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Punch, Counterpunch: Obama Has the Upper Hand Over McCain in the Rapid Response War

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THAT OBAMA HAVE OBAMA HAVE UPPER HAND OVER JOHN AND I HOPE HE WILL BE THE WINNER TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF USA

AIDEN A. YIBRAM of NY 6:49AM October 24, 2008

Rapid Response is a defensive tactic. One thathelps consoldate gains previously made. Phil Graham simply stated the fundamental belief of his elite constituancy that Poor Folk don't count. And they don't count for much in his mind... but they certainly do count at the polls. OBAMA's next objective should be to bring into the publics mind the connection of the Bush family to the extreme far right, which goes back to Grampa Bush's financial support of Nazi Germany... a crime for which Roosevely punished him. That monied part of the Bush family has been organizing the take over of the US Gov't eversince. Once those connections are understood there is little likelyhood that any Republican or Demorcrat would not heed the call to CHANGE in big way. That call, simply stated, is to save democracy. That's really the issue of our time... and the forces that Bush has alligned are formidable... but they have underestimated the power of those Poor Folk, and the time to act is NOW !!!

Jim Duggan of NV 7:50AM July 19, 2008

MC-CAIN’S EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
Considering his:
• Sacrifice of American Wealth and Blood for the Sole Benefit of Israel
• Amnesty for Illegal Mexicans Aliens Usurping Jobs and Services
• Outsourcing of Jobs and Technology to China
• Early Release from Captivity for Military Secrets
• McCain-Feingold Legislation Suppressing Freedom of Speech
• McCain-Leiberman Control Gun Legislation
• Slander and Ridicule of Huckabee, Romney, and Ron Paul
• Roberts and Falwell, “agents of intolerance”
• Roe vs. Wade Sacrificial Killing of Children
• To “occupy Iraq for 100 years”, “bomb Iran”, and “just keep Afghanistan”.
• Veto of Bush Tax Cuts
• Keating Five Crooks
• Unsolved Recession and Inflation Problem
• Unsolved Heath Care Problem
• Unsolved Social Security Problem
• Long Scandalous, Contentious, and Non-Productive Political Career
Can such an incompetent and dishonest politician; and such a pretentious Christian and patriot, insanely dishonoring Christian culture and Constitution rule, ever be trusted to cherish, honor, and serve the American People?
With Leiberman Neo-Liberal Princess Hillary burnt at the stake by the victorious Kennedy Liberals, shall the Reagan Conservatives give this notorious Podhoretz Neo-Conservative puppet, Insane McCain, a date with presidency, or a date with the Republican firing squad?
Google: Mearsheimer Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy; Stricherz “Why the Democrats are Blue”; Wall Street Journal “McCain-Feingold”; “Keating Five Fraud”; Human Events “Ron Paul Interview”; Who Would the World Elect; McClelland "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception”; McCain Keating Five; Abramoff Israel McCain.

Jeugenen of MA 2:02PM July 16, 2008

Please take the time to check the transcript before attributing words to someone that they never made. General Clark was generous about Sen. McCain's service and called him a "personal hero." The question Schieffer raised was not about McCain experience flying a fighter jet. No. Shieffer questioned that fact Obama hadn't flown a fighter jet. In context, Clark gave the only answer he could give.

John B of ME 9:13PM July 11, 2008

OBAMA CANNOT POSSIBLY MEET EXPECTATIONS, EVEN HIS OWN ---
Obama’s impossible road ahead:
http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-obama-will-win-but-cant-deliver.html

PacificGatePost of WA 3:10PM July 11, 2008

Wesley Clark did not say that John McCain's POW experience did not qualify him for the Presidency. What he did say was that John McCains military service did not qualify him for the Presidency. No one disputes McCains patriotism or sacrifice, but millions of our military members have undergone hardship, torture and sacrifice to serve our country. They are not necessarily qualified to be President on the basis of their service. Neither is John McCain.

GMDowns of CA 2:22PM July 11, 2008

McCain is running the strangest campaign I have seen in 60 years. Is McCain running to get elected or is he running "not to offend anyone"? The flaccid candidate seems hell bent on remaining above the fray after campaigning for a party nomination that put in him the middle of it. I am a lifelong Republican and I have two sons in the military (one each in Iraq and Afghanistan). They have told me how the populations of those countries view an Obama victory as a sign we will abandon them. (A point neatly buried by the media.) My sons are fighting for the nation, and expect "McCoward" to do the same. I cannot respect a candidate who is more worried about appearing to be a "gentleman" than he is about fighting for our nation. A candidate needs to be more than the "lesser of two evils", he has to stand for something and be willing to fight for it.

markm of CT 12:55PM July 11, 2008

Nobody (including Wesley Clark and Bill Clinton) is going to agree to "be asked" by Obama or his campaign to make attacks on McCain with the understanding in advance that Barack will then rebuke them for doing so. This article is over-dramatizing that theory, even when it doesn't make sense
Barack necessarily has a rapid-response mechanism because he and the rest of us all know that mercilous attacks are going to be increasingly coming from the "right" because the "right" otherwise has little to run on that appeals to individuals.
Barack also plans to capitalize on every McCain-side gaffe (such as Phil Gramm) and well he should, to remind voters of the emptiness-to-the-point-of-ridiculousness of most Republican rhetoric and sound bites. Good! Time for candor with grace.

Daniel David of NM 12:00PM July 11, 2008