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Honesty, actions and the White House
Thursday, October 16, 2008 6:12 AM PDT
During the election campaign, I hope that Americans are paying attention to what the two presidential candidates are saying and how each is conducting himself.
Tactics employed tell something about how a candidate would operate in office if elected. In the Sept. 29 issue of "Time Magazine," entitled "The Lying Game," columnist Joe Klein states "Every politician stretches the truth. But, McCain is running a uniquely dishonest campaign."
As the Associated Press put it: "McCain's claims skirt facts." Increasing numbers of sober observers such as the "New York Times" editorial board are calling John McCain a liar. "In his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Obama said that he was open to offshore oil drilling and building nuclear power plants. McCain flatly said in his acceptance speech that Obama was opposed to both." In another false accusation, McCain stated that Obama was referring to Sarah Palin in the phrase "putting lipstick on a pig." Actually Obama was referring to McCain's effort to remarket his economic policy. McCain was trying to distract the American electorate from Palin's lack of fitness for the job and his recklessness in choosing her.
Barack Obama traveled to the Mideast in July and met with leaders of the Iraqi government, and they favored his withdrawal plan. Trying to take political advantage of this event, McCain tried to smear Obama by questioning his patriotism. McCain unfairly said, "The Democrat would rather lose a war than lose an election." Since then, McCain's campaign has been a series of snide and demeaning ads accompanied by a daily gush of untruths that now have been widely documented and exposed. McCain is obviously using dirty tactics to demean his opponent and take attention away from the fact that he is in agreement on most issues with and exceedingly unpopular president.
In the first debate, McCain repeatedly said that Obama doesn't understand foreign policy, diplomacy, strategies, tactics and such. Each time, Obama refuted McCain's false accusations. McCain wouldn't make eye contact during the debate. Instead he sneered while Obama was speaking. It's difficult to face someone when you're lying.
John Minnehan
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Lodian wrote on Oct 21, 2008 2:01 AM:
McCain Loses Blinking Contest
http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/10/16/in-debates-mccain-loses-blinking-contest-to-obama/ "
Lodian wrote on Oct 21, 2008 1:50 AM:
" What was up with the weird blinking last night?"
Leonard: Rapid blinking is a negative sign for McCain.
Washington: 10-16-08
Tales From The Trail - Andy Sullivan
(Excerpts)...
Candidates who blink more than their opponents in debates tend to lose presidential elections, says Boston College psychology professor J.J. Tecce, and McCain outblinked Obama during the their three debates this fall.
People are picking up McCains rapid blinking and saying, Theres something about him thats awfully twitchy and nervous and I dont think I want to vote for that guy, said Tecce, who has presented a paper on blinking in debates.
The blinking pattern held during this years Democratic primaries. Obama and rival Hillary Clinton each registered about 40 to 50 blinks per minute during Democratic debates, far less than rivals who quickly dropped out of the race.
The presidential candidate who blinked more than his opponent during debates has lost every election since 1976 with the exception of 2000 when blink-happy George W. Bush lost the popular vote to Democrat Al Gore but won the White House. "
jeff wrote on Oct 17, 2008 1:18 PM:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13786.html
SG, way to portray an untruth as fac without actually producing evidence or support. "
SportsGuru wrote on Oct 17, 2008 11:40 AM:
"putting lipstick on a pig. Actually Obama was referring to McCain's effort to remarket his economic policy
Even the most politically astute LIBERAL politico will tell you this was a cleverly crafted double entendre - having double meaning - referring to both Sarah Palin and John McCain.
If you think Politicians aren't capable of such statements, you are wrong my friend. " "
SportsGuru wrote on Oct 17, 2008 11:38 AM:
You consider the Associated Press an unbiased source of information with regards to referencing anything John McCain has said????? Hardly.
As for this:
"McCain was trying to distract the American electorate from Palin's lack of fitness for the job and his recklessness in choosing her."
Even the most politically astute LIBERAL politico will tell you this was a cleverly crafted double entendre - having double meaning - referring to both Sarah Palin and John McCain.
If you think Politicians aren't capable of such statements, you are wrong my friend. "
t jefferson wrote on Oct 17, 2008 8:57 AM:
Noodle this, I though it very profound once I thought about it, a friend once told me, "He hoped to become rich enough to afford to be a liberal". Think about it..... "
Leonard wrote on Oct 17, 2008 8:05 AM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 17, 2008 8:04 AM:
" L - how about the health care plan. I am going to go out on a limb here and guess, You are 33 years old or younger (probably late 20s), have at least a BA but probably a masters in some liberal art like history, Poly Sci or something soft, never really worked for a living except maybe in govt jobs
Wrong on every count except for the History degree. "
t jefferson wrote on Oct 17, 2008 7:57 AM:
dragonfaire wrote on Oct 16, 2008 9:05 PM:
Pat Maple wrote on Oct 16, 2008 8:33 PM:
wtf wrote on Oct 16, 2008 2:39 PM:
Joe the Plumber appears to be Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher.
Joe the Plumber's Father appears to be Robert Wurzelbacher right wing fanatic and contributor who is the son in law of..... you're not going to believe this. Charles Keating.
This just gets better and better.
****Update: Joe the "undecided voter" appears to be a registered Republican. He voted for McCain in the primary.
*** Update 2: There's another Wurzelbacher. Doug Wurzelbacher. Doug is active in competitive dog sled racing. Guess where he lives? Wasilla, Alaska. What are the odds? I wonder if he's related to "Plumber Joe"?
**** Update 3: So far no evidence on the wife beating accusations. And no evidence that he's related to the Keating Wurzelbacher. However, there are reports today that Joe has cancelled any future interviews. He was set to do the media tour and has decided to go underground. Maybe he's hoping all this will blow over?
These questions need answers.
http://theobfuscationreport.blogspot.com/2008/10/joe-plumber-nope-joe-tax-dodger.html
Yep! ***Honesty*** sure is needed; but with neocons so desperate, won't happen. LOL! "
wtf wrote on Oct 16, 2008 2:34 PM:
Pat Maple wrote on Oct 16, 2008 2:13 PM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 16, 2008 1:42 PM:
A comparison of the two plans makes one thing clear and that is that McCain will rape the working class so that he can make the rich a little richer. "
t jefferson wrote on Oct 16, 2008 1:18 PM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 16, 2008 12:30 PM:
" Leonard, read something beside the daily kos. on the first point, you forget to balance out the credit with the tax.
Are you doing that with Obama's plan? "
t jefferson wrote on Oct 16, 2008 11:02 AM:
wtf wrote on Oct 16, 2008 10:09 AM:
http://steveyoungonpolitics.com/say-it-isnt-so-joe-wurzelbacher-not-a-real-plumber/
This reminds me of some other "plumbers" the neocons hired back in the 70s.
The White House Plumbers
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall06/Weiner/pages/People/plumbers.htm "
wtf wrote on Oct 16, 2008 10:03 AM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63SRpGXBHE
Actually, the tactics used in this video were really used during the primaries against Ron Paul. "
wtf wrote on Oct 16, 2008 9:54 AM:
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Republican-presidential-nominee-shaking-hands-Senator-Barack-Obama-presidential-debate/photo/081016/ids_photos_ts/r1772410910.jpg/;_ylt=AujAY6EXHmMQy5Zsha09SbsDW7oF "
wtf wrote on Oct 16, 2008 9:25 AM:
I saw that, too, and was waiting for him to keel over onstage. That way, it would be apparent to millions of viewers just how unfit for office McLame is! LOL! And that bulgy thing on his lower left jaw drives me nuts! It nauseates me to have to look at him and listen to his whispery, ratlike voice. Ick! "
Leonard wrote on Oct 16, 2008 9:22 AM:
" No Leonard he is not, that was Bush I and then Clinton.
The taxation of working peoples employer provided health benefits will far exceed either of those and you know it. "
T jefferson wrote on Oct 16, 2008 9:11 AM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 16, 2008 7:28 AM:
Unfortunatly Obama can't do what he says without taxing everyons, so just like Clinton, vote for Obama and then bend over because you are going to pay and pay big. "
John McCain is going to impose the largest tax increase on working American's in history. How's that for bending the taxpayer over? "
Leonard wrote on Oct 16, 2008 7:27 AM:
At one point, I thought McCain was going to have a seizure. "
t jefferson wrote on Oct 16, 2008 7:19 AM:
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