Obama’s Keating moment: Glenn stumps for Team O

Pure, unmitigated bullshiite. You would rather sit back and beetch at John McCain, and blame him for your lack of interest in keeping Barack Obama out of the Oval Office.

McCain is studying for tomorrow’s debate. People here were screaming that Sarah Palin wasn’t out in public enough the days before her debate….and then she rocked, likely because of the time she spent preparing.

You know, sometimes work takes, oh, actual work. And sometimes work is done away from the crowds and cameras.

Oh, and shouldn’t it be a sign of John McCain’s STRENGTH that he’s willing to let his VP candidate be the public face of the ticket for a few days? She is out there answering the question of whether she can stand on her own two feet quite admirably.

But all you can do is beetch at John McCain.l

Typical of hotair commenters. sad

funky chicken on October 6, 2008 at 11:18 AM

How can I advocate for McCain when he keeps shooting my arguments in the foot… illegal immigration, global warming caps, business bailout…

And you think we’re the problem????

dominigan on October 6, 2008 at 12:39 PM

And Obama bin Biden would be better?

Here are some basic issues to use:

War on Terror
Second Amendment
Pro-life
Not a freaking Leftist (Hussein got Communist Party endorsement)
No terrorist ties

You play to the strengths, and “respectfully acknowledge” any “differences”. On most of those differences, McCain will come out ahead in a “lesser of two evils/weasels” comparison.

I was reminded of this by Benjamin Franklin recently, in opposition to “independent-minded” people bringing his statement about “liberty” versus “safety” comment (with the common misquotation): “We must all hang together, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

In most elections, that would all be metaphorical. With “Mr. Truth Squad” Barack Hussein Mugabe, I’m not so sure.

Tommygun on October 6, 2008 at 1:30 PM

funky chicken on October 6, 2008 at 1:08 PM

I’ll assume since you post so much that you read all of the comments. But obviously you don’t really pay much attention to what they’re saying. The majority of us want McCain to be more aggressive. A man like Obama shouldn’t even be this close to the presidency. You have a lot of nerve calling us pacifist when McCain himself won’t go on the attack! If Obama becomes my brother’s Commander in Chief you can blame McCain himself for waiting until 30 days before the election to fight for it.

kongzilla on October 6, 2008 at 1:21 PM

I appreciate your sentiment. However, please consider.

As for BHO (I’m trying to be nicer about using, “Hussein”) being so close to the Presidency, that has nothing to do with McCain. It has to do with movements of the country to the Left, a Leftist media, and frankly, too little activism by the conservative/Right. When the Left can turn out hundreds at a simple “anti-war” protest, but the Right can barely get five people to counter it, people on the Right need to look at themselves.

When a Democrat campaign office is filled with workers and their families, while the GOP office has one person there because everyone else is “too busy,” people need to ask where their priorities are. (NOTE: I hear you: “I work.” “I have a family.” “I have responsibilities.” I’ve heard ALL the excuses, and most of the time, they are just that–excuses.)

When Leftists can gang up on a conservative, and other conservatives just let it happen–”It’s not my fight”–because they’re self-focused and so devoted to “individualism” they won’t back up the ideological cohort, people on the Right need to ask themselves how they would expect NOT to lose.

“Individualism” is self-defeating. Such a person willfully refuse to submit and commit to a cause, and then when the resultant defeat at the hands of an organized collective enemy occurs, he/she lose that individual freedom. How ironic.

If Obama does become CinC, I’ll blame the American people. I’ll blame the entire Right wing for not opposing him and his ilk more strongly in the YEARS and DECADES leading up to this. I’ll blame their focus on their own personal interests (faith, family, finances, fun, etc.), which led them away from standing against the Left.

It’s not just this election. It’s a history of neglect. Could McCain do more? Yes, and hopefully he will. Could he have done more before this, maybe.

But consider: People told me McCain was doing wrongly by laying low in the summer while Hillary and Hussein fought it out. I told them he was conserving resources (money and effort) until that was resolved. When it was, McCain let Hussein go too far with the “celebrity” factor, and then slammed him on it, along with his inexperience. And things evened out.

Now, McCain-Palin have had to struggle against some down points, including a less-than-solid backing from the GOP and the Right.

There is also another factor: MONEY. McCain does not have the foreign financial contributors Hussein does. He also, as stated above, does not have the volunteer base. He is at a big disadvantage that way, and thus must use his resources more wisely. Launching strong attacks without the ability to followup with campaigning can actually be counterproductive. The opposition and the media (same thing) can refute the attack, and then when you do try to follow up, it’s already been debunked in people’s minds.

Now offers an improving opportunity for the campaign. The debates offer some free exposure over the top of the media. And it’s easier to maintain a 30-day offensive than one a lot longer.

Please consider.

Tommygun on October 6, 2008 at 1:51 PM