McCain tells Minn.: It’s ’Country first or Obama first’

[sabra]

Source: AP

BLAINE, Minn. - Looking to capitalize on a suddenly close Minnesota race and reassure voters anxious about economic jitters, Republican presidential hopeful John McCain told a massive crowd today that his administration wouldn’t be afraid to ruffle feathers in Washington or on Wall Street.

McCain and running mate Sarah Palin spoke from the head of a jam-packed airport hanger in Anoka County, a critical area of a surprisingly competitive state. Their ticket is about even with that of Democrat Barack Obama and Joe Biden in a state with an unrivaled string of backing Democrats for president.

"A vote for Senator Obama will guarantee higher taxes, fewer jobs and a bigger federal government. His policies will deepen our recession," McCain said. "A vote for me will guarantee that the forces that brought down our economy will be out of business. I will end the corrupt practices on Wall Street and the backroom deals in Washington, D.C."

"That’s how we see the election," he added, "Country first or Obama first."

Read more: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articlei...

[LynneSin]

1. Why the hell must we elect McCain first BEFORE he ruffles feathers

I mean geez, you're a fricking US Senator - start ruffling them NOW or STFU

[People4Change]

20. McCain has 83 Wall Street lobbyists working for his campaign

Just who's feathers is McCain going to ruffle? According to a new story out by Mother Jones, McCain has 83 Wall Street lobbyists working for his campaign plus 94 other lobbyists - for a total of 177 lobbyists.

Hey McCain, how can you be against the old boys when they all work for you?

[BeyondGeography]

2. That makes perfect sense to me

[Karenina]

10. DOGWHISTLE!

Don't you hear it?

[Spritz57]

3. Didn't know Country First

meant voter suppression, push polls, and gross distortions in political advertising. I wonder if they'll change the definition in my desk side Webster?

[peace13]

4. I hear that!

Welcome to DU! Hello from Granville. Peace, Kim

[Spritz57]

22. Thanks for the welcome! Steve

[Fearless]

5. "massive crowd"... What did 500 people show up?

[Lebam in LA]

9. My thoughts exactly

This man couldn't gather a "massive crowd" if he was giving away free beer.

[Fearless]

13. I assumed it would be a book burning myself.

[bulloney]

27. He can, however, invite himself to big crowds and offer to show his wife's tits!!

[awoke_in_2003]

37. I will take free beer

from just about any source. This would not be one of them. Free weed? Maybe

[Lebam in LA]

45. I might show up for that

You'd have to be stoned to sit through one of his appearances. He'd probably kill the buzz though

[awoke_in_2003]

46. I watched McCain's

convention speech totally sober, but I kept wondering if somebody slipped me something. You would have to be stoned to think McCain has any grip on reality.

[dflprincess]

23. Per the Star Tribune

The McCain campaign estimates the crowd at 13,000. (Sure)

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[bulloney]

29. 13,000 people? In an airport hangar?

Why wouldn't you hold such an event in a venue that's built to hold that many people, like say, a sports arena? Why an airport hangar?

Call me skeptical.

[glinda]

39. LIES

You can't fit that many in an airplane hanger and most of them are not that big. Probably more lies lies lies.

[LuckyLib]

47. Press says 10,000 (ha!) in an airport hangar, but he had to go up to freeperville to find them.

[firedupdem]

6. What is his involvement with airport hangars? What is that

all about? Is that the whole POW, I'm a war hero stuff?

[qanda]

7. What does that even mean?

It doesn't make any sense. But that's what I've come to expect from McCain/Palin.

[Politicalboi]

8. Country First????

Like KO says. MaGoo says that HE will catch Osama Bin Laden ONLY if he is elected. Now I personally think OBL is dead but is that putting country first? What a MORAN

[maxsolomon]

11. Obama First, then.

"Country First" is pure fascism in its construction.

McCain, you ENABLED this clusterfuck along with your economic guru Phil Gramm. So fuck you sideways, you senile hypocrite.

[OwnedByFerrets]

18. I was gonna post, but you said it just the way I wanted. TY

[BearSquirrel2]

42. This coming from "Alaska First" ...

This coming from miss "Alaska First".

[high density]

12. Oh joy, McSame reworks his "rather win a war than win an election" BS

Attacking Obama's patriotism is not going to win McPain votes.

[Danger Mouse]

14. Haha, massive crowd my ass.

[jfs00]

15. This makes me sick

So either you're for McCain or you're a freedom hating terrorist.

[awoke_in_2003]

38. Same message

the republican party has been using for 7 years. Welcome

[MissMillie]

16. Yet another cute little slogan that means nothing to anyone, and detracts from issues

*sigh*

[Karenina]

31. Oh, it certainly DOES mean something to his "target audience."

Quite a lot, in fact.

[HopeHoops]

17. The GOP chickens will still vote for Colonel McSanders

For a long time I couldn't believe such a large percentage of our population was so dumb. The 2000 election helped me move that way, and the 2004 election even more so. Now, with Bush in the 28% approval range (the stable dumbfuck population), how can McCain be more than a couple points higher? I would like to think it isn't racial prejudice, but sadly there seems to be no other viable answer. While I accept that 1/4 of the voters may have been duped into thinking Bush was a decent president four years ago, how could they possibly want another four years of this crap?

[Captiosus]

19. I think "Mccain First, Country Second" has a truer ring.

"I didn’t decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to be president."
- John McCain, Worth the Fighting For, 2002.

[wowimthere]

21. Obama first means we the people first. Tell the doddering idiot McCain that he can't run

from the Republican brand. Come the debates he will get a huge reminder of who ran this mess the last 8 years. He and his party.

[PittPoliSci]

24. why should anyone believe a word he says?

[pyro858]

25. Since when has a republican put " Country First "

More like their wallet first. Pukes couldn't care a less about the average joe. And hopefully the geezer and the dingbat won't cone back anytime soon.

[BlueStater]

26. Sounds to me like McAsshole is saying if you vote for Obama,...

...you're not putting the country first.

[boomerbust]

28. Dear Barack

Now is the time to roll out the KEATING FIVE!!!

[Odin2005]

30. This PROUD MINNESOTAN to McLame: GO FUCK YOURSELF.

It is voting for YOU that is un-American you senile old wanker!!!

Real Economics (As in the Economics of Keynes and Galbraith, not the snake oil of Friedman and Hayek)and History provers that Republican economic policies not only make economic downturns worse, they CAUSE them! The worst thing you can do in an economic downturn is cut government spending.

[glinda]

36. This MN says the same thing

Get the hell out of my State!

[CatholicEdHead]

43. Yep, I am repulsed by the visit

He was here all during the horrible RNC.

I hope Obama's lead continues to grow.

[Corgigal]

32. Methinks McCain is trying to help Obama

raise money this month. You would think some republican would understand, when you attack Obama for lame ass reason we click on the donation box.

[Maine-i-acs]

33. I wouldn't get anywhere near McCain if airplanes were involved

Brave bunch that showed up there.

Did they leave after Palin spoke?

[Zorra]

34. McCain should stick to making propaganda videos for communists.

They're more believable.

[Voltaire99]

35. Blaine, MN: Republican armpit

SUVs, McMansions and FOX News: that's Blaine. A more banal and repulsive spot in Minnesota you'll not easily find.

[BearSquirrel2]

40. Don't say the "R" word

"A vote for Senator Obama will guarantee higher taxes, fewer jobs and a bigger federal government. His policies will deepen our recession," McCain said

Ooops!!! McCain said the "R" word. He wasn't supposed to do that. I sense another policy clarification like the ones regarding the "fundamentals of our economy".

[RainDog]

41. fuckwad

with the choice of Palin as a running mate, McCain lost any credibility he ever had. now he's just the talibornagain's bitch.

[Rebellious Republican]

44. Since I do not have a country anymore, the one I was willing to pay

the ultimate price for no longer exists, I guess you only leave me one choice.

[IndianaGreen]

48. I've heard this crap before of "Country First" and "America First."

In fact, here is the German variant of that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag95paikgio

[KansDem]

49. Hey, McCain! Don't you mean "Country *Club* First?" (nt)

[scarface2004]

50. easy choice you stupid asshole...obama first, last and forever!!!

mackane go suck a turtles dick and die you piece of shit!!!

[rucky]

51. McLame: "I know you are, but what am I?"

[Skittles]

52. oh FUCK YOU McCAIN

I'm voting Obama BECAUSE I'm putting my country first

[Mz Pip]

53. Hey Johnnie Mac

the two things are not mutually exclusive.

[KakistocracyHater]

54. Reveal videos of Generals

& others in the military pledging God 1st, then Family, & last Nation-mostly they appear to be to the right.

[Nancy Waterman]

55. COUNTRY CLUB FIRST

That is McCain's real motto.

[TankLV]

56. One Problem: for repukes, "country" means "repuke"...

that is what is WRONG with this "country" and the REPUKES...

[fascisthunter]

57. McCain, you are getting very old....

time for the next step, would you mind? Pre-emptively, thanks, for putting America first!