Obama Praises McCain

[jillan]

:shrug: I thought he's been saying they were the same.



READING, Pa. - Democrat Barack Obama, who often argues that John McCain is the same as President Bush, said Sunday that the Republican presidential candidate would be an improvement over Bush's eight-year reign.



"You have a real choice in this election. Either Democrat would be better than John McCain. And all three of us would be better than George Bush," Obama said.

The Illinois senator was trying to argue that he is the stronger choice over Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in Tuesday's primary in Pennsylvania. But Obama ended up mixing in praise for McCain at the same time — and giving Clinton an opening to criticize.

"We need a nominee who will take on John McCain, not cheer on John McCain," the New York senator said in Johnstown. She said the Arizona senator would follow "the same failed policies that have been so wrong for our country the last seven years."



But his a backhanded compliment threatened to undercut his own efforts — and those of the entire Democratic Party — to portray the GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting as nothing more than an extension of Bush's unpopular tenure. At the very least, the remark provided fodder that Republicans can use in the general election to try to prop up McCain.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080421/ap_on_el_pr/obama

[NYCGirl]

1. That's faint praise indeed. So faint it isn't even praise. NT

[rodeodance]

BHO endorses McCain.

[Hugabear]

11. That is so rich coming from you

Nowhere in that quote did I see Obama endorsing McCain. He basically said that anyone would be better than Bush.

However, I do tend to recall Hillary making overtly positive comments about McCain awhile back. Not simply saying that he was better than Bush, but actually promoting him OVER Obama.

[Lucinda]

14. LOL

:thumbsup:

[cali]

18. no, dancer. he does not. What part of either of us would be better than

McCain, so confuses your beautiful little mind?

[Cali_Democrat]

2. Obama>Clinton>McCain>Bush or Clinton>Obama>McCain>Bush

Depending on your preference. Not all that difficult to understand. I'm surprised so many Hillary supporters are having trouble understanding this concept.

[Hugabear]

15. You forgot Clinton>McCain>Bush>Obama

At least, according to some Hillary fans that I've seen here and on other sites.

[anonymous171]

3. She's one to talk. At least he said that she was better than McCain.

[LSK]

4. I cant wait for silly season to end

This is news? My coffee mug would be better than Bush.

[SKKY]

5. It's hardly like when she said McCain was more experienced and would make a better POTUS...

...than Obama. But, she is a Clinton, so she'll get a pass of certain things.

[redqueen]

6. Wow they are really bending over backwards to cater to Hillary's spin.

[rodeodance]

8. Obama camp also said not to call McCain a warmongler!!

[Bensthename]

7. Clinton says McCain is better then Obama..

:grr:

[Cant trust em]

9. I think your point is more academic than practical

I don't think it's necessarily a compliment/praise to say that someone is better than Bush.

[jillan]

12. I'm just reporting what's in the news.

2,200,000 articles/blogs on it at this very minute.

[Cant trust em]

22. Gotta love the internet

With so much access to information it's no wonder that I spend most of my free time online.

[countingbluecars]

10. That's hardly praise.

It's like saying a D- is better than an F.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. what a crock.

of course McCain would be an improvement. But to claim that this is praise, I really think the author should get out more often. Like into the real world. Too many programming sessions with Team Hillary! tend to corrode the synapses and cause the loss of rational thinking.

[jillan]

17. 2,200,000 articles/blogs on it at this very minute.

It's not just Yahoo.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

23. how many have you started? 1,000? More?

[jillan]

25. Oh yes - I have nothing better to do with my time.

:rofl:

[DJ13]

16. Welcome to yesterday

[4_Legs_Good]

19. Worst praise EVER!

A trained monkey would be better than Bush, and it wouldn't even need to be trained all that well.

David

[SemiCharmedQuark]

20. "Clinton Supporters Better than Cannibals who Eat People's Faces"

If I posted a thread with that title, would

a.) all the Clinton supporters stop by and thank me for the praise

or

b.) it be locked with extreme prejudice

?

[TheDoorbellRang]

21. They are evidently not familiar with the expression: "damned with faint praise."

Ha. Went to google the exact definition of the idiom and tripped across this:

21 April 2008
Damned with faint praise
Barack Obama has boldly come out with the assertion that John McCain would make a better president than Captain Codpiece. Phillies fans everywhere will understand that this is like describing a baseball player as being a better hitter than Bobby Wine.

[kid a]

24. Scabies isn't quite as bad as Roseola...

That is the equivalent of what he said.


"Look mommy! There's a flying monkey!"
"No, Chelsea, that just came out of my butt."

[jillan]

26. Monkeys flying out of Chelsea's butt???

What an intriguing thought.:crazy: