Just saw McCain interview live on CNN, and he said Obama is playing the race card to pander to peoples fears. He is specifically talking about Obama's speech where he said "People tell you not to vote for me, because I don't look like the presidents on money. They say don't vote for me cause I have a funny name." McCain is urging Obama to stop using the race card.

I'm sure the Obama camp is hastily putting together a response where they say the speeches are taken out of context...

What I meant to say was, people may be uncomfortable voting for someone with big egos ears.

There are many reasons I can think of not to vote for Obama, neither has to do with his looks or name. in fact, I've yet to hear anyone state those are reasons not to vote for him.

No, they're pointing out that they didn't bring up race, McCain did.

"People tell you not to vote for me, because I don't look like the presidents on money. They say don't vote for me cause I have a funny name."

Nice use of plausible deniability. Not.

And they are a bunch of liars too. But since Obama wants to be our Daddy, we must do as he says not as he does. Right?

that is some good kool-aid you're drinking...

If you recall, you said "I'm sure the Obama camp is hastily putting together a response where they say the speeches are taken out of context... " and I responded with what they are actually saying. Does any of that sound familiar?????

Don't worry, Yos. I think *most* us understood that you were simply passing along information.

There were MANY comments on this very board about his name being a negative thing.

well if you actually READ the article McCain's issue is that Barak keeps playing the card, both covertly and prominantly.

In defense of a great many posters, I believe those posts were because Neo cried so much if you did use his middle name. So many posters used them to jab that finger into his ribs.

Obviously you have not been posting here very long. That or, you are willing to be one of the sheep.

Yes, I know that is what he says and Obama's camp says the same about him.

It wasn't about race! Obamamessiah's spokesman said so!




Right!!!!!!

Obama simply meant that he doesn't have stringy gray hair or a 10-gallon hat. Nothing more. [/sarcasm]

Here is what Senator Obama is quoted as actually having said...

"What they're going to try to do is make you scared of me," Obama said. "You know, he's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name, you know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

What I want to know is what in the world his he talking about by "dollar bills?" Does he mean the $1 bill? If so, I think there has only been one president on the $1 bill. Did he mean all of the denominations of currency?

If his spin doctors think anyone really believes their spin that by talking about guys who appear "dollar bills," Senator Obama was actually referring to age and experience they are probably in for a rude awakening. I mean, let's be honest, he used the word "look." And I think the Senator may be in for a rude awakening of his own in November as well. The American people as a whole are not that stupid.

While Senator Obama is a talented individual he should be ashamed of his "dollar bills" remark.

what is the difference?! what is the reason he had felt that way?

shemp, are you grandpa simpson?

Because he is a whiny baby with a penchant for making rude and inappropriate comments to female posters (bordering on stalking), an man-crush on obama greater than even you, and the inability to form an coherent opinion outside of the lyrics of a Bruce Springsteen song.

that's sweet character assassination, but the reason is because of this BS with associating him with terrorism.

So Yoss, you actually think that this statement was not about race? If Obama meant to say he didn't get old and gray as a senator/congressman, why didn't he just say that? Watch the video of it, it takes the audience a second or 2, with him posing and looking off camera, then they go crazy cheering. With the issues that his campaign has already had regarding "mis-statements", "misunderstandings", and "let me explain what he really meants" don't you think his speechwriters are going over every statement with a fine tooth comb? I think he said exactly what he meant, and his underlying tone is that it is racism.

Of course, using the arguement that he isn't a political insider from DC is funny, as he is standing on his laurels as a senator and all he has accomplished.

Then again, the current President didn't spend any time in Washington, so is this really an argument he wants to make? After all, his party decries the job President Bush has done.

what do you want? you know d@mn well obama was responding to outlier caricatures. don't deny that it doesn't/didn't happen. nobody here said it but don't defend everyone on the right because of synechdoche.

In breaking news: McCain challenges Obama to stop speaking in public.

In further breaking news, Obama agrees to stop speaking in public. Obama's spokesman then says what he really meant was that he would stop extemporaneously speaking in public, and only follow the script that was vetted 4-times over by his speechwriters, and that if he does attempt to speak off the cuff, he will ask that the cameras be turned off.