AMERICAblog: McCain left. Obama is still on stage meeting the crowd, and McCain just got up and left.
Poopyman
· 1 year ago
Because he's not well.
Seriously.
PeteWa
· 1 year ago
Pissed off? Maybe his Depends were brimming with too much urine and all the shit that was coming out of him all night.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
You're familiar with this problem, obviously.
mookhead
· 1 year ago
During the debate, he reached for his face, grimacing, then caught himself just in time and put his hand down. From that point on, his left eye drooped more and more, and got very red, as the debate went on.
It was a very familiar gesture: I saw my grandmother do it many times after she started suffering micro-strokes.
Something is afoot with McCain's health.
butchcjg
· 1 year ago
Keep hitting this John. Maybe the other blogs will pick it up. It shows who Obama is. He's about the PEOPLE, not just the campaign and the politics.
Rustyzipper
· 1 year ago
He had to get in his wheelchair...
PinkDog
· 1 year ago
McCain didn't rush off the stage because he was angry. He rushed off because it's time for him to have a glass of warm milk and go to bed.
Am watching MSNBC they had a group in King of Prussia, Pa with dials and according to the group Obama won.
annatopia
· 1 year ago
yea but those had to be the dimmest folks i've ever seen on tv. seriously.
SouthernYankee
· 1 year ago
Yup, but maybe they were alittle shy and not used to being on TV. I will give them the benefit of doubt.
annatopia
· 1 year ago
yea he was a total ass to obama too. *pointedly* would not shake obama's hand. obama had to pivot and shake cindy's instead. fucking rude. mccain is a whiny little bitch. he was so livid he had to leave. you could just read his seething anger like a book tonight.
PeteWa
· 1 year ago
You're right, McCain is a whiny little bitch, just like all Repube trolls.
ZennButtKicker (tlhwraith)
· 1 year ago
When you get smacked down like that, sometimes the best thing to do is get up and leave.
phaet2112
· 1 year ago
That's just piss poor debate prep, honestly. Yeah let's give my opponent four or five minutes of free air time being appreciative and basking in the adulation of the approving public. Leaving so soon is probably for a conference call to answer how much to push Ayers. No mention of it tonight, because it likely polled so poorly for McCain's internals that they didn't dare risk it. But the lack of a serious momentum shift tonight will probably push it to the forefront in the next debate. It is really about a contest to him and not about the people, and it showed tonight, as it showed with Cindy who also basically just smiled and nodded and didn't shake any hands.
tlsintx
· 1 year ago
McCain should be very glad Obama didn't do more town halls... Barack rocked it.
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
Hey McCain gave his wife a hug, if you can call it that, then pushed her away as she walked behind him. He refused to shake Obama's by shoving his wife's hand toward Obama. Any you asked why he left? He was pissed.
budpaul
· 1 year ago
A caller on C-SPAN who supports McCain said that since Obama didn't directly answer the "What don't you know" question, then that must mean that Obama thinks he knows everything. And of course she finds this off-putting. ... Is it something in the water over there that makes them so mind-numbingly stupid?
gumbygirl
· 1 year ago
Ohio white trash-doesn't like the black man, it could not have been more obvious what HER agenda was if she had blurted out the N word.
MrSlate
· 1 year ago
I thought McCain was supposed to be good at these town hall meetings?
gumbygirl
· 1 year ago
I put C-Span's coverage on during the debate because for some reason Obama looked green on PBS. I am sooo glad I did. The silent coverage of the room afterwards, when Senator Obama and his wife graciously stayed to talk to people, and pose for pictures, while McCain and Cindy Lou took off to avoid having too much contact with the filthy masses, says everything!
wellstoner
· 1 year ago
I watched CSPAN, they showed 10 to15 minutes of the Obama graciously taking photos and meeting with the audience. They look like absolute royalty. Free face time on national primetime tv. Grammpy went off to bed I guess?
naschkatzehussein
· 1 year ago
Michelle was a knockout in that red dress.
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
Local TV polling in Denve, almost 2 to 1 favoring Obama
mousegirl
· 1 year ago
In my opinion McCain left because for him the town hall meeting was not about the people but about attacking Obama. Period. He doesn't give a darn about the people. That and it is WAAAYYY past McCain's bedtime.
katjam
· 1 year ago
He either had to pee really bad or he needed to puch the wall in private.
wellstoner
· 1 year ago
It looked like a Victory Lap.
Honestly.
..
Rustyzipper
· 1 year ago
We all saw the beginning of the end tonight.... for The GOP, this was a night we can look back on and say, it ended.
Look for the pols for Obama to go even higher in the next few days....
Night all.. we are almost there.
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
As a geriatric myself, maybe his prostate forced him to make an emergency restroom trip.
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
They just played back the clip of McCain answering a black guy's question and McCain says "I bet you never even heard of them." I thought that was downright appalling. How does McCAin know what this guy knew about Fannie may/
Poopyman
· 1 year ago
McCain spent the night wheezing. I don't think he ever got his breath the whole night, and really, it just shouldn't have been that strenuous.
He isn't a well man.
Apphouse50
· 1 year ago
Diaper change.
Laura-In-CC (fka Doodlebug)
· 1 year ago
If I had heard McCain say "my friends" ONE MORE TIME ... I was about to shoot the TV screen!
mccain ratings before/after (did not change) 51% favorable/46% unfavorable
obama rocked it out tonight. i agree with rustyzipper. tonight was the beginning of the end. only 28 more days! FINALLY.
P.S. talking heads on cnn agree "that one" comment will come back to haunt mccain. they play it then cut to commercial.
dances_with_beagles
· 1 year ago
McCain mentioned Lieberman three times tonight? He's signalling. If polls don't turn around he'll drop Palin and go with Lieberman. He has nothing to lose.
nikto
· 1 year ago
dances with beagles,
Nope.
Too late, my friend.
The Cheney-Vader Dark Forces have already adopted her. They think they'll keep her. What they "think" is reality.
She'l be removed from the campaign like the facehugger in Alien.
I just reviewed it, John McCain refused to shake hands!
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
So did Tom Brokaw. It came afer that. Obama was smiling and saying something to Brokaw and it looked Obama went to shake hands where upon, Brokaw just turned away.
Mark in Florida
· 1 year ago
I noticed that as well. McCain just left the stage. McCain is getting panned by the pundits for the "that one" comment. It was objectifiying and petty. McCain also looked really patronizing when he assumed that man did not know of freddie and Fanny prior to this crisis. Hell, I knew about Fannie and Freddie, many people knew. McCain came off as racist when he assumed the guy did not know what that was.
McCain is OUT OF TOUCH.
aquarius2
· 1 year ago
I mentioned that Fanny May interchange. Combined with "that one" it is pretty obvious, at least to me, that McCain is a bit prejudiced. Add to all that the one other gal, black, asked a question and McCain couldn't remember her name. He is more than dismissive of African Americans, he is rude.
HereinDC
· 1 year ago
WOW. McCain lied. Obama has no plan to fine businesses for not having insurance
HereinDC
· 1 year ago
I think they shook hands when McCain walked infront of the camera....and then McCain backed up after he shook Obamas hand.
Agathena
· 1 year ago
He left the stage because he is old. He's been on his feet for 90 minutes seething with hatred at Obama, for the media, for the polls. He looked uncomfortable during the debate and his shoulders were stooped. He's a very old for 72, sadly he must have aged during his imprisonment and from his war wounds. But his ego is massive. He made the event boring because he went on and on about himself. Just reminded me of my grandfather at family gatherings bragging about his accomplishments, over and over. To McCain: Take a rest old man, go to Sedona or one of your mansions, put your feet up, relax because you are too old and tired to be president.
freshpaint
· 1 year ago
I hit the mute button whenever McCain was speaking, just checking in every now and then. Watching him wandering around in the background was very odd, I thought. Obama was outstanding, I thought, after the first 5 or 10 minutes. I think it sometimes takes him a little while to feel the crowd and sense what is needed in a situation.
Keep forgetting that I've heard that stump speech any number of times, but it is indeed new to many people. We must respect this.
freshpaint
· 1 year ago
Did you see all the people getting Obama's autographs, getting pix taken with him? This is the candidate we love in Illinois. This is the guy I've worked for since early in the senate race.
David_in_Toronto
· 1 year ago
Poopyman-- exactly. I said the same thing on another thread. McCain looked and sounded like someone with emphysema or lung cancer. I've thought that John was perhaps overstating issues with McCain's health (no offense, John), but McCain looked like one sick puppy tonight.
nikto
· 1 year ago
The Reason McCain didn't stay and meet the audience:
HE WAS A POW.
freshpaint
· 1 year ago
Has everyone here read the new Rolling Stone article on McCain? Very very long, but fascinating, especially about his younger years, which I didn't know much about.
paulo
· 1 year ago
I was dumbfounded. When cspan cut out Obama was there for about 30 minutes, McCain left after maybe 5, The crowd stayed seated for about 10 minutes while the Obamas shook hands. I noticed that even people in the risers that were on the other side of the room stayed in their seats.
Everyone was taking photos and a few autographs. Mostly meet and greet.
Then people were gathering around. Michele signing autographs, Obama too. At one point there was a group shot of about 6 people with Barack. I swear I saw a secret service guy sign an autograph.
WTF was McCain thinking? I don't know how many people were there maybe 00 but that's 100 votes went down the drain for McCain. Not to mention the post-debate reaction stories.
Truly weird
Bubbles
· 1 year ago
It's sunset again on the Reagan revolution.
And poor old McCain is left carrying the standard to the political grave yard.
When one considers the travesty that the Supply-side/Laissez-faire econo-duplex imposed upon the world the first time: triggering the great depression, the rise of Hitler, WWII, the Holocaust the fact that Reagan was able to infuse it back into play 28 years ago is rather an astounding act of salesmanship. No wonder the Republicans venerate him so. And soon, no wonder why the World will openly hate Republicans so. This will spill out sometime after January 20th and it will go global just like the financial crisis did. And it seems likely that the world will want to place some demands upon us that we never allow recklessness (or even maverickness to ever become policy drivers again).
lovepeaceandallthat
· 1 year ago
I sooooooooo hope you are right!
TXfemmom
· 1 year ago
McCain had spent enough time with people who weren't gushing over him, adoring him, and spewing hate about Obama. He is not comfortable in a neutral situation with people who just don't get it.
twostepcub
· 1 year ago
NAPTIME!
either that or his Depends were full.
TXfemmom
· 1 year ago
Oh, and it was past his bedtime. He needs to get out, have a couple of drinks, play some craps, and get to bed.
calvinthecat
· 1 year ago
calvin is voting for enlarged prostate and out of control ego.
lovepeaceandallthat
· 1 year ago
I can't remember if I read it here on Americablog, but there was a post about how Cindy McCain was (is?) most likely the victim of domestic violence by the hands of John McCain. Unaccounted for injuries etc. He sooooooo fits the profile of an abuser. His anger is enormous, his hatred, and of course his POW history.
I can't imagine that he hasn't abused her physically -- and the verbal abuse must be endless. I am sure she is his punching bag at LEAST emotionally.
I wish someone would blow this whistle on this... someone who knows, and you know they are out there.
ckerst
· 1 year ago
Gramps metamucil kicked in.
sisterfaith
· 1 year ago
It was way past his bedtime and he had to go record approval of a bunch more sleaze ads.....and give Moose Girl her talking points for Wednesday.
ron071
· 1 year ago
JUST IMAGINE having to have George W. campaigning for you. It smacks of DESPERATION and what do I have left to lose? Bush has now become ( in addition to everything else ) the STEALTH CAMPAIGNER. How sad that he had to accept Palin and now Bush. This is the campaign from H--L.
All Comments
Seriously.
Maybe his Depends were brimming with too much urine and all the shit that was coming out of him all night.
It was a very familiar gesture: I saw my grandmother do it many times after she started suffering micro-strokes.
Something is afoot with McCain's health.
The video:
http://snipurl.com/461nt
He's no superstar.
Barack rocked it.
Honestly.
..
Look for the pols for Obama to go even higher in the next few days....
Night all.. we are almost there.
He isn't a well man.
38% d
31% r
who won?
obama 54
mccain 30
obama ratings before/after
60% favorable/64% favorable
38% unfavorable/30% unfavorable
mccain ratings before/after (did not change)
51% favorable/46% unfavorable
obama rocked it out tonight. i agree with rustyzipper. tonight was the beginning of the end. only 28 more days! FINALLY.
P.S. talking heads on cnn agree "that one" comment will come back to haunt mccain. they play it then cut to commercial.
Nope.
Too late, my friend.
The Cheney-Vader Dark Forces have already adopted her.
They think they'll keep her.
What they "think" is reality.
She'l be removed from the campaign like the facehugger in Alien.
And you remember how that went.
1. querulous in temperament or mood : fretful
2 : perversely obstinate
3 : marked by ill temper
That's what Howard Fineman
Called McCain when McCain pointed at Obama and said "That One"
McCain is OUT OF TOUCH.
McCain lied.
Obama has no plan to fine businesses for not having insurance
To McCain:
Take a rest old man, go to Sedona or one of your mansions, put your feet up, relax because you are too old and tired to be president.
Keep forgetting that I've heard that stump speech any number of times, but it is indeed new to many people. We must respect this.
HE WAS A POW.
Everyone was taking photos and a few autographs. Mostly meet and greet.
Then people were gathering around. Michele signing autographs, Obama too. At one point there was a group shot of about 6 people with Barack. I swear I saw a secret service guy sign an autograph.
WTF was McCain thinking? I don't know how many people were there maybe 00 but that's 100 votes went down the drain for McCain. Not to mention the post-debate reaction stories.
Truly weird
And poor old McCain is left carrying the standard to the political grave yard.
When one considers the travesty that the Supply-side/Laissez-faire econo-duplex imposed upon the world the first time: triggering the great depression, the rise of Hitler, WWII, the Holocaust the fact that Reagan was able to infuse it back into play 28 years ago is rather an astounding act of salesmanship. No wonder the Republicans venerate him so. And soon, no wonder why the World will openly hate Republicans so. This will spill out sometime after January 20th and it will go global just like the financial crisis did. And it seems likely that the world will want to place some demands upon us that we never allow recklessness (or even maverickness to ever become policy drivers again).
either that or his Depends were full.
I can't imagine that he hasn't abused her physically -- and the verbal abuse must be endless. I am sure she is his punching bag at LEAST emotionally.
I wish someone would blow this whistle on this... someone who knows, and you know they are out there.