Age Card: Obama Hails McCain's 'Half-Century' of Service

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Want to know how Barack Obama would intend to run against John McCain? Consider this line from Obama's speech to the Jefferson-Jackson dinner this evening in Virginia:
This week, this week, we found out that the presumptive nominee of the Republican party will be Senator John McCain [scattered boos in the audience.] Now, I believe John McCain is a good man and a genuine American hero. And we honor his half-century of service to this nation.

Subtle, Barack, subtle. Look for Obama to try to help McCain up onto the debating platform and pull out his chair.

Note: Hot Air saw this line of attack coming.


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I heard if you play Obama's

I heard if you play Obama's speech backwards, he totally calls out McCain's AARP membership, yo.

And then Obama goes on to

And then Obama goes on to detail how Paul was actually the walrus.

Bal, actually it would say "I'm Osama's Mama's boy."

:-O

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe

Forget The Age Swipe - Obama Just Lost The November Election

For those who didn't watch Obama's "victory" speech, it was the Socialist-Dove opposite of Goldwater's speech at the GOP Convention in 1964. 

Universal health care, retreat from Iraq, greedy insurance and drug companies, tax increases for the wealthy, free college for public service.  He spelled out in explicit and exuberant detail every Socialist goodie anyone has ever dreamed of.

Obama clinched the Dem nomination tonight.

Unlike Goldwater, Obama is likeable and not threatening.  Also, a large segment of American society yearns to believe that a half white leftist is really an all black centrist.

Consequently, the election will be close and hard fought. 

But, the sound bites from tonight's speech will dog Obama for the next nine months, and he will lose the general election.   

Eh.......I think the media

Eh.......I think the media might be a bit more "focused" on McCain's shortcomings, which they ignored and pretended didn't exist until he was the front runner.  From here on out, it'll be McCain against whichever Democrat the media is favoring that week.

One more time so we all understand:  That's why the media wanted John McCain to be the Republican candidate.  Because he's so easy to defeat.

zeestephen, I disagree. I think Obama just sealed it.

Someone recently made the statement that approximately 50% of the people in this country are now too stupid to live in a truly free society.

After 50 years of government "education," I cannot honestly say I disagree with that statement.

Welcome to the nanny-state. Brave new world, ya know?

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe

targeting McCain's age -

targeting McCain's age - gee we didn't see this coming

we really need to start talking about how we will use the now-unavoidable Obama presidency to our advantage

Also suggest moving the bulk of your finances into conservative positions

maybe buy some gold

and build a bomb shelter

Universal health care,

Universal health care, retreat from Iraq, greedy insurance and drug
companies, tax increases for the wealthy, free college for public
service.

Don't be so sure that has doomed him. I agree with RD...it has more likely made him a shoo-in. The country is becoming more socialist by the week... more and more people want the government to provide for them.

Neal Boortz has the Democrats pegged: they will simply shift the near totality of taxes onto the minority considered "wealthy." That way they the majority will continue to vote in representatives who promise tax increases to fund the programs, since they (the majority) won't be paying them. They will create a defeat-proof socialist Congress.

Read the whole thing

It's scary, and you can see it happening already.

Mark Steyn said at CPAC:

A government big enough to give you everything isn't big enough to make you give it all back.

More reason why we can't stay home....we have to vote every Republican
we can into congress to put the brakes on some of this socialism.

 

"The American Republic will

"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money." - de Tocqueville

zee... I heard that

zee...

I heard that speech last night...just like I have listened to all of his speeches that I think he has made...last nights was so brazen, cocky, arrogant that I just don't know what will happen but he is one spooky guy, he may end up being sorry for some of the words he spoke, don't know yet, but the lemmings that gobble it up, not caring nor understanding what he is saying with his words as long as you take care of me from cradle to grave will earn him votes...

Hill feels the same, she just doesn't have the skills to project sweet socialistic nothings like Obama does.

As an aside...his BS about his being related to Cheney last night was absolutely disgusting. 

well

Grab yer wallets folks.  My daughter is an Obama dork.  I need to let her know how much this will cost her and my grandson in real dollars when they drop the 2 mil cap and increase the rate to about 80% on the death tax.  The NRA and a few other non profits will get it before it goes to any of these thugs.

 

 

I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.

That's the Ticket

The youngsters need to understand the reality of socialism.

Nice post.

Reality bites, sometimes....and we must let the young idealogues understand the reality of Obama/Hillary. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

That's right

That's right, Obama, he does have a half century of real service vs. your approximately 3 years of (self) service.

As Mark said: Subtle,

As Mark said: Subtle, Barack, subtle.

He might as well have said "it's time for him to hand over the reins to the next generation."

  He'll have to walk a

  He'll have to walk a tightrope there.  If he gets the nomination he has to win over hillarys elderly white women that are a huge voting block.  I don't think they will be in a mood for any 'age discrimination', especially the ones that now have to die and never get to see a woman president.

Sorry, MA... I think HRC's

Sorry, MA... I think HRC's attractive to elderly white women because she promises to give them everything, not because she's a woman. If Obama out-panders her, they will flock to him.

And speaking of elderly white women: If either Clinton OR Obama win, and get their universal health care through...look for the next step to be the fight for free long-term care for the elderly. How's that for a win-win? Mom doesn't have to spend her own money to stay in a nursing home, so there's more to leave to the kids. Who's not going to vote for that?

 

 You're right in what you

 You're right in what you say.  I was merely referring to a candidate who is perceived as young can't criticize another as too 'old' and not ruffle a few old feathers.  I've had to deal with a few 'seasoned citizens' and they don't like to be told they can't do something because of their age.

Obama = Big Socialism

If you listen to Obama complete speech, you hear him say healthcare for ALL and an energy policy that keeps the Oil Companies from making large profits (even though they bear large risk and a majority of profit comes from overseas).  Looks like he wishes to kill the "golden goose" to get votes.

Summary of speech: Obama = Big Socialism

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Funny ...

He can easily, in essence and basically, call McCain an "old fart" ...

Yet, McCain had better never even hint at classifying BHO's lack of age and, in essence and basically, experience as being a boy ...

 See? See how it all works?

Can you imagine in a debate with BHO, McCain exasperatingly responding to an outrageous Obama answer on his turn with a "Reagan-like" opening reaction (See: "Well, there you go again ...") ... instead with "Oh, boy !"

 I'm NOT being paranoid here ... THIS IS what is going to happen.

 

When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks

Oh Bo . . .er Man!

Thing about using any phrase containing "boy" around anyone who is african-american (or precieved as such) and you open up a whole lotta controversy.

 

 

There was a report on Fox

There was a report on Fox News yesterday where there was criticism of McCain not voting about half the time since running for president.

Of course, no mention was made of billary or bambi's records.

Come to think about it, does bambi even no where his seat is in the Senate?

Drudge is reporting ...

 Hillary's crying ... AGAIN!!!!!  :

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080209/480/37e15e00cf584d47971c72ac6b53fa95/

 

When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks

Oh...for CRYING out loud....

Give the bi*** a hankie and the big hook.

I am SOOOOOO over this broad. 

Buh bye, you weepy twit!

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

How DARE you make fun of

How DARE you make fun of her crying, you....you....SEXIST, you!!!

Look for more "tender side of Hillary" stories.

 

 

Obama proves how inept he really is

There is one scare issue which goes across all races and gender. Obama just hit it in the whining wheezers and greedy geezers.

There is nothing that pisses off old people than to be told they are worthless and put out to pasture. There is NOTHING that gets former beauty queens and he studs attention faster than hitting 40 and being told by juveniles scared of adults "they are too old to talk to".

So Obama just stuck a pointed stick into the wound of old age that includes what is most of the people who vote aged 40 and above.

Sure he doesn't have to worry about it now as the old bags are voting for Hillary, but when he hits the general election all those old people are going to not be voting for him if he keeps this up as he pulls a "clinton".

Mondale and Carter both tried pulling this crap on Reagan and he put it to bed then. Geezers make good presidents.......certainly better than penis Clinton did.

Right now the Democratic ranks are filled with these boobish children who staked it all on Al Gore at age 18.........now they are 26. Kerry had Mellencamp and Bon Jovi promise the same thing to now 22 years olds. None of them will fall for the old geezer McCain garbage except the nitwit 18 year olds now who are about as dependable at voting as keeping a promise to wear condoms.

Insulting 40 million voters who are black, white, brown, red who exist in the terrifying issue of dying, being sick and having their crapper liberal children tell them they are too old and need to be put into a home so they can get their hands on the money.........is proof that Obama is just inept.

There are 2 issues John McCain is vulnerable on.

1. He is crazy
a. Nuts from being tortured
b. Loonie as he showed in Saturday Night Live

2. He is a temper tantrum
a. He holds grudges against people who beat him
b. He picks fights for the sake of being a prick

That is how you hit McCain as he is undependable in keeping his word, backstabs his own people and do you really want this wacko with his finger on an atomic bomb.

I'm not telling the DNC Soros boys anything they already do not know. I state it here to thank all those dolts who voted for McCain and to all those Newsbuster folks now jumping in lock step in "we must now support McCain".

THIS IS WHY IT IS VITAL that John McCain be pressured to put Lynn Cheney on the ticket for Vice President and hint at Fred Thompson as Sec. of State. He MUST SHOW the world he can make sound decisions and surround himself with sound people to ward off the real attacks showing him nuts and angry.

Obama probably just signed his indictment as the cartel is not about to let this boob brain gain the general election as he will be generating a GOP landslide by turning off the geezers.

For those who forgot, Howard Dean is still running around the DNC and I read that if no one is chosen within the next few months he will hold a meeting AND PICK A CANDIDATE.

The DNC is already signalling a draft candidate and Obama is proving how bone head he is.

 

 

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Lynn Cheney? Really?

Lynn Cheney? Really?

Oh that's an easy one for

Oh that's an easy one for McCain to repel in an almost Reaganeaque way!

McCain should thank Mr Obama for his kind remarks in noting he has been serving for longer than Mr Obama has been alive.

Then he should compliment Obama on everything he has "packed" into HIS 44 years.

Two years as a "quasi-Marxist community agitator," his Chicago land deals, and his two years in the Illinois Senate.

Check out my exclusive edit of BBC News America's interview with Mrs Clinton: It's news to me!

He could just paraphrase

He could just paraphrase Reagan.....age shouldn't be an issue...I won't hold my opponent's youth and inexperience against him.

mb -- checkout Mr Obama.

mb -- checkout Mr Obama. He's got a resume thinner than a bullimic supermodel. It's really quite amazing.

Barack Obama... 44 years of doin' not very much.

Check out my exclusive edit of BBC News America's interview with Mrs Clinton: It's news to me!

Uh, folks, that line may sell around NB...

But so did Fred Thompson's candidacy, and we all saw how that went elsewhere...

Let's face it, you don't get to the tippy-top of Harvard's Law Review heirarchy without being on the extreme edge of Charles Murray's "Bell Curve*." There are many good reasons to vote against Obama, but a crappy resume' isn't one of 'em. I'd bet this guy's resume' could get him insta-sinecures at various soft-shoe law firms in all 50 states. I can't defend his positions, but his resume' is pretty damn good, IMO.

Do I wish Obama had more diverse job experience with employers outside academia & big government? Sure -- I've said "he's a black George McGovern" because of McGovern's post-political experience of trying to open up a retirement bed & breakfast. But that kind of esoteric political-geeky stuff, which may matter to people like us, isn't likely to sway the average US voter in the least.
JMR

* Prediction: If, as I expect, Barak Obama's the Democrat nominee, we're going to see a LOT of discussion of Charles Murray's tome. This means we'll also-see even-more BS-allegations of racism against yet-another libertarian...

If this is winning, I think I'd rather lose...

Esoteric? I don't think

Esoteric? I don't think so.

As lawyers always say in court-- the defendent opened the door when he blah blah..

If one theme of an Obama candidacy is McCain OLD, him YOUNG, then I think McCain's campaign is going to jump all over what Mr Obama has achieved in his 44 years (which is really middle age not young.)

And as this thread is about Obama already mentioning McCain's age tangentially, then it already is a major theme.

That's not an esoteric point. McCain's age is going to be a major issue against Obama ... not Clinton.

Or, at least, it will be unless he hits it out the park in a way I describe. Or do you disagree?

Check out my exclusive edit of BBC News America's interview with Mrs Clinton: It's news to me!

I don't think McCain's age will be that-much of an issue

But I obviously feel the same way about Obama's resume'! My own guy's candidacy is/was living proof that even a very-old guy can attract a LOT of youth-energy, but McCain's not too attractive to young people for some reason. I suspect it's because ideas matter to young people a hell of a lot more than hidebound political parties, and McCain's not exactly a new idea compared to Obama.

That's why I sincerely-doubt McCain's going to hit it anywhere-near out of the park. I'm just glad Paul's NOT running 3rd party, as he just said. That means when McCain doesn't-win, he can't blame a strong 3rd party run for what will be his own RINO-failure. If, like you, I had the legal ability to put my own money on it, I'd bet on Obama to win it all at this point, but who knows what tomorrow will bring?
JMR

PS My reference to "esoteric" was the "George McGovern opens a B&B" stuff almost-nobody knows about. I wish I could find an online copy of George's actual WSJ article, instead of just the Reason article which references it. In short, McGovernite rules basically killed George McGovern's own dream-retirement, and he wrote very well about it.
More people need to see that article, especially young Democrats!

If this is winning, I think I'd rather lose...

Jack, it's not so much his

Jack, it's not so much his lack of experience that troubles me, (although that may be the cause of what does trouble me about him); it's his lack of a foundation in reality. There. I said it.

He thinks life is like Star Trek, The Next Generation. I love to watch that show, to see the "magic." No one gets paid, but that doesn't matter because they never pay for anything....they go shopping and just say "Have it sent to my quarters".....and the Captain says things like "Poverty was eliminated a hundred years ago" and "We've gone beyond the need for wealth."

That's what Obama sounds like, to me.

They may have gone beyond the need for wealth

But without Firengi bartender capitalists they'd have had 0 plots. ;) As I said above, Obama needs to have a "George McGovern's B&B" experience, where dozens of his own rules prevented him from doing what he wanted most to do. Sadly, if experience is any guide, this kind of thing happens far too late in their political lives for it to do individual Democrats or their party much good.
JMR

If this is winning, I think I'd rather lose...

Yeah, but Sarc, DS9 blows

Yeah, but Sarc, DS9 blows anyway.

"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors."
-Emily Bronte

mb -- oh, everything about

mb -- oh, everything about the inauthentic O'Bama troubles me. I was only concentrating on his "experience," (or lack thereof) in relation to him trying to go negative on McCain's age.

JFK was younger than Obama, and at least he had four years service during WW2.

It's a foolish strategy if they go that way, IMHO.

Check out my exclusive edit of BBC News America's interview with Mrs Clinton: It's news to me!

Foolish like a fox Jack

But is it really a foolish strategery Jack?  It seems the only thing relevant to many Americans (voters) currently is the individuals rock star appeal.  Watch that mindblowing nothingness trump experience in November.  And in a time of war no less...

Should Hussein have to go into rehab for whatever reason during the campaign he's a shoe-in.  Think how the horndog's ratings soared after fessing up to adultury.

I would like to think I'm wrong -- That Americans are not in fact living in bizzaro world.  But when I look at who the Republicans have decided is their best candidate, nothing makes sense to me anymore.

“I can’t stand that I live in a culture, especially in Hollywood, where measure of man is self-indulgence.”  -- Pat Dollard

Well... Winston Churchill

Well... Winston Churchill did say...

The strongest argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

Even so... I have to believe that in the end, folks don't vote for a show about NOTHING. But I'm an optimist!

Check out my exclusive edit of BBC News America's interview with Mrs Clinton: It's news to me!

Hopefully, 50% (+ one) Are Also Optimistic

Jack Bauer - wonderful Churchill quote - I thought I knew all his great one liners, but have been continuously delighted by new ones for almost fifty years.

I wasn't quite sure what to make of "a show about nothing."

Are you English, perhaps?  Jerry Seinfeld's American TV show, which was number one for years, was always billed as "A Show About Nothing."

I couldn't tell if that was a pun I didn't understand or what.   

zeestephen

i take Jacks 'show about nothing' to refer to Obama's lack of background and experience

Supreme Court,  National Security,  Borders,  Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.

Zee -- yes that was a

Zee -- yes that was a reference to Seinfeld in reference to Obama also being a show about nothing.

Check out my exclusive edit of BBC News America's interview with Mrs Clinton: It's news to me!

Obama's brilliant stroke

Are you people crazy? This was brilliant! He identified McCain as his true opponent (after he deals with Hillary). He praised McCain's 50+ years of service, thereby pointing out that McMain is O-L-D, very O-L-D, too O-L-D, and in comparision showing his atriculate self to be young and dashing and an agent of change. America likes young. Obama is our biggest enemy and a lot of you dismiss him with a lot of wishful thinking, Lame Cherry too! This guy talks presidential. He has something that (many won't agree here) HR Bush, George W Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan all had and that word is...class (I know Clinton was a slimebag but he at least talked class). He will clean our clocks and a lot of you won't know what hit you. I only wish he were a Republican (without all the left-wing thoughts, that is)...

He will clean our clocks

He will clean our clocks and a lot of you won't know what hit you.

HUH?

I think most realize the danger this man poses...not only in the election, but afterward. Did you not read the rest of this thread before you wrote this? Do you really believe that most Republicans think he is going to be a pushover? Did you take that one comment as being the view of everyone? That assertion made here was disputed, by me, for one. And it's been discussed in other threads.

So please don't insult everyone's intelligence.

 

→ motherbelt

PR must have missed Peggy Noonan's column too.

Obama is no gimme.

♣ a seal

No insult intended

My apologies, no insult intended. But I don't think a lot of Repbulicans have given Obama a serious thought yet about what this means for us. We have been, myself maybe most of all, focused on Hillary, Hillary, Hillary; and lo and behold, Obama appears. Out of nowhere it seems.

→ PR

Most assuredly we'd rather run against Hillary.  Very little about her is off limits.

Now switch to the scenario of an elderly redneck whiteheaded old man giving a young, somewhat frail, confident, black man a good stern talking to.

How do you think that plays on the nightly news.

Hell yes, Obama scares me.

♣ a seal

Then you should have said

Then you should have said "a lot of Republicans."

"a lot of you" addresses your comment to those reading you here.

Apology accepted (for myself, anyway; I can't speak for everyone).

 

 

There's something eerily

There's something eerily bad about Obama praising mccant, when he calls Mitt an "ineffective candidate." It either means mccain is very liberal, and/or Romney scared Obama because he is a conservative.

The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy

What a choice!

What a choice.

One candidate is dumber than a box of hammers, older than dirt but makes up for it with a hair trigger temper.

Another put the me in mean, talks out of both sides of her mouth and lies out of both sides and will do anything to obtain power.

And another that sounds like Hugo Chavez but without the experience or intelligence, believes the only reason socialism has not worked is because he hasn't been in charge, and will rely on his good looks and skin tone to get elected.

 

somedays... Boy have you

somedays...

Boy have you got the descriptions right...I really liked this that you posted...

And another that sounds like Hugo Chavez but without the experience or intelligence, believes the only reason socialism has not worked is because he hasn't been in charge, and will rely on his good looks and skin tone to get elected.

His speech last night wasn't just socialism here, why he is getting rather arrogant and brazen with his sweet nothings blather it will be world-wide with us leading the way, and he as our Esteemed Ruler.. 

The race card, the age card,

The race card, the age card, the religious card, this is not an election – it’s a poker game.