McCain Accuses Obama of “Exploiting” Financial Crisis
(CBS)
From CBS News’ John Bentley:
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – In his first public address since last night’s presidential debate, John McCain accused Barack Obama using the current financial crisis for political gain.
“It was clear that Sen. Obama still sees the financial crisis in America as a national problem to be exploited first and solved later,” McCain said. “I am determined to help achieve a legislative package to help avoid the worst, and to set our economy back on the path of stability, confidence, and growth.”
Although he was scheduled to appear live at the 12th annual “Save Our Heritage Rally” in Columbus, Ohio, McCain spoke via satellite from Washington, D.C., because he said was working on the bailout legislation. Sponsored by the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, a hunting and fishing organization, McCain also invoked Obama’s now infamous comments from last April when he said small-town Pennsylvania voters “cling to guns or religion.”
“You can also tell a lot about a man by how he speaks when you're not around,” McCain said. “Earlier this year, Sen. Obama gave us all a little insight into his opinions of gun owners when he was among friends in San Francisco. He was in a room full of rich liberals, right at home. And he reported on some of his findings from his encounters with ordinary Americans. He said that in places like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, people are ‘bitter.’ And that is why, in his clinical opinion, you folks ‘cling’ to your guns and religion.”
The Obama campaign attempted to change the subject to an infamous McCain comment. “John McCain should be careful throwing rocks in his eight glass houses,” said Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor.
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See all 36 CommentsMcCain does not understand the economy. BEFORE, he got to Washington there was an agreed upon settlement (which by the way Senator Obama helped to provide input on over the phone with Paulson and Bernake). ALL that McCain did was stir up trouble and get the Republicans to say they had a DIFFERENT plan which involved even more deregulation!
Senator McCain caused the crisis to be extended further instead of letting the Senators and Representatives finish what they had been working on for a week.
NO, Senator McCain, you are the one who is "exploiting" the financial crisis!
Unstable, hotheaded behavior characterizes post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD). In my role as physician I would also consider borderline personality disorder, or tumor as possible causes. Regardless, these personality traits do make McCain simply unfit as a Commander-in-Chief.
Consider PTSD. We now know that a biological response to torture is shrinkage of two parts of the brain. While these changes do enable the tortured to survive, they make the victims forgetful, irritable and jumpy. Furthermore, loss of the part of the brain that forms new memories is later associated with senility. Loss of brain that weighs, judges, and moderates social behavior causes impulses toward aggression and *** to be acted upon before consideration of the pros and cons%u2014forever inclining to over-quick, under-considered defensive behaviors. Sound familiar?
In the Senate McCain has "reached across the aisle%u201D in pay back to his Republican colleagues when they have insulted him%u2014as when they convicted him of "poor judgment" in regard to dealings with Charles Keating. That makes even his highest achievements motivated by vengeance. The large egalitarian body has served to modulate and direct his impulsive fury. For President?
Unstable, hotheaded behavior characterizes post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD). In my role as physician I would also consider borderline personality disorder, or tumor as possible causes. Regardless, these personality traits do make McCain simply unfit as a Commander-in-Chief.
Consider PTSD. We now know that a biological response to torture is shrinkage of two parts of the brain. While these changes do enable the tortured to survive, they make the victims forgetful, irritable and jumpy. Furthermore, loss of the part of the brain that forms new memories is later associated with senility. Loss of brain that weighs, judges, and moderates social behavior causes impulses toward aggression and *** to be acted upon before consideration of the pros and cons%u2014forever inclining to over-quick, under-considered defensive behaviors. Sound familiar?
In the Senate McCain has "reached across the aisle%u201D in pay back to his Republican colleagues when they have insulted him%u2014as when they convicted him of "poor judgment" in regard to dealings with Charles Keating. That makes even his highest achievements motivated by vengeance. The large egalitarian body has served to modulate and direct his impulsive fury. For President?
Unstable, hotheaded behavior characterizes post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD). In my role as physician I would also consider borderline personality disorder, or tumor as possible causes. Regardless, these personality traits do make McCain simply unfit as a Commander-in-Chief.
Consider PTSD. We now know that a biological response to torture is shrinkage of two parts of the brain. While these changes do enable the tortured to survive, they make the victims forgetful, irritable and jumpy. Furthermore, loss of the part of the brain that forms new memories is later associated with senility. Loss of brain that weighs, judges, and moderates social behavior causes impulses toward aggression and *** to be acted upon before consideration of the pros and cons%u2014forever inclining to over-quick, under-considered defensive behaviors. Sound familiar?
In the Senate McCain has "reached across the aisle%u201D in pay back to his Republican colleagues when they have insulted him%u2014as when they convicted him of "poor judgment" in regard to dealings with Charles Keating. That makes even his highest achievements motivated by vengeance. The large egalitarian body has served to modulate and direct his impulsive fury. For President?
A journalist has to first, keep their job. This motivation is what prevents them from telling it like it is: McCain is a seriously mixed up human being. Real sickos have as routine, a habit of shifting blame to others, on things they are guilty of doing.
It%u2019s nearly impossible to believe that such behavior occurs from a US presidential candidate. This trait is common among%u2026%u2026well, criminals.
Anyone understanding criminal justice and forensic psychology would know this to be fact. Unfortunate that more editors won%u2019t let their staff go quite this far into descriptive territory.
A socipopath is a master at this technique. They are also masters of derailing conversations.
McCain does this in nearly every interview where the other party starts to ''uncover the truth.''
John, I''m talking personally to you, if only you would read this sort of thing; you will exploit any possible edge you can find, whether or not it furthers the discourse, so why harp on Barack for exploiting his ability to kick *** where the economy is concerned?
Or would you rather have politics first? Seriously.
The "time of change is now" and we need national leaders to put the "country first" over party politics%u2019 and corporate political donations influences that have led the country to the biggest country''s financial crisis since the great depression.
Right now Obama and McCain should both be very involved with what congress is doing with the bailout because it is going to greatly impact their potential presidency in a few months and one of them will need to fix this country%u2019s financial mess as president.
Bush, Pelosi and Reid had the legislative and executive power to prevent this nation%u2019s financial crisis but they simply ignored it until the nations financial institutions practically crashed.
Now all American''s will suffer, but they will now just continue to blame each other or the other political party, when they were all to blame.
The senators and House leaders on the senate and house banking committee''s should also resign because they failed to take action, when they were fully aware the country would eventually face a liquidity and banking crisis. They failed the nation along with the rest of the senate and house that relies on their banking committee to hold hearings, write banking laws and provide legislative oversight of our banking institutions.
The leadership in the White House - Bush, Senate - Harry Reid, House - Nancy Pelosi, and both Democrats and Republican''s on the banking committees have failed to provide leadership and foresight to protect and regulate our nations financial system and institutions. Over the years Greenspan warned them that the increasing national debt was unsustainable that could lead to a national financial crisis if other countries lose confidence in our financial system and stop buying our national debt.
So I%u2019m glad McCain was there and he actually did what was good for the country. I know for the Democratic party it is all about getting elected. And Obama, its too much to ask him to come and actually do something he was paid for. Maybe that%u2019s why Obama%u2019s been in all of these past roles and has NOTHING to show for it. He was the editor of Harvard Law review, and failed to write a single article. He was in the state Senate and failed to even vote half the time. He came to the US Senate and hasn%u2019t had a single piece of legislation to speak for.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/opinion/28rich.html
May John McCain rest in peace.
Charge terminal companies $10 billion a month for insurance. These companies can''t even pay their debtors.
Anyone else hear the music from Godfather playing in the background?
At the same time, suggesting that America should lower taxes for these corrupt CEOs.
McCain isn''t a great orator like Obama, but McCain has substance and proven leadership. That shined in the debate.
Obama hasn''t had 25 years in the Senate to make more mistakes. He''s pretty much a blank slate-- and that''s a pretty smart tactic if you think about it. He can paint himself however he wants given the current political state because he has no history. He''s a smart man, he knows how to sell himself as the guy who''s opposite from Georgie & Friends. He''s smart to pin McCain to Bush. BUT you forget how much in pain all the Republicans are that the most liberal amongst them is their Presidential nominee. McCain needs to push for their support, but he is McCain, and if elected, will be sure to **** them off in many ways by reaching across partisan lines.
BUT if it is all liberal media lies then surely mccain will sue them....right? like all the other times....right? right.
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