McCain Calls Obama a Flip-Flopper

[Fifty]

Spoiler :

From CBS News’ Andante Higgins:
John McCain says he’s “entertained” by Barack Obama’s latest comments about accepting public money to finance the general election. He called on Obama to keep his word and not to “flip-flop.”

“You know, I’m entertained by it because he didn’t talk about those kinds of discussions when he committed in writing to taking public financing in the general election if I would. I committed to it,” McCain said. “But the fact is he’s saying one thing and he’s doing another. I mean, that’s indisputable.”

The argument began back in January when McCain accused Obama of backing out of a commitment to accept public financing in the general election. Today in Indiana, Obama said he would talk with McCain about the issue, but McCain wasn’t having it. “He didn’t talk about having discussions about third parties and all that when he committed to saying that he would take public financing if the Republican nominee did,” McCain responded. “He’s always talking in his speeches about how we need to keep our word to the American people. Please keep your word to the American people on the commitment you made in writing.”

McCain said he hasn’t changed his position to take public funds, but says he will have to reevaluate if Obama doesn’t take public funds. “Let’s suppose that tomorrow, Senator Obama says, ‘No, I’m not going to take public financing,’” McCain said. “Then I think it would be July or August before we would make a decision as to whether to or not. There is no reason, you know, not to wait and assess the situation at that time,” he said

Obama contends that the campaign finance system needs to be reformed, and that his success in fundraising over the internet parallels a public finance system. McCain’s camp has called this “clever language” to avoid keeping his word. “As the author of legislation on campaign finance reform, obviously I think we need further reform,” McCain said. “I have a record on reform, Senator Obama has rhetoric on reform.”

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So what do you guys think? It seems like these comments are going to be devastating to Obama, because undecided and centrist voters are going to want to see if the words fit the actions. It seems like more and more he's just coming off as a typical SanFran-style liberal elite.

 

[Julian Delphiki]

Terrible . I think Obama is finished.

 

[Archbob]

I doubt it'll change many people's minds. Obama is a politician. He's no better than any other politician. These remarks shouldn't hurt him that much.

 

[holy king]

breaking news: "dog says whuf!"

 

[bhsup]

If nobody is taking this money, where the hell is the money going from the litle check mark boxes on tax returns that all freedom loving Americans surely check?

 

[Godwynn]

If nobody is taking this money, where the hell is the money going from the litle check mark boxes on tax returns that all freedom loving Americans surely check?

Iraq.

XCL

 

[Den Valdron]

Well, as a man who denounced Bush's tax cuts and then embraced them, denounced the worst of the religious right and then embraced them, denounced Martin Luther King's birthday holiday and then embraced it, who denounced the Iraq war and then embraced it, I'd say that McCain is an expert on the subject. McCain knows all there is to know about flip flops, he's the master and maestro. McCain has occupied every side of every subject, often simultaneously, and done it with conviction.

So if McCain says Obama is a flip flopper... well, I gotta believe him.

So what?

 

[GenMarshall]

McCain better lay off the 2004 terminologies. "Flip-flopper" is really getting old.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

McCain better lay off the 2004 terminologies. "Flip-flopper" is really getting old.

Or else you won't vote for him anymore?

 

[Den Valdron]

McCain better lay off the 2004 terminologies. "Flip-flopper" is really getting old.

I dunno. For a guy as ancient and senile as McCain, getting a reference in the right century is no small thing. Good on him, 23 Skidoo, and all that, he's really Hep, Daddy-O.

 

[Romanfe]

Actually a call back to a very effective tactic could give it new life. Im not saying I support the idea, far from it. But it could work.

 

[JollyRoger]

We finally get a black man in this country declining the public dole an John Sidney McCain III is complaining? That could be devasting for John Sidney McCain III with undecided and centrist voters. It makes him look like an elitist liberal who thinks all blacks should collect as much government money as possible. Plus, he needs to change his last name to McAbel or the Bible belt voters will remain wary.

 

[Stevenpfo]

Spoiler :

From CBS News’ Andante Higgins:
John McCain says he’s “entertained” by Barack Obama’s latest comments about accepting public money to finance the general election. He called on Obama to keep his word and not to “flip-flop.”

“You know, I’m entertained by it because he didn’t talk about those kinds of discussions when he committed in writing to taking public financing in the general election if I would. I committed to it,” McCain said. “But the fact is he’s saying one thing and he’s doing another. I mean, that’s indisputable.”

The argument began back in January when McCain accused Obama of backing out of a commitment to accept public financing in the general election. Today in Indiana, Obama said he would talk with McCain about the issue, but McCain wasn’t having it. “He didn’t talk about having discussions about third parties and all that when he committed to saying that he would take public financing if the Republican nominee did,” McCain responded. “He’s always talking in his speeches about how we need to keep our word to the American people. Please keep your word to the American people on the commitment you made in writing.”

McCain said he hasn’t changed his position to take public funds, but says he will have to reevaluate if Obama doesn’t take public funds. “Let’s suppose that tomorrow, Senator Obama says, ‘No, I’m not going to take public financing,’” McCain said. “Then I think it would be July or August before we would make a decision as to whether to or not. There is no reason, you know, not to wait and assess the situation at that time,” he said

Obama contends that the campaign finance system needs to be reformed, and that his success in fundraising over the internet parallels a public finance system. McCain’s camp has called this “clever language” to avoid keeping his word. “As the author of legislation on campaign finance reform, obviously I think we need further reform,” McCain said. “I have a record on reform, Senator Obama has rhetoric on reform.”

SOURCE

So what do you guys think? It seems like these comments are going to be devastating to Obama, because undecided and centrist voters are going to want to see if the words fit the actions. It seems like more and more he's just coming off as a typical SanFran-style liberal elite.

It's a lot more funny when you do these threads, Fifty.

 

[Rhymes]

I'm always amazed at people answering seriously to a blatent satire.


But on (semi)topic: Isn't "flip-flop" the most honrrendous verb ever created by a politician? Every time I hear it I get a gag reflex.

 

[Stevenpfo]

I'm always amazed at people answering seriously to a blatent satire.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[Phlegmak]

McCain Calls Obama a Flip-Flopper

That's great for McCain! A Republicrat calling a Democan a flipflopper has worked spectacularly before in 2004, and it'll work again. Obama is doomed now. (I'm serious.) All he has to do now is say that every single time he speaks publically. Morons Republicrat followers eat that diarrhea up like it was a gourmet soup.

 

[Fugitive Sisyphus]

I can see why Obama doesn't want to accept public financing and I can see why McCain is pissed that Obama won't. I can't really blame Obama but if Obama had said, "I said I would accept public financing so I will" or even "I'm sorry, I wouldn't have pledged to take public financing if I knew I would be in such a dominant financial position" he would have earned a lot of respect in my book.

You guys can carry on with "I'm party X, party Y is the devil."

 

[a_propagandist]

And this is coming from McCain? A politician with numerous connections with lobbyists?

 

[Elrohir]

We finally get a black man in this country declining the public dole an John Sidney McCain III is complaining? That could be devasting for John Sidney McCain III with undecided and centrist voters. It makes him look like an elitist liberal who thinks all blacks should collect as much government money as possible. Plus, he needs to change his last name to McAbel or the Bible belt voters will remain wary.

Just stop the trolling. It's not even amusing anymore. You're obviously wrong and are obviously putting up a strawman. Just knock it off JR - I know you're intelligent enough to make actually substantive and worthwhile posts.

 

[Berzerker]

I think we need further reform,” McCain said. “I have a record on reform

a record trashing the 1st Amendment

just another reason you aint qualified to be Prez