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John McCain pulled out of his interview with Larry King on Tuesday because he didn't like a question posed to one of his top advisors by CNN correspondent Campbell Brown earlier in the day.
No, she didn't bring up Bristol Palin's teen pregnancy.
Brown simply asked the advisor for examples of a foreign-policy decision made by Republican V.P. pick Sarah Palin.
McCain said the questioning was 'over the line'.
Really????????
CNN said it disagreed and it is committed to covering both sides of issues.
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I guess McCain and friends don't think any questions regarding Palin's "readiness" is relevent...though he such enjoyed leading the crusade saying Obama was not ready to lead...
This coming from a man who is entrusting leadership of the nation and foreign policy to a person who admittedly has not thought about the global issues outside of her Alaska domain...
Gotta love it. If they win....if they manage to win by hook or by crook, I swear this nation is full of gluttons for punishment who did not learn their lesson in the last 8 years...
How does she even try to convince us that she is legitimate with a straight face.
And if they win and WHEN she screws up she already has a built in air-tight alabi...my kids need me, my youngest is special needs, I was distracted, my teen daughter is having/had a baby!
And I ask who can argue with that???
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Questions about foreign policy experience don't seem unfair to me. Has CNN questioned Barak Obama's foreign policy experience in the form of chairing a Senate sub-committee that he never convened?
I'll agree that it would be fair game to question Palin's foreign policy experience. But quite frankly, your post could have left it there but didn't. So, quite frankly, I'm inclined to question your claims of what happenned since you provided no article. And I've briefly searched and I don't see anything on major news sources, including CNN, so maybe it didn't happen or maybe it happenned but something in your interpretation is inaccurate. Hard to say without a source.
I saw this and while I don't think she was out of line for asking the question at all, I do think she was a little out of line in how she conducted herself. Its evident where her support lies. Should John McCain have pulled out of the Larry King interview? I don't know...I don't really have an opinion on that. But, the media has been in a frenzy all week.
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I saw this and while I don't think she was out of line for asking the question at all, I do think she was a little out of line in how she conducted herself. Its evident where her support lies. Should John McCain have pulled out of the Larry King interview? I don't know...I don't really have an opinion on that. But, the media has been in a frenzy all week.[/b]
No - it's rediculous that none of the McCain surrogates will answer the question. Just answer it! The only defense he tried to put up, about her making decisions on the national guard, was a lie.
I love how he danced around that interview...every other answer was well what about Barack, what about Obama...umm the point was to state the case for your campaign VP pick- which he could not do without mentioning Obama. If a reporter asks you to state why your child should be the next class vice president, you are going to talk about how your kid shines and what decisions your kid can and has made for the school..you don't start talking about the opposing class candidate. That just exposes your kid as lacking- so lacking that you can not even answer the question.
I love this dude Tucker Bounds, he is excellent at rhetoric- he says in one breath that she commands the Alaskan National Guard and alludes to her having some kind of role in their operation in Iraq ( you know that issue she rarely thought about- now we are supposed to believe she was involved in the strategic deployment actions of the troops in Iraq...riiiight) She commands the local national guard stateside, when they go over seas it is a different ball game.
The reporter asked the tough question, why the inexperienced VP pick when you were soooooo concerned about experience when you were attacking Obama...and then you offer as reasoning, 'well she has about as much experience as Obama'
Makes a lot of since there...a loooooot of sense...
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I agree that such a question should not be off-limits, and Tucker Bounds appears to be a babbling idiot. I hate, hate, hate when party mouthpieces don't simply answer a question. The exchange was a bit heated, but not "over the line" in my opinion.
That being said, I welcome questions about Palin's lack of international experience - because it highlights the same in Obama, who actually would be president if elected.
I agree that such a question should not be off-limits, and Tucker Bounds appears to be a babbling idiot. I hate, hate, hate when party mouthpieces don't simply answer a question. The exchange was a bit heated, but not "over the line" in my opinion.
That being said, I welcome questions about Palin's lack of international experience - because it highlights the same in Obama, who actually would be president if elected. [/b]
That's where you're wrong. Obama has international experience, and is quite welcomed by our allies. Which is why McCain went all batcrap crazy when he was overseas.
Fair enough, but I'm still not inclined to take "thinkprogress.org" at their word about the thinking process of the McCain campaign or even whether there actually was a Larry King appearance scheduled by McCain which has been cancelled.
If there was, it could just as readily been because Democrat talking points serve as tough questions for Republican candidates but such scrutiny is never applied to Democrats - as I pointed out, has Obama been asked about his position as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs?
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That's where you're wrong. Obama has international experience, and is quite welcomed by our allies. Which is why McCain went all batcrap crazy when he was overseas.[/b]
I welcome questions about Palin's lack of international experience - because it highlights the same in Obama, who actually would be president if elected. [/b]
That's where you're wrong. Obama has international experience, and is quite welcomed by our allies. [/b]
Examples? I have found one from earlier this year where he spoke with a Kenyan opposition leader for five minutes about fighting in Kenya - while Obama was on the campaign trail, just before Iowa caucuses. There are a few other phone calls regarding the matter from around that time, including one to Archbishop Desmond Tutu. It should be noted that all of these efforts were well after declaring his candidacy for president - and they were done with the advisement of Condoleeza Rice and the U.S. State Department. In other words, he had a bit of help there.
Other than that, I'm finding nothing more than a few global trips with big audiences. If that falls under international experience, Madonna is qualified to be president.
Fair enough, but I'm still not inclined to take "thinkprogress.org" at their word about the thinking process of the McCain campaign or even whether there actually was a Larry King appearance scheduled by McCain which has been cancelled.
If there was, it could just as readily been because Democrat talking points serve as tough questions for Republican candidates but such scrutiny is never applied to Democrats - as I pointed out, has Obama been asked about his position as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs?
That's where you're wrong. Obama has international experience, and is quite welcomed by our allies. Which is why McCain went all batcrap crazy when he was overseas.[/b]
He's also quite welcomed by our enemies~
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OH ...please tell me just how he is welcome by our enemies...this is EXACTLY the kind of backwards thinking that gets these ruthless, damaging men and women into power. They spew the nonsense and people who think like this just eat it up, but can not and will not ever really 'get it'
Our enemies 'wlecome' Obama...right. If anything they welcome McCain and his green VP pick, imagine the wool they will pull over her know nothing because gee golly this was all just placed in my lap as a strategic move to get votes- eyes
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It's true that democrats are in a slather about Palin...which is silly. Why would McCain care? These aren't people who were going to vote for him anyway. In a way, Palin is a good distraction and bait that the dems have foolishly taken. But it's interesting to hear what McCain supporters *really* think....
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It's true that democrats are in a slather about Palin...which is silly. Why would McCain care? These aren't people who were going to vote for him anyway. In a way, Palin is a good distraction and bait that the dems have foolishly taken. But it's interesting to hear what McCain supporters *really* think....[/b]
I couldn't have said it better myself..they've taken the bait hook, line and sinker...
Ala Senakreh of the Al Aqsa Martyr's Brigade:
"I think Obama's success that I heard about in the media is an important success. He won popularity in spite of the Zionists and the conservatives, whom he greatly defeated. I think he can be a great leader but I don't think that the American regime will allow him to progress. They will try to get rid of him."[/b]
In his first public statement since being officially named to succeed his ailing brother Fidel, Cuba’s new dictator, Raul Castro, expressed his “sincere hope” that Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will be the next American president.
“Senator Obama fills me with a sense of hope for positive change in the relations between our countries,” Castro announced.
Castro said he was particularly impressed by Obama’s proposal to establish “labor battalions.” “This is the kind of stern measure needed to turn America away from the path of bourgeois exploitation and toward a regime of universally shared toil. It reminds me a lot of the steps Stalin took to build the Soviet Union into the most powerful and successful nation in the world.”[/b]
The gringos will ask for an appointment with the minister to solicit him to communicate to us his interest in discussing these topics. They say that the new president of their country will be Obama and that they are interested in your compatriots. Obama will not support “Plan Colombia” nor will he sign the TLC (Colombian Free Trade agreement).[/b]
a little more candid news coverage:
Conservatives talk about Palin pick..
It's true that democrats are in a slather about Palin...which is silly. Why would McCain care? These aren't people who were going to vote for him anyway. In a way, Palin is a good distraction and bait that the dems have foolishly taken. But it's interesting to hear what McCain supporters *really* think....[/b]
Even more telling...willing to elect some scapegoat ill equipped total mistake as a running mate to 'throw off' the Dems...smart..just who I want to be led by...what was all that jazz about putting the country first?
Sounds like a sham to me...either way I am not surprised, maybe they will keep Palin in check and not let her ruin too much..by accident of course...either way McCain and friends make bad decisions on a consistent basis so again however they win IF they win will just be the next 4 (I doubt 8) years I hope that we can just live through...
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Clearly I didn't preface the video very well.....it's two conservative commentators who are speaking when they think their mics are turned off. John McCain doesn't need to worry about the dems....he needs to worry about the Republicans. And what they have to say isn't so good. Here's a transcript:
Todd: Mike Murphy, Peggy Noonan. Lots of free advice.We'll see if Steve Schmidt and the boys were watching (ed note- better hope not). Lots of free advice.
blather, cross talk over CT
Murphy: Um, you know, because, I come out of the blue swing state governor world. Engler, Whitman, Tommy Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, I mean, and these guys, this is all how you win a Texas race, just run it up, and it's not gonna work.
Noonan: It's Over.
Murphy: Still, McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech and do himself some good.
Todd: Don’t you think the Palin pick is insulting to Kay Baily Hutchinson?
Noonan: I saw Kay this morning...
Todd: She's never looked comfortable about..
Murphy: They're all bummed out.
Todd: I mean, is she really the most qualified woman they can obtain?
Noonan: The most qualified? No. I think they went for this, excuse me, political bull###### about narratives...[couldn't hear the end of it]
Todd: Yeah, but what's a narrative?
Murphy: I totally agree.
Noonan: Every time Republicans do that, because that's not where they live and it's not what they're good at, they blow it.
Murphy: You know what's the worst thing about it, the greatness of McCain is no cynicism, and..
Murphy and Todd together: This is cynical.
Todd: And as you called it, gimmicky
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Ala Senakreh of the Al Aqsa Martyr's Brigade:
"I think Obama's success that I heard about in the media is an important success. He won popularity in spite of the Zionists and the conservatives, whom he greatly defeated. I think he can be a great leader but I don't think that the American regime will allow him to progress. They will try to get rid of him."[/b]
In his first public statement since being officially named to succeed his ailing brother Fidel, Cuba’s new dictator, Raul Castro, expressed his “sincere hope” that Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will be the next American president.
“Senator Obama fills me with a sense of hope for positive change in the relations between our countries,” Castro announced.
Castro said he was particularly impressed by Obama’s proposal to establish “labor battalions.” “This is the kind of stern measure needed to turn America away from the path of bourgeois exploitation and toward a regime of universally shared toil. It reminds me a lot of the steps Stalin took to build the Soviet Union into the most powerful and successful nation in the world.”[/b]
The gringos will ask for an appointment with the minister to solicit him to communicate to us his interest in discussing these topics. They say that the new president of their country will be Obama and that they are interested in your compatriots. Obama will not support “Plan Colombia” nor will he sign the TLC (Colombian Free Trade agreement).[/b]
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LMAO! You would do well to actually CHECK your own sources, most of what you posted came from blog posts as SATIRE! Heck that is the category the article is found under. And the last 'source'...haha you would do well in the McCain campaign...thanks for the laugh.
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While this article is satire....
Castro: Clinton-Obama ticket 'invincible'
13 posted on Monday, March 03, 2008 8:54:01 PM by snowsislander
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Our EU Allies welcomed him with open arms, and he's gained the support of the Jewish Community. He's met with many of their leaders in the past by phone, and in person. And he wasn't afraid to tell them that the US needs their support. That was covered to no end during his trip there.
Not many countries are exactly thrilled with US Foreign policy, and the Bush shoot from the hip, and think later way of doing things. It's isolated us, and caused problems getting the support we need in places like Afghanistan. McCain is just offering more of that same screwed up logic that this country cannot afford - both financially and politically speaking.
It's one thing to agree with the politics of your party. It's another to deny that our country's reputation has been damaged by the way Bush has done things. And so far, McCain is just proposing more of George Bush type diplomacy... Well, at least the Bush diplomacy that got us in to the war - it seems Bush has been taking cues from Obama lately with the discussions of withdrawing, sending people in to talk with Iran, even in pakistan. Funny how that worked out over the past 6 months Of course those are all things McCain disagrees with.
