All Trick, No Treat – McCain Says Democrats Trying to Scare Seniors
(CBS)
(HANOVERTON, OHIO) – John McCain accused his Democratic rivals of celebrating today’s holiday by trying to spook senior citizens.
“It’s Halloween, so what do the Democrats do, every four years, they run out, they try to scare seniors by saying that Republicans are going to take away their Social Security or we’re going to take way Medicare. They do it every four years, and my friends, our Americans have wised up,” McCain said. “I’m going to protect Social Security, I’m going to protect Medicare, I’m not going to let this Congress tax away your retirement savings.”
The Democratic National Committee, though, says McCain has considered privatizing some aspects of Social Security.
"The voters have a clear choice between Barack Obama, who stood up to President Bush's plan to threaten the retirement security of millions of Americans, and John McCain, who voted in favor of privatization at least three times and toured the country to promote President Bush’s failed plan in 2005,” said DNC spokesman Damien LaVera. “The last thing America can afford is John McCain doubling down on George Bush's failed, flawed and risky policies."
So who’s scarier? According to a CBS News/New York Times poll released yesterday, most people who are voting for John McCain would be “scared” if Barack Obama were elected president. 47% of Obama voters would be “scared” if McCain won, compared to 57% for McCain voters.
This is not going to be a recession. This is going to be worse than the Great Depression. ~~~
You history buffs out there know the Great Depression was causes by Republican Majorities in the 1920s that lead up to the 1929 Stock Market crash! The 1930s were the years of the Great Depression and it took a Socialist, FDR to get America back on track. It took him almost 10 years to do it. ~~~~~~~
McCain becomes President, and 99% of Americans will suffer under a Great Depression that will go on for many years. ~~~~~~~
Obama becomes President, and 99% of Americans will suffer hard times for two or three years before he can get things turned around. It will take Obama two terms to get this mess straightened out. He will have to spend his first days as President reversing all the Bush/McCain programs and policies in all areas, and then he can spend years cleaning up the mess and years more making repairs. ~~~~~~~
It always takes a Democrat that leans to the left to get America to the center! Eight years of a right wing low IQ Religious fanatic caused this mess. ~~~~~~
This is not the time for some senile old man with a right wing nutcase VP to step in with 20th century solutions to 21st century problems. This is the time for a high IQ 21st century thinking person to take charge, and that would be Obama. ~~~~~~
Obama will be much like FDR! He will save America if elected. ~~~
Everyone remembers Senator McCain campaigning to have Social Security put into the stock market.
Senator McCain, 401Ks are down 50% this year alone. Your policies would have forced millions of seniors to find jobs.
Case in point, Bill Gates: cashed out of Microsoft and paid zero taxes on $50 billion. To add insult to injury for tax payers, Mr. Gates actually got back $6 million from the government.
See, "Free Lunch" by David J. Johnston, who explains clearly in laymen terms how excutives have avoided taxes for 27 years beginning in 1981.
The massive accumulation of wealth in the "flood (of wealth) up economy" makes a joke of the notion of "trickle down" ideas of Reagodumbics.
Since 1970 the average american pay has (adjusted for inflation) increased from $34,000 to 37,000.
1968
Highest-Paid Executive:
James M. Roche
Chairman, General Motors
$795,000
Average Worker Pay: $5,602
1998
Highest-Paid Executive:
Michael Eisner
CEO, Walt Disney.
$575.6 million
Average Worker Pay: $22,976
From Business Week, the above stats compare 1968 to 1998: the average worker earned $5600 and the increase to the 1998 level is 393%: however, during the same period, the highest excutive pay increased by 72,327%.
When I left Bear Stearns in 1995, Ace Greenberg earned $15 million a year (salary). In 2000, Jim Cayne earned $100 million-- that''s only 5 years later.
The American people are being robbed by Republicans and Democrats alike.
PS Joe the Plumber is an ignorant a$$.
Reject Barack Obama.
Posted by CBSisPravda
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Piffle! Obama is as a Socialist as Teddy Roosevelt, McCain''s hero. Wasn''t it Teddy who started the progressive income tax? Was Teddy a SocialistMarxistCommunist?
In truth McCain has been in the camp of privatizing Social Security for years and investing it in where else? The stock market. In the last month how did that work out for you.
McCain/Palin claims get more off the wal by the minute.
When it comes to lies, the Republicans have no equal.
The best medicine for them, send them all packing Nov 4th.
Case in point, Bill Gates: cashed out of Microsoft and paid zero taxes on $50 billion. To add insult to injury for tax payers, Mr. Gates actually got back $6 million from the government.
See, "Free Lunch" by David J. Johnston, who explains clearly in laymen terms how excutives have avoided taxes for 27 years beginning in 1981.
The massive accumulation of wealth in the "flood (of wealth) up economy" makes a joke of the notion of "trickle down" ideas of Reagodumbics.
Since 1970 the average american pay has (adjusted for inflation) increased from $34,000 to 37,000.
1968
Highest-Paid Executive:
James M. Roche
Chairman, General Motors
$795,000
Average Worker Pay: $5,602
1998
Highest-Paid Executive:
Michael Eisner
CEO, Walt Disney.
$575.6 million
Average Worker Pay: $22,976
From Business Week, the above stats compare 1968 to 1998: the average worker earned $5600 and the increase to the 1998 level is 393%: however, during the same period, the highest excutive pay increased by 72,327%.
When I left Bear Stearns in 1995, Ace Greenberg earned $15 million a year (salary). In 2000, Jim Cayne earned $100 million-- that''''s only 5 years later.
The American people are being robbed by Republicans and Democrats alike.
PS Joe the Plumber is an ignorant a$$.
Posted by basementfrog at 01:01 PM : Oct 31, 2008
Well put!
Posted by blindhowlin at 01:18 PM : Oct 31, 2008
Good point!!
Vote John McCain!!!!!!! Vote John McCain!!!!!!!
Virginians and North Carolinians wake up!!!!! Get out there and vote for John McCain. Your jobs depend upon it. What do you think will happen to the tobacco industry and tobacco farmers centered in Virginia and North Carolina when Barack Obama rewards his trial lawyer supporters with an open season on the tobacco industry. The trial lawyers are Barack Obama biggest supporters and are just biting at the bit to take another shot at the tobacco companies and begin filing suits for personal injuries against Virginia based tobacco companies.
Vote John McCain!!!!!!! Vote John McCain!!!!!!!
This is what needs to be changed in America!
Reject Barack Obama!
Posted by CBSisPravda at 01:54 PM : Oct 31, 2008
Just MORE Mud and slime from the Right! That''s all they know is slinging MUD and trying to scare people!!
Vote John McCain!!!!!!! Vote John McCain!!!!!!!
Posted by PugHenry3 at 02:00 PM : Oct 31, 2008
Yep! OVER 100,000 Jobs lost under TRICKLE DOWN last month ALONE and YOU want people to be scared of trying something New?? PLEASE!!
Illegal, unnecessary, and mismanaged war in Iraq.
Cronyism and Corruption in every Governmental Agency.
Tax Breaks for Large Corporations.
Outsourcing of Jobs to foreign slave labor.
Increased costs of everything from Gasoline, Heating Oil,Electricity, Food and Housing.
Disregard of our Constitution, and the rescission of Habeas Corpus (civil rights).
Invasion of Privacy through the NSA and bypass of the FISA Court.
Record Home Forclosures and deregulated Wall Street trading.
Promotion of Racism, Discrimination, and Hate through policies and progaganda
It''s all too scary to think about another term of Republicans!
1) remain a territory
2) become a separate and independent nation
3) accept commonwealth status
4) become a state
Notice how everytime Sarah Palin refers to Alaska she says "our great STATE of Alaska." August 2008 she addressed AIP at their convention stating that she supports their vision relating to Alaska and "the constitution of our great STATE." What the hell in going on here, John McCain has lost his mind!!!
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by cbs0504
November 1, 2008 11:32 AM PDT
- the democrats don''t need to try to scare anyone. the republicans are doing a fine job of that themselves. if there''s any doubt about where they stand or how unsound their policies are, see this link for a side by side comparison. http://mypakragames.com/games/we-the-decided
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