McCain Gives A Pep Talk

by Tammy on October 13, 2008
Posted in: Politics

I thought Cindy, Sarah and John today were all excellent. Mark my words “my friends” (sorry, I couldn’t resist!) this is not over. The Obamathugs want you to think it is, but the only way they will win is if you allow it. We’re in charge here. Not them. Here’s a bit of McCain’s comments in Virginia today. The best part, of course, is watching Cindy’s reaction behind him. What can I say, I’m predictable 😉

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  1. shkoder14 says:
    October 13, 2008 at 16:11

    Fantastic! This is one of the few times McCain has actually moved me with a speech of his. THIS is the McCain we need to see more of: an optimistic, determined, intelligent hero of a man. How can scum like Obama even be compared to him? Disgusting. I have faith that Americans will make the right choice come Nov. 4th.

    Thanks for the vid Tammy

  2. ffigtree says:
    October 13, 2008 at 17:02

    He is positive. He’s passionate. He’s on the offensive. He’s confident. This is certainly the McCain I’d like to see in Wednesday’s debate.

  3. Midwest Kay says:
    October 13, 2008 at 17:19

    Thanks for posting this!! I am feeling the way you do which is why I try to avoid some overly negative conservative websites and I never ever listen to the leftist media or the mainstream press… Not worth my time.

    I just started listening to your radio show–have to get it online-and even my children like to listen too. We home educate so when school work is mostly done we listen to you during lunch break.

  4. Maxine Weiss says:
    October 13, 2008 at 17:55

    He’s doing a good job. The only thing is I’d like to see Megan behind him too. –Not just Cindy.

    This is how Truman did it—everywhere Harry Truman went in the last days of the campaign, his family was right there behind them.

    Truman hit the ground running, in the last days of the campaign, would appear at Town Halls, introduce his family, and did 350 speeches in 6 weeks. McCain has 3 weeks, so that’s 175 speeches…in which to hammer his point home.

    Is he up to it? Truman (1942, 48???) ……was much further behind in the polls than McCain is now. Nobody ever believed Truman could win….

  5. LtDan says:
    October 13, 2008 at 17:58

    About 3/4 thru the clip McCain says he knows what fear and hopelessness feel like; I can often see the pain in his eyes when he references the years he was held POW.

    If I were Obama, I couldn’t look this man in the eye. What an absolute joke – a terrible joke – the amount of media attention given to Obama’s “amazing, historic” life journey. What in God’s name is wrong with people?

    Well I’ll tell you what, both McCain and Palin are the type of people that set out to do something and it gets done. They’re doers and they’re winners. I’m feeling confident about the next few weeks. But the fight is less with Obama than it is with the f’n media. That’s where the struggle will be. How do you defeat the media and entertainment industry when they have 24/7 access to our living rooms, shaping the opinions of the weak minded day and night?

  6. Maxine Weiss says:
    October 13, 2008 at 18:05

    “The One” wants women to be drafted, but doesn’t want them as Vice President.

    —Neither in his own party, nor anyone else’s.

    Nice.

  7. 2T3MzooK says:
    October 13, 2008 at 18:44

    I’ve seen him like this before and it’s inspiring. This is a very young man actually–young in spirit.

    It appears he has moments of overgenerosity to his opponent, but if he keeps also showing this other side, I will worry less.

  8. KevinQC says:
    October 13, 2008 at 20:43

    I’d be happy if McCain would just start campaigning like he’s running for President and not Mr. Congeniality. There are clear differences to be made between the two candidates but McCain seems to not have the guts to do it for fear of seeming “mean.” Well screw that!

    I don’t want him to be negative, I want him to highlight the differences between Obama and himself. All we get is how much he “respects” Obama and his leadership, but thinks he’ll be a “heck of a lot better” President than Barack would be. Well if that’s the best you’ve got, you don’t need to be running for the office of President and the GOP really mucked up in their choice of candidate.

    Attention John Sydney McCain III! There’s nothing wrong with pointing out that your opponent is wrong or might – gasp – be bad for the country!

  9. jerocat says:
    October 13, 2008 at 22:14

    That was good.

    21 days baby. Keep it up Johnny boy!

  10. HALEY says:
    October 14, 2008 at 07:06

    YES! YES! YES! This is exactly what we want to see! Go McCain!

  11. snowcloud says:
    October 14, 2008 at 08:50

    I was there in VA Beach yesterday. It was awesome! The place was packed!!

  12. Young American says:
    October 14, 2008 at 10:07

    Sarah was in Richmond Virginia yesterday and was also excellent and I believe the estimated 25,000 crowd thought the same. John & Sarah need to see us fired up and not giving up. It gives them strength and helps to counter the attacks and lies that bombard them 24/7. Believing the fixed polls is like believing Katie and Charlies newcast as if it were gospel instead of the propaganda that it is.
    George Bush was down 6 points on election day. Please don’t let these tactics of the left make you feel likes it’s over. We will win.
    Sarah is stunningly beautiful in person. She spoke with passion and the crowd ate her up . She laid a new phrase on us yesterday ” Doggone it ” She is one of us. She was absolutely fantastic 🙂

  13. ladykrystyna says:
    October 14, 2008 at 10:28

    I see it this way: There is a fine line between being mean and between pointing out faults in your opponent. McCain does have a history of a temper and getting a bit nasty. I’ve heard him when he gets “ornery”. It ain’t pretty.

    His handlers are doing too much to reign in him, make him Mr. Nice, but not helping him switch the tone a bit and still stay on message and still point out that while Obama may actually NOT be the Anti-Christ, his policies are not good for this country.

    He should absolutely bring up how EVERYBODY – gov’t, both parties, and, yes, even us – are at fault for this economic disaster. Then he should tell us how he’s going to do things differently – less taxes and less spending. Proper and necessary regulation rather than over regulating or under regulating (IMHO, because of human nature as displayed over the last few years, even “free markets” need a little regulating).

    An organic change in Americans where we go back to the principles that helped our grandparents – save, save save and less credit. Credit is important, as I understand it, but not what we have here. It’s ridiculous. Is Borrow and Spend (as Bush did) any better than Tax and Spend? From personal experience, I can tell you, it’s really no better, especially when you are spending on things the gov’t has no business spending its money on in the first place.

    Those are the things I would like to hear. Not just Wall Street Greed – I want to hear McCain say that we all have a responsibility for this and we all need to figure out how to solve it TOGETHER, not for the benefit of one party over the other, but for the benefit of this generation and the many to come.

    I think that kind of message will resonate with Independents and Undecideds (otherwise known as “moderates”, like myself).

  14. Kimj7157 says:
    October 14, 2008 at 13:15

    If he’s like that for the next three weeks we’ll be in like Flynn! Great stuff. I hope McCain doesn’t waste this last debate opportunity. Bringing up Obama’s pattern of disturbingly poor taste in friends/colleagues/mentors isn’t being mean or playing dirty. What Ayers and the rest reveal about Barry’s (lack of) judgement and character is just as important as any of the other issues swirling around out there. He should at least get in a comment about Obama’s “spread the wealth around” remark this week.

    I, too, enjoyed watching Cindy back there. Genuinely engaged and loving it all. Such a classy, gracious lady.

  15. 2T3MzooK says:
    October 14, 2008 at 13:36

    Wow! Cindy is very very pretty when she smiles!

    Hmm–I take it ACORN was just as active during the last election? If so, I wonder how much Bush would have won by, in a fair election.

    By my philosophy, the market should not be regulated in any way, but that’s a debate for AFTER we avert disaster. For now, I’d take Hillary in place of this plant.

  16. PeteRFNY says:
    October 14, 2008 at 14:37

    The event was something to behold…and by sheer coincidence, we were staying at the same hotel as the McCain camp!

    Virginia seems to be behind McCain (except for the Eastern Shore, which was littered with Obama signs that creepily bear his likeness…reeking of those Communist posters of days gone by). The place was packed, the crowd was energized…makes it hard to believe that McCain is actually trailing nationally.

  17. WK says:
    October 14, 2008 at 16:18

    I’m smiling at how disingenuous many are who support McCain now. Many of you wanted Romney, Huckabee, Giuliani or others over McCain, and much of the shouting then was against McCain in January and February.

    Let’s be honest and point out that a lot of this support for McCain is really support of the Republican brand more than McCain. Which is OK but let’s identify it for what it is.

    I’m one of the socalled Obama thugs and was backing him back into late 2007 so I do not consider myself a johnny come lately supporter. In fact, this is the clearest choice I’ve had since the days Of Ronald Reagan or Bush the elder.

    I have no problem with McCain and I will be able to sleep at night if he gets elected, which is looking more unlikely with each passing day. I have some issues with him as a pol, but that is true for any pol. My issue is with the GOP administration and how they have disserviced the country from the economic perspective. Ideology alone never use to translate to 40-45% base support like it does today, but just the same the perception of the economy and what is happening in the country will overrule ideology. That is why the GOP (and by inclusion McCain) will lose this November.

  18. 2T3MzooK says:
    October 14, 2008 at 18:05

    If the economy were the issue, Obama loses big time!

  19. KevinQC says:
    October 14, 2008 at 22:23

    PeterFNY – I’ll readily admit that I’m a reluctant supporter of McCain! If I could have ANY of the other GOP candidates who ran right now I’d take’em – even Huckabee! But as undesirable as McCain is, Obama is worse. And to paraphrase Rumsfeld… you go to the polls with the candidate you’ve got. In our case that’s McCain.

  20. PeteRFNY says:
    October 15, 2008 at 06:28

    Kevin – I’ve been OK with McCain since Day One (I think you are responding to the ponderous post by WK), even if he wasn’t my initial choice. My memories of Jimmy Carter are quite clear and vivid, and the wake he left behind still quite present. I am actually fearful of what Obama might do to this country as President, but that McCain is a decent man running on a decent platform. For any undecided voter the choice should be a no-brainer, but alas that is a literal term with today’s electorate.

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