McCain: Obama is patriotic but lacks judgment
LAS CRUCES, NM - Sen. McCain returned fire on his Democratic rival Wednesday after Barack Obama accused him of questioning his patriotism.
Speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars conference in Orlando Tuesday, Obama accused McCain of using a “laundry list of political attacks,” including his devotion to the country.
“I believe the American people are better than that. I believe that this defining moment demands something more of us,” Obama said. “I will let no one question my love for this country.”
McCain, who has made the motto “country first” a central theme of his campaign and has previously accused Obama of putting politics above the national interest, responded today that it is not Obama’s patriotism but his judgment that he is criticizing.
“Yesterday Senator Obama got a little testy on this issue. He said that I am questioning his patriotism. Let me be very clear: I am not questioning his patriotism. I am questioning his judgment. I am questioning his judgment,” McCain told about 400 town hall goers in southeastern New Mexico.
The presumptive GOP nominee also slammed Obama for opposing the surge in Iraq and maintaining his position about the need to begin withdrawing from Iraq as soon as he takes office.
“Senator Obama has made it clear that he values withdrawal from Iraq above victory in Iraq, even today with victory in sight. Over and over again, he has advocated unconditional withdrawal - regardless of the facts on the ground. And he voted against funding for troops in combat, after he said it would be wrong to do so,” he said. “He has made these decisions not because he doesn’t love America, but because he doesn’t think it matters whether America wins or loses.”
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McClown is finally 50% right. Obama’s judgement far exceeds “bomb, bomb, bomb” and creating another cold war. Let’s hope McClown can lose with equanimity - Down McClown!!!!!!!!
Then I guess they’re even: McCain is patriotic but lacks brains, ideas, scruples and principles.
When Senator John McCain said that Barack Obama lacks judgment, he hit the nail right on the head! It’s not suprising when you compare Obama’s 16 months as a junior senator … most of which he spent campaigning for President … and his credentials as a community organizer, to McCain’s 40 plus years of serving this country. Obama says ‘I will win’ … but, I don’t think he deserves to win. I mean, what has he done to make him qualified to be President of the United States? And, we Americans deserve much more than an empty suit for President. We Americans deserve a competent, experienced, capable President … and that person is Senator John McCain.
McCain is correct. Obama’s complete inexperience in anything other than running a soup kitchen does not make him even close to taking out the garbage at the White House, let alone occupying the Oval Office.
Is this the same event in which McCain agreed with the woman who said we need to reinstate the DRAFT in order to have troops available to chase Osamba to the gates of hell?
obama judgment is he thinks only he knows what is good for America and you better not disagree with him if you know whats good for you. He will attack you with his smears . His judgment are people like Ayers, Wright, Rezko and the Chicago dirty political machine . And live birth abortions he is sick, He is starting to become unglued he is no longer the messiah. He belongs to hip hip rap machine who like to put down black women.
Ah, Obama’s Zealibs are out tonight!
McCain is trying to be a gentleman about Obama’s patriotism. Rev. Wright said it best himself on national TV - Obama is just saying what he has to to get elected, not what he really thinks. What is funny is that Obama would not repudiate Wright for saying G D America etc… but when he had the gall to state the obvious truth, Obama eviscerated Wright and disowned the church. Nice! Funny how Obama sat there for 20 years absorbing racism and hate, but just very coincidentally happened to ditch the church the instant it became a political hindrance. Are you a Christian, Barack? Your actions make me wonder. Christians don’t trash their pastor and church for personal gain.
McCain you just gave Obama the election. How stupid can you be to say you are going to have to bring back the draft!!!! You think any young adult, or mother is going to vote for you? think again. How many wars do you want our country take part of? We can’t continue like we are. Obama 08
Shame on FOX for not reporting things as they are.
Lacks judgment, principles, backbone, decisiveness, values, honesty, policy plans. Regurgitated SOCIALISM is NOT change - - wasting OUR $$$$$$……. NO CHANGE I WANT!!!!! McCAIN/ROMNEY 2008! Military OVER-qualifies you for ANY JOB!!! Romney had created REAL businesses, managed a state, not just voting “present” at some blathering senate position used for a stepping stone to prove something, NOT what is best for this country. Shrill & Obhamas would certainly KNOW better that Alinsky Socialism does NOT work. Just keeps poor down for votes, manipulation for power is their game.
STATED PERFECTLY BY HOWARD August 20th, 2008 at 7:47 I QUOTE>>>>>
“When Senator John McCain said that Barack Obama lacks judgment, he hit the nail right on the head! It’s not suprising when you compare Obama’s 16 months as a junior senator … most of which he spent campaigning for President … and his credentials as a community organizer, to McCain’s 40 plus years of serving this country. Obama says ‘I will win’ … but, I don’t think he deserves to win. I mean, what has he done to make him qualified to be President of the United States? And, we Americans deserve much more than an empty suit for President. We Americans deserve a competent, experienced, capable President … and that person is Senator John McCain.”
Has Obama ever defended the concepts of limited government and free-market economics that define America?
I heard it was John McCain who broke Cindy’s hand, not a “hard handshake.”
Right on - Senator McCain has pointed out the Truth - It is Obama’s judgment we should be afraid of.
He will bring down America.
McCain deserves to be in the Oval Office!
what mccain was saying that obama has lack judgement was, how can be a president of america be associated by the radicals who hated america. first to pastor wright, bill ayers, fr. pfhleger, the corrupt rezko, and many more that we do not know in chicago. obama is very good to choose the words in denying all of them, and we the rest of america are so stupid believing to obama’s lies. a win for obama is not a win for himself, that is what he said, it is actually a win for the americans he said. exactly a win for all his radical friends.
please, americans get back to your senses, mccain might be that old but at least he will make america a safer place to live, and prosper the economy. it is better the old man you know than the young man that you do not know.
BO is just your run-of-the-mill crooked democrat (I’m sorry that’s redundant) politician from Chicago. I’d say he’s qualified to a carnival joint or a used car lot.
Comment by Jenny J
August 20th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
McCain is correct. Obama’s complete inexperience in anything other than running a soup kitchen does not make him even close to taking out the garbage at the White House, let alone occupying the Oval Office.
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And George Bush’s “experience” has shown us that “experience” can lead to many failed policies.
Obama has poor judgement. Who da thunk it after reverand wright, comments in his books, his associations with terrorists, his comments on the campaign trail, his supporting his wife after her comments, his showing the country his arragance and total lack of humility, and his refusall to admit that things change and he must change his opinion as things change (instead he insists that his position has’nt changed). What a piece of work.
“limited government”?….what a laugh! Republicans continue to spew that line, then act the OPPOSITE. This administration has EXPANDED government beyond belief…then hides behind “executive” privilege. Sickening. On judgment? McCain “does not disagree” with a question about reinstating the DRAFT! How MANY wars does this guy want to fight? This guy is the one who is SCARY! Forget that he is clueless about how to run our economy…this guys stance on foreign policy is FRIGHTENING!
A vote for McCain is voting for the loss of America’s future, we are bleeding our jobs to foreign nations faster than we can create new jobs and much less jobs that pay as well as our industries use too. If corporate America thinks you can raise a family working for McDonalds as a cook their nuts, or Wally World(Wal Mart) which needs to be cut up as they have become a monopoly power and a leading cause of our jobs being sent overseas.
McCain has gone from saying Obama “lacks experience” to “lacks judgement” in one month. He has equated the lack of experience to lack of judgement. Judgement being Obama supposed ace in the hole.
Despite what McCain says, he has been questioning Obama’s patriotism almost to the point of accusing Obama of treason. He accuses Obama of losing a war to win an election. That is called treason, people. That is low-down dirty politics no matter how you cut it.
On the question of Obama and patriotism - actions speak louder than words. His huffing and puffing is a proof enough.
Its funny when Sen McCain questions Obama’s judgement on Iraq. Who’s judgement got us in Iraq in the first place?. Funny isn’t it?. Has senator McCain has anything to say to the hurting economy besides Iraq?. Price of everything in this country is going up including cheeseburger and and old wrinkley McCain is talking about Iraq. May be McCain needs to question is own judgment for supporting the war and his pal (Bush the dummy) judgment.
Mike…Has Bush ever defended those same concepts?…NO
Good judgement is not a matter of how old you are. I’m 65 plus and so are most of the people I know. Some of them I would not trust to watch my grandkids. Another fact of age, we aren’t as mentally sharp as we use to be. It is what it is. Good judgement can come to young people. Its how you think about things. None of us are perfect, however there are those people who seem to make good decisions more often than others. This type of attact on Obama does not hold up with reality. Being President is very demanding and I have concerns about McCains age. I also have many more, this is at the top.
What would you expect from a empty suit. Obama has never had to be patriotic, but now that foreign policy is in the foreground the Emperor has been undressed again and even the empty suit is empty. As time moves closer to the November election Obama is going to find out that McCain and conservatives know exactly who they are dealing with. A big “?”.
OH! And by the way McCain has never questioned Obamas patriotism. Again Obama is looking for a reason to explain away his failures.
Sen Obama “If the shoe fits, please wear it.” You dont have a President, Your a citizen of the world not the United States, Your wife is just now proud to be an American, what would you and your wife have people say with statements like this.
Mcain you have my vote i want some one who doesnt have a father who is vetiminese. I also want some one who tells us about what he believes . Obama is going to take all rich peoples mony and give it to the poor by taxing them that would not be fair to the rich the poor shouldent be sitting at home on there buts living off of the goverment. that will give them more reason to stay home. I want Mcain in office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OBAMA SUCKS!
i dont understand how americans would want an inexperianced jr senator who has done nothing for illinois in his four years. What makes you think he can do anything for AMERICA in four years if he cant even help us?! his claims of change are nothing other then empty promises. i hope you see through him like i have read more than just the news and youll see how underqualified obama is for running a world super power.
Anyone that voted for the Iraq war or to continue the Bush economic policies lack judgement.
has everyone forgotten about obama’s pastor and all his racial rants im a black male and i even felt uncomfortable with some of the statements he was making
Let’s see Obama wants to be Commander and Chief. No medical, Illinois state senate, University of Illinois records? What’s he hiding? You think the mainstream media would learn from John Edwards. Obama, the closest thing to a Marxist! What a hate America empty suite!
SAID PERFECTLY MCCAIN. OBAMA LACKS JUDGEMENT, GO WRIGHT!
YEA RIGHT, Bo-rock (the chosen) is patriotic but lacks morals and experience. the president can’t reinstate the draft, only congress can. his showing at saddleback should give you a good idea of how he would deal with world issues. baffle em with B.S. . our country can not afford this man………….
McCain says he is not questioning Obama’s love of country. That is a lie… Questioning Obams’s patriotism has been a main point of McCain for the past 2 months. Now McCain has shifted again. It is a good ploy for McCain because no one is looking at his doings in the senate for all those years and how he behaves on the senate floor. True you know what you are getting with McCain. You are getting the Man that no body wanted for president in the past, the man that the conservatives despised, the man that sucked up to the dems, the man that Sean H. said was unfit to lead.
Huckabee 2012′
McCain says “victory is in sight ” in Irack. Think back over the years people-
2002=victory is in sight
2003=victory is in sight
2004=victory is in sight
2005=victory is in sight
2006=victory is in sight
2007=victory is in sight
2008=victory is in sight………victory it seems is always in sight,we just can’t make fit our deal…..what is victory? we can win every battle and still lose the war. We aren’t even sure Bin Laden is still alive, how many more mega billions do we have to spend to find out? When will we know we have won?
I think McCain is being much too kind… Obama is not patriotic to the America, land of the free and great opportunity but a different kind of America….. ‘Rev. Wright’s “America”, Tony Rezko’s “America”, Bill Ayer’s “America”. This is the “America” according to his wife that is “down right mean”…….
On the other hand Obama’s “America” s where even the most defenseless of persons do not deserve help, because then we might have to acknowledge that they are indeed “persons” This is an “America” where Ideology is more important then people, socialism more important then the individual…… Obama, keep the change, I prefer what I know and love.
Soon it will be common knowledge that Senator Obama has “distanced” himself from his own family members for personal gain. Help the world Mr. Obama but, start at home first!
That is funny. McCain tries to fault Obama’s judgment yet he can’t keep track of the facts. McCain looses track of things (houses, countries borders,,) so often I wonder if his staff wasn’t there, could he keep track of where he physically is? That is sad and nothing to fault him on … except he is asking to be president and then that is a big problem and not funny!
Hey Mike….has Bush ever “defended” limited government? All this administration has done is EXPLODE the deficit, wasted money relentlessly, expanded the size of government, AND lessened out status throughout the entire GLOBE! If you want to “defend” that..be my guest. As for me….and MILLIONS of others who actually PAY ATTENTION….NO THANKS! PLEASE have an original thought, and not spew talking points.
Just because this guy has been around Washington for a long time doesn’t mean he’s ready to be President either. What has he done while in Washington. GOT RICH! This is the guy who doesn’t know the difference between Sunni and Shiite. Sung bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran. Is talking about the surge like it really had an effect. Which it didn’t! Wants to continue GW’s policies in giving tax breaks to the rich. Wasn’t in the “Cone of Silence” like he was supposed to . Hasn’t presented his plan if he becomes president, just bashes Obama (just like GW did Kerry and Gore). Was told by Pastor Warren to be personal with your answers, and what type of answers did John McCain give, the same answers he’s given for years.
Hawktheslayer???????? Are you a Christian? Christians do not follow a preacher, Christians follows the Word.
I agree.
Obama said that the hardest decision he ever made is about the Iraq war.
Wow! He is not a US Senator when they counted votes. His decision did not matter.
I just wonder what he do when his votes count? I have the feeling that he probably do like what he did as a State Senantor. Vote “Present” because he feels safe of not taking a position.
Obama has no political courage. Obama looks like he can not make the hard call.
Vote McCain.
You are editing this site. You pick the pro-McCain. My edits never appear and I’m now on a mission to let others know your bies!!!!!
go get em mccain, U, the best next president go get em thanks, Missy,
Missy in texas, I think Casey, is lying to everyone & family police freinds scary, I htink caylee, is dead, in the trunk of her car. I think she is not kidnapped I beleive is in peace w/ Jesus, in heaven. Also, I think she would flee. that is what I think, the dogs knows she is dead me too.
thanks,
Judgement is also based on EXPERIENCE, and it is clear from recent events, especially including Saddleback, and Georgia that NObama lacks BOTH…
McCLAIN or Hillary in ‘08 !!
I love these Liberal scare tactics.”McCain will bring back the Draft” isn’t that what we heard for three years about Bush, when in actuality the one who proffered the bill to bring back the Draft was
“uber-Liberal” Charles Rangel.
The Liberals scare you with your Social Security, saying the Republicans have ruined it, yet in actuality, every single change that has help ruin SS was made by a Democrat …..Carter giving SS payments to Illegals without ever having paid a dime……….LBJ taking it out of the “lock-box” and putting it into the General Fund for Libs to fund their misguided social Programs…..Who started taxing SS annuities…..the Democrats, with Al Gore casting the tie breaking vote as President of the Senate, when he was V.P.
The Liberals never let facts bother them, because they never use them. They use fear, and because they realize that most are voters are just too lazy or too dumb to actually check on these things they spin their lies and Joe Voter doesn’t bother to look. If you think I am lying, I suggest you check it out, as everything I said is a matter of Public record.
I don’t buy obama’s cliches or his parrying comments to the american people: I beleive the american people are better than that? Is that what he says?? How deameaning is that? So then how come he thinks the americans should be losers in the war? What a condescending and slick tongue. Does he think this is dress rehearsal?? Or is he on the side of our enemies?? Which one??
You have to know how to read between the lines, folks….He parries to the weak of mind…to the naive, to the down and trodden, but he cannot lift them up, because he has no power, only a slick talkin, lying tongue…
He is a disgrace. If he loves this country so much, how come HE never went into the military?? Answer that…barack…because you love the country so much you didn’t want to go to into service, to sacrifice your little comforts but now you want to run the world? Is that for you EGO, you don’t like sacrifce, no, but EGO , being president you like?? To do what? To serve your compatriots?? Ayers, Wright, farakan, flanders, the radicals who will destroy america??? Is that who you will serve? me thinks yes..
Your answers at saddlebrook were pathetic, his sophistry and slick tongue are pathetic, he is a JOKE…He has NOTHING to say, NOTHING to offer us…period.
God forbid, whoever listens and beleives him, well……..yikes..
Y. Leib
Oh pleassse/…. John McCain needs to sit down & shut up. What makes him think that he has the answer to all problems?! He obviously lack judgement with this war & also in his personal life. He has such a bad temper & person not willing to hear the other persons opinion. I don’t think that John McCain will make a good president. He is bad news for the USA!!!!
Obama should say something constructive that is important to we the people; he keeps attacking McCain on inconsequential items. Obama does not talk about constructive topics because he does not have an original thought in his head. He misdirects our attention to unimportant topics so that we will not notice his shortcomings. What does Obama stand for anyway? Change? Change of what? He is unable to be specific in his answers to questions because he is a fence sitter. He teeters one way and the other so that he cannot be perceived as having answered incorrectly with any one group he is addressing. He doesn’t know how to take a stand. He is weak, very weak. We don’t need a weak president. A wishy, washy, lukewarm, undecided piece of work running our country!!!
First of all how many of you are paying attention to Russia? If they decide to delcare a war it will be WWIII and hell-o we have a vey small military compared to what it use to be. Most of our youth does not want to go into the military yet they want what their forefathers fought to give them. We may have to bring the draft back because we may have to fight to stay free but that’s right it’s the other guys problem not yours. Well it is all of our problems. I have grandsons, and sons who will be part of the draft if they do start it over and some times you have to do what you have to to keep your country safe.
Obama stands for rob from the upper classes to give to the government so they can waste more money and then steal more money from more people to spend even more money while claiming they are giveing to the poor. 800 billion on forign oil+ 300 billion on illegals+ 17.5 in pork is a savings of over 1 trillion dallors but does congress do that? Heck no let’s tax the groups of people paying for everything now and call it giving to the poor, take that trillion they are wasting now and use it. That is sound reasoning insted of driving more jobs out of this country along with people who are tired of giving till they bleed. Will you give half you income to the government to support others and most of them from other countries? I do not think so. A U.S. citizen can live overseas and not pay any taxes and still work so why get robbed by the people only businesses and them support? Doesn’t anyone get it? The upper incomes are footing the bills with businesses of our entire country and giving aid to foriegn countries and welfare to illegals and pork to congress and buying the oil from other countries as they are the only ones who do not get their taxes back and now Obama wants them to come up with a trillion more in taxes for him to spend on more welfare programs or charities that these people do not want to support.
Short list of what businesses and upper incomes pay for now:
the utilities on the White House and all government buildings,
all paychecks for government employees,
foodstamps,
low income housing,
medicade,
military personel,
public parks,
aid to forieign countries,
desaster aid to our country,
retirement for all government officials,
medical for all government officials,
all extra taxes you get when you get all yours back +,
800 billion for buying foriegn oil,
17.5 billion in pork,
300 billion+ to support illegals,
Pell grants for low incomes to go to college,
And Obama wants them to go on and on paying. Do the people of the United States have no shame? Do you not see that it is not fair to demand a small group add a higher tax burden on their backs when the government can cut back on waste and save trillions every year? I am sure I forgot to mention everything they pay for now because I do not have every bill that this group of tax payers pay. There are meals billed as business, and c afaterias and the workers and non-military workers, it just never ends. So would I vote for Obama, no and I an one of the lower incomes but right is right and it is not right to act as if some one owes us anything.
I know that the following comments will generate alot of feelings, regardless of which side of the fence people sit on, but here it goes anyways. So many people enjoy the freedoms that this country guarantees. Speech, Press, and Religion are the top three that most people use to do whatever they want to. Of coarse, when you actually read the 1st article of Constitution, you will see that the 1st article only states that the government cannot impose their will on the people in regards to these matters, but it does not state that the people themselves cannot impose socially acceptable limits. Also, there is something that Barrack Obama wants to do and alot of people think that his idea has merit. For all those that really enjoy the rights guaranteed byt the 1st Admendment, hopefully you will soon realize that it is the power of the 2nd Admendment that protects your 1st admendment follies. British governors tried to have the firearms of the petty colonists removed but thankfully the King regarded this threat as inconsequencial. A certain political leader in 1930’s germany was able to convince his people that a national firearms registration was neccessary for national safety and security. The only thing that the list did was allow for the swift confiscation of every personally owned firearm. How would we as Americans fair if we could not express our opinions and beliefs. Do not trust a politician to do what is right for you. Only you know what is right for you. The politician will do and say whatever it takes to get either elected or re-elected. Maybe we as the American people should take away the fancy cars, lavish condos and taxpayer paid servants and make the job like every other civil servant job. Minimal pay, minimal help and remove the prestiege that some politicians think they have because they were voted into an office. We ahve all read the internet jokes about politicians, but in reality, they are not jokes. Dont trust any politician that promises a safer nation when all of the firearms are gone. “When Guns are Outlawed, Only Outlaws will have GUNS”
I disagree with McCain here…anyone who believes in the views of Ayers and Wright would not in my mind be considered patriotic….these two represent un-american views and total off the wall creations of socialism and black power types…not patriotic themes to me.
Can a patriot have a radical racist mentor and domestic terrorist friend and also falsify reports to the FEC (Federal Election Commission)?
I am amazed at the way liberals will rationalize voting for a person. Regardless of where your politics fall out, I do not see how Obama could qualify for running this country. Look at his experience. If that is not enough, look at his participation in the political machine in Chicago, Il. If that is not enough, look at his behaviour to try to run for President. His associates over his lifetime call into question his character - yet many people will vote for him because he is running on the Dem ticket. I really wanted to vote for a Dem this time. That was before the House Majority Dictator Peloisi came on the scene and made the partisan isle in Congress wider than the Berlin Wall. Although not a Bush fan, I have winced at the way he’s been villified in the media. I suppose it once again shows the Dems are totally out of touch with people in this country.
I am truly baffled by the mere fact that Barack and Michelle’s patriotism is being called in to question. As far as I am concerned this is a non-issue and one that has been generated by the fear-mongers. The fact that he is running for the President of the United States of America is enough, and it is enough because he is risking his life by doing so - risking his life for his country. No one wants to talk about it but the truth is that there are racists in America and the latest foiled assisnation plot is proof. Everyday that he campaigns for president is a day he is risking his life, a day that Michelle and her daughters are willing to let their husband and father leave for work knowing that there are people out there that do not want him to succeed in his mission to make America a better country. There is no question…they are American’s and they are patriotic. Just because the rest of the world supports him, does not mean that he is not patriotic. We all are citizens of the world. America does not exist in isolation. We need the rest of the world to be on our side. It is time for America to return to its former status as a loved country, one that is emulated by others - the land of the free and filled with opportunity. Barack IS the candidate to do this. America and the World will be a better and safer place with him as President - wake up America, open your eyes, look further that your own backyards, look at the bigger picture - the time is now.