Obama Camp: McCain Not Suspending Campaign
Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 1:18 pm
The Obama campaign is calling out Sen. John McCain on his professed suspension of campaign activities.
On Thursday afternoon, the Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan emailed reporters about the McCain campaign’s suspension — in scare quotes — noting that “despite ‘suspension,’” Gov. Sarah Palin was still attending a rally and holding a press availability. He pointed toward the “key point” in a new AP story:
Although the McCain campaign said Palin was suspending her activities - McCain on Wednesday called a halt to his campaign to deal with the financial markets rescue plan being negotiated by Congress and the Bush administration - Palin was heading to Philadelphia for a rally at the airport. (emphasis added)
For anyone paying attention, Obama is betting, it will be hard to believe McCain’s stated rationale for evading Friday’s debate if he’s not even going through the motions of halting his campaign.
6 Comments
Comment posted September 25, 2008 @ 11:07 am
President Bush, “the Worst President in history” is able to manage two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, deal with the invasion of Georgia by Russia, manage the devastation in the Texas and Louisiana by a hurricane, deal with Korea reactivating their nuclear program, etc. McCain did not even read the three page bailout proposal until Tuesday. McCain then suspends his campaign “to provide leadership”? McCain has exposed the limits of his myopic mentality. If he honestly believes that the condition of the United States of America is more important than the campaign, he should give his concession speech today.
Comment posted September 25, 2008 @ 12:19 pm
President Bush, “the Worst President in history” is able to manage two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, deal with the invasion of Georgia by Russia, manage the devastation in the Texas and Louisiana by a hurricane, deal with Korea reactivating their nuclear program, etc. McCain did not even read the three page bailout proposal until Tuesday. McCain then suspends his campaign “to provide leadership”? McCain has exposed the limits of his myopic mentality. If he honestly believes that the condition of the United States of America is more important than the campaign, he should give his concession speech today.
Comment posted September 25, 2008 @ 12:30 pm
And let's not forget that McCain did not rush to DC this morning to help negotiate this deal. He cancelled last night's Letterman appearance – he would have had to answer questions live. But he “campaigned” today on national cable TV, giving a prepared speech on the economy – - that is one hypocrit. He staged a dishonrable heist.
Also his press aide said that Harry Reid (D) had asked McCain specifically to come and that they really needed him. Funny? Reid made a statement to day quite to the opposite. In fact Reid pointed out that McCain hadn't been in the Senate since April 2008, and they'd all been getting on quite nicely without him, thank you.
John McCain knows he's on the ropes if he, and especially Palin, debate the big issues facing our nation and have to answer with specifics, vs campaign slogans. He is peddling as fast as he can. Just like my 19 yr old son does at college when he has a big paper to present and feels if he presents as is, quite unready, he'll get a bad grade. McCain is doing the same. Only difference, he is supposed to be presidential material, NOT an irresponsible, unprepared kid.
Comment posted September 25, 2008 @ 6:07 pm
President Bush, “the Worst President in history” is able to manage two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, deal with the invasion of Georgia by Russia, manage the devastation in the Texas and Louisiana by a hurricane, deal with Korea reactivating their nuclear program, etc. McCain did not even read the three page bailout proposal until Tuesday. McCain then suspends his campaign “to provide leadership”? McCain has exposed the limits of his myopic mentality. If he honestly believes that the condition of the United States of America is more important than the campaign, he should give his concession speech today.
Comment posted September 25, 2008 @ 7:19 pm
President Bush, “the Worst President in history” is able to manage two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, deal with the invasion of Georgia by Russia, manage the devastation in the Texas and Louisiana by a hurricane, deal with Korea reactivating their nuclear program, etc. McCain did not even read the three page bailout proposal until Tuesday. McCain then suspends his campaign “to provide leadership”? McCain has exposed the limits of his myopic mentality. If he honestly believes that the condition of the United States of America is more important than the campaign, he should give his concession speech today.
Comment posted September 25, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
And let's not forget that McCain did not rush to DC this morning to help negotiate this deal. He cancelled last night's Letterman appearance – he would have had to answer questions live. But he “campaigned” today on national cable TV, giving a prepared speech on the economy – - that is one hypocrit. He staged a dishonrable heist.
Also his press aide said that Harry Reid (D) had asked McCain specifically to come and that they really needed him. Funny? Reid made a statement to day quite to the opposite. In fact Reid pointed out that McCain hadn't been in the Senate since April 2008, and they'd all been getting on quite nicely without him, thank you.
John McCain knows he's on the ropes if he, and especially Palin, debate the big issues facing our nation and have to answer with specifics, vs campaign slogans. He is peddling as fast as he can. Just like my 19 yr old son does at college when he has a big paper to present and feels if he presents as is, quite unready, he'll get a bad grade. McCain is doing the same. Only difference, he is supposed to be presidential material, NOT an irresponsible, unprepared kid.
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