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Jim_n_La

Aug 21, 08 13:27

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How this ever got traction is beyond me....


Speaking to the Washington Post, aide Brian Rogers, in full damage-control mode, acknowledged that his boss had "some investment properties and stuff," but added: "This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years -- in prison."




Please more nuance.

Jim_n_La
...what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but only until it kills you - Cousin Elwood


FJB

Aug 21, 08 13:55

Post #2 of 28 (356 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [Jim_n_La] [In reply to] Can't Post
"This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years -- in prison."

Is there anything that McCain will ever do that will not refer back to his time in prison?


vitus979

Aug 21, 08 13:56

Post #3 of 28 (355 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [Jim_n_La] [In reply to] Can't Post
Ugh.







"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."


big kahuna

Aug 21, 08 14:02

Post #4 of 28 (349 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [FJB] [In reply to] Can't Post
"This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years -- in prison."

Is there anything that McCain will ever do that will not refer back to his time in prison?


Does his POW status make you feel uncomfortable? Like, maybe he did the things that most of us know we'd soil our underwear, if we had to undergo or do them?

It was an inartful rejoinder, for sure. No argument there. But Obama criticizing anybody about the number or quality of their lodgings just shows how out of touch he is with reality.


BK



vitus979

Aug 21, 08 14:10

Post #5 of 28 (336 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [big kahuna] [In reply to] Can't Post
It was an inartful rejoinder

"Inartful"? It was so moronic as to be embarrassing. "Inartful" does not quite cover it.







"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."


sorelian

Aug 21, 08 14:22

Post #6 of 28 (323 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [Jim_n_La] [In reply to] Can't Post
John McCain was a POW?...man they should start talking that up.

Hadn't heard anything about it until just this instant...but then again if they used the POW line everytime the candidate screwed up, people would begin to think he was using it as a crutch...no best to be really subtle about it like they evidently have been.

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Lazy Ben

Aug 21, 08 14:42

Post #7 of 28 (311 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [vitus979] [In reply to] Can't Post
"Inartful"? It was so moronic as to be embarrassing. "Inartful" does not quite cover it.

I dunno, it kind of reminded me of Art...

Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF


Monk

Aug 21, 08 14:44

Post #8 of 28 (307 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [vitus979] [In reply to] Can't Post
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Ugh.
  It wore thin with Kerry pretty quick.


sphere

Aug 21, 08 16:32

Post #9 of 28 (261 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [Jim_n_La] [In reply to] Can't Post
Is this a subtle signal that Rudy "All Discussions Lead To 9/11" Giuliani is joining the ticket?



"The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised." - George F. Will


fitzie

Aug 21, 08 18:11

Post #10 of 28 (247 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [Jim_n_La] [In reply to] Can't Post
Wow. They can't possibly be that desperate yet. Can they? That damage control is almost disgusting.
Meanwhile back at McCain campaign headquarters:
Anonymous Campaign Staffer: "McCain just said he didn't know how many houses he owned. What are we going to do?"
Rove: "Shit! Ok, ok. Let me think. Alright, I got it. Remind them that the longest he ever lived in one place was as a POW during the Vietnam War".



"We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong."
Bono

(This post was edited by fitzie on Aug 21, 08 19:05)


JSA

Aug 21, 08 18:20

Post #11 of 28 (232 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [fitzie] [In reply to] Can't Post
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Wow. They can't possibly be that desperate yet. Can they? That damage control is almost disgusting.
Meanwhile at McCain campaign headquarters:
Anonymous Campaign Staffer: "McCain just said he didn't know how many houses he owned. What are we going to do?"
Rove: "Shit! Ok, ok. Let me think. Alright, I got it. Remind them that the longest he ever lived in one place was as a POW during the Vietnam War".
 
Or they can do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjC2AlWy6CI


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parkito

Aug 21, 08 18:21

Post #12 of 28 (227 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [fitzie] [In reply to] Can't Post
You should read the whole story of that quote and then make a judgement.

Just saying.

Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
GET OFF THE F*%KING WALL!!!!!!! (Doug Stern)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)


big kahuna

Aug 21, 08 18:39

Post #13 of 28 (216 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [parkito] [In reply to] Can't Post
John Hinderaker says it best:

No More Mister Nice Guy

The latest campaign kerfuffle is Obama's effort to make hay out of John McCain's inability to tell a reporter how many houses he owns. McCain mumbled something about condos and said the reporter should talk to his wife. Predictably, Obama is trying to spin this exchange as showing that McCain is "out of touch."

I can relate, though. For example, if a reporter asked me how many ties I own, there's no way I could answer. Just like McCain, I'd tell him he has to ask my wife. Likewise if someone wants to know how many Wii games my kids have.
McCain's campaign, though, took it amiss and struck back hard. Brian Rogers, McCain's spokesman, said:
Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses? Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and thinks regular people “cling” to guns and religion in the face of economic hardship really want to have a debate about who’s in touch with regular Americans? “The reality is that Barack Obama’s plans to raise taxes and opposition to producing more energy here at home as gas prices skyrocket show he’s completely out of touch with the concerns of average Americans.”

Touche, I guess. The truth is that McCain isn't out of touch with "ordinary people" because he's rich, he's out of touch with his own domestic arrangements because he cares little about material things, and for many years has devoted his extraordinary energies not to enjoying his wife's money, but to serving the American people. Given the number of nights he's spent in hotels or on military bases over the last few years, it's no wonder he hasn't seen much of his wife's condos.


More whine to go with that cheese, Mr. Democrat? The Obama camp knows it loses whenever it gets into a comparison of who's better served this country, McCain or The One (Senator O.).

BK


fitzie

Aug 21, 08 18:44

Post #14 of 28 (214 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [parkito] [In reply to] Can't Post
Well, this thread started out about McCain, but we can make it about Obama. Or Clinton. Or, any other politician. They are all rich, elitists who have been in politics or Washington too long and are completely out of touch with the rest of us. I really don't care which side you are on, these people could care less about you. I wish most people would realize this.



"We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong."
Bono


YaHey

Aug 21, 08 18:47

Post #15 of 28 (207 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [big kahuna] [In reply to] Can't Post
Brian Rogers, McCain's spokesman, said:

I like how McCain likes to have his spokesman-girlfriend Rogers do all his tough talking for him. One day McCain will get balls of his own too.

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parkito

Aug 21, 08 19:06

Post #16 of 28 (195 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [fitzie] [In reply to] Can't Post
Well, this thread started out about McCain

Which was the subject of my reply to you. I just asked that you check the basis for one aspect of the whole story.

No one has even stopped to ask the question if McCain has even been to all the properties in question. He gets dinged for marrying a rich woman as he wasn't a rich man himself. It follows that the properties were/are hers (via inheritance for instance), and may well have been hers before McCain entered the picture. He may have never even seen them, or has stayed a limited number of times. Under those circumstances, is it important for him to remember them all? Does it make him elitist because he doesn't?

It really is a stupid issue. Even MattinSF's constant harping on McCain's age has more weight than this.

these people could care less about you. I wish most people would realize this.

While quite cynical, I would agree that there are politicians who have lost touch and don't care that much about the people that have elected them. The trick is to figure out which ones are which. That's pretty much what we've been doing in the LR for the last 12 months.

Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
GET OFF THE F*%KING WALL!!!!!!! (Doug Stern)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)


parkito

Aug 21, 08 19:09

Post #17 of 28 (190 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [YaHey] [In reply to] Can't Post
One day McCain will get balls of his own too.

I really had to preserve this for eternity, so one day when you grow up I can beat you over the head with it.

Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
GET OFF THE F*%KING WALL!!!!!!! (Doug Stern)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)


fitzie

Aug 21, 08 19:14

Post #18 of 28 (187 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [parkito] [In reply to] Can't Post
"Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)"

I just realized this was in your sig. So perfect for today. By the way, how does one not be so cynical? I would really like to know.



"We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong."
Bono


YaHey

Aug 21, 08 19:14

Post #19 of 28 (186 views)
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Actually, McCain will never get his own balls since Cindy has them locked up in a pre-nuptial agreement that allows her to file separate tax returns that no one can ever see.

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parkito

Aug 21, 08 19:21

Post #20 of 28 (182 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [fitzie] [In reply to] Can't Post
By the way, how does one not be so cynical? I would really like to know.

You are definitely asking the wrong person on this one! I could pass the question onto my wife and I bet you would get a far better response. Understand one of the first things she'll say, though, is to get off Slowtwitch.

HTH.

;-)

Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
GET OFF THE F*%KING WALL!!!!!!! (Doug Stern)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)


YaHey

Aug 21, 08 19:25

Post #21 of 28 (180 views)
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He may have never even seen them, or has stayed a limited number of times.

You realize that he has been married to Cindy for about two decades, right? You don't think that in that period of time he would have seen everything she owns? Give me a break. That is the worst argument you've ever made on any point. And you've made some really bad ones.

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parkito

Aug 21, 08 19:28

Post #22 of 28 (177 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [YaHey] [In reply to] Can't Post
That is the worst argument you've ever made on any point. And you've made some really bad ones.

From you, I'll take that as a compliment. The guy doesn't come across as materialistic to me. I find it quite within the realm of reason.

I quite understand if you don't.

Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
GET OFF THE F*%KING WALL!!!!!!! (Doug Stern)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)


JSA

Aug 21, 08 19:35

Post #23 of 28 (171 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [parkito] [In reply to] Can't Post
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That is the worst argument you've ever made on any point. And you've made some really bad ones.

From you, I'll take that as a compliment. The guy doesn't come across as materialistic to me. I find it quite within the realm of reason.

I quite understand if you don't.
  Damnit! It's hard keeping up with these arguments on 3 different posts! Anyway, yeah, completely agree. One little detail left out on this matter is that McCain does not actually own any of the 8 homes (yes, it is 8, not 7). None are in his name. And you know what, he probably hasn't had the time to spend a night in more than 1 of them in the last 12 years.


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The people who keep me moving:

TRANSITION - Get Moving!



parkito

Aug 21, 08 19:37

Post #24 of 28 (166 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [fitzie] [In reply to] Can't Post
"Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)"

I just realized this was in your sig.


I also have the poster.

Seriously.

;-)

Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
GET OFF THE F*%KING WALL!!!!!!! (Doug Stern)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)


dave_w

Aug 21, 08 19:41

Post #25 of 28 (161 views)
Re: Stop the madness... [JSA] [In reply to] Can't Post
  Eight not seven...so you're saying Obama put out a commercial in which he demonstrably lied?! :)

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