Obama on Cheney
If there's a list of people that John McCain doesn't want to publicly endorse him in the closing days before the election, Vice President Dick Cheney probably rates pretty high. Cheney, stumping for GOP candidates in his home state of Wyoming, earlier today said:
And in three days we'll choose a new steward for the presidency and begin a new chapter in our history. It's the biggest decision that we make together as Americans. A lot turns on the outcome. I believe the right leader for this moment in history is Senator John McCain. John is a man who understands the danger facing America. He's a man who has looked into the face of evil and not flinched. He's a man who's comfortable with responsibility and has been since he joined the armed forces at the age of 17. He's earned our support and confidence, and the time is now to make him commander-in-chief. I'm delighted to support John McCain and I'm pleased that he's chosen a running mate with executive talent, toughness and common sense, our next vice president in Sarah Palin.
With President Bush in hiding, McCain hardly needs the reminder to voters that he is the Republican heir to the Bush/Cheney administration. Obama, on the other hand, is more than happy to highlight the link. From his prepared remarks in Pueblo, Colorado, where we have just landed:
I'd like to congratulate Senator McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it. That endorsement didn't come easy. Senator McCain had to vote 90 percent of the time with George Bush and Dick Cheney to get it. He served as Washington's biggest cheerleader for going to war in Iraq, and supports economic policies that are no different from the last eight years. So Senator McCain worked hard to get Dick Cheney's support.
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So George Bush may be in an undisclosed location, but Dick Cheney's out there on the campaign trail because he'd be delighted to pass the baton to John McCain. He knows that with John McCain you get a twofer: George Bush's economic policy and Dick Cheney's foreign policy – but that's a risk we cannot afford to take.
Of course, Cheney isn't the only controversial McCain endorser of late.
Update:
The sleep deprived Obama TV ad makers have produced this commercial that highlights Obama's latest endorsement (Colin Powell) and McCain's (Cheney).
Full remarks after the jump.
Below is an excerpt from Obama's prepared remarks for Pueblo, CO
President Bush is sitting out the last few days before the election. But earlier today, Dick Cheney came out of his undisclosed location and hit the campaign trail. He said that he is, and I quote, “delighted to support John McCain.”
I'd like to congratulate Senator McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it. That endorsement didn't come easy. Senator McCain had to vote 90 percent of the time with George Bush and Dick Cheney to get it. He served as Washington's biggest cheerleader for going to war in Iraq, and supports economic policies that are no different from the last eight years. So Senator McCain worked hard to get Dick Cheney's support.
But here's my question for you, Colorado: do you think Dick Cheney is delighted to support John McCain because he thinks John McCain's going to bring change? Do you think John McCain and Dick Cheney have been talking about how to shake things up, and get rid of the lobbyists and the old boys club in Washington?
Colorado, we know better. After all, it was just a few days ago that Senator McCain said that he and President Bush share a “common philosophy.” And we know that when it comes to foreign policy, John McCain and Dick Cheney share a common philosophy that thinks that empty bluster from Washington will fix all of our problems, and a war without end in Iraq is the way to defeat Osama bin Laden and the al Qaeda terrorists who are in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
So George Bush may be in an undisclosed location, but Dick Cheney's out there on the campaign trail because he'd be delighted to pass the baton to John McCain. He knows that with John McCain you get a twofer: George Bush's economic policy and Dick Cheney's foreign policy – but that's a risk we cannot afford to take.
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JNS, You need to respond to the commenters regarding you lie about Obama's temper.
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Cheney points out that America has a clear choice. Either an Obamanation or an Abomination. .................
http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/11/01/obamanation-or-abomination/
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What about Obama's aunt? Can we get an update? I heard it was top question of the day.
p.s. Why did McCain let Cheney give this speech today???
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JNS,
Linking an endorsement by Cheney as one equal to an endorsement by a terrorist....Oh wait can't slam you for that one.
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Hey, you forgot to tell us how this is actually bad for Obama.
You know, for a genius who has been covering politics since all the way back in the Delay era, you would think that would be a no-brainer.
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JNS -- Is your decision not to respond to the comments on your reporting of the temper and lost auntie stories and simply moving on -- an acknowledgement that your reporting was inadequate or that the opinions of those reading your work are irrelevant?
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Of course, Cheney isn't the only controversial McCain endorser of late.
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Well, of course they're on the same side. They have the same policy preferences.
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Seriously. They both want US foreign policy to be erratic and create chaos. -
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ICE Probing Leak On Obama's Aunt
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Important update? No?
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http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11/ice_probing_leak_on_obamas_aun.php -
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Okay Jay let me hep you out a little...
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If there's a list of people that John McCain doesn't want to publicly endorse him in the closing days before the election, Vice President Dick Cheney probably rates pretty high. Cheney, stumping for GOP candidates in his home state of Wyoming, can only mean one of four things:1) McCain is losing in every state and only Cheney can bring enough voters to the polls in Wyoming to keep it from being a clean sweep.
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2) Cheney (oops -- my bad) As part of the Obama family scandals meme was supposed to endorse his cousin Obama.
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3) LIke everyone else, Cheney refuses to follow the man trying to become the next leader of the free world. Once again <cCain's leadership skills have been called into question.
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4) We are live from NY and it's Saturday night. -
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DO you think the Obama commercials touting the Cheney endorsement will be running this afternoon, or will it take until the evening?
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Okay Jay let me hep you out a little...
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If there's a list of people that John McCain doesn't want to publicly endorse him in the closing days before the election, Vice President Dick Cheney probably rates pretty high. Cheney, stumping for GOP candidates in his home state of Wyoming, can only mean one of four things:1) McCain is losing in every state and only Cheney can bring enough voters to the polls in Wyoming to keep it from being a clean sweep.
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2) Cheney (oops -- my bad) @s part of the Obama family scandals meme was supposed to endorse his cousin Obama.
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3) LIke everyone else, Cheney refuses to follow the man trying to become the next leader of the free world. Once again McCain's leadership skills have been called into question.
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4) We are live from NY and it's Saturday night. -
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cpi;d this mean that McCain is losing in every state and only Cheney can bring enough voters to the polls in Wyoming to keep it from being a clean sweep.
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2) Cheney (oops -- my bad) as part of the Obama family scandals meme was supposed to endorse his cousin Obama.
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3) LIke everyone else, Cheney refuses to follow the man trying to become the next leader of the free world. Once again McCain's leadership skills have been called into question.
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4) We are live from NY and it's Saturday night.
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3) Joining the likes of Sarah and Joe the plumber, Cheney didn't follow the instructions of the man trying to become the next leader of the free world. Once again McCain's leadership skills have been called into question.
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3) Joining the likes of Sarah and Joe the plumber, Cheney didn't follow McCain's lead. Once again McCain's leadership skills have been called into question.
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Why on earth would the Republicans bring Cheney out of the crypt?
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"Why on earth would the Republicans bring Cheney out of the crypt?"
Lining up pall bears?
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Dee, If you care to scroll down on my temper post, you'll see I responded twice.
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JNS,
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Yeah you responded twice but you still didnt say why you didnt put the very relevant fact in the story that Barack Obama was with his daughter. You do realize you are the ONLY journalist that wrote a story on this encounter who left that most important fact out right? Im sure you won't respond to this either because there really is no defensible answer to that question. My expectations are now suitably lowered. -
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Trip down memory lane.
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KURTZ: But that suggests that the people who have been traveling with him regularly…
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COX: Yes.
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KURTZ: … become part of the bubble, part of the team?
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COX: Become part of the bubble, and also, I mean, I think what happens is that you — if you've been covering him for a long time, there's a sense that, well, he does that all the time, it's not worth reporting, because he does — he's a cranky old man. I mean, to be quite frank. You know, like, and also, I've gotten much tougher terseness than Bumiller got just there. And…
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COX: But the cameras weren't rolling. And also, we wrote it off to, like, you know, he hadn't had his fifth cup of Starbucks today. -
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sgwhiteinfla: I LINKED to the story assuming you would get the bones of it there. My interest was in exploring his temperament not reporting the news of it, which I relied on Reuters to do. And then when I do report the news, like Obama's aunt, I also get eviscerated. So, tell me, is there any criticism of Obama that ya'll can take? Because the campaign is totally fine with my posts. Amazingly, they read critical thought -- like ruminations on Obama's temper and what that means or the grey gardenesque news that he has a poor aunt living in a hard situation -- amazingly better than you all.
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OMG. Palin is finished forever. That call...
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We want Rumsfeld! We want Rumsfeld! C'mon, Rummy! Call a press conference!
- jnsmall I'll be on MSNBC's Hardball tonite btw 5-6pm talking about Parker Griffith's party switch. - 2 days ago
- jnsmall How Lindsey Graham replaced John McCain as the new maverick: http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/12/23/graham-is-the-new-maverick/ - 2 days ago
- jnsmall Tomorrow morning at 6:24am I'll be on @The_Takeaway talking about Griffith's party switch with @Todd_Zwillich. - 2 days ago
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