McCain vows to whip Obama's 'you know what'

ARLINGTON, Va. — Republican John McCain vowed Sunday to "whip" Democratic rival Barack Obama's "you-know-what" when the two presidential candidates meet Wednesday in their final televised debate.

McCain made that pledge as top advisers said he is weighing new economic proposals to help the nation weather the financial crisis. The Arizona senator refused to answer a reporter's question Sunday about what plans he might be considering.

Addressing several dozen volunteers at his campaign headquarters outside Washington, McCain promised some of his signature "straight talk" about the state of the race. National and many battleground state polls have shown him trailing Obama amid the deepening market crisis.

"We're a couple points down, OK, nationally, but we're right in this game," McCain said to cheers. "The economy has hurt us a little bit in the last week or two, but in the last few days we've seen it come back up because they want experience, they want knowledge and they want vision. We'll give that to America."

McCain said he and running mate Sarah Palin would continue campaigning hard in the three weeks left before Election Day, in places like Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado. The two planned a joint appearance Monday in Virginia, a Republican stronghold turned battleground this time.

"We're going to spend a lot of time and after I whip his you-know-what in this debate, we're going to be going out 24/7," McCain said.

The two men will debate Wednesday at Hofstra University on Long Island, N.Y. CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer will moderate the 90-minute forum.

Still, McCain promised to run a "respectful" campaign in the weeks to come.

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"I respect Senator Obama, we will conduct a respectful race and be sure everyone else does too. But there are stark difference between us," McCain said.

Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said McCain was considering policy proposals that would cut taxes on investments.

"I think it goes along the lines of now's the time to lower tax rates for investors, capital gains tax, dividend tax rates, to make sure that we can get the economy jump-started," Graham said on CBS' "Face the Nation." "It will be a very comprehensive approach to jump-start the economy by allowing capital to be formed easier in America by lowering taxes."

McCain already has laid out proposals to address the crisis, including a $300 billion plan for the federal government to buy distressed mortgages and renegotiate them at a reduced price.

The Arizona senator has said his plan is necessary to get thousands of bad mortgages off the books in order to stabilize home values and open up credit. But critics said the plan would do little more than reward financial institutions that made the bad loans to in the first place.

On Friday, McCain called for legislation that suspends for one year the requirement that investors age 70 1/2 begin to liquidate their retirement accounts. The Arizona senator said it would be unfair to force seniors to sell their stocks when stock prices have tumbled so severely. Obama aides said the Illinois senator favors a similar effort.

Obama also has offered plans to address the fiscal crisis but nothing as sweeping or controversial as McCain's mortgage proposal. On Friday, the Illinois senator announced a $900 million plan to temporarily extend an expiring tax break that lets small businesses write off investments up to $250,000 immediately, rather than over the course of several years.

Aides said Obama also wants to extend the Small Business Administration's disaster loan program to help small businesses that cannot access other sources of capital, as well as eliminate fees on SBA loan guarantees and increase the size of loans that could be covered. They put the cost at $5 billion.

Both candidates voted for the $700 billion bailout proposal Congress passed and President Bush signed into law earlier this month.

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Comments

[bitterindependent]

how many hailmary economic plans is mccain going to throw out there in this campaign.....how many would he pull out of his butt during his presidency?

[marytny]

everyday, another plan?
He'll pick the one that boosts his polls
or does he listen to the crater the economy
himself, Graham?

[rugbymom]

What could be truly useful: for 2008, allow people to deduct a much higher amount of their capital losses. (Who cares about capital gains tax this year? Very few people have any gains to declare.) Currently you can only deduct $3000 (the amount hasn't changed in many years), and have to carry the rest forward to future years. Allowing a larger immediate deduction would give people bigger refunds, putting stimulus-creating money into people's pockets.

BTW "whip his ___" sounds like something a master says about a servant, not a fight between two equals. Maybe at the Naval Academy they use that language about equals, but it strikes me as one more not-quite-overtly-racist put-down.

[Dandywalker]

His staff did not hear John McCain correctly , he said " as soon as someone wipes me, we are going to starbucks for another white chocolate mocha, my treat"

[DieHardObamaSupporter]

"......vowed Sunday to "whip" Democratic rival Barack Obama's "you-know-what" when the two presidential candidates meet Wednesday in their final televised debate."


Here he goes again, talking trash. He has that let's go to war mentality as opposed to let's sit down and talk in a diplomatic manner. Just dangerous.

[callings]

Grandpa Munster has a "new" economic plan every 48 hours. What he can't get is a personality transplant or a time machine to go back and change his Bush butt-kissing record. What he also can't get is victory. He's done.

[Noogie]

"Republican John McCain vowed Sunday to "whip" Democratic rival Barack Obama's "you-know-what" when the two presidential candidates meet Wednesday in their final televised debate."

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No, John, I don't know "what."

After all of the fear and hate your campaign has fomented over the past few weeks, why start being prudish NOW?

[OB-GYN]

"Sarah Palin lives in an alternative universe"

October 12, 2:34 PM
by Jay McDonough, Progressive Politics Examiner http://www.examiner.com/

""One where up means down, where light means dark, and where being found to have broken state ethics laws means one's vindicated.
(Governor Palin) said she still doesn't think she abused her power like the report says she did. In fact, she said she considered herself vindicated.

In a brief conference call with press reported by the Anchorage Daily News, Palin said, "I’m very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing … any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that."

Palin said that her husband Todd was justified in complaining about Trooper Wooten (which the report finds he did for months on end), and said there was "nothing to apologize [for] there with Todd’s actions, and again very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing." (Link)

Ladies and gentlemen, this is who the Republicans believe is their best choice as their vice presidential candidate."'

[rukiddingmerightnow]

OMIGOSH and no doubt no one will call her on it...

[SurferKit]

Quick, erase the old plan off the whiteboard and put the new one up!

Maybe no one will notice.

[MsIKnowBetterNow]

Whip what and with who's army?? He 'd have to go to Alaska and get Todd's boys to come and handle it,
Let's face it, he has no stones, and all Palin has is mouth, and a lying one at that, he does not have what it takes to take it to Obama, Hillary has more stones than McCain.

[Whinger]

Here Johnny boy, whip this: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvXEsW4Fgg

[ECB]

OK John - Whatever. Nice Maverick, that's a nice Maverick.........................

[IndependenceDame]

So, on Wednesday we'll get the McPlan Special of the Week from Senator McCain, one that will include tax cuts on investments. In other words, more tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Many middle class and poor families don't have diversified investments or portfolios. Some are lucky to have a 401K, others have their homes as their sole investments. The rest are busy working one, two or more jobs just to put food on the table, pay for utilities, and put gas in their vehicles so they can go to their jobs. More "voodoo economics," from Phil Graham, no doubt. Hasn't McCain repeatedly criticized Obama for changing his economic plan repeatedly? Geez. What does McCain title his plans now: McUseless, McClueless, and now McFickle?

[cyndeewi]

No McCain will have a economic plan that will cater to the middle class so he can get their votes. Trust me, he will find a reason not to get the plan through.

[PALinda]

There Is a Silver Lining

http://www.newsweek.com/id/163449/page/2

The Obama ~ Warren Buffett connection ... do not underestimate!

[Whinger]

The days of using the whip are long gone John, hello, 21st century calling!

[nomoreofthesame]

More Phil Grahm plans for us whiners to suck on.