How Do You Really Feel?
Monotone GOP booster and Nixon buddy, Ben Stein says:
“Mr. McCain is running the absolute most pathetic campaign I have ever seen in my whole life,” Stein said in his unmistakable monotone delivery. “His campaign is just heartbreakingly pathetic. He is a very impressive guy. He is a brave guy, but he is running the most lackluster campaign I have ever seen in my entire life. I would have thought Bob Dole’s campaign would have set a record for poor campaigns, but this one is even worse. I mean it is shocking.”
I looks like the traditional media, which wants this to be a close presidential race, has its work cut out for it.
Ben Stein, a jack of all trades, and master of none. Following his advice is like following the advice of a Gypsy fortune teller. It usually leads you to nowhere. Karl Rove is good at nothing but unethical dealings. If cheating and stealing is the only way GOP knows how, America be doomed.
I think the fact that McCain only trails the Obamessiah by a few points is incredible. I agree with Stein, he’s run an absolutely terrible campaign.
By all accounts this should be a blowout in Obama’s favor. He has the charisma, the momentum, “hope & change” and has the Europeans and MSM practically worshipping him.
It’s refreshing to see that a good number of American’s see right through Obama’s “Hope & Change” BS.
Still, unfortunately I think Obama will most likely be our next President.
I think the fact that McCain only trails the Obamessiah by a few points is incredible.
Of course it is not credible because it is not a fact. It is a rightwing talking point.
He currently trails between 9 and 15 points, depending on the poll.
Oh really?
“Obama now attracts 45% of the vote while John McCain earns 42%. When “leaners” are included, it’s Obama 48% and McCain 45%.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
And Gallup has him up by 9 yesterday (49-40) and Research 2000 has Obama up by 12 (51-39).
and every poll that tracks electoral college votes has it as a blow out.
By no means am I saying I’m enthusiastic about McCain’s chances, but calling a 5-10% advantage with a 5% margin of error a “blowout” is a bit presumptious at this point.
As much as I dislike Obama, I wouldn’t be as worried if it weren’t for the fact that, should he win, he’ll have a Democratically controlled Congress behind him. That’s what really worries me. I’d be much more at ease it we had a divided government for at least the 1st year or 2 of his term, making it tougher for him to ram “hope & change” down our throats.
With Democrats like Tom Carper around you can relax.
I think he’s right. The press has gone very easy on McCain, failing to highlight his gaffes or call him out for the blatant inaccuracies in his latest ads.
It seems awfully early in the race to be going this negative, IMHO.
And the reason McCain is going negative this early is it is all his campaign has. And they have to stop Obama’s rise in the polls now before he goes so far ahead that McCain will never be able to catch him.
Luckily for us, this lying ads are backfiring on McCain, accelerating his polling downfall.
Hey Mike W, I really have no sympathy for you and your fears about a President you dislike coupled with a supportive Congress of that President’s party.
We have had to endure the worst President in all history with an equally horrible Republican majority in Congress.
It is payback time.
The good news for you is that President Obama and his Democratic Congress will not actually destroy the country as Bush and his Rethugs have done.
“We have had to endure the worst President in all history with an equally horrible Republican majority in Congress. ”
It’s statements like this that really make me wonder if Bush haters have ANY grasp of history whatsoever. This country isn’t 8 years old and yet you’re making an unqualified statement that “Bush is the worst President in History.” Bad President? Yes, but not even close to the “worst in history”
Our country isn’t even 8 years old? Uh? Our country is 232 years old, and yes, George W. Bush is the worst President we have ever endured. Name one worse. His only competition is Richard Nixon, James Buchanan and Herbert Hoover. And Bush is easily worse than all of them.
Psst… Mike thinks the Bush tax cuts benefit him.
Why is bush the worst President in history? He’s not the 1st to involve us in a pre-emptive war. (Presidents on both sides of the aisle have done that) Nor is he the 1st to attack civil liberties in the wake of a catastrophe.
OMG!!! Our country isn’t 8 years old yet? Mike w. – Let me take you back to an old truism…”It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to open one’s mouth and confirm it”.
“Psst… Mike thinks the Bush tax cuts benefit him.”
Certainly not considering my income. Then again, if my boss were taxed at a high enough rate he may not have hired me in the 1st place.
As I’ve explained before, that really doesn’t matter. It’s a matter of principle, since I don’t feel the “rich” should be punished for making something of themselves.
And I do have some investments, so I’m not a big fan of Obama’s stance on capital gains tax.
“OMG!!! Our country isn’t 8 years old yet? Mike w. – Let me take you back to an old truism…”It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to open one’s mouth and confirm it”.”
Speak for yourself. I said “this country isn’t 8 years old AND YET (learn to read please) I was making the point that some here refuse to look at any “pre-Bush” history. Read entire comments before you open your mouth and prove yourself a fool.
I don’t mind admitting that I hate what Bush has done to this country by being the worst president in history.
It doesn’t make me a bad person to be angry about Bush and his tenure which most historians agree stands a very good chance of being regarded as the worst in the history of the United States.
“It doesn’t make me a bad person to be angry about Bush and his tenure which most historians agree stands a very good chance of being regarded as the worst in the history of the United States.”
And by what objective standards have “most” historians made that determination?
Mike w…sorry pal, but you’re still saying the same thing , ‘This country isn’t 8 years old…” Is that some sort of creative English that doesn’t mean what it sounds like it means?
Actually, I will defend Mike here for a moment. What Mike meant by that sentence was if our country was only 8 years old, then Bush would be considered the worst. Instead, our country is much older and has had a lot of very bad Presidents, who he argues are worse than Bush.
It took me a couple times reading it to get that meaning, but I see it now.
And now, done with defending Mike W, I must puke and shower.
I still don’t get it. The part about Bush not being the worst President ever, I mean.
Thank you DelawareDem – Apparently that sentence was poorly worded.
Oh yes, let’s bring in the desperation man – Karl Rove. He should be sitting in prison instead of working for Fox (the Republican network). Karl Rove is the most unethical, slimey, laww-breaking, lying, and do anything regardless of consequences, arrogant jerk ever to come out of Republican Party (well of course there is his boss Cheney). If McCain needs Rove it means the Republicans are going to run a very, very dirty and illegal campaign. It means violating campaign laws, money collection laws, and subverting the election process by causing problems at polls, keeping voters from voting in certain Obama areas, and doing everything possible to steal the election they know they are otherwise going to lose. If Rove joins the campaign, then we had all better be screaming for tight oversight of the McCain campaign. It will be dirty, nasty, and full of lies and illegal tactics. Send Rove to jail for snubbing the Congressional subpoena he got – not back into politics where he routinely breaks the law to get what he wants. Ben Stein – have you lost your mind?
McCain winning among LIKELY voters
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/07/gains-for-mccai.html
mike,
where just a victim of having something you wrote taken out of context and had to defend it repeatedly….
what a shame
It’s statements like this that really make me wonder if Bush haters have ANY grasp of history whatsoever. This country isn’t 8 years old and yet you’re making an unqualified statement that “Bush is the worst President in History.” Bad President? Yes, but not even close to the “worst in history”
I actually find it funny DTB, because it was obvious what I was saying if you bothered to read past the 1st sentence and a half. Seriously. Reading comprehension people!
NotSoAnon,
The problem with this “likely voters” thing is that Obama has shown an ability to mobilize voters that haven’t been mobilized in decades. The argument is that likely has a different calculation this time.
YMMV.
Employ Rove, the guy that put out numerous smears and unverifiable accusations against Mcain in 2000. Ouch that would look a bit desparate and would backfire if Obama camp used it properly. That would be like hiring a known thief to work the graveyard sales position. Wow Stein is smart.
“He’s not the 1st to involve us in a pre-emptive war.”
And since the last one that went this badly was only 40 years ago, he ought to have been able to plan this one better.
“if my boss were taxed at a high enough rate he may not have hired me in the 1st place.”
I fail to see why he wouldn’t have hired a needed employee for his business because of his personal income tax rate. They have no connection.
“Seriously. Reading comprehension people!”
I could not understand it until delawaredem explained it.
BTW, I would like to add Franklin Pierce to the discussion of worst presidents.
Look I hate to say this but McCain has sucked Obama to sticking on Iraq instead of the economy. The more McCain causes obama to explain his position on Iraq the more ground obama loses. If you constantly have to explain your position the more you appear to be wrong. The campaign need a James Carvell IT”S THE ECONOMY STUPID.;
“He’s not the 1st to involve us in a pre-emptive war.”
And since the last one that went this badly was only 40 years ago, he ought to have been able to plan this one better.”
We’ve been involved in other preemptive conflicts since Vietnam. If you’re going by the notion that any preemptive strike is wrong for any reason then whether we called such a conflict “war” is irrelevant.
awww, you’ve disabled comments on your most recent gun post. Can’t say I’m surprised. You’re learning “reasoned discourse” from the Brady Campaign I see.
Mike, which post? Is it “Hey Look”? That seems to be the latest… and the comments are open.
no it’s “Comment Rescue – If The Congregation Had Been Armed….”
of course the best way to control debate is to avoid having one in the 1st place.
Like Bill Lee!
Mike, I’ve emailed Jason.
I am absolutely appawled that nobody in the media is willing to take on McCains add that charges Obama is not supportive of the military. Here is the truth according to the FactCheck.org
Obama has only voted No to funding troops once… it happened to be the one that the President Vetoed. According to MSNBC…McCain has voted against every measure to support the troops in Iraq.
As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid noted in mid-2007, McCain only showed up for four of the past 14 Senate votes on Iraq. So far this year, he shown up for none, not even the resolution honoring the sacrifice made by the fallen.
And looking at just part of McCain‘s record of supporting the troops since the war in Iraq began, April 2003, he tabled the motion to provide over $1 billion of National Guard and Reserve equipment.
October 2003, he tabled an amendment to provide an additional $322 million for safety equipment for U.S. troops in Iraq.
March 2004, he voted against eliminating abusive tax loopholes that would have increased veterans‘ medical care by $1.8 billion.
March 2006, he voted against closing corporate tax loopholes that would have increased veteran medical services by $1.5 billion.
April 2006, he voted against providing an extra $430 million for veteran outpatient care. May 2006, he voted against $20 million for veteran health care facilities.
March 2007, he didn‘t bother on a resolution to start redeploying troops from Iraq by March 2008.
September 2007, he voted against Senator Webb‘s amendment that would specify minimum rest periods for troops in-between deployments; and in
May 2008, he first spoke out against Senator Webb‘s G.I. bill and then didn‘t bother to show up to vote on it.
Now who supports our troops???? It certainly is not the Veteran McCain. Tell the truth Mr. Straight Talk!