Mr. McCain-Feingold Campaign Financing himself
I can’t think of a better example of how fucking hypocritical this piece of shit is than this.
As The Washington Post reported on Saturday, John McCain’s campaign struck a canny deal with a bank in December. If his campaign tanked, public funds would be there to bail him out. But if he emerged as the nominee, there’d be no need for public financing, since the contributions would come flowing.
Pretty sweet huh?
Awesome! Basically, he borrowed money from a bank in Maryland (only $5mil) and said that he will pay it back with his public financing if his campaign tanks. Only a Maverick can think of things like that!
If he’s a hypocrite, Obama is what for going back on his deal to take public financing?
A change agent?
weak dude, so weak
so you are saying this is ok what the Maverick did…
some conservative you are..oh wait…this is typical of you. Glad you aren’t running for Governor
FSP, could you post a link where Obama said he would use public financing. The only thing I can find is that his campaign would investigate public financing as an alternative.
I’m hunting for it too Nemski…
he said he would LOOK into it, but never agreed
At issue is a statement Obama made in November on a questionnaire for the Midwest Democracy Network, which asked: “If you are nominated for president in 2008 and your major opponents agree to forgo private funding in the general election campaign, will you participate in [the] presidential public financing system?”
Obama’s questionnaire answer, as posted online by the League of Women Voters: “Yes. I have been a longtime advocate for public financing of campaigns combined with free television and radio time as a way to reduce the influence of moneyed special interests. … If I am the Democratic nominee, I will aggressively pursue an agreement.”
from http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8560.html
yep, typical of FSP and the right…
Oh. So he’s just a panderer. All talk.
Got it.
What was that word he used there to answer the question? The word that starts with “y” and ends with “s” ?
I WILL AGRESSIVELY PURSUE AN AGREEMENT.
come one davey, you are a fan of Limbaugh aren’t you, you need to use the entire quote in it’s context…
Oh. So he’s just a panderer. All talk.
Got it.
are you talking about McCain? YES he is
Please notice how good Dave is at sidetracking a thread.
Wanger is stealing tax money becomes “Dems Suck.”
McCain is a liar become “Obama panders.”
he has never directly responded to a thread in his life. It is all red herring all the time. 24/7/365
So by your thinking Dave, George Bush has admitted we can’t win the Iraq War.
“I fully understand those who say you can’t win this thing militarily. That’s exactly what the United States military says, that you can’t win this military.” –George W. Bush, on the need for political progress in Iraq, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2007
Now THERE’S a red herring for you, Jason. Noone has ever claimed a military-only solution was the key, but rather that the military situation had to stabilize before the political/diplomatic situation could. But jackasses like Nemski spin that into GWB thinks he can bomb the Iraqi people into democracy.
jason it’s a leap year 24/7/366
A financing solution that only Mr. McKeating could provide, methinks.
Oh yes, make a note of this day, folks. Here we have real live republicans actually dissing folks for turning down taxpayer funds.
The repub hypocrisy parade rolls on…..
G Rex, nice internet muscle flexing. Let me explain it to you slowly.
I . . . was . . . just . . . showing . . . F . . . S . . . P . . . that . . . when . . . you . . . take . . . words . . . out . . . of . . . context . . . you . . . can . . . make . . . whatever . . . you . . . want . . . it . . . to . . . be. . . . O . . . kay
How can you take the word ‘yes’ out of context?
He was asked a question and the first word out of his mouth was YES.
FSP, so after 7 years of a man who cannot talk, you’re going to start nitpicking at words and not look at the whole meaning. Priceless.
Because, if you want, we can go mano-y-mano (Obama v Bush) regarding speeches and saying what you mean.
Great post by Cormier today, http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/2008/02/kat-in-hat.html
Look, the political will to effect a solution in Iraq is needed before it can occur. Let’s- please- do that first.
BTW, the McCains love America more than the Obamas.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/19/cindy-mccain-michelle-obama-in-patriotism-flap/
Nitpicking?!?!?!?!
He was asked a question!
He said yes!
That’s all. He answered yes. Any argument to the contrary is pointless.
Plus, even if I capitulated to your weak argument, he’s not aggressively pursuing anything, because if he did aggressively pursue it, he’d get it. He’d be the nominee, and he could have anything he wants. Fact is, he said that when he was way back, and now that he isn’t, he’s changing his tune.
Is that what he means by change?
Guess Obama lost FSP’s vote over this issue.
Guess so. And largely because FSP has reading comprehension issues. Otherwise he would have understood how a conditional question actually works.
But it is good to get his endorsement of the taking of taxpayer money for campaigning!
Everything about Obama is conditional. Thanks for admitting it.
Okay Nemski, if you’re practicing reductio ad absurdum on Dave, then I concede the point. And I meant jackass in a good way.
Back to the original point, was this the loan for which McCain had to take out a life insurance policy on himself to secure?
McCain is the manchurian candidate. He needs to be in a rubber room.
And your stance, FSP, of good stewardship of the taxpayer dollar stands as the dictionary definition of conditional. Thanks for providing the written evidence for all to see.
Nice try, cassandra. Nowhere is there a judgment on my part about taxpayer funding of campaigns. Obama could have promised puppies for everybody and flip-flopped on that. The point is he went back on his word.
Like McCain never has Dave? Go to Flipper TV and you can see them. The democrats are going to unload on him like you have never seen before.
Very bad try, FSP — this is what I mean by reading skills — he only talks about public financing if his opponents are going to commit to it. Since they aren’t, then, well, you get the drift by now, I’m thinking. (Well, one of them has committed to use taxpayer funds to pay off his debts if he can’t quite make it out of the gate, which, you know, doesn’t sound very interested in the good use of taxpayer funds no matter how you want to condition it.) But there is no word yet to go back on.
But then, I suppose that you and Mr. McKeating can flip-flop on good stewardship of taxpayer funds when you think that a Democrat isn’t taking enough money. Good luck with that flip flop.
No harm no foul G Rex, sometimes the inner-web makes it difficult to pry out meaning.
Tasers requested at the GOP convention in St Paul! As for campaign finance reform…we have a bill ready to go for Delaware. Now if we can only find one good legislator ready to sponsor that would be great. The bill was in the legislature 4 years ago…shoved in the desk drawer like so many, well its back out again. If you want to take back your government, support campaign finance reform, so candidates don’t have to prostitute themselves to big business to get elected. Please talk to your legislators and see if there is one that believes in true democracy. Its a great bill that will bring more candidates into the mix and give the citizens of Delaware an opportunity to have clean elections.
Cassandra – His opponent did commit to it. But of course, if the empty suit is going back on his word, then McCain has to play by the same rules.
Poor Dave. No Governor candidate. No Senate candidate. No Lt. Gov candidate. His Pres. Pick sucked and now his second place choice, Hillary is in danger of an early exit.
Poor Dave?
More like poor Delaware and poor America.
Dave’ll be fine.
it’s your America too dave. But typical Republican only cares about himself in the end