Obama: McCain would be better president than Bush

[Hope And Change]

Source: CNN

Obama: McCain would be better president than Bush


April 20, 2008

Posted: 04:54 PM ET

READING, Pennsylvania (CNN) – Democrat Barack Obama conceded Sunday that all three leading presidential contenders would be better than President Bush — including Republican opponent John McCain.

"Either Democrat would be better than John McCain," he said. "And all three of us would be better than George Bush."

In the past, Obama has equated a McCain presidency to a "third Bush term."



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[Connie_Corleone]

1. From the article: Where's the rest of what he said?

All they have is one sentence from Obama.

[TexasProgresive]

2. A box of Texas granite would be a better presidolt then bush*

[cyclezealot]

7. don't be so sure

all the neocon who gave us Bush are coalescing about McCain. They know better than we. With his temper he might even be worse.

[onehandle]

3. Duh. Who wouldn't? nt

[never cry wolf]

4. From years ago on DU.... I'll take the ham sandwich over shrub... n/t

[SteveG]

39. A ham sandwich gone bad, would be better than Bush

nt

[singilarpoint]

5. Sloppy

I think the article would look more professional if it started out with, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama, instead of just: Democrat Barack Obama. I've been told that republicans use the word democrat as a secret message to each other that they have been certified as completely insane. But who knows????

[Limelight]

6. Good Lord, if that bar was set any lower

It'd be under ground!

:spray:

[mike_c]

9. yup-- my first thought too-- that's a HELL of a standard to be measured against....

:rofl:

A red brick would be a better president than the monkey king!

[Ilsa]

8. The GOP would be better off nominating Forrest Gump.

At least he had a little luck going his way, being in the right place at the right time occasionally. (I enjoy musing over fictional characters like this.)

Gump had the praise of his Drill sargeant:

Drill Sergeant: Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?
Forrest Gump: To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!
Drill Sergeant: God damn it, Gump! You're a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of 160. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump. Listen up, people...

[existentialist]

10. 95% of Americans

would be a better President than Bush.

[BlueStater]

11. I think they're both equally awful n/t

[Harry Monroe]

12. A box of rocks would be a better President than Bush

The bar is set pretty low for the next president. Anybody is an improvement.

[Occulus]

30. The box the rocks CAME IN would be a better President n/t

[katandmoon]

13. I can just imagine the reaction if Hillary Clinton had said that

Instead of the Saint Obama.

[msongs]

14. just like the REAL comments from the obama crowd about Hillary Clinton nt

[kmsarvis]

16. Uh.... She actually implied that McCain was more qualified to be president than Obama!

[Vattel]

20. distortion

To say that McCain has more experience than Obama is not to say that McCain is better-qualified to be President. Obviously Clinton doesn't believe that McCain is better-qualified. On many occasions she has said that Obama would be a far better choice for President than McCain. Bill Clinton has also said this repeatedly. Michelle Obama, on the other hand, said that she would have to think about it when she was asked if she would support Clinton.

Distortions suck.

[stillcool]

24. You will never win at tit for tat...

when it comes to the Clinton's dissing fellow Democrats. Remember this from 2004?

[krkaufman]

32. Beat me to it. n/t

[Infinite Hope]

15. Campaign 101: Never give your opponent free press. n/t

[balantz]

17. What a stupid thing to say.

That will certainly help a lot Independant fence-sitting voters jump onto the GOP lawn.

[Danger Mouse]

18. Obama, I love you, man, but there is no reason to say a single positive thing about

McSame.
He's just an older, angrier version of Bush.

[LiberalFighter]

19. IMO that is a mistake to make that statement

It may be true but then again considering that McCain thinks staying in Iraq would be okay doesn't make him better than Bush.

[pleah]

21. What in the hell is wrong with Obama and Clinton praising

McCrazy?! You don't give your main opponent ANY help. GFDI!

[The Wizard]

27. To say McCain

is better than Bush is like saying he's better than anal leakage.

[Thickasabrick]

22. Poor guy is way too honest - I'm sure he meant that like a bag of

rocks would be better than Bush....still not a good thing to say.

[mcollier]

23. Sounds like a

FOX News Alert!!!

McSame won't be President...

Out of all that Obama has said, this is the bull$hit CNN feels is news worthy...

I've got a better news flash:

Obama plans to turn Washington upside down...
http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf

[Thickasabrick]

25. Hey - I'm with ya. I just hate how he keeps getting beat up over

perfectly innocent things - he's a fast learner though. I just hope this shit doesn't change him - I like that he's not a DC stereotype and doesn't stick to a "script".

gobama!

[Political Heretic]

26. I don't think his quote is too controversial, but I don't agree with him.

I think McCain would be a worse president than Bush, because he's smarter and even more of a warmonger

[DRoseDARs]

28. And he's not a warmonger, right? Obama, please cork it until the GE and save the pleasantries until

...never. McCain is not your best friend, he is your opponent who will be content on having surrogates take you down in the general election in an unending stream of smears. Learn from John Kerry's 2004 mistakes (even John Kerry has partially learned from his mistakes) and grow some goddamn balls. Get bitter. Forget taking him out behind the woodshed, start pounding on him now and out in public for all to see. There's so much to choose from in destroying McCain's candidacy that you'll NEED the next few months to go through it all. By November, McCain fatigue will be firmly in place and people will be happy to be rid of his assy assholic assness.

Note:
(God, why do I have to always put this disclaimer in place?)
I do not support either Clinton nor Obama in the primary, but will support whichever wins and goes on to the general election. I voted Kucinich on principle (aka my throw away vote) in the first round of voting (not surprisingly our ten votes in our precinct fell below the 15% threshold; we were the dirty, fucking hippies in the auditorium that day ;-) ) and Edwards in the second round of caucusing in Nevada.

[fujiyama]

29. We don't know how McCain would be compared to Bush

He may be better, but considering McCain's judgment on many issues and his obvious anger issue it's possible he could even be worse.

I don't think Obama should have given him the benefit of the doubt. I'm tired of both Hillary and Obama being deferential to him. Then again, unlikely Hillary he isn't saying he's more qualified than Clinton.

[CreekDog]

31. I think Barney or Spot would be a better president than Bush

this isn't saying much.

[Indi Guy]

33. An Orang throwing darts at a map would be better than Bush - Where's the controversy???

???

[Algorem]

34. so he took his 'McCain would be 3rd Bush term' point away from himself.

good move.reeeeal smart.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

35. BO's inexperience is showing he would be a sure loser in November when adults are in control.

[mnhtnbb]

38. You can bet that will be a quote in an ad come October. Stupid comment, Obama.

[Snarkturian Clone]

36. I'm sure he just meant that McManowar=Useless pile of shit=Still better than Bush NT

[PittPoliSci]

37. if that's a compliment...

it's not really setting the bar high there.