Promising Supporters to Get Tough, McCain "Ensures" He Will Talk About Obama's Associations Tonight

By: John Bentley
Topics: John McCain

(CBS)

From CBS News' John Bentley:

(NEW YORK) – With his supporters chanting "take the gloves off," John McCain has indicated he will do just that in the final presidential debate before Election Day. "I want to do about half as good as Sarah did against poor old Joe Biden,' McCain told a group of fundraisers last night.

He also told a St. Louis radio station that he would almost certainly bring up William Ayers tonight, because Obama said in an interview that McCain would not mention the domestic terrorist to his face. "I was astonished to hear him say that he was surprised for me to have the guts to do that," McCain said. "Because the fact is that the question did not come up in that fashion so – you know – I think he's probably ensured that it will come up this time."

While the economy is the pressing issue on the minds of most voters, character issues could bubble to the top of the debate. "Sen. Obama has had relations with ACORN in the past," McCain told a local Florida television station yesterday, referring to the Democratic voter registration organization. "Those, like his relations with William Ayers and others, need to be, Americans need to be fully informed."

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by whoisjulie October 16, 2008 4:42 AM EDT: Re: %u201CI want to do about half as good as Sarah did against poor old Joe Biden,%u2019 McCain told a group of fundraisers last night.
Yeah, he did that. About half as well as she did. And I am not impressed.
I loved it when he got angry, and just wish he''d gone ahead and had one of his tantrums, so that everyone could have seen what an angry person he is.
This "game-changer" ensured that Obama is going to be our next President.; Reply to this comment


by PacificGatePost October 15, 2008 11:18 PM EDT: HERE''S ONE WAY TO GET TOUGH:

TIME FOR A RADICAL CHANGE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

Taxpayers deserve independent representation with teeth. NOT suppliant gofers taking orders from special interests.

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/10/electoral-process-urgent-change-is.html

Will either candidate bring this up? Not likely.; Reply to this comment


by PacificGatePost October 15, 2008 11:18 PM EDT: HERE''S ONE WAY TO GET TOUGH:

TIME FOR A RADICAL CHANGE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

Taxpayers deserve independent representation with teeth. NOT suppliant gofers taking orders from special interests.

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/10/electoral-process-urgent-change-is.html

Will either candidate bring this up? Not likely.; Reply to this comment


by newslink October 15, 2008 7:45 PM EDT: MCcain has not learned anything yet. He is still running a smear campaign. MCcain it is not working. Please move on to the Issues at hand.; Reply to this comment


by leoluminary October 15, 2008 6:36 PM EDT: Senator McCain ... my ex husband also a Vietnam Vet... had the same look I see in your eyes...each and every time he beat the *** out of me.

Need I say more?; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 October 15, 2008 5:31 PM EDT: The real question this election year is:
Will Americans sell their souls to the Communist devil?

If that is the case, then the only way to get rid of the devil is through a bloody revolt.

When you vote, choose wisely.
Posted by OneAmerican7

Republicans are displaying an abnormal affinity to violence and disorder. This type of anti-American conduct has been promoted by the Right Wing Propaganda
Media such as FoxNews and Rush Limbaugh.; Reply to this comment


by bacaangel October 15, 2008 4:54 PM EDT: Why is McCain being Deceitful about the fact that William Ayers'' educational foundation was funded by Republicans, not Democrats, Republicans, who are now endorsing him?

The Annenbergs who are Republicans, Bankrolled William Ayers with $50 million dollars. However, Walter and Leonore Annenberg weren%u2019t just giving money to the educational foundation started by William Ayers, they were also giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee and various other Republican groups, as well as to a whole host of Republican candidates, including the following:

George W. Bush $4000 - Mitt Romney $5000
Strom Thurmond $1000 - Fred Thompson $500
Rick Santorum $3000

There are questions that are not being asked or answered such as --why would billionaire Republican philanthropists give millions of dollars to a program that was started by William Ayers, if he is such a scary figure and unrepentant? Why would George W., Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and all those other Republicans accept money from the people who were funding this William Ayers-associated group? And, why won%u2019t McCain discuss these connections between the Republican Party and Ayers?"

Recently, McCain campaign put out a press release bragging about the fact that Leonore Annenberg has endorsed him for president. The very Leonore Annenberg who bankrolled William Ayers with millions of dollars is now backing McCain!; Reply to this comment


by mrs_r October 15, 2008 3:43 PM EDT: I guess now that it''s becoming more common knowledge that the Ayers'' "party" for Obama was actually for Alice Palmer.

Dr. Palmer was the founding executive director of Chicago Cities in Schools and creator and founding director of the Chicago Metropolitan YMCA Youth and Government Program. She also was/is a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton. McCain may want to back off. Especially if women''s votes mean oh-so-much to him.

Since McCain and Palin have drummed "terrorist" and "treason" into their followers'' minds -- conveniently ignoring their associations with the AIP and The U.S. Council for World Freedom (traitors and terrorists) -- the truth about Ayers "launching Obama''s political career from his living room" and the other lies are being given lots of investigation.

McCain''s group should have stuck to talking about their campaign - which is what us voters deserve - and less time on mudslinging and tangled-web-weaving.; Reply to this comment


by hungry4goodg October 15, 2008 3:28 PM EDT: Sen. McCain swings wildly from one failed campaign ''strategy'' (nasty attack mode) to another less offensive mode (Sen. Obama is a good person) then back to another failed strategy again. Sen. McCain is ''all over the place.'' We really can''t have Sen. McCain''s wild mood swings running our country.; Reply to this comment


by mlr_08 October 15, 2008 3:26 PM EDT: Bill Ayer''s "coffee" was not for Obama, it was for the event at Bill Ayers'' house (prior to ours) was a fund-raiser for Alice Palmer''s congressional campaign - at which she also introduced Barack as the successor she would like to see elected.

Obama''s formal kick-off to announce his run for state senate was at the Hyde Park Ramada Inn on Sept. 19, 1995. Obama was introduced by Palmer. Palmer''s backing gave him entree into local influential political circles.

If McCain''s camp keeps misleading the public, they WILL regret it.; Reply to this comment