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Willfully Ignorant Media Gives Obama Activist Pass to Ask McCain About the C-Word
By Erick Posted in 2008 | 2008 | Barack Obama | Joe Biden | John McCain | Marty Parrish — Comments (63) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
My, my how the media is lazy.
From our good friend Gateway Pundit we find that a Democratic operative asked John McCain at a townhall meeting if he'd ever called his wife a c**t.
How did the media describe the guy? A Baptist minister.
Who is the guy?
Marty Parrish, Joe Biden's former office manager. He's also an Obama supporter.
Naturally though, the Des Moines Register was too dumb to realize who the guy actually was.
Parrish, a 45-year-old Baptist minister and technology business owner, said he attended the event specifically to confront McCain about the rumor.
McCain, however, handled the incident like a pro.
Here’s a transcript of today’s remarks:
PARRISH: This question goes to mental health and mental health care. Previously, I’ve been married to a woman that was verbally abusive to me. Is it true that you called your wife a (expletive)?
MCCAIN: Now, now. You don’t want to … Um, you know that’s the great thing about town hall meetings, sir, but we really don’t, there’s people here who don’t respect that kind of language. So I’ll move on to the next questioner in the back.
The audience gasped at the question and applauded at McCain’s handling of it.
Remember, the left will stop at nothing this year. Nothing.
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Mind you, trying to start a fist fight with an elderly torture survivor who can't move his arms properly still sounds like fairly bad odds for a netrooter, but I guess that he was prepared to take his lumps for his team.
Alas for him, McCain didn't take the bait. Cowardly, rude, and incompetent: this Parrish guy made the trifecta.
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Wrong I'm sure
by rblack198
but I think Senator McCain would have been well within his rights to beat this guy to within an inch of his life. To me that type of question isn't followed with a tisk tisk no matter who you are. The guy asking it is deserving of a beating.
"Cowards cut and run, Marines never do"
A la Elisabeth Bumiller, the planned follow-up....
by Jeff Emanuel
...question was probably set to be, "Why are you so angry?" but this tool was actually smarter than the NYT ditz and, seeing that McC handled it and didn't blow his stack, had the smarts to shut up and not look even dumber by asking that question to a perfectly calm person.
Definately picked his spot.
by rblack198
$1,000 says he wouldn't ask just any random Joe on the street the same question and get a cool calm reaction. Bet he wouldn't ask any of his parishioners that either.
"Cowards cut and run, Marines never do"
It wasn't that long ago that a minister would be loathe to use the word in private let alone at a public forum. Just chalk one more up to our culture being raped and wonder how we have fallen so badly.
Of course its a twofer for the press. They can make baptist ministers and McCain look bad.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Plant?
by justatron
I have to wonder if the guy is really a Baptist minister or is a "minister" in the sense that the Phelps guy is that protests at military funerals. Sure, he's a "Baptist minister" but when your church consists of you and your brainwashed kids, it kind of takes the depth out of the title...
Give him a sandwhichboard and a street corner n/t
by Joliphant
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
I doubt he's actually a minister
by E Pluribus Unum
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are similarly called ministers, for no apparent reason.
Kill the terrorists
Protect the borders
Punch the hippies -- Frank J
He is a minister
by simpson316
In so much as he is licensed in the state of Arkansas to minister.
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By that I mean
by E Pluribus Unum
I doubt he's actually ever been a pastor of a functioning church.
Kill the terrorists
Protect the borders
Punch the hippies -- Frank J
Outrageous
by simpson316
I'm not sure which is worse: the Baptist "minister" using that word or the press not knowing that he is a political operative
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Yes..focus like a laser on that point
by speciallist
MSM: Arrogant intellectually dishonest LIBERALS teaching stupid peasants how to vote by way of selective reporting, misinformation, propaganda, and out right lies.
"People died on her watch. / 911 happened on her watch. /
She failed in her duty to protect this nation. /
And for that...she got promoted. The peter principle hard at work
and now people are suggesting her for VP??"
MrSyHastings
a great pleasure to watch.......Oh and Senator McCain these are the type of people who will be running the most disgusting ads against you evah....get used to it.
Freedom of Religion not Freedom from Religion
A man of God
by johnt
Well a Democrat man of God, which is much different. It's the sort of thing liberals can do while complaining about republicans sliming the opposition, no contradiction, no problem. You must assume that this doesn't fall within that selective range of "distractions" that so worry the policy wonks of the left, that we have momentarily come back to the vital issue of character.
Like worms the Democrats can't get enough dirt, it's natural to them. Parrish I'm sure is however quite proud of himself.That's what makes him a liberal.
Has Joe Biden, who has a pretty filthy mouth himself, been asked to repudiate his former office manager?
"a man's admiration for absolute government is proportinate to the contempt he feels for those around him". Tocqueville
interesting
by Pentagon16
for those socons who see no difference between a McCain presidency and an Obama presidency: this is example 1,754 in how wrong you are...
"Small town folks get bitter after which they cling to guns or religion, or antipathy to people who aren't like them, or anti-immigrant sentiment, or anti-trade sentiment."
Tell Marty Parrish what you think here.
by Brandozilla
http://martyparrish.spaces.live.com/
He states on his blog: "I took no pleasure in repeating a disgusting word in public, on international tv."
oh
by Brandozilla
I didn't see you linked to his blog at the top, my bad.
Though it seems he's not too offended by foul language
by Brandozilla
stating on his blog:
"**** Dick!
**** Bush!
**** This Republican Administration."
Gateway Pundit has the video
by simpson316
It is clear from the video that the guy knew he was being a d-bag.
But he did it anyway.
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Treason Media - lazy, biased, and unconscionably sleazy
by E Pluribus Unum
Kill the terrorists
Protect the borders
Punch the hippies -- Frank J
The GOP needs to learn to use YouTube
by sinz52
That entire question-and-answer session should have been videotaped. That way, we would have the guy asking that snide question on YouTube for all to see.
The Democrats used YouTube effectively to spread the "macaca" incident to discredit then Senator Allen. The Republicans had the same opportunity here to stick it to the Obama campaign--but they didn't.
It is on YouTube
by simpson316
Follow the link to Gateway Pundit in the post. He has it up on his site. I think given that this is a family site, we probably should just let others put it out there.
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OK, I saw it
by sinz52
OK, I now saw the clip on YouTube.
The clip proves my point: It makes the questioner look bad (notice the audience reaction), not McCain. The questioner was trying to try to goad McCain into losing his temper, but he didn't.
Look on the bright side: From Mr. Parrish's own words afterward, this was a desperate attempt at a counterstrike after the Reverend Wright disaster. It shows how much Obama has been wounded by that disaster.
n/t
"People died on her watch. / 911 happened on her watch. /
She failed in her duty to protect this nation. /
And for that...she got promoted. The peter principle hard at work
and now people are suggesting her for VP??"
MrSyHastings
Exactamundo
by TRM
RBlack called it right, let him ask that question to McCain when the camera's aren't running... little bed wetting coward...
Buffoon - TRM
The Anti-Lib
But McCain did it
by SD-Democrat
in front of three reporters no less. Jokingly, but I suppose most people don't find that type of humor funny.
And why is it cowardly to ask a question? I'm sure it was probably the most interesting moment of the whole overprogrammed session.
McCain did what? Call his wife a (c-word)?
by St. Louis Conservative
That was such a bogus story. It is completely unsubstantiated. No independent sources have confirmed that he actually said it.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
have any dependant sources confirmed it even?
by tadams1138
This is the first time I've even heard the accusation. I can't think of anything that has appeared more random to me at a townhall meeting.
I can't say my reaction would have been much different than McCains. I probably would have snorted, shook my head, laughed a little and moved on to the next question.
I'm curious if this guy also subscribes to the "what I do privately (with interns) is my own business and has nothing to do with how I act in office".
"Hey, I call 'em like I see 'em. I'm a whale biologist."
The author has three sources
by SD-Democrat
The author has three sources and mentioned exactly who else was in the room when McCain said it, as well as what Mrs. McCain said and did immediately beforehand. He's exposing himself and his publisher to a pretty serious libel suit if he made this up. (In the event McCain loses, probably right after the campaign.)
It really isn't too hard for McCain to say something like this if it really didn't happen:
"Of course that's not true, I would never use language like that to describe my wife, and anybody who says I did is a lying scoundrel."
Not that I think this is such a big deal, or that McCain said this with malice. Politics should be about policy, not all this "gotcha" crap and digging up every detail of someone's life, in this case a strange and overly salty sense of humor.
But "gotcha" is all the GOP has since the public has turned away from the GOP policy agenda (Iraq war, tax cuts, banning abortion, making bankruptcy laws more pro-bank).
So don't be so shocked when the other side plays gotcha too, though I hope Obama can resist the bait himself, there is no reason for all the Dem 527s to do so.
Pathetic and lame
by E Pluribus Unum
First, the assertion that "all the GOP has" is "gotcha" is (a) a load of crap, and (b) the domain of Democrats. Once again, Dems project onto Republicans their own faults (see 'culture of corruption', 'starving children and the elderly', and 'vast conspiracy' for other handy examples. Simply pathetic.
And why exactly should McCain dignify that with a response? Once thing we've learned well from the Treason Media wing of the Democrat Party is that if you give them half of an excuse, they'll set the agenda. In this case, they'll make it a staple of every interview, and write constantly on it. And the theme will go something like this:
"McCain continues to deny persistent and growing rumors that....[fill in the blank with the lasted whole-cloth invented rumors]"
Three sources indeed.
Kill the terrorists
Protect the borders
Punch the hippies -- Frank J
Translation: Shechter used anonymous sources...
by Moe Lane
...for the reporters and gave the names of two McCain staffers who aren't confirming the story. Unless you have the names of the three reporters? I have yet to see an article that names them.
Look, Sparky, your fellow traveler failed with his misogynistic little gambit. McCain handled himself with infinitely more class than his attacker, and there's no getting around it. Just accept it, and move on, before you grow boring.
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"Gotcha" used to be better.
by birdmojo
"Is it true that you supported a policy that has resulted in the deaths of millions of The Children?" (Pick anything here... anything from the war to lead in gasoline to dismantling the department of education or whatever... it doesn't matter. Make him deny it.)
"Is it true that you supported a policy that has resulted in disproportionate incarceration of African-Americans?" (Get him to talk about the war on drugs! Get him to talk about African-Americans! Get him to talk about mandatory minimums!)
"Is it true that you accepted bribes?" (Talk about the Keating Five, talk about corruption inherent in the office)
And what do we have here?
"Is it true you called your wife a naughty name?"
What the (redacted), dude.
Does anyone know how to play this (redacted) game???
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. --Voltaire
A trenchant response
by sinz52
I thought one of the comments on the YouTube site had the best idea: McCain should have said: "I never called my wife a c***. I called YOUR wife a c***."
reminds me of SNL Ackroyd vs Curtin
by pilgrim
The Ackroyd opening response to Curtin
Jane, you ignorant sl*%$*>/blockquote>
The purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better.
Dr. Theodore Dalrymple
Three reporters under cover of anonymity ...
by Martin A. Knight
And you find that credible?
Well, since we have Barackolytes swearing that in twenty years of attending Wright's Church Obama missed every single one where Wright preached Crazy™ I guess I shouldn't be surprised ...
I imagine anyone could easily roust up five people who can claim, under cover of anonymity, that Barack hit an ex-girlfriend while in Harvard (pre-Michelle).
Would you believe it ... or do they have to be "reporters?"
Barackolytes
by Joliphant
I love it.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Can't claim credit - I think I saw it at NRO :-) [n/t]
by Martin A. Knight
I'll be your first volunteer
by simpson316
I'm sure I have the same credentials as the "reporters" who hid under anonymity.
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Count me in. n/t
by c17wife
Just a typical, small town, white girl...
beats his wife....now if we can just get someone to ask him if it's true.......
Freedom of Religion not Freedom from Religion
"Senator Obama, THERE ARE THOSE WHO SAY THAT you beat your wife. Can you disprove that claim beyond all doubt?"
He's clearly performing for a crowd with similarly low standards of civilized behavior.
Moe
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
that he dodged and refused to answer the question, therefore it must be true.
And even if he denied it, they'd say he couldn't disprove it, so it still must be true.
Marty Parrish's actions are abhorrent...
by dkilmer
...and the Register's reporting of it is reprehensible.
Shades of Allen...
by PressureP
I believe it was a Kossack who asked the former Virginia Senator if he ever "spit on his wife" based on similar innuendo.
It shows two good things about McCain.
by jonlester
His temper isn't on such a hair-trigger and he's clearly very secure in a loving marriage.
and does that pass for straight talk?
When did you stop
by Darin H
When did you stop beating your wife/girlfriend/mother, credulous?
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by Moe Lane
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
How hasn't that site been sued by Drudge?
by simpson316
I would think that he has trademarks on Drudge Report. Wouldn't drudge.com dillute his brand.
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John Gibson pwns this goon
by simpson316
Man, Gibson just KILLED him
by E Pluribus Unum
What a coward and a sleaze.
Tell ya what, that second caller was a gem too. "People who listen to Fox News are more dumber than the average American."
Kill the terrorists
Protect the borders
Punch the hippies -- Frank J
Funny thing EPU
by simpson316
I was reading a diary on Kos (I know) about how they shouldn't be afraid of talking to conservatives (because they think they can convert us). They started bashing Fox News (and radio by extention) saying that they only let stupid liberals through. I find that statement to be mostly redundant.
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Don't be shy..
by speciallist
You have to go there to keep your eye on the Enemy.
That is the best place to learn..I know it sounds funny.
You have to be two..excuse me..1/2 step ahead of them.
Dealing with friends and family Libs..nothings better than knowing what their going to say before they say it..and knowing what all their "important issues" are.
Be manly and Admit it...Kos makes me proud to be Conservative.
"40 million American households with guns are generally happier
than those people in households that don't have guns."
I congratulate others who do that
by E Pluribus Unum
but that stuff over there just hurts my brain.
Kill the terrorists
Protect the borders
Punch the hippies -- Frank J
Speaking of Kos....
by speciallist
Markos says Dems are 'idiotic' to go on Fox
With two big Fox News interviews this week--Obama/ Wallace last Sunday, and Clinton/ O'Reilly this Wednesday--progressive Democrats aren't likely to be pleased that the party's candidates are spending so much time on Rupert Murdoch's cable network.
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"It's an Elitist thing.." |
EPU-I think you have to be young to
by c17wife
read Kos. It's just too much for us old folk.
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Just a typical, small town, white girl...
Gotta love Gibson's reply..
by GregInFla
"Yeah, well, you're listening to Fox News!!"
Gibson moved up a few notches with this episode.
-- A true evolutionist would let endangered species die off. Anyone care to change sides?
-- Saving baby whales and baby trees, but killing baby humans. Huh?
He had nothing..I mean Nothing!..
by speciallist
What was he thinking..totally unprepared...How could you get up and ask a question like that in public with Nothing..zilch, zero, nada. Worse than Moronic. Now when that story comes up on the TV, I can turn it off.
Thanks
"40 million American households with guns are generally happier
than those people in households that don't have guns."
"Minister" continues to keep it classy
by simpson316
Gateway Pundit has an exchange from the "Baptist Minister" where he goes apoplectic.
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