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Republican Presidential Nominee Vows To Fight For New Direction As Polls Show Him Behind Obama

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by babooph October 14, 2008 11:23 AM EDT
John-you''ve been on for 2years -now with 3 weeks to go-A NEW IDEA!!!???We needed it 8 months ago-at age72 are you sure anything new is possible for you??
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by bernard1012 October 14, 2008 11:13 AM EDT
McCain is trying to distance himself from the failed policy of Bush, policies that he repeatedly voted for in Congress - will the choice of Mooosulini as a running mate go down as the most disasterous decision in the history of American politics?
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by formrusmcsgt October 14, 2008 10:40 AM EDT
Still, McCain promised to run a "respectful" campaign in the weeks to come.
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He made the same promise months ago and did just the opposite.

He is only resurecting the promise because polling shows that his and Palin''s "red-meat" rehtoric actually cost him with voters.
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by armydog2 October 14, 2008 10:27 AM EDT
bush to be on TV at 8am mccain''s numbers will slide again. It happens everytime bush shows his face.
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by ddaymichael October 14, 2008 10:04 AM EDT
MY FELLOW AMERICANS...Let us unite and move together in yet another NEW DIRECTION.

That is any direction that moves us away from McCain''s senile babble and Palin''s rabid lying in tounges.
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by anya136 October 14, 2008 9:35 AM EDT
By McCain''s standards, McCain himself pals around with terrorists: Gordon Liddy

See Bernstein''s article:

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/13/ayers-and-the-mccain-g-gordon-liddy-symbiosis/

McCain and Palin can "keep on fighting" but they have been out-fought, outskilled and out classed.

Key members of the GOP are jumping ship now: Kristol, Palmer, Florida Governor, Hitchens, Buckley...

Oh and McCain''s gonna whup his you know what? oh yeah well his a$$ was whupped in the last 2 debates so maybe its only fair! ;)

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by ramos937 October 14, 2008 9:28 AM EDT
McCain/Palin will lose big time on 11/04/2008:

1. As Rep. Lewis has shown, this campaign has offended the black voting bloc. In all southern/northern states, they will vote for Obama.
2. The GOP, to McCain''s misfortune, has branded itself as anti-hispanic. We too will vote in large numbers for Obama.
3. McCain/Palin vigorously tried to portray Obama as a terrorist because of his knowing Bill Ayers. As recently as last night, a McCain spokesman labeled Ayers as an active terrorist on Lou Dobbs. Bill Ayers committed some stupid things as a young man. However, when he turned himself in, the authorities released him because there was no evidence that he had actually participated in the bombings. In middle age, he has become a full professor at a major university, won Chicago Citizen of The Year award, many civic honors and served on a host of civic organizations devoted to education. I would be proud to know him today.
4. McCain was behind in the polls and did not know what to do. The fiscal crisis developed and he decided to interject himself into the ongoing negotiations. So, he suspended his campaign, called on Obama to do likewise, rushed back to DC, was refused a seat on the Senate negotiation team and in general was ineffective. The result was a major fiasco for his campaign. Later, he tried to take credit for the results.

Finally, McCain did indeed become a war hero during the Vietnam War and the USA does owe him much - but not the Presidency.
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by neoconrcrazy October 14, 2008 9:05 AM EDT
it''s well documented and proven that repubs will do and say just about anything to "convince their base".

what more can McBush say? he''s already supported Obama being called "a muslim", "a terrorist", "an anti-American" -

what''s left to say?

maybe he''s related to OBL ??

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by missingamerica October 14, 2008 8:03 AM EDT
What new direction? Is McCain gonna buy monkey dolls for all his rally attendees?

Posted by wherenextnow at 05:01 AM : Oct 14, 2008

What do you want to bet those monkey dolls are not even made in America?
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by wherenextnow October 14, 2008 8:01 AM EDT
What new direction? Is McCain gonna buy monkey dolls for all his rally attendees?
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by missingamerica October 14, 2008 7:56 AM EDT
McCain: "We cannot spend the next four years as we have spent much of the last eight: waiting for our luck to change."

Holy cow - the man IS out of touch. The Republicans did not sit around waiting for their "luck to change".

They spent six of those eight years warping ever one of America''s trade, bankruptcy, economic, and regulatory laws that they could to FORCE the flow of America''s income into their hands.

lollll...gee - I WISH they had sat around "waiting" to get richer at the expense of the other 95% of America.
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by airboatboy1 October 14, 2008 7:14 AM EDT
At this point I''m actually starting to feel sorry for old John. I think this campaign has actually taken a toll on him. And at his age there won''t be a "next time".
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by iamdemocrat October 14, 2008 6:46 AM EDT
OBAMAs Hawaiian COLB is AUTHENTIC (easy to forge) but has NO SOURCE DOCUMENT.

NO ORIGINAL (44 year old) BIRTH CERTIFICATE w/ PARENT SIGNATURES and BABY FOOT PRINT hmmmm, VERY FUNNY. VERY FISHY. VERY FOREIGN.

I think he''s convinced me not to vote for the INDONESIAN OBAMA.

Though OBAMAs MAMA is blood-related to BUSH & CHENEY, though OBAMAs close cousins w/ MACHETE-MASTER PRIME MINISTER 0D1NGA,

OBAMAs still a FOREIGN PRINCE of INDONESIA.

I DONT like McCain, but I know he is AMERICAN. He has shed his blood for us. He even showed us his ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Imagine how OLD that was!

FOREIGN PRINCE OBAMA of INDONESIA wont/CANT show us his!!!

That Hawaiian COLB is AUTHENTIC but has NO SOURCE DOCUMENT. hmmmm, VERY FUNNY. VERY FISHY. VERY FOREIGN.

YOUTUBE: OCTOBER SURPRISE BALLOT FRAUD

YOUTUBE: OCTOBER SURPRISE BALLOT FRAUD

YOUTUBE: OCTOBER SURPRISE BALLOT FRAUD

GOOGLE: LIPPERT 0D1NGA (spell it correctly. Im doing this so its not DELETED)

TRUST, BUT VERIFY (Feinstein et al DIDNT)

0D1NGA is REAL. 0D1NGA is N0W. 0D1NGA is OBAMA.

I LOVE 2 OCTOBER SURPRISES.

I see the ad now. Obama on a bullhorn campaigning for 0D1NGA. 0D1NGA loses election. Cut to scene where there''s MAYHEM BLOOD BURNING CHURCHES FLYING MACHETES SEVERED LIMBS.

Ayers has NOTHING on 0D1NGA!
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by nursehope October 14, 2008 6:38 AM EDT
McCain can change his stump speech all he wants...it is too little too late. Had he not made Obama the enemy he might have had a chance. Ya shoulda spoke on the issues McCain....you are fixin'' to loose
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by tannerbird October 14, 2008 5:44 AM EDT
TAKE A LOOK AT VETS AGINST MCCAIN ON YOU TUBE ITS WORTH YOUR TIME.
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by misha128-2009 October 14, 2008 4:33 AM EDT
The day will be interesting when John McCain wakes up and realizes he has out Bushed President Bush when it comes to sleaze politics sacrificing honor he incorrectly believes he has maintained.
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by robert2237 October 14, 2008 4:08 AM EDT
IOWEIGN- They do both have friends who have bombed America. So I think if McCain was to condem this statement he would be condeming the truth. Now if you as a Obama supporter have to agree with that, if you don''t then I would suggest you check out Ayers. Oh don''t tell me just a guy who lifes in his community. You don''t kick off you political carrer in the living room and just a guy in the community. When someone kicks off their political career they make sure they got people that support them and they trust.
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by robert2237 October 14, 2008 4:04 AM EDT
daffy64 - If we have Obama we won''t be waiting for our luck to change we will be fighting to keep our freedom. You might want to look more in to his ideals and plans. Tax everyone but those who do not work and give our taxes to them. And oh so many more things that flies in the face of freedom and free market, consititution.
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by robert2237 October 14, 2008 4:00 AM EDT
freeman99z- Yes we have to get back to the consitution. But from your statement about christian theology will be taking us as far away from the consitution as you can get. Remember most of those who wrote the consitution asked for Gods help and that is what we need now. The speration of state and church means that the state should not and will not endorse one regilion over another, it does not state to through your bible, God and your church out the door. Some seem to think that but that is not fact. Why do you think our money has in GOD WE TRUST? If you have no religious beleifs that is your chose but the consititution no were states not the have a reglious beleifs or have to beliefs displayed. My GOD BLESS YOU SOUL
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by ajaxtheleast October 14, 2008 3:55 AM EDT
"I''LL CRUSH OBAMA!!!!"

Actually TWO unfortunate coincedences
attribute this statement to John McCain.

First one was in reaching this site,,,,

second was,,,it''s ANOTHER Obama with

ANOTHER McCain psyching him out for

their upcoming

Roller Derby teams'' grudge match.


Surely we all know Power Roll Obama

of the Illinoise body blockers

and Rolling Rock McCain of the

Arizona Crotchknockers.???
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