The first third of his speech = lots of McCain bashing
The final third of his speech = I'm tired of all the negative politics as usual
What is he supposed to do? He made a clear distinction between refusing to attack McCain's character and patriotism (as McCain has continuously done to Obama) in the third section, and the attacks he made in the rest of his speech. Obama can't afford to simply not respond to the bullshit McCain's campaign has been spreading; it's exactly that kind of approach that sunk Kerry in 2004. He didn't respond to the Swift Boat stuff, and it allowed a decorated war veteran to be beaten by a draft dodger.
What criticism did Obama make about McCain that was false or unwarranted?
That McCain has stated at several point that the economy is fundamentally strong, and that his chief economic consultant classified the recession due to the US being a 'nation of whiners?'
That McCain was a strong supporter of the war in Iraq, the most misguided foreign policy decision in modern history?
That Obama's life story clearly does not fit the mold of this 'eltist celebrity' storyline McCain has been peddling?
That McCain voted with W. Bush 90 percent of the time?
McCain knows WTF he is talking about and can answer questions without hesitation.
Answer questions without hesitation? well, I guess it's a pretty good strategy to just straight up say "I don't know anything about economics" without hesitating.
I think most of us have been watching McCain over his many years as a senator, and I think that spotlight has been focused on him over the last 8 years (which have been especially troubling).
Experience goes a long way and has a lot of influence in an election, but if your experience and record consistently highlights the fact that you've made poor decisions and often shows the fact that you don't know WTF you are talking about...then that experience can become quite the detriment in getting elected.
I've watched, I've seen, and McCain is simply a horrible candidate for president (and senator for that matter).
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Sweep the Leg Johnny.
"Knows WTF he's talking about"???
Uhhhh...yeah!
What is he supposed to do? He made a clear distinction between refusing to attack McCain's character and patriotism (as McCain has continuously done to Obama) in the third section, and the attacks he made in the rest of his speech. Obama can't afford to simply not respond to the bullshit McCain's campaign has been spreading; it's exactly that kind of approach that sunk Kerry in 2004. He didn't respond to the Swift Boat stuff, and it allowed a decorated war veteran to be beaten by a draft dodger.
What criticism did Obama make about McCain that was false or unwarranted?
That McCain has stated at several point that the economy is fundamentally strong, and that his chief economic consultant classified the recession due to the US being a 'nation of whiners?'
That McCain was a strong supporter of the war in Iraq, the most misguided foreign policy decision in modern history?
That Obama's life story clearly does not fit the mold of this 'eltist celebrity' storyline McCain has been peddling?
That McCain voted with W. Bush 90 percent of the time?
Which of these are wrong? None of them.
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
I know it's been posted here before, but here's an example of how sharp McCain is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2y8dYwq01g
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I think most of us have been watching McCain over his many years as a senator, and I think that spotlight has been focused on him over the last 8 years (which have been especially troubling).
Experience goes a long way and has a lot of influence in an election, but if your experience and record consistently highlights the fact that you've made poor decisions and often shows the fact that you don't know WTF you are talking about...then that experience can become quite the detriment in getting elected.
I've watched, I've seen, and McCain is simply a horrible candidate for president (and senator for that matter).