McCain: "I'd Love To Give A Speech In Germany... But...

[Amerigo Vespucci]

...I'd Much Prefer To Do It As President"

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/07/mccain-at-the-s.html

McCain On Obama's Speech: "I'd Love To Give A Speech In Germany... But I'd Much Prefer To Do It As President"



ABC News' David Wright Reports: Today as his rival prepares to deliver a major address to the throngs in Germany, John McCain counter-programmed with a more modest event bound to invite comparisons.

Obama was at the Tiergarten in Berlin, amid a sea of people. McCain was at "Schmidt's Sausage Haus und Restaurant" in German Village, an enclave of Columbus, Ohio.

McCain addressed about a half dozen Ohio small business owners in the historic village.

"I'd love to give a speech in Germany," McCain said. "But I'd much prefer to do it as President."

WATCH VIDEO OF MCCAIN AT THE SAUSAGE HAUS HERE: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5443991

[MellowDem]

1. "And...

I suck at giving speeches"

[LSparkle]

2. NOBODY WOULD COME!

:rimshot:

I'll be here all week -- try the veal and don't forget to
tip your waiters!

[Kool Kitty]

3. Well, John, looks like

you won't be doing a speech in Germany.

[AlCzervik]

4. i wish my legs were 2 inches longer but like McCain's Presidential bid neither will happen.

[fascisthunter]

5. Mr. Gaffe... what a laugh

[americanstranger]

6. Translation:

'I'd love to give a speech in Germany, but I wouldn't draw flies even if I smeared my body with feces first.'

Step aside, Old Man. Nobody's paying attention to your lame-ass campaign.

- as

[Bicoastal]

7. The problem with this is that Barack Obama can, will, and has...

had rallies of that scale all over THIS country. Who does McCain think he's kidding?

[GreenTea]

8. McCain must be a closet comedian...He's fucking hysterical....no one could be this dense or stupid

WELL ALMOST.....

[sasquatch]

9. Schmidt Sausage Haus in Columbus, Ohio is cliose enough to Germany for McCain

They're all Krauts to Grampy McCain. BTW, I've eaten at the Schmidt Sausage house and its outstanding.

[KatyaR]

10. "but . . .

I have to wait until we get the Nazis out of Europe."

How sadly pathetic . . . . :eyes:

[Catch22Dem]

11. A half dozen? Six fucking people? He gave a speech to six fucking people?

He sure can pack 'em in, can't he?!

[11 Bravo]

12. Then you're shit out of luck, Grandpa, 'cause it ain't gonna happen!

[Barack_America]

13. Apparently the "President" criteria doesn't apply to Canada or Colombia...

Countries where McCain has already given speeches....as a candidate.

Edited: typo. gah!

[Arrowhead2k1]

14. Jealous old fart. nt

[Joe Chi Minh]

15. But would the German people want to listen to him? Surely, not, and even

less as President!

[Joe Chi Minh]

16. Is it my imagination or does Grandpa look like Charlie Chaplin in his old age?

[nancyr]

17. That's it!!!

I'd been wondering who it was that he reminded me of...and you are 100@ correct.

[Joe Chi Minh]

18. Aces! I thought so. A kind of happy congruence. With Bush and Cheney you had Laurel and Hardy.

doing the work of two men, and now Charlie Chaplin, the little guy always being leaned on, as their current candidate! You couldn't make it up.

[Joe Chi Minh]

21. Actually, I should have cast Bush and Cheney as doing the work of

four men, shouldn't I? Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello.

[silverlil]

19. No way!

Do not insult Charlie Chaplin.

[Avalux]

20. Then why did you give a speech in Canada you imbecile??

and why the hell doesn't anyone call him on this shit?

[OmahaBlueDog]

22. This will be the basic righty talking point along with drill, drill, drill

I heard a caller on one of the righty talk shows today (Beck, I think). The gist was "Who elected Barack Obama the Senator for the whole United States? What gives him the right to go over there and sell us out?" The host came back with something along the lines of "We don't care if everyone in Europe likes us."

To recap:

Obama talking in Europe = selling out America (comparisons with Jane Fonda are, no doubt, forthcoming)
Europe= Wortless P.O.S. milktoasty peacenicks (Why bother talking to them anyway -- if there's one thing we all like about Dubya, it's that Europe hates him)
Obama's overseas trip = Premature, goven that he's not yet President (of course, Senators take such trips all the time, and I guess it'd be unfair to mention that McSame told Obama he should visit Iraq)