Lindsey Graham Too 'Tired' Sunday To Spin For McCain

[Via Crooks and Liars] How did things go for John McCain last week? Lindsey Graham, who usually flacks McCain with a psychopathic, operatic zeal, got to a point Sunday morning on Fox News where he just sort of ... gave up. When it came time to respond to public support of Senator Barack Obama after the debate at Ole Miss, Graham at first attempted to pull out some good news from the polling data. But he quickly folded under minimal pressure from Chris Wallace, confessing finally that he was "tired" and concluding, "Senator Obama did well. Senator Obama helped himself."

[WATCH.]

WALLACE: McCain's rating on being prepared to be president didn't change. Obama had a 16-point jump on that same question. Senator Graham, McCain keeps saying Obama is not ready to lead, but according to several polls, voters watching the debate thought he was.

GRAHAM: I think there's an 18-point difference between who is best able to do the job. We'll take that.

KERRY: Well, let me --

WALLACE: What you're saying is even though Obama got more of a bump --

GRAHAM: It's Sunday, I'm tired. Senator Obama did well. Senator Obama helped himself.

WALLACE: You can't be tired on Sunday morning, sir.

GRAHAM: Quite frankly, I thought he presented himself well, Senator Obama.

Comments

[cobraxus]

12:01 PM on 09/30/2008

the guy looks like he's had his soul sucked out...and not by Larry Craig.Quit It With The Gay-Bashing Jokes.

[XME]

08:51 AM on 09/30/2008

Hmm...seems that for Republicans to be more honest, you just have to get them when they're really, really tired!

[Jules1]

04:01 AM on 09/30/2008

Plans on stealing the election spread this site around.

http://markcrispinmiller.blogspot.com/2008/09/spoonamore-reveals-plan-to-steal-next.html

[JumpingCholla]

02:53 AM on 09/30/2008

He looks like he had a rough Saturday night.

[iswideopen]

01:30 AM on 09/30/2008

Well, well, well. Fox News has been cutting off "mikes" lately; if the talking points are "off" script". I guess this wasn't expected from Lindsey Graham. No, I don't watch Fox News, but I do "channel surf" on them from time to time.

[KarateKid]

12:39 AM on 09/30/2008

After the election, Lindsey Graham, Joe Lieberman and John McCain have standing offers to do a revival of the Three Stooges. And Lindsey has the part of Curly/Shemp.

[MadJeffersonian]

12:11 AM on 09/30/2008

I guess speaking with a forked tongue just wears you out.

[StillAmused]

11:26 PM on 09/29/2008

Sheer exhaustion... too many hours up on his toes in a tight-fitting tutu, clinging to that basket of flower petals.

[HarlanE]

10:43 PM on 09/29/2008

Can we just vote Barack in now? EVERYBODY GETS IT.

[AliMac02]

02:56 AM on 09/30/2008

Ooooh, I would SO love to see that. Put everyone -- especially Caribou Barbie -- out of their misery.

[levibatgirl]

10:23 PM on 09/29/2008

Miss Lindsey is not a steel magnolia.

Quick! Hand him a tissue!

[firewmn]

10:51 PM on 09/29/2008

*
I'll just run on down to the piggly wiggly and get some for you.... :)
*

[tregibbs]

10:59 PM on 09/29/2008

Miss Lindsey - HILARIOUS !!!! Too true for words. Miss Lindsey. Mark my words, we;re gonna see him in an airport restroom scandal one day soon.

[Independent voter]

08:52 AM on 09/30/2008

Yeah - with Joe between his knees

[DarthVector]

09:44 PM on 09/29/2008

Battle fatigue. It's all over, red rover.

[mnkors]

09:05 PM on 09/29/2008

Once upon a time, Lindsey Graham was a decent human being...

[bling]

10:36 PM on 09/29/2008

when?

[grata2ude]

01:31 AM on 09/30/2008

LOL you took the word right out of my mouth.

[BWRSmith]

08:51 PM on 09/29/2008

He looks like maybe he's drunk there, actually. Or maybe hung over?

[irishgawdess]

11:57 PM on 09/29/2008

Puffy-eyed from crying because he didn't get invited out to dinner with the McCains and the Liebermans the night before. And after all he's done for that man. boo-hoo

[rose london]

08:27 PM on 09/29/2008

I blame people who vote liars in office..The result is here for all to see. And YET, WITH ALL THE SUFFERING AND ABUSE, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD SOME IDIOTS ARE STILL SUPPORTING THE GOP. I JUST CAN'T GET IT OFF MY HEAD. AND PALIN??? WHY ARE WE PUTTING AMERICA AT RISK?? THIS WOMAN DOES'NT HAVE A CLUE WHAT IS GOING ON AT HOME.. HOW DO YOU EXPECT HER TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOREING AFFAIRS??HOW ??SHE' S ONLY GOT A PASSPORT LAST YEAR?? WHAT IS GOING ON AMERICA?? WHERE ARE THE GOOD, GOD FEARING AMERICANS??? WHY ARE THEY NOT SPEAKING OUT?? MCCAIN IS SELLING AND PUTTING US AT RISK BY NOMINATING PALIN AND WE ALL KNOW IT. OUR MILITARY MEN ARE FIGHTING TWO WARS, WE HAVE LOST OVER 4,000 OF OUR GOOD MEN AND WOMEN....AND YOU ALL THINK LYING FOR MCCAIN AND PALIN IS WAHT WE NEED NOW??? WHERE IS YOUR CONCIENCE???? WHERE IS COUNTRY FIRST?? WHAT HAPPEN TO PATRIOTIC???? SPEAK OUT BEFORE IS TOO LATE. IF MCCAIN AND PALIN WINS WE ARE IN TROUBLE... MORE WARS, MORE ECONOMONY WOES..BECAUSE THATS WAHT WE WILL GET IF WE PUT LIARS IN THE OFFICE.

[rsg5354]

09:03 PM on 09/29/2008

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. BUT SOME PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT'S RIGHT ANYMORE. THE GOP SHOULD BE FIRED EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM AND I WISH THAT I COULD DO IT. HOPEFULLY THE GOP WILL GO STICK THEIR HEADS BACK IN THE SAND AND DON'T COME OUT FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS. IF I WERE A REPUBLICAN I WOULD TURN MY BACK ON THEM RIGHT NOW BUT ONLY AFTER I SPOKE MY MIND.

[protagonia]

11:57 AM on 09/30/2008

Shun them all.

Give them some time to contemplate their selfish mistake.

Not everyone is born smart or good.

They are neither, and their votes reflect who they truly are.

The lesser amongst us.

[loggerboots]

08:20 PM on 09/29/2008

IS LINDSEY GAY?

[shengirl]

08:29 PM on 09/29/2008

what possible difference does that make?

[tregibbs]

11:00 PM on 09/29/2008

'cause when you're in the closet, you have to sleep standing up. LOL !!!

[dwillisno1]

08:41 PM on 09/29/2008

He said he was tired. Its hard to get a good nights sleep in the closet.