Here is an example of the type of crap we can expect in the months to come

[liberal N proud]

The speakers introducing McCain will provide the nasty and then McCain can apologize coming across as the nice guy

A Host Disparages Obama, and McCain Quickly Apologizes

CINCINNATI — Senator John McCain apologized Tuesday after a conservative radio host who helped introduce him before a rally used Senator Barack Obama’s middle name, Hussein, three times, while disparaging him.

Bill Cunningham, who is host of “The Big Show with Bill Cunningham,” a local program here that is also syndicated nationally, was one of several people who revved up the crowd before Mr. McCain’s appearance at a theater here.

Mr. Cunningham lambasted the national news media, drawing cheers from the audience, as being soft in their coverage of Mr. Obama compared to the Republican presidential candidates, declaring they should “peel the bark off Barack Hussein Obama.”

He went on to say, “At one point, the media will quit taking sides in this thing and start covering Barack Hussein Obama.”

Mr. Cunningham was followed by former Representative Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, who thanked Mr. Cunningham for “lending his voice to the campaign.” He did not mention Mr. Cunningham’s remarks about Mr. Obama.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/us/politics/27name.html?hp

[ossman]

1. And that is why we will win, and win a 60 seat majority in the senate

[Perry Logan]

2. Those wingers are just too clever for us.

[liberal N proud]

3. Not us, but the GOP base

It is designed to appease the base.

[Perry Logan]

4. Sad but true.

[Red Zelda]

5. "conservative radio host"

Haven't heard one of those in like ... 2 minutes.

[ThatBozGuy]

6. It wont continue, this guy got splayed out on Hannity and Colmes

This "plan" was laid out in several attack point messages making the rounds.

Mr McCain's campaign asked this radio personality to "give the crowd red meat" so he did.

Went out there and laid it out, really hitting on the right wing dogwhistle, all the usual suspects, B Hussein, and so on and after doing so was precisely and unequivocally thrown to the wolves and sacrificed by Mr McCain's apologies and distancing. Good cop McCain bad cop anybody.

Mr McCain can't chew through people like that. While he was being interviewed on Hannity and Colmes this evening, Colmes deftly fileted Mr Cunnigham with ease because all he had to do is repeat what Mr McCain said. Mr Cunningham then proceeded to denounce and attack Mr McCain on many levels including the right wing "hes not a conservative" line from a national bully pulpit of fox news, ending with his strident withdrawal of any support he may have previously mistakenly given to Mr McCain

Following up with "would join the Coulter doctrine" and "is now a right wing conservative republican who formally endorses and supports Hillary Clintons run for the presidency" over Mr McCains only hours after he operated as the campaigns attack warm up.

The backlash is palpable, and I don't know anything about Mr Cunningham's radio influence but I expect that his show tomorrow will have a very straight forward attack John McCain platform from here on out.

There is only a finite amount of these individuals that Mr McCain can chew through before people begin saying forget it your not throwing me under the bus.

There is alot of discussion about how the Democratic primary is forming rifts in the Democrat party but I believe if Mr McCain continues to be the candidate the rifts will be much larger in the Republican party as it sheds off its multi personality base.

[global1]

9. But Even After He Got On The Radio And Said McCain Threw Him.....

under the bus and after he said he'd throw his support to Hillary - he went on to slam "Barack Hussain Obama". He still got his licks in on Obama - and made his point. McCain looks like a good guy - and they effectively still go 'racist'on Obama giving McCain cover. This is how they are going to go against Obama during the run-up to the GE.

[zbdent]

7. if "quickly" means immediately following the speaker, speaking for 25 to 30 minutes,

never mention it during the speech, and then privately meeting with reporters to say "Oh, it was an error ..."

[Vickers]

8. John McCain's middle name is Sidney.

SIDNEY

Notice he doesn't advertise that too much...:eyes:

[casus belli]

10. Rational people see through this BS.

The ones that don't weren't ever considering voting for him in the first place.