My respect for McCain just went up 1000% for his comments today*

[Billy Burnett]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6YKOkfFsE

He has, at one event, tamped down the extremist racist/xenophobic hysteria and rage his campaign, his wife, and his running mate have spent countless days/weeks/months whipping up into a fervor!

:eyes:


* - considering that I had about ¼ an iota of respect for him yesterday, it still isn't much. ½ an iota.

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[muntrv]

1. 2 little 2 late.

[tabatha]

2. 1000% of 0 is still 0.

[Fridays Child]

6. Bingo!

:)

[Billy Burnett]

15. Yep. Thatt's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

:thumbsup:

[IndianaGreen]

3. He is a scumbag that suffers from gambling addiction

and the gods know what else.

[faithfulcitizen]

4. here's what I agree with...

:eyes:

[ClarkUSA]

5. More like GOP party elders told him to tone it down or risk a 60-seat Dem Senate majority

That's what Ed Rollins was saying last night on CNN which is why you saw retiring Congressmen like Re. LaHood (an IL kingpin
during the DeLay days) today, and no doubt many others behind the scenes, fretting about McCain's "tone" because it was/is
turning off everyone but the the Rabid Right, including those all-important independent swing voters as well as undecideds.

[BadDog40]

Elders? Who is more elderly than McKKKain?

[ClarkUSA]

38. Elders as in political seniority (i.e., David Gergen, Ed Rollins, House and Senate leadership, etc.)

:eyes:

[Sebass1271]

7. he did it because he was ordered to the stop the bleeding

in some of the congresional seats.. not because he really wanted to do it.. dont' congratulate him....

[Tallison]

8. The clip of that woman's 'Arab' comment and McCain's response was engineered

for maximum MSM play in an effort to generate the 'Arab' meme. I call bullshit.

[Eric J in MN]

13. I don't think that woman is an actress. NT

NT

[Tallison]

23. No, but her remark was the occassion for his sudden, provocative sympathy

I've seen that clip a dozen times now since returning home from work - we'll see if 'Arab' doesn't become a new media meme within the next week.

[Eric J in MN]

31. Rush Limbaugh says Obama is an Arab.

Maybe she listens to Limbaugh.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200809220015

September 22:

"Do you know he has not one shred of African-American blood?" Limbaugh continued: "He's Arab.

[StreetKnowledge]

33. Keep on going Rush....

....we'll have the GOP shut out of both houses before ya know it.

You'd figure the hypocritical b*stard would find his own material.

[Tallison]

34. And the more often it's repeated, even in opposition...

the more of an association is created. These psy-ops are parsed to death within campaign circles, and I see nothing exculpatory about his response.

ETA case in point: A McCain surrogate's on Larry King right now who has worked the word "Arab" into his defense of McCain three times so far.

[Eric J in MN]

9. I'm waiting another week to decide....

...if McCain has become decent.

We'll see how much "palling around with terrorists" stuff his campaign puts out in the next week.

[carolinablue]

20. could be playing

good cop, bad cop

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

27. I think that's what's going on. There's no sign that Mooseburger is backing down.

Or the ads.

[K Gardner]

10. He will never be worthy of ANY "respect" again.

[JohnMcCant2008]

11. Too Little Too Late - I hope they both go down in flames and humiliation - I hope it ends both their

careers in shame and hmiliation. I hope they are both miserable for the rest of their lying, hypocritical lives.

That is all.

[Beetwasher]

12. No, He Was FORCED To Because It Was HURTING HIS CAMPAIGN

And enough of the media weren't allowing him to get away w/ it because it was too dangerous.

If he didn't HAVE to do it, he wouldn't have.

[Barack_America]

14. Me too.

I'm sure that wasn't pleasant and I give him credit for having done so.

[Swede]

16. 1000 X 0 = 0

Your algebra lesson for the day.

[GrizzlyMan]

17. Fuck him

I hope he emerges from this a defeated and broken man. He is scum on a Triscuit.

[spinbaby]

18. Deep down there's a decent person in there

Unfortunately, that decent person sold his soul to the neocon machine.

[msongs]

19. the adulterer is still running the hate-inciting ads claiming obama is a terrorist traitor nt

[seabeyond]

21. he only did it cause repug party made him. they were afraid he was bringing them ALL down

that is not good enough. that does not clear the man. this hate will feed and grow and do damage to obama even in the whitehouse.

NO

i do not respect mccain. not with this.

[FrenchieCat]

22. It has not improved to me!

And Obama Canvassers going from door to door may not agree with you.

The damage was done, and he did it.

[TexasObserver]

24. I give him respect for doing so, but he has to follow through, or it's just for show.

If he allows others like Hannity to pull that crap in his presence, or he runs sleazy ads, he turns back into a frog.

[demokatgurrl]

25. We have no evidence yet that it's succeeded

and I suspect it won't. Those people are FUCKING NUTS, they won't listen to reason, even if it comes from him.
And he stoked it- he created the monster, he can now live with it.

[Billy Burnett]

28. I know this. The OP is a parody (in the tradition of a few others today). eom

[Genevieve]

26. I believe he had no other choice , eom

[IsItJustMe]

29. You are too easy. It takes more than one photo oportunity to gain my respect back.

[cyndensco]

30. His actions are self-serving.

He knows the "Obama-pals-around-with-terrorists" strategy isn't working with anyone other than the crazies who attend his rallies so he is trying another.

I also think it is an attempt for him to weasel out of the promises he made to confront Obama in next week's debate. I don't think mccain has the stomach/heart to disparage Obama's character face to face.

[soccermomforobama]

32. While I am glad he finally calmed then down

I am not holding out hope that it will last past tonight

[WinkyDink]

35. Notice, however, that, though he called Obama a "decent family man", McCain never actually said, "He

is an American."

[Kahuna]

36. Prolly the Secret Service reminded him that they might have to

take a bullet for Obama if he and Pitchfork Annie keep it up.

[Essene]

37. GOP'rs were openly engaging in mutity the last 48 hours. He was forced... dont be fooled.

[graywarrior]

39. He did it to benefit himself.

[Imagevision]

40. umm... listen I've got an island for sale - real cheap, call me at 239-555-6749

[endthewar]

42. This isn't like one of those Nigerian e-mail scams now, is it?

:rofl:

[sampsonblk]

41. Same here-nt

[RBInMaine]

43. KINDLY GET TEH HELL OFF THIS SITE IF YOU ARE SAYING ONE GOOD ABOUT MCLAME ! HE'S AN ASSHOLE !!

[faithfulcitizen]

45. lol.

[stillcool]

44. I didn't hear any apology...

he's going to blame it on the people at the rallies, without owning up to the fact that he and his campaign initiated it. He has willfully put my country in danger. "Obama is a family man" doesn't cut it.

[ShortnFiery]

46. No, he was forced into this. I don't give McCain, but the SS credit. :( eom

[wisteria]

47. Winning means nothing if you lose yourself and your self-respect.

McCain may well lose this election, but he will be remembered as being a leader who stood up to and called out the hatred and lies and defended the accused at the risk of losing it all. This is the John McCain of 2000 who should have won the primary instead of Bush. If we had to have a Republican president, McCain would have been a much better choice.

[ShortnFiery]

48. What? He brewed the hatred. Not unlike irresponsibly maintaining a camp fire and pleading ...

"innocent" when it RAGES out of control.

No slack for that bitter man. :thumbsdown: