Latest McCain Robocall Hits Obama Over "Bitter" Comments, Slams "Elitist" Dems
We've just learned of yet another nasty McCain campaign robocall: This one hits Barack Obama over his "bitter" comments about guns and religion, and repeatedly denounces Dems as "elitists" who "don't understand us."
A reader in Wisconsin who taped the call sends in the audio, and another reader in North Carolina reports hearing it today:
Mary Ann Benavides, a psychologist in Wisconsin, and Chris Jones, the director of communications for a real estate tech company in North Carolina, confirm to us that they received the call.
Here's the script:
I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC, because Barack Obama says Midwest folks like us cling to our guns because we're bitter. And elitist Democrats who want to control Washington have tried to completely ban handguns and most hunting rifles. The NRA said that Barack Obama would be the most anti-gun president in American history. These elitist Democrats just don't understand us, and we can't trust them with our second amendment rights. This call was paid for the the Republican National Committee and McCain/Palin 2008.
The Republican National Committee didn't return a call for comment.
This "bitter" robocall comes after we reported today that the McCain campaign unleashed a Rudy Giuliani robocall attacking Obama on crime. And we're getting reports of yet another McCain call hitting him on crime.
It's very clear that the McCain campaign has unleashed a new wave of robo-slime today.
Separately, HuffPo reports that GOP Senator Gordon Smith is now denouncing the calls.
Competence is the enemy of the smoke-and-mirrors GOP.
October 22, 2008 4:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Undoubtedly Gordon Smith will insist that they be removed . . . in 13 days.
October 22, 2008 4:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain: Desperate much?
October 22, 2008 4:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
hahah! They're so fucking desperate, it's amazing.
October 22, 2008 4:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
I didn't realize NC had joined us in the mid west, but I say welcome to them. Of course they may not identify with being midwesterners. I guess we'll have to ask them.
I wonder if the robo callers don't know the dif?
October 22, 2008 4:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, maybe Miss South Carolina joined the McCain campaign.
October 22, 2008 4:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
How right you are. How could I forget? I guess Alaska is part of the midwest then too...
October 22, 2008 5:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
If you are in CA, and want to help defeat Prop. 8, this site will match funds donated, and sorry for the OT.
http://www.actblue.com/page/madprofessah/
October 22, 2008 4:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nothing is really off-topic anymore, is it?
October 22, 2008 4:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
I guess not. I am really upset over this one. Damn James Dobson, ads are running all over the place.
October 22, 2008 4:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know of 2 women who married about 10 days ago and are asking friends to please help them stay married.
This is such a ridiculous thing - to break up people who are married or try to keep people from marrying. Honestly, if the repubs really cared about families, they would WANT them to marry. What harm are any of them doing? We have many gay couples right in our very quiet, nice neighborhood. Indeed, our neighborhood being so quiet and accepting may be leading them to buy homes here. (perhaps we're not losing value here for that very reason?)
I just can't make sense of bigotry. Ok, I could think of all sorts of psychological reasons why people project stuff and need enemies. But all this negative energy put into something that really has nothing at all to do with the ones applying the negative energy.
October 22, 2008 5:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
I applaud your efforts but my day will come when I can get married _anywhere_!
(BTW My sister lives in Santa Clara and she's been out knocking on doors and singin' songs and a-carryin' signs sayin' hooray for our side and whatever else those left coast types do to get Prop 8 to die. :-) )
October 22, 2008 4:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
You can get married anywhere...that's the point.
October 22, 2008 4:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for the offer honey but you're not really my type. Although I _do_ like a man in a uniform, I prefer uniforms _without_ the swastikas and such like you have...
That and I'm taken :-)
October 22, 2008 4:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, the McCain camp is running low on money. Expect the MSM to come out with the dirt on McCain as the campaign reaches it denoument. The truth is, they are out of cash...They have to consolidate their campaign and go after the only state they can. Even though, the chances of success there are unlikely. Florida is too expensive. PA is their Nuclear option
October 22, 2008 5:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
LOL
I really like you.
October 22, 2008 5:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
I like you, too, kawika, but that comment that landed below yours was meant for closetluddite.
October 22, 2008 5:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well I can't, and that's the point. You smug or clueless or both?
October 22, 2008 4:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
I guess I don't understand this comment at all SFC. I wasn't aware everyone could get married wherever they want....
October 22, 2008 5:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
They can't.
For example - you have to be of a certain age in every state - it varies according to state statute. You can't marry your brother - anywhere.
I could go on - but that was one of the dumber things SFC ever posted.
October 22, 2008 5:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
NFC thinks it is alright to have gays pay taxes for his kids to go to schools, even though they don't make kids.
Yup according to NFC...It's OK for gays to die for their country (In the armed forces), but not OK to give them equal rights.
He says he served in the Cavalry...Too bad he didn't serve with custer...His mindset would have been more appropriate for that era.
He is too insecure to realize, that we are all Americans. We are all in the same boat.
October 22, 2008 5:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for the link. Already voted here, but throwing a little money into the kitty sure felt good.
October 22, 2008 4:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you all for your encouragement and support, truly :)
October 22, 2008 4:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
The kitchen sink as toilet bowl.
October 22, 2008 4:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
And it's smelly.
October 22, 2008 4:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
And it's clogged and overflowing.
October 22, 2008 5:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
And, of course, where's a plumber when you need one?
October 22, 2008 5:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
And McW can hardly get enough air to convey a coherent message -- he's drowning and his lungs are filling with sewage.
October 22, 2008 5:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
I cannot imagine most voters not wondering "now this, what next?" Another day, another smear that is obviously just another erratic, gamble by a desperate, directionless campaign.
I pity the Republicans; they have soaked themselves with slime from so much spitting into the wind, while Obama gets to enjoy stratospheric positives.
October 22, 2008 4:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yup - couldn't agree more.
McLame is ending this campaign as a parody and that is never good for a candidate.
October 22, 2008 4:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Next act: Tugging on Superman's cape.
October 22, 2008 4:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
I was nowhere in the vicinity and I don't even know who Jim is!
October 22, 2008 5:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey, I had all three robocalls on my machine today!
1) Obama hangs with known terrorists.
2) Obama wants to take away almost all hunting rifles.
3) Obama wants to let sex offenders roam the streets.
Damn. The problem is that I can only vote against McCain ONCE.
October 22, 2008 5:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm sorry... all those negatives get me to laughing! Too bad you can only vote once.... or else! Sometimes, if you've had to put up with enough in a swing state, we really OUGHT to have more than one vote!
October 22, 2008 5:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
The McCain campaign can't even keep a straight story line with robocalls, for crying out loud.
First it was "Obama = a terrorist". Then it was Rudy ('nuff said). Now it's "He's an elitist".
This makes them look like they're just desperately slinging all the crap that they can. Which is, of course, precisely what they're doing, but it appears to obvious that it devalues their own message.
The McCain campaign's response? If Obama had just done those town halls with McCain, none of this would have been necessary.
October 22, 2008 4:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey - McCain spent five years as a POW where he couldn't sling this crap.
October 22, 2008 5:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Damn tooting! And if Obama had just agreed to do those town halls, McCain never would have been a POW. Or something.
October 22, 2008 5:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
An elite terrorist?
October 22, 2008 5:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
An elite latte sipping arugula eating Chicago style pol terrorist, who's been plotting to be president ever since he prenatally went to the Muslim indoctination school.
October 22, 2008 5:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Great turns of phrase. And an unarmed one at that -- how frightening! Beware his inspiring speeches.
October 22, 2008 5:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
An elitist terrorist... there it is!
October 22, 2008 5:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Expect Rev. Wright, coming to a GOP robocall near you.
The Grampy-Vampy Titanic is taking on water faster than we thought!
October 22, 2008 4:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Grampy-Vampy - LOL!
I don't know now who posted this weeks ago but I'm still laughing at it - they called McLame - Palin, Boris and Natasha - "ve are huntink moose and sqvirrel!"
October 22, 2008 4:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
My bet is that Wright will show up at the weekend.
October 22, 2008 4:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hah! Yeah, I can see it now, kids all over the country answering the phone to "goddamn America!".
October 22, 2008 5:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain has absolutely no message. Thats why he will lose.
October 22, 2008 4:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Elitist Democrats? How much did Sarah Palin and Cindy McCain spend on clothes in the last 6 months? Last I heard, it was well over $1 million.
And I really love that line that they had planned to give them to charity after the elections are over.
October 22, 2008 4:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
LOL!
I love it when an Earnest, Kitchen Table with the Folks Sittin, Religious Right Repug is walking around in $150,000 worth of clothes and fuckme pumps from Neimans and Saks.
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit!
October 22, 2008 4:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
She probably got her eyelashes dyed at Bendel's on her way between Saks and "that Evolution Museum" on the upper west side. Yuck, the idea of that vile woman being in my neighborhood...
October 22, 2008 5:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
As for Gordon Smith?
I bet Chris Shays here in CT will come out denouncing the robo calls as well, even though no one's getting them here (RNC? John? Where's the LOVE?).
He's in a tight race (praise be to God), and would probably try to benefit from this.
October 22, 2008 4:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
Remember when the McCain Camp would make ridiculous web ads to garner free MSM coverage before the MSM caught on and stopped covering those. Then they moved to actual television ads, though would only release them in one area and a very small buy (sometimes aried only 4-5 times) to get the MSM coverage, before the MSM caught on there. That's what they're doing now with the robocalls - getting free MSM coverage. McCain or a surrogate gets asked to appear to defend the calls and they get to say "And they're completely true" and one more time folks will here "Obama" and "Socialist", "Terrorist", or "Elitist" mentioned together again.
It's all getting free coverage, allowing McCain to save up his remaining money for his final television commercial assault that is coming sooner than later.
October 22, 2008 4:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
OMG, first time in years I want the clock to move faster. Can't wait for Nov. 5th, when hopefully there is nothing but dancing in the streets and Sean Hannity calls in sick.
October 22, 2008 5:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
You know, I think I'll watch FOX on election night!
October 22, 2008 5:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
I cant wait for the 10:00 live coverage from Stewart and Colbert.
October 22, 2008 5:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Great idea :)
October 22, 2008 5:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
I saw a anti-Obama NRA ad that mention the bitter remarks for the first time here in NC today as well.
October 22, 2008 5:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Heres a video of the ad,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjV2AWzBQNo
October 22, 2008 5:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Blessed to own guns" - what, is it a religion now?
October 22, 2008 5:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Chris Matthews is just gutting McCain's spokesperson Nancy Prophenuer right now on Hardball. And the thing is, looking at her facial expression, she knows she is getting gutted. This is going to be yet another You-tube moment.
October 22, 2008 5:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Damn, not on here until 4 PST. Is it over the robo calls?
October 22, 2008 5:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
He had Nancy and Bill Burton on. The question was about Gov Plain's views on the VP role. Burton to his credit, said nothing and just sat back and Chirs tore into Nancy.
October 22, 2008 5:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
You know what the literal translation of her last name is? (Nancy Pto.....)
According to ami_in_deutschland, it's "Pawsmacker".
Nancy Pawsmacker.
October 22, 2008 5:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Do we think she made that up?
She's had a shitload off plastic surgery - she was definitely not born with that nose and she has a disturbingly Universal Republican Blonde Look that is more Stepford than bimbo for Christ.
In other words, for all we know she's a transsexual with a whole new identity.
LOL!
October 22, 2008 5:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Phoneticall it is A-Farht-an-hour.
October 22, 2008 5:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Should have been phonetically...Damn it
October 22, 2008 5:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
You know, Bob Dole managed to come out of the 96 campaign with his reputation relatively intact and actually became a more likeable person afterwards.
McCain is leaving it all on the table - including his reputation. How sad.
October 22, 2008 5:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Co-sign.
October 22, 2008 5:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Elite shopper with BAD taste for Ms. Joesixpack!!!! My repub friends are disgusted and Pissed....this will turn a few!!
The desparation will hit the pan/fan with wright-bitter- and anything else this weekend ---Hold your powder...it will be fine..Mac is out of money--with no solutions and a tanking VP pick...
October 22, 2008 5:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gotta love the Elitist Dems meme...
All I know is Joe Sixpack ain't spending $150K in ONE month on clothes. That's why he's Joe 'Sixpack' not Joe 'Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams' with a yacht!
October 22, 2008 5:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Let me see if I got this right. We just learn the Sarah Palin spent $150,000 on wardrobe, makeup etc. and McCain/Palin are calling Democrats "elitists"? Now that takes some balls.
October 22, 2008 5:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Give me 150 K and believe me I could set up a pretty nice free treatment center for a couple of years! Vets. Battered women. People longing to marry, but up against the fundies. Rape victims from Wasilla who had to pay for their rape kits! Yes, we could do a lot of good for that amount of money!
October 22, 2008 5:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gotta love the Elitist Dems meme...
All I know is Joe Sixpack ain't spending $150K in ONE month on clothes. That's why he's Joe 'Sixpack' not Joe 'Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams' with a yacht!
October 22, 2008 5:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
All I want to know is WHY John McCain is buying her all of those dresses! LOL
October 22, 2008 5:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, if it was Condi it would be pants. But John wants her in skirts - the anti-feminist agenda lady for true Amurukans .... who love their guns...
October 22, 2008 5:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
I rebuke ALL of McCain's, Palin's, and ALL of their supporters evil robocalls against Obama-Biden ticket in the name and blood of Jesus. I send all of them back to the pit of hell where they come from, and I cover Obama-Biden in the blood of Jesus - Sen. Obama's Lord and Savior.
Additionally, not any of McCain-Palin's WEAK campaign and personal attacks of lies, hatred, fear, racism, and division WILL NEVER PREVAIL against Sen. Obama - this nation's next Commander-in-Chief !!!
You [ Barack Obama], are from God and have overcome them [the enemy's attacks, schemes, and plots ] , because the one [God] who is in you [ Barack Obama] is greater than the one [the enemy ] who is in the world. - 1 John 4:4
No weapon forged against you [ Barack Obama] will prevail, and you [ Barack Obama] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ Barack Obama] . This is the heritage of the servants [ Barack Obama] of the LORD, and this is their [ Barack Obama] vindication from me," declares the LORD. - Isaiah 54:17
" I [ God ] will send my terror ahead of you [ Barack Obama] and throw into confusion every nation you [ Barack Obama] encounter. I [ God ] will make all your [ Barack Obama] enemies turn their backs and run." - Exodus 23:27
The Lord will rescue me [ Barack Obama] from every evil attack and will bring me [ Barack Obama] safely to his heavenly kingdom. - 2 Timothy 4:18
11 For he will command his angels concerning you [ Barack Obama] to guard you [ Barack Obama ] in all your ways; 12 they will lift you [ Barack Obama ] up in their hands, so that you [ Barack Obama ] will not strike your [his] foot against a stone. 13 You [ Barack Obama ] will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you [ Barack Obama ] will trample the great lion and the serpent. - Psalm 91:11-13
I have given you [ Barack Obama ] authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you [ Barack Obama ]. - Luke 10:19
It's time for the American people to get it right and NOT vote for McCain-Palin, instead vote for change. It's time for this country to turn the page and seek a new and better future for ourselves and our children.It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time to elect Barack Obama for president !
Obama-Biden are the wiser and stronger team to solve the crucial challenges we have in this nation and abroad !
Amen.
October 22, 2008 8:13 PM | Reply | Permalink