Obama: 'I got him right where I want him...'

Obama: 'I got him right where I want him...'

Man, is that guy full of shit. Don't know how else to say this.

I wonder if McCain wears wife-beater undershirts - you know that white ribbed antecedent to the tank top.

He sounds like the kind of abusive asshole who blames his wife and kids for the ass-kicking they're about to get.

Whoa. Cool. I can edit? Nice. Very nice, guys.

Jesus Christ on Oyster Crackers!

Can we put this painfully immature ticket to bed, please? I want this election over with - these bullshit capers are about as irresponsible as it is possible to get when the whole world is hanging by a thread.

McLame is showing us the real McLame - the Real McLame has only paid lip-service to responsibility. He's never taken responsibility for anything in his life.

He's a spoiled brat who is regressing toward his spoiled brat childhood more every day.

McBush is all talk. He's falling right into Obama and Biden's trap. Although, its highly unlikely he will bring up Ayers.

Is this to be a debate or a WWF rasslin' show at the county fair,,,,, or a demo derby ?? Is McCain really Hulk Hogan with more hair,,, won't know till we buys our ticket and takes our ride.

If this posts, it will be the first to go through in days. Glory be, and all that.

Lemme guess... It's because Obama didn't agree to have all those town halls together. What a baby. Ol' Johnny should be glad Obama didn't because Johnny would be down by at least 20 if he did.

Well, we all know it's double speak. When McLame says "I got em where I want em" that means he's royally screwed. If he says it's Obama's fault, it's his fault.

Of course tomorrow there is a good chance he will correct himself on this position and say "I never said I'd bring up Ayers. I never said that."

I recommend that Barack Obama issue a public statement today to the effect that John McCain isn't man enough to drop his drawers and take a dump on the stage during the debate.

Or maybe he can say that McCain lacks the balls to say "I know nothing about economics" directly to Obama's face.

Obama really owns McCain now.

I haven't until now bought into the idea that McLame's POW experience could possibly make him unfit to serve but now I'm thinking something in him - he was painfully shallow when he started that captivity - something got so twisted up that he literally cannot be in charge. He can't - he's used to being a victim, not the one in charge.

Does McCain ever take responsibility for anything?

ACORN is being publicized as a huge issue and it does need pushback.

In the Democratic primary, the attempt to de-legitimize an Obama win was rampant.

When you can't win fairly, accuse your opponent of winning unfairly.

Have any of the networks pushed back on this?

But mom, he made me do it.

McCain: "The bitch sat me up. I only hit her because she made me do it."

McCain seems to have lost whatever connection he might once have had with reality.

Ok, let's assume that Ayers does come up tomorrow. How does Obama respond?

I don't think that the standard "this is distraction from real issues" argument is going to work that well. Even though it is true that Ayers is a distraction, I think that argument may come across as sounding evasive in a debate format. Being evasive about this topic will imply guilt in a lot of people's minds.

I think Obama will have to directly address Ayers, who he is and what their relationship is or isn't.

Uh oh, it never ends well when there's a triple-dog-dare on the table. Somebody always winds up with his tongue stuck to the flagpole. (Hint, it's not going to be Obama.)

OT: Obama has bought new ads to be shown.... in XBox 360 game(s).
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/10/obamas-new-ad-f.html

If only Barack had agreed to town-hall forums with McCain, none of this negativity would be happening. McCain would be his usual honorable gentlemanly even-tempered self and Sarah would be talking about the actual issues instead of the daily personality attacks.
It's like the wife-batterer blaming his victim for his attacks. "She made me do it."

Looks like the Republicans have succeeded again. Every news channel, radio show and every single blog in America is talking about Ayers. Now that everyone is listening Republicans will make more and more connections and slowly make Obama unelectable if this isn't addressed properly.

It won't matter how many of the ties are debunked. They will just continue to repeat over and over the loose connections and create new ones and so many will be out there, you won't be able to think of anything else.

If Obama is releasing radio ads in a few battle ground states trying to debunk this it means it's a problem. Before this turns into an absolute frenzy, Obama needs some serious headlines to recapture the public's attention.

McShame sounds like he wants to do the "compare dicks thing amongst males"...to prove his manhood. He is such a lame immature little twerp! Obama has his answer and I don't care who brings it up but Obama will have the right response.

McCain won't bring it up at all, simply because that would give Obama the possibility to dispell it, taking away the point of 50 % of McCain's ads (the other are about ACORN).

Its called a "sucker punch" for a reason. Oh McCain.......you sucker. Doesn't your head hurt enough already? I can't wait to see him get clocked on this.

The year is 2020, McCain is 84. After being President between 2008-2012.

Anderson Cooper: President, we have heard conflicting reports, but what made you go to war with Iran?

McCain: Oh, yeah. Y'know, I was astonished to hear Ahkmahdinejad say that he was surprised for me to have the guts to do that, because the fact is they hate America. I have always put Country First.

Cooper: What do you have to say about the war Palin has waged with Russia?

McCain: She is an expert on them, I trust her...
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What a nightmare! Because somebody calls you out? Grow a pair McCain, act like a Statesman and stop suffering from little man syndrome. Grow up...

What's become of all the trolls in the past few days, e.g. sfcwallace?

BTW I really like TheraP's comments. Please explain the Avatar. I get the eighth note, but not the rest.

I hope Obama answers his Ayers with a Liddy. Liddy is far worse. And McCain has never repudiated his actions. He's gone on his radio show and flattered the former domestic terrorist.

It's actually amazing that McCain keeps bringing up Ayers, knowing that his own closet is in far worse shape.

I condemn what Ayers did 40 years ago. But he at least was trying to stop a disgraceful, despicable war. Liddy wanted to kill and firebomb and terrorize to fix an election. He also recently said that his radio listeners should shoot ATF agents in the head, not the body, because they'll be wearing vests.

I think the mention of Liddy would force the McCain campaign to find another smear du jour.

He's baiting Obama. He wants Obama to bring it up. This way the discussion is about Obama and Ayers, it drives the news cycle, it backs up (ha!)McCain's theme that Obama is risky. McCain then can say that he didn't bring Ayers up, Obama did.

He could be baiting Bob Schieffer, too. McCain wants this brought up, be he doesn't want his hands dirty.

IMO, McCain will not, if he has any sense left, mention Ayers. Have you noticed that everytime McCain is condescending or angry or mean spirited in someway, Obama moves up in te polling? McCain does not want that.

TROOPGATE WIDER?
Board's Troopergate probe casts wider net
The state Personnel Board investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of Walt Monegan has broadened to include other ethics complaints against the governor and examination of actions by other state employees, according to the independent counsel handling the case.
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/

Palin vindicated?
Governor offers Orwellian/Chaney spin
Page 8, Finding Number One of the report says: "I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act."

In plain English, she did something "unlawful." She broke the state ethics law.

Perhaps Gov. Palin has been too busy to actually read the Troopergate report. Perhaps she is relying on briefings from McCain campaign spinmeisters.

My friends, I warned the American people long in advance that Obama would make me talk about Ayers. I have here a letter signed by Lindsay Graham and Joe Lieberman warning about it. Who's signature isn't on it? That one.

Schieffer will definitely bring it up, if McCain doesn't beat him to it.

And Obama would be wise to remain very calm, and with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye, say, "John, I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have about Ayers, if you'll do the same regarding your relationship with G. Gordon Liddy, the convicted felon and unrepentant domestic terorist. How's that for 'fair and balanced'?"

The number one thing I remember about the real hardcore old Republicans of my preppy youth was that they couldn't f*&%ing stand anyone who lacked "conviction" - agreeing about the viewpoint was secondary.

They must hate McCain.

The impression one gets reading this thread and then going around and reading threads in Republican blogs is that there is a lot of bad feeling in the USA, lots of hostility... and the economy is going to get much worse in coming months.
How is this hostility going to find expression?

Obama should be ready to meet this issue with a very succinct statement:

"In my younger days I was appointed to serve on a board of directors for an organization receiving funds from the Annenberg Foundation. You know Annenberg, former Ambassador and good friend of Ronald Reagan. We attended several board of Directors meetings together, he had a coffee for me during my first election and we live in the same neighborhood.

"Now some of the following people have said that this is a non story. The US Attorney for the Ayers case (a Republican) and the following Republican state and congressional members. Some how this brief and insubstantial relationship means so much to Senator McCain.

"Senator McCain, we in public life do meet people from all walks of life. Do you really want to discuss these? Do we really want to discuss the fact that your father-in-law is a convicted felon? Do you really want to talk about those trips to the tropical resort of Mr. Keating? What about the convicted perjurer who has been raising funds for you - Scooter Libby? What about the radical organizations trading arms with the Iranians to fund the Contras that you were on the board of directors?

"I do not question your ethics, honesty or patriotism because of these associations. Remember the movie, Six Degrees of Separation. Now, you talk about a new means of campaigning and a new era playing down hyper partisanship. You need to learn to Talk the Talk and Walk the Talk."

I find it interesting that he always prefaces or ends with "and I don't care about some washed-up terrorist." Interesting that you don't care yet you can't stop bringing it up.

I know that Obama is going to have a zinger of a comeback. McCain might as well not even show up. These debates only seem to slump him even lower in the polls. Dumbass.

This shows how easy it is to manipulate John McCain. Call me a name and I'll blow my top. Taunt me and I'll show you. Hard to imagine a foreign policy based on childhood playground responses to international affairs. "But Vladimir Putin made me do it" and "But Hugo Chavez made me feel sad, so I shot a missile at him". "It was his fault for crossing me."

I thought the meaning of honor had something to do with self-control and driving your own destiny, despite the actions of others. "He made me" is really dishonorable and lame.

This was truly masterful by Obama.

How long has it been since we've had a nominee that could set up their opponent like this? By egging McCain on, he's just falling into the trap of not talking about the issues that actually matter.

I hope he does bring it up so Obama can, yet again, calmly knock it down to talk about real issues just like every other debate.

Well-played, Obama. You know how to get under the skin of an overly confident and angry risk-taker and have done it well.

KZ.Correct grammar would be the word they're. The correct spelling for LYING is LYING.Did you go to PUBLIC SCHOOL? If so, as I suspect, remember NPR is National Public Radio. Since public school has failed you, perhaps you should find a different source for news. Try Fox News.Your friends will hate you, but you won't be ignorantly uninformed.If you want to know some truths about Obama try this
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YTQ0YjhlOGVhYjQ0OWRhZjI2MmM4NTQ4NGM5Mjg0MzU=

MAYBE YOU WANT A SEPARATE NATION!

This is not a hard one to call -- leave it to the moderator, Bob Schieffer, to enable the subject's appearance. I'd like to think I am wrong about Bob, but he is the same newsman who reacted with incredulity when Gen. Wesley Clark pointed out that "getting shot down" is not a qualification to becoming President of the United States. His reaction, I thought, betrayed a serious McCain bias.

I think that Admiral Akbar might have a few words of advice for McCain about bringing Ayers up.

Absolutely classic bully behavior! "He made me punch him in the face and take his lunch money!"

What a jerk.

What a jackass. And a baby. Go home and suck your thumb, old man.

Why are we so fortunate to have pulled TWO NOTED OLD BIASED JOURNALISTS to moderate these debates.
Right or wrong ... good or bad .... Sheiffer will do what he feels is in the best interest to make McCain look good. He's definitely biased, leaning very Right. He has one problem ... been awhile since he's had to deal with a candidate with the intellect of Obama ... be wary Mr. Schieffer ... don't bit off more than you can chew!

If McCain can't control his campaign, how does he expect to LEAD a country."