DE) is a much more experienced and, again I stress, professional politician. The Sarah Palin pick seemed like a hail mary pass from the McCain camp, and I think its back firing. But, I guess we'll see in less than a month.

You're going to believe what you're going to believe. Up until recent months McCain had not attacked Obama and was often found praising him, as seen in this video. McCain even caught alot of backlash from his own party for not going on the attack on Obama; something McCain did not want to do.

You generalize what you think you know about McCain which is not very much apparently since you think that his campaign led to the ignorance we see in some voters.

Again; did Obama tell protesters to riot outside the RNC? No he didn't. Did McCain spread propaganda that Obama was an Arab... No he didn't.

And Joe Biden.. the same condescending arrogant guy who ran for the presidency in 1988? You mean this guy here who is being a complete ass:

YouTube - 1988 Road to the White House with Sen. Biden

You mean the same Joe Biden who chose the politically safe route between defending a woman against sexual harassment or sticking up for a black guy (Clarence Thomas).

You mean the same Joe Biden who is a gaffe machine. Spewing out offensive crap after offensive crap?

Again; you're going to want to believe what you want to believe. I try to look at situations for what they are. :thumbsup:

[The Colonel]

You're going to believe what you're going to believe. Up until recent months McCain had not attacked Obama and was often found praising him, as seen in this video. McCain even caught alot of backlash from his own party for not going on the attack on Obama; something McCain did not want to do.

You generalize what you think you know about McCain which is not very much apparently since you think that his campaign led to the ignorance we see in some voters.

Again; did Obama tell protesters to riot outside the RNC? No he didn't. Did McCain spread propaganda that Obama was an Arab... No he didn't.

And Joe Biden.. the same condescending arrogant guy who ran for the presidency in 1988? You mean this guy here who is being a complete ass:

YouTube - 1988 Road to the White House with Sen. Biden

You mean the same Joe Biden who chose the politically safe route between defending a woman against sexual harassment or sticking up for a black guy (Clarence Thomas).

You mean the same Joe Biden who is a gaffe machine. Spewing out offensive crap after offensive crap?

Again; you're going to want to believe what you want to believe. I try to look at situations for what they are. :thumbsup:

And you'll believe what you want to believe. Aside from our dissagrements on some fundamentals, I'd just like to say that I appreciate that you bring some other points of view to the board, even though I dissagree with just about everything you say. I dont have time right now to type a rebutal, but sure will tonight!

[daihashi]

And you'll believe what you want to believe. Aside from our dissagrements on some fundamentals, I'd just like to say that I appreciate that you bring some other points of view to the board, even though I dissagree with just about everything you say. I dont have time right now to type a rebutal, but sure will tonight!

If you think I'm a hardline McCain supporter then you'd be wrong. I wanted Ron Paul.

I believe what I investigate. Meaning that I see both sides for what they are. I don't have any delusions of McCain being the greatest president that lived; just as I don't believe Obama isn't worth the week old dingleberry's clinging to my dog's rear.

I simply believe that when comparing the two candidates that Obama is the dingleberry and McCain is well... I guess a smaller dingleberry.

[Iguana]

I don't feel any reason to feel bad for Mr. McCain when he is put in this kind of situation. You can see how his negative campaigning has rubbed off on his supporting roots. McCain has the support of the biggot'ed racist America that I personally thought was gone. I dont feel bad for a politician when he/she is put in a position to hear supporters yell "kill him" or other racially motivated things, I feel bad for our whole country. I hope to god that McCain doesnt win, because I could not stand to live in a country that still has a large population that is simply afraid of a president who happens to share 50% of his blood with a Kenyan father. These next 4 years sure will be exciting.

First, nowadays there are just as likely as many people that will make their decision in a racist manner that are black as are white. I hope to God that Obama doesn't win, as it will really bother me to live in a country that will be as far to the left as BO will take us. McCain is the better choice, only because we cannot get someone who is more of a Libertarian or Federalist in position to run for President. At least McCain describes himself as a Federalist. If only he could be persuaded to extend that view to the marijuana issue.

[daihashi]

Just curious if anyone here realizes.. the people that call McCain racist or bigoted; that his adopted daughter that he's had with his wife Cindy have had for quite a while now (since 1993).. not just recently.. Is from Bangladesh.

Doesn't that seem odd to the people that claim that McCain is a racist and a bigot? I believe his wife Cindy pushed for the adoption, but this doesn't seem something a 'racist' or 'bigot' would want or would allow in their life.

Just thought I'd throw it out there; it's not like they just adopted her, she's been in their family for quite a long time, again since 1993.

[dragonrider]

I don't think McCain himself is a bigot or racist, but I think he has allowed racist and xenophobic inuendo in his campaign. And I am not talking about the dumbass supporters like this woman who called Obama an Arab --- I am talking about things McCain definitely can and should control.

The people who introduce McCain and Palin at their rallies have repeatedly referred to Obama using his middle name, Barack Hussein Obama. That really is his full name, so what is the problem, right? Of course these people know exactly what they are doing, and their goal is to play on xenophobic fear and make a mental association between Obama and the only other Hussein most of us have ever heard of. McCain doesn't do it himself, but he allows those he puts on stage at his rallies to continue to do it. He bears responsibility for that.

At a recent McCain rally, the pastor who gave the invocation said that millions of non-Christians around the world, Budhists, Hindus and Muslims, were praying to their Gods that Obama would win, and if God wanted to safeguard his reputation, then he should make sure McCain won. Otherwise those non-Christians would believe their God was more powerful than the Christian God. The goal is to suggest that Obama himself is not Christian. McCain didn't say it himself, but he allowed this pastor he put on stage at his rally to suggest Obama is not Christian. He bears responsibility for that.

Sarah Palin has said Obama "pals around with terrorists." She definitely bears responsibility for her own statements, and McCain bears responsibily for it as well.

And McCain says that Obama is not being honest, that he has secrets, and he asks, "Who is the REAL Barack Obama?"

McCain does not say the repugnant things himself, but he has allowed speakers at his events and Sarah Palin to paint the picture that Obama has a middle eastern name, he isn't Christian, he pals around with terrorists, he has dark secrets, and we don't REALLY know who he is.

McCain might not be a bigotted, racist, xenophobe, but he is making a stage for that point of view to be insinuated, and he bears responsibility for that.

This video was showing him trying to stamp out some of the nasty audience reactions that his campaign has incited. He started the fire, and now he is trying to stamp it out.