Obama Implies McCain Puts Other Countries First (Now we're playing in the big leagues)

[brooklynite]

Source: ABC News

A pretty scathing charge from Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., this morning as he spoke to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers an assailed Sen. John McCain's position on free trade.

"Just ask the Machinists in Pennsylvania who build Harley-Davidsons," Obama said of McCain's record. "Because John McCain didn’t just oppose the requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles, he called Buy American provisions 'disgraceful.' Just ask the workers across this country who have seen their jobs outsourced. The very companies that shipped their jobs overseas have been rewarded with billions of dollars in tax breaks that John McCain supports and plans to continue.

"So when American workers hear John McCain talking about putting 'Country First,'" Obama said, "it’s fair to ask – which country?"

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/obama-implies-m.html

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When the inevitable outrage erupts from the McCain campaign, I hope Obama stands by his words.

[hisownpetard]

1. YES! And to recall an old H.S. football chant, "Hit 'em again, hit 'em again, Harder, Harder!"

[Spouting Horn]

3. Which country?

How about the country of "Big Business"?

[hisownpetard]

6. Someone should tell McCain that the U.S. is "No Country for Old Men."

[Old Codger]

8. c'mon

I am an old man, I like Obama, I intensely dislike mcwhatever and * I hope this is my country too. :):dem:


http://www.17-76.com

[hisownpetard]

18. Sorry, George. I like old men! I was just being snarky because I hate McCain.

[Old Codger]

21. accepted

LOL, me to for sure.. just raggin on ya a little I know we are all on board with that feeling and I say this is no country for that old man

[hisownpetard]

28. That's exactly right - for *that* old man!

[timtom]

62. Hey, old-timer!

I'm 65, too. (Be 66 next month).

Wait...wait...YOU KIDS GET OFFA MY LAWN!!

Oh, and I despise McCain AND Palin.

I used to think nobody could be stupider than Bush, but these two have proven me to be quite wrong, and I thank them for that.

[Old Codger]

68. always

Someone dumber, that crew is beyond description... :dunce:, I got ya beat by a year :toast:

[spag68]

81. McPalin

I'm 66 and am waiting to catch up with my moniker. I'm still trying to figure out how anyone could believe that cave men and dinosaurs were here together, and all of this 4000 years ago. Thats why I( keep a 3million year old chambered nautilus fossil in my garden, to show to any of these silly people when they make that claim.

[Barrymores Ghost]

32. I've been telling people in here that for a year!

[Bake]

103. Ooooh!! Excellent!! May I use that??

That is fantastic!!

Bake

[hisownpetard]

105. Sure, feel free!

:hi:

[stillcool]

16. India, China, Iraq, Saudi Arabia,.

Israel, and God knows who else we are sending billions of dollars to, along with our jobs.

[felinetta]

44. Hit him harder and don't stop

Get tough Sen. Obama. We've been waiting and back you up 100%. The truth is on our side.

[blondie58]

54. hey, welcome to DU, felinetta!

[hisownpetard]

61. And the time is now!

[Karl_Bonner_1982]

73. Harder...harder...oh YeSSSSSS!!!

Go on the offensive, Barack! If you fight back hard there's nothing they can do, don't let the bullies get to you.

[The Magistrate]

2. That Is An Excellent Line, Sir!

And an excellent question Lying John can have no good answer for.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

64. "Lying John", that's catchy. ...n/t

[bjobotts]

95. I prefer "Mad dog McCain"

[The Hope Mobile]

90. My favorite line (because its true but still makes me cringe)

is that the GOP is making a "killing" on us (the US).

[Journeyman]

4. Against the outrage, Obama's response should be: "Prove me wrong. . ."

"Don't feed us platitudes and meaningless pablum, Senator McCain. Show the people -- in facts and numbers and finished legislation -- where you've done differently."


(edited to make my point clearer)

[The Hope Mobile]

94. Yes, exactly, but as bluntly as possible so they don't lose repukes' attention

Critical thinking is not their forte.

edited for punctuation

[dmr]

98. Best line ever. Truly excellent. "Prove Me Wrong ..."

We have to use it. All of us: "Prove Us Wrong"

Let them trip on their many lies proving us wrong.

Edited to say this:

You should make a special thread with "Prove me/us Wrong"

[tekisui]

5. "Country First? Which Country?" Indeed. MORE MORE MORE!

knr.

[Miss Chybil]

7. Ah, YES!!!!!!!!!!

:kick:

[heliarc]

9. Ouch ... that's a good one!

Now we're talking the right language... hit him hard on the issues.

[trackfan]

10. Now THAT'S good old Democratic politics -

the kind that used to WIN elections.

[L0oniX]

11. You could also say that focusing on Georgia and other countries is not putting our country first.

Don't tell me that our security depends on other countries. We still have enough nukes to blow up the world a few times.

[Liberalynn]

12. Smack Down

:yourock: :yourock:

[Clyde39]

13. He really seems to care about Iraq

His "gung-ho-ness" from the beginning ought to be a red flag (one would think).

[Vincardog]

14. WTGOBAMA let them have it with both barrels every time

[Danger Mouse]

15. Way to go, Obama!

[bamacrat]

17. Great stuff, he needs to stand by it.

Beat that reasoning into the minds of everyone. If a man who wants to be the leader of America says buying American is "disgraceful" he doesnt have our best interests in mind only his.

[woosh]

19. pretty good.

[The Traveler]

20. Now THAT is what I'm talkin' about!

Tell the truth ... they will THINK they're in hell!

[CitizenPatriot]

22. you could suggest

that having lobbyists for georgia on your campaign suggests another country's interest is coming ahead of america's.

[Waiting For Everyman]

23. Good! Keep going on this O.!

[daggahead]

24. Yessss!!!!

Now that's called growing a pair!!!!

[Dr Fate]

25. This is text on a blog. Needs to be said by Obama or DEM pundits on TV.

Great talking points- needs to be repeated over and over by DEMS who go on those TV shows, and not just blogs.

I hope that the McCain camp sees this blog and then responds to it.

McCain would be more certain to take the bait if this was a talking point repeated by DEM pundits & surrogates on the TV shows.

Hopefully ABC will play the speech on the air- or if not, DEMS should go on cable shows & repeat the talking point themselves. Hope they do.

[Willo]

57. This is part of the problem

when you guys implore him to fight harder.

Obama's lines do not get retold by the media for purposes of helping Obama. That's not the rules of the game we're playing or the war we're fighting.

That is why if we want him to be tough we have to have his back...meaning distributing it everywhere and defending it OURSELVES.

The media is SOMETIMES forced to talk about things that are discussed widely on the blogs.

However, you have to be prepared that IF they do repeat it, it will probably be with a spin AGAINST Obama.

[Fluffdaddy]

26. Now that's the way to fight fire with fire

[JimDandy]

27. Kick for Obama! n/t

[Dr Fate]

29. Anyone have a link to the TV footage of this that swingvoters may have seen?

Great talking point- just what we need- but all I can find is text on an obscure blog.

I'm glad everyone is excited- but are swingvoters & low info voters going to hear about this? Hope so!

[JohnnyRingo]

30. Kick!

This spring, during the height of campaign season, he tripped down to Colombia and Mexico to tell them to gear up manufacturing capability for a McCain presidency.

Is that too hard to figure out for the average American? Does he have to wear a shirt that says: "Vote your job away".

[Politicalboi]

31. But MaGoo's a POW!!!!!

How unpatriotic. I'm sure an apology is coming soon. :sarcasm:

[madaboutharry]

33. Good for you, Barack!!!

There is too much at stake to play "sweet" and "polite."

McCain is a son-of-a-bitch.

[Pachamama]

34. NOW THAT"S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!

:bounce:

[sop]

35. Bikers for Obama support Buy American provisions

Bikers 4 Obama.....a bunch of bikers riding Harley Davidsons who support Obama for his "Buy American" policies.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/11/bikers-for-obama/

This is the kind of community organizing that will get you elected, Barack.

[Dystopian]

72. Thanks!

My son has a Harley.....and his father was a hardcore biker (may he RIP)
The link brought back memories...although I wouldn't get on one...
Very cool group of bikers!

And welcome to DU! :-)


peace~

[jeanmarc]

36. I'm proud of Obama today (nt)

[FreakinDJ]

37. A Great Come-Back for Obama

[liberal_rxstudent]

38. LOVE IT!!!!!

I just saw his new tv ad that lists McSame's lobbyists/ advisors. BWAHAHAHA!!!! I was hoping he'd put up a fight! This makes me feel so...proud! "It's fair to ask- which country?" indeed! My beloved democrats are finally fighting the GOP slime machine! Barack is THE MAN!!! :bounce:

[Union Thug]

39. Absolutely spot on! Obama, that is how it is done!!! Keep it up!

[JerseygirlCT]

40. perfect! nt

[complain jane]

41. Thank God. I hope this is him just getting warmed up, too.

Terrific line!

[Frisbee]

42. K&R to the MAX baby! n/t

[mattclearing]

43. Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark. n/t

[Dr Fate]

45. Folks- is this on TV where swing voters will see it or what? I hate to keep asking.

Is this on a blog that few swing voters will ever see- or are DEMS making an effort to get this talking point repeated on mass audience TV?

I want to share in the exitement. I'm sorry, but I cant get as excited about text on a blog- or a speech that only the choir hears.

Is this sppech excerpt being played on TV? If not,are DEM pundits repeating his quote on TV?

[ThatsMyBarack]

46. Sounds like a great bumper sticker!

:patriot:

[Dr Fate]

49. Sounds like a great Television talking point- to be repeated over & over for a news cycle.

I hope an effort is made to make it so- otherwise I dont see all the excitement...

[bigworld]

47. Karl Rove would be proud

Knock down his so-called strengths!

http://www.fan2band.com/dynamiclink/162739_1332_77_2462>

[Dr Fate]

50. Karl Rove would make sure it was being repeated on TV, not just on a blog.

I'm hoping an effort is made to get this talking point into the TV news cycle.

[RoccoR5955]

48. I have been asking this question since I first saw...

...the "Country First" signs at the convention. I asked myself, what country do they mean? Surely, NOT the US, because he is for shipping jobs overseas, and boosting the Chinese economy with all the loans we have made for our war/occupation. Not to mention, that the Chinese ran the prisoner camps in N.Viet Nam, when he was captured... Seriously I often ask myself if McCain isn't the REAL Manchurian Candidate.

[Lakerstan]

51. $10 Billion a month to Iraq - It's obvious which country...

...and they're sitting there with $80 Billion in the bank.

[brooklynite]

52. WAIT- I just remembered something...

"I'd rather listen to the sound of 50,000 Harleys any day!" -- John McCain, Sturgis biker festival

The ad writes itself

[drm604]

83. This is brilliant.

How can we get this idea to the Obama campaign? If not them, then maybe a group like moveon could make this ad.

[The Hope Mobile]

92. Mr Obama - Gloves off, PLEASE!!!

We can't keep being Mr Nice Guy!!!! The truth is what it is. Let it be known!!!!

[VanillaC]

53. Now you're talking! Yahoo!

Obama, that's what we've been waiting for! Take no mercy!!!! :D

[scytherius]

55. Nice!

THERE ya go Obama. Bout time. Get louder and meaner. It's the only way to win a street fight.

[Willo]

56. That's a good damn question and to the right audience

can we say Ms. Buffalo Chip?

[Willo]

58. Kicked, Rec'd and Dugg nt

[gulliver]

59. That's beautiful!

[ksimons]

60. kewl nt

[tblue37]

63. He helped make sure a European company got the

fuel DoD fuel tanker contract, cutting out Boeing and all those Kansas workers. There was enough of an uproar, though, that the contract is being rebid.

[LoveIsNow]

65. Good For Obama

Thankfully, we finally have another candidate who won't get pushed around (*cough* Kerry *cough* Mondale *cough* Dukakis).

[bertman]

66. A barrage o' Barack from the O-bomber.

[ClayZ]

67. Yay! K and R

Hit them again! :spank:

[Ronbeaux]

69. Now we're talking...

A left hook to the ribs followed by a straight right hand. Do it again.

:spank:

[DaveJ]

70. He is right, but Republican's won't get it.

Do you expect Republican voters to read the snippet with all those words in it?

I totally get it but you need to consider the illiterate, either functionally or metaphorically, they just won't understand.

Nice try though.

[stark6935]

71. GO BAMA SWIFT KICK THEM IN THE NUTS!!!

[Captiosus]

78. It's not the republicans we have to convince

It's the undecideds and independents.

Repubs like those over at Freeper are going to vote McCain no matter what. There's no point trying to convert them. The race now lies in the hands of the people who haven't yet decided. We, meaning all of us, not just the Obama campaign, need to keep telling the world that McCain is a professional flip-flopper.

We need to be repeating these truths from now until 4 November:
McCain is NOT a maverick: He ran to the party line in 04 to regain GOP support and openly voted with Bush 95% of the time.
McCain is NOT an independent thinker: He picked a VP solely to cater to the republican base.
McCain is a POW, but has turned his back on Veterans: He has regularly voted against increasing veterans' benefits.
McCain is NOT against Lobbyists: He stacked his campaign staff with some of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington.
McCain is NOT trying to take a stand on the issues: His stand on the issues are identical to Bush's, and because he knows he cannot provide any real answers to issues affecting your families he's trying to run a social smear campaign.

If we keep repeating these points, over and over, we can sway the critical independents and undecideds. Let the republican base vote for their candidate and sulk when they lose.

You'll notice I didn't mention Palin at all, other than to frame her selection as being because McCain wanted to appeal to the base, because I think Palin is one great big distraction that takes time off of the overall message. If undecideds bring up Palin, I believe there's more than enough information on this, and other, forums and news sites that we could make a case against her if pressed to.

[The Hope Mobile]

91. Yes, Palin needs to be ignored because she's pointless and

the MSM isn't going to do anything about her many blatant "issues". We need to be clear that they're both VERY dishonest with video (ads) - Daily Show style.

[coalition_unwilling]

74. I'll see your nationalism and raise

you some class warfare, beeee-atch!

[Arkana]

75. Almost, Barack--it's not even that.

It's not "Country First"--it's "My Big, Bloated, Ego First".

[DallasNE]

76. Ask And You Shall Receive

But this no more calls into question McCain's patriotism than many of McCain's own charges against Obama. McCain claimed he was questioning Obama'a judgment. Well, Obama is questioning McCain's judgment. McCain is the one who turned up the heat. Now let's see how well he handles it.

[Overseas]

77. Excellent !! Which country?

Reminds me of the RNC Convention slogan -- Country Club First !!

[peacetalksforall]

79. He goes for the facts and the history and it reveals McC's character instead of

saying something snide about the character. Reveal! Reveal! Reveal! Peel that onion. Don't do what McCain is doing and you will win it for us, Obama.

[kestrel91316]

80. This man is a true Chicago street fighter. Those hits just keep coming,

and I think he is saving the really good stuff for later.

McPunchingbag isn't gonna know which way is up by the time Obama gets done pummelling him.

[mcollier]

82. Remember what is at stake

McSame is FUBAR - The Reminder - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Y1qcma0Q4

[jedex]

84. We are toast

Look. Get used to it. They have got us. Obama is toast against the monolithic Religious Right. It won't be long now. Our voices will never be heard from when they take over. They already have. Just listen to Hannity and Limbaugh. It is so over. All you people are wasting your time. This whole enterprise of left wing blogging is pathetic because there is no way to go against these bastards. The future of our country sucks because they will be in control. Get used to it.

[The Hope Mobile]

88. Then why are you bothering to write on a left wing website? nt

[quiet.american]

89. Peddle your misery somewhere else. nt

[me b zola]

85. I'm confident that Obama will stand by his words

Obama is not impulsive. I'd bet money that he and his team have talked through every possible scenario of how the gop will whine and cry like babies over this blow (I can imagine a McBoxer now with a deep gash over his eye) and team Obama knows exactly how they are going control this match.

Pappa's got a brand new bag. :)

[Name removed]

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[The Hope Mobile]

93. One big pizza with everything coming up!!!!

[fasttense]

96. 14 whole posts and you are telling us all is lost jedex?

I think you are lost. Your mouse must be broken cause you clicked on the wrong link. Go back to the Free Republic.

I know it is very lonely over there at FR, what with their numbers dwindling every day. But you really are better suited for that troll infested bulletin board then here because DU does require some actual thought.

Go back to your land of dictators, rubes and liars.

[me b zola]

100. Bwwaaahaaaaaa

Looks like you flat-lined. DNR!

[liberalla]

97. That 'brand new bag' came after lunch will Bill.

I wonder if this is an idea he promoted...

I like the new Obama offensive for sure!

[The Hope Mobile]

86. I suddenly have the feeling that people are going to wake up enough

to realize what frauds McCain and Palin are.

[Zech Marquis The 2nd]

99. wow, that'll leave a mark!

:bounce: And what will the McSame spokespeople cry this time,"that bad old Osama--oops, Obama--he's insulting poor John McCain!"

[Mustellus]

101. Every other country!!!!!

McCain would gladly sacrifice this country in a 100 year occupation of Iraq, at billions per week.

McCain would gladly sacrifice this country in a quixotic war with Iran, which doesn't have nuclear weapons, but which could raise absolute holy hell with the shipment of 40% of the worlds oil.

McCain would gladly sacrifice this country in a suicidal war with Russia over Georgia... and not even _that_ Georgia, the one we never heard of until last month.

McCain would gladly sacrifice this country for _any_ other country in the world, so long as he gets a war out of it.

[Wednesdays]

102. Well, we know McSame puts Corporation$ First

But yeah, other countries first, too. "America" is just an afterthought.

[Bake]

104. And it's about damn time!! Keep slugging them, Sen. Obama!!

All you have to do is tell the TRUTH about them. As "Give 'Em Hell Harry" Truman said, "I just tell the truth and they THINK it's hell!"

Bake

[Joe Chi Minh]

106. Expecting Americans to vote for McCain is like Thatcher standing for

Parliament again, as MP for Barnsley, and expecting the coal-miners' votes.

[midnight]

107. I love this line.

John McCain talking about putting 'Country First,'" Obama said, "it’s fair to ask – which country?"

[iflizwerequeen]

108. GOOD FOR OBAMA

GOOD FOR OBAMA! He made this same point also when McCain was at the Harley fest in Sturgis--you know the festival where he suggested that his wife participate in the topless mud-wrestling contest? LOL. At that event McCain was bragging that Obama might have 200,000 people in Germany but that he would rather hear the roar of 2,000 Harleys .

Good for Obama for repeating the message. Maybe it he repeats it enough times it will soak in. Oh lord, sometimes it is honestly embarrassing to be an American.

[dudewheresmycountry]

109. Obama implies McCain puts other countries first

nicely done, however Obama does not have to imply anything, McCain has proven this over and over