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

[the964kid]

Was Graham on as an Obama supporter?? Lol!

[Bluedog12]

Tired? Lieberman must snore.

[Stringer32]

Lol! Nearly spit my coffee all over my computer

[Bluedog12]

Sorry.

[the964kid]

Defending McCain and his recent schizophrenic actions will tire a surrogate out.

[lvdragonlady]

Simple case of - did not want to put foot in mouth, nothing more.

[TexasDem0]

Lindsay reminds me of the bully's toady in the movie, “A Christmas Story.”

[DaOne]

Without the hat.........

[Changeizgood]

Or that charecter "Toady on Gummy Bears" YES DUKEY!


LOL

[BGDiNLV]

Drip,Drip,Drip!! Like chinese water torture. We are wearing them down slowly but surely. I love it.

[alguien]

from all of that spinning? dizzy, more likely.

[Shadow08]

Graham is tired alright. He's tired of having to repeat the same tired old rhetoric. Who wouldn't be if you had to spend all of your time defending bush, and he he has to spend more time making excuses for John and Sarah.

[08politicaljunkie]

It was Sunday. The Sabbath Day. Lindsey was just "keepin' it holy."

Besides, it has to be hard working for McCain/Palin.

[sean6886]

I guess it is tough prayin' away the gay.

[08politicaljunkie]

Yeah, real tough when you're courtin' 'em: http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=21367

That's our McDisdain. Lovem-n-leavem. Usem-n-losem. Take the money.

[SethBLiNK]

Graham said one of the more racist things to Wallace the night before and nobody picked up on it.

Asked about Obama addressing McCain as John, he laughed it off and said that Obama was trying to make it look like they were equals.

Yes, he was trying to show that his knowledge and qualifications were equal to (or better than McCain's) and yes referring to him by his first name (as I'm sure they do in private) was probably done intentionally to show no deference, but to imply that Obama, who is 47, a father of two, a Harvard graduate, a law professor, a US Senator and the Democratic nominee for President is anything less than an equal to McCain is treading a very fine line.

He then made a reference to people in his state who disagreed with Obama and referred to them as folks who work for a living. Call me paranoid, but that sounded a bit like identity politics too.

[lvdragonlady]

He is equal to anyone and anything one who thinks differently is a flippin R@C!$T.

[kappa08]

...or hungover, That guy looks like a drunk everytime I see him.

[1Smartchik]

He means that he has no excuses to spin at this time.

[LBA7895]

When you've visited as many airport mensrooms, campaigning for McCain, as Sen Graham has, it gets pretty tiring. Maybe he ought to take a few days off at the Down Low Motel in Washington.

[DaOne]

ROFL!

[NYC07]

Lindsey was tired ??? Was the "White Party " in town ?

[jamesspada]

One of the best things about McCain's impending defeat is that we won't have to see so much of Lindsey Graham or Joe Lieberman.

[scotia626]

if there is a god- any persuasion- these 2- graham and lieberman- will go away for a very long time. talk about non-credible out of touch talking dead-heads! go away go away go away.

[gintheb]

Wasn't he involved in the bailout negotiations? If so, I understand why he might have been tired.