McCain's response to this morning's ass-kicking: 'A Hysterical Diatribe.'

[americanstranger]

This is the best response they've got?

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'"It was remarkable to see Barack Obama's hysterical diatribe in response to a speech in which his name wasn't even mentioned. These are serious issues that deserve a serious debate, not the same tired partisan rants we heard today from Senator Obama.

"Senator Obama has pledged to unconditionally meet with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- who pledges to wipe Israel off the map, denies the Holocaust, sponsors terrorists, arms America's enemies in Iraq and pursues nuclear weapons. What would Senator Obama talk about with such a man?

"It would be a wonderful thing if we lived in a world where we don't have enemies. But that is not the world we live in, and until Senator Obama understands that, the American people have every reason to doubt whether he has the strength, judgment and determination to keep us safe."

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/05/mccain_responds_americans_have.php

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Lamest. Response. Evah.

- as

[Mz Pip]

1. Obama's speech

was anything but an hysterical diatribe. Project much John?

[underpants]

2. Aaaaand here ladies and gentlemen is the McCain campaign

for your viewing pleasure

That trainwreck has been on hold for too long. Get that sucker out into the daylight already!

[EFerrari]

14. Yep. Game on. n/t

[Renew Deal]

19. It's not more hysterical than calling your wife a cunt.

McCain is going to rub people the wrong way. He's got too much crazy in him.

[JuniperLea]

25. Indeed!

And I can't wait to see it in living color and sound-surround!

Antique train wreck!

[Spider Jerusalem]

3. Ha.

Speaking of hysterical diatribes, it's going to be awfully fun to see McCain start foaming at the mouth on national television. That's somethinhg we can look forward to, if everything we've heard about his temper is true.

[anonymous171]

6. "No-Shock Barack No-Drama Obama" vs. "John C*NT TROLLOP McCain"

[global1]

9. I Think You're Right About That And It Looks Like Barack Is......

pushing him and trying to set him off. You know that sometime before November - we'll see a McCain meltdown.

[americanstranger]

31. I want a meltdown TODAY.

How completely awesome would that be? McCain spending from now until November trying to climb out of the crater his polling fell into.

Just gotta push those buttons, and keep pushing them. I'm sure Axelrod is locked and loaded for this.

- as

[Zachstar]

36. It will likely happen during a debate.

Obama just challenged him effectively to a debate. And because they both agreed on some be unmoderated Obama is going to drive McCain to the edge by constantly showing him to be a flip flopper and we will see once and for all that McCain is unfit for the office of president when he flips out in anger.

Sad thing is. McCain is so bad that Obama can act like a pansy and do everything to keep him calm and McCain will still make himself look like an idiot.

The Republicans really fucked up by nominating him. If we can't win against this idiot then we mise well shut the democratic party down. and go home

[global1]

43. I Think The Repugs Are Having Buyers Remorse........

unless they purposely picked their weakest candidate knowing full well they will lose in November. They know that *Co left this government and this country in a big hole and maybe they don't want the headaches that the next president will have trying to dig us out. Maybe they are thinking that the Dem president will fail miserably and that they will be ready to take things back in 2012.

[Zachstar]

46. Perhaps but then again republicans think in weird ways sometimes.

[Ian David]

4. I fucking hate Republicans. All of them. Fuck 'em. n/t

[calimary]

8. Take a number, my brother.

[Ian David]

11. I think I'm dis-inviting my father from my home until after January 21, 2009. n/t

[calimary]

29. Mine's in the big jazz speakeasy in the sky, but otherwise I'd probably be thinking

the same thing.

EXCEPT - my dad did have a conscience sometimes, along that score. He LOVED ronald reagan. Kept asking me at the dinner table in all smugness "well? Howdya like reagan NOW?" My response would usually be to pretend-barf. But if he were still alive, I'd think he'd be pretty distressed over our country's decline over the past seven-and-some years. He was a bidniss man. Which is why he had no problem at all with Bill Clinton. A lot of small-business people I know, even if they're Republicans, look back on the 90's with great, sad yearning. My dad would be upset about how the economy is failing. But on second thought, he probably would like mcsame, just one veteran to another. I'm glad I don't have to have those particular family spats anymore, much as I miss both my parents now. Same with my mom.

It would have been interesting to observe the two of them and how they'd have faced the old racism that many in their generation (at least who I saw) struggled with, assuming Obama is our nominee. It's the kind I've heard described before, among the older demographics, in which they know in their heads how wrong it is and they've lived long enough to see it demonstrated, but something way down in the bottom of their guts just goes the other way...

[yardwork]

5. Wow. I really hope that McCain't keeps those speechwriters!

They suck!

[Sparkly]

32. I can't wait for the debates!

:D

[yardwork]

40. Me neither! I'm planning a party!

[bunnies]

7. I wonder how long it will be until McCain loses his composure.

I cant WAIT for that to happen. :bounce:

[WeDidIt]

10. Obama is going to pound McCain into a grease spot by November

Then wipe him up with a bunch of GOoPer Senate candidates.

[Zachstar]

37. Good point

McCain is making the republicans look so bad we will likely win a good filibuster proof majory in congress with no Issue.

Once this primary season is done I want to get A BIG deal of attention on Al Frankens run. She is having his ass kicked in the polls for some weird reason.

[Diane R]

12. Obama calls a reporter 'Sweetie', McCain calls his own wife a 'C***'. And the voters can choose.

[Lerkfish]

13. he used the word "hysterical", doesn't he understand? it's supposed to be racist, not sexist.

LOL

[AtomicKitten]

15. The GOP could use a dictionary.

[Texas Hill Country]

16. get used to it... this is gonna be the meme, and tbh, its gonna have some legs

so gear up, this is still the love tap season... just wait till Sept/October


The republicans have NOTHING to loose... Congress is gone, the Presidency is gone.... even many Republican districts in the South are gone...


This cycle is gonna be brutal on a level never before seen.

[Zachstar]

26. Thats fine the more McCain throws the more it can be broken to bits.

The Bush/McCain tag team FAILED utterly and has given the democrats a TON of talking points on top of the many already said.

McCain gained the much hated status of Flip Flopper so the more he throws the more we can compared to the past.

I know they are desperate and that desperation is going to see the republican party as it is today destroyed.

They are toast. Their best chance at victory was Ron Paul and they chose the Anti-Paul instead. Not Paul people are destroying support for McCain inside the party.

So lets do it! Let them throw the crap so we can send McCain running back to congress scared. Hopefully to be voted out of congress. (Looks like 2010)

[pdxmom]

17. Hmmm...I thought McCain specifically mentioned Obama in his agreement

with Bush. Seems the guy can't keep his story straight for 24 hours...or at least remember what he said. And was there some "pledge" Obama took about Iran? I missed that one entirely.

[Renew Deal]

18. McCain did his best Patton impression on the global warming issue

He would know.

[Shakespeare]

20. A flat out lie: "pledged unconditionally to meet with . . . Ahmadinejad"

Careful, John. God may make your cancer come back if you keep lying your ass off like that.

[Zachstar]

21. McCain keeps digging the hole deeper.

Already his campaign is sinking.

[totodeinhere]

22. Every time McCain opens his tired mouth it's more apparent that he is going to be...

annihilated in November.

[Zachstar]

38. It is strange.

McCain had the PERFECT chance to distance himself from Bush yesterday and he set himself up for an early BAD PR defeat.

[JuniperLea]

23. Here it comes... hysterical diatribe...

Can unhinged be far behind?

They are barking up the wrong tree on this one... Obama is cool as a cucumber... McCain on the other hand is a nervous breakdown waiting to happen.

[Sparkly]

27. I picked up on that, too.

The technique they usually use is to turn your opponent's greatest strength into a liability or weakness, and to accuse and attack your opponent for your OWN weaknesses or flaws. So I'm thinking they either want to make Obama's "passion" a liability (although I agree, he's pretty cool) or they're afraid of the reputation McCain has for going ballistic... Or, they just want to conjure up images of the "angry black man."

:shrug:

[Shakespeare]

28. I'll be going with the last option you mentioned.

I don't think it'll be a successful ploy for them, however.

[NotThisTime]

30. If this was Obama hysterical, I'd hate to see calm and rational

Hysterical? That's all they've got? Seriously? The guy is as even keeled as any you'll ever find in politics... McLame is just pathetic

[Zachstar]

35. McCain is so pathetic it is surprising.

The repubs have good PR system and it is like McCain is not even listening to them.


I am still stunned that Ron Paul did not get the nomination. The republicans are staring the worst defeat in decades and they get rid of the person that could capture democrats, Indies, and netroots?

WTF Do republicans even Care anymore?

[JuniperLea]

44. On that scale, calm and rational would be asleep eom

[NotThisTime]

51. ROFLMBO... So true....

[madaboutharry]

41. I think you're right, use language that attempts

to define your opponent. "hysterical diatribe" = "angry black man"

The republican campaign is going to be disgusting.

[JuniperLea]

42. All of the above... good call

McCain will without question go ballistic at some point. Inevitable, imho. You can't drug that kind of anger down without making the person look drugged... which I suspect he is a lot of the time.

What we really have to worry about is being called un-American for saying bad things about a "War Hero"... I'm trying to anticipate their underhanded tactics.

[ErinBerin84]

24. haha, I knew this would be good

"hysterical diatribe"?


Plus...are we ever going to get permission to discuss the national security implications of McCain seeking out the endorsement of a religious leader who called Islam a "fake religion", or would that be hysterical.

"What would Obama talk about with such a man?"

Who the fuck knows, what do you talk about when you are downing hot dogs with Bush?

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34. I heard McCain say this yesterday but, I only heard it once

I have not seen it played back since. I was beginning to think, I had dreamed it.
I’m glad you posted it.
It is so ridiculously out there. Especially what the idiot was implying when he
I said, “What would Senator Obama talk about with such a man?
That sounds like something straight out of the most rankest and deceptive right wing radio host out there. But, it’s coming out of the mouth of the Republican Nominee for President, for gosh sakes! I hope KO picks it up on Countdown.

[HuffleClaw]

39. lame but sadly it will work

with a lot of people

[eleny]

45. Yeah, John - Whatever

[dcindian]

47. Obama can't let up now.

All Obama has to do is keep the pressure on. Mcinsane will blow sooner or later frothing at the mouth will drive many religious hack voters away.

[TexasObserver]

48. Obama couldn't be hysterical if he tried. It's not in his make up.

These are the kind of things that will make McCain look completely out of it. When he can watch Obama's response and come away screaming "hysterical," it tells us how crazy it must be in that rancid old head of McCain's.

Those are McCain words, too, so you know the old geezer personally helped come up with that statement.

[hiroyuyu2009]

49. ha

mccain what a joke

[Alexander]

50. "Hysterical"? Where are the Clinton supporters calling McCain a sexist?