Wow, sounds like Mary stole that talking point from Jesse Jackson, who claimed Obama was 'talking down to us' when he spoke out about fatherlessness in the community. Now, he is talking down to whiteworkingclass voters when he talks about joblessness.

Ain't too much an 'uppity negro celebrity' can say in the new millenium is there?

Well, guess the voters have to decide if McCain's actions to push the outsourcing deal 5 years ago was the greater "exploitation."

[Reminds me of when I was in grad school years ago taking a DOS class (!) and saw a classmate reading "DOS for Dummies." I observed that some people found the "for dummies" label insulting; she noted that she needed to learn the operating system fast to do her homework and ended by saying "Insult me, please."]

"Shame, shame on Barack Obama for making us and putting us in this sort of position to look like the sad little Wilmington people," ... Mary Houghtaling, a local McCain supporter... [read from the script prepared for her by the McLame Campaign] Houghtaling later added, [after receiving a fax from Kar Rove,] "He should be helping us, not harming us. He makes us look foolish, it's not right."

Is Mary Houghtaling the same woman who asked McCain the question in the townhall? I think I recognize that name...

Sad sad sad little Wilmington people. And these low-info guys get to elect a Prez?

Jeeeeez

Because wagging your finger at the camera and screaming "Shame on you, Barack Obama" worked so well for the last person who tried it.

Speaking of exploitation, after the dust-up about Obama's canceled troop visit, it's particularly nauseating to read about McCain going public with his visits to a dying Mo Udall:

In 1997, Michael Lewis profiled McCain for the New York Times Magazine. Lewis' piece was well-written, and he did get great access to McCain. In fact, the senator even took the journalist to the veterans hospital in Washington, D.C., for one of his visits with Udall. According to Lewis, McCain tried in vain to wake Udall that day. (Udall died the following year.)

About the encounter, [longtime Udall aide Bob] Neuman says, "That was devastating to me, that he brought in a reporter. I thought that was crossing the line, and it destroyed me."

Much more about McCain in the full story, from the Phoenix New Times: http://phoenixnewtimes.com/content/printVersion/848709 (h/t Ben Smith)

McCain has nothing in his senate history or legislation about this case. As of right now, he's not helping anyone.

Can someone explain to me what this woman's comment even means? Perhaps I've been working too hard today, but I don't understand how Obama's ad "uses" anyone, much less in a "shameful" way. Help!!

Let me get this straight, McCain's manager lobbied for a foreign company to buy DHL, McCain blocks the objection in the senate, the company is going to close a HUB in Ohio, Obama points this out, and the residents of the town are mad at Obama for pointing this out? What do you do with voters like these. "I have no job because of you and I am losing my house and my town, but the guy who is pointing this out is hurting me more because he feels bad for me."
I give up, voters like this are just STUPID

Talking about job losses is exploiting workers?

Funny, I always thought that exploiting workers was exploiting workers... you know, things like underpaying people, fighting increased minimum wage, not providing health insurance, cutting benefits, stealing pensions, OSHA violations, sending jobs overseas... the things Republicans and their corporate funders are all behind.

What kind of Orwellian world are we in when the Republicans - masters of economic exploitation - can launch that line of attack without even the slightest taste of irony?

Of course I'm just waging class warfare with that kind of talk I suppose..

The sky is bright red. The grass is always purple. Obama is an ultra-rich celebrity sticking it to the working person. McCain is an ordinary guy, salt of the earth, great principles. Gas is cheaper now than ever before due to the fabulous Bush administration. The war in Iraq has been a success from start to uhhh, to now.
Up is down. Right is Wrong.

Maybe I can have a career writing for McCain?

McCain is two degrees stinkier than a three week old pile of garbage in the Arizona sun. And, the terrible thing, is that his appeals to the illiterate KKK members who still seem to proliferate in the backwoods and hills of this nation is probably working. Nothing other than his service in the Navy is praiseworthy. His life after that is shifty, slimy, and, well, stinking.

Let me get this straight, McCain's manager lobbied for a foreign company to buy DHL, McCain blocks the objection in the senate, the company is going to close a HUB in Ohio, Obama points this out, and the residents of the town are mad at Obama for pointing this out? What do you do with voters like these. "I have no job because of you and I am losing my house and my town, but the guy who is pointing this out is hurting me more because he feels bad for me."
I give up, voters like this are just STUPID

Uhhh, it's Ohio. Between that state and Florida, I don't know if you can find enough bright people to fill a football stadium.

I looked at your profile and thought I might post a response, but not sure what you meant by your post. Do you have any ideas about to respond to MSM, et al? I am flummoxed. I try to post on various sites and find it nearly impossible, which makes me more than angry. Just wondering what you think.

As a native of Florida, I'd like to point out that it's not our fault that Florida imports weirdos by the truckload-- frequently from Ohio and Georgia, based on the license plates I see.

It's sure starting to look like McCain is the one that's all talk and no action.

Maybe the book "What's the Matter with Kansas?" should be renamed to "What's the Matter with Ohio?" Apparently this women would vote for McCain after losing her job, her health benefits and all her kids to the Iraq War. She's gone no amount of campaigning will bring her back ... if she's a real person not a stooge.

I can't believe that Amy Silverman's major profile of McMajorShit published in the Phoenix New Times News on August 7th has sunk beneath the waves so quickly. It reads as being balanced and presents him in a DEVASTATING light. She has a longtime perspective on his career centering in Arizona and has covered his activities for nearly three decades from Phoenix. After reading it, one understands why the Nancy Reagan endorsement last month was such an ICY affair. Apparently, the lady in red loathes him. It was all political expediency.
Here's the link for anyone interested:

http://phoenixnewtimes.com/content/printVersion/848709

Please distribute widely!