Obama Campaign: "ITS A POLITICAL STUNT-MAKE NO MISTAKE-MCCAIN DID NOT SUSPEND HIS CAMPAIGN"

John Mccain is not going to get away with this stunt he pulled.
The Obama campaign just sent this memo out:


John McCain sought to change the subject from his out-of-touch response to the economic crisis with a big announcement that he was "suspending" his campaign. But the only thing McCain really wants suspended is the American people's disbelief. In fact, he's been in full campaign mode the entire time.

Instead of heading to Washington right away, Senator McCain stuck around in New York to do TV interviews, spend the night, and give a scheduled speech. Though the McCain campaign announced yesterday that they were also "suspending" their attack ads, they continued to run Thursday.

When McCain finally arrived in Washington, almost twenty-four hours after his announcement – and after Congressional leadership announced a deal in principle – he huddled with his lobbyist campaign advisors while his running mate held a political rally and his political spokesmen and surrogates were out in full force, continuing to attack Barack Obama.

So make no mistake:

John McCain did not "suspend" his campaign. He just turned a national crisis into an occasion to promote his campaign.

It's become just another political stunt, aimed more at shoring up the Senator's aimed more at shoring up the Senator's political fortunes than the nation's economy. And it does nothing to help advance this critical legislation to protect the American people during this time of economic crisis.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGgs8S/commentary#comments


THE FOLLOWING CLIPS TELL THE STORY . . . (PROOF THIS IS A STUNT!!!!!!!!)
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGgs8S

Can anyone remember the last time McCain told the truth about anything?

that a couple of days ago he told one of his aides, "I gotta take a shit." And he did.

A. His Lips are moving!

Is the campaign making these pointed accusations on TV, or is this just internet text that swing-voters will never see?

Great stuff, but I need to see it being said on TV.

And have been doing so for about 4 years or so.

Rather than getting an answer, I'm usually just accused of "DEM bashing" or treated to conspiracy theories aboout how they are "not allowed on TV" instead.

it would be hilarious if there weren't so much at stake.... :eyes;

Would you want to debate Barack Obama on national television?

I'd be scared shitless, just like McCain is!! :silly:

he was willing to debate people in town meeting settings, which is really different from Bush et al, who were always unwilling to talk to anyone who didn't agree with them. I think Obama is much more eloquent, however.


THat being said, it should be interesting to see. (I hate watching political debates, myself)

... how does he get up on stage and debate all of Obama's facts and ideas when McLame's own campaign is based on fluff, innuendoes and soundbytes? Can you see Obama laying out a detailed plan of action on any issue and having McCain counter with simply "I was a POW" ... cause that's pretty much all he's got to offer.

:shrug:

:hi:

nail his ass to the wall.

:evilgrin:

n/t

Since McChickenshit obviously won't be showing up to debate him.

Just wish they'd called it McCain's 'My Pet Goat' Moment

Where it says:

THE FOLLOWING CLIPS TELL THE STORY . . .

:shrug:

Every time Rove pulls one of these manipulative tricks it makes me want to scream. It's covered seriously by M$M while it's all just a cynical game. :argh:

POW????? He wouldn't lie would he? I didn't see MaGoo in the streets of Los Angeles so he must be suspending his campaign. Remember Country First. :sarcasm:

McLiar may be 72 but he is acting like a 2 year old having a tantrum. Its nuts, he's one sandwhich short a basket and is not helping to get a solution on the bailout at all. Its a freaking unbelievable joke. My husband asked me today what is he thinking and I said I had no idea. My hubby is more independent then me but he thinks McLiar has totally and completely lost it.

He'll even claim he hasn't been running a dirty campaign!!

:toast:

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been watching the hearings on C-SPAN, and the developments all week.

McC's lying only works on the woefully uninformed... which unfortunately is 40% of the voters, and McC crassly counts on that.

If he wins, we'd be electing a total fraud openly presenting himself AS a total fraud. That should go well, huh? :sarcasm:

At this point Dems should just step back from rescuing this bailout and let the Repubs screw it up however they want to, and just vote "present" on it. Let them have their way and let it hit the fan, and the election will be a referendum on it. It's a Repub disaster, let the Repub geniuses handle it with more Repub philosophy and blow it. If that finally ends deregulation as a mantra forever, it might be worth it.

Mclame was saying the how the economy was "fundamentally sound"? Now because he goes into panic mode and lies about suspending his campaign he and other morons think he's some kind of economic hero. What a pile. The Obama people need to nail this hard.

That's all it is.

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TPM has a clip of Wolf and CNN going on and on about how McStupid "suspended" his campaign.

national attention. Bet, Dave loves reading the Obama Team releases on the stunt.

Obama's people are on it.

make no mistake, its on its way alright.

After his stunt standing up Dave Letterman, I am sure Dave will have some juicy comebacks...

Did you watch Dave last night?

Man- he is pissed!
This subject was the base of his monologue.
He revealed that McCain never left until Thursday
morning- the next damn day!

This BIG LIE and jilting Dave is not going
away anytime soon.

Letterman is helping us by exposing what a damn
phony McCain is!

:)

out of this that Leno is still getting on OJ Simpson. Letterman was on a role last night...I was half asleep but came quite awake and rolling with laughter when he started on McShame...it is freaking hilarious :rofl:

:rofl:

His show that night was hysterical.

Olbermann has them edited together. Go to

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/

And check out story #1

He figures at this pace his poll numbers will continue falling, Palin has turned into a complete joke, Obama will win on Economy and that issue isn't going any where, tomorrow was to be his war mongering night, etc.. His campaign is falling apart.

If he takes all of the attention on this and makes it out like he saved the day, some people might believe that shit.

And he's banking on it.

who saves Tax payers from Wall Street. McCain campaign plans to blame Dems and Obama on problem, that Dems want to help Wall Street and McCain came to White House to save America from that problem, which is one reason a few Repubs, plus McCain put on this stunt. Dems should not fall on it, they will be blamed, watch out!

The Republicans, of course, will do ANYTHING to screw the people. But, the problem is, repukes KNEW the dems would go for the bailout because dems are screwing us, too.

McCain is a liar

Palin tried to feild questions yesterday, for the very fist time in the campaign, at Ground Zero no less. New campaign tactics used for the first time on the day the campaign was supposed to be suspened. Liars.

attempt to prop up their shitty candidates. This farce is doing nothing more than putting our financial future in jeopardy. These fuckers are TRAITORS! How dare they pull this dog, and pig show now! I'm beginning to realize this is all nothing more than an Rovian engineered stunt, a "plan B" if you will. They have pulled this out of their ass when their candidate is now tanking. We should all be marching on Washington right now! There should be CEO's duct-taped in chairs right now and being threatened with certain extinction unless the demands of the people are met. Demands of no more bullshit from Wall Street, or the fucking federal government, NO DEALS! Fucking John McCain should be run out of the country. Maybe he can go live on one of those tiny Alaskan islands with a fucking view of Russia, take Palin and that retarded helmet of a husband and vanish like the farts in the wind they truly are. I know it all sounds lie some "Die Hard" movie plot, but God Dammit, I'm pissed! Where is YOUR OUTRAGE!

:mad:

McChickenshit.

:rofl:

Changing the debate time would mess up Obama campaign plans made for watch parties.

McCain's in his 70s. He's a tough old boar - that's certain. But what would happen now if under the stress of all this, his ticker quit or he had a massive stroke - BEFORE the elections??? WHAT would happen??? Certainly the GOP wouldn't let Palin move up. To do so would be like hanging themselves. But WHO (assuming they'd nominate someone) would be tapped to step in? Cheney? Rudy? Mitt? Bhoener?

Certainly they COULD NOT postpone the election(s). Logistically, it would be catastrophic to do so. So WHAT WOULD happen if McCain keeled over before November 4th???

I've often wondered that myself. I don't think we've ever had that problem in history before, so it'd be new ground. Also, *BIG IF* say McMoron does pull out a cheating win in Nov., but kicks off before Jan. when he can take the oath and such. What then? Does #2 automatically move up or is there some kind of process to it? I'm just curious about that cause once again, I don't think its ever happened before.

I wonder about odd things like that when I'm bored... lol

If there aren't rules for such scenarios, I suppose congress would have to convene and spell some out.

Y'know all those times in 2004 when you'd say, "Just do X! It's obvious!" and Kerry would do something totally stupid instead?

Well, Obama is doing the things we all know he should, and poll numbers reflect it.

He isn't buying your cheap political bull!

like a series of David Blaine stunts. One senseless daredevil stunt after another without fear of recourse for America or Americans.

And let's not even mention his Palin stunt. In the few interviews McCain's campaign dared allow her to participate in, it is abundantly clear that Palin is more incompetent than even I imagined.

I cannot believe that America will elect this dangerous duo. I refuse to believe it. For God's sake, America, haven't we had enough of incompetent Republican rule? Look at where the Republicans have brought us and please wake up to the facts.

Obama's campaign is brilliant. :)

this whole thing has been a setup. Bush has a plan we all have to get behind and then we try to reach across party lines just at the time the repug 'miraculously' refuse something Bush is trying to push through and on McCain's 'wings' they bring out their own Non-Bush solution, because you know they all are such Mavericks now. What a bunch of balony. They must think we Americans are stupid. It's not even fit for a direct-to-dvd movie plot.

We wont let them get away with it.

Is this just internet text for the base, or did they say these exact phrases & pointed accusations (and not polite, watered down versions) on TV for the swingvoters to hear?

If so, is was it pointed & exciting enough to make to You-Tube so I we can see waht the swing-voters saw?

Going to carry his cross on the stage tonight. I hope Obama nails him to that cross.