AMERICAblog: In a crisis, we saw the stark difference between Barack Obama and John McCain
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
Dear Grover Norquist: You've gotten your wish. Your NeoCon and Republican crooks have ruined America, the same America your big business buddies now want to bail them out.
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
George Bush and his Republican cronies RAISED OUR TAXES.
Except the BILL HAS NOT YET ARRIVED.
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
George Bush Era = Decline of American economic strength.
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
Socialism for the rich.
Capitalism for the poor.
martha
· 1 year ago
Yes, it makes me so sick. And the so called "free press" doesn't report on this. I guess it is because the 4th estate is rich.
ShirleyGoodnessanMercy
· 1 year ago
OR at least they are owned and controlled by the rich and conservative
KarenMrsLloydRichards
· 1 year ago
Obama: smooth jazz late at night. McCain: the sound of an ambulance wailing away at 3AM, waking up the whole damn neighborhood.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
McCain's a lunatic.
Can you imagine him keeping his cool during a crisis?
vkobaya
· 1 year ago
Who do you want answering the red phone at 3:00 am? Obama or McCain/Palin? McCain would fly off the handle for being awakened and Palin wouldn't even bother to answer.
donotmakemecomedownthere
· 1 year ago
Great video. The difference between the two candidates is stark and not a little jarring.
McCain really needs to have that awkward twitch of his checked out by a doctor. (So the doctor says, "Just stop lying." Ba-da-boom.)
munjoyfan
· 1 year ago
Please can we bring forward the story of the Keating Five.
donotmakemecomedownthere
· 1 year ago
No need to. The present-day McCain is enough economic disaster for any election. Plus, most Americans think The Keating Five is a late-sixties folk-rock combo.
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
McCain = Bush
& Bush raised our taxes. The bill has not yet arrived.
BLOGGING BITCH!
· 1 year ago
We only get one bailout plan and IT'S BUSH'S??
Ok, I'll bite...........only if the money is delivered in cash on live TV. It's on;y fair that we get a visual of what all our retirements look like.
Think about it:
BUSH SAID IT COULD BE RISKY........HE DIDN'T EVEN SAY THAT ABOUT IRAQ AND HE'S NEVER MADE A MISTAKE THAT HE CAN REMEMBER!
Bush willing to put up 25 years without parole?
Any guarantee is better than none.
whomod
· 1 year ago
It's striking that not only was Obama sober and nonpartisan today but so was Bush and every Senator I saw on TV. The briefing on Capitol hill last night was some scary sobering shit apparently and the only one who thinks this is some political game still, is John McCain. Both Obama and Bush made the argument and set the tone that we need a bipartisan solution to this very real and very dire financial crisis and then in contrast, we had John McCain blaming Obama for the economic mess, the same guy he derides as barely having been in Washington to affect anything.
Obama is acting Presidential while McCain is flailing bout trying to make everyone forget about his out of touch 'sound economy' comments on Monday.
BLOGGING BITCH!
· 1 year ago
Kinda brave for McCain to blame Obama for this shit. Just last week, McCain was saying that Obama passed no meaningful legislation. What was it that passed that McCain voted against?
Jim Olson
· 1 year ago
Keating 5. 'nuff said.
BLOGGING BITCH!
· 1 year ago
I'll eat sawdust for the rest of my life as long as Bush goes to prison.
vkobaya
· 1 year ago
I suspect you and I will eat sawdust, but never get the gratification of seeing Bush in prison. At best, we will see him flee, exiled to Paraguay. In order for him to be prosecuted and convicted, Pelosi, Reid, Hillary, Bill and a number of Democrats would also have to be indicted, prosecuted, convicted and sent to prison. That ain't going to happen while the DNC is in power, only if the people take back the Democratic Party.
BLOGGING BITCH!
· 1 year ago
Did I just see General Petraeus in one of John McCain's ads?
Wow. Wasn't he replaced by a Lt. General?
Hell, they had to give Petraeus a star to take the job! He was only 3-star when he became a loyal Bushie.
sukabi1
· 1 year ago
If Petraeus was in one of McCain's ads that is a CLEAR VIOLATION of the UCMJ... Military personnel are forbidden from using their uniform and military status to endorse any party or political person.
ron071
· 1 year ago
The ad in question was put up by Vets For Freedom. I'm awaiting a protest by the good general, the good President, or John McSame.
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
Remember that "Political Capital" that Bush alleged that he had?
BLOGGING BITCH!
· 1 year ago
He seems to have spent it and then Nancy pelosi went to the Bank for him. Ask the FISA Courts.
BLOGGING BITCH!
· 1 year ago
We only get one bailout plan and IT'S BUSH'S??
Ok, I'll bite...........only if the money is delivered in cash on live TV. It's on;y fair that we get a visual of what all our retirements look like.
Think about it:
BUSH SAID IT COULD BE RISKY........HE DIDN'T EVEN SAY THAT ABOUT IRAQ AND HE'S NEVER MADE A MISTAKE THAT HE CAN REMEMBER!
Bush willing to put up 25 years without parole?
Any guarantee is better than none.
flashcard
· 1 year ago
Obama, cool and intelligent discussion.....McCain looked angry, as if he was ready to yell at the press corps to stay off off his lawn.
BLOGGING BITCH!
· 1 year ago
Watching Olbermann....
How come that witch-hunter never told Pastor Rick that McCain wasn't in that cone of silence?
Would Palin lie? What's her stance on DIVORCE? Is it anything like abortion?
ShirleyGoodnessanMercy
· 1 year ago
Republicans are running ads telling people to call Obama and tell him to face the truth about the success of The Surge.
If The Surge has worked so well, I think Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and the McCain-Palin Klan should all make their reservations to spend their Christmas holiday there... or maybe in Syria, with the 5 or 6 million Iraqi refugees there who are scared to go back home to Iraq BECAUSE THE FUCKING SURGE HAS NOT WORKED!!!!
vkobaya
· 1 year ago
Oh the surge worked alright. By the conveniently revised criteria of the right, Bush and McCain violence is way, way down. The reason is that 5 or 6 million Iraqis are now fugitives in Syria, Lebanon, and elsewhere. However, the original goals that were set for the surge were never achieved.
unrepentant_expat
· 1 year ago
Talk Like A Pirate Day 2008
September 19th falls on a Friday this year, so folks are making plans for an extended Talk Like A Pirate weekend. Let us know about yours!
Bush: Intervention needed to solve debt problems
WASHINGTON, Sep. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday that government intervention was necessary to solve the problems roiling the financial markets, calling it a "pivotal moment for America's economy." U.S. President George W. Bush makes a statement on the economy from the White House in Washington September 18, 2008. Bush said on Thursday he was concerned about the financial markets and the U.S. economy and said that his administration was working to strengthen them
"We must act now to protect our nation's economic health," Bush said, after plans were unveiled to address financial institutions' toxic mortgage debt.
"Given the precarious state of today's financial markets and their vital importance to the daily lives of the American people, government intervention is not only warranted, it is essential," he said at the White House.
Bush said it was important to address the root cause behind market instability, adding that the United States needed a program to buy illiquid assets from banks and other financial institutions.
"America's economy is facing unprecedented challenges, and we are responding with unprecedented action," Bush said.
DON'T MISS TONIGHT'S PIRATE PLUNDER PARTY AT SIXTEEN HUNDRED AVENUE
Check the drudgereport for the latest Biden gaffe. Could Hannity be right? Is Biden screwing up on purpose so that he can disqualify himself and let Hillary become the VP nominee?
unrepentant_expat
· 1 year ago
No.
BooHoo
· 1 year ago
Developing, hahahahahaha. What a tool.
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
A fundamental cultural problem with American business is that the corporate CEOs have a three-month plan.
The Japanese and other countries have a five-year plan, a fifty year, plan and a one-hundred year plan.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
I've got a 3 day plan; and, you're not in it...
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
Keep busing them dishes.
donkeyassdem
· 1 year ago
McCain's response includes the ugly accusation that Obama is 'gaming the system without contributing a thing' and goes on to say 'we don't need a lecture'. Where does he get this/ what in the world is he talking about? Ronald Reagan's 'welfare queen' hit job comes to mind. When I hear McCain calling a fellow Senator and major party nominee a lazy cheater who lectures/jives, it hurts.
This kind of language is often linked to the oppression of black Americans. Republicans' dismissiveness of political opponents, however, transcends race. When it comes to white Democrats, where racial tactics aren't of use, sexist language takes its place. The GOP consistently feminizes white male Dems and portrays Dem women as mannish harpies. The cherry on top of their social-hate sundae is the insistence that Dems of both genders are pawns of western-civilization-abolishing gay radicals, with whom they regularly participate in non-Leviticus-sanctioned activities; activities so abominable that they must not be spoken of, but rather tapped out in Morse Code on the bathroom floor of an airport at least 500 miles removed from one's loving, if clueless, wife.
It's high time we all learned how to field dress an elephant, and this one's as good as any.
Obama '08 & 60 in the Senate! Donate, Organize, Proselytize - Dignity for everybody. Period.
donkeyassdem
· 1 year ago
McCain's response includes the ugly accusation that Obama is 'gaming the system without contributing a thing' and goes on to say 'we don't need a lecture'. Where does he get this/ what in the world is he talking about? Ronald Reagan's 'welfare queen' hit job comes to mind. When I hear McCain calling a fellow Senator and major party nominee a lazy cheater who lectures/jives, it hurts. This kind of language is often linked to the oppression of black Americans. Republicans' dismissiveness of political opponents, however, transcends race. When it comes to white Democrats, where racial tactics aren't of use, sexist language takes its place. The GOP consistently emasculates white male Dems and portrays Dem women as mannish harpies. The cherry on top of their social-hate sundae is the insistence that Dems of both genders are pawns of western-civilization-abolishing gay radicals, with whom they regularly participate in non-Leviticus-sanctioned activities; activities so abominable that they must not be spoken of, but rather tapped out in Morse Code on the bathroom floor in an airport at least 500 miles removed from one's loving, if clueless, wife.
It's high time we all learned how to field dress an elephant, and this one's as good as any.
Obama '08 & 60 in the Senate! Donate, Organize, Proselytize - Dignity for everybody. Period.
ron071
· 1 year ago
I must again post regarding that retired forensic psychiatrist who wrote that, based upon his observations, McCain was psychologically unfit for any job requiring a sound mind and temperament.
Tinuviel
· 1 year ago
I think there was another very important distinction that was evident this week. I heard McCain and surrogates complaining that in this time of crisis Obama had nothing to say, no proposal. Well, we heard from Obama today and we heard a thoughtful, measured and reasoned discussion of how to move forward. In other words, Obama took some time to THINK about what was happening and why and after CONSIDERING various ideas, he presented his thoughts. Compare this with the "shoot from the lip" without thinking type of management we have had for the last 8 years and McCain proposes for the next 4. What is wrong with taking some time to think and gather advisor's and ask questions before presenting the American people with a proposal. I am so hungry for a leader that THINKS, I mean really THINKS.....what the hell is wrong with having a very smart person at the head of this country? I don't give a shit if he (or she) is someone I want to have a beer with, I want someone who is smarter than me and can speak in full sentences. Oh yes, and can pronounce nuclear. Is that to much to ask?
vwcat
· 1 year ago
I wish the pundits and media in general had a copy of this video and watched it closely. and then played it for the voters. There can be no comparison between the two. McCain just keeps saying the same stupid things and keeps attacking Obama. Obama on the other hand, is addressing the crisis and McCain is just an afterthought.
nsr
· 1 year ago
It was one heck of a job interview question, wasn't it? Even NBC pointed out that McCain got way more money from Sallie and Freddie than Obama did.
tlsintx
· 1 year ago
someone needs to tell McCain to stop with the quotation marks move...
ugly, petty, small, stupid. wow.
MrsTarquinBiscuitbarrel
· 1 year ago
Barack Obama is a GROWN-UP who responds calmly and constructively to big problems.
John McCain yaps and accuses and shifts the big burden of blame that he won't ever admit to carrying.
Their age in years doesn't matter at all in this case: Obama is the real grown-up here. And I love that line, donkeyassdem, let's field dress that elephant! Obama '08!
All Comments
Except the BILL HAS NOT YET ARRIVED.
Capitalism for the poor.
Can you imagine him keeping his cool during a crisis?
McCain really needs to have that awkward twitch of his checked out by a doctor. (So the doctor says, "Just stop lying." Ba-da-boom.)
& Bush raised our taxes. The bill has not yet arrived.
Ok, I'll bite...........only if the money is delivered in cash on live TV. It's on;y fair that we get a visual of what all our retirements look like.
Think about it:
BUSH SAID IT COULD BE RISKY........HE DIDN'T EVEN SAY THAT ABOUT IRAQ AND HE'S NEVER MADE A MISTAKE THAT HE CAN REMEMBER!
Bush willing to put up 25 years without parole?
Any guarantee is better than none.
Obama is acting Presidential while McCain is flailing bout trying to make everyone forget about his out of touch 'sound economy' comments on Monday.
Wow. Wasn't he replaced by a Lt. General?
Hell, they had to give Petraeus a star to take the job! He was only 3-star when he became a loyal Bushie.
Ok, I'll bite...........only if the money is delivered in cash on live TV. It's on;y fair that we get a visual of what all our retirements look like.
Think about it:
BUSH SAID IT COULD BE RISKY........HE DIDN'T EVEN SAY THAT ABOUT IRAQ AND HE'S NEVER MADE A MISTAKE THAT HE CAN REMEMBER!
Bush willing to put up 25 years without parole?
Any guarantee is better than none.
How come that witch-hunter never told Pastor Rick that McCain wasn't in that cone of silence?
Would Palin lie? What's her stance on DIVORCE? Is it anything like abortion?
If The Surge has worked so well, I think Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and the McCain-Palin Klan should all make their reservations to spend their Christmas holiday there... or maybe in Syria, with the 5 or 6 million Iraqi refugees there who are scared to go back home to Iraq BECAUSE THE FUCKING SURGE HAS NOT WORKED!!!!
September 19th falls on a Friday this year, so folks are making plans for an extended Talk Like A Pirate weekend. Let us know about yours!
Bush: Intervention needed to solve debt problems
WASHINGTON, Sep. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday that government intervention was necessary to solve the problems roiling the financial markets, calling it a "pivotal moment for America's economy."
U.S. President George W. Bush makes a statement on the economy from the White House in Washington September 18, 2008. Bush said on Thursday he was concerned about the financial markets and the U.S. economy and said that his administration was working to strengthen them
"We must act now to protect our nation's economic health," Bush said, after plans were unveiled to address financial institutions' toxic mortgage debt.
"Given the precarious state of today's financial markets and their vital importance to the daily lives of the American people, government intervention is not only warranted, it is essential," he said at the White House.
Bush said it was important to address the root cause behind market instability, adding that the United States needed a program to buy illiquid assets from banks and other financial institutions.
"America's economy is facing unprecedented challenges, and we are responding with unprecedented action," Bush said.
DON'T MISS TONIGHT'S PIRATE PLUNDER PARTY AT SIXTEEN HUNDRED AVENUE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzjGI-wawWg
As a rule, I don't post videos.
The Japanese and other countries have a five-year plan, a fifty year, plan and a one-hundred year plan.
This kind of language is often linked to the oppression of black Americans. Republicans' dismissiveness of political opponents, however, transcends race. When it comes to white Democrats, where racial tactics aren't of use, sexist language takes its place. The GOP consistently feminizes white male Dems and portrays Dem women as mannish harpies. The cherry on top of their social-hate sundae is the insistence that Dems of both genders are pawns of western-civilization-abolishing gay radicals, with whom they regularly participate in non-Leviticus-sanctioned activities; activities so abominable that they must not be spoken of, but rather tapped out in Morse Code on the bathroom floor of an airport at least 500 miles removed from one's loving, if clueless, wife.
It's high time we all learned how to field dress an elephant, and this one's as good as any.
Obama '08 & 60 in the Senate! Donate, Organize, Proselytize - Dignity for everybody. Period.
This kind of language is often linked to the oppression of black Americans. Republicans' dismissiveness of political opponents, however, transcends race. When it comes to white Democrats, where racial tactics aren't of use, sexist language takes its place. The GOP consistently emasculates white male Dems and portrays Dem women as mannish harpies. The cherry on top of their social-hate sundae is the insistence that Dems of both genders are pawns of western-civilization-abolishing gay radicals, with whom they regularly participate in non-Leviticus-sanctioned activities; activities so abominable that they must not be spoken of, but rather tapped out in Morse Code on the bathroom floor in an airport at least 500 miles removed from one's loving, if clueless, wife.
It's high time we all learned how to field dress an elephant, and this one's as good as any.
Obama '08 & 60 in the Senate! Donate, Organize, Proselytize - Dignity for everybody. Period.
and then played it for the voters.
There can be no comparison between the two. McCain just keeps saying the same stupid things and keeps attacking Obama.
Obama on the other hand, is addressing the crisis and McCain is just an afterthought.
ugly, petty, small, stupid. wow.
John McCain yaps and accuses and shifts the big burden of blame that he won't ever admit to carrying.
Their age in years doesn't matter at all in this case: Obama is the real grown-up here. And I love
that line, donkeyassdem, let's field dress that elephant! Obama '08!