Obama says McCain ‘finally giving us a little straight talk’
Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday that Sen. John McCain was now “owning up to the fact that he and George Bush actually have a whole lot in common.” “Just this morning, Sen. McCain said that,
actually, he and President Bush — ’share a common philosophy.’ That’s right, Colorado. I guess that was John McCain finally giving us a little straight talk,” Obama said at a rally in Denver.
Obama was referring to McCain’s Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
NBC’s Tom Brokaw pointed to a review of McCain’s record, which showed he voted with Bush 92 percent of the time.
“So it’s a little hard for the public to separate you from this administration, isn’t it? ” Brokaw said.
McCain said there were times he has broken with the Bush administration, but added: “So do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course.”
“But I’ve stood up against my party, not just President Bush, but others; and I’ve got the scars to prove it,” he said. “Do I respect President Bush? Of course I respect him. But I pointed out we were on the wrong track in a whole lot of ways.”
Obama said Sunday that as the campaigns wind down, voters can expect “the same kind of politics that we’ve seen over the last eight years” from McCain. “It’s a politics that is more about tearing your opponent down than lifting your country up.”
“We’re not going to let George Bush pass the torch to John McCain,” Obama said.
At a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, McCain shot down the notion Obama’s charge that he is “more than the same” and vowed to bring change to Washington. “I’m going to give you a little straight talk today … with your help we’re going to win here and we’re going to bring change to Washington, DC. We’re going to bring change,” he said Sunday.
Obama leads McCain by 8 percentage points (50-42 percent), according to CNN’s latest average of national polls.
Despite his sagging poll numbers, McCain said earlier Sunday that he is “very happy with where we are” and very proud of his campaign.
“We’re doing fine,” the Arizona senator told NBC. “We are very competitive in many of the battleground states.”
McCain brushed off polls that show him trailing Obama, saying those numbers are “all over the map.”
“Those polls have consistently shown me much further behind than we actually are. It all depends on the voter turnout … we’re doing fine. We have closed in the last week.” he said. State-by-state polling
McCain also spoke out against recent criticism of his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin.
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll suggests that Americans have an increasingly negative view of the Alaska governor.
According to that poll, 46 percent of respondents have a favorable opinion of Palin, compared with 59 percent at the time of the Republican National Convention. The poll showed an increase in the number of people who have an unfavorable view of her — 51 percent compared with 29 percent in early September.
The poll, conducted October 20-23, has a sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
McCain said Palin “needs no defense.”
“I don’t defend her. I praise her,” McCain said. “She has more executive experience than Sen. [Joe] Biden and Sen. Obama together.”
McCain acknowledged that he and Palin disagree on some issues, but said it was “because we are both mavericks.”
“But we share the same goal of cleaning up Washington. We will clean up and reform Washington together, and she has the credentials, and the vision, and the dynamism and the strength to do that,” he said.
Sources have told CNN that long-brewing tensions between Palin and key McCain aides have been intensifying.
Several McCain advisers suggested to CNN that they have become increasingly frustrated with what one aide described as Palin “going rogue.”
A Palin associate, however, said the candidate is simply trying to “bust free” of what she believes was a damaging and mismanaged roll-out.
With just nine days left to campaign, the candidates and their running mates are focusing their attention on the battleground states as they try to turn out the vote and woo those who are still undecided.
McCain on Sunday was campaigning in Iowa, where Palin campaigned the day before. The latest polls show McCain trailing by double digits there.
Palin on Sunday had events scheduled in Florida and North Carolina. CNN’s latest polls show a tight race in both states.
Biden was in his home state of Delaware on Sunday with no public events scheduled.
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McCain – Straight TalkJohn D. Villarreal interviews Jim Pinkerton of Fox News – (Part 1) “Death Panels” & Health Care
(9.15.09 in Washington, D.C.) — CNM had an AWESOME interview with Jim Pinkerton!
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Part #1 – here we start off introducing Jim & jumping right into health care & “death panels.”
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A lost Bush campaign videoSome Straight Talk
horrible impersonation, i know lol
Senator Mccain loves to use his term “straight talk” but he neglects to actually give some straight talk when he refers to the american citizen’s position on iraq. “It’s not American presence in Iraq, it’s American casualties!” No Mccain we oppose it for a lot more than casualties of our men and women.
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Bush’s Tax GiveawaysMcCain-Palin – When I Move Up (Parody Music Video)
“When I Move Up” is a parody of the Pussycat Dolls’ hit 2008 song “When I Grow Up.” The PCD are in no way affiliated with this production.
This music video expresses some of my views on the McCain-Palin ticket (with a comedic flair). I submit this video in hopes that viewers will do some thorough research on the candidates prior to voting this fall.
Clearly I am supporting the Obama-Biden ticket for the November 2008 election. Let me just point out that I do not think McCain and Palin are bad people – just not right for our country at this crucial moment in time.
Thank you.
Song Lyrics:
(Sarah Palin)
Men think I’m sexy.
I don’t need a resume.
See every time they turn around
I show my baby.
And I’m a WOMAN!
So you girls know how to vote.
I’m gonna be vice president.
Don’t laugh – it’s no joke!
(John McCain)
Now I got a confession –
I picked Palin out o’ desperation.
I promised myself that I’d do anything
for Hillary’s groupies to vote for me.
So I ain’t complaining.
And I’ll talk her up again.
We know you’re much too dumb to think for yourself.
(Cindy McCain)
Don’t you know where Alaska is?
It’s almost Russia’s little sis.
So she’s got experience, you could say.
(John McCain)
When I move up,
I wanna keep the war.
I wanna be like Bush,
wanna take away rights
When I move up,
I wanna fight the world,
ban being gay,
and support the rich whites!
When I move up
Things’ll change, you see.
More theocracy
and Christianity!
When I move up,
fair and clean.
Start a new war as I step out on the scene.
(Sarah Palin and Voters)
Be careful who you vote for cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it.
Be careful who you vote for cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it.
Get it?
(Sarah Palin)
Did I mention I’m a woman?
And that I shoot animals for fun?
I don’t want planned parenthood or abortion.
Who cares if you were raped?
You’d better keep your son!
(John McCain)
So I ain’t complaining.
Wait – what’s my position again?
I’m a dinosaur so I forget sometimes.
I know! I’ll borrow Georgie’s brain.
Heck! Our ideas are the same.
Palin’s taking over if I’m not okay.
When I move up
I wanna keep the war.
I wanna be like Bush,
wanna take away rights.
When I move up,
I wanna fight the world,
ban being gay,
and support the rich whites!
When I move up,
be out of touch
with American needs,
but doesn’t matter much.
When I move up,
fair and clean.
Start a new war as I step out on the scene.
(Sarah Palin and Voters)
Be careful who you vote for cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it.
Be careful who you vote for cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it.
Get it?
(Sarah Palin)
I was a beauty queen
and I’m a hockey mother.
My daughter’s preggers so I made the boyfriend propose to her.
My family’s in disarray,
but really that’s okay.
I’ll have more time for them once I’ve become the vice president.
(John McCain and Sarah Palin)
When we move up
we wanna keep the war.
We wanna be like Bush,
wanna take away rights.
When we move up,
We wanna fight the world,
ban being gay,
and support the rich whites!
When we move up,
fasten your seatbelt!
The straight-talk express
is heading straight to hell.
When we move up,
fair and clean.
Start a new war as we step out on the scene.
(Sarah Palin and Voters)
Be careful who you vote for cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it.
Be careful who you vote for cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it,
cause you just might get it.
Get it?
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The Blair Witch of Straight Talk
Sarah Palin runs her first interview with Charlie Gibson in perpetually frightening circles.
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John McCain Stright TalkObama/McCain: Straight Talk
In the last in a series of parodies of the Mac/PC ads, Obama tries to understand what the John McCain is saying.
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