McCain Questions Obama’s Judgement
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Political uproar boiled over when President Bush said that politicians who want to sit down and talk with terrorists to try and achieve peace are suffering from a “foolish delusion.” He said the comments while speaking to the Israeli Knesset on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel.
Senator Barack Obama reacted calling it a “false political attack” against him, but Bush denied his statements were about the Democratic frontrunner.
On Senator John McCain’s Straight Talk Express, McCain told reporters that he believed Bush when he said he was not talking about Obama. But, used the question to rail into his Democratic rival questioning his foreign policy judgment:
“I think Barack Obama needs to explain why he wants to sit down and talk with a man who is the head of a government that is a state sponsor of terror that is responsible for the killing of brave young Americans and wants to wipe Israel off the map and denies the Holocaust,” McCain said, “That is what I think Senator Obama ought to explain to the American people.”
McCain said he believes in “peace through strength” and sitting down with the Iranian president only gives prestige to the regime. The Republican nominee-in-waiting accused Obama of inexperience:
“It is a serious error on the part of Senator Obama that shows naivety and inexperience and lack of judgment to say that he wants to sit down across the table from an individual who leads a country that says that Israel is a stinking corpse, that is dedicated to the extinction of the state of Israel,” McCain said. “My question is what does he want to talk about?
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why is it that all attacks on Obama are false yet when the dnc put out an ad about mccain with the 100 years at war it was ok????? The press sucks anymore. They shouldn’t help one candidate while pushing the others away. Their job is to report the truth, it just seems hard for some to do. Thank you to fox news for being honest!now when are we going to destroy Obama? the story is out there, it is up to you to make it public….even if they don’t want to hear it.
When I was in high school journalism class, I was taught to maintain balance in a news piece. Not only by quoting each subject in my piece, but by giving both sides of a debate some (underline some) sense of equal footing in my article. This piece seems to lack that. I can see that McCain gets three paragraphs of quotes and Obama gets three words. McCain is given ample opportunity to make his point in this piece, Obama does not seem to get the same.
I know that this probably won’t get posted because it isn’t “sexy” enough for FoxNews people, but I just want to say I’m disapointed, again.
I just can’t believe Obama can say “false political attack” on an issue it came from his own big mouth about his willingness to sit down with terrorist sponsored nations such as Akmanejad of Iran.
What would then can we say about Obama’s plan?
McCain is an idiot who says what he’s told. Nobody listens to a PTSD victim who refuses to get help.
“My question is what does he want to talk about?”
Yeah, what exactly does Barack think he will get out of a talk with Iranian officials. I guarantee he will not get them to agree to suspend nuclear armament, change their views on Israel, stop sending their Martyr’s Brigade against our troops in Iraq or shut up about denying the Holocaust. Does he think that Iran is just crying for attention and that Momma Obama can calm them down?
“the story is out there, it is up to you to make it public….even if they don’t want to hear it.”
What story? I have some friends in the newspaper industry that are itching to break a huge story to get their career going. Please share the story and I can guarantee it will be published ASAP.
Even if Bush’s statements were a direct attack on Obama (which they were not, I think he was refering more to Carter and Pelosi and other Politicians who have steped outside their political realms to attempt to create new foreign policy that appeases terrorists). Even if this were an attack on Obama, what is the big deal. Obama Attacks Bush Day in and Day out. Every opportunity he gets is a Bush Bashing Contest, and Obama throws a fit when Bush makes a comment that isn’t even directed at him. What a sissy.
Obama, get a clue, you are not running against Bush in November. And all these vain attempts to paint McCain as a third Bush term are just making you look like a moron. Anyone with common sense can see McCain is his own person and always has been, and no matter what you say or how much the Republicans try to change him into something they would like more, nothing is going to change who he is. A presidential candidate with strong bipartisan views and stronge bipartisan support.
Well when McCain goes to war with Iran I guess you all will be happy. By the way, have any of you served in the Armed Forces?
[...] the state of Israel,” McCain said. “My question is what does he want to talk about? This is a Talking point. [...]
My comments did not come out. Who is Obama’s god? His fliers sounds like similar to that of Jeremiah Wright and Fararkhan. I also question Obama’s etiquette. Calling the reporter “sweetie”.
Obama, does not have a clue about foreign policy, he needs to quit while he is ahead, the republicans haven’t even started on him yet.
Obama, does not have a clue about foreign policy, he needs to quit while he is ahead, the republicans haven’t even started on him yet.
Why would obama even bother to say anything to Mr. Bush? I am sure if the Israeli government cared what he thought, they would have asked him to speak at the Kessnet
all my comments did not come out? They are blocked.
obama has hi jacked fox. Only wants zombie networks with eye-rolling hosts that do not preach his mantra to come through.
A one on one, face to face, talk means you tell the brutal honest truth straight to your opponents face. Lay down the law. Then you conclude by telling your opponent don’t make me have to come back and repeat this.
I guess the other candidates are too scared to do such a thing. It’s exactly what Ahmadinajad needs to told straight in the eye. I don’t have a problem with that. Any questions?
I hope you are not suggesting the person to do that is obama ? He can not tell his rev. to shut up. Or seems alot of his advisors he has had to can.
Another lie that Obama has told…. He first said he would sit down face to face with terrorists without any pre-conditions, then he changed his story.
Obama is a lightweight who can’t decide what he wants to do. His inexperience is so evident.
Obama acts like he all goody goody and won’t go negative, then send his camapign henchmen out there to do the dirty work.
I just read that the republicans have a video of Michelle Obama in Wright’s church which shows her
supporting Rev Wrights statements. I wonder if she’s hooping and hollering and jumping up and down and slapping Wright on the back, like the Obama’s new Pastor, Rev. Moss is in the other video.
OBama can’t even pick his own vice president….Michelle has to ok it.
michelle should be his vp. Oh, wait a minute, she is really going to be the president if he is elected. Scary!
I hope that Flordia and Michigan voters tell Howard Dean, Polosi and the rest of the Obama lovers to kiss their a$$.
The dem leaders have already made a deal with Obama in that smoky back room.
I hope Hilly runs a independant. To hell with this stupid unfair democrat party.
Hillary or McCain 08
I can’t believe he honestly thinks the world is going to join hands and hug and kiss and sing and the world will be a better place. You all really believe that don’t you. Man, wake up and vote for the right person.
Comment by m-antony
May 16th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
michelle should be his vp. Oh, wait a minute, she is really going to be the president if he is elected. Scary!
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I believe Rev. Wright is going to be HER VP.
I am more afraid of a weak president that terrorist love than one they don’t. why do terrorist want Obama to win?
Comment by mike
May 16th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I can’t believe he honestly thinks the world is going to join hands and hug and kiss and sing and the world will be a better place. You all really believe that don’t you. Man, wake up and vote for the right person.
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Mike,
Obama will take his Obamabots with is and they will chant their “yes we can” Maybe they will take the Obama koolaid. Reckon that will work o the terrorists?? LMAO
Rudy from NYC, are you that stupid that you don’t think that any of the prior presidents have tried diplomacy? Are you really that dumb? They don’t want peace these people - they want to run their own countries and blow each other up, and I wish they could have their own way because frankly I’m sick of the US extending all of our money and help to people who don’t care about their own people. We need the money right here to help us with this oil and gas problem. Never mind the troop blowing up Iraq and then using our money and resources to rebuild it. They’ve all tried the “nice nice” route Rudy - it doesn’t work but Obama thinks that is going to work with us and is isn’t. People are starting to see what he’s all about.
Any one stop and ask yourselfs why Al Qaeda wants Obama in? Have you wondered why they do not like Bush? Have you wondered what they are going to do to us if given the chance and remember the Twin Towers before you say get even. They attacked us first.
look at who loves Obama out side of our country. Not the forien coutries who have been our bakers for years but the terrorist. Does this not scare any one backing him?
Backers not bakers so sorry.
Starting to feel like a 3rd world country here in America “already”. When the DNC, just a “handful” of Far Left Liberals, can take away the Votes of Millions….there’s something WRONG going on with the democratic party. Looks like some kind of a Movement to me. Unbelieveable the American Peole are just Letting it happen to them. I feel sorry for our troops…they’re fighting for our Freedom and giving their lives to fight for an America they will not even recognize when they come home. Just sad what Nancy, Dean, and the Whole DNC are doing to America.
If they gain power will they then decide none of us need to vote as they know what we all want and is good for us? Just think of the far left wingers running this country because they know best. DNC will tell you when to poop then and how to wipe.
Well get out there and vote, show the leftist that we do not want them and do not need them running our country. Just stop before you put another one in office is this really what you want? A group of people telling millions they know what is best for them?
This is our country not just theirs and we should put our voice out there. And is Obama just paranoid? Every thing anyone says that he thinks is against him and he goes off on a tangent. Notice he had to wait until his speech was writen for him before he speaks.
As Americans we can keep talking on this board, get off and talk to other people our friends, neighbors. Maybe work is not a place to talk about it. However, I was eating lunch with friends. A lady said in a loud voice. Go McCain! Her friends looked at her as if she had lost her mind. If we do not talk to people and let them know what is going on . We are just as guilty as setting on our hands.
I cover several boards and try to get this out as much as I can. I talk to everyone and any one. This is serious.
The pussification of our once tough as nails country continues at the hands of the PC policing demo-rats
We would be goose stepping right now if this was the case in WWII
I am glad Mc has a temper…no pussies in the WH
The dems are bragging about taking seats in special elections. They are running on repub themes. I believe (even though I am Repub) that there is still a good dem party out there. Not the socialist party that is running now. Reid, Pelosi, Dean, Frakan(trying), Boxer, Biden(nut),ect. The moderates are good. McCain is a moderate. Get behind him. He is the ONLY choice. The dems have totally screwed Hill
OBama is on TV trying to defend himself. He is challenging McCain and Bush to a debate. HAH
He’s been smacked down by the best ( Hillary). He can’t debate unless he has a teleprompter.
OR unless MSNBNC or CNN moderate it for him.
No whimps, or Sinclair fans,michelle follower, rev. worshiper, San Francisco treat,unpatriotic,snobbish,pretend all of the sudden Kentucky preacher,
They are nuts. The leftist honestly think Obama is speaking facts. He is paranoid.
I love how he wants to keep the campain clean. No dirty fighting. He is such a liar. I love how he says tough talk will get the job done.
I am sick of the democrat party always nominating the most liberal, far far left radicals in our party, and then we lose the election.
Obama scares the $hit out of me and most moderate dems.
with his terrorist friends and black liberation beliefs.
Hillary or McCain
True he can not debate and his claim a change that unites this country when his has destroyed it.
Don’t even give Obama the respect to debate….he ran from Hillary’s debate challenge. There is No reason to debate right now (unless Hillary is in the debate TOO) because neither democrate is the nominee yet. …….Michelle Obama must have “Approved” a debate for Obama. What a Joke….Michelle is the one that wants to Rule America to pay back all the whites that have been So mean to her. Does she not know it’s her Bitter “attitude” that causes Her problems. Afterall, she had to pay off a student loan….Can you Imagine??????
Bush should have mentioned by name Barrack Huesein Obama and Ex President Jimmy Carter.
Good for Bush - We love you and respect you. Thank you for not giving in….
NOw Obama is talking about his poor small town grandparents. I’m gonna puke.
How many of the democrats are united now? How many whites and blacks are singing we love each other? how many of us are comforted by his actions so far? How many feel so great about a candidate backed by terrorist who want him to win?
Now the pundits are clapping and kissing Obama’s feet for such a wonderful speech.
Maybe they’ll place a crown on his head and throw roses in his path. Chris Mathews would kiss butt if he could.
Kay, OBama has divided this country unlike anyone in history…. Very troubling.
Do they read these blogs? Now we have told them no nukes and no terrorist and they still do it with sanctions. They do not listen they do not care. He voted present 107 times rather than vote on issues. Obama has shown that he does not want to take a tand until some one tells him where, how and when. He has shown he is weak and a coward.
McCain will eventually win the Presidency if Obama is the nominee for Democrats.
It’s good to know that he is willing to cross party if needed for the benefits of all Americans!
Unlike Obama who wanted to CHANGE AMERICA but no clear plans how to do it.
FLASH NEWS!!!
- It’s very alarming to know that OBAMA will remove our Nukes.
- If he succeeds AMERICA will be vulnerable to the attack of terrorist goverment and other groups who’s goal is to destroy our country.
Is this the CHANGE Obama wants??? SCARY!!!!
No wonder he has ties and friends with people who are known terrorists and hates AMERICA.
Democrats Wake up!!!
Wonder if Obama is going to tell us he wants that $0.50 tax on gas. wonder if he is going to say I want to raise your taxes farmers?
mike,
Who said anything about being nice?
Well look what the liberal left wingers have done for us, over crowded prison, no parental controls, childrend told not to tell their parents they went on field trips to planned parenthood, billions for criminals to sue the states because their rights were violated, and the same ones are in prison for not respecting ours. No fault divorce, hey don’t work it out, if he-she wont agree with you over the color of paint get divorced. Take the morals out of school, tv, radio, and every where else we can. Teach our children to cuss, be rude, push the elderly out of their way, and hey sir and maam are dirty words. We all like hey dude and the Bi%#h word when talking about a female. Yes this is a much better country when our children can’t play in the parks, or their own front or back yards.
Rudy, The Iranians would laugh in his face. Or say you are right sir!In the name of Allah ,you are right. He leaves. Ahmadinaghad and co. laugh at how naive he is. And triple there shipments from Russia. No one could take sabre rattling from him serious
Am I the only one who sees that the more rights we lose the worse our country gets?
m-antony,
In that case, I come back and plant an Amercan flag through his radiation burned heart.
test 123
can anyone tell me why obama went to pakistan in his 20s and how long was he there?
he claims it’s part of his foreign policy experience.
Although Fox reports the news unbiased, i watch all the news and on msnbc yesterday Buchannon was all over Mathews for being all for Obama and so negative toward Hillary. Mathews is an a@@@@@@.
Rudy, then I agree.
COMMENT FROM PATRIOT1
Thanks Patriot1 i have asked the same question lots of times who is Obama`s God Alli or Jesus Christ i still say he will not deny Alli
I agree Vonay, obama was hand picked by the elite dems and clinton haters, the whole obama thing is a joke just like nbc obama headquaters, thank goodnes for fox and the truth about the black liberation theological obama.
President Bush has accused Obama of wanting to meet with leaders of rogue nations. Has everyone forgotten that recently Bush met with the President of Iran in the White House? After the President of Iran met with Bush he went to meet with Hugo Chavez. Is this not what Bush accused Obama of doing?
I have noticed Obama says The Rev Wright BROUGHT him to Jesus Christ but he didn’t say he ACCEPTED him, or that he was baptised. This is a question he should be asked.
Amen to what Bush and McCain said. Any other sentiment is for poets and fools, not world leaders of a democratic society.
NO TO OBAMA!!
First to KM, why ask obama anything he has no answers, and now to Paul good post.
Steve, obama got you on the glass pipe? Do you live in America ? Are you related to obama ?
WE LOVE U.S ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE AND MARINE TO STAY IN JAPAN FOR 100 YEARS!
THANK YOU GUYS!
WE WON’T APPROVE OBAMA.
GO MCCAIN 08′
Seriously, obama can’t win in nov. anyway, this was a brokered convention right in front of the American people.
THANKS TO FOX!! FOX IS MY FAVORITE NEWS STATION!
FOX IS GREAT!!
THANKS FOX!!
WRITE MORE ABOUT DARK SIDE OF OBAMA IN DETAIL PLEASE.
HE HAS A LOT OF DARK SIDE WHICH WILL SHOW MORE ALONG WITH HIS CAMPAIGN GOES.
PRESIDENT OF U.S. IS MCCAIN, THE REPUBLICANS.
I warned the guy in Iran not to make me angry.
m-antony.
Instead of attacking my Patriotism, you should have addressed the facts. I do live in America and I served 4 years in the USMC. I even spent two weeks in a ditch in Support of the President when Cindy Sheehan was acting a fool. Much like yourself. Or are you like Hillary….living in a state of denial?
Without dialogue we have nothing. after all didn’t we learn anything from president bush. we know what not communicating gets the world. What is the worst that could happen?
I was looking for your colum to put Barac O’bama into the chumps pick. Could not find it, so….
I just hope the american people can see who he is and all that he is about. If you just listen to him and his wife you can hear the deceipt, hattred, and all around guilt that comes out of thier mouths on a daily baises. Please America wake-up!!!!
Sincerely,
Very concerned American citizen.
I think McCain should ask Hillary to be VP.
Steve, thank you for your service.But, if you think the Iranian pres has been in the White House, well.And then to throw in Chavez? I am perplexed. Sorry, you need some therapy.
the mccain and bush supporters make me want to puke.
Comment by client #8
May 16th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
can anyone tell me why obama went to pakistan in his 20s and how long was he there?
he claims it’s part of his foreign policy experience.
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As a freshman, he quickly became friends with Mohammed Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, two wealthy Pakistanis. There were others, Thummalapally recalls: a French student and both black and white Americans, including Jon K. Mitchell, who later played bass for country-swing band Asleep at the Wheel (Mitchell remembers that Obama wore puka shell necklaces all the time, though they were not in style, and that “we let it slide because he spent a lot of time growing upIn 1981, Obama transferred from Occidental to Columbia. In between, he traveled to Pakistan - a trip that enhanced his foreign policy qualifications, he maintained in a private speech at a San Francisco fundraiser last month. Obama spent “about three weeks” in Pakistan, traveling with Hamid and staying in Karachi with Chandoo’s family, said Bill Burton, Obama’s press secretary.
“He was clearly shocked by the economic disparity he saw in Pakistan. He couldn’t get over the sight of rural peasants bowing to the wealthy landowners they worked for as they passed,” says Margot Mifflin, who makes a brief appearance in Obama’s memoir
in Hawaii.”)
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Vacation
homa, your a homa
The worst that can happen by diarming the US and sitting down to talk is we end up DOA. They attacked us when we were not bothering them. They do that. They bomb you. Terrorist do not wear a sign saying we are terrorist talk us out of bombs. They do suiside bombs, fly planes into towers of average workers, and they don’t go around talking.
annette,
At least you admit that we are asleep. Before you point fingers at Barack and Michelle, you should know where they came from and where they are headed. They have struggled and obtained the “american dream”, the hard way. They were not given anything, they earned everything they have. Not the same for the other candidates. I beleive that we can identify more so with Barack and Michelle in terms of the everyday struggles. Do not forget, that Barack gave up a six figure income job to help impoverished people. This says alot about his character!!!!
At least Bush and McCain love this country. I don’t what the hell Obama and Michelle think about it, what with their 20 year membership in that racist, ant-american, anti-white church and Rev. Wright.
Excuse me Michelle admitted she was born with a silver spoon and never struggled. Where did you get that?
m-antony
You are an idiot. People like you shouldn’t be allowed to vote.
Excuse me Kay, Her father only in a factory. He worked with silver spoons.
And where did he help them? Here is our country? Why is it we never hear how anyone helps our impoverished people, oh yeah the people living on our streets are figments of our imaginations.
Comment by CONCERNED
May 16th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
annette,
At least you admit that we are asleep. Before you point fingers at Barack and Michelle, you should know where they came from and where they are headed. They have struggled and obtained the “american dream”, the hard way. They were not given anything, they earned everything they have. Not the same for the other candidates. I beleive that we can identify more so with Barack and Michelle in terms of the everyday struggles. Do not forget, that Barack gave up a six figure income job to help impoverished people. This says alot about his character!!!!
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THis is the first I’ve heard that Obama gave up a 6 figure job to help people. Where did you get this info?
Well she is the one who said it not me. And she did get an ivy school education as did Obama. How many of our parents could do that even with a school loan?
Comment by Kay
May 16th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
And where did he help them? Here is our country? Why is it we never hear how anyone helps our impoverished people, oh yeah the people living on our streets are figments of our imaginations.
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He helped Rezko, remember? He was into charity.
Look at the many people out here with average parents and average lives, we do not look down on others. We do not assume all people who live in the lower ends of cities are gang member and druggies and gun toting prejudice people affraid of any one diffrent than them.
Every one I know thinks most of them are law abiding people who are too busy surviving to be in gangs and doing drugs. We think most go to work and do the best they can with what they have and we do not say they cling to their guns and church because their jobs are growing fewer.
“After working at Business International Corporation (a company that provided international business information to corporate clients) and NYPIRG, Obama moved to Chicago in 1985. There, he worked as a community organizer with low-income residents in Chicago’s Roseland community and the Altgeld Gardens public housing development on the city’s South Side”
an excerpt , why would he do this
But I will be honest they do complain when they are out of work and told they are on the bottom of the list because the job they ap