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Canister fire: McCain unloads on Obama in speech.

"Give 'em the grape!"

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  September 19th, 2008 at 10:21 AM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

“Fore guns first, then fire as you bear! Eyes on your guns!”

“And… FIRE!

Senator Obama talks a tough game on the financial markets but the facts tell a different story. He took more money from Fannie and Freddie than any Senator but the Democratic chairman of the committee that regulates them. He put Fannie Mae’s CEO who helped create this disaster in charge of finding his Vice President. Fannie’s former General Counsel is a senior advisor to his campaign. Whose side do you think he is on? When I pushed legislation to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Senator Obama was silent. He didn’t lift a hand to avert this crisis. While the leaders of Fannie and Freddie were lining the pockets of his campaign, they were sowing the seeds of the financial crisis we see today and enriching themselves with millions of dollars in payments. That’s not change, that’s what’s broken in Washington.

“Boarding Party to the foredeck! Helmsman, hard to starboard and close!”

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  • bradstar

    It’s moments like these where I read the transcript and get completely fired up, I want to deliver those lines in front of a crowd and see them react to it. But when it comes down to it, McCain’s delivery takes some of the fire out of it. Its so completely frustrating because I want McCain to get people fired up, but in the end Obama’s well delivered tripe just ends up selling better.

  • Swamp_Yankee

    Republicans lost message control the last couple weeks, The blogosphree has not united around McCain’s message. We should unite and hammer this stuff home. Lets help make it stick for McCain.

  • Spartan4Life

    If we have learned anything it is that when you have your opponent reeling, finish them off. Forget the polls. This thing is close to over. Whatever you have left in the gun, fire it now! No prevent defense.

    Knock Obama out so we can start focusing on Pelosi and Reid.

  • lwfky

    Yes, Mr. McCain, just keep talking like this because it gives us a chance to use an oldie but a goodie- KEATING 5, KEATING 5, KEATING 5, KEATING 5, KEATING 5, KEATING 5, KEATING 5, KEATING 5!

  • Darin_H

    We laugh in yer face.

  • Moe_Lane

    The image there is really just too rich.

  • Vegas_Rick

    By every objective measure, Senator McCain was absolved of any and all wrong doing related to the Keating 5 scandal.

    According to the Democrat who led the investigation, McCain shouldn’t have evn been included.

    Try again sparky. This time with facts.

    By the way, if the Keating 5 was such a good issue for The One, why hasn’t it been brought up thus far?

    Becuase it’s a loser, that’s why. He he

  • Vegas_Rick

    By every objective measure, Senator McCain was absolved of any and all wrong doing related to the Keating 5 scandal.

    According to the Democrat who led the investigation, McCain shouldn’t have even been included.

    Try again sparky. This time with facts.

    By the way, if the Keating 5 was such a good issue for The One, why hasn’t it been brought up thus far?

    Because it’s a loser, that’s why. He he

  • Robert1

    Just think about it for a second – Obama benefits from the Fanny/Freddie crisis he helped to perpetuate by his inaction. Life sometimes isn’t fair, but so what. Let’s get going and rally around McCain, because the facts are on our side, and we need to force them out into the open.

  • ratpacklaw

    Obama is again on the defensive. After McCain/Palin?s stump speech in Cedar Rapids, IA this morning, Obama is replying by using the same old lines of: ?shake up/reform with who? The 7 powerful lobbyists running your campaign??. He is urging his supporters to ?argue and get in their face? (drudgereport) and that ?he may be skinny but he?s tough? (b/c he was bred in Chicago machine politics). As it goes ? but McCain/Palin?s strategy with less than fifty days out is very good as they are moving from a ?post-convention Palin surge? wave riding, into a full out tag team on the economy and energy. Today?s speeches by both highlight specifics and action that needs to be taken (SEC chair firing, creation of new MFI Trust, eliminate naked short selling, reinstate uptick rule). Moreover, Palin noted that McCain has discussed with her an expanded role as VP to include spearheading energy independence initiatives (she oversees 20% of our nation?s domestic production as Alaska gov.) and also having a key role in reforming government (administrative branch).

    And then there is accountability: Palin mentioned, ?I?ll put the nation?s checkbook online like I did with Alaska?s checkbook?. People like to hear that. A perfect compliment to McCain?s ?if I get a bill with pork / earmarks, I will veto it and make the author of that earmark famous.? Accountability and Visibility/Transparency is what raises comfort levels between an electorate that has little confidence with the federal government and the officials running the place. This is a good move by the McCain campaign. The independents will trust McCain/Palin much more than they would Obama who comes off as more self-interested, his ideas, rather than country first. People like to see and hear for themselves, and want a leader that will take care of the ENTIRE country, not simply move its pieces around to create social equality. Pushing an agenda while promoting transparency so the people can more easily hold their leaders accountable has been lacking and draws a stark contrast to the current administration without saying as much. So much for the ?Bush?s thrid term? argument. Obama?s time is dwindling – I predict a ?pull out all the stops? desperation atmosphere that will increase as the days go by – which will result in a loss of coordination and unity of messaging in the campaign – gaffe time, and a lost election for the left.

    McCain / Palin.

    • AP / Trust But Verify www.tbv.tumblr.com
  • ratpacklaw

    Obama is again on the defensive. After McCain/Palin?s stump speech in Cedar Rapids, IA this morning, Obama is replying by using the same old lines of: ?shake up/reform with who? The 7 powerful lobbyists running your campaign??. He is urging his supporters to ?argue and get in their face? (drudgereport) and that ?he may be skinny but he?s tough? (b/c he was bred in Chicago machine politics). As it goes ? but McCain/Palin?s strategy with less than fifty days out is very good as they are moving from a ?post-convention Palin surge? wave riding, into a full out tag team on the economy and energy. Today?s speeches by both highlight specifics and action that needs to be taken (SEC chair firing, creation of new MFI Trust, eliminate naked short selling, reinstate uptick rule). Moreover, Palin noted that McCain has discussed with her an expanded role as VP to include spearheading energy independence initiatives (she oversees 20% of our nation?s domestic production as Alaska gov.) and also having a key role in reforming government (administrative branch).

    And then there is accountability: Palin mentioned, ?I?ll put the nation?s checkbook online like I did with Alaska?s checkbook?. People like to hear that. A perfect compliment to McCain?s ?if I get a bill with pork / earmarks, I will veto it and make the author of that earmark famous.? Accountability and Visibility/Transparency is what raises comfort levels between an electorate that has little confidence with the federal government and the officials running the place. This is a good move by the McCain campaign. The independents will trust McCain/Palin much more than they would Obama who comes off as more self-interested, his ideas, rather than country first. People like to see and hear for themselves, and want a leader that will take care of the ENTIRE country, not simply move its pieces around to create social equality. Pushing an agenda while promoting transparency so the people can more easily hold their leaders accountable has been lacking and draws a stark contrast to the current administration without saying as much. So much for the ?Bush?s thrid term? argument. Obama?s time is dwindling – I predict a ?pull out all the stops? desperation atmosphere that will increase as the days go by – which will result in a loss of coordination and unity of messaging in the campaign – gaffe time, and a lost election for the left.

    McCain / Palin.

    • AP / Trust But Verify www.tbv.tumblr.com
  • ILLINOIS_CONSERV

    McCain should capture the impactive lines of that speech and get it on TV now! How can “the one” step in front of America as the change candidate after being undressed like this? He can’t. And yes, this needs to be hammered home.

  • JCDoc

    No! Give em the HOT GALLEY BROADSIDE!!!

  • Fallon

    I went to the McCain/Palin rally in Green Bay, WI, yesterday. I drove up from the Chicago area and it was well worth the 9 hours I spent in the car round trip.

    The crowd went wild for Governor Palin but even wilder for Senator McCain. I’m a little fuzzy today since I didn’t get back until 2 am last night.

    There was easily 10,000 people at the Resch Center, as the floor was packed and virtually every seat was filled.

    A young working mother who was a former Hillary supporter introduced Governor Palin to the crowd. Palin spoke on governmental reform, energy independence and advocacy for special needs children.

    Palin introduced the crowd to the next President of the United States, John McCain. He expounded on tax cuts, job growth and regulatory reform. He also hammered at Obama’s ties to Freddie and Fannie.

    He ended his speech by telling of meeting a woman at the Green Bay airport who gave him her son’s dogtags and a note of support. Her son died in Afghanistan in 2006. There was a catch in his voice as he spoke of “Country First” as he held the dogtags. It was very powerful.

    I had fun talking to people waiting in line and sitting in the stands. People were genuinely fired up!

    There was a lot of enthusiasm for Sarah and heartfelt respect for McCain. There were very few protesters there. The funniest one was a guy in a cow suit. Being a flatlander, even I know that all cows are female. The guy got a couple of jeers from “The Dairy State” crowd asking why he wasn’t wearing lipstick.

  • Micheal

    McCain is a little slow with the tongue, but as has been said before, the admiral knows how to turn around quickly for a broadside. He schooled Romney. Now it’s Obama’s turn.

  • demformcCain

    QUESTION

    Why are the Republicans not taking credit for the last 12 years???

    The Dems were in charge of congress for 40 years and after the oil embargo of 1973 the Dems have still done nothing.

    8 out of the last 12 years under a Republican led congress there was record growth in this country, then in 2004 the dems closed the gap in congress and became obstructionists and the country started going south, then in 2006 after the Dems took control of congress and look were we are now at this point.

    The Dems can cause problems for the country and even Obama wants to wait until the Republicans fix it before he gives his plan (if you can?t solve the problem wait till it?s fixed then take the credit)