AP: 'McCain, Nearly 72, Can Be Fuzzy And Forgetful'

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Associated Press writer Douglass K. Daniel today reports "A housing issue: McCain not sure how many they own."  The article points out that John and Cindy McCain are affluent.  It then links McCain's age with his difficulty in responding to the question of "how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own:"

With most Americans feeling the pinch of a worsening economy, the remark allows McCain's opponents to suggest that he personally is far beyond its grip and cannot feel their pain. It also displays the vast wealth of the McCains — his wife Cindy's fortune has been estimated at $100 million. It's also another example of how McCain, nearly 72, can be fuzzy and forgetful on some facts.

Not mentioned are the several examples of Barack Obama being fuzzy and forgetful on some facts.  In a May, 2008 TV interview he repeatedly called Matt Lauer “Tim.” In late April, he advised a North Carolina crowd that it was March. He has even mentioned there are 57 states. Perhaps his most notable memory loss is the one associated with Reverend Jeremiah Wright. After 20 years, Obama couldn’t remember a single objectionable comment from his former pastor. In similar vein, the candidate appears to have forgotten his positions on a wide array of issues ranging from Iraq to gun control.

The mainstream media focus on John McCain's age.  What explanation do they have for Obama's confusion?  Then again, perhaps one isn't needed;  they don't harp on the Democrat's fuzziness and forgetfulness.


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Quotes you will NEVER read,

Quotes you will NEVER read, view, or hear in the drive by media: AP: 'bambi, nearly 47, is stupid and inane'

Speaking of numbers that end in 7, bambi thinks that we have 57 states!

Meanwhile, the money for the million plus dollar house that bambi owns came from where?

Bucks for Barry

Meanwhile, the money for the million plus dollar house that bambi owns came from where?

Maybe his recently discovered brother loaned it to him.

A Hanging Curvebull

The Democrats are throwing a hanging curveball. Can you spell R-e-z-k-o?  Let's not forget John F. Kerry and his homes.  We also have Edwards modest mansion and Al Gores energy "efficient" show place.

A great televsion commerical could be made from Barack's forgetfulness.

These people fail to see their own weaknesses.  If Barack were smart, he'd order his minions at AP off this line.

 

Edwards' modest mansion

He should be cut some slack.  After all, he's got (at least) two families to support. 

Maybe McCain should have

Maybe McCain should have just said I don't recall.

That seemed to work really well for both Clintons...the media never had a problem with it.

Or he could have said That depends on what the meaning of "house" is.

Instant recall, mb

Maybe something like, We're trying to gather all the facts to get them to you as quickly as possible.  Now I have to get back to work for the American people."

No, no, answering that

No, no, answering that question is above his pay grade.

www.rhjunior.com Great comics with a hefty dose of Christian and anti-nutjob goodness.

"With your mind as high as Mt. Fuji you can see all things clearly. And you can see all the forces that shape events; not just the things near to you." -Miyamoto Musashi

delete double

delete double

And yet this fuzzy headed old coot who can't work a computer

can listen to a one hour interview on a lap top with wi-fi, then formulate answers to it and then memorize them in less than 1/2 hr. That not only takes a great memory but telepathy as well!

Depending on how it best helps Obama, McCain is either tech savvy with a phenomenal memory and telepathic powers or a fuzzy headed old coot who doesn't know how to use a computer.

An old coot, Dee

can listen to a one hour interview on a lap top with wi-fi, then formulate answers to it and then memorize them in less than 1/2 hr. That not only takes a great memory but telepathy as well!

Plus, he managed to force BO into a bunch of rambling, vague nonanswers.  How's that for power?

YUP! and this major accomplishment

was performed via mental telepathy since the Chosen One was already on the platform speaking before the old fuzzy one even got to the church!  Now THAT is POWER!  Go Johnnie Boy!

 ...managed to force BO into a bunch of rambling, vague nonanswers.  How's that for power?

mental telepathy

And here I thought B. Hussein was the "special" guy.

Michael, read your article.

Michael, read your article. Obama is special. In fact, when he orders a BK Loaded Steakhouse Burger and someone asks how he got it he responds, "I'm Barak Obama."

Sorry, bad joke. I did enjoy the points you made in the article on MichNews though.

Bad joke, MassConserv

Sorry, bad joke. I did enjoy the points you made in the article on MichNews though.

Couldn't have been too bad.  I actually got it, which I sometimes don't.

Thanks for reading the piece.

Well, GWB can't read (as my

Well, GWB can't read (as my science teacher once said to some students) but he can formulate a master plan for ultimate world domination that only the Dimocrats can save us from... so stranger things have happened.

but wait

Not just listen to a one-hour interview then formulate answers and memorize them . . . but do it in the minute or two between the time Obama's questions ended and his began. And oh yeah, also formulate and memorize answers to questions which Obama wasn't even asked, because he took too long hemming and hawing.

A comment worthy of Marie Antoinette

McCain does an average of one campaign event a day. Obama does several. Try doing that month after month and see how often you space out on someone's first name or misstate a number.

But come on. For most Americans---particularly the growing number who are worried about keeping up with mortgage payments or even losing their homes---a candidate's unawareness of how many houses he owns does project a certain Marie Antoinette quality. It's like a gift from the gods to Obama's people, and they are smart to run with it.

An Obama event

McCain does an average of one campaign event a day. Obama does several.

Most of BO's seem to be with his trusty teleprompter and we all know why.

BTW, you know MA didn't really say that quote, right?

hmmm "see how often you

hmmm "see how often you space out" and he does this often.  MCain does many per day, many more than Obama.  You should know as I got my information from teh same place you got yours AG.

If there wqs one time he said this it would be accepted but he said 57 states many times.  And Obama's off the cuff remarks are the gift that keep on giving.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

It's like a gift from the

It's like a gift from the gods to Obama's people, and they are smart to run with it.

Wait a minute!!

I though Obama was God's gift to the American people!! That's what Her Speakerness said!

God's gift to the American people!!

I thought Obama was God's gift to the American people!!

No, no, no!  God's gift to the whole world.

Stupid Issue

This is a stupid issue that will boomerang on Obama.  McCain's campaign is preparing a commercial that will bring up Obama's house and its connection to convicted felon Tony Rezko.

Obama should not have bitten on this one.  He should of let his surrogates handle it. 

Doesn't matter who handles

Doesn't matter who handles it; it's HIS campaign. He would have gotten bitten by it anyway.

I Disagree MB

By referencing it himself and putting it out in a commercial, Obama set himelf up.  McCain HAD to quickly reply with a Rezko commercial. 

If this had been left to Obama surrogates (and by surrogates I mean MSM, left wing blogs, & the wackos at MSNBC), McCain probably would not have created a commercial on the subject & certainly would not have done it as fast. The MSM has previously demonstrated it is more than willing to carry the water for Obama.  Obama should of just sat back & let them do their dirty work. 

I think we agree that it ends up hurting Obama.  Most people would side with an allegedly rich, out of touch McCain rather than side with an allegedly corrupt, Chicago-machine insider Obama who conducts personl business with convicted felons. 

I was mistaken about the

I was mistaken about the source of the reference (Yeah, I know it says AP right in the headline..what can I say? I just wasn't paying attention.

You are correct; Obama should have left it alone. Now he's connected to it.

Hasn't he done that before, picked up on something that someone else has said about McCain and sought to make points off it? I seem to have a recollection of something similar. But I just proved how reliable (?) I can be, LOL, so who knows?

Anyone?

If true, it could end up being his undoing.

Shame on you, mb!

You're a little bit, um, fuzzy. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Sorry, I'll shave my legs tonight!

And I'm not "nearly 72"!! But as I said below to Michael, I have Random ADD...it kicks in every now and then.

You know, my friend went to see Bruce Springsteen a couple of nights ago...he is 59. She said he bounded around the stage and sang for three hours! People make fun of "aging rockers" like him and Mick Jagger...but I would love to see them attempt to do 1/4 of what those guys do, without collapsing!

 

Fuzzy, Blonde

You're a little bit, um, fuzzy.

Can't speak for others, but at my age that's about all I have left.

The rulebook

Yeah, I know it says AP right in the headline..what can I say?

No problemo.  Show me where it says in the rulebook that you have to read the headline to pontificate?  If it's in there, I'm outtta here. 

Well, I can take a lump.

Well, I can take a lump.

I have random ADD.... LOL

Random ADD, mb

I have random ADD

Sounds like my Irish Alzheimer's:  I've forgotten everything but the grudges.

Have you seen

the t-shirt that ends in  "Hey look at the rabbit"?

We have a joke going on at our house because my 16 year old son with ADD bought a t-shirt this summer that had that punch line. He thought it was cute because he and I can get distracted pretty easily at times. Sometimes when we wander form the current discussion or activity, my wife, son or I will say that he/she is just looking at the rabbit.

Obama's Tragical History Tour '08

MB, Obama has stepped in it so many times I've lost track. 

One good one was a few months ago when the Dems could no longer ignore the success of the surge in Iraq.  The Dems & the MSM narrative became, "Well, the surge may have worked in Iraq, but it doesn't matter because Afghanistan is the real front on the war on terror."  Obama picked up on this theme and talked a lot about how much more important Afghanistan was than Iraq, even though Bin Laden himself just a year earlier said Iraq was the frontline for the war on the West.

Anyway, the GOP and McCain then pointed out that the Senate subcommittee Obama heads has some jurisdiction over Afghanistan, yet Obama's subcommittee had never held one hearing because Obama was too busy running for President.  Oh, and that Obama had NEVER been to Afghanistan, yet Obama insisted it was the central front.  

A few weeks later, after persistent badgering from McCain, Obama was brow-beaten into going to Iraq & Afghanistan.  But that wasn't good enough and Obama turned into his World Tour '08. 

Of course, Obama's Tragical History Tour was a huge miscalculation and his campaign has been on a steady decline ever since.  His decline started shorty before the World Tour, but it really picked up speed as that sham went on.  The end result: a 15 point swing for McCain. 

Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea for a front-running US Presidential candidate to hold a rally in Berlin, Germany?  It has to be one of the stupidest political moves I've seen in a long time. 

Obama and Berlin

Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea for a front-running US Presidential candidate to hold a rally in Berlin, Germany?

 

It was because he's a "citizen of the world."

Honestly

Honestly, it was such a dumb move.  Anyone who would be impressed by 100,000 Euros at an Obama rally would of voted for Obama anyway.  All that rally did was alienate Obama from a large section of the American electorate.

Rezko

McCain's campaign is preparing a commercial that will bring up Obama's house and its connection to convicted felon Tony Rezko.

But, but, but. . . there's extenuating circumstances.  That's not the Tony Rezko BO knew.

I can see where John McCain

I can see where John McCain might not care howmany houses he has.  One thing to remember before he moved to Arizona the longest he had stayed anywhere was the Hanoi Hilton.  And it kinda shows how much he doesn't care about wealth too much.  He doesn't care too much about it if he can't or doesn't want to tell anyone.

Im pretty sure he has records some enterprising individual can look up and find out the answer.  Im sure some are for business purposes, entertaining and such.  McCain should have come up with a comeback of I really don't dwell on the number of houses as that is not importatnt. 

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

McCain's houses, Dan

McCain should have come up with a comeback of I really don't dwell on the number of houses as that is not important.

And finished with:  I don't have a real estate fairy like some guys I could name.

If the Obama Attack Machine

If the Obama Attack Machine is so convinced that McCain is "forgetful" and "old", why is Obama so terrified of town hall debates with McCain? Oughta be a cakewalk for Obama.

Betcha McCain can remember how many states there are.

 

The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?

Convinced?

If the Obama Attack Machine is so convinced that McCain is "forgetful" and "old". . .

They're not convinced, but they want us to be.

Excellent point. It's part

Excellent point. It's part of their attitude--that we are too dumb to figure it out.

The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?

McCain's far from ideal,

McCain's far from ideal, but the last time we had an old, forgetful president we won the cold war, turned a recession into a dozen or so years of unprecedented growth and restored America's pride and standing in the world.

What does the Obamic Jihad have to offer except more Jimmy Carter-style malaise and misery?

 

Old RR

McCain's far from ideal, but the last time we had an old, forgetful president we won the cold war, turned a recession into a dozen or so years of unprecedented growth and restored America's pride and standing in the world.

Maybe McCain's folks should encourage him to start napping more.

The political silly season has begun

Judging by the articles appearing on NB and in the MSM, the political ‘silly season’  has officially started. It can also be called the 'grasping at straws' season.

Like clock work, it always occurs during the final days of a presidential campaign and can be identified by the outrageous inanity being put out by a candidate and the MSM in an effort to influence we voters.

The 2008 presidential ‘silly season’ officially began yesterday when an Obama ad torturously suggested that McCain is not qualified to be President because he couldn’t remember how many houses owned.

During the 2000 presidential  ‘silly season’ Al Gore colored his face and wore Alpha Male clothing in an attempt to look like Ronald Reagan.

During the 2004 presidential ‘silly season’, John Kerry stood on the podium at the Democrat Nation Convention and  proclaimed “I am John Kerry and I am reporting for duty”.  This from a man who has made it abundantly plain that he hates the military and gained his political recognition by appearing before Congress in the 1970’s and lying about the military atrocities that supposedly occurred in Viet Nam.

So, just sit back, relax, have a brewski, and laugh. Because when all is said and done – it will not mean a damn thing!

Perhaps a logical explanation?

Unlike his opponent, Sen. McCain actually works at being a Senator.  I can imagine that keeping track of real estate is something Cindy McCain takes care of.  After all, she's a very capable business woman.  I don't know why John doesn't know how many houses he owns, but I can imagine some possibilities.  For example, Cindy's companies might own some rental properties.  Or they may be houses Cindy's wealthy family owned before she married John.  In other words, there may be a logical explanation.  But the MSM doesn't really care.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

"Unlike his opponent, Sen.

"Unlike his opponent, Sen. McCain actually works at being a Senator."

Lesse, Barry spent about 143 days as an active, in-his-seat US Senator. That's about one semester of college, isn't it? Not many college freshmen apply to become president of the university after one semester. But, of course, this is the Divine Prince/Savior we are talking about.

The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?

Bathroom humor

Lesse, Barry spent about 143 days as an active, in-his-seat US Senator.

Shortly after being elected, Obama said he'd probably spend the first few months in Washington learning where the Senate washrooms are.

More evidence that he's a quick study!

When you're that full of

When you're that full of s&*^, you need to know where all of the washrooms are. That, or maybe he's been stepping out on the Mrs with a cigar-loving intern, and can't remember he's to use the cloakroom!

Fascism is a religious conception in which man is seen in his imminent relationship with a superior law and with an objective will that transcends the particular individual - Mussolini

Obama's fidelity

BO isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I'd wager he'd not stupid enough to try cheating on the lovely and talented Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama.  That gal could put a hurt on anybody.

And HRC couldn't? It's not

And HRC couldn't? It's not about stupidity, it's about power.

Fascism is a religious conception in which man is seen in his imminent relationship with a superior law and with an objective will that transcends the particular individual - Mussolini

Exactly, it's about power

And HRC couldn't? It's not about stupidity, it's about power.

It is about power.  In HRC's case, she was willing to put up with anything so she could advance herself politically.  I don't think Mrs. Obama has a personal political agenda; she'll be happy to let Barack tell us how to live.

a logical explanation

  In other words, there may be a logical explanation.

No matter.  The talk show hosts will have a field day - at McCain's expense, natch - regardless.

I'm only 45 and my wife says...

That I'm "fuzzy and forgetful," which is her loving way of saying I'm "fat and stupid."

(She actually prefers the term "overly fluffy" when refering to my heft.) 

 

<insert witty signature here>

Why would Politico even ask

Why would Politico even ask such a question? They may as well have just said, "The McCains own a lot of houses." Talk about water-carrying!

And it strikes me that even the media isn't sure. Deeds are public records, right? Seems they could find out. Guess they're just "fuzzy and forgetful."

Carry that water, Indiana

Deeds are public records, right? Seems they could find out.

But if they did, they couldn't play gotcha with the fuzzy and forgetful McCain.

 

 

???

Since when is there anything wrong with being successful in America?

I'd like to own a home in all 57 states.

compared to Justice Stevens

McCain is a baby.  The drive bys never doubt John Paul Stevens judgement even though he is 16 years older than McCain.

Justice Stevens

The drive bys never doubt John Paul Stevens judgement even though he is 16 years older than McCain.

The MSM wouldn't want to do anything that could cause John Paul to shuffle off this mortal coil.  He's the only thing between them and another Roberts or Alito.

I just heard the

I just heard the conversation on the news - sounded like a trap to me.

Sure, McCain could have handled it a little better, but then again, when would you expect to be asked such a question?

What's wrong with owning property, especially if you can afford it? Obama's comments really got my hackles up. Under Obama, what? We'd be forced to own one house and a bicycle? Have our incomes restricted to "acceptable" levels? Oh wait, yeah - that's the plan, seeing as Obama's plan is to tax the hell out of us!

Oh, the things I can't say about this man.

Private property? Nyet!

What's wrong with owning property, especially if you can afford it?

 

Posing questions like that after B. Hussein takes over could put one in a reeducation camp stat.

I'm trying to imagine a similar Republican reaction

Had John KERRY made the exact same "how many houses?" gaffe back when he was running, and it's not workin' for me...1 standard, folks.
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

I'm trying to imagine a similar Republican reaction

The focus here is on the MSM reaction.

Granted, and that would be interesting, too

But I still detect a bit of a double-standard here regarding elitism and great wealth from campaign to campaign.
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

Right Sarc - we would have had a field day with Kerry

but it's completely different. Kerry was an elite snob who demonized the rich. It was a joke and a reason to draw attention to his hypocrisy.

McCain doesn't demonize the rich and doesn't patronize the poor and middle class. He's not at all snobbish - it's completely different. We don't care how many houses anyone has unless they care about how many houses others have. It's especially fodder when they are rich themselves.

Obama is rich - he's a hypocrite. He demonizes the rich and thinks they're selfish for not wanting to be taxed more (for the good of the poor) yet he has been "super rich" by his own definition ($250,000) for a while and only managed to hover around 1% in charitable donations. If a rich person only wants to give that little, I'm not going to judge them, unless they try to claim some sort of moral superiority in caring for the poor. It's only natural.

 

He's demonized big oil & CEOs, at least...

I don't see that much difference, frankly, and I suspect the American people will feel the same. McCain stumbled, Obama made the predictable ad about it, and now McCain's made a counter ad about Obama's felon. No difference in the final opinions of most people, but especially the ones whose minds are already made up.
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

I'm not aware of him demonizing CEO's

I know he wants to lower the corporate tax rates and is for gas tax holiday rather than a windfall profit tax which are the opposite positions of Obama and Kerry.

The only thing I'm aware of McCain demonizing is Corporate CEO's who have bad performance and are still payed exorbitant salaries and/or criminal performance that they are not held responsible for. He's for shareholders approving CEO pay not the government confiscating their pay for their own corrupt purposes. I don't think he has any problems with CEO's who make huge salaries when the company and it's shareholders are making a reasonable profit and not acting criminally.

I agree that many people would feel the same as you (that it's no different) because many people buy into the class warfare advanced by the dems and the media. I don't. I could care less how much someone else makes no matter how rich they are as long as they aren't trying to take away other people's chances to become just as wealthy.

Obama demonizes big oil

He's demonized big oil . . . 

While raking in bucks from them.

dream a little dream

"1 standard, folks."

Oh, how I wish this were true. In the REAL world, though, there are two standards, one for how the MSM treats Democrats and another for how they treat Republicans.

Since you mentioned Kerry, he made several "gaffs" that were under-reported by the MSM. So did Gore, Hillary, Obama, and just about every other Democratic candidate in memory. The MSM usually explains those gaffs as something that are"nuanced," thoughtful," "irrelevant," or "misleading" and describes the person who made them as "tired," or "mentally exhausted," or that the question itself was a "trap."

Republicans, on the other hand, are rarely given a break and any "gaffs" they make are repeated ad nauseum by the MSM, with lots of “analysis“ throw in which explains just how unsuitable that Republican is for office.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

Hip Op Obama

And don't forget the 47 year old Hip Op Obama!

On his World Rock Tour last month, it was quietly reported that the FORTY-SEVEN year old Obama was having problems with one of his hips.

I think it's sort of amusing that the so-called "young" candidate (isn't 47 usually classed as middle-aged?) may be THE ONE who needs a HIP replacement.

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

Hip, Hip, Hooray, Barry

I think it's sort of amusing that the so-called "young" candidate (isn't 47 usually classed as middle-aged?) may be THE ONE who needs a HIP replacement.

Does this mean he won't be getting drafted by the NBA?