Crazy McCain Flip Flops, Can't Help But Go Negative

In a television commercial released today designed to improve voter's perception of him as a kindly bipartisan and to immunize himself from attacks by Democrats during the culminating night of the Democratic Convention, John McCain looked directly at the camera and promised Barack Obama that he would not engage in negative attacks until tomorrow:

But breaking his promise mere hours after he made it, McCain issued the following, vehemently negative and labor-intensive press release, which arrived on political reporters' Blackberries while the celebratory fireworks were still bursting over the Obama family's heads at Invesco field in Denver:

Comments

[lrubemp]

You're all in a fantasy world. McCain, with all the smarm, demagogy, and platitudes, DREW MORE THAN OBAMA, and is now LEADING HIM IN THE POLLS. Obama is on the defensive, talking to snarky twirps like Stephanopoulos and letting Bill O'Reilly wipe the floor with him (for what? WHAT?). He's looking more and more like just another woosy liberal, making all his reasonable professorial points while America swoons over Palin and McCain. It's looking like 2004 all over again, only this time with the loser having more money.

[grata2ude]

Can you trust anything he says? And can he remember anything he says? If the answer is no to either or both then don't vote for him.

[JenMI]

The sarcasm is palpable and pales only in comparison to Sarah Palin's.

[HonestAbbie]

What bothers me is the MCCLAIN---PALIN SECRECY. MCCAIN JUST GOT THROUGH STATING THAT
HE WAS GOING TO REACH OUT. THINGS WERE GOING TO BE TRANSPARENT.

We now know that his own campaign speech was a FRAUD. He has put the lid on Palin talking to
anyone until he can wire her up for sound like GW. They dont want her to talk NOW because she is
not up to snuff and she has to go to INTERNATINAL EVENTS SCHOOL FOR 4 WEEKS.

MCCAIN HAS SHOWN THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE THE SAME. HE HAS CLAMMED UP AND STARTING BLAMING THE PRESS. Every thing surrounding him and Palin now is SECRET.

What's the deal. IF HE HAS SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN NOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN HE IS
PRESIDENT. HAS EVERYONE GONE MAD!!!!! We have to stop this now. We are asking for the biggist Right Wing Takeover Ever.

THE MEDIA IS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AS USUAL. THE REPUBLICANS CALL THEM LIBERAL AND THEY ALL STOP INVESTIGATING THEM.

We cant depend on the PRESS. WE HAVE TELL THE NEWS HARD AND TAKE NO PRISONERS---
THROW THEIR LIES BACK AT THEM HARD. WE CAN DEFEAT WITH THE TRUTH!!!!!

[Diogenis]

John McCain did not mean it as a compliment to Senator Obama. In essence he was saying, f u Obama.

[NatteringNabobs]

McCain and the machine are in what we call in the Marine corps the "sweep and clear" mode. You're ordered to essentially burn down the village. Then every dead person is tagged as a combatant.

This will either fail miserably and everyone will go down in shame or they'll win, get away with it and not be questioned as to the ethics of picking a extremely unqualified candidate and running a horribly offensive and wrong campaign.

If America is smart it will see the scam that's being laid down on them.

I pray they are found out in time to save this village.

[nellie]

He can't win on the issues. He can't win on likability. This is all he has.

[Gary47]

So he'll try to win on values. It worked the last couple tries.

[okayigive]

It's really strange how Mcc and his campaign are quick to point out what Sen. O.b.ama said, but as usual fail to see their own or simply excuse them away with you guessed it P OW. I'm quite sure Sen O.b.a.ma and his campaign don't have the time for this nonsense so let's start a campaign to list Mcc's misleads and lies.
Exceprt from www.factcheck.com:
(1) McCain Overpromises -McCain: Let's have - keep taxes low. Let's give every family in America a $7,000 tax credit for every child they have. Let's give them a $5,000 refundable tax credit to go out and get the health insurance of their choice. Let's not have the government take over the health care system in America.

Getting his own "tax credit" wrong: McCain was badly wrong in what he said about the child "tax credit." The current child tax credit is $1,000, and McCain is not proposing any increase at all. What McCain actually is proposing is a gradual increase in the $3,500 exemption for each dependent child, starting in 2010 and increasing $500 each year until it reaches $7,000 in 2016.

[tploomis]

When McCain promises not to go negative and turns around and does exactly what he promised not to do, it's consistent with the incongruity between what he is thinking inside and what he tries to portray with his behavior, specifically grimacing that strained smile in situations where he is clearly offended and angry. This guy is a phony. What he says and what he thinks don't match. I'm sorry, but being a POW doesn't change that fact.

[shellshock30]

Google

McCain Backer's Firm Pleaded Guilty To Funding Terrorist Group In Colombia

Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

[ebanks84]

I'm not surprised at anything this man does.

[HonestAbbie]

IF YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES DONT CALL THEM JUST BACKER, IDENTIFY THE BACKERS.

[Coinyer101]

very honorable of him. [for a minute,anyway......]

[MarkJohnHunter]

The Democrats had an excellent convention for television. But now that John McCain has revealed the one item that would be a draw to watch the republican convention I do not foresee 38 million tuning in to watch McCain's acceptance speech. What is left to watch? There is no equivalent of Teddy Kennedy coming out of cancer treatment to speak to a convention, nor of a Hillary making the motion in favor of her opponent, nor of former president Clinton. All of these have an edge, which can be taken negatively, but all drew interest and viewers, and votes. Reagan is gone, and do we picture GW Bush, or Bush senior stirring America like Michelle Obama, or the common citizens who spoke at the democrat's convention? The democrats win for theater and spectacle, and for the time being - inspiration. What can Karl Rove do to change this?

[ViciousKitty]

"What can Karl Rove do to change this?"

He can beg for more money to fund the "independent" attack groups.

[Zhonni]

Thanks goodness it was as long as it is. It means many would just look at it and throw it into the trash can.

[jollyelle]

In his speech today announcing his VP running mate did he make another gaffe????????????????

I could swear he said, " Republicans honor privilege over responsibility"

Anybody else hear that??

[hypnotoad72]

No, but I hope it's not true. The Republicans who do honor responsibility will be feeling disheartened.

[shadow322]

When asked to explain his reasons for picking Gov. Palin, Sen. McCain answered "Did I tell you I was a Vietnam POW"