McCain To Bush: Don't Stand So Close To Me
By Logan Murphy Sunday Feb 17, 2008 6:30pm
(h/t Jamie)
Via The New York Times:
Senator John McCain’s campaign advisers will ask the White House to deploy President Bush for major Republican fund-raising, but they do not want the president to appear too often at his side, top aides to Mr. McCain said Sunday.
But even as the consensus was that Mr. McCain needed to “stand in the sun” on his own, as one adviser put it, without the large shadow cast by Mr. Bush, left unsaid was the difficult calculus the McCain campaign faces: Using Mr. Bush enough to try to make the tough sell of Mr. McCain to conservatives but not so much that he will drive away the independents and some moderate Democrats that Mr. McCain is counting on in November. Read on...
We have a sitting president that is so toxic that the front runner in his own party doesn't want to be seen with him that much and the front runner himself is equally despised by the base of the party. To make matters worse, McCain is vowing to follow directly in W's footsteps with more wars, more torture, less jobs and more tax cuts for the rich -- the list goes on and on and it's not selling with Independents and "moderate" Democrats.
Are we looking at two of the most hated men in the Republican party? If this is the face of the 2008 GOP ticket, it's going to be a very long year for them, indeed...
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You mean like THIS CLOSE?
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely...
So instead, McCain spent the next day (today: president's day) hanging out with Papa Bush, an even older irrelevant republican.
Wow. What a campaign.
Dr. Matt @ 1:
Closer
Yeah right! This should go over big with the Preznit... a guy with the issues he has being told he can come to some of the events, but not take centre stage. This is gonna be fun to watch!!
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Pile on, C&L'ers!
Will update at my convenience on pertinent threads.
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Doesn't matter how far McCain stays away from Bush. The picture of McCain hugging Bush and just about kissing his A-- after his family was insulted by Bush will be forever on my mind.
McCain is NO HERO, but a WIMP
I was just talking with some moderate Democrats last night who'd vote for McCain in a heartbeat should Hillary beat out Obama.
This "McCain equals Bush" rhetoric is what's not selling, especially with people who think for themselves.
Those who count the votes have more power than I'd like to admit. How 'bout you. Remember Florida and Ohio.
http://www.GetItStraightBy2008.org
http://pol.moveon.org/paper2008
Things can get ugly and I'm sure we'll all be surprised and unable to imagine anything like this happening in America.
Proud2bHumble @ 6:
Alright, over 100. Keep up the good work, we all can use the comic relief.
don't stand so close or i can't get it in ya when you bend over.
Don't worry McInsane. The Dems will make sure everyone knows you stand REALLY close to our home grown war criminal.
Dr. Matt @ 1:
this has been photoshopped
It's the Stockholm Syndrome....
This is the creep that slimed his wife, and his adopted daughter in SC
in 2000, and he acts like his BFF....
Poor demented clown, he's going to get toasted in the general, trying
to NOT insult Bush (and hold onto the base) and getting the last
7 years handed to him like an anchor by Obama....
"Don't stand to close to me. . ." sounds like a refrain from:
The sad thing is how quickly the American people forget. They may just forget that McCain and Bush are joined at the hip. I hope we can keep it well known what his true colors are and who his friends are.
Screw McCain
And all I want from tomorrow
Is to get it better than today
Step by step, one by one, higher and higher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z02LHM1kROM
>>>>We have a sitting president that is so toxic that the front runner in his own party doesn’t want to be seen with him that much
In all fairness, don't forget Gore avoided Clinton like the plague during his campaign.
BTW, I think it was a mistake on Gore's part.
FU*CK WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Funny, I can't see a millimeter of daylight between the two.
peaceful easy feeling @ 8:
Heh, I knew I smelled a troll from the other night.
You know, if the election can be stolen again, it doesn't matter. We need to not become complacent about the voting machines and the profiling and marginalization of voters.
Four more years... McBush '08
Sorry, that last comment was a typo. It should have read:
Four more WARS... McBush/Lieberman '08
All hail pResident McLieberbush!
"Mr. McCain needed to 'stand in the sun' on his own, as one adviser put it..."
Well, Mr. McCain has stood in the sun way too much and without sunscreen and that's why they've carved off part of his face.
You know, I always figured Crooks & Liars and Michelle Malkin were like 2 peas in a pod. From 11:18 EST this morning on MichelleMalkin.com:
McCain to Bush 43: Don’t stand so close to me
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/18/mccain-to-bush-43-dont-stand-so-clo...
Please handle with the maturity so characteristic of your site...
bt @ 19:
It probably was a mistake for Gore because Clinton was still relatively popular at the time. Bush? Not so much.
GREAT! this is a good thing.Thanks shrub,bout time you did something right.
Well, I guess that leaves you stuck with Huckabee. Good luck with that!
Stand in the sun? Can vampires do that now?
Brian @ 28:
Don't be an ass. CW is that Bush 43 is considered an anchor...That two blogs from opposite ends of the political spectrum share a pop culture reference in their headlines means only that The Police did a good job banging their songs into many people's heads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXU8kCrRHJY
Brian @ 28:
I gotta know Brian,who is it that you'd like to see in the WH ?
Oh and McTurdburglar
In my opinion, neither Hilliary nor Obama nor McCain understand or care much about the principles of limited government, enumerated federal powers, etc.
I liked Fred Thompson; didn't have too much luck with that!
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush urged disgruntled conservatives on Monday to rally around John McCain, calling their criticism of the Republican presidential front-runner "grossly unfair."
Hillarious
I was hoping that particular post would get the "mature" response it warranted. And no one would comment on it at all.
Now, I've gone and sullied my own dream.
Oh, well. I'm sure I don't have to link or quote to be understood in this context.
Brian @ 37:
No I guess not. If laissez faire is your style Fred's the man. It would have been interesting to see if Fred could have broken GB's vacation record. As it is that record is one for the ages.
Andy K,
I'm not insinuating plagiarism; just found it amusing. But it did suspect that my bringing it up would get some people excited and calling names ("ass.")
But that's kind of the philosophy here, correct? The first impulse is to impute bad motives or character to those with whom one disagrees, e.g., the very name "Crooks & Liars."
But then again, I asked for it. What the hell am I doing here?
Brian @ 41:
I don't know.
Brian @ 41:
You're kidding right. Questioning the motives,honor, patriotism, religious afiliation and just about everything else of their opponents has been a hallmark of conservatism for a generation. To quote Mencken:
His distinguishing mark is the fact that he always attacks his opponents, not only with all arms, but also with snorts and objurgations—that he is always filled with moral indignation—that he is incapable of imagining honor in an antagonist, and hence incapable of honor himself.
I think that would fairly summarize most of the right wing pundits.
Brian @ 41:
I called you a name? No sir, that is untrue! Let's take a look:
That, sir, is not a name. I am simply asking that you not be an ass. I'm not even saying that you were an ass- simply warning against future ass-ery.
Guess you didn't understand. Maybe you simply failed to heed my warning. Whatever...
Throw in LIEberman for the complete clusterfuck!
Brian @ 37:
Brian,what was it that made you side with Thompson.C'mon, lets be honest.
The guy was too lazy to even run a campaign.It's either that,or, he was just a diversion.
McAngry
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Brian @ 41:
That's easy, you're a right wing troll looking for attention. You see, we deal with you losers all the time.
Dr. Matt @ 47:
The the longer line is funnier, the shorter list is funniest.
Makes no difference. McCain is going to stomp Obama. Silly liberals/progressives bought into Obama's empty rhetoric image because he's riding a hype wave. Who cares about substance, anyway, when our hearts are in the right place? While Obama is vastly better than McCain or anyone the Repugs have to offer, he will lose. The Repugs will exploit the fact that he doesn't wear the pants in the family. At the moment, the press is all nicey nice about Michelle Obama. Get ready for a sea change. And watch for Oprah to be demonized as well.
McTool
McCain may have been a maverick in the distant past, but he is no maverick today. He was whipped into line shortly after 2000 and he hasn't been the same since.
While in the eyes of the sane McCain/Bush look like the dastardly duo, the fact remains that republicans know that it is all about who has the power, and they would vote for anyone as long as he is labeled republican. These are not issue voters; that is only a smoke screen. They are power voters; it is all that they care about.
Any democrat who votes for McCain is a fool, because the republican machine only has one agenda - bending over for corporate rule of the United States. It is where their money comes from; it is what gives them power. It is also what makes them traitors to a democratic republic under a constitution and the rule of law. The corporations and the republicans are the ones who have declared war on America and are a much more dangerous threat than all the little pissant terrorist cells in the world.
who better to fix the mortgage/real estate mess than a member of the keating 5.
purpleOnion @ 52:
Rest assured, no Democrat (or real moderate or Independent) after the last seven years of disastrous Republican autocratic rule will vote for more of it. Sure, we're getting plenty of troll traffic by Republican activists pretending to be either Obama or Clinton supporters or make believe moderates trying to convince us otherwise, pay them no mind and always call them out on it. They usually through a temper tantrum and whine about how intolerant Liberals are that we won't acquiesce to their "different" opinions. Learn to know them by their talking points and ask them if they are really Democrats to pledge to support either candidate who wins the nomination. If they won't, you know you've got a troll.
Andy K @ 44:
Andy, Sorry about the false lead earlier today, the one about the atheist and the TNT network. Guess i had a little too much Mekong juice in me.
Just wanted to let you know you were right, it is a spoof page. good one though and very funny when your sober.
^throw
Snowball @ 56:
I have a suspicion that some repub's are voting for Obama in these primaries.
Because I think they fear HRC.
mudshark @ 57:
I'm not so sure about "fearing" Hillary... it's more of a confidence that Obama is easy pickings.
OK, let me get this straight...
The family that gave us their son as president, George Walker Bush, now want us to trust their choice of John McCain for president?
What's that saying, we have it in Texas and I'm sure you have it here, uh, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice and, well, you won't be fooled again...
The Bush family smooch should be more than enough to strike fear and panic in ALL people. Republican OR Democratic...
I remember Gore treated Clinton that way.
Obama and Hillary are much better candidates for the presidency than John McCain, because they are smarter, younger, and know that renaming our country to the Independent Corporate States of America would be the same as naming it the Nationalist Socialist Party. It isn't that the names would actually describe what is happening in our country, but it does mean that at one time the United States of America did mean something.
For many years I thought that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a democratic/republican issue, but after reading the votes for and against the act it was a North/South issue. We were still fighting the Civil War in 1964, and because of the Southern Strategy we continue to fight that horrible war to this day.
I for one am sick of it. Either we are the United States of America or we are not, and if we insist on maintaining this divide it will greatly disadvantage our nation for the challenges that lie ahead. Remaining divided is surrender to corporate rule. A few corporations own the most powerful public relations machine in the history of the world, and if voters fall for their manipulations they may as well hoist the white flag. It is important to remember that the machine does not give a damn about any of us. It has one agenda - complete control. Their game is obvious in what they demean and what they lift up, and they are not playing on our side.
Obama is uses reason, history, and common decency as his weapons of choice. I am so sick of ideological superstitions because they hide the terrible damage that is being done to our nation by certain corporations as they struggle to gain complete control over our nation. If one is not defiant he is not paying attention, because they declared war on our nation years ago.
Snowball @ 26:
#105 :)
GoodGod @ 58:
yeah,probably both.It's either they're gonna turn out to beat HRC, or ,they're gonna turn out to make sure the "black muslim guy" doesn't win.Now, we all know that Obama is not a muslim(I wouldn't care if he was) but,they're ceratinly gonna push that one on all the Fux viewers.
No, In my opinion,HRC stands the best chance to win. Of the candidates we have to choose from.
Peter G @ 36:
LOL
#106 8-)
purpleOnion @ 61:
You are certainly correct that Obama and Clinton are both much better candidates than McCain. But you are certainly intoxicated by this Obama hype wave if you think Obama will be able to beat McCain once the media honeymoon is over and the Repugs take Obama (and his wife) to task.
Dr. Matt @ 47:
Ha ha!
#107 n 8
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I played golf today an a single join us. He is retired from Qwest and was one of the people that was able to receive a pension before they stopped their pension plan. I said that the corporations have taken over the government and we need to change the administration. Then he says in a shocked way, "But that Obama wants to raise taxes and spend." I asked him, "What do you think has been going on for the last 7 years? They are taxing us more and lowering the taxes of rich." He didn't have a response. He's retired and doesn't take the time to look at facts. Probably watches FAux Snooze.
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mudshark @ 70:
McHolyerthanthounevermindIsignedaconfessionaftertorturebutit'soknowsolet'sdunkafewandseewhathappens.
Bangkok Bob @ 55:
It's a good spoof because it's so fuckin' plausible! You're no dope for fallin' for it.
This is what you're going to get nutballs, if you vote for this dumb, twisted old fart. Four more years of the monkey, and then some.
God, some Americans are so f*cking dumb!!!!
Prediction The repugs will embrace McCain if he runs with Mitt Romney. If he is elected he will die in the first few months of his presidentcy and mitt will be corporate americas new stooge.
Papa Bush is afraid to get too close or ::gasp:: he might be GAY! I wonder what happens if Papa Bush had to hug Larry Craig?
Andy K @ 49:
That generally holds true, and very well may re the McList. C&L'ers are diverse and eclectic, and I've enjoyed many lols, LOLs, LOL!s and Ha ha's here. I'm reluctant to exclude any McEntry, 'cause they're all funny/pointed/cathartic to varying degrees, and the sheer length of the list has a humorous quality of it's own.
We are also generating denigrating McMemes, some of which may be useful, in a memie sort of way. The thuglicontards are very aware of the usefulness of denigrating memes, and it won't hurt to put out a few of our own.
That said, a Top 11, Dirty Dozen, etc. are considerations, for those (myself included, usually) who like things condensed to essentials.
By the way, I find you both very intelligent, funny, clever and concise, and you make me laugh quite often - thanks!!
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McLame has so much against him.
Bush's support. Worst president in American history.
An unpopular war. 70% of the country against it.
Low turnout. Democrats have high turnout in primaries.
A hopelessly divided party. Go Huckabee!
Bad teeth. The list goes on and on...
mudshark @ 51:
lol
#109
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mudshark @ 67:
#110
:)
mudshark @ 69:
Eeew! yer on a roll!
#111
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This article from the rightward leaning Politico is somewhat interesting. Although it doesn't really go into the actual strategies, outright smears and dirty tricks that the Reptilians will employ and are employing right now (they're letting their trolls do the dirty work online and in local churches) it's worth a read. While I do suspect the article is something of an attempt to mislead, it also unintentionally explains why Jay Leno sucks.
RNC donor event outlines Obama attack plan
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8564.html
Has anybody else noticed how much McCain looks like the cauliflower cheek girl from the movie Eraser Head?
mudshark @ 70:
McProlific today!
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cant wait to see the xrays that show how far bush has his dick up mccsnains asshole!
mudshark @ 71:
#116.99999
Ha!
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tyree @ 84:
Hi tyree!
#117
Thanx!
:-)
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Proud2bHumble @ 86:
hi proud to be !thumbs up!
McCain has learned the corollary of FDR's dictum:
"He has nothing to fear but the fear monger himself."
Why wouldn't McCain want to appear with Chimpy since the war in Iraq is doing so well, according to this AP story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080218/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_medical_collapse...
McCainiac
Hittin the road, Jack, and I ain't comin' back no more, no more, no more, no more...catch ya'll up ahead, Thanx!
"Last word, freak." - Melvin Udall
out
McCain no Maverick,
McCain hasn't been a maverick since he almost flunked out of the US Naval Academy squeaking by in the bottom 5 of his large class.
Throughout his life he has shown profound weakness of character. His has a pattern of revealing that he knows what the principled, honorable, or ethical position or path to take is, only