John may be rethinking his position on sucking up to the right wing talk show hosts after today. Walkie-Talkie, Bill “teachers should beat students“ Cunningham went into a typical wingnut rant against Barack Obama as he warmed up the crowd at a Cincinnati/McCain event. He used the Coulter method on Obama (middle name emphasis) as a start. After McCain finished speaking—he found out how whacked out Cunningham was and repudiated him. One has to wonder if McCain really is unhappy about it though…You know what I mean?
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“Now we have a hack, Chicago-style Daley politician who is picturing himself as change. When he gets done with you, all you’re going to have in your pocket is change,” Cunningham said as the audience laughed.
The time will come, Cunningham added, when the liberal-leaning media will “peel the bark off Barack Hussein Obama” and tell the truth about his relationship with indicted fundraiser Antoin “Tony” Rezko and how Obama got “sweetheart deals” in Chicago. He said he envisions a future in which “the great prophet from Chicago takes the stand and the world leaders who want to kill us will simply be singing Kumbaya together around the table with Barack Obama.”
Cunningham later attacked McCain for “repudiating” him on his radio show. That one had me rolling. I wonder how the rest of the Noise Machine will feel about that after they stuck up for McCain over the NY Times story. This is the part that will infuriate the Limbaugh’s:
“I did not know about these remarks, but I take responsibility for them. I repudiate them,” he said. “My entire campaign I have treated Senator Obama and Senator (Hillary Rodham) Clinton with respect. I will continue to do that throughout this campaign.”
McCain called both Democrats “honorable Americans” and said, “I want to dissociate myself with any disparaging remarks that may have been said about them.”
Asked whether the use of Obama’s middle name — the same as former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein — is proper, McCain said: “No, it is not. Any comment that is disparaging of either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama is totally inappropriate.”
How quickly McCain forgets about one of his supporters that called Hillary Clinton a “Bitch.”
What will the talkies do now? He’s cutting out most of their racist material. Obviously, McCain would like nothing more than for the walkie-talkies to go on attacking Obama this way. How else can he win? It’s interesting how Ohio Rep. Rob Portman praised Cunningham after he finished his childish tirade.
Willie, you’re out of control again. So, what else is new? But we love him,” Portman said. “But I’ve got to tell you, Bill Cunningham lending his voice to this campaign is extremely important. He did it in 2000, he did it in 2004. It was crucial to victory then and it’s even more important this year with his bigger radio audience. So, Bill Cunningham, thank you for lending your voice.”
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oooh what a man!
The 20% Nation of idiots and Morons.
I love it when these idiots reveal themselves.
Repudiation is the first necessary step. Now, what is the penalty that Bill Cunningham suffers from the McCain campaign? Is he prohibited from further involvement?
And is the rest of the McCain campaign instructed that no such statements shall be tolerated by any other surrogates on pain of ejection from the campaign?
Or is this the prerequisite empty repudiation, to be followed by the inevitable repetition?
McCain nobly attempts to rise above the stench by ascending to the top of the dung heap.
Nice try, John.
Man the American Majority needs to stop stopping to these morons.
I have seen this man on Fox several times when we used to tune in for a laugh to see how apoplectic O’Reilly was that night. This man is terrible like this every time he talks. This is nothing new for him. He just talks this way against democrats constantly no matter who they are.
Great republican lie..
We get caught more with our hand in the cookie jar because people are watching us more closely.
I believe Cunningham had just come from a Klan Meeting and was still riled up from it. What a complete ass. McCain was a little taken back from his behavior. I would have held that McCain sign in front of my face if I was standing behind him during that pathetic speech.
Bill Cunningham is in the bottom 10% of Right wing radio. That is the lowest of the low.
Republicans must be very proud. This is what passes for civic engagement in the strange fantasy universe of the wingnut mind. My hope is that more and more voters keep seeing this crap for what it is and repudiate these clowns at the polls.
Cunningham is vermin. But McCain’s apology was unambiguous and prompt. He should be given credit for that (especially if he follows through with his promise that it won’t happen again)
Even the prop audience in the background seems a little put-off by this raving lunatic.
Is this the best you’ve got Cincinnati?
Jared Wolfhope @ 10:
Jared: I disagree, cunningham is not “the lowest of the low”. That dubious honor goes to michael weiner aka savage, who noses out coulter for the most hateful bile spewer in media.
i am in NO WAY a mccain fan…. but you gotta give credit for this
i am voting obama, would have voted edwards, think mccain and his bomb bomb bomb iran stinks….
Spreading the hate….
Spreading the HATE…
McCain is the best of a sorry heap of candidates; think mittens would have disowned cunningham? [Who can forget “not osama, Obama or Hillary’s Moma”(sic)]
Why are McCain’s arms so goddamned short?
Must be he’s just a short-armed vulgarian.
(to borrow from Sprio Agnew, great American hero)
Bill Cunningham is making crazy shithouse rats look like Oxford scholars.
goatsage @ 13:
Yes, ever since Dr. Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap left.
Joementum @ 5:
Nice!
McTopO’thedungheap, in appreciation, at #359. ;-}
Wow. What a fine example of wingnuttyness.
That’s an old game. Get some jerk like this to attack your opponent, then apologize. You win 2 ways. You get the negative message out there, and you look like the class act for your apology.
Don’t believe a word of it.
Chelsea’s Moma (sic) - Sorry, my bad.
I see no difference between him and hannity.
Yeah, and Mccain says he knew NOTHING about it. Sure, Just like Bush knew nothing about the Black Baby whisper campaign against McCain in 2000. It’s out there, that’s all that matters. WINK WINK NOD NOD.
Give McCain credit, most would have let the remarks slide and gladly accepted Cunningham’s support. It took guts.
Isn’t he also viciously attacking the Clintons, claiming they control all of the media? (The whole “Clinton Machine,” “liberal media” canard.)
Obviously, he’s being a scumbag by trying to make hay out of Obama’s middle name, but why isn’t anyone noticing the attack on the Clintons?
#10:
“Bill Cunningham is in the bottom 10% of Right wing radio. That is the lowest of the low.”
Really? Because what he said really is not far off at all from what others like Beck, Limbaugh, Coulter, etc. say on a daily basis. I don’t see this guy as any different other than the size of his audience. He’s just like all the others and has shown himself to be so. I can’t see how he’s any less cretin than the others besides the relative dimunition of his bank account.
Also, it’s hard to get lower than Freeperville. This guy would sound at least demonstrative, if not high-brow, over there.
gumby @ 27:
It took calculation. After not responding to the “bitch” comment from one of his questioners he is weighing out the possible damage before making a statement.
That’s what we call setting the stage.
oh, the crocodile teer I shed for *gag* compassionate McCain.
#23 got it just about right that “That’s an old game. Get some jerk like this to attack your opponent, then apologize. You win 2 ways.”
It’s actually much better than that. With 24-7 cable news replaying the clip over and over and over, not to mention YouTube and all the rest, you win more like 2 million ways.
I don’t believe for a moment the McCain campaign wasn’t privately gleeful about the episode.
Cunningham got his lines from Jon Stewart. Serves him right.
Why was this video cut off?
Where can we get the rest of the damn video?
Hey….Cunningham…
BOO!
Looka’ the wet spot!
Don’t speak for me and mine with all of your fears of death and terr’st attacks, you ranting, bedwetting, craven little coward.
And by the way, just because a bloviating loser like yourself could not manage any kind of diplomacy with other world leaders, doesn’t mean it isn’t possible.
gumby @ 27:
It takes guts for McCain to keep embracing the world of wingnut attack dogs — but distancing himself when it gets embarrassing?
Just like it took guts to challenge Bush on the Military Commissions Act… for a few hours, before totally caving in after he seized control of the issue and got some more Moderate Maverick Myth points?
Imagine being a victim of torture, and thus claiming the high ground on the issue… and then turning around and personally being responsible making it the law of the land.
What he does takes balls. But not guts, and certainly no heart.
@ #28:
It’s not that we don’t notice the Clinton thing. But that’s beyond obvious they’ll go that route now. They’ve blamed the Clintons for so many things it’s nearly a form of bigotry at this point. Clinton and Obama would be best to let this sort of thing just disappear into the abyss this guy inhabits. He’s irrelevant other than being a simple tool to keep perpetuating failed ideology and thinking.
The “liberal media” charge is of course intellectual garbage flaunted about as proof the cards are always stacked against them. They’re projectionists; repugs play the victim card faster than anyone. The entire world is supposedly stacked against them; they have no proof of this, but that doesn’t matter. They’d rather keep making money off of the idiots out there that take their verbal vomit at face value.
I’m frankly suprised this guy didn’t include PBS in his slurs as the network that’s “Published By SClinton”.
They all read from the same talking points, some of them just shout a little louder and “mispronounciate” a few more words, but it’s all the same adolesent name calling that passes as Republican social discorse.
So much for:
“RNC Orders Diversity Training for the Party of Hate.”
The people gathered there to hear McCain were lovin’ this guy. They were clapping and yucking up everything he said.
Can I get his number I need someone to introduce me at my divorce hearings……
It’s only just begun, by November we will all know what Obama’s stuffed with, and it won’t be pretty. An arm here, a leg there, and pretty words everywhere, better take a picture, you are about to see the disassembling of Barak.
Cnn has invited this guy to be on one of their shows tonight.
This guy is NUTSO. How anyone can take this cat seriously is beyond me.
We all know that no matter who wins we lose right?
I mean c’mon we all know that the Rothschilds and fellow elite are the winners, right?
its Alien vs Predator here
Nope. Sorry. Ain’t buying McCrabby’s apology. It’s just his way of trying to appeal to the Independent voters. He’s flipped-flopped to many times.
Nice try though.
McCain called both Democrats “honorable Americans” and said, “I want to dissociate myself with any disparaging remarks that may have been said about them.”
Asked whether the use of Obama’s middle name — the same as former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein — is proper, McCain said: “No, it is not. Any comment that is disparaging of either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama is totally inappropriate.”
AWwwwwwww……isn’t that nice? McHeadUpAssSoFarThatYouCan’tEvenSeeHisDamnShoelacesStickingOutOfHisOrifice
pissed off patricia @ 40:
The best thing that can happen for the Democratic nominee is for Republicans to continue to reveal their true selves. I don’t think swing voters will be impressed.
pissed off patricia @ 43:
Doesn’t that one sentence speak volumes about what is wrong with the MSM?
Dammit!! Hillary blew one by us all. Tonight it will be:
RELIGIOUS HILLARY
“I was well aware of everyone else’s opinion and everyone else’s second guessing, but my faith protected me and gave me the space and the time to really come to an understanding of what was right for me and my family”on Christian Broadcasting Network’s “700 Club” Hillary talks about how faith had helped her through Bill’s infidelities.
this is only going to get worse. once it becomes obvious that obama will win,the shit that will come from the right will become beyond deplorable and the msm will sit back and allow it to happen. btw, fuck mccain, that was all a set up.
Yes! As long as these fuckin pigs out into the light, Obama will be riding high.
And McCain….Maverick my ass. He’s a sorry old pandering fool.
wouldn’t McCain’s statement have had more “straight talk” meaning if he said it when he took the stage immediately after the introduction.