McCain slams Obama for missing a vote he also missed.»

[babylonsister]

The more I read about McLame, the more frightening he appears. What if Americans get duped?


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/11/mccain-slams-obama-for-missing-a-vote-he-also-missed/

McCain slams Obama for missing a vote he also missed.»

Following Iran’s missile tests this week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) slammed Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) position on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, declaring, “This is the same organization that I voted to condemn as a terrorist organization when an amendment was on the floor of the United States Senate. Senator Obama refused to vote.” CNN’s Political Ticker notes a flaw with McCain’s attack:

The problem with the critique? McCain also missed that vote on the Kyl-Lieberman amendment on September 26, 2007. Records show that Obama was in New Hampshire and McCain was in New York instead of being in the Senate chamber for the vote in question.

Indeed, McCain — the most absent Senator — has missed more than 60 percent of the votes in the 110th Congress.

[Joanne98]

1. He must have got it confused with something else!

[Political Tiger]

He was probably busy thinking about if his refill of Viagra was ready

;)

[ellacott]

2. I wonder if the press will pick this up

[babylonsister]

3. Bwhahaha! Yes, it's their jobs, and no, they won't.

He's their darling!

[hisownpetard]

7. And that is the inexplicable truth we are faced with every day, no matter what the LawnMonitor does!

:hi:

[babylonsister]

8. It's beyond maddening, so today I laugh!

:hi:

[Mz Pip]

4. The big difference

in McCain's muddled brain is that he would have voted for it had he bothered to show up and that makes him a war hero and freedom fighter. Obama would have voted against it, so that makes him an evil terrorist sympathizer. That's how these idiots think.

So in McCain's mind, he really did vote for it.

[sakabatou]

5. *boom*

MY IRONY METER!

[polichick]

6. I'm all for 527s ads - they're the only ones who will touch this stuff.

[babylonsister]

15. Except Obama has pooh-poohed them. Did you see this?

No you didn't, hardly anyone did, but it's a great idea and now in my favorites for future reference. ;)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=3589429

[polichick]

16. But what's the point of doing the research if nobody knows about it?

I'd love to see a national ad about McCain's non-support of vets, exposing him the way Rachel Maddow did on KO.

I guess the Obama campaign is trying to control the message (which is a little too much like curtailing free speech for me), but I sure hope they plan to expose this maniac!

[babylonsister]

17. I think certain established orgs are ok, like DNC and MoveOn. It's

the fringe, questionable folks that Obama has tried to put the kibosh on. For instance, there's this vet? group out there with no one divulging who they are; they're supporting McLame, but too embarrassed to proclaim their identity? That makes me wonder...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=3588329

[polichick]

18. Well, I hope Barack peppers his speeches with all that juicy research! :)

[Virginia Dare]

9. His handlers are pathetic..

or maybe he just doesn't pay any attention to them. This is where being a "maverick" can get you in trouble...:rofl:

[babylonsister]

11. Give them their due; they don't have much to work with...

:D

[Virginia Dare]

12. If they could make the chimp look half-way intelligent..

at least to make it close enough to steal, then I gotta believe that they should be able to make McCain look a little better than this. This guy is circling the drain fast...:rofl:

[babylonsister]

13. Every single day he has to eat his words, or someone's. This

is ridiculous! And then there's that m$m, who deny...deny...deny...

[Kadie]

10. Oops!

[redqueen]

14. "McCain — the most absent Senator — has missed more than 60 percent of the votes"

I love how the so-called "journalists" pretend not to notice all these little unpleasant facts about McBush, instead putting all their critical focus on Obama.

Lying, complicit, evil subhumans.

[Bobbie Jo]

19. What a dipshit....good grief.

Who woulda thunk it?? A campaign that runs against itself.

So this is the best the GOP has to offer? Wow!

[pnorman]

20. I seem to recall some figures on DU a few days ago.

McCain had missed ~60% of the votes, while Obama had missed ~40%. 40%? Not bad for a Senator trying to strike a balance between running an active campaign and minding his job. But SIXTY percent?

Can anyone here provide better figures?

pnorman