****Official McCain Press Conference Thread *****Its over 12 Minutes of deer in the headlights

[grantcart]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/23/john-mccain-to-hold-first-press-conference-as-nominee/


From CNN Correspondent Dana Bash


Sen. John McCain will hold his first press conference as a nominee Tuesday afternoon.
(CNN) — John McCain will take a few questions from reporters Tuesday afternoon in Michigan — the first time he's had a press conference with traveling media in nearly six weeks, since August 13.






This is either going to be one of the shortest press conferences in history or we are about to be punked big time lol

[grantcart]

1. ok I am sick of him already

[City Lights]

4. Me too.

Mr. "I told you so." :eyes:

[grantcart]

2. I warned of this 2 years ago -- man this guy is the worst liar in the world

[NYC_SKP]

12. We know that Obama called for a Summit on this matter in March 2007

What the fuck John did, I don't know, I'll need some proof.

http://obama.senate.gov/press/070322-obama_urges_ber/

:patriot:

[PolNewf]

64. He warned about it 2 years ago but didn't anticipate it 10 months ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTmIJ5Aag2Q

Check out ~5:30 mark

[medicswife]

3. He spends more time looking at his notecards than anything else.

:rofl:

[my2sense]

5. The idiot is having difficulty reading n/t

[grantcart]

6. deer meet headlights

[oviedodem]

7. Plagarizing Obama to no shame; one single person with oversight;

[BlueIdaho]

8. Its easier to lie if you don't look people in the eye... nm.

oops...

[MadrasT]

9. How many times has he said "oversight" already?

:rofl:

[Graybeard]

10. "Let me be perfectly clear." Ouch.

Sen. McLumpy you dumb jerk, that is what Nixon always said before he told another lie.

[babylonsister]

11. He's old, and B-O-R-I-N-G! Yea, he's making me feel relieved.

And 'only' $10,000 per family?

[grantcart]

13. earmarks lol here it comes surge and POW

[medicswife]

14. Oooohhhh He's giving me shivers!!!

His speaking style is so dynamic! Pretty soon I'll be crying like I do when I listen to Obama. :sarcasm:

[AntiFascist]

15. McCain seems awfully blue....bwahhaha! n/t

[grantcart]

16. 2 or 3 questions lol

[City Lights]

20. The press corpse response to that shouldda been, "Thanks, but no thanks."

What a joke!

[medicswife]

17. hahahaa 2 or 3 questions. LOL

:rofl:

[flpoljunkie]

18. He's trying to sound calm, measured--after being hysterical and all over the map last week.

Too late.

[MadrasT]

19. "No Earmarks"!!!

:wtf: Was there any part of this bailout proposal that was about "earmarks"?

[babylonsister]

"Shortest". And he's taking 'one' or 'two' questions. nt

[chitty]

21. I love how he skips over Keating

and goes back to WW2

[grantcart]

22. huge crises === the fundamentals of the economy are strong bahawahaahwaa

[onefreespiritedchick]

23. Oh my, he will now take two or three questions...hell must have truly frozen over. n/t

[gatorboy]

24. This should be a short thread.

[FrenchieCat]

What is this shit about Democrats' votes hinging on what McLiar does?

Is this the case? I hadn't heard this? Was this a planted question?

[FVZA_Colonel]

28. I missed that section.

Was this about the bail-out?

[Bigleaf]

49. According to Georgie Steph on ABC News, see here:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/stephanopoulo-4.html

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: If Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain doesn't vote for the Bush administration's $700 billion economic bailout plan, some Republican and Democratic congressional leaders tell ABC News the plan won't pass.

"If McCain doesn't come out for this, it's over," a Top House Republican tells ABC News.

A Democratic leadership source says that White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten has been told that
Democratic votes will not be there if McCain votes no -- that there is no deal if McCain doesn't go along.

Some senior Democrats on Capitol Hill have voiced concern that McCain will continue to oppose the Bush administration's plan as a way to position himself as a critic of Wall Street and the Bush Administration.

If McCain doesn't vote for the legislation, other Republicans might follow suit, leaving the Democratic-led majority to fight in Congress to pass the risky bailout plan.

However a Democratic congressional leadership source tells ABC News' Jake Tapper that Paulson went so far as to assure Democratic leaders that McCain "won't be a problem" -- in other words that McCain will vote for the proposal.

[DeschutesRiver]

70. The question asked was, what did McCain think about the REPUBLICANS who said they wouldn't vote

for the package unless McCain's plan was implemented, not about the democrats.

In response, McCain started talking about those bad democrats who were voting against it. He didn't answer the reporter's question at all. He never once answered about the republicans' threat to vote no if McCain's proposals aren't adopted.

Is there a transcript online somewhere yet? Maybe I heard it wrong.

[medicswife]

25. HEY!!!!! MSNBC's feed just froze! I'm stuck looking at

McCain with the dumbest look on his face, and I'm missing his crappy answers!

[MadrasT]

On CNN.com too

http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream3

[medicswife]

29. Dammit! They did this on purpose! Some McCain staffer

went and unplugged something!!!!!

:rofl:

[Fleshdancer]

26. he's wearing way too much make-up

too much powder. looks very odd.

[oviedodem]

27. Carly Fiorina is a role model

[FrenchieCat]

31. Dealbreaker! LOL!

[qanda]

34. He totally did not answer the question!

[medicswife]

39. They asked him about Fiorina?????

My feed died, man! I missed a lot!

[oviedodem]

58. No, they asked about golden parachutes and he came back with that

[jenmito]

62. No-they DID ask him about Fiorina giving back HER "golden parachute" and he praised her. n/t

[medicswife]

68. WHAT!? I sure hope he keeps that position!!!! nt

[grantcart]

30. if you turn off the sound it looks like he is saying "help me I am drowning"

[Chrisnreno]

35. My Friends.

[mamalone]

71. lol

[A-Schwarzenegger]

32. Reporter asks four-part question, McCain answers none but

gives Fiorina a vote of confidence.

[oviedodem]

33. So Obama has 4 McCain comes with 5; MSM will say he has more

[chitty]

42. 7 minute Abs

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

54. .

:thumbsup:

[grantcart]

36. Cut spending -- ok where?

[SoonerPride]

41. Halve the military budget.

But no one has the guts to say it.

[grantcart]

50. no I want him to say where he thinks he is going to cut it

[SoonerPride]

67. Earmarks, of course.

duh. you so silly.

[rvablue]

76. "By fiinding efficiencies in agencies, Charlie" n/t

[firedupdem]

37. Can't see...did he have the crypt keeper and dimwit with him? n/t

[oviedodem]

38. still wants tax breaks for corporate after all of this

[mamalone]

72. Did he actually say that???

sheeeesh:eyes:

[babylonsister]

40. "This legislation should stand on its own", i.e., use it as is with no

modifications. Oy.

[nc4bo]

43. and we want to hand over the keys of the nation to THIS. He's making no sense

and saying absolutely nothing double talk.

I'm afraid of this man.

[medicswife]

44. Grow the Government, Excuse me! I mean Not grow the Economy,

I mean, Grow the Economy!!!!

:rofl:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

45. Grow the government, no, heh, not grow the economy, grow the economy,

not the government, heh.

[FrenchieCat]

55. He was a confused old man......

and ended the presser short after realizing he was drowning in his own words.

Will the media point this out?

No.

[K Gardner]

56. THAT is the bite that will be played and replayed on KO and Maddow tonight !

[oviedodem]

46. 5 questions and he is done; pathetic

[bullwinkle428]

47. Cuckoo-clock press conference!!

[sammytko]

48. that was it?

did you hear when he messed up and said we have to grow the government..

[K Gardner]

51. He takes a shot at Obama then WALKS OFF ? ! That's called CHICKEN SHIT, Mister!

[MadrasT]

52. Last second jab at Obama, then flees

:yoiks:

[chitty]

57. Did Barack even mention McCain?

[oviedodem]

60. I think once but in passing not a jab or anything like that

[Shakespeare]

77. What was the jab?

No news in my cube...

[BklynChick]

53. i just caught the tail end but all I kept thinking was... can't wait for the debates.

[Chrisnreno]

59. John McCain is a cut and runner!

[grantcart]

61. 12 minutes did you have an important appointment John?

[Graybeard]

63. Or an appointment IN the John?

He looked like he was holding something in.

[hogwyld]

65. For us poor cube rats

How do you all think this will play with the non DU people? How will the average american view this on the news tonight while eating dinner?

[medicswife]

66. I'm actually going to watch the Nightly News for once tonight

It will depend on how they play it out....but the McCain camp has burned an awful lot of bridges with the networks lately....I'm really not expecting them to be that kind.

[grantcart]

69. it was a weak performance and he didn't look confident to me

He mispoke the most important line - grow the government and not the economy.


He was tense and uncomfortable - I think it shows that he is going to be very nervous on Friday night.

[hogwyld]

74. Thanks GC!

I just hope that the average voter sees him in the same way as you do. I rooting for a total implosion on Friday, but his handlers will have him programmed by then maybe.

[mamalone]

73. That is my question as well...

Looking forward to the answers:)

[zulchzulu]

75. Did he denounce his country again yet to get some whore action?

Being a fuckshitted traitor when he was a POW, he now thinks his crime-ridden Keating 5 ass can tell us he knew all along that deregulation was bad ...after all, he was for it!

He can't take a dirt nap soon enough for me... after he gets his ass whooped by a tall black man, his worst Repig fear.