Biden Admits Anti-McCain Ad "Terrible"

September 23rd, 2008 Billy Hallowell

While no presidential campaign is innocent when it comes to trading jabs, the recent Obama ad that targeted John McCain’s inability to use a computer set a new low for standards and political sportsmanship.  In the ad, the Obama campaign painted McCain as “out of touch” and painfully unable to operate computer technology.

In formulating the ads, the Obama campaign thought it would be clever to tie together outdated imagery (a picture of McCain from the 1980s with large glasses and an out-of-style suite, a disco ball and other such images) with accompanying words about the economy, tax cuts and other Republican positions on important economic issues.  In the end, the overarching goal was to tie McCain to Bush, thus showing that McCain’s policies and world view do not jive with contemporary realities.  But, the method of reaching this conclusion and the words used to do so are unsettling and unbelievably insensitive:

1982, John McCain goes to Washington. “Things have changed in the last 26 years, but McCain hasn’t. He admits he still doesn’t know how to use a computer, can’t send an e-mail, still doesn’t understand the economy, and favors two hundred billion in new tax cuts for corporations, but almost nothing for the middle class…

Why would a legitimate presidential candidate authorize an advertisement that makes fun of one’s literal disability?  McCain’s physical inability to use a computer has been published in the past.  The Obama campaign must have assumed that the American people would be too inept to know that McCain’s past war injuries prevent him from regularly using computers.  Or, the campaign was simply so desperate to regain a lead in the polls that it sunk to such subhuman levels.

John McCain cannot lift his arms high enough to comb his own hair, let alone sit at a computer desk and endure the unbelievable pains it would take for him to string together a few typed sentences.  Thus, making fun of this makes Obama a political playground bully — a title both candidates pledged they wouldn’t hold during this presidential campaign.  Sure, both campaigns have told half-truths and distortions in their political advertisements, but this targeting of a well-known disability is disheartening and wrong-headed on all counts.

And while I am no fan of Joe Biden, his statements on the matter are quite intriguing.  Even Biden believes that the computer ad went way too far.  When asked about the matter in an interview with Katie Couric he said the following:

“I thought that was terrible, by the way.  I didn’t know we did it and if I had anything to do with it, we’d have never done it.”

At least there’s someone in the Obama camp who has the integrity to speak the truth.  Forget worrying about the “teaching sex ed to kindergartners” issue; Obama seems to have a “let’s make fun of those who are disabled or less fortunate” mantra brewing.  Anything to win the presidency, I suppose.

Billy Hallowell writes a regular column at www.billyhallowell.com and is actively involved in political advocacy and conservative projects.

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MyAvatars 0.2 Michael
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 10:00 am
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The $700 billion that Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is requesting from Congress to restore liquidity in the financial markets is a breathtaking sum of money. But it is also important to remember Paulson has already committed $200 billion to recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The size of their bailout should tip Americans off: Fannie and Freddie were the key enablers of the mortgage crisis.

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Fannie and Freddie’s implicit government stamp of approval on these risky investments fueled Wall Street’s appetite for subprime securities. As of last June, Fannie alone owned or guaranteed more than $388 billion in high-risk mortgage investments. In 2004 alone, Fannie and Freddie bought 44% of all subprime securities. Fannie and Freddie were created to pump more money into the real estate market. Without Fannie and Freddie, it is impossible to see the bubble growing as large as it did.
There were early warning signs. In 2004, a whistle blower revealed Fannie had engaged in Enron-like accounting practices in order to meet profit targets that meant bonuses for CEOs. When conservatives on Capitol Hill moved to rein in Fannie and Freddie, liberals in Congress pushed back, and won as little oversight as possible for their political allies. Key to Fannie and Freddie’s defense was the development of “Partnership Offices” that funneled money into various housing projects in districts of key members of Congress. These efforts were coordinated with corrupt leftist housing advocacy allies like the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), which has been indicted multiple times across the country for vote fraud.
One would hope now that Freddie and Fannie have exploded that the left learned its lesson about mixing private and public interests. No such luck. Just last week, Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT), who has taken more money from Fannie and Freddie than any other politician, again defended Fannie and Freddie and advocated for their resurrection.
Now the left has let Dodd author its financial bailout proposal. And again, Dodd is alarmingly eager to funnel taxpayer money to corrupt leftist housing allies. Dodd proposes to direct all taxpayer profits from the sale of any assets bought by the Treasury into two trust funds: 65% would go to the Housing Trust Fund and 35% to the Capital Magnet Fund. Both funds are designed to “support a variety of affordable housing initiatives.”
Enron’s financial lies destroyed more than $63 billion in assets. Freddie and Fannie’s financial lies are going to cost the entire world much, much more. When the Senate went to write new accounting legislation after Enron’s collapse, it did not invite disgraced Enron chief executive Ken Lay to draft the legislation. Why on earth is the Senate letting Chris Dodd, both Freddie and Fannie’s biggest defender and benefactor, write this legislation? The integrity of the Senate is at stake. Again .

I don't understand why anyone is still worried about this ridiculous campaign.  Both of these candidates do not have their hand on the most critical problems facing this country.  After reading this article, no one should think that either of these people will bring change to our government.  This problem runs so deep.  It is an underlying corruption that is killing us as a nation.  The only answer is to get rid of all those in in congress.  This election is very important.  Congress must be changed.  If not than the government will have successfully become socialist.  The United States will cease to exist at that point.

MyAvatars 0.2 WeBearArms
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 10:34 am
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Now the campaign has come out and said he didn't watch it and didn't know what it had in it.

MyAvatars 0.2 Gary
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 12:08 pm
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Who says you don't get a 2nd chance to make a 1st   impression ?

Word has it,... on or about October 5th, Biden will excuse himself from the ticket, 
citing health problems, and he will be replaced by Hillary. This is timed to occur after the VP debate on 10/2. 

Barack Obama says he's all about "change"... this proves it
Joe Biden under the bus...Hillary comes aboard...            "CLINTON
POWER"

MyAvatars 0.2 Gary
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
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Flip-flop-Flip-flop-Flip-flop-Flip-flop-Flip-flop-Flip-flop
Obama's footsteps                                                                       Flip-flop-Flip-flop-Flip-flop-Flip-flop-Flip-flop-Flip-flop

MyAvatars 0.2 toe
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 12:32 pm
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gary- your alarm clock is going off. 
wake up.  smell the coffee.
go read the newspaper.
(or have someone read it to you)

if you have paid the least bit of attention- you would see that your boy, McCain does not have a single solitary consistent stand on anything longer than a day (if that).  he made an absolute fool of himself with statements regarding Georgia,  Iraq,  the SEC chairman,  the economy,  deregulation,  his (non) support on vet issues-  good grief the list is endless.
go watch what George Will said about McCain this past sunday- 
we are witness to a complete meltdown of the man-who-would-be-king of the hill.
that's what happens when you shoot from the lip,  have no plan, , no direction, and surround yourself with and gain advice from the very same people who put us in the mess we are in.
you can think you are funny,  gary- but the reality is pretty sobering.  i suggest you pay closer attention.

MyAvatars 0.2 Gary
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 pm
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Barack Obama's theme song...                                                                                                                                                 Everybody sing... 
Flip-flop-and-Flip-flop-and-shoo-bee-do-bee-do-bee    Flip-flop-Flip-flop-and-shoo-bee-do-bee-do-bee                     One day yes-the next day no..                                                      and-so-and-so-on-and-shoo-bee-do-bee-"Du-Du"

MyAvatars 0.2 WeBearArms
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
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"he made an absolute fool of himself with statements regarding Georgia,  Iraq,  the SEC chairman,  the economy,  deregulation,  his (non) support on vet issues-"

Dude, what flavor is the kool-aid you're drinking?  Seriously, I'm thinking you are the one who needs to pay attention.

MyAvatars 0.2 Gary
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 12:46 pm
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TOE,
PAT ATTENTION TO WHO ? ..........YOU ?
YOU'RE THE ONE SUPPORTING OBAMA...REMEMBER ?                     IF EVER THERE WAS AN EMPTY SUIT IT'S YOUR GUY...               YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

MyAvatars 0.2 Gary
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
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IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY FORGOT TO TAKE HIS MEDICATION TODAY...
DID SOMEBODY STEP ON YOUR TOE ? ... TOE ?

MyAvatars 0.2 toe
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
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gary, does your mother know that you are playing on the computer?

MyAvatars 0.2 toe
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pm
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bare arms:

i am certain that you have a point, however, if you comb your hair differently, it probably won't show as much.

MyAvatars 0.2 toe
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 pm
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"he made an absolute fool of himself with statements regarding Georgia,  Iraq,  the SEC chairman,  the economy,  deregulation,  his (non) support on vet issues-"
yup. 
look it up for yourself.   it's all there.  proof positive that your boy is so absolutely befuddled - entirely lost- and cannot handle a crisis of any type.
period.

MyAvatars 0.2 Gary
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pm
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McCain survived a prison camp...what was it again that your guy did ?

MyAvatars 0.2 Gary
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 pm
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Toe,
Let's leave our Mother's out of this OK
grow-up

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
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If Stephen Hawking can use a computer, then john McCain has no reason to cry.

MyAvatars 0.2 amber
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 3:27 pm
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repugs quit your bitching, what about the  McCain  add ..Obama voted for a bill that teaches sex ed. to preschooler, not only low but totally misleading

MyAvatars 0.2 Corey
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 3:45 pm
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It's really quite depressing to see just how uninterested most of the posters on this blog are in anything like truth or objectivity. Rather, it's a bunch of cheerleading or booing, and it's as if people are not actually interested in what's best for their country, just that their own team wins.

I am not a die-hard Democrat or liberal, but after actually looking at the information about, and positions given by both candidates, both on their websites and in their answers to questions, I don't see a compelling reason to support McCain anymore. If you're interested in keeping tallies, it seems that he's been considerably more willing to engage in false statements and exaggerations than Obama. Check the following websites:

http://www.factcheck.org
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/

I was particularly excited about McCain's earlier statement that he would agree to a "clean campaign"; apparently, he's changed his mind (unsurprisingly though, given that people respond to negativity so well).

Further, given that McCain's strongest asset is his experience, it is absolutely mysterious why he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate; the best reasons seem to be those given by Karl Rove (except he was talking about Kaine--please look up this video if you haven't seen it already). I lost a lot of respect for McCain with that choice: running negative ads because they work is one thing, but taking political gambles with the office of the Vice President is quite another.

MyAvatars 0.2 Russell
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 5:00 pm
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I have to admit, Sen Biden was a standup guy when it came to his comment. Don't know how Barack will take that, but I like Biden more and more all the time. The whole comment about gun control was enough for me, when he said if Barack tried to take his Beretta he would have a problem--priceless. I sense a disturbance in the lib force.....

I don't think it is really fair to blame BHO for this ad. In order to blame him we would have to admit that he has a mind of his own, which is clearly not the case. I mean, come on, the last original thought he had was "Hey, that Rezko guy is kinda cool" and look where that has gotten him. It is painfully obvious he can't think for himself or be trusted with his own comments. The man sleeps with a teleprompter for cryin out loud. I like to think of him as a superhero now (Teleprompter Man--duh duh duh!!)

Does make me wonder just how radical the guy pulling the strings in this whole debacle is. Look for the fiendish smile behind the teleprompter.

MyAvatars 0.2 ameriken
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
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Ya gotta love Joe Biden...I am not a liberal so while I dont agree with his politics, I respect the man.....he wears his heart on his sleeve, is not a politically correct panderer, and what you see is what you get. You're way too cool Joe!

MyAvatars 0.2 ameriken
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 5:45 pm
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Toe said: he made an absolute fool of himself with statements regarding Georgia,  Iraq,  the SEC chairman,  the economy,  deregulation,  his (non) support on vet issues-"
yup. 
look it up for yourself.   it's all there.  proof positive that your boy is so absolutely befuddled - entirely lost- and cannot handle a crisis of any type. period.
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McCain is befuddled?

Who's been to 57 states and has one left to go? And what about the Memorial Day speech where he saw dead veterans? Oh yeah, and he spent 20 years in a church, and has absolutely no idea what sermons his Pastor preached.  
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And how about when he visited Souix Falls, Ia (Souix City) and Sunshine, Fla (Sunrise), Grand Rapids (Rapid City) and Wisconsin (Wyoming)?
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"On this Memorial as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes, and I see many of them in the audience here today."
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And how about when he wanted to use Iraqi translators in Afghanistan? (They speak two different languages).
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And what about his wanting to be Commander of Chief? (Not C 'in' C)
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And the guy said ""I will remove all our combat troops, we will have troops there to protect our embassies and our civilian forces and we will engage in counter terrorism activities. How large that force is, whether it's located inside Iraq or as an over the horizon force is going to depend on what our military situation is." (He will remove all combat troops and leave troops there? WTF is he talking about?)
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He said "I would immediately call the president of Mexico, the president of Canada............." (How about Prime Minister of Canada?) 
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"He [Obama] joins us now from San Antonio, Texas. Senator, good morning to you."  Obama: "Good morning Matt." Gregory: "It's David today, Senator." Obama: "I'm sorry, David."
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And how about when Obama Said He Made A Gaffe Earlier Saying "The Time For Come Has Changed." Obama: "The time for change has come in one day's time. I have to say, by the way, I should just interrupt a moment to say that I've been campaigning a lot, because this morning I said the time for come has changed." (CNN's, "Newsroom," 1/7/08)
But Obama Actually Said "The Time Has Changed For Come." CNN's Jeanne Moos: "Actually, he said..." Obama: "The time has changed for come."(CNN's, "Newsroom," 1/8/08)
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yup. You're right Toe. look it up for yourself.   it's all there, and I only included a handful. 

proof positive that your boy is so absolutely befuddled - entirely lost- and cannot handle a crisis of any type. period.

MyAvatars 0.2 ameriken
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 5:52 pm
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Amber said: "repugs quit your bitching"

Repugs? LOL! Fiberals quit your bitching......it's your own boy Biden that made the comments about Obama's ad.

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 pm
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and who's campaign manager(Rick Davis)owns a lobbying firm that has accepted payment from FreddyMac up until this year?
Yeah, real change coming from McCain?  NOT!

MyAvatars 0.2 Corey
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 6:11 pm
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@ameriken, post 20, & @Russell post 18,

This shows nothing, except that Obama has misspoken on occasion. So has McCain. I doubt it's really possible that someone like that could not misspeak, given that nearly everything they say is recorded in one way or another.

What's (I think, obviously) much more important is whether these people have defects in their beliefs about policy, not that they say "of" when they should have said "in". For instance, it's entirely unclear at this point whether McCain thinks the economy needs to be regulated or deregulated; he's been a champion of deregulation for many years, but now it seems as if he's all for new regulations to keep these greedy CEOs from having too much power.

And Obama hasn't had an original thought? It's amazing how stupid you people think others are. This is why negative ads work so well: people are more interested in just cheerleading and booing, rather than actually engaging any ideas.

MyAvatars 0.2 ameriken
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
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@ Corey......"This shows nothing, except that Obama has misspoken on occasion. So has McCain."

Corey........I totally agree......my post with the Obama gaffes was in direct response to Toe's post #12...who doesnt seem to understand that both sides have plenty of gaffes.....
 

MyAvatars 0.2 toe
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 6:39 pm
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ameri-con- there's a pretty big difference between obama's spoonerisms
and
"the economy is fundamentally sound" as seen by mccain.
...or insisting that he would "fire" the head of the SEC if he were president.  (except that the president cannot fire the head of the SEC)
...or the attempted cover the following day by saying that the "FEC" head should resign. (some cover)
...or his knee-jerk, guns-a-blazing response to the georgia/russia conflict - instead of a reasoned, informed response.
...or his lack of geographical knowledge to know what country borders iraq
...or his lack of knowledge that the USSR and czechoslovakia no longer exist.
...or his back-peddle on regulatory needs while at the same time his campaign head was acting on behalf of Freddie Mac to keep out any regulatory measures and continued to receive payment monthly until last month...meanwhile mccain (yesterday)  denied this even happened.  now, either mccain does not know who is doing what around him- or does not care- or is lying... which is it?
...or his utter nonsense of blaming obama for the current financial crisis- and the old boys in washington...when, in point of fact- mccain IS one of the old boys and has been for 26+ years! 
everyone transposes words.  no biggie.  your problem amer ick con is that you cannot -or will not- see the big picture or the real issues.  it all boils down to one salient point:  mccain is not presidential material.  he has not the physical stamina required,  the memory, the knowledge, the understanding, or the temperament.

MyAvatars 0.2 toe
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 6:49 pm
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McCain Loses His Head

 

By George F. Will
Tuesday, September 23, 2008; Page A21

Under the pressure of the financial crisis, one presidential candidate is behaving like a flustered rookie playing in a league too high. It is not Barack Obama.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202583.html

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 7:48 pm
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"Since 2006, the federally sponsored mortgage giant Freddie Mac has paid at least $345,000 to the lobbying and consulting firm of John McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis, according to two sources familiar with the arrangement."
http://www.newsweek.com/id/160561
This is just more Liberal lies, isn't it ameriken?
Please tell me that John McCain's Campaign Manager isn't mixed up in this!

MyAvatars 0.2 Stix
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 9:17 pm
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Sorry Dave but you are wrong

sorry but this is dfrom another blogs comment thread

Richard Davis is a political consultant by trade, and has been in the campaign business since 1980. The consulting arm, from what I gather, is Davis, Manafort & Freedman in Alexandria, Virginia.
Paul. J. Manafort is a professional lobbyist, and had (and may still have) Manafort , Stone & Kelly in Wash DC, and was founder of Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly.
Davis started working with Manafort in 1996 for the GOP convention. Together for their services they formed Davis Manafort, Inc. He can be an owner of more than one business, ya know…
He then joined Bob Dole’s campaign team as a political consultant. Then moved on to McCain’s 1999 POTUS bid.
Inbetween the 2000 campaign and now, he was VP of Homeownership Alliance (not a lobbying firm), and also McCain’s Reform Institute, which was formed to promote McCain’s now infamous campaign reform agenda.
Manafort is the lobbyist. Davis is the political consultant. They have a joint business. However the money that all these idiot jerk offs that call themselves “journalists” from Fannie/Freddie was not for lobbying services.
OpenSecrets has records all of the lobbying money for Davis Manafort during their active lobbying era. As Davis says, he’s (his business) has not been involved in clientele for lobbying services since 2005.
Their clientele?

2005:
Deutsche Post $195,000 Deutsche Post World Net
Imagesat International $80,000 -
Preserve Luke Afb $20,000 -
SBC Communications $120,000 -
Verizon Communications $130,000
2004:
Deutsche Post $210,000 Deutsche Post World Net
Imagesat International $40,000 -
Preserve Luke Afb $105,000 -
SBC Communications $120,000 -
Verizon Communications $240,000
2003:
Deutsche Post $60,000 Deutsche Post World Net
DHL Holdings USA $125,000 Airborne Inc
SBC Communications $110,000 -
Verizon Communications $170,000
2001:
BellSouth Corp $80,000 -
GTECH Holdings Corp $30,000 GTech Corp
Omni Computer Products $20,000
1999:
Fruit of the Loom $120,000 -
GTECH Holdings Corp $60,000 GTech Corp
Lockheed Martin $58,500 Comsat Corp
SBC Communications $130,000
1998:
COMSAT Corp $120,000 Comsat Corp
Fruit of the Loom $190,000 -
GTECH Holdings Corp $70,000 GTech Corp
SBC Communications $190,000

Funny… I’m missing that Fannie/Freddie client in all this, eh?
I suggest that Fannie/Freddie’s payments were to Davis as his political consulting tasks for Homeownership Alliance, as has been noted in my post #18.
It’s like you’re getting a barrel supposedly filled with apples from your liberal media buds, only to dig down and find that apple barrel has peaches, plus, oranges and kumquats in it too. You’re just passing it off as all apples by the top layer.

 

 
try better next time Dave.   But do not believe all you read in the MSM.

MyAvatars 0.2 ameriken
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 9:25 pm
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@ David......did I say anything about liberal lies? Those are your words, not mine. I havent said a word other than responding to some of the liberal nonsense posted here. 

As for Rick Davis, I cant stand him, and McCain should fire his sorry and dirty ass......Davis will destroy McCains so-called 'clean' campaign.

I am not so blind to think that 'my' candidate (and McCain was not my candidate) is so perfect. He's a politician, and politicians are scum....they rank down there with lawyers (maybe thats why so many lawyers are politicians, do you know any lawyers who turned politician?). So, I am not at all surprised that Davis got money from Fred, nor am I surprised a politician is using him to run a campaign.

BTW...you forgot to mention how McCain also got campaign contributions from Fred and Fannie. I guess you somehow missed that, because if you were to be truly honest and not tell a liberal lie (your words, I never said such a thing) , you would have to also post that Dodd, Obama, and Kerry were the top 3 recipients. all got money from them. Must have just slipped your mind.

@ toe: sorry if I insulted your Jesus who walks on water. You are right, I know Obama is a perfect little saint, and if he doesn't know who he's talking to or where he is, it's just an honest mistake. But if McCain does it, it's because he's out of touch or too old. Now that's what I call logic and sound, reasonable thinking.  
BTW toe, you are a real amazing creative genius....how in the world did you figure out 'ameriken' could be changed to 'ameri-con'. Its even more amazing how you came up with such and original name for WeBearArms by changing it to 'Bare Arms'. I am so impressed. Liberals have this amazing talent for making up names for anyone who is a conservative. You must belong to Mensa!

It reminds me of grammer school days where all the kids made fun of each others name.  What grade are you in?  
 

MyAvatars 0.2 simonesdad2008
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 3:19 am
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It looks like Mr. Davis is a little more involved with Freddie than the analysis Mr. Stix provided above.  I'm surprised since Stix is so much smarter than all of us.  Old Man River challenged us to examine Rick Davis' record with Freddie Mac.  I think he said something about no relationship with them since 2005.  It looks like he, as in Rick Davis personally, NOT Davis-Manafort the lobby/consulting firm, was receiving 15K a month from Freddie up until LAST MONTH.  But don't worry, Stix, he didn't DO anything for the money.  It was just to maintain access to a certain US Senator.  His name escapes me at the moment.  Thank you for the smoke screen you provided above.  Now go away.

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 3:25 am
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Ameriken:
"......did I say anything about liberal lies?"..... Naw not really "Fiberals quit your bitching......"(A Fiberal is a lieing liberal?)
But i am so glad Stix straightened me out about Rick Davis.....
So he is merely a "political consultant".
"Freddie Mac had previously paid an advocacy group run by Davis, called the Homeownership Alliance, $30,000 a month until the end of 2005,"       -(ref. Michael Isikoff's article)
-Nothing wrong with all that.  It's legal, above board.
So, what did Freddie Mac actually pay for?  My friends(in a classic McCain monotone)......it was for Mr. Davis' ability to whisper in McCain's ear..........isn't this what a POLITICAL CONSULTANT DOES?
And it shows the many faces of John McCain, and his proclivity for talking straight out of BOTH SIDES OF HIS MOUTH.
So if Mr. Isikoff isn't lieing, ".... the money could be perceived as helping Freddie Mac ensure a good relationship with one of McCain's top aides in the event that he became president."
A political consultant!  Nice!

MyAvatars 0.2 harrysmom
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 3:59 am
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I'm with you Corey!  I have supported both parties over the years (Reagan, Bush 1 *mistake, Clinton, and I hate to admit it but I went with Bush 2 in 2000).  

The way that I see it, our country has cancer.  Not a lump or even a large tumor that needs to be extracted with follow up radiation.  We have active cancer.  We need some aggressive treatment.

Now if I were a patient, I would not go to the doctor in the same medical practice that I have been going to for the past 8 years that allowed my cancer to get so out of hand.  Especially if he picked a nurse who had gone to 5 nursing schools and had been the head nurse at a vets office for the past two years.  
I'd go to the practice of the young hot shot doctor that went to the best medical school in the country whose nurse had a high end degree and had been working in the oncology field for many many years with great success.

It's a no brainer.

And "WeBearArms"- I don't know what flavor of kool aid you are drinking but I'd switch to the sugar free right quick.  That picture of yours gives me nightmares. 

MyAvatars 0.2 WeBearArms
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 4:31 am
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"And "WeBearArms"- I don't know what flavor of kool aid you are drinking but I'd switch to the sugar free right quick.  That picture of yours gives me nightmares. "

Geesh someone peed on someone's cheerios this morning, and what a good morning it is.
I hope you like my new picture, I made is 'specially just for those who didn't like my cleavage.

MyAvatars 0.2 ameriken
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 7:27 am
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@ David........oh c'mon and join in on the fun that Amber and toe started.  'fiberals quit your bitching' was just my response to Ambers 'repugs quit your bitching'. Amber and toe started the very intellectual game of name calling fun, so I was just joining in on the fun.

Made me feel like I was back in 3rd grade. Also felt like a loyal Kos fan...they're experts at coming up with such original names.    

And David, in your discussion about Rick Davis receiving money from Fannie and Freddie, you somehow glossed Dodd, Obama, and Kerry being the top 3 recipients of Fannie and Freddie contributions.

But I am sure that is somehow justified.

MyAvatars 0.2 Stix
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 8:04 am
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They still are posting up lies about Davis.  He was never alobbyists or worked for Frann and Freddie in the past 2 years.  Just because NYT says something, does not meanthat it is the truth.   Which usually it is the total opposite.

MyAvatars 0.2 ameriken
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 8:28 am
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Speaking of gaffes, Biden had a really great one.
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/09/24/wtf/doc48da293239588935833802.txt

"When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened,'" Barack Obama's running mate recently told the "CBS Evening News."

Sorry Joe, FDR wasn't president, Hoover was. And television didn't come out until about 10 years later. But, history isn't important, is it.

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 8:53 am
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Ameriken in 34:
"And David, in your discussion about Rick Davis receiving money from Fannie and Freddie, you somehow glossed Dodd, Obama, and Kerry being the top 3 recipients of Fannie and Freddie contributions."

-Or didn't mention it at all.  The contributions are public knowledge.
Campaign contributions are just a bit different from "consulting fees"

What I find interesting is Rick Davis's role as a "political consultant"......
Taking $15,000/month consulting fees ....no quid-pro-quo?

(".......it's over, it's over for the special interests......."-John McCain wails)
So, am i to believe Mr. Davis would have NO role in a McCain White House? 

Yes, $15,000/month in consulting fees from FreddyMac.  What, pray tell, was he "consulting" about? 
Mr. Isikoff thinks ".... the money could be perceived as helping Freddie Mac ensure a good relationship with one of McCain's top aides in the event that he became president."
But he is merely a liberal liar, huh?

WeBearArms......
Nice cleavage!  Show me more!

MyAvatars 0.2 simonesdad2008
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 8:53 am
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Stix,
See the funny thing about blaming the press when you don't like what they say (commonly known as blaming the messenger) is that you use the press to bolster your contrary view.  So is the press only unbiased or truthful when it agrees with you?  Either Rick Davis hung Father Time out to dry by secretly taking money from Freddie (the operative word being secretly) and not telling him or they both lied to the American people.  And you know they will be looking under every rock at Fannie and Freddie to see what was paid to whom and when.  Hey, Dems aren't faultless here either but McCain went to great lengths to talk about Franklin Raines and then challenged people to examine the record of Rick Davis.  It's the righteous indignation that turns people off.  Even if Old Man River was clueless (very likely) to the facts regarding the secret payments from Freddie to Davis, he reacted angrily and forcefully.  Think Chris Cox on Friday.  McCain, the so-called "reformer" has spent 26 years in Washington.  He's knows or he should have known that his own people had their hands out just like everyone else.  These last few days have exposed McCain for who he really is.  Out of touch, hot headed and lacking in sound judgement.

Stix, I'll reserve judgement on Rick Davis' 15K a month in secret payments from Freddie up until last month.  If the NYT and Newsweek turn out to be " posting up lies about Davis" as you say, I'll acknowledge it, BUT if it turns out to be true, then what?  I'm sure you'll say it doesn't matter or they did it too or some other pathetic excuse.  Is Fox an acceptable medium before you believe it?  If Davis "steps down" will that be enough?  Just let me know because I'm curious.

Again, Stix, I implore you to just go away before you further embarrass yourself.

MyAvatars 0.2 Marty
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
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This is a conservative blog.  RIGHT?

Why is it that the liberals cant stay off this site and let the intelligent people speak to one another?

The libs should go to topix or MSNBC blogs where they belong.

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
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What's wrong Marty.......is it hard to imagine having to actually use facts in support of an issue?
I enjoy UC's blog......he allows a free exchange of views and creates an atmosphere for a lively discussion.  So arm yourself with some facts and join in!

MyAvatars 0.2 Stix
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
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It is nice to see Obama's talking points Dave

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
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Stix.......if McCain wants to use Freddy Mac as a talking point, perhaps he better talk with Rick Davis in depth before he goes on the Sunday morning talk shows.
The point of the matter at hand stix........is John McCain's "experience" is front and center........part of this financial mess we are in.  I've known this for years.

MyAvatars 0.2 Stix
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
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He better,  the Democrats have their finger prints all over the mess.   Bush tried 18 times this year to fix it and the Dems blocked it every time.  Going back to 2003 Bush has been trying to fix it,  but Obama's advisers were at Franny and Fred and giving money to Pbama and the Dems, so it got blocked back then also.  

And you keep on bringing up Davis that did not do anything for Freddie and Fran, the MSM can say it til they are blue in the face, but they did not do the homework.

MyAvatars 0.2 Marty
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
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I'm in the wrong place then.

I'm tired of hearing the dems slam the republicans for issues they have only their party to blame.  The media will elect the 2008 president!  It's a sad shame to see where this country is going. 

Those who support the dem party will follow in fear in time.  Joe's job will soon be replaced by Hillary.  Don't think it will be because of a health issue for poor ole Joe!  It was planned from the beginning.  Poor ole Nancy's job will soon be replaced by Michelle.  Not necessarily a bad move but will just replace one bad apple with another. 

Bye Bye Nancy,...Bye Bye Joe!  

Someone who stated that he would not comment on his economic policy because he didn't want to send Wall Street into turmoil.  Does that someone just want to save the turmoil for later?  Be afraid ~ Be very very afraid.

This is my opinion while I am still able to have one. 
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MyAvatars 0.2 toe
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
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Marty, 
don't worry- just keep tin foil hat on and be certain to put saran wrap on your windows so the voices can't get you... wear two pair of sox ...oh, and keep lots of honey around... it's the one food that won't spoil...and what ever you do, don't go on the computer... they send thought waves through the keyboard you know.

[good grief...where do these people come from!]

MyAvatars 0.2 Marty
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
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toe ~ FU

I dont care to talk with idoits.

The grass isnt greener on the other side HB.    
 
Looking fo a blog that libs are not allowed. 

MyAvatars 0.2 Russell
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
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Don't let em get you down Marty, they are on somebody's payroll. They have to do that.

The part I find the funniest as I read their comments is their inability to defend their candidate. Very seldom do they post facts about BHO's record to quell the questions, they just go into attack mode.

Could it be cause there aren't any facts to post??? Could it be cause he is in no way, shape, form or fashion qualified to even be running???

But please libs, don't lay out any record of anything BHO has done to help lend credibility to these "promises" he makes, just attack Palin and McCain. Everybody knows you all got nothin.

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
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Marty is one smart guy that will be sorely missed!
So, i can be sure of one thing....Marty will not be talking with him self...

MyAvatars 0.2 harrysmom
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
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David W. Walters- who did you scare away now?

Russell, you are right.  On a blog called Urban Conservative, it's likely that Liberals will be on the offensive and, for the most part, attack..........but then there's so much to attack it's a happy outlet/pastime.  Sorry if we make you mad :(

MyAvatars 0.2 amber
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 5:02 am
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totally unrelated.  Is it me, or does McCain look very unwell.

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 5:36 am
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After 10 days of blood letting, McCain was getting rather pale....it was clear his fortunes were fading because of the economic crisis and his role, as well as that of  his advisers (former and current) in creating this mess.

So now he has changed the way this down ward spiral is being talked about, trying to inject himself once more as being an "agent of change"......it may work.  Collective memories of most voters are rather shallow in connecting this man to Phil Gramm and Rick Davis and their role in creating the conditions that have ripened  into this smelly mess.

MyAvatars 0.2 Stix
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 5:43 am
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You are still using the same false talking poionts aren;t you Dave.   Phil Gramm hadnothingto do with this melt down.  Yes you are going to say but but but he sponsored the Bill that got rid ofthatlawfrom the 1930s or 40s  whenever it was.   

No  this all started with your saviour Dhimmi Carter.  It allstarted when the goevenment told banksto loanmoney to people that before would never getaloan becuse it was arisky investment.  And then in 1998 Clinton put this program on steroids and blackmailed banks to give loans to even more risky loan applicants.

Both Bush and McCain tried to fix this rpoblem, but theDemocrats blocked it every time, sincetheir friends were giving them money.

RickmDavis had nothing to do with Fannie and Fred and Phil Gramm's bill had nothing to do with it either.

MyAvatars 0.2 toe
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 6:12 am
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whether by
coincidence or design, camera angles always profile McCain from the right side - probably to not remind viewers of his cancer history- 
in the past several weeks - McCain's left side- and particularly in the area of his left jaw- looks considerably more prominent.  the last time this occurred that i saw, following what appeared to be a growing swelling on the left side... not long after this became noticeable to the point that it was impossible not to notice, McCain sported a bandaged area covering the region.

why mention this?  McCain has had multiple skin cancer incidents - 4 or 5 according to medical records... with the job  application of the president under consideration, it demands full disclosure-  it places his selection of Palin for the second spot under major scrutiny regarding her experience, judgment, and knowledge of both foreign and domestic affairs...even with her limited and staged "exposure" to the press, thus far, Palin  has shown herself to be utterly inept - even Laura Bush has noted her inexperience. 
 http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/03/09/us/09mccain_CA1_ready.html
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/28/mccain_4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2008/07/mccain-needs-fr.html&h=300&w=300&sz=12&hl=en&start=17&usg=__rWhl5HX55RQQtWTvLQXWozZQ7Ck=&tbnid=xQooI7u6PgdphM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMcCain%2Bcancer%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

MyAvatars 0.2 David W. Walters
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 6:14 am
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And the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
was not a mechanism that allowed the Enron Crisis to erupt? (Phil Gramm)
The repeal of The Glass-Steagall Act by the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act DIDN'T create the mechanism which allowed the banking&investment  institutions of this country to issue bad loans?(Phil Gramm again!)

Keep repeating this to your self while reading more Ann Coulter Stix!
" Phil Gramm hadnothingto do with this melt down."

".........Both Bush and McCain tried to fi