Barack Obama Elected President!

[Greg's GL]

[quote name=Roman' date='Sep 24 2008, 04:21 PM' post='649510]

Damn!

McCain is getting BLASTED right now at CNN. Damn.

I'm so glad that the Dems are calling him out on this.

McCain injecting Presidential politics into bid for White House

[Wales2004]

You're taking a big leap.....not even a jump to this conclusion.

I watch a couple of cable political shows here and there that are liberal but that doesn't mean they don't point out problems with the Democrats at times....anyway, it's besides the point since I don't really consider that news.....even though the actual news isn't much in the way of news.

I listen to newsradio every morning for the amount of time they claim it takes to bring me the world....though I don't think they've ever delivered on that claim. If there is a real bias on that station....it's conservative as they are always making Obama responsible for anything and everything. If there is a conclusion to leap or jump to......it might be that they don't have a problem with the other candidates.

[Roman]

So McCain wanting to cancel the debates is Obama and the Liberal Media's fault.

I can't wait for November 5th.....some of this BS has really gotten old.

[Wales2004]

The thing about media and super analysts is they think they know what the average person is thinking and they keep assuming that people care about the things they say people do. Since the media with all its negativity tends to tap into the cynical side of viewers then I think it's more likely that people will look at McCain's effort to stall the debate as his trying to avoid it instead of as any great exercise of concern for the economy.....he said it was fundamentally sound several days ago.....but even if people missed that they do know that the situation didn't just arise today so what was he doing about it all week?

And I'll add this as well.....even though we may have given it some thought and concluded that both parties contribute to the mess.....McCain can't really tap dance away from it by claiming to be a reformer coming to save the day. Those low information voters to which the media refers at times are basic enough to associate the problems of the day with whoever is currently in office. It may not be Bush's fault or the Republican's fault but if half the people in the nation were asked....who do you think they'd blame it on?

[Roman]

You know who wrote this?

"liberal" washington Post Columnist George F. Will, one of the biggest CONSERVATIVE writers in the business.

[Greg's GL]

No [!@#$%^&*]? George F. Will??? Are the Republicans defecting from their ticket? McCain has had problems attracting them since Day One and even after his pathetic attempt to get them back by selecting SP, they still aren't drinking the kool-aid. Well, most of them aren't anyway...

[Wales2004]

Should I be hurt that you don't read my posts because I posted this article yesterday morning?

Casey even responded and said something to the effect of thinking that McCain's temper would make him a good president. He listed presidents in support of his argument.

Now what I didn't say then was that all of them were no longer president when they were McCain's age. I don't mind taking heat on this but I won't say you can't teach an old dog new tricks since I have known some very sharp seniors.....including a 93 year old giving the occasional guitar lesson. I tend to think as a person gets older certain qualities magnify. One who is sharp and well read tends, to me, to try to maintain that.

I don't think I've ever looked at McCain and thought that he was a brilliant man and would make a fine president at any point since I first saw him.....and age hasn't made him more impressive at all to me.

[Wales2004]

Okay so it's not just Roman....it's you too.....maybe it's everybody.

George Will might be over whatever ails him by the weekend.....I guess he was unhappy with McCain last weekend and it kind of carried over. Prior to that he didn't have much of an issue. All McCain has to do is drop a sugar cube in that glass and George will be singing the maverick song again.

[George008]

The impression that I am getting is that McCain wants to focus on this historical issue and come to a resolution..

I dont think he said he wants to avoid or cancel the debate, just delay it. But Obama doesn't want to come together in a bi-partisan effort by suspending the campaign and debates...he wants to continue the partisan bickering..

Obama has avoided all of McCain's invites to participate in town hall style debates. Do you feel he was right in this?

BTW, Do you all know what the debate topic is for Friday? It's foreign policy!...why would Obama feel this is something that is front and center on American's minds right now..?

[Roman]

But I posted it before you.

So there.

[Roman]

*Roman whispers*

It was OBAMA who called McCain this morning and said they should issue a joint statement of bi-partisanship. It was AFTER that call that McCain suspended his campaign.

And, I'll ask again......if he's such a damn pro on FP, why does he want to cancel this debate? Can he not do two things at once? Aren't you also one of those who said neither Obama or McCain could do anything themselves about this crisis?

Guess you changed your tune once again, Casey.

[Roman]

And let me add....

70% of those polled at MSNBC feel the debate should NOT be cancelled.

[David_Vickers]

McCain is running scared. He's afraid of debating Sen. Barack Obama and the GOP and McCain and Palin are very,very scared to have Joe Biden and Sarah Palin debate. Old man McCain wants to move Friday night's debate to Thursday 10/2 when the Biden/Palin debate is scheduled and move that debate to a later date. This just smacks of desperation. McCain is a loser for even asking for this. The Obama/Biden campaign should remain FIRM and state no postponement of EITHER debate. If McCain is too scared to show up for Friday night's debate then Obama can have the night for himself!!!

Also as far as the McCain/Palin campaign kicking out the press during their trip to meet foreign leaders, etc. That smacks of pure communism! Communists do NOT believe in freedom of speech or freedom of the press, but in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BOTH are GUARANTEED in the CONSTITUTION!!!

[Greg's GL]

Wales, you know that I think you're the bomb. Honestly, I don't know how I missed your post the first time around. Please forgive me.

[Wales2004]

I posted it yesterday morning and since this may be the only issue on which I can win on this board as the deck is stacked against me....looky here:

http://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/index.p...mp;#entry648878

Anyway I know that people probably miss a lot of posts since I have missed responding to quite a number of ones that I saw but then couldn't find when I went back....and I give up pretty easily.