McCain Buoyed by Polls, Fundraising

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

By GLEN JOHNSON

DERRY, N.H. (AP) - Buoyed by polls showing a slight uptick, as well as fundraising he says is improving, Sen. John McCain set out Sunday to win New Hampshire votes with his trademark blunt talk.

The 71-year-old Arizona Republican, who would be the oldest president ever to start in the White House if elected next year, quipped that he should bring his 95-year-old mother on the campaign trail "to display my genes."


Republican presidential hopeful, U.S.Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. takes a question ,during a campaign stop in Derry, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)


He blasted the "military thugs" in Myanmar who are attempting to maintain their junta despite protests of Buddhist monks, and said "we should make the Chinese pay a price" for supporting the regime in the nation formerly known as Burma.

And McCain labeled President Vladimir Putin as "the dictator from Russia" as he called for U.S. energy independence to curb oil imports from the former Soviet Union, Venezuela and Iran.

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[Chipper Chat]

1. The asshole of Arizona wants to alienate Putin??????

And I thought Condi and Cheney were dangerous.

[rpannier]

2. 'blunt talk'??? I see

Blunt when it comes to other countries and things he can do nothing about.

Meely-mouthed when it comes to all things "scrub"

[ThatPoetGuy]

3. Hmm

Between this puff piece and the "evil democrat shadow party run by Hillary, Soros, and Unions," I'm thinking OmahaSteve might be a freeper.

[AlCzervik]

4. no numbers in that article, i wonder if the fund raising was a "Slight uptick"

ot a big uptick?

[atreides1]

5. I wonder where the "money" is coming from

It wasn't more then a few months ago that his money was running out, he was laying staffers off and flying around without an entourage, now where could he possibly be getting this money from?

Maybe his wife is funneling money into his campaign, she does own the largest alcohol distributor in the state of Arizona