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October 8, 2008 12:04 AM

Obama Campaign Fans "That One" Flames

(CBS)
From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

(NASHVILLE, TENN.) - Barack Obama's campaign has seized John McCain’s “that one” comment at the debate tonight, and are now using it to argue that McCain was uncomfortable and that he looked angry.

“It reminds you that McCain is sort of angry and agitated. He looked uncomfortable,” Robert Gibbs said in the spin room, “I guess the pillow seat wasn’t soft enough. He stood and walked around.”

During the debate, McCain was talking about a 2005 Senate vote on an energy bill when he said, "There was an energy bill on the floor of the Senate loaded down with goodies, billions for the oil companies, and it was sponsored by Bush and Cheney. You know who voted for it? You might never know. That one,” McCain said, pointing to Obama. “You know who voted against it? Me.”

Both David Axelrod and David Plouffe agreed that the comment was “odd.” “Last time we had the debate, Senator McCain didn’t want to look at Senator Obama and he made this reference today,” Axelrod said, “He seems a little bit irascible, a little bit peevish.”

McCain advisor, Nicole Wallace dismissed the accusations, suggesting that the charges finicky. “I’m shocked that at a moment of national crisis, where our economy is on the minds of every single person, I am shocked that they are again proving to be the fussiest campaign in American history.”

Republican aides are calling the “that one” comment a memorable line and expect to start using it more in the coming days.
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by makendal October 9, 2008 5:11 PM EDT
No one wants to really admit that John McCain''s comment where he referred to Senator Barack Obama as "that one" clearly was his anger getting the best of him. He was really subconsciously saying "that n*gg*r right there". These racial undertones are similar to both Bush campaigns and John McCain is no different. Referring to Sen. Obabama''s middle name in th press as a link to terrorism is asinine and insensitive. It''s a common name throughout that entire region and culture, like John or LEE is here in America. I mean, do I go around thinking that everyone named George is an a$$ ???
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by billclintoon October 9, 2008 2:55 PM EDT
obama referred to "that one"?
That one who failed as a community agitator; that one who went to kenya to find his roots; that one who had an unknown pay his way to Harvard; that one who had close ties with terrorist bill aiyers; that one who followed the racist Wright for 20 years; that one who had questionable dealings with the convicted felon tony Rezko; that one who would sit down with know tyrants and terrorists; that one who would reduce our military by 25% while china and Russia builds theirs; that one who works closely with ACORN to help dead people and illegals vote; that one who has consistently more wealth yet gives little to charity.
obama is THAT ONE.
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by newslink October 8, 2008 11:13 PM EDT
MCcain "That one" response. Sounds like, when my eldery Grandmother could not remember names. These are signs of aging. I suggest thst MCcain might not want to use this phrase.
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by CherryLaneStation October 8, 2008 8:55 PM EDT
Please, Waterman24 -- stop spreading the same old lies!! First of all, his church was NOT racist -- his pastor was a black man who had to live through the 60s and BIG DEAL if he asked the people to challenge themselves by not just following the government like lemmings.

Second, Obama NEVER said that about our troops. Look up the quote. He was talking about how we need to be more on track with what we want to accomplish "so that we''re NOT just bombing civilians" which is something that DID happen that day due to POOR leadership.
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by lindac2610 October 8, 2008 4:30 PM EDT
gopfornever: Sounds and look like You have never been to college
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by balto_babs October 8, 2008 2:05 PM EDT
Have you been brain washed?

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Posted by waterman24 at 10:28 AM : Oct 08, 2008

No waterman24 you are the one who has been brainwashed by listening too much to the likes of Rush Limbaugh & Fox News.

Before you repeat some more of this "trash" try checking out sites like FACTCHECK.ORG that don''t take sides and just sort the truth from the lies.
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by truthradar October 8, 2008 2:01 PM EDT
Again we''ve seen the condescending, rattling presence of John McCain, trapped in a "I know everything since I''ve run for President a dozen times" disrespectful demeanor. And how could anyone miss the single most OVER USED WORD (or phrase) in the whole debate..."my friends!" Used OVER AND OVER, and on occasion used several or more times in one run-on sentence. I just kept thinking someone would jump up, pull their wig or toupee off and run out of the audience in screams if McCain said it JUST ONE MORE TIME! Come on, once you have used "my friends" in primary debates as a prelude to a personal attack on an opponent, its over use becomes insulting, definetely not endearing, and leaves a bad taste in anyone''s mouth that isn''t deaf or void of intelligence! Come on McCain, give it a rest...perhaps better, give us a rest!
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by misha128-2009 October 8, 2008 1:36 PM EDT
Posted by waterman24 at 10:28 AM

You should really get another source for news. Gov Palin does not even know what or who her sources are.
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by aptalia October 8, 2008 1:29 PM EDT
Leaked! The questions that got BANNED from the debate last night:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuQDTjx-ygM

Spread the word...
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by misha128-2009 October 8, 2008 1:22 PM EDT
Posted by raflin10:

Thanks for reporting Biden''''s comment. Biden makes sense. ...

Posted by flreason at 09:53 AM

Just checked out the Biden interview on ABC -- either the comments you reported wound up on the cutting room floor or were not made at all. His comments did make sense especially about McCain and Palin not addressing or correcting hate speech at their events.
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by john6pack October 8, 2008 1:16 PM EDT
John must apologize to avoid being called hypocrite and arrogant, because he made too much fuss about ''lipstick on the pig''.
But that''s not the most important point.
I was leaning McCain until his last bomb shell exploded: ''the treasury should buy all the bad mortgages and give a house to all real estate gamblers''.
John, that is the most socialist approach uttered by any politician in the last decade!
If USA chooses the socialist path, than we better hand it to Obama since he will not make a joke of the conservative principles.
Sorry John, I''m voting with the libertarian Barr.
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by locke10 October 8, 2008 1:09 PM EDT
Correction:
Sorry, I meant some Black people (along with many people of all races)
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by locke10 October 8, 2008 1:05 PM EDT
waterman:
You misunderstand me. I am not saying that Blacks are not supporting Obama; I am just tired of (White) people saying it is only because Obama is Black. I would postulate that he also has a platform that Black people (along with people of all races) agree with. If the Black candidate was a hard-line conservative like Keyes, we would not see the same level of support among Blacks because conservative agendas tend to ignore the race problem and the poverty problem.
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by flreason October 8, 2008 12:59 PM EDT
Posted by raflin10:

For the record, Obama isn''t the youngest candidate ever...JFK was. Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest President in our history: 46 when he assumed the Presidency after McKinley was assassinated.
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by flreason October 8, 2008 12:53 PM EDT
Posted by raflin10:

Thanks for reporting Biden''s comment. Biden makes sense. What McCain is doing is objectifying his opponent. He identifies the person as an object, and therefore less than human. It''s an old trick, and I think it helps McCain overcome any residual scruples he might have about his smear tactics, i.e., if his opponent is less than human then McCain doesn''t have to respect the promises he made to eschew negative campaigning and character assassination.
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by misha128-2009 October 8, 2008 12:51 PM EDT
McCain''s "That One" comment clearly colors his earlier "The One" ad as well as the current attack''s of Gov Palin and his surrogates.
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by locke10 October 8, 2008 12:51 PM EDT
waterman:

Are you really going to generalize an entire segment of the population based on what eight people are saying?!?
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by flreason October 8, 2008 12:40 PM EDT
Posted by rodela1

Well said.
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by locke10 October 8, 2008 12:39 PM EDT
waterman:

I seriously doubt blacks are voting strictly on race, no matter what the numbers are. Do you think those numbers would be the same if the Black candidate was Alan Keyes? Me neither.
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by PulSamsara October 8, 2008 11:57 AM EDT
"That One" for President of the UNITED States of America.
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