McCain - Simply not qualified

[S. C.]

An Obama supporter saying that McCain is not qualified?

Seriously. At least McCain knows how many states there are. And he's supposed to be the old, senile one?

 

[Uncle Remus]

How exactly does "Call me if you guys in Congress need me" constitute multi-tasking? The fact is that Obama is the one who can't multitask, but instead of suspending his campaign he has suspended his DUTIES AS A SENATOR during a time that one of his own supporters — Warren Buffett — calls an "economic Pearl Harbor." He can't help address this bailout package, because he needs to focus all his energies on memorizing foreign policy facts and figures. He's on vacation in Florida, for God's sake, studying his note cards, while Wall Street burns. Multi-tasking, my ****!

Obama: NOT READY TO LEAD!!!!!

McCain: COUNTRY FIRST!!!!!

Why does one have to suspend a campaign in order to help resolve the economic disaster?

 

[Master Mason]

To the OP The following have publicly stated that McCain would be a good president.

Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden... and that's just folks that also want him to be defeated at this point.

You may not like him, but your leaders say he is qualified.

 

[Island_Lauri]

Or maybe when something is THIS important, it takes a backseat to everything else.

McCain didn't think it was a big deal last week. Do you think this crisis just come up overnight? Or did McCain just look at his own stock portfolio?

McCain is the one making this about politics. Obama contacted him and spoke about preparing a bipartisan statement. Instead McCain decides that he needs to hold a press conference by himself.

 

[rayelias]

McCain is simply not qualified to be President. He can only handle one crisis at a time, thinks he should be back in DC but is waiting till later tomorrow to go. Is not a man of his word, agreed to a joint statement with Obama but then felt the need to go in front of the cameras and never mention anything about that agreement. Is not ready for a debate, so he is using the economy as an excuse.

Maybe he has never heard of conference calls? Maybe he forgot about that jet with his name on it? Maybe the only way he can get things done is by shouting directly into people's faces?

He just doesn't have the temperment, the patience, or the ability to do the job. He is not qualified.

So, when the Twin Towers were hit on 9/11, and Pres Bush, in an effort to not freak out the group of kids he was reading to, did not rush out of there and jump on a plane, will you concede that he was an excellent multi-tasker?

Will you condemn all the vicious Democratic attacks about Pres Bush's actions immediately following the attacks?

Hmmmm?

 

[a1tinkfans]

 

[rayelias]

This is all quite true, and leads to one ultimate fact.

McCain will not be ready on day 1 to handle all the requirements of a Presidency

Now that takes the cake! Funniest thing I've heard all day!

From the keyboard of someone who supports a candidate who's best experience is a community organizer!

 

[bimshire]

McCain demonstrated today that he puts COUNTRY FIRST

Yep, you're right!!!

"It's only getting worse for John McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis. Following the news that Davis was paid $2 million over five years as president of an advocacy group set up by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the New York Times now reports that Freddie Mac paid Davis's lobbying firm $15,000 a month up until last month. The firm was kept on the payroll because of Davis's close ties to McCain. The news comes after McCain insisted that Davis has had no involvement with Freddie Mac for several years."

McCain aka Pinocchio

Country First!

 

[agentpleakley]

Yep, you're right!!!

"It's only getting worse for John McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis. Following the news that Davis was paid $2 million over five years as president of an advocacy group set up by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the New York Times now reports that Freddie Mac paid Davis's lobbying firm $15,000 a month up until last month. The firm was kept on the payroll because of Davis's close ties to McCain. The news comes after McCain insisted that Davis has had no involvement with Freddie Mac for several years."

McCain aka Pinocchio

Country First!

YEAH -- NYT -- reliable source

A Partisan Paper of Record

Today the New York Times launched its latest attack on this campaign in its capacity as an Obama advocacy organization. Let us be clear about what this story alleges: The New York Times charges that McCain-Palin 2008 campaign manager Rick Davis was paid by Freddie Mac until last month, contrary to previous reporting, as well as statements by this campaign and by Mr. Davis himself.

In fact, the allegation is demonstrably false. As has been previously reported, Mr. Davis separated from his consulting firm, Davis Manafort, in 2006. As has been previously reported, Mr. Davis has seen no income from Davis Manafort since 2006. Zero. Mr. Davis has received no salary or compensation since 2006. Mr. Davis has received no profit or partner distributions from that firm on any basis -- weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual -- since 2006. Again, zero. Neither has Mr. Davis received any equity in the firm based on profits derived since his financial separation from Davis Manafort in 2006.

Further, and missing from the Times' reporting, Mr. Davis has never -- never -- been a lobbyist for either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Mr. Davis has not served as a registered lobbyist since 2005.

Though these facts are a matter of public record, the New York Times, in what can only be explained as a willful disregard of the truth, failed to research this story or present any semblance of a fairminded treatment of the facts closely at hand. The paper did manage to report one interesting but irrelevant fact: Mr. Davis did participate in a roundtable discussion on the political scene with...Paul Begala.

Again, let us be clear: The New York Times -- in the absence of any supporting evidence -- has insinuated some kind of impropriety on the part of Senator McCain and Rick Davis. But entirely missing from the story is any significant mention of Senator McCain's long advocacy for, and co-sponsorship of legislation to enact, stricter oversight and regulation of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- dating back to 2006. Please see the attached floor statement on this issue by Senator McCain from 2006.

To the central point our campaign has made in the last 48 hours: The New York Times has never published a single investigative piece, factually correct or otherwise, examining the relationship between Obama campaign chief strategist David Axelrod, his consulting and lobbying clients, and Senator Obama. Likewise, the New York Times never published an investigative report, factually correct or otherwise, examining the relationship between Former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson and Senator Obama, who appointed Johnson head of his VP search committee, until the writing was on the wall and Johnson was under fire following reports from actual news organizations that he had received preferential loans from predatory mortgage lender Countrywide.

Therefore this "report" from the New York Times must be evaluated in the context of its intent and purpose. It is a partisan attack falsely labeled as objective news. And its most serious allegations are based entirely on the claims of anonymous sources, a familiar yet regretful tactic for the paper.

 

[Mr Man]

Why does one have to suspend a campaign in order to help resolve the economic disaster?

Let me get out my finger puppets to make this easier to understand.

Index finger funny puppet: I heard economic disasters affect millions of people (mostly non-political ones who are just trying to live their lives without looking like crazy people).


Pinky finger silly puppet: Yes, this is true. Political Campaigns generally only affect those who follow them

(Most obviously from the side who thinks-and then tells us all ad nauseum- everything their candidate does is smart......FOREVER. JINX. NO TAGBACKS. SPIT TO DIE.........even while he is actually commiting the most drawn out spectacular political Seppuku ever seen in modern politics).

At this point, Sen Obama could be a ham sandwich and devotees would pop up saying how much they have always admired ham sandwiches, such an efficient way to eat, so frugal, perfect blend of cultures yet descended from royalty-Earl of Sandwich etc etc bleah bleah... It is drop dead hilarious.

Middle Finger guy: You don' wanna know what I was gonna say.......

 

[mikedevilsyanks]

This is all quite true, and leads to one ultimate fact.

McCain will not be ready on day 1 to handle all the requirements of a Presidency, nor should the American people have to wait for him to come up to speed on the economy from his friends, if going to war with any and all country's is a goal however, he's good with that one.

If McCain will not be ready to be pres on day one, then Obama would not be ready to cut my grass.

Obama-the LEASE qualified Presidential candidate ever.

 

[djm99]

Each day that goes by McCain is proving the OP's point. McCain had to do something and this lastest stunt didn't work. I have a feeling this is not the last stunt McCain will pull. Those repubs have so much up there sleeves.

 

[Database]

Let me get out my finger puppets to make this easier to understand.

Index finger funny puppet: I heard economic disasters affect millions of people (mostly non-political ones who are just trying to live their lives without looking like crazy people).


Pinky finger silly puppet: Yes, this is true. Political Campaigns generally only affect those who follow them

(Most obviously from the side who thinks-and then tells us all ad nauseum- everything their candidate does is smart......FOREVER. JINX. NO TAGBACKS. SPIT TO DIE.........even while he is actually commiting the most drawn out spectacular political Seppuku ever seen in modern politics).

At this point, Sen Obama could be a ham sandwich and devotees would pop up saying how much they have always admired ham sandwiches, such an efficient way to eat, so frugal, perfect blend of cultures yet descended from royalty-Earl of Sandwich etc etc bleah bleah... It is drop dead hilarious.

Middle Finger guy: You don' wanna know what I was gonna say.......

Thanks for cheering me up!

 

[Bobbysdog]

If McCain will not be ready to be pres on day one, then Obama would not be ready to cut my grass.

Obama-the LEASE qualified Presidential candidate ever.

Actually, I think Obama has enough money to choose whether to lease or to own.....