Obama: Sen. McCain is a Little Panicked Right Now
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At a rally in Coral Gables FL, this afternoon Barack Obama accused John McCain of being panicked over the economy and being willing to say or do anything to win the election. Obama is starting to look like a candidate that is poised to take over this race.
Obama seized on McCain’s changing strategy on the issue of experience. “This morning Sen. McCain gave a speech in which his big solution to this worldwide economic crisis was to blame me for it. This is a guy who has spent nearly three decades in Washington, and after spending the entire campaign saying I haven’t been in Washington enough, he apparently now is willing to assign me responsibility for all of Washington’s failures,” Obama said.
He also pointed out that it looks like Sen. McCain is panicking over the economic crisis, “I think it is pretty clear that Sen. McCain is a little panicked right now. At this point he seems to be willing to say anything, or do anything, or change any position, or violate any principle to win this election, and I have got to say that it is kind of sad to see. That’s not the politics we need. “
Obama highlighted McCain’s weeklong flip flop over the federal bailout, “It has also been disappointing to watch my opponent’s reaction to this economic crisis. His first reaction on Monday was to stand up and repeat the line he said over and over again throughout this campaign, “The fundamentals of the economy are strong.” The comment was so out of touch that even George Bush’s White House couldn’t agree with it.”
Here is the video of Obama’s comments:
This has been a terrible week for John McCain. His campaign would have been better served by saying nothing at all about the proposed federal bailout until after they knew what the administration was going to do. This whole week reinforced the idea that McCain knows nothing about the economy, and even worse, can’t be trusted to make a decision on economic issues.
The McCain campaign is panicking, because they know as well as anyone that if this election is decided on the economy, John McCain loses. This is why they attacked Obama this morning. If they are to win, they have to make this a contest about character, and portray Obama as the character that can’t be trusted. When they get off of that script, or are forced to discuss issues that aren’t national security or Iraq, they are lost. Obama is in a good position to take control of this election and keep John McCain on the defensive. Every election eventually comes down to issues, and this is where Obama will beat McCain.
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Really funny...
Funny, really funny to watch Barack saying that McCain't is panicked, which is incredibly true, the McCain't campaign had they way out after their convention, we're back at the issues and they don't like that, if we talk about issues they lose, so right, they'll do anything to avoid talking about issues, they'll try to distract us by attacking Barack's character, but it won't work, the Obama camp is ready to answer and will bring them back to the issues, not to lipstick or pig or Paris Hilton, the issues, it's really funny to see how McCain't camp is slowing sleeping away, very funny !
Answer what?
First, Obama did his usual splice and dice with what McCain said, easier than admitting that McCain pointed out that Obama and Obama's advisors sucked some of the life out of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Starting Monday, Obama took the same stance that Harry Reid did, 'We don't know what to do'. Much like his response to the Russian/Georgian conflict, "Wait a few days and I'll see which way I'm supposed to lean". Presidential material? Not even close.
You say what!
Lets set the record straight. McCain thought Fannie Mae and Freddie Mack were tax payer organizations when in fact they were private. So how is it Obama's advisors sucked out this money. was it the same way as McCain; accepting funds from them. What time zone are you in where you heard Obama state even indirectly that he did not know what to do. He stated he did not wish to interfere and would let his policy be known. Nothing like the flip flopping McCain has been doing. Something your blindness does not see.
McCain - Not Looking very presidential, but rather desperate!
From an Independent, who has voted across party lines: I think Obama show's good judgement to actually think about a solution to a massive problem, rather than just blurt out a nonsensical soltion to it especially when one doesn't even have all the facts about,let alone, by his own admission, a clue about the economics behind it. It's comical to watch John McCain squirm like a fish out of water on this and may I say many other important issues. I do recall the old adage that one should think before he/she speaks and I applaued Obama for doing just that. McCain was against regulation, now he's for it. McCain was against offshore drilling, now he's for it. He comically "personally" blamed Obama for the disater on Wall Stree/Credit Markets. What a joke. I vowed that I could never vote for McCain after that comment, becasue it's shows that A. He's totaly clueless and B. He's so far on the wrong side of this issue, that he needs to persoanly attack Obama as a diversion from his own compicity in it. For all those who blindly vote for the party that claims to not raise your taxes, I hope you've finally woken up. The Republician doctrine of handsoff, no regulation has come home to roost. Deficits are the cowards way of taxing you in the future. The Republician "code word" for taxation is Deficit Spending. We had the largest deficits in the history of our country before this bailout, and now we have deficts so big it will take generations to pay them off. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and it is only for political expendiency that one passes on these hidden taxes to future generations that have no say in the matter. Wake up America!!!
The most important thing
The most important thing Barack said at this speech was dead-on:
“John McCain’s talked about privatizing social security,” he said. “Imagine if you had some of your social security money in the stock market right now, how you’d be feeling about the prospects or your retirement. Without social security half of elderly women would be living in poverty. Half. If my opponent had his way millions of Americans would have had their social security tied to stock market this week. Millions would have watched as the market tumbled and their nest egg disappeared before their eyes."
privatizing social security mocked by Barack
you know if i can keep that money even half of the social security's 7.65% tax taken off my paycheck every week and put in a CD and I am not allowed to touch it until I am 65 or 70, hey I am all for privatization. I am better managing my own money than the government of the left who spends it all in entitlement benefits to those who have not even contributed to the system like the welfare queens and kings of America, the illegal aliens,free schools and meals,free medical for the illegal aliens, the SSI recepients who are crossing the borders every month..there are no checks and balances ..Congress of the left and right are not doing their jobs..and then they blame it all on Bush..hello, Bush cannot do anything unless congress says so.Barack will further ruin the social security with the support of Pelosi and the left wing nuts..so keep saving now for your retirement,,cause when its time to retire,,the money will all be gone...kaput..kapiz
Apparently, it doesn't matter.
Since they were denied the use of the Social Security fund to bail out the moneyed class and their failed companies, the Bushies are merely taking the necessary trillion or so dollars from elsewhere and turning on the printing presses. The middle class is screwed regardless, while their taxes fill the golden parachutes of the corporate class.
Right on Anonymous
Pay attention people for privatizing Social Security. You may think you can do better but the truth is in the current tumbling stock market. Your investments are only as good as the paper they are written on. And the paper writers are not regulated.
Deregulation has put American's do it yourself retirement funds at risk. And that's only the tip of the iceberg.
Socialism
The real issue here is McCain is more like the old Democrats of 30 plus years ago while this Obama character is a European Socialist running for president of the USA and couldn't lead a boy scout troop to summer camp. If anyone has flip flopped on the issues Obama has. I can't even begin to count or recant the number of times he's swung off what ever side of the fence suits him at the time. The truth the is, the Congress has let this financial disaster happen and didn't do their job in providing tighter regulations, oversight etc. Go ahead vote in the socialist and we can watch our country become a military joke again (as in the Carter administration, thank God Reagan pulled us out of that one), do his best to abolish the 2nd amendment, and the we can all be happy patriots paying out half our hard earned dollars in taxes. Personally I'll stay with the lesser of the two evils and hope we don't become an even more socialist nation than we already are. I spent 20 years denfending the ideal of capitalism and free enterprise, and I too have a son in Iraq (second tour over there) believing that he's doing the right thing. I just hope America...stays America. Free, Independent, and the leader of the Free World. What ever's left of it.
Flip Flopping
Would it be to much to ask you to state the flip flopping Obama has done. was it when he said the economy was findamentally sound and then changed to the workers are what is sound. Maybe it was when he said he would fire first the head of the SEC then mispronounced it to the FEC. Oh I know, it was when he stated he was deregulator but now is a regulator. The list goes on and on.
Panick i think not he just
Panick i think not he just new how to handle the problem you dipstick.
McCain's weakness
Watching televised speeches of both candidates, it was quite clear McCain lacks the ability to understand economics. He quickly stated the firing of the CEO of the SEC as if he was to blame for all the corruption and greed. McCain then laid out a laundry list of those things that must be done immediately. He's a cheerleader without knowledge of the game and wants to depict himself as the one who can "fix" everything overnight. Obama, on the other hand, was seen as the calming influence the market required. Rather than going out in front of a crown rattling off his "laundry list," he sat down with many economic advisors, discussed the problems in depth, and determined that waiting to see the "bail-out" proposal BEFORE claiming himself the "fixer to all things eonomic." The Washington Journal, a Republican owned paper, even blasted McCain's naivete. McCain likes to take credit for things he hasn't accommplished nor thought of in order to "appear" to be the "right man for the job." When people stop to notice his patterns, you'll be disappointed to learn that McCain in office will not benefit this country one iota. Graduating 594 in a class of 599 is not just a "whim," it is truly indicative of his intellect. He's a speech-puppet surrounded by those who write is rhetoric. If you vote for McCain, you're voting for his posse. At least, Obama knows when to listen, when to shut up, when to determine a course of action, and when to speak. Obama doesn't jump to the podium claiming "I said this would happen, I knew this would happen, this needs to be done," the moment a situation rears its ugly head. As much the Republicans want to keep control of the White House, it is a sad day for America when they would prefer to vote for a man who is clearly out if his realm simply to keep it Republican.
Cut the nonsense. Obama is
Cut the nonsense. Obama is clueless, a puppet for the Chicago machine and DNC and is trying to play a hide and seek game every time an issue comes us..Georgia, financial crisis. He is an empty suit, and an arrogant one at that.
what the hell
I think you are thinking of McChicken, a puppet of he Bushies and the RNC. why do you think he took Palin for a running mate. he wanted leb the heb or mittins, hell he would have taken even Ridge, but no the Buchies wanted a base unifier, and not someone with substance. McChicken now has no econ issues to speak of (execpt to put down the bailout, wich if had it not happen we would have experance a copplaspe worse than the 1930's depression). No foreign policiesnow (Palin the pig's I can see Russia is not a policies) not to forget that McChicken insulted Spain. and as an added bonus it seems tha McChicken is going senile right before our eyes, and no I am no kidding the more he speaks the more he seems to be losing it, not knowing where he is, who he is talking to or what he is talking about. Voting for McChicken would be voting for yoru grandpa that has to placed in a nursing care home.
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