McCain: "I'm Proud Of My Record Of Service"
ALLENTOWN, PA – While Barack Obama used his speech this morning to distance himself from Gen. Wesley Clark's comments criticizing John McCain's military record, the McCain campaign spent much of the morning working to tie Clark to Obama.
After a conference call in which several of his supporters said that Clark's comments were a part of the Obama campaign strategy, McCain told reporters that Obama and his surrogates were participating in dirty politics.
"I'm proud of my record of service, and I have plenty of friends and leaders who will attest to that," McCain said. "But the important thing is if that's the kind of campaign that Senator Obama and his surrogates and his supporters want to engage I understand that, but it doesn't reduce the price of a gallon gas by one penny. It doesn't achieve our energy independence any – make it come any closer. It doesn't help an American stay in their home who are in risk of losing it today, and it certainly doesn't do anything to address the challenges that Americans have in keeping their jobs, their homes and supporting their families."
McCain did not push for Obama to condemn the remarks. Instead, he said, "Gen. Clark is not an isolated incident, but I have no way of knowing how much involvement Sen. Obama has in that issue." McCain said he would "let the American people decide" if Obama had gone back on his promise to practice a new kind of politics.
The senator was also asked if he shared concerns recently expressed by senior Pentagon officials that the Taliban and al Qaeda might be making a resurgence in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and more specifically if American forces could handle such a resurgence given the troop surge in Iraq. At first McCain simply answered, "Yes and yes," but after some prodding, he elaborated.
"We have a lot of work to do, and this is a formidable adversary and the challenges are great, not only for us but for our NATO allies," McCain said, after expressing his concerns about the state of relations between Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States. McCain then brought the conversation back to Iraq. "To somehow think that it's an either/or situation – either Afghanistan or Iraq – is a fundamental misreading of the situation in the Middle East," he said. "What happens in Iraq matters in Afghanistan. It matters in Iran. It matters in all the countries in the region."
(NBC/NJ's ADAM AIGNER-TREWORGY)
The newest impediment to mass transit is Wes Clark who has been tossed under the bus.
Barack Hussien Obama is not the right guy for the job. He has no credentials and is a baby senator, not qualified to run America. His ideas and plans sound good and everything, but are unattainable and are just lies, his plan to just get in. He is living in an imaginary world and needs to wake up to the world around him. Don’t believe him. Barack Hussie nObama = 6 6 6 . No matter what he says he is a muslim. His father and stepfather are muslims and in the eyes of all muslims that makes him one. He is unpatriotic, from his stupid excuses to why he doesn’t wear a flag pendent to his crazy, black, racist, damning America preacher and mentor. He is the charming, charismatic, mesmorizing, speaker that the devil is. He wants to talk and negotiate with America’s enemies, to pull troops out, to let them reorganize and stregthen, and then eventually side with them. Obama’s real name is Mabus. Nostradamus talks of Obama, the third antichrist of middle eastern background, ‘The Black One’. He is the devil. He will be the next President of the United States. America is blinded by Obama’s image and is persuded by the media’s portrayal. The media positivly portrays Obama, but is always negative against McCain. Its sick. McCain’s views are the truth and the correct way to handle things in this time of war. Which is a neccassary war. McCain is realistic on the way to deal with America’s enemies. McCain’s experience in the Senate and as an Air Force Officer/Pilot and POW gives him exceptional qualifications to run a country that is being attacked, on a Biblical scale. McCain knows how to get this country under control; the economy, fuel prices, illegal immigration. America is clearly divided into two, McCain Americans and Obama Americans. The Obama Americans want change but don’t want to make the sacrifices to do so. They want low gas prices but down want to drill causing harm to the environment. They want a border security but don’t want a wall that may disrupt natural mirgation of wildlife. They want lower taxes and don’t want to support a war they think they know so much about and don’t see a wider picture of our purpose and responsibility as Americans to respond to their attacks and their inhumanity to their people in their own region. America needs to be strong to be able to defend it’s enemies. We need to stand together as one country and unite on our way of thinking or we aren’t going to stand. The muslims are set in their plans to destroy the west and Israel and for Islam to be the world religion. They burn Bibles and flags, dancing and chanting ‘Death To America’ daily. They get upset and cry when a Quran is treated the same way and want an apology for it. They get upset and cry when someone draws a cartoon of Mohammed when I see cartoons of Jesus helping Santa and boxing Satan on South Park and can laugh about it, but yet they want an apology. We want our apology. They aren’t going to stop. The way they think is backwards. They are ignorant in their views and only see their own way. We have to check them. They are the enemies of Israel and that makes them the enemies of God. This is a holy war that must be fought in the name of God. Obama is just going to cause more problems and just weaken our nation. He is a muslim. The muslims around the world support him and praise his name. Obama’s views are completly unrealistic and are just lies to brainwash the American people to follow and believe in him. ‘Change We Can Believe In’, he is the anti-christ. Just lies to get the vote. He is the devil and will be America’s next President. In 2012, around election time, 3.5 years into his rule we will see his true self and intentions. He will declare himself a world leader to be worshipped and embraced as a god. 2012 is the Chinese year of the Dragon, in which divine and other worldly events occur on year. Dec 21 2012 the earth completes a precession on its axis which will cause shift of poles and magnetic fields. Also the day when the sun rises and aligns with the center of our Milky Way Galaxy and passes into the 13th zodiac which is a man wrestling a snake, symbolizing a time of struggle with evil. The Mayans predicted a beginning of a new cycle of change. The four horsemen are riding now. The natural disasters, climate change, world hunger, oil crisis, and a holy war. These are the end times and Obama is the devil.
So, we like nuts so well the above gets posted on more than one link?
General Clark is right about First Vice Admiral Not McCain. We never did anything in the service except crash planes and get captured. I think any member of the chorus line from Sweeney Todd could do just that.
I just saw a great article regarding McCAin's VP picks at commonsensepoliticsblog.com
To I Hate Obama - less is more pal. If Barack Obama equals 666 then take me straight to Hell. He is an inspirational leader and I can't wait until he is president. It's time for a change in this country that doesn't necessarily include bombing the crap out of another country. Also, John McCain doesn't wear a flag pin - does that mean he's 666 as well?
McCain means the son of Cain, which is one of the names of the Devil.
May help explain certain things.