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McCain Judges Obama, That ‘Young Man’ (Now who’s making age an issue?)
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McCain Judges Obama, That ‘Young Man’

STOCKTON, Calif.—Now who’s making age an issue?
Senator John McCain mocked Senator Barack Obama here today at an airport rally, repeatedly calling him a “young man” with “very little experience.”

Mr. McCain, 71, who would become, if he is elected, the oldest first-term president in history, has been laying out a case against Mr. Obama based upon judgment and experience.

But this time he introduced a new moniker for Mr. Obama, repeatedly calling him “young man.”
“I admire and respect Senator Obama,” Mr. McCain said, his voice full of sarcasm. “For a young man with very little experience, he’s done very well.”

He went on: “For his very, very great lack of experience and knowledge of the issues, he’s been very successful. So don’t get me wrong, I admire and respect Senator Obama, but he does not have the knowledge background or judgment to lead this nation in these difficult and challenging times and I do, and I can keep this nation prosperous and secure.”

When Mr. Obama, 46, earlier this month said Mr. McCain was “losing his bearings” for suggesting the terrorist group, Hamas, favored Mr. Obama, the McCain campaign issued an angry statement.
“He used the words ‘losing his bearings’ intentionally, a not-particularly-clever way of raising John McCain’s age as an issue,” said Mark Salter, a senior McCain aide.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/mccain-judges-obama-that-young-man/#more-5205

:) This is going to be a fun GE. I look forward to the Obama camp's response.
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