Obama: Wall Street Tumbles And All John McCain Can Do Is Stoke "Anger And Division"

Politico reports:

Barack Obama attacked John McCain Friday for launching a "barrage of nasty insinuations and attacks" as the stock market drops tumbles.

"Even as we face the most serious economic crisis of our time, even as you are worried about keeping your jobs or paying your bills or staying in your homes, my opponent's campaign announced last week that they plan to 'turn the page' on the discussion about our economy so they can spend the final weeks of this election attacking me instead," Obama said during a speech in Chillicothe, Ohio.

John Weaver, John McCain's former top strategist, says the Republican candidate is making both a moral and a tactical mistake by letting abusive hecklers have free rein at rallies:

"People need to understand, for moral reasons and the protection of our civil society, the differences with Senator Obama are ideological, based on clear differences on policy and a lack of experience compared to Senator McCain," Weaver said. "And from a purely practical political vantage point, please find me a swing voter, an undecided independent, or a torn female voter that finds an angry mob mentality attractive."

Comments

[Questinia]

The Republican Party can no longer compartmentalize: McCain, by choosing Palin, allowed "the help" in through the front door, sit at the dinner table, and sleep in his bed.

[BabsfromKansas]

????? - very disconcerting analogy!

[Questinia]

This is from THEIR perspective. Republican's use people like their "help".

[WLA]

You lay down with dogs and you'll wake up with fleas.

[lornejl]

righties, name 2 things Hi tler did that you don't agree with ( holl ocaust excluded )

[Ramirez]

Made a deal with Stalin to split up Poland.

B0mbed London.

[lornejl]

What if London was full of lib sympathizers ?

[Pronto]

1. I didn't agree with his taste in women - Eva Braun
2. I din't agree with his decision to grow a weird moustache.

What's your non-point?

[lornejl]

That's pretty funny, although I read she could screw like a bunny.
The mustache will come back if repubs get their way.

[Boboday555]

Her Point?
Its painfully obvious iZn't it non-enlisting Bushy?

[Rumplestiltskin]

Okay, a quiz for you.
Name 2 things Mao did that you don't agree with.

[BlueStateMan]

Destroyed any semblance of individual civil liberties (sound familiar?) ...took government control of their culture (sound familiar?)­..... insisted that dogmatic ideology was workable (sound familiar?)

[Sisto]

Egoist McCain in his quest for power decided to throw the country in the gutter! So much for country first to McCain thats just a Brand name! Palins ties to her hubbies sessionist movement is more dangerous! To think his views hasn't rubbed off on Palin. She attended a couple conventions and where is the media frenzy! Is the media in trying to prope up McCain's poll figures is fanning the flames of inciting hatred! That is a very very dangerous road to go down unless you what chaos!

[WLA]

She is on video telling the AIP what a great job they do.

[phoenix2000]

Question: is POLITICO conservative?

[theMightyT]

does a be ar s h!t in the wo ods?

[Coinyer101]

not the baby polar bears that palin makes mittens out of. AAARRRRGGHHH!!! lol

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Does a f@t baby poot?

[Coinyer101]

lol

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Too late, McCain. ALL of the evening newscasts are carrying stories about your t r a s h y supporters.

CBS calls their segment: "The Good, The Bad and the UGLY."

[Coinyer101]

yeah. never shoulda turned palin loose ,on her own. put her back on the leash john! ever notice how folks begin to resemble their pets after they been together awhile? i think john's a bit late in catching himself before he got a bitta 'chihuahua' rubbed off on him. lol

[Pronto]

CBS - the pillar of impartiality.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Face it. Your candidate sc.rewed the Moose on this one.

He, and you, are about to be relegated to the ash heap of history.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

They just ran a story about the problems with ACORN.

Sounds like an impartial organization to me.

[dem09]

We are seeing the break up of the Republican Party. George Will, David Brooks, David Gergen, Kathleen Parker, several members of Congress and many decent moderate Republicans will have to break away from the Palins, the evangelicals, the bigots, the chicken-hawks. There is no way this party will be able to unite after this disgraceful campaign.

[WLA]

They've alienated the educated conservative wing.

[peacekitten]

is there such a thing?

[lornejl]

The home schooled ?

[Questinia]

The victims have met their victimizer's. People like McCain have been using people like Palin for a long time.

[rosal]

Many of my decent Republican friends are really apalled by such rethoric and behavior. They tell me they want their party back.
Pat Buchanan is one of those that do not care about his party at all.

[bigbenny]

Then they need work on taking it back.

[Coyote2]

"Now is not the time for fear. Now is not the time for panic.

Now is the time for resolve and steady leadership. We can meet this moment. We can come together to restore confidence in the American economy.

We can renew that fundamental belief – that in America, our destiny is not written for us, but by us. That’s who we are, and that’s the country we need to be right now."
Obama

[GameBucketFan]

I have really good abs, can I a JoeSixPack too?

[Boboday555]

Yes you can!
But first stop all situp activity forth with!
Additionally; if could could trim away about 65 IQ points, stop bathing, and use your books as furniture levelers instead of "stuff y'all could read", you'll be well on your way!

[Coinyer101]

i have one ab. but,i been workin on it a while now. , lol

[Coyote2]

tgood posted:
"no senator has any business trying to undermine the president while he's speaking with the Iraqis about our troops."

~
I guess you weren't aware that power in America is divided BETWEEN three houses?

Another neocon Cheney/bush sycophant supporting the consolidation of power in the hands of the Vice President (sorry, the president).

[phoenix2000]

I was absolutely appalled and disgusted when i heard some of the things these supporters of mccain/palin are saying about Obama. things like 'kill him," "treason," "traitor" and other stuff i'm not going to mention. Barack and Biden are talking about helping the american people, talking about hope and bringing about change, yet, all mccain/palin can do is incite hate, anger and rage. Truly sad and pathetic.

[Pronto]

Comrades, Hope and Change and I, not you – will change the world.

[WLA]

Go empty your drool cup and try again.

[AdLib]

One after another McCain followers have been spewing_hatred at his rally and McCain keeps trying to tamp them down but it's too late.

One trashy-looking woman just called Obama an "arrogant asshoIe" (it was bleeped out by CNN, I think she said "asshoIe") and McCain freaked, grabbed away the mike and said "no, Sen. Obama is a decent man."

[WLA]

They've gone too far. This is going to be nasty.

[jbs902]

Yes it now looks like some of that awful footage they used to show where people were protesting busing, civil rights and laughingly watching others being lynched.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Too late to put the Genie back in the bottle.

a decent man would have put a stop to this before now.

McCain crawled into the bed with w h i t e t r a s h. Now he is infected.

[JerseyGirl4Obama]

That's what I say...too little, too dam*n late.

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

How generous of McCain.

Now McCain has to square that with his innuendo that O hangs out with terrists.

How does the l i a r do that without looking like a l i a r?

[rosal]

Its completely irresponsible to incite the crowds with such rethoric. This kind of behavior in any compaign should not be allowed in this nation. They can fight on issues all they want, but when they are inciting the crowds, that's when the rest of the country has to put a stop to it.

[Boboday555]

...and still the McCainanites here refuse to swarm all over the enlistment centers.
Isn't that odd?!?!?!?

[pjean]

Why isn't MSM outraged and reporting that the McCain campaign is trying to incite riots. It's really sad that this is what McCain has diminished himself to.

[Ramirez]

Republicans don't riot. Ever.
They just say their stuff and then go home. Get ready for work the next day.

[MCMetalLivesForever]

Yeah


Those town hall toilets certainly need to be tended to ..........­..........­..

[VolvoBirkenstock]

"My friends...­for five long years, I was not allowed to stoke anger and division."

[MCMetalLivesForever]

Yeah

Because the VC knew better than to let a horrid student constantly open his stupid mouth.....­.

Says a lot that GOP backers aren't that bright.

[WLA]

Heh. Good point.