Obama Intensifies Tone Against McCain, Calls His Attacks "Loco"

By: Maria Gavrilovic
Topics: Barack Obama

(CBS)

From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

(LAS VEGAS) - Barack Obama continued to ratchet up his rhetoric against John McCain tonight, signaling that with ten days to go until the election, he is ready for a fight. At a stadium rally at Bonanza High School, Obama suggested that McCain's attacks are "loco", Spanish for "crazy", and that he is "throwing the kitchen sink at him."

Instead of talking about the economy, Obama said McCain is focusing on attacking him. "They've throwing everything at us, including the kitchen sink – all 7 of those kitchen sinks he's been throwing at me," Obama said, perhaps referring to McCain's multiple homes.

Earlier this summer, Obama blasted McCain for saying in an interview that he did know how many homes he owned. It was a favorite line on the stump, as Obama tried to portray his opponent as being out of touch with the middle class.

Tonight, Obama also referred to some of McCain's attacks as "loco." "Then the other day, he took it to a whole new level. He said - get this – he said that I was like George W Bush," he said seemingly shocked, "That's what he said. Loco! You can't make this stuff up!"

Not only is Obama changing his tone on the stump, but he is also intensifying his schedule. He already attended two campaign events and has a late evening rally scheduled in Albuquerque, N.M., tonight.

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by catmill October 26, 2008 2:09 PM EDT: Congradulations Obama, Anchorage newspaper where Palin is so popular just officially endorsed Obama! Anchorage newspaper says Palin too risky! WOW!!!; Reply to this comment


by leighg1 October 26, 2008 1:39 PM EDT: I would like to see Obama step up his attacks a bit. We call fight teeth with teeth, fight blood with blood. I am sick of McCain/Palin to my stomach.; Reply to this comment


by pensacola98 October 26, 2008 1:10 PM EDT: It is clear that John McCain''s negative campaigns do work with some people - the least educated.

There are some very educated Republicans who still think as if we are in the cold war and must have an enemy to fight and defeat.

Boogie man politics, and negative politics are childish in this day and age. Voters are evolving.

The premise of Republican ideology is capitalism, but it doesn''t work in every industry. It is not good for health care, education, food, medicine, police, fire, public transportation, or primary residential housing - the things that meet our most basic needs.

We need to divide needs from wants. Needs should be socialized, and wants can be governed by the rules of capitalism.

The Cold War has conditioned many to think that all forms of socialism are bad, but most know it is not, and we already use it today for some things.

When voters finally learn that our average wages are going down, and our jobs are being exported, in order to help a publically owned company have higher profits, and hold a healthy Moody Bond Rating - simply to borrow money cheaper and grow.

Under such a scenario, there are more loosers than winners, because it always leads to formation of a monopoly.

In the Global scene, when the USA tells Wall Street, "Keep Monopolies down" investors abandon Wall Street and go overseas to find an ailing country with a market that will allow monopolies.

The Market Waves around the world are not over, yet.; Reply to this comment


by czmdm October 26, 2008 12:37 PM EDT: The writing is on the wall. The problem is most repiglicans can''t read anything other than the bible and NRA handbook.; Reply to this comment


by blitzder October 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT: OUT OF TOUCH, OUT OF IDEAS AND (Thank God) OUT OF TIME.!

Enough please!. We don''t need these pathetic sadistic Republicans to destroy this country anymore and bring us all to our knees.

In ten days send them all to trash heap of history.; Reply to this comment


by simonette2 October 26, 2008 11:14 AM EDT: Loco is the perfect description of the entire McCain/Palin campaign.; Reply to this comment


by skydotcom October 26, 2008 11:00 AM EDT: I suppose it''s not proper form to gloat but ---come Election Day--- I''m gonna be sitting at my computer laughing my @$$ off, and celebrating everything that makes the "religious" gunslingers cringe. Hardy-freakin''-har-har!!!!; Reply to this comment


by riob678 October 26, 2008 7:52 AM EDT: Last night while watching TV at home in Alaska, one of the Palin children asked his dad when Mom would be coming home. "Soon, very soon", replied Mr. Palin.; Reply to this comment


by pakaal October 26, 2008 6:43 AM EDT: gotravel1: "Also read http://online.com/article/SB122005063234
084813.html a WSJ article"

Strike two, Sparky - maybe next time you''ll post a link that works? Assuming the article even exists and you haven''t just made it up.

Like Obama said, you folks are "out of touch, out of ideas, and running out of time...."; Reply to this comment


by pakaal October 26, 2008 6:37 AM EDT: gotravel1: "their true agenda becomes apparent such as Obama''''s "spread the wealth around" comment"

Yeah, ''cause rolling back Bush''s generous tax cuts to the wealthiest 1% of Americans is such a horrible thing! So horrible that Senator McCain himself was against those tax cuts back in 2000 - back when McCain really WAS a maverick. Hate to break it to you Sparky, Americans are tired of the smears, and are going to vote Obama in on a landslide and mandate that hasn''t been seen in decades. And y''all can start trying to figure out how to reassemble the Republican party. Meanwhile the rest of us get will to work fixing the mess you''ve put America in.; Reply to this comment