AMERICAblog: Des Moines Register's Rekha Basu: Is McCain too thin-skinned for presidency?
Busboy
· 1 year ago
Yeah, he's a warrior. Obama is a lawyer. It's not a difficult choice. McCain is also weasel. Obama is Rev Wright's child. Decide. Don't come whining on the blogs when your choice turns to shit....
John Aravosis
· 1 year ago
And our alternative is to vote for McCain? Simply cleaning out the government of every Republican appointee of the past 8 years is worth its weight in gold. Then there's the Supreme Court. And third there's President Palin, who I'd be willing to bet would become president within two years of McCain winning. Obama won't be perfect. No politician is. But better than McCain? Better than President Palin? Guaranteed.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
The only argument to what you say is that Palin may actually have the cojones to clean out republican appointees also and not turn the country into a socialist nightmare like Obama would accomplish. Are you keeping up on the people that want to establish areas of Sharia Law in the US? Trust me, that's not a good idea.
houstonray
· 1 year ago
You know, we heard the "socialist nightmare" line for more than a year before Clinton got elected, then every year he was in office, and then in the run up to his second term election, and then during his second term. Never happened. No black helicopters... No secret armies... No turning over the Gov't to the UN... No socialist agenda... No Communist US...
Instead we got 8 years of of some of the most prosperous times in recent memory.
To use a saying down here in the South, "that horse done rode"...you'll have to come up with something else...
Fireblazes(CheetohsandCatfood)
· 1 year ago
<<<No black helicopters, no secret armies<<< Yeah, this did not happen until the Fascists took over after Clinton.
Fireblazes(CheetohsandCatfood)
· 1 year ago
I think full on socialism as in the much more free and prosperous states of Continental Europe is a great idea.
Palin doesn't have the cojones to realize she is totally unqualified for the job. If you believe being mayor of a town of 6,000 is the same as being presdient of 300,000,000 you need some more crystal meth. You belong with Buchanan, remember what I said about the middle income and poor pissing in your coffee. The taste will not be from too much citric acid.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
never saw where you said that crap. I'll go with the girl that can gut a moose instead of the guy who can cut an inside deal with Rezko on a piece of prime property in Chicago..
lynchie
· 1 year ago
careful she may gut you.,
Busboy
· 1 year ago
OK, good advice...
sukabi1
· 1 year ago
McCain is a warrior. When confronted with a problem, or a crisis, he declares war.
John, McCain isn't a "warrior". A warrior knows when it is appropriate to use force and when it is not. He plans his offensives, whether it's diplomacy or armed aggression, and plans for alternative courses of action if his original strategy proves ineffective.
McCain has shown none of those traits. What he has shown is an impulsive, take no prisoners approach to GETTING HIS OWN WAY, not what is right for the country, but what is right for McCain. And I'll add that he's frequently WRONG about that as well.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
I'm not surprised he acted like a jerk when he was on friendly turf.
It's just amazing to me that he's claiming to be some great uniter when the evidence he's pointing to is the fact that most of the people in his own party hate his guts.
Aanya
· 1 year ago
Yes McCain is far too thin skinned to hold any public office. He's also far too old, incompetent, irresponsible and he's a hypocrite. McCain is a scurrilous liar, he's vindictive and I've never seen anyone with a worst smile or smirk than this guy! With a hundred million dollars, I'd just love to see him go away forever!
Ben Dover
· 1 year ago
McCain would only be one temper tantrum away from global nuclear warfare. Palin would be rooting him on, 'cause that's how baby jeebus want's it. And you just know McCain would love to settle some old issues he has with Hanoi.
lilybart
· 1 year ago
he could transfer his hatred for Gooks, by bombing North Korea.
gwpriester
· 1 year ago
As John has pointed out time and time again, it is time the media starts insisting on seeing McCain's medical records. It would appear there are some serious issues.
Perhaps it is time for a concerted letter writing campaign?
Busboy
· 1 year ago
Maybe a deal could be made to release McCain's med records if the Obama's thesis could be released from the college that closed it's doors and sent the students home and sealed it's records?
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
Columbia University closed?
Busboy
· 1 year ago
The one before that...
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
BTW:
When are we going to see the academic records of "Ms. five-colleges-in-six-years-and-all-I-got-was-this-lousy-communications-degree" ?
I can use the laugh.
houstonray
· 1 year ago
Actually it was MICHELLE's thesis and yes, it was originally restricted as were all high profile members' thesis' so that they would not be used for illegal purposes (a thesis is an intellectual property). It HAS since been released and anyone who wants it has access to it. Hell, even Politico.com published it on their website.
And the subject matter, the one line that was so 'scary' to Conservatives was an out of context statement that said "blacks must join in solidarity to fight a white oppressor". When read in its FULL context, something the Right rarely does, she was simply speculating about the black students that she surveyed for her thesis and where they may have come up with their feelings.
Anything else or is it ok to move along now??
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
Kind of cool the way Obama's convention speech challenge--"who has the judgement and temperament to be president"--is starting to play out.
cab02149
· 1 year ago
He is a simply loose, loose cannon. .............Warriors are very cool under fire.
We desperately need Obama, if for no more reason than he is not McCain. If he is not elected, the civilized world will write us off; as well they should.
I greatly fear the racial prejudices, ignorance and indifference of my fellow Americans.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
Agree.
He's no warror.
That's giving him way too much credit.
He's just a miserable little psychopath.
Milli
· 1 year ago
They are screwing with McCain's depression meds trying to find the right one. Seriously. There's no way that an 70+ year old guy who has battled cancer, been in the spotlight for the past 25 years, been tortured and probably has PTSD to some degree, has physical limitations, and who is running for the most stressful job on the planet, is not on some type of anti-depressent. His life is in chaos and he needs something to cope. Anti-depressants are the easiest solution. But put someone on the wrong one and all hell can break lose. I know, my ex became more aggressive and combative from a certain anti-depressant. It happens all the time. Could be one of the reasons why he's gone off the deep end of late.............
Fireblazes(CheetohsandCatfood)
· 1 year ago
Early dementia
* Word-finding difficulty - May be able to compensate by using synonyms or defining the word
* Forgetting names, appointments, or whether or not the person has done something; losing things
* Difficulty performing familiar tasks - Driving, cooking a meal, household chores, managing personal finances
* Personality changes (for example, sociable person becomes withdrawn or a quiet person is coarse and silly)
* Uncharacteristic behavior
* Mood swings, often with brief periods of anger or rage
* Poor judgment
* Behavior disorders - Paranoia and suspiciousness
* Decline in level of functioning but able to follow established routines at home
I count nine CHECKS, only one, the following of established routines at home, I'm not sure about. Of course, with 14 houses, I'm sure that's pretty hard to do too...
PeteWa
· 1 year ago
McCain is no warrior. He's a petulant three year old, irrationally pissed when things don't go his way. He's never been a warrior, he's always been the spoiled son and grandson of the elite.
McTempertantrum / Sarah Lipstick '08
Busboy
· 1 year ago
And, conversely, you're an upstanding citizen who has accomplished what?
PeteWa
· 1 year ago
This isn't about me, mr. hysterical bush lover.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
It's about you now. You think you can post bullshit without response? You have no stake in this country? Are you from Canada? Lots of Canadians post here because they secretly want to be here....
devlzadvocate
· 1 year ago
of course we can post bullshit. it's a fucking blog.
PeteWa
· 1 year ago
Are you still whining? Your feeble attempt to make this Presidential Campaign about me is not flying, but nice try weakling.
Fireblazes(CheetohsandCatfood)
· 1 year ago
McCain is no warrior. He's a petulant three year old, irrationally pissed when things don't go his way. He's never been a warrior, he's always been the spoiled son and grandson of the elite. Busboy Your picture is posted in this article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asswipe
canuck55
· 1 year ago
As a Canadian, I post because I am fascinated with your politics. Fascinated how so many people could vote against their own self interest for the Repubs. Fascinated how so many people could think that McCain and Palin are a good choice to lead the USA. Fascinated how so many think that the last eight years were just great or how McCain would do anything different. And fascinated why you don't have universal health care like every other major western nation - that one really puzzles me. I love Americans - great, generous, nice people by and large; but I do not wish to be one, as I am very happy to live in Canada.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
You, truly, have no idea what's going down...........
Busboy
· 1 year ago
yeah, well, maybe you don't understand anything about healthcare? Just be "by and large" that seems to be the Canadian example. You fuckers are on the road to extinction........
Fireblazes(CheetohsandCatfood)
· 1 year ago
PeteWa is not running for President. The evermore unstable McCain is.
devlzadvocate
· 1 year ago
You are attempting to accomplish what here? Convert us? Feel better about yourself? Show us how smart your are. It is not working. You have plenty of blog points. blog somewhere else where you might make a difference.
lilybart
· 1 year ago
Read the article in Rolling Stone called Make-Believe Maverick. A chronicle of is sorry life. The opening story, told by a fellow POW, is enough to know what this man is.
Ben Dover
· 1 year ago
Does McCain agree with Palin that the VP should have increased powers? Palin came across as some sort of Evita of Alaska.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
Looks good to me. Always thought Cheney was smarter than Bush...
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
Actually, I think Bush is smarter: He's just incurious and easily manipulated.
People assume Cheney's smart because he keeps his mouth shut and has that wry smile, but he flunked out in his only brush with an Ivy League institution.
devlzadvocate
· 1 year ago
He's not a warrior. He's just argumentative. He uses his self-proclamed "maverick" status to deflect that part of his personality and turn argumentativeness into "rebelliousness". Obviously, his own partisans will not listen to him due to his attitude. Do we really more of that after eight years of bullheaded thinking?
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
McCain is unstable. One minute Mr. Nice Guy and then Mr. Angry and no one seems to know which they are going to get. If one thing is constant it is the fact that McCain will turn on females in a heartbeat. Go back and look, when a female asks him a question he doesn't like it is full scale sarcasm. This has happened time and time again.
Just like George Bush with that Irish reporter McCain turned on the women asking questions.
News Nag
· 1 year ago
You know, I used to think McCain was a warrior, but now I believe he's just an old arrogant civilian-strafing, dike-bombing fighter pilot who chose, because of a collection of excuses, to become an obstreperous asshole.
We all get the opportunity to react to the hand that life has dealt us, no matter how glorious or how wretched our lives have been. At one time, McCain may have been all mavericky and nonplussed
If so, those days are long, long gone, and he's just a crotchety old white man among many whose dream didn't come true and whose possibility for having his torments, real and imagined, vindicated - in McCain's case by winning the presidency - has slipped through his grasp.
Yes, life gave him ample and broad opportunity to become a tolerant, open-hearted, and forgiving man, and he became an asshole instead. It can happen to the best of us, and it happend to him. I, myself, am still trying to swing the balance the other way, though not without difficulty, not without some failure, and not without some successes.
Below are a verse and chorus from my song, John McCain Rhymes With Pain:
John McCain rhymes with rage waiting to explode on a worldwide stage John McCain rhymes with rage bottled up inside so don't rattle his cage (he'll stab you with his tire gauge) yes McCain rhymes with rage too set in his ways to turn another page his mind's of another age we're not talking about a sage cause John McCain rhymes with rage
John McCain's time has passed he was a brave enough GI and his memory will last no need to ask why but now life comes at you fast and it's passed him by so we thank you John now make room for the other guy
[I'd be glad to email AmericaBlog the MP3; jez ask!]
Love, News Nag
lilybart
· 1 year ago
And of course, Spain better watch out too, you know those leftist Latin dictators. Elected? Well, whatever, same diff.
TomJoad
· 1 year ago
Look, I don't know what McCain really went through, or what kind of person he was and now is. I can look at small facts along the way, there are a lot of negatives, yet sometimes in the past he has seemed honorable...but who the hell knows? About either?
But what I see now is some hard edged, hypocritical, "how DARE you ask me.." old man who also seems confused and is running all over the place. I don't care how emphatic he is about Palin, that is a pathetic joke of an attempt at placating..it is cynical, and it is NOT in the best interest of the country.
His anger issues, even though he voted to NOT define what was done to him as torture, he was tortured...he didn't volunteer to be tortured, he messed up, got downed, and was captured. Not saying it was his fault, but he didn't throw himself on a grenade, choose to do it..it happened to him. And I think maybe the rest of his life there is quite a bit of "the world OWES me respect because of what I did..." well...yeah, but not owing you to be put in a position where your personality could ruin us. I think he maybe angry at the world ever since his capture. I sure don't know, but what I do know is he is reckless (he downed what...5 expensive jet airplanes in his career?), he is bitter and angry, he is incredibly impulsive and hasn't got control of his emotions, he is arrogant, he thinks he's being slick with all the "my friends" crap, and he thinks Reagan was right. That is enough for me to know he will screw up this land more than anyone before him, even Bush by his recklessness and ignorance.
I'm not crazy about Obama now, I think he needs to LEAD dammit....but he is about a thousand times better and more suited than McCain.
It's really...pathetic. His acting all salty and tough about Obamas "lack of experience" yet can say with a straight (well...as straight as it gets) face that Palin would be a competent VP. holy crap...and he sits next to her while she blathers her beauty peagent bullshit but this time about terrorists, and smiles and nods like "isn't she great" yet you see his embarrasment in his manner...the big rough, tough, "maverick" didn't choose her for gods sakes...he wanted Lieberman....the PARTY chose the Mavericks running mate.
whoppee...
CarolAl
· 1 year ago
Watching the video of McCain's interview with the Des Moines Register, I couldn't help to compare it the video of George Bush's remarks about the bailout bill. As Bush sat with a military leader in front of a fireplace in the White House, he made a statement about the need for House Republicans to come together to approve the bill. Typical Bush, he leaned back in his chair, jacket open, hand in his pocket. His tone was defensive, condescending and impatient. His jaw was clenched, his words angry, condescending, and flippant.
McCain leaned back in his chair, jacket open, visibly annoyed, like they were wasting his time. His attitude was condescending. McCain's jaw was clenched and his anger obvious. Although the questions were polite, McCain's answers were criptic, mocking, and showed his disdain for the press. Clearly, he did not appreciate being challenged.
All Comments
No black helicopters...
No secret armies...
No turning over the Gov't to the UN...
No socialist agenda...
No Communist US...
Instead we got 8 years of of some of the most prosperous times in recent memory.
To use a saying down here in the South, "that horse done rode"...you'll have to come up with something else...
Yeah, this did not happen until the Fascists took over after Clinton.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
John, McCain isn't a "warrior". A warrior knows when it is appropriate to use force and when it is not. He plans his offensives, whether it's diplomacy or armed aggression, and plans for alternative courses of action if his original strategy proves ineffective.
McCain has shown none of those traits. What he has shown is an impulsive, take no prisoners approach to GETTING HIS OWN WAY, not what is right for the country, but what is right for McCain. And I'll add that he's frequently WRONG about that as well.
It's just amazing to me that he's claiming to be some great uniter when the evidence he's pointing to is the fact that most of the people in his own party hate his guts.
Perhaps it is time for a concerted letter writing campaign?
When are we going to see the academic records of "Ms. five-colleges-in-six-years-and-all-I-got-was-this-lousy-communications-degree" ?
I can use the laugh.
And the subject matter, the one line that was so 'scary' to Conservatives was an out of context statement that said "blacks must join in solidarity to fight a white oppressor". When read in its FULL context, something the Right rarely does, she was simply speculating about the black students that she surveyed for her thesis and where they may have come up with their feelings.
Anything else or is it ok to move along now??
We desperately need Obama, if for no more reason than he is not McCain. If he is not elected, the civilized world will write us off; as well they should.
I greatly fear the racial prejudices, ignorance and indifference of my fellow Americans.
He's no warror.
That's giving him way too much credit.
He's just a miserable little psychopath.
* Word-finding difficulty - May be able to compensate by using synonyms or defining the word
* Forgetting names, appointments, or whether or not the person has done something; losing things
* Difficulty performing familiar tasks - Driving, cooking a meal, household chores, managing personal finances
* Personality changes (for example, sociable person becomes withdrawn or a quiet person is coarse and silly)
* Uncharacteristic behavior
* Mood swings, often with brief periods of anger or rage
* Poor judgment
* Behavior disorders - Paranoia and suspiciousness
* Decline in level of functioning but able to follow established routines at home
* Confusion, disorientation in unfamiliar surroundings - May wander, trying to return to familiar surroundings
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/dementia_overvie...
He's a petulant three year old, irrationally pissed when things don't go his way.
He's never been a warrior, he's always been the spoiled son and grandson of the elite.
McTempertantrum / Sarah Lipstick '08
Your feeble attempt to make this Presidential Campaign about me is not flying, but nice try weakling.
He's a petulant three year old, irrationally pissed when things don't go his way.
He's never been a warrior, he's always been the spoiled son and grandson of the elite.
Busboy Your picture is posted in this article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asswipe
I love Americans - great, generous, nice people by and large; but I do not wish to be one, as I am very happy to live in Canada.
People assume Cheney's smart because he keeps his mouth shut and has that wry smile, but he flunked out in his only brush with an Ivy League institution.
Just like George Bush with that Irish reporter McCain turned on the women asking questions.
We all get the opportunity to react to the hand that life has dealt us, no matter how glorious or how wretched our lives have been. At one time, McCain may have been all mavericky and nonplussed
If so, those days are long, long gone, and he's just a crotchety old white man among many whose dream didn't come true and whose possibility for having his torments, real and imagined, vindicated - in McCain's case by winning the presidency - has slipped through his grasp.
Yes, life gave him ample and broad opportunity to become a tolerant, open-hearted, and forgiving man, and he became an asshole instead. It can happen to the best of us, and it happend to him. I, myself, am still trying to swing the balance the other way, though not without difficulty, not without some failure, and not without some successes.
Below are a verse and chorus from my song, John McCain Rhymes With Pain:
John McCain rhymes with rage
waiting to explode on a worldwide stage
John McCain rhymes with rage
bottled up inside so don't rattle his cage
(he'll stab you with his tire gauge)
yes McCain rhymes with rage
too set in his ways to turn another page
his mind's of another age
we're not talking about a sage
cause John McCain rhymes with rage
John McCain's time has passed
he was a brave enough GI
and his memory will last
no need to ask why
but now life comes at you fast
and it's passed him by
so we thank you John
now make room for the other guy
[I'd be glad to email AmericaBlog the MP3; jez ask!]
Love,
News Nag
Elected? Well, whatever, same diff.
But what I see now is some hard edged, hypocritical, "how DARE you ask me.." old man who also seems confused and is running all over the place. I don't care how emphatic he is about Palin, that is a pathetic joke of an attempt at placating..it is cynical, and it is NOT in the best interest of the country.
His anger issues, even though he voted to NOT define what was done to him as torture, he was tortured...he didn't volunteer to be tortured, he messed up, got downed, and was captured. Not saying it was his fault, but he didn't throw himself on a grenade, choose to do it..it happened to him. And I think maybe the rest of his life there is quite a bit of "the world OWES me respect because of what I did..." well...yeah, but not owing you to be put in a position where your personality could ruin us. I think he maybe angry at the world ever since his capture.
I sure don't know, but what I do know is he is reckless (he downed what...5 expensive jet airplanes in his career?), he is bitter and angry, he is incredibly impulsive and hasn't got control of his emotions, he is arrogant, he thinks he's being slick with all the "my friends" crap, and he thinks Reagan was right. That is enough for me to know he will screw up this land more than anyone before him, even Bush by his recklessness and ignorance.
I'm not crazy about Obama now, I think he needs to LEAD dammit....but he is about a thousand times better and more suited than McCain.
It's really...pathetic. His acting all salty and tough about Obamas "lack of experience" yet can say with a straight (well...as straight as it gets) face that Palin would be a competent VP.
holy crap...and he sits next to her while she blathers her beauty peagent bullshit but this time about terrorists, and smiles and nods like "isn't she great" yet you see his embarrasment in his manner...the big rough, tough, "maverick" didn't choose her for gods sakes...he wanted Lieberman....the PARTY chose the Mavericks running mate.
whoppee...
McCain leaned back in his chair, jacket open, visibly annoyed, like they were wasting his time. His attitude was condescending. McCain's jaw was clenched and his anger obvious. Although the questions were polite, McCain's answers were criptic, mocking, and showed his disdain for the press. Clearly, he did not appreciate being challenged.
Another 4 years of this? No way!