Comments on: Obama's Problems. And McCain's http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:13:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mike http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-593020 Mike Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:12:01 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-593020 Obama's gonna win by a landslide. And the reason is that even among the conservative right, millions are fed up. Since 9-11, the country has suffered in world opinion. I believe the hard right and especially the middle right know this and want it to change. McCain can't change it but Obama can. He's even got a slogan that says so. Obama’s gonna win by a landslide. And the reason is that even among the conservative right, millions are fed up. Since 9-11, the country has suffered in world opinion. I believe the hard right and especially the middle right know this and want it to change. McCain can’t change it but Obama can. He’s even got a slogan that says so.

]]> By: Woody http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-591001 Woody Tue, 20 May 2008 17:17:40 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-591001 Seriously, how did they get so many people to a rally? Was it just a warm spring day when everyone was out and the word got around or did those people go there intentionally to hear Obama? Maybe it was a gay pride festival and Obama just dropped in. I really am curious as to how it came together. Seriously, how did they get so many people to a rally? Was it just a warm spring day when everyone was out and the word got around or did those people go there intentionally to hear Obama? Maybe it was a gay pride festival and Obama just dropped in. I really am curious as to how it came together.

]]> By: Randy Paul http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-591000 Randy Paul Tue, 20 May 2008 16:46:16 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-591000 Let he who is without typos cast the first stone. Let he who is without typos cast the first stone.

]]> By: Woody http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590996 Woody Tue, 20 May 2008 14:47:26 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590996 Randy, this billboard was intended for you. <b><a href="http://dribbleglass.com/subpages/billboards33b.htm" rel="nofollow">Dyslexics Untie! www.dyslexia.moc</a></b> But, maybe those opposed to Reagan should have been tied up. I decided later that the picture was taken with a special lens from a carefully chosen angle. Randy, this billboard was intended for you.

Dyslexics Untie!
http://www.dyslexia.moc

But, maybe those opposed to Reagan should have been tied up.

I decided later that the picture was taken with a special lens from a carefully chosen angle.

]]> By: Randy Paul http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590994 Randy Paul Tue, 20 May 2008 13:47:08 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590994 Make that united in opposition. Make that united in opposition.

]]> By: Randy Paul http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590993 Randy Paul Tue, 20 May 2008 13:46:51 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590993 This is the sort of crowd Reagan inspired: <a href="http://www.jamd.com/search?assettype=g&assetid=56455409&text=Nuclear+disarmament+march+1982+New+York" rel="nofollow">750,000 untied in opposition</a>. This is the sort of crowd Reagan inspired: 750,000 untied in opposition.

]]> By: Woody http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590990 Woody Tue, 20 May 2008 12:39:03 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590990 Marc, at least Reagan had big enough crowds so that they didn't have to photoshop the pictures to make them look bigger than they were. (See above photo.) Marc, at least Reagan had big enough crowds so that they didn’t have to photoshop the pictures to make them look bigger than they were. (See above photo.)

]]> By: Michael Balter http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590985 Michael Balter Tue, 20 May 2008 08:54:58 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590985 David, a huge amount depends on what kind of campaign Obama runs against McCain. If he does the kind of duck and run thing that Kerry did as soon as the flak started flying in 2004, he will lose for sure. But that doesn't seem to be Obama's style, at least so far: He is standing his ground on the Iran nonsense, for example. On the other hand, he has allowed himself to be vetted on loyalty to Israel, and when the Democratic Party coalesces around him they will do so not only with support but with adwice, yes adwice (fans of The Third Man will understand the reference.) That will be Obama's real test, whether he can withstand the lingering forces of Clintonism. David, a huge amount depends on what kind of campaign Obama runs against McCain. If he does the kind of duck and run thing that Kerry did as soon as the flak started flying in 2004, he will lose for sure. But that doesn’t seem to be Obama’s style, at least so far: He is standing his ground on the Iran nonsense, for example. On the other hand, he has allowed himself to be vetted on loyalty to Israel, and when the Democratic Party coalesces around him they will do so not only with support but with adwice, yes adwice (fans of The Third Man will understand the reference.) That will be Obama’s real test, whether he can withstand the lingering forces of Clintonism.

]]> By: David http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590981 David Tue, 20 May 2008 05:36:37 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590981 However, I will agree whole heartedly that 2008 will be a bad year for Republicans as a whole. Maybe not enough to establish a veto-proof majority for Democrats in the house and Senate, but definitely substantial increases in those chambers. Keep talking to me, though, guys, but I would love to believe that Obama can win this thing. It would add an extra skip to my step. However, I will agree whole heartedly that 2008 will be a bad year for Republicans as a whole. Maybe not enough to establish a veto-proof majority for Democrats in the house and Senate, but definitely substantial increases in those chambers. Keep talking to me, though, guys, but I would love to believe that Obama can win this thing. It would add an extra skip to my step.

]]> By: David http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590979 David Tue, 20 May 2008 05:32:06 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590979 Reg, Michael, and Marc...nice thoughts, and I agree in spirit; the specter of McCain debating someone so intelligent as Obama will likely be a comical one. But comical only to us. You must realize that McCain's folksy-isms, combined with his undeserved credibility as a "maverick" (thanks, media) will appeal to many Americans, both independent and rank and file GOP. This is more of an uphill battle for Obama than for McCain; remember that in 2004 it was transparent to all but the voluntarily blind that the Iraq war was a horrible and fraudulent disaster...yet Bush won soundly (note: I would have voted Democratic in 2004 even if Britney Spears had been the nominee). I am really seeing a scenario here where McCain will win more electoral votes than Obama. My worst nightmare... Reg, Michael, and Marc…nice thoughts, and I agree in spirit; the specter of McCain debating someone so intelligent as Obama will likely be a comical one. But comical only to us. You must realize that McCain’s folksy-isms, combined with his undeserved credibility as a “maverick” (thanks, media) will appeal to many Americans, both independent and rank and file GOP. This is more of an uphill battle for Obama than for McCain; remember that in 2004 it was transparent to all but the voluntarily blind that the Iraq war was a horrible and fraudulent disaster…yet Bush won soundly (note: I would have voted Democratic in 2004 even if Britney Spears had been the nominee). I am really seeing a scenario here where McCain will win more electoral votes than Obama. My worst nightmare…

]]> By: Marc Cooper http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590973 Marc Cooper Tue, 20 May 2008 03:58:19 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590973 Here's what I have to say to some of my conservative friends like GM: live with it, baby! You guys have to realize that the Reagan Era is now officially over. Kaput! You're gonna have to show enough realism to, um accept, reality. You know, when Reagan was in power and he got wide approval and large crowds, there were actually some of us who said: yeah, he's popular. He represents a shift in national mood. Not one I like, but one that is real and tangible. You guys are now caught in the middle of a similar shift. When a presidential course hits 80% disapproval you can tell urself all u want that Obama is only popular in "liberal" states like Oregon. But denial aint healthy. You dont have to like Obama or anything he stands for. But better get used to the idea of being in the political minority for the next ten or twenty years. It's already here. Here’s what I have to say to some of my conservative friends like GM: live with it, baby!

You guys have to realize that the Reagan Era is now officially over. Kaput! You’re gonna have to show enough realism to, um accept, reality.

You know, when Reagan was in power and he got wide approval and large crowds, there were actually some of us who said: yeah, he’s popular. He represents a shift in national mood. Not one I like, but one that is real and tangible.

You guys are now caught in the middle of a similar shift. When a presidential course hits 80% disapproval you can tell urself all u want that Obama is only popular in “liberal” states like Oregon. But denial aint healthy. You dont have to like Obama or anything he stands for. But better get used to the idea of being in the political minority for the next ten or twenty years. It’s already here.

]]> By: reg http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590969 reg Mon, 19 May 2008 22:56:08 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590969 McCainmainia: "Columbus — Georgia Republican Party chairwoman Sue Everhart said Saturday that the party's presumed presidential nominee has a lot in common with Jesus Christ. " 'John McCain is kind of like Jesus Christ on the cross,' Everhart said as she began the second day of the state GOP convention. 'He never denounced God, either.' " If John McCain does gather a crowd of 75,000 I expect him to feed them all with one hot dog bun and a can of tunafish and turn the water into BudLite, assuming he chooses not to walk on it. McCainmainia:

“Columbus — Georgia Republican Party chairwoman Sue Everhart said Saturday that the party’s presumed presidential nominee has a lot in common with Jesus Christ.

” ‘John McCain is kind of like Jesus Christ on the cross,’ Everhart said as she began the second day of the state GOP convention. ‘He never denounced God, either.’ ”

If John McCain does gather a crowd of 75,000 I expect him to feed them all with one hot dog bun and a can of tunafish and turn the water into BudLite, assuming he chooses not to walk on it.

]]> By: Randy Paul http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590968 Randy Paul Mon, 19 May 2008 21:22:28 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590968 <i>Last one</i> Promise? Last one

Promise?

]]> By: Woody http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590967 Woody Mon, 19 May 2008 20:34:27 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590967 Last one: What happens in the event of a tie in the electoral votes of Obama and McCain--a possibility... <b><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/05/like-kissing-your-sister.html" rel="nofollow">Pelosi for President!</a></b> "If the House hasn't picked a President and the Senate hasn't picked a Vice President, succession defaults to the Speaker of the House ... which means we'd have President Pelosi." Last one: What happens in the event of a tie in the electoral votes of Obama and McCain–a possibility… Pelosi for President!

“If the House hasn’t picked a President and the Senate hasn’t picked a Vice President, succession defaults to the Speaker of the House … which means we’d have President Pelosi.”

]]> By: Woody http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590966 Woody Mon, 19 May 2008 20:20:36 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590966 Talk about appealing to everyone....<b><a href="http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/byrd-endorses-obama-2008-05-19.html" rel="nofollow">Former member of KKK endorses Obama!</a></b> Talk about appealing to everyone….Former member of KKK endorses Obama!

]]> By: Woody http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590965 Woody Mon, 19 May 2008 20:11:38 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590965 Hmmm. Let me try again. <b><a href="http://i29.tinypic.com/2mpkjo8.jpg" rel="nofollow">The feminine side of Obama</a></b> No wonder Opra likes him. Hmmm. Let me try again. The feminine side of Obama No wonder Opra likes him.

]]> By: Woody http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590964 Woody Mon, 19 May 2008 20:09:45 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590964 <a href="http://tinypic.com" rel="nofollow">The feminine side of Obama</a> Yeah, reg, conspiracy theories abound with the left. The Democrats said that no proof of an October Surprise made it that much more critical to investigate it. Nothing was found. The feminine side of Obama

Yeah, reg, conspiracy theories abound with the left. The Democrats said that no proof of an October Surprise made it that much more critical to investigate it. Nothing was found.

]]> By: reg http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590963 reg Mon, 19 May 2008 20:03:27 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590963 Woody - I do know that Ronald Reagan was authorizing negotiations with a terrorist state, appeasing them with promises to deliver missiles in exchange for hostages - although I don't believe I "guessed" it until I read the disclosures. But it was my guess that these types of negotiations and promises of appeasment had begun during the Reagan campaign, well before he took the oath, given the rather rapid turn of events you describe. Pretty hard to believe otherwise, unless it was a miracle. Woody - I do know that Ronald Reagan was authorizing negotiations with a terrorist state, appeasing them with promises to deliver missiles in exchange for hostages - although I don’t believe I “guessed” it until I read the disclosures. But it was my guess that these types of negotiations and promises of appeasment had begun during the Reagan campaign, well before he took the oath, given the rather rapid turn of events you describe. Pretty hard to believe otherwise, unless it was a miracle.

]]> By: Rob Grocholski http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590962 Rob Grocholski Mon, 19 May 2008 19:59:26 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590962 "...Under which conditions, exactly, would 75,000 people come out to cheer for Johnny Mac?" 1. Weapons of mass destruction are found in the Iraqi desert with pictures of Saddam, Osama bin Laden, Kim Jong-il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Hugo Chavez (all in speedos) pitching darts at a map of the USA 2. Vlad Putin nukes Chechnya and threatens NY as next 3. The Chinese nuke Tiawan and threatens LA as next 4. John McCain just says, "To hell with it, I'm voting for Obama, too." 5. It aint gonna happen. “…Under which conditions, exactly, would 75,000 people come out to cheer for Johnny Mac?”

1. Weapons of mass destruction are found in the Iraqi desert
with pictures of Saddam, Osama bin Laden, Kim Jong-il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Hugo Chavez (all in speedos) pitching darts at a map of the USA

2. Vlad Putin nukes Chechnya and threatens NY as next

3. The Chinese nuke Tiawan and threatens LA as next

4. John McCain just says, “To hell with it, I’m voting for Obama, too.”

5. It aint gonna happen.

]]> By: reg http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590961 reg Mon, 19 May 2008 19:53:32 +0000 http://marccooper.com/obamas-problems-and-mccains/#comment-590961 McCain has a major "Youtube" problem that's only beginning to get tapped - there's tons of stuff of him out there that's some combination of making him look like either an idiot or utterly disingenuous in his "flip-flops". McCain has a major “Youtube” problem that’s only beginning to get tapped - there’s tons of stuff of him out there that’s some combination of making him look like either an idiot or utterly disingenuous in his “flip-flops”.

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