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DOH! McCain's Buy Beach Condo... Tell Americans to Skip Vacation

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Aug 21, 2008 -> 12:26 PM) "He's a lover, not a fighter. But he's also a fighter so don't get any ideas." I love it!

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Aug 21, 2008 -> 12:16 PM) thanks.. we actually agree for once. now I'll make a stretch... i'd also, very cautiously make a reference to McCain's age. The guy was born in 1936 and will turn 72 on Friday. And by all accounts, it's been a hard 72 years. Most people look to retire and collect Social Security at 67, not take on the most pressure filled job 5 years later in life. Can he physically and mentally handle this job until he's 76 or 80? dont touch age with a 10foot poll. Let MoveOn or a union hit that. It's ok for Lieberman to call Obama a nice YOUNG man, but the moment obama says McCains a geezer, forget it. over. THe GOP will pounce like a pride of lions.

Told You They Would Do It: Why Cant McCain remember all his house? He was a POW you dumbass. So, we have Rudy "9/11... 9/11" Giuliani and John "POW" McCain

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 21, 2008 -> 12:04 PM) I'd rather he stayed above the riffraff and bulls*** and shied away from this type of stuff. cant now. McCain didnt play by the rules he said he would. Gloves are off now. I agree, but like I said earlier, you cant get heard being peppy.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Aug 21, 2008 -> 12:03 PM) yeah McCain really shot himself in the foot with the 7 houses thing. If I were in Obama's campaign I would hit home 3 things... 1) McCain's comment that he doesn't know much about the economy and needs to read Greenspan's book. 2) McCain defining rich as someone who makes more than $5 million. 3) McCain not knowing how many houses he has. It's an out of touch issue. No different than some candidate not knowing what the cost of a gallon of milk or gas costs. and Cindy McCain saying "In Arizona The Only Way To Get Around The State Is By Small Private Plane"

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 21, 2008 -> 11:37 AM) Why is this important? It's more funny than anything, but certainly not relevant. neither was Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. See how well that works? time to put the shoe on the other foot.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 21, 2008 -> 09:24 AM) It's seven. I was watching a news talk show a while back (CNN or MSNBC, i forget) and they were talking about hammering home issues. The republicans are MASTERS at getting a theme, getting on every show possible, run ads like crazy, talk up the issue. They HAMMER you with it. Then someone chimed in that the democrats have never been good at they. They kind "half ass" it. And I agree with that. Well, maybe not anymore. Full-court press on the houses

I'm I wrong to hope that McCain picks Lieberman because it'll royally piss off some of the republican base?

McCain decided early on that he wasnt interested in a respectable campaign. He wants a war, he's got it. The gloves are off b****es.

Comcast Threatens 20- to 30-Minute Web Slowdowns So, if you over use your service by say... using file sharing of even legitimate material, Comcast will not let you use the speed you are paying for. They will drop you down to "DSL" speed.

Obama And McCain Campaigns Agree On Format For Debates On a a side note, I would suggest separate threads for each debate. Just my personal opinion.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Aug 21, 2008 -> 07:51 AM) What!? my thoughts exactly

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Ah what a GOP Nomination will do to you:

I thought this would be an interesting twist on all the VP talk. If you were the president of something that required you to pick a VP, who would it be? I'm not talking about "oh, I'd pick Senator ____". I mean, among your friends, who do you think would compliment you best as your VP and why?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 21, 2008 -> 06:18 AM) Please don't ever make another post about McCain taking Obama out of context or flat out lying about what Obama actually said. why? Everythign I said is true Run Under POW Banner... CHECK! Saber Rattling with Russia... CHECK! Saber Rattling with Iran... CHECK!

May and Walsh are just awesome. Good for them. They earned their retirement.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Aug 20, 2008 -> 06:40 PM) the RNC has over 100 million cash on hand. the GOP national committee can raise as much as they want and run all the ads they want. McCain personally needs to use the public financing. the Republicans have plenty of cash for the election. The thing I hate about that is both parties can say whatever they want and the presidential candidate can go "hey, it's not me. it's them". McCain more so than Obama since Obama basically took over control of the DNC while the RNC and McCain play footsie at best. Be prepaired to sse some NASTY stuff from the RNC.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Aug 20, 2008 -> 07:43 PM) I've only heard Democrats call for a draft. McCain was almost a democrat once. then he bounced back the other way

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 20, 2008 -> 07:41 PM) If we were to have another war, we absolutely would need to re-institute the draft. There really is no way around it. The problem is it a is by choice or necessity. There would be a LOT of pissed of Americans if McCain decided on his own to go to war with Iran or Russia. Much like with what Bush did with Iraq. If it's a "Hitler uprising" type thing, then yes, no doubt. Russia and Georgia isnt nearly as "War worthy" as McCain likes to make it sound.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 20, 2008 -> 07:32 PM) He's not that stupid. See above. he said it today. He wouldt against a draft to fight the war on terror. If we need a draft to fight terror, we arent in Iraq and Afghanistan. We;ll be in Russia, Iran, Syria, and maybe Pakistan.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 20, 2008 -> 07:27 PM) Ah, I see. So Obama's spending advantage hasn't even kicked in yet. Correct. According to campaign numbers, at the end of July, John McCain had $21 million in the bank. Barack Obama had $66 million. Both candidates will collect money throughout August, but McCain must use his $21 million + August money by the end of the Rep. Convention. Obama on the other hand, can take his $66 million + August and move it to the general election. He'll get probably another $40-50 million this month, plus $50+ million in Sep and Oct. So, starting Sep 1, John McCain will have his public financing ($84 million) to spend. Obama will have a MINIMUM of $206 million minus this months expenditures. Obama can blanket the country with positive ads in states he "shouldnt" win, while McCain will be forced to play a negative defense in states like Alaska, North Carolina, the Dakotas, and hell even Texas. PS: Got the July numbers here. EDIT: Actually i missed where it said "or donate the balance to the Republican National Committee". SO, In theory, John McCain could donate all his money to the RNC and run a campaign by proxy through the RNC. But they may need that money to hold seats on the hill.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 20, 2008 -> 10:42 AM) LET THE DISCREDITING BEGIN!!! http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idU...=22&sp=true By the way, two polls from far more reputable sources: NBC/WSJ: Obama 45, McCain 42 CBS/NYT: Obama 45, McCain 42 CBS showed that Obama's number did not change, but McCain went up. NBC showed a 2 point Obama drop and a one point gain by McCain.