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Obama Responds

During our RNC liveblog earlier, when John McCain said this…

I fight to restore the pride and principles of our party. We were elected to change Washington, and we let Washington change us. We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption.

I said this…

And here is McCain’s big weakness. When he talks about how the Republicans have lost their way, he has to use “we.” He can never fully escape his party and its current legacy. He can only criticize it and try to distance himself from it.

A little while ago, in response to McCain’s speech, the Obama campaign sent me this statement:

Tonight, John McCain said that his party was elected to change Washington, but that they let Washington change them. He’s right. He admonished the ‘old, do-nothing crowd’ in Washington, but ignored the fact that he’s been part of that crowd for twenty-six years, opposing solutions on health care, energy, and education. He talked about bipartisanship, but didn’t mention that he’s been a Bush partisan 90% of the time, that he’s run a Karl Rove campaign, and that he wants to continue this President’s disastrous economic and foreign policies for another four years. With John McCain, it’s more of the same.

That’s not the change Americans need. Barack Obama has taken on the special interests and the lobbyists in Illinois and in Washington, and he’s won. As President, he’ll cut taxes for 95% of all working families, provide affordable health care to every American, end the tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs overseas, and eliminate the oil we import from the Middle East in ten years.

Comments (11)

1

I'd like to see a line-vs-line comparison from the Republican speeches to the Democratic speeches. Palin and McCain both claimed things about the Democratic nominee that are in direct conflict to what the media has reported and what the Obama campaign itself states. In other words, they LIED.

Posted by Micah Roth | September 4, 2008 11:10 PM
2

This is too smart for the American people.

Posted by Sam | September 4, 2008 11:12 PM
3

Speaking of comparing the Democratic and Republican speeches, did anybody see that Palin's speech phonetically spelled out 'nuclear'?

"Terrorist states are seeking new-clear weapons without delay ... he wants to meet them without preconditions."

http://portal.gopconvention2008.com/speech/details.aspx?id=38

Posted by Chris in Tampa | September 5, 2008 2:58 AM
4

wait wait wait....
"...ELIMINATE the oil we import from the Middle East in ten years."?????
In ten years, no more oil from the Middle East, at all? Not sure I believe that one.

Posted by onion | September 5, 2008 6:18 AM
5


Can you publish one photo of Barack Obama embracing a black person?

Posted by John Bailo | September 5, 2008 6:36 AM
6

@4 - It wouldn't be too difficult to wean ourselves off of Middle Eastern oil. We import about 13% from them, which is an awful lot, but I'm sure Canada would be happy to pick up the slack.

That's not to say that it's very likely to happen. If Obama spends his 8 years pushing hard for it, though, it's certainly a possibility.

Posted by Chris in Tampa | September 5, 2008 6:39 AM
7

Obama's confidence in his oil-dependency reduction plan relies heavily on convincing us to ramp back up on nuclear and coal. Illinois' nuclear and coal industries have been reliable campaign contributors for him since the beginning, but I don't know how long his enthusiasm for them will survive.

Posted by tomasyalba | September 5, 2008 7:00 AM
8

Fact: Obama invented the flux capacitor.

Posted by The White Blackula | September 5, 2008 7:39 AM
9

@%: You stupid fucking asshole. Barack Obama's wife is black. Lord help me for responding to fucking John Bailo.

Posted by RL | September 5, 2008 7:45 AM
10

@ 9: it happens to the best of us sometimes.

Posted by Mike in MO | September 5, 2008 7:55 AM
11

McCain is a plagerist. See Tom Waits 20 years ago in "Step right up"

Tired of being the life of the party?
Change your shorts, change your life, change your life
Change into a nine-year-old Hindu boy, get rid of your wife,
And it walks your dog, and it doubles on sax
Doubles on sax, you can jump back Jack, see you later alligator
See you later alligator
And it steals your car
It gets rid of your gambling debts, it quits smoking
It's a friend, and it's a companion,
And it's the only product you will ever need
Follow these easy assembly instructions it never needs ironing
Well it takes weights off hips, bust, thighs, chin, midriff,
Gives you dandruff, and it finds you a job, it is a job
And it strips the phone company free take ten for five exchange,
...
(Get away from me kid, you bother me...)
Step right up, step right up, step right up, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon
Step right up, you can step right up, c'mon and step right up,
C'mon and step right up

If a majoraty of americans buy this side show freak con man I will leave the county.

Posted by wl | September 5, 2008 9:40 AM

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