McCain ad: “Foundation”
posted at 8:25 am on September 17, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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John McCain’s campaign continues to focus on the economic turmoil of the last two days in its latest ad, “Foundation”:
You, the American workers, are the best in the world. But your economic security has been put at risk by the greed of Wall Street. That’s unacceptable.
My opponent’s only solutions are talk and taxes.
I’ll reform Wall Street and fix Washington. I’ve taken on tougher guys than this before.
Two aspects of this ad make it intriguing. First, McCain simply talks into the camera, and except for a couple of shots of the New York Stock Exchange, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, that’s the visual focus of the commercial. It’s a change of style that emphasizes the “straight talk” theme and attempts to make a personal connection to the voters watching it.
The second is the optimism that McCain uses in this ad. He obviously hopes to contrast his approach to that of Barack Obama, who’s been stressing doom and gloom — the better to sell the need for wholesale change, although with the Bush administration nationalizing AIG, Obama may not be much of a change at all. Instead of offering fear and loathing, McCain exudes calm and confidence, and reminds people that he has faced tougher foes in the past.
This may be one of McCain’s best ads of the campaign. Direct, optimistic, forceful, and serious, he’s making the case for tested leadership in a crisis.
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ninjapirate on September 17, 2008 at 8:30 AM
I could do without the consistent message that greed is bad.
fossten on September 17, 2008 at 8:31 AM
This message brought to you by McCain’s Campaign Staff of D.C. Lobbyists. Enjoy the fantasy.
Fletch54 on September 17, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Nice ad Mac
stlpatriot on September 17, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Basically its a play on the old adage, don’t send a boy to do a mans job.
meci on September 17, 2008 at 8:32 AM
Capitalism and a free market are dangerous endeavors. There is a high degree of risk but the payoff is great. With all its faults it is still the best system in the world and a few unscrupulous firms should not be used to cite its failure. When capitalism falters the first to jump in are the communists and socialists. Obama is a Marxist and he would love to establish a socialist/Marxist state in this country. Don’t be misled by his Marxist babbling . . . this country will make the necessary corrections and continue to be the most powerful nation in the world. If you want to live in a communist state then move to Cuba or China, but don’t try to create one in this nation.
rplat on September 17, 2008 at 8:32 AM
That’s hogwash . . . now, if you have anything intelligent to say we’d be glad to listen. If you don’t, I’m sure you can peddle your shallow one-liners at the Daily KOS.
rplat on September 17, 2008 at 8:35 AM
To the point.
And strong.
maverick muse on September 17, 2008 at 8:36 AM
McCain’s message is one of faith in America while Obama’s is a Chicken Little, the sky is falling message.
TooTall on September 17, 2008 at 8:37 AM
Wow.
More like this, please.
ClintACK on September 17, 2008 at 8:37 AM
Nice ad. The Wall St. greed thing doesn’t quite resonate with me, though. I mean…it’s Wall St.
But then, I’m already on board and this is for the “undecideds.” How anyone is undecided on September 17 is beyond me.
pugwriter on September 17, 2008 at 8:37 AM
I like how McCain is keeping it optimistic and letting Obama run around crying that the sky is falling.
This is the right approach. Kudos McCain camp.
Damiano on September 17, 2008 at 8:38 AM
The ad is really good,RNC,Kudo’s,your banging the
ads out in record time!!
In the last 8 months,John McCain looked a little
stiff,not giving the greatest of speechs,but he
looks really good!
but,if you look at this video,maybe its me,but
John Mccain looks positive,seems to have his Mojo
back,and looks alot more confident and in control!
Remember,Obama has been campaigning for eons,and
Team Mccain/Palin its only been a few weeks!
canopfor on September 17, 2008 at 8:38 AM
See. I knew it was racist.
Seriously, though, great ad.
Typhoon on September 17, 2008 at 8:39 AM
How about some Palin ad’s?
RobertInAustin on September 17, 2008 at 8:40 AM
He has to stay positive. Stick with the issues.
RobertInAustin on September 17, 2008 at 8:42 AM
I like it – especially the “Change Is Coming” tagline, as “in your face, Barack”.
tru2tx on September 17, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Very good ad. Thanks. Please keep fighting hard & smart. America needs you to win.
Loxodonta on September 17, 2008 at 8:44 AM
It’s nice.
So when’s the next Paris Hilton/Moses ad coming out?
Ronnie on September 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM
How about leaving Wall Street alone?
Fix your own house and then come down the street.
I’m sick of being told that the government is here to help.
Take care of the government’s business.
If and when anyone can accomplish that one….I’ll be open to hearing about help in the real world.
bridgetown on September 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM
How about the greed of democrats?
Good ad though.
jencab on September 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM
I like that juxtaposition;
Talk = Biden
Taxes = Obama
That about says it all.
Better still:
Fannie Mae = Fred Raines = Obama’s Chief Financial Policy Advisor
J.J. Sefton on September 17, 2008 at 8:46 AM
Anyone see Neil Cavuto beat the livin’ snot of O’Rielly last night? It was beautiful. O’Rielly had to bail and change the oil prices populist rant. Neil was all over him like stink on sh-t.
LtE126 on September 17, 2008 at 8:47 AM
I liked it but hope to see something out empahsizing that Dodd and Obama were the recipients of Fannie’s and Freddie’s generosity. I think every politician that took money from them over the past 5 years should give it back.
bopbottle on September 17, 2008 at 8:48 AM
Agreed fossten. But looking at this ad as a tool to reach out to the moderates and blue dog dems and certainly the swing voters, I’d give him a pass. It, (the ad) probably would have taken far more than 30 seconds to isolate the few on Wall Street that have profited at the taxpayers expense. We can all hope that when Mac gets into office he will go after the bad guys that used their greed at others expense, while at the same time rewarding the companys that took the high road.
Rovin on September 17, 2008 at 8:49 AM
LtE126 on September 17, 2008 at 8:47 AM
I did- but I got so dang mad at O’R I had to switch channels. He never admitted that Cavuto was remotely right as far as I could watch – did he?
O’R cannot say he might be wrong if his life depended on it. And isn’t Cavuto the managing partner of the Fox MONEY channel???
tru2tx on September 17, 2008 at 8:51 AM
Excellent ad. The best so far. McCain’s strategy has been overall very good (couple misses along the way, given the volume of ads that’s almost inevitable).
First he defined the opponent (”Celebrity”), then he introduced his governing style (”Maverick,” plus Palin), now he’s addressing the issues head-on, personally and simply.
When I first heard talk of McCain getting inside Obama’s OODA loop I thought it was a nice metaphor but a stretch. Now I realize that’s exactly what has happened and Obama can do nothing but weakly struggle to react.
Overall message: McCAIN = LEADER
Gilda on September 17, 2008 at 8:51 AM
Yeah! What does this have to do with Sarah Palin?
Oh yeah, this is her running mate.
Seriously, some people have wondered about the Mac being overshadowed by the Cuda. But the more I think about it, this would be more the kind of thing for him to take on. Her specialty seems more in the way of reforming government dealings.
Tommygun on September 17, 2008 at 8:52 AM
I saw that and loved it, especially Neil’s refusal to let O’Reilly cut him off and his recurrent “You’re yelling again, Bill”. And the icing on the cake “I’m not going to buy your next book, O’Reilly.”
Marcus on September 17, 2008 at 8:52 AM
Playing to the crowd. I really hope McCain knows that government “fixing” the economy is like my vet “fixing” my dog. From the dog’s perspective, not such a great thing.
SKYFOX on September 17, 2008 at 8:53 AM
All anyone needs top do is check the records of the candidates. McCain has always been a maverick and his record proves it. Obama has no record other than being a lapdog puppet for Soros whose main goal in life is destroying the US economy.
volsense on September 17, 2008 at 8:54 AM
And he can schmooze with the stars too; begging for bucks in LA while McCain stumps in Ohio. That’ll help.
Typhoon on September 17, 2008 at 8:55 AM
Having McCain deliver the lines directly, rather than give his approval to the ad from afar, gives them more substance. It gives the impression that this is the candidate speaking, not someone he’s paying. His best ad, so far.
If people understood that it was bad, it wouldn’t have to be repeated so often.
The breakdown of major Wall Street firms and the revelations of the major corporate greed scandals are symptoms — the abolition of a strict ethical code in business — that are merely a reflection of what has happened on the societal level, namely that we have eroded away the sanctity of a commitment in America.
In the business world, this means that the approach is no longer “My word is my bond” but rather “So sue me” (and, incidently, the tendency treat customers as whores and slaves to be abused, fleeced, & disgarded). In the personal world, this manifests in higher rates of divorce and adultery, more people walking away from loans or running up large credit card sums with no intention to pay it, etc. I was saying back in the mid-90’s how I feared that in the following decade (now) we would pay for the excesses and carelessness of the time.
This is the playing out of the me-first, hedonistic relativism which had its start in the 60’s and peaked in the 90’s, as the 60’s generation grew to an influential age. We are now paying for that failed and flawed philosophical framework.
Harpazo on September 17, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Get a grip. Greed is exactly what fed this housing boom and bust. There are a few companies who did not “go for the gold” and they are going to be just fine at the end of all if this. The ONLY difference between them and the ones that failed is that they were not so greedy.
I know it sounds populist and offensive to conservatives to talk this way, but this time it happens to be the truth.
Even in a rehearsed ad or speech, you can tell when McCain is forcing it and saying stuff he probably doesn’t really believe. He believes this message because he knows it’s true. My guess is that he is driving this message more than his staff is right now.
I would rather have a President whose campaign staff are successful lobbyists, who have to disclose their clients and their income and have strict rules about their activity, and who actually did something to create those rules and change the system, than a President who comes out of the most corrupt big-city machine in America and never lifted a goddamn finger to change it. I know which one I trust more to actually fix what’s wrong with our financial system!
rockmom on September 17, 2008 at 8:57 AM
I think this is the O’Reilly v. Cavuto segment talked about earlier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1f7ICTAdVw
Tommygun on September 17, 2008 at 8:58 AM
Best McCain ad yet. If his campaign trotted out spots like that every other week, and the debates work out well, there is no reason not to expect him to win the election.
Palin would be VERY wise to do her homework on Biden, as well as the areas in which she is not familiar with.
As long as McCain refrains from any more Obama distortion ads, and responses forcefully to the smear ones cranked out by the other side, the optimism is justified of victory in November.
itzWicks on September 17, 2008 at 8:58 AM
What the hell is this guy talking about change for. Who is he fooling? Stop stealing Obama’s lines.
Xolom on September 17, 2008 at 8:58 AM
Thanks Tom…I was over digging it up. About 3:40 O’R realizes why bigmouth Irishmen should NEVER mess with Italians, and bails with both feet.
LtE126 on September 17, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Rock on, rockmom. There is a way for a company to produce quality goods and services, have a loyalty and concern for the community, take some responsibity in their dealings, and still make a h@ll of a lot of money.
Tommygun on September 17, 2008 at 9:01 AM
Obama and Streisand. Now that’s a winning team!
/rolleyes
Gilda on September 17, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Whether distorted or not, they worked to knock Obama bin Biden down. Now, go high.
But the big work will be on the ground in four or five key states. If he can turn some blue states, great, but getting to 270 in whatever way possible must be the priority.
Just my take.
Tommygun on September 17, 2008 at 9:05 AM
Gosh, I love that kind of talk.
Hening on September 17, 2008 at 9:05 AM
You, the American workers, are the best in the world.
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Good start. Saying something positive about America.
But your economic security has been put at risk by the greed of Wall Street.
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Really? It’s only because of that? How simpletonesque. The economy isn’t one of McCain’s strengths, is it.
My opponent’s only solutions are talk and taxes.
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No, there’s much more to Obama’s plan than that. And what exactly is talk? How misleading and half-truthy.
Obama’s tax plan sure looks better and more fair than McCain’s:
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/competing-tax-plans-two-perspectives/
Anyone who thinks simply cutting spending and shrinking Washington is the way out of your 9 trillion dollar hole is a complete moron. You have to raise taxes so suck it up.
I’ll reform Wall Street and fix Washington.
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How? What a bunch of empty words these are. So McCain is saying the Republicans are to blame for the state of Washington – they’ve been in power for the vast majority of the past 8 years.
I’ve taken on tougher guys than this before.
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Like whom? A tough piece of legislation? A nasty committee? Please don’t say something about the Hanoi Hilton.
What a piece of non-specific, generic, say-nothing garbage. If he’s trying to make stupid people think he said really important and significant things in this ad, then absolutely, mission accomplished.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:06 AM
McCain has figured out Barack Obama has a serious tough guy deficit and he is starting to exploit it.
Good for him.
McCain is 72 and damaged by savages but I believe he could beat the hell out of Barack Obama in a fight.
And I KNOW the Sarahcuda would crush Joseph Robinette Biden Junior.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Strong, timely, presidential, positive ad.
BTW, O’R is also dead wrong about Obama’s voting to teach sex to kindergartners. I have read SB99, and don’t see how the dangers of HIV transmission can be taught without also teaching tots about sexual intercourse, period. Nanny-state teachers explaining birds and bees to 5 year olds? That is a parental perogative. Outrageously inappropriate.
marybel on September 17, 2008 at 9:06 AM
John McCain is on fire, he needs to run this in the rust belt on a loop.
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Works for me. Makes me feel like that’s a guy I want on my side.
backwoods conservative on September 17, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Less specific than “Hope, Uh, um, arrr, Uh and Change and er, uh, um, you know, taxes on the rich?”
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 9:08 AM
Right-on Drywall….
he could have railed on about vague “Republican philosophies”….when asked to elaborate Senator HopeyChange said, “um uh um y’know…”
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:08 AM
That attack on Wall Street of Greed and the “Change” moniker have just turned my stomach. Who will defend Capitalism?
Egfrow on September 17, 2008 at 9:09 AM
we’re wingmen….
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:09 AM
the person who removes the federal safety net, and reintroduces incentive for proper risk valuation….
what we have right now is not capitalism but some weird hybrid.
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:10 AM
Every time I listen to Obama on the economy, it’s all doom and gloom, I feel like we should all just throw up our hands and get on a soup line. McCain’s message is generally more positive and will resonate more widely. But the real problem is the senators and representatives that are voted back in term after term that is screwing up the economy.
Willie on September 17, 2008 at 9:12 AM
“I’ve taken on tougher guys than this before.”
I love it too. Great stuff.
Howq long until…”he’s playing the POW card again!”.
He does, because he can. And should.
It’s not like fake racisim.
LtE126 on September 17, 2008 at 9:12 AM
My Company needs a Bailout also. Where’s my Corporate Welfare Check?
Egfrow on September 17, 2008 at 9:13 AM
The greediest bunch in this mess were the homeowners who bought with 100% leverage dreaming of huge 200, 300, 400% profits. Then they spent their ill-gotten gains with equity loans they knew they could not afford on their cash flow. Where is the condemnation of those who walk away from their obligations and leave others to take the loss?
If Wall Street profits end up being regulated, home profits should be as well. Limit gains on equity to something fair, say 10%. Oh, but people will never stand for limiting their own greed.
Greed is defined as the other guy’s self interest.
deadman on September 17, 2008 at 9:13 AM
McCain is 72 and damaged by savages but I believe he could beat the hell out of Barack Obama in a fight.
And I KNOW the Sarahcuda would crush Joseph Robinette Biden Junior.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 9:06 AM
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This is really important and relevant stuff you’ve typed in, so let’s run with it. How, Ms. Genius, will a 72 year old man who cannot raise his arms above his shoulders throw a punch? He cannot. So please, enlighten us how this amazing fight plays out in your giant brain.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:13 AM
If an Insurance company is going belly up? Something is really wrong. What about the other Insurance companies, Why don’t they need bailouts? I would expect the failure of AIG would be a boon for companies like NationWide and GEICO etc.
Egfrow on September 17, 2008 at 9:16 AM
So much for free market Competition.
Egfrow on September 17, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Yeah, much less serious than voting for somebody for no other reason than he is the same color as them. That right there is indepth consideration alright.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 9:17 AM
I’ve taken on tougher guys than this before.
Gosh, I love that kind of talk.
Hening on September 17, 2008 at 9:05 AM
Works for me. Makes me feel like that’s a guy I want on my side.
backwoods conservative on September 17, 2008 at 9:07 AM
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What do you think he means by this statement? Seriously.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:17 AM
You forgot, “errrr… it’s all because of those…uuuhhh…Bush/McCain policies”.
That ties it all together for the Libtards. Focus on a scapegoat and forget that Barry’s the guy that opposed all the legislation that could have addresses this.
“Reporting For Duty!”
“Present!”
Damiano on September 17, 2008 at 9:17 AM
McCain is tough enough he’d have Barry crying in five minutes of Barry whaling on him. I’d sell my soul to see Barry endure 1/5th what McCain has. “”Our student loans are torture”….yeah, yeah they are Michelle…
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Yeah, much less serious than voting for somebody for no other reason than he is the same color as them. That right there is indepth consideration alright.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 9:17 AM
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So you’re not going to elaborate on your brilliant post? Darn. I was looking forward to it. Keep back pedaling away, I guess.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Sorry McCain looks like Pelosi is beating you at attacking and blaming Wall Street.
Egfrow on September 17, 2008 at 9:21 AM
Hey Dave, you just described Obama’s entire primary that defeated Clinton, with the exception of “mission accomplished”. The only thing Obama’s accomplished is two auto-biographys and how to hook up a tele-prompter.
Rovin on September 17, 2008 at 9:22 AM
1. Obama throws up his girly hands and cries “I would encourage that both sides show restraint! Why can we all just get along!”
2. McCain then kick’s him in the nuts, then Palin runs up and field dresses him.
3. Biden stands there looking stupid and muttering something about how he wishes that Obama had picked Hillary so he wouldn’t have to deal with this crap.
Damiano on September 17, 2008 at 9:22 AM
McCain is tough enough he’d have Barry crying in five minutes of Barry whaling on him. I’d sell my soul to see Barry endure 1/5th what McCain has. “”Our student loans are torture”….yeah, yeah they are Michelle…
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:19 AM
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Ahh, your turn. McCain would “tough” it out? Excellent! Now what does that mean? So tell us how this fight would play out. Don’t leave the part out about McCain not being able to use his arms.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:22 AM
If I may…
McCain knows how to call in an airstrike. The most Hussein could do is get a TEC-9 from his homies back da ‘hood.
Hey… Airstrike. Talk about “urban renewal”!
Tommygun on September 17, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:13 AM
LoL…The more angry you seem, the more obvious it is that your candidate is in trouble. I feel for you, but it’s still fun to watch.
bridgetown on September 17, 2008 at 9:23 AM
1. Obama throws up his girly hands and cries “I would encourage that both sides show restraint! Why can we all just get along!”
2. McCain then kick’s him in the nuts, then Palin runs up and field dresses him.
3. Biden stands there looking stupid and muttering something about how he wishes that Obama had picked Hillary so he wouldn’t have to deal with this crap.
Damiano on September 17, 2008 at 9:22 AM
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You have failed to answer the question and you have failed to type in anything of interest.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:24 AM
“Don’t leave the part out about McCain not being able to use his arms.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:22 AM”
And you guys around here actually respond to this handjob?
LtE126 on September 17, 2008 at 9:25 AM
Isn’t blaming Wall Street for “greed” one of the Left’s greatest hits?
This populism thing makes me uncomfortable. Otherwise, I’m gung-ho with this ticket. Don’t try to outdo the Left, John. They’re the enemy, not our conscience.
Halley on September 17, 2008 at 9:25 AM
Drywall I had forgotten your obtuseness and density. I am saying McCain would win without a punch thrown. He took some of the worst torture known to man without lashing out, and survived.
Barry’d wilt like a hot house rose in a frost chum. He’d break doing the hitting before McCain would taking it.
“Our student loans are torture.” yeah yeah Michelle they are.
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:25 AM
If I may…
McCain knows how to call in an airstrike. The most Hussein could do is get a TEC-9 from his homies back da ‘hood.
Hey… Airstrike. Talk about “urban renewal”!
Tommygun on September 17, 2008 at 9:23 AM
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Again, not answering the question. There are no air strikes in a fist fight. However your fear of speaking the truth about a 72 year old man getting beaten up and your latent racism is noted.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:26 AM
Yup. It’s too bad that the Head of the Democratic Party (aka The One) dismissed researching Wall St. as a stupid idea that was the “oldest trick in Washington” and only served to avoid the problem.
Damiano on September 17, 2008 at 9:26 AM
The ad is terrific, but it’s still only an ad. The media are in the process of giving this issue to the Democrats, who don’t have to pay a dime to get their message out.
jay12 on September 17, 2008 at 9:26 AM
Quite, Barry couldn’t handle 1/5th the grief John has and without a suppllicant media playing catch for him Barry’d be down 15.
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:27 AM
I agree with Colin Powell on this: No fair fights. Who wins a fist fight? The one who brings a big gun.
Tommygun on September 17, 2008 at 9:27 AM
If McCain used that expression, do you think anyone would hear his explanation that it is an age-old expression in the ensuing shit-storm?
Kafir on September 17, 2008 at 9:28 AM
The media has lost a lot of credibility the last 8 years. Talk to people about it in person remind them of who signed the repeal of Glass/Steagle….
word of mouth has more power than word of mouthpiece.
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Sure I will. And while I know you to be an idiot from your irrational rantings, I will not lower to your level of discourse by pointing it out to you in every post.
Barack Obama’s supporters have been asked hundreds of times on camera WHY they support him and nobody has ever given a concrete answer. They say things that express how the “feel” about him like, “hope,” “change,” “good speaker.” And of course his running mate summed up the Obama attraction to the Unthinking Democrat voters, ” I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” Biden said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man
Storybook.
That is what he is. A man with ZERO accomplishments, a man with a shady past and shady plans and shady friends and financiers.
Storybook, man.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 9:29 AM
“Greed” is a bad thing. It is an excessive desire for wealth and power. It is a protected behavior, but it is socially irresponsible and a serious character flaw.
The fact wall street sought excessive profits and now expects US to bail them out, is the behavior of those whom are greedy. They took their chances and lost. Grow a pair and accept responsibility.
The desire to accumulate wealth is not in and of itself greedy. Running a company into the ground and walking away with a 10 million dollar golden parachute, while your employee’s lose everything, is the embodiment of “greed”. Those are the scum McCain is referring to.
csdeven on September 17, 2008 at 9:29 AM
If McCain pulls through with these promises then either way we look at this it comes down to a Choice between Socialism and Communism for our next administration.
Egfrow on September 17, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Drywall I had forgotten your obtuseness and density. I am saying McCain would win without a punch thrown. He took some of the worst torture known to man without lashing out, and survived.
Barry’d wilt like a hot house rose in a frost chum. He’d break doing the hitting before McCain would taking it.
“Our student loans are torture.” yeah yeah Michelle they are.
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:25 AM
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If you seriously believe McCain is as tough as he was 40 years ago I salute your amazing power to deny reality.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Since raising taxes usually results in reduced revenues, that is clearly not going to be the answer to our debt problem.
As for cutting spending, do you have any idea how much of our federal budget is spent on entitlement programs? If we could significantly reduce or eliminate those programs, we could easily retire our debt. But as long as Dims are in charge, that will never happen. Not only do they refuse to reform existing entitlement programs, they want to create even more of them (”free” college tuition; “universal” health care for all Americans and tens of millions of illegal aliens, etc.).
The real morons are the people who think that raising taxes and increasing federal spending are going to resolve our problems. As we have seen so many times in the past, that only creates more problems.
AZCoyote on September 17, 2008 at 9:31 AM
That was a thing of beauty. I loved how Neil calmly kept telling him to stop yelling.
muggedbyreality on September 17, 2008 at 9:32 AM
If you seriously think Barry is man enough to do his own heavy lifting I salute yours.
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 9:32 AM
csdeven,
It comes down to responsibility. Public companies executives and share holders don’t have much personal responsibility for companies, this is in stark contrast to private companies or stock companies where the principles still own majority shares. McCain is going after Wall Street and that’s not where the fault should be placed.
Egfrow on September 17, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Why are you here? Do you think it makes you a superior human being to just hang out here and be nasty? Do you think you upset the people here or will change any minds to your way of thinking?
I am sure most people here do not hate or revere you, the pity you.
Any stupid person can be nasty. You remind me of these poor kids who walk around with their asses hanging out of their jeans thinking they are so much smarter, tougher and cooler than people with their pants pulled up.
What a sad day it will be for them, and you, when you all realize everybody has an ass.
It is not an accomplishment.
Elizabetty on September 17, 2008 at 9:35 AM
I like the Orginal Maverick they keep putting in there. The Maverick thing really gets under Obama’s skin.
lodge on September 17, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Dave Rywall: A Yugo heading south in a northbound lane of semi-trucks.
carbon_footprint on September 17, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Overstated at best. Business dealings can indeed be regulated. It’s in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, I believe). It can be taken too far, but to cross those lines it must go from regulation to at the very least actual direction. Actually, ownership would be the true test.
Somehow, the idea McCain-Palin will set America on a deliberate course to Leftist Socialism is of very low likelihood. You raise a valid cautionary note, but it is not at this time a realistic worry.
Tommygun on September 17, 2008 at 9:37 AM
Rywall, you are nearly as dense as your Messiah.
Please, enlighten us as to how his brilliant plan will revolutionize the world, cause the seas to recede and the planet to heal.
So far, all I’ve heard is “It’s all George Bush’s fault. He did nothing”. Assuming that this were true (which it’s clearly not, since Bush proposed legislation to deal with this on at least 3 occasions since 2002, all shot down by the Democratic Congress… who also failed to offer a solution of their own other than denying a problem existed), blaming an outgoing President does not in any way equal a plan to address anything.
Or perhaps you are referring to his tax plan. Setting aside the fact the the tax income he anticipates would not pay for 1/3 of the new spending he proposes, he was also recently quoted saying that he would hold off on tax increases, due to the sad shape of the economy… in other words, what Republicans have knows since the dawn of the party.
Or perhaps it’s the 10 billion dollars that he anticipates recovering by ending the Iraq war… except that money is borrowed and eliminating the Iraq expense does not add any money to the US budget. There is also the problem that he intends to broaden our involvement in Afghanistan, which will suck up equivalent funds.
So, I guess we’re back to HOPE, right?
Damiano on September 17, 2008 at 9:38 AM
If this woman was on the McCain campaign it would be front page news in the NY Times and headlining MSNBC for the next week:
Penny Pritzker, Obama’s national finance chair was partially responsible for one of the greater banking collapses in American history.
Penny Pritzker, Obama’s national finance chair was, with her family, the half owner of Superior Bank, which was shut down in 2001 by the FDIC after it had lost nearly all of its more than $2 billion of assets on bad loans to high-risk borrowers, federal regulators said.
Pritzker has avoided media attention over the past week as reporters covering the Obama campaign sought comment on the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debacle.
Pritzker also served as finance chair for Obama’s Senate run, and supported him during his time in the Illinois state legislature.
More here:
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13897
albill on September 17, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Anyone who thinks simply cutting spending and shrinking Washington is the way out of your 9 trillion dollar hole is a complete moron. You have to raise taxes so suck it up.
Dave Rywall on September 17, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Sucking it up to me would be letting AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fail like they should.
So how much do you have to raise taxes to be able to pay for this? What percentage do you want to raise? Should we simply sacrifice the financial welfare of the small business owner or the middle calls American family to do it? The average taxpayer already works about four or five months of the year paying the government. It’s hard for any family to come out ahead nowadays or even have money to save for the future because Uncle Sam get so much of it as it is. And you want us to pony up more? We are essentially slaves to the government already but you want them to tighten the chains? You obviosuly don’t care about how much money you pay, and it looks like you don’t want the money you make to stay in your pocket. But I do. So I have a proposition for you. If you like paying taxes so much, you can pay mine too.
The way out is to cut b*llsh*t spending and unnessecary programs that eat up valuable money and the government should have to work with what it has and not print more dollars to make up for “lack of funds”. Raising taxes to fix the economy is like amputating your leg when you really need to get your appendix removed.
Pcoop on September 17, 2008 at 9:40 AM
A Yugo ….
carbon_footprint on Sept 17,2008 at 9:36AM.
carbon_footprint:The problem is,Rywalls Yugo is still stuck
on the bridge to nowhere!!haha:)
canopfor on September 17, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Try taking your pseudo-intellectual, left wing garbage and sticking it in your ear . . . or the orifice of your choice.
rplat on September 17, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Bad troll! Get back under your bridge!!
Pcoop on September 17, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Guys, this DryWall guy is in front of his computer with his pants around his ankles saying…”they’re responding to me….oooohhh! they’re responding to me!…oooh! oooh! oooh!”
Freeze his ass.
LtE126 on September 17, 2008 at 9:50 AM
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