Pres forum: McCain admits once again that his attacks on Obama are revenge

[cui bono]

Said the campaign would have had a different tenor if Obama had just accepted his request to do town hall meetings with him.

So that's how he deals with people when he doesn't get his way? Great. What is he going to do to Putin then? Or any other world leader?

How does he get away with saying that without getting called out?

[sfam]

1. They REALLY have to call him on that. What a rediculous position. nt

[Pisces]

2. This guy is a nasty cuss. Many who know him have said so.

[muntrv]

3. McBush: "Vladimir, you better have a town hall meeting with me or I'll git nookuluhr on ya!"

[Dr Fate]

4. If you dont let me lie about you to your face, I'll lie about you in TV ads!

Isnt that pretty much what he is saying?

[flpoljunkie]

5. No, it's just a pathetic excuse for the vile, disgusting, lying ads his campaign is running.

[cui bono]

6. Yep. No diplomacy from that buffoon.

Ever.

[msongs]

7. 'n what did obama say about that then? nt

[Cha]

8. Good, glad he's stupid enough to admit he's

an heinous ol revenge warhog.

[emilyg]

9. Link please.

[cui bono]

13. I saw it on the TeeVee. He said it during the presidential candidate's forum.

Olbermann also mentioned it within the last few days on his show, it might have been in his special comment on McCain. That's why I said "again" because he said it in today's presidential forum. Perhaps there's a transcript somewhere.

[MagickMuffin]

14. Transcript: Countdown Olbermann Sept. 10, 08

OLBERMANN: Yet, in an interview with Telemundo this afternoon, Senator McCain seeming to claim that he finds the negative tenor of the 2008 campaign regrettable, as if he’s had absolutely nothing to do with it. As well as entirely avoidable if only his opponent had agreed to join him at town hall-style events.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MCCAIN: Probably the negativism, all these negative ads and personal attacks, Senator Obama’s recent comments about lipstick on a pig—I wish that Senator Obama had agreed with my request to go before the American people in town hall meetings, just the two of us with the American people. He’s refused today do that. I’m sorry; it might have changed the tenor of this campaign somewhat.

edit: moved a bracket to end of McCain quote

[crickets]

10. And he wants to be one of the 'adults in charge'? Ouch. -nt

[Thrill]

11. Media will spin it as good for McCain. Just like they will do the Palin ABC interview

[Bobbie Jo]

12. This is his SOP, with the media as the latest example. nt

[TheKentuckian]

15. Push back on this

it's an indefensible position and adds to a growing narrative.

[lonestarnot]

17. Sociapathic manipulator.

[lonestarnot]

16. That's the way he deals with everything! Wonder when the wife beater stories are going to come out,

or does he refrain because of all that money?

[Imagevision]

18. If I was Obama I wouldn't allow McBush to congratulate me personally

[Proud Liberal Dem]

19. McSame has a long history of retribution if he doesn't get his way

Remember his insulting and aggrieved letter to Obama about ethics reform in 2006?