Video: McCain loses blogger’s vote
posted at 11:31 am on June 10, 2008 by Allahpundit
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What he meant to say: I will veto every single beer except Bud. Click the image to watch.
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Nice to know where his head’s at
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 11:33 AM
McCain lost my vote the day he was born.
Indy Conservative on June 10, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Hey AP,
Obama just threw Jim Johnson under the bus.
rockmom on June 10, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Wow, you’ve been around since the Mesozoic, too?
CSM126 on June 10, 2008 at 11:36 AM
So Maverick’s wife’s family are brewers, and Kerry’s wife’s family make catsup.
No contest. Maverick’s wife’s family rock.
I’ve been to the Bud facility in NH. They have the Clydesdale’s there. Beautiful location.
Hening on June 10, 2008 at 11:36 AM
I thought they made their money with a Bud distribution network, not brewing the stuff….?
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Override!
trubble on June 10, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Tru dat, playa.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 10, 2008 at 11:44 AM
McCain knows what he is talking about when he says that “somewhere along the line Republicans became big spending Democrats.” Why? Because McCain is one of them! He may not have been as greedy as Jack Murtha or Ted Stevens but the whole AF tanker issue is based on disgruntled contractors who contributed to McCain! Let’s not forget that!
highhopes on June 10, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Aw, give him a break. He probably hasn’t had much sleep in the past two days……..
Mallard T. Drake on June 10, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Was Mav trying to pull a “Reagan” by reaching into his pocket for the Veto Pen?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 10, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Cute. Is that a subliminal outreach for the evangelical and Mormon vote?
maverick muse on June 10, 2008 at 11:45 AM
weak.
pabarge on June 10, 2008 at 11:46 AM
You’re one, big resentful S.O.B. The day he was born?
What would you like, jerk? To have a time machine and kill him in utero?
newton on June 10, 2008 at 11:47 AM
In which case, McCain’s wife’s family are responsible for distributing a foul and noxious substance, and should get no closer to the White House than any meth dealer ;-)
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 11:47 AM
When he pushes amnesty through, he will automatically become the biggest spender, the biggest wealth distributor, and the biggest enabler in the history of our country.
Darksean on June 10, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Just ignore him. It’s not worth it.
terryannonline on June 10, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Actually, this is a great start differentiating not only himself from Democrat big spenders, but also from Bush’s spending habits that grew mushroomed top heavy bureaucratic federal additions vs. streamlined government employment enabled via educated/trained employees and the finest computers/programs that Fred Thompson legislated and endorsed as POTUS platform. Go Fred! Tie McCain to Fred’s platform and the GOP will win ‘08!
maverick muse on June 10, 2008 at 11:52 AM
I have to agree. That was rather crude.
I’d say he lost my vote the day he teamed up with Russy Boy and cracked the First Amendment in half.
MadisonConservative on June 10, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Yup. That was my ‘event horizon’ also
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 11:54 AM
He just lost the Milwaukee vote.
geckomon on June 10, 2008 at 11:56 AM
The gasp from the crowd was audible. Look for lots more of these while the Messiah gets a free ride.
Valiant on June 10, 2008 at 11:57 AM
You dont get the subtle strategy there Allah McCain is threating to cut off Congress’ Beer supply.
That alone drove Ted Kennedy into the Hospital.
William Amos on June 10, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Obama vs. McCain
how did we get into this mess?
RMC1618 on June 10, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Don’t forget carbon dioxide cap and trade and manned mission to Mars among others. What bugs me the most about McCain is he is the biggest hypocrite in Washington.
Valiant on June 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Like I said, I trust him to veto earmarks. He is just stubborn enough to stick it to Republicans and Democrats.
If he wins, how craven would it be to see Republican leadership then back a moratorium on earmarks when they know McCain is going to veto them anyway?
Theworldisnotenough on June 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM
The Bud facility in Los Angeles has got to be the biggest brewery in the world and Clydesdales aren’t what they’re using to brew what they want you to think of as beer.
Speakup on June 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Stupid Americans
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM
They gasped because, for a moment, they thought he was re-introducing prohibition.
geckomon on June 10, 2008 at 12:01 PM
“Veto every birr”. Perhaps he’s a North Vietnamese double agent…….
Shy Guy on June 10, 2008 at 12:01 PM
how did we get into this mess?
RMC1618 on June 10, 2008 at 11:59 AM
We let it happen.
RMC1618 on June 10, 2008 at 12:04 PM
The gaff was funny. Sure to be a SNL takeoff in there someplace.
When McCain speaks like this he is at his best. He is starting to gain more and more points with me every day this campaign goes on. I get all the naysayers but I have to ask at this point what is your strategy? Is it to say this is why I won’t vote for him, or is it to say this is why you should not vote for him? Honest question. Just trying to figure out what you are trying to accomplish. Are you working for his defeat or just trying to get your voices heard?
Limerick on June 10, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Apathy may well have played a part, but don’t discount the inexorable tide of ignorance sweeping the nation.
Believing we can turn it is akin to sitting beside King Canute….
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 12:06 PM
This is no comparison to ObaMessiah speaking in tongues.
abinitioadinfinitum on June 10, 2008 at 12:06 PM
All he has to do now if define “earmark”. He can sign-off on anything he wants and say that it wasn’t an earmark. It sounds good, but the devil is in the details. Is his global warming bill an earmark? Also, what about cutting the size of government? That’s something that a President can actually do.
orlandocajun on June 10, 2008 at 12:09 PM
What he meant to say was, “I will veto every single beer bill, including the one that limits CEO pay.”
Good Lord, his performance in prepared speeches is about equal to GWB’s. Which is to say, it couldn’t pass Speech 101.
BigD on June 10, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Actually he got my vote from this, because I am thinking I would rather behaving a beer now myself. :-)
JeffinSac on June 10, 2008 at 12:14 PM
All ye pickers of nit. This was nuthin’ but a slip of the tongue combining the words “bill” and “earmark” and he immediately corrected himself. This should be in the Headlines, maybe, but I don’t think this deserves a post. Hey Allah, why not just start a special “slip of the tongue” and “gaffe” section for McCain and Obama for the next 5 months?
Brat on June 10, 2008 at 12:16 PM
If McCain has ears to hear, he’s bound to figure out that his booger legislative deals with liberal Democrats left him slimed across the country.
However, that McCain would not use ear-marks against his principles should be well noted by his detractors, taken into account as per “trusting” his word when given, say for example as he would stand pro-life against abortion.
But the entire Border Security issue must be done above board ASAP with the finest that technology provides as our sovereign status deserves only the best when protecting America and her citizens. If the Saudis can build an impregnable border, we can do it better. THAT is the GOP motto: built with pride in the USA. JOBS, JOBS, JOBS.
Finally, the identification of our population must be addressed so as to weed out the illegal aliens from our social network and benefits. The e-verify program is too limited and a very poor excuse given the technology available today that our government neglects. It will be interesting to see the legislation to document citizens with social security cards that are fool proof to tampering. Obama’s Marxist approach to require full fingerprinting of all citizens in Federal records enforcing fines/jail without cooperation has been deservedly attacked.
maverick muse on June 10, 2008 at 12:21 PM
I get all the naysayers but I have to ask at this point what is your strategy?
To vote for the person closest to my outlook on things. McCain has several positive attributes that should seal the deal. However, he has several negative attributes that make sealing the deal impossible. McCain is fortunate in that Obama is even further away from sealing the deal with me.
So I’m left waiting on one of the candidates make the sale.
I R A Darth Aggie on June 10, 2008 at 12:26 PM
abinitioadinfinitum on June 10, 2008 at 12:06 PM
speaking in tongues, LOL!
That’s how bonehead Hobama courts the evangelicals.
maverick muse on June 10, 2008 at 12:26 PM
“I will veto every beer that includes illmarks.”
I hate illmarks.
Rhinoboy on June 10, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Brat on June 10, 2008 at 12:16 PM
+1
maverick muse on June 10, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Fair enough! Well put.
Limerick on June 10, 2008 at 12:28 PM
When your brain is moving faster than your mouth, that’s not a bad sign. It would be worse if it was the other way around.
RBMN on June 10, 2008 at 12:30 PM
If you are going to buy into socialism from Obama over semi-conservatism from McCain, you shouldn’t even vote.
Brat on June 10, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Factually 100% incorrect again highhopes. Boeing people went to prison over the bad tanker lease program that McCain torpedoed. He was right about the Boeing lease deal being a screwjob for the USAF, and the US taxpayer.
The Airbus is a better plane, more functional, and will lead to a big new factory in Alabama.
win-win baby
funky chicken on June 10, 2008 at 12:38 PM
What exactly is this supposed to mean? Conservatives who don’t like McCain have for months been hearing nothing but how their presumed “staying home on Election Day” is going to be the ruin of the country.
BigD on June 10, 2008 at 12:40 PM
I think what he meant to say is, “I’ll veto the bill, then I’ll have a beer. Then I’ll veto another bill, then I’ll have another beer. Then I beto the bill, hav nother. The ah bills bieto than 2 bars! Beers for beto, veto! I luv Veto Beear!”
Rod on June 10, 2008 at 12:46 PM
I didn’t say staying home would be the “ruin of the country” but I think a Democrat POTUS + Democrat majority Congress will have an adverse affect to conservative values. If I R A Darth Aggie is still trying to be “sold” by the candidates at this point, I implied the Neal Boortz rule: too stupid to vote.
Brat on June 10, 2008 at 12:47 PM
We all have had months and months of yes-Mac/no-Mac arguments. To me it now all boils down now to three types of voters.
1. You want John McCain to win.
2. You don’t know who you will vote for.
3. You want John McCain to lose.
Everyone keeps throwing out the same yes-Mac/no-Mac points.
They haven’t changed at all. I think it is time for the type#2s and type#3s to state the intention of their attitude. Are they trying to decide or are they trying to derail.
Limerick on June 10, 2008 at 12:55 PM
McCain lost my vote the day he was born.
Indy Conservative on June 10, 2008 at 11:33 AM
rplat on June 10, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Well, I am a Reagan Republican and conservative and I think I can understand IRA Darth Aggie’s point. I think it is this: McCain thinks he can win without a significant portion (slice it any way you want to) of the conservative vote and has so far not displayed any intention of appealing to it/them. The general campaign has only just begun and Obama has an opportunity to reach out to voters that McCain has already decided he doesn’t need or, even worse, like. Obama hasn’t done it yet, but he well may.
Myself, I would never vote for Obama. But if by chance Obama should at some point reach out to some conservatives that McCain does not acknowledge, then I can see some people
moving over.
BigD on June 10, 2008 at 1:03 PM
What if we want neither Obama or McCain within a parsec of the White House? Can we stipulate that the election of either will be a complete disaster? Albeit at a different pace.
Valiant on June 10, 2008 at 1:04 PM
Sure. It puts you square in the Mac-to-lose camp. That’s fine. I guess I’m just tired of reading the same thing over and over. I am a one issue voter this election. Everything else is way down my priority list. There are no arguments against McCain that I have seen that will change my vote based on that one issue of mine. None. Zero. Zip. I’m just trying to be honest about it. Sure some scandal could derail my vote, but I don’t find anything in my reservations about McCain that trump my reason to vote for the man.
Limerick on June 10, 2008 at 1:10 PM
In this election, I believe the VP choices will definitely be important — on both sides. Both candidates need veeps more conservative than they are.
BigD on June 10, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Well, I’d like to see IRA Darth Aggie defend his own comment and list, as he said, McCain’s positive attributes versus his negative attributes and do the same for Obama. What exactly is left for one of them, as he said, to “make the sale?”
Brat on June 10, 2008 at 1:16 PM
Promises, promises.
snaggletoothie on June 10, 2008 at 1:20 PM
What’s that “one issue”, Limerick, if you don’t mind me asking?
Rod on June 10, 2008 at 1:22 PM
The war and national security in general.
Limerick on June 10, 2008 at 1:24 PM
I would suggest about five months.
BigD on June 10, 2008 at 1:27 PM
This is a huge reason I cannot vote for McCain. Closing Gitmo, calling waterboarding torture, and 100 year occupations of Islamic countries (with no oil or less Islam in return) are recipes for certain loss in the WoT. Also an unsecure border defines national insecurity.
Valiant on June 10, 2008 at 1:29 PM
So your solution to saving Gitmo, saving waterboarding, making Iraq an American free zone, and building the fence is to defeat McCain? I assume this also means a different candidate must win the WH other then Obama.
Limerick on June 10, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Probably not, Mormons don’t drink.
The Evangelicals that I know that drink prefer mostly wine. However, my wife likes a good scotch. And at a dinner party a few weeks ago, a Mexican feast we put on here in Boston, were had more than a few “Headley Margaritas”.
Ariba! Ariba! Prasie the Lord and Pass the Salt!
Rod on June 10, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Waterboarding is torture – you can play all the euphemistic O’Reilly word-games you want.
Torture is groovy, just like killing. It’s the ‘how & why’ that is all-important.
Pass the pliers and some panties…..I’ve some questions I’d like answered.
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Candidate John McCain
Was there ever a greater pain?
A conservative – not
More a Democratbot
Makes his own party go insane
BigD on June 10, 2008 at 1:48 PM
McCain……poo
Nary a sniff
Can distinguish the two
Boot……arse
One applied forcefully
to the other, and fast
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Good for McCain!
I don’t drink! :)
Chakra Hammer on June 10, 2008 at 1:58 PM
Exactly. Neither candidate is worthy of a conservative’s vote. We lose either way. If there is to be a prayer for a conservative Republican party after 2008, McCain must lose.
Valiant on June 10, 2008 at 2:01 PM
Its so hot out I could use a beer right about now.
ctmom on June 10, 2008 at 2:01 PM
But how does that solve your issues of saving Gitmo, saving waterboarding, getting out of Iraq, and sealing the border?
Just having trouble getting my head around the glass is better empty argument.
Limerick on June 10, 2008 at 2:15 PM
When do the Rush babies start coming of age? About 2030?
BigD on June 10, 2008 at 2:16 PM
First he wants to veto beer, then bills.
What a senile old flip flopper.
Dave Rywall on June 10, 2008 at 2:23 PM
What prankster told him that shiny suits were back in style?
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Okay, then pour another drink so your glass is full and send McCain a big check.
McCain lovers worldwide are swarming
Over taxes for man-made global warming
Cut CEO pay!
Let illegals all stay!
Lord, when will it be morning?
BigD on June 10, 2008 at 2:34 PM
Wave the POW card around
Patriotism abound
With a smile
And a wave
I’ll be POTUS
I’m a man to be reckoned
Fuck the First, Fifth and Second
Amendments
be damned
Tyranny beckoned
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 2:40 PM
I think McCain should start wearing a pacemaker.
November will be a disaster for him.
I hope the heart attack will not occur before conceding the election otherwise Hussein will not enjoy the moment he was born for, to be the “first black president.”
As for my fellow Conservatives, you have two choices if you want to save America, either you renounce the Republican party, start raising money and form your own party or you find a piece of land in Canada, buy it and start living together on conservative principles.
I’ll probably go with the third choice: Drinking.
Indy Conservative on June 10, 2008 at 2:42 PM
something went wrong somewhere :-(
LimeyGeek on June 10, 2008 at 2:42 PM
It doesn’t solve the problem, but neither will McCain. The difference is if McCain implements liberal policies, the GOP is married to them. If Obama implements them- there will be opposition and a clear intent to reverse them. RINOs do much more damage to the country than liberals in the other party for this reason.
Valiant on June 10, 2008 at 2:43 PM
It’s okay. Nobody knows all the amendments off the top of their heads anyway.
BigD on June 10, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Thanks for making sense out of your arguments. I appreciate knowing your view without having to shift thru all the BS.
I’m off to Wally World to buy some tomato plants. Cheers.
Limerick on June 10, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Of course there are people who’d vote for McCain no matter what…
Kidding!
I kid…
catmman on June 10, 2008 at 6:00 PM
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