McCain to Speak to Urban League on Day After 'Race Card' Accusation

By: John Bentley
Topics: John McCain

(CBS)

From CBS News' John Bentley:

(ORLANDO, FLA.) – John McCain will address the National Urban League's convention here later this morning, a day after his campaign manager, Rick Davis, said that Barack Obama "has played the race card." Obama is scheduled to speak to the traditionally African-American organization tomorrow.

McCain then heads to the other side of the state, where he will stop by the "Country First" concert in Panama City. Country singer John Rich, one-half of the duo "Big and Rich," is the headliner of the show and plans to debut a song he wrote about presumptive Republican nominee called "Raising McCain," which talks about the McCain's days as a POW in Vietnam.

"The entire world is looking for a way to sucker punch us," Rich told the Associated Press.

"National security is absolutely at the top of the list of issues. That's why I think John McCain is the guy to keep us safe."

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by shingles1 August 1, 2008 2:23 PM EDT: Actually, scratch that - since his music is godawful, I should change that to "Shut up and DON''T sing".; Reply to this comment


by shingles1 August 1, 2008 2:22 PM EDT: "The entire world is looking for a way to sucker punch us," Rich told the Associated Press.

I''ll I can think of are the words ''Shut up and sing''.; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 August 1, 2008 1:39 PM EDT: Duty, Honor, Country,
EXXON OIL- McCain
ME, ME, ME- Obama.

Posted by Peterp111 (a judgemental rambling empty headed people); Reply to this comment


by peterp111 August 1, 2008 12:37 PM EDT: Duty, Honor, Country.

I have found it amusing that even though some bloggers have become nothing more than judgemental rambling empty headed people, one after the other, day after day, it reflects the way society seems to want to support "change" but refuses to do so for themselves.

Are we nothing more than children pretending to be grown ups?

Duty, Honor, Country- McCain
ME, ME, ME- Obama.; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 August 1, 2008 12:24 PM EDT: Will Grampy rap the jive to the peeps clarifying where he is coming from and relate his struggles of being a Blackman in America?; Reply to this comment