I am voting for THAT ONE

i am so voting for Obama. Sarah Palin Scares me

The "that one"s by McCain were beneath him. Disagree with policies, use pointed and diligent attacks if needed, but personal attacks do not evidence leadership.

Debra, I thought it showed his disdain towards Obama more than anything. However, some people will not see it that way.

McCain has no grace or propriety. He wants the presidency so bad and feels it is his due. He knows evertything and condescends to talk to the people--but not about his plans--we don't need to know that, because he does. It's bad enough that he calls Obama, "that one" but what's woorse is that "my friends" really means "those ones" to him. We mean nothing to him. It's all about him.

I thought McCain totally disrespected Obama, and not vice versa. That's just the tip of the iceberg which makes it clear Obama is the better candidate. He can actually "act" the part of president, and would not embarrass us constantly as Bush has and as it is clear McCain (and need I mention Palin?) would.

I actually think McCain may simply have temporarily forgotten Obama's name in this case, rather than purposely trying to dehumanize Obama. I've had brain cramps when speaking in public, and I'm not nearly as old as McCain.

That said, the McCain campaign clearly has chosen that since he isn't winning on the issues they will try to win by impuning the character of his opponent. Unfortunately, this has become the playbook for the Rovian Republican era, a playbook McCain once decried and yet seems to have now embraced. Fortunately, most of the public seems to be seeing for what it is.

I was also concerned last night to see McCain falling into "the Palin way." While both were prone to spouting their talking points no matter what the question, McCain seemed to go further into the bumper sticker, unsubstantive, catch-phrase type of response. Besides his usual grating "my friends" he added "I know how to fix it" or "I know how to do it." These sound reassuring but it's rather presumptious to say that you know how to fix some of the most difficult issues in this country, like somehow all he has to do is call up the answer from his superior intellect and then simply tell everyone else to go along with it (perhaps by waving some magic wand?). We saw how "effective" he was with the financial crisis. Turns out most of the House Republicans don't really like him. I'm not sure how many of the Senate still like him these days, given his bizarre inconsistencies and even his historical temper. Even Republican standard-bearers like Senator John Warner of Virginia and former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State Colin Powell seem hesitant to support McCain and the other Republican candidates.

Still a few weeks to go before the election, and as we've seen over the last 6 weeks, the public can be fickle.

I was a little irritated with how John McCain knew EVERYTHING....

This election is far from over, with 4 weeks to go. If you want socialism and higher taxes then by all means Obama is the one you should vote for. Hiss associations and years of exposure to extremists have made him what he is today, a socialist and he will increase the tax base in America to support his social causes. "Acorn" just to mention one radical group that is under investigation, for voter fraud.

There is nothing. NOTHING that anyone can do to change my mind about my vote. It WILL be for Obama.

I do not want that Palin woman as my next president.

If I did not know better I'd think she really is the antichrist.

No wya I'll vote for McCain. Enough is enough it's time to turn the page.

His feelings for Obama came through quite clearly last night. I picked up some jealousy along with the disdain when he called him "that one." I do not think he likes to lose.

I'm voting for "that one" too.

I want socialism and higher taxes, so I will proudly vote for THE ONE!

I don't think this was a mistake, forgetfulness, or beneath John McCain. I believe it was deliberate and exactly what I expect from a man with no character.

Tina, my thoughts exactly. Palin scares the heck out of me. To think this woman could be President, if something happend to McBush.

That One is The One that will be getting my vote.
And just to give the horn a toot: there is plenty you can do before the election. Maybe you can make phone calls to a swing state. Maybe you can walk precincts. Maybe you can help out at your local Democratic headquarters. Maybe you can make calls to neighbors. Maybe you want to put up a house sign. Maybe you want to donate. Maybe you want to go to a debate watching party. (If so, DO NOT AGREE to have "My Friends" as a drinking game trigger. Trust me.) Be sure to go to my.barackobama.com and see how you can help.
[The horn toot is not usually my style...but this election is too important to blow, ya know?]

Really, I want to see the people who got outraged over Obama calling McCain "John" get outraged over the "That one" incident.

And to think how upset those one(s) were after the first debate because McCain called Obama "Senator" and Obama called McCain "John". This one is voting for that one too. Personally I think McCain forgot his name, you know memory can start to fail when "one" hits 70.

I'm definitely voting for "that one" especially after listening to Mr. McCaine last night! OBAMA '08!!!

Who knows if he could not recalled his name? There are many other ways to call him.

"You know who voted for it? - My opponent"

My opponent.
The Senator from Illinois.
This guy right here.
That man right there.

He picked that one. Poor choice word. NOthing else. However if you combine it with what Palin has been saying, it's a pattern.

Obama will do the best job for ALL of us

Unless you're wealthy, I don't know why anyone WOULD vote for McCain.

Especially if you're a woman.

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Hello Cindy P.! I am not wealthy by any means. In fact, I work a pretty low paying job and live on my income alone.

I will be voting for McCain. I would never, ever vote for a liberal like Obama.

I am with THAT ONE.

Whatever his name his name is. I don't see what can McCain say in the next 15 days to change my mind. I will be receiving my absentee ballot and sending it back in 2 weeks or so. I urge you to do the same. Who knows what they will do on November 4th?

I'd rather vote for a socialist than a bigot.

Lets say we give him the benefit of the doubt and say he momentarily "forgot" Obama's name... does that really make it better? In some ways, it makes it even more scary, because that just increases Palin's chances of being #1.

But I don't think for a moment that he forgot. I think he would have referred to him as "My Opponent."

Julie G,

it makes it worse. He is too old and forgets the name of the guy he has been running against for the last 6 months.

Also, after forgetting his name, the best he could come up with was "That one". That says a lot. Not 'my opponent'.

Flip the script, Obama forgets McCain's name and says "The old man"

I agree completely, Jared. They never would have let go of it, if it were Obama who made the "mistake."

I thought Obama was pure class and extremely "presidential."

Right on! I've already voted for him!

Umm, reasons not to vote for Obama:

Socialism probably won't work.
The guy is making too many promises.
The guy doesn't appreciate the significance of history/foreign relations.

I cringed when I heard McClain say that about Obama. He is not that one! The man has a name and is a human being and deserves some respect. I agree he is not that one, he is the One!

McCain pointed to Obama when he said "That one". If you had time restraints placed on you on national television, I guess you would abbreviate, too, wherever you could, so you could get your message out. It's trivial. Y'all are making a mountain out of a molehill. Get over it. And, why is it, that you are not listening to Obama when he says words such as sharing, fair, fairness, and other words we probably read about in Orwell's "Animal Farm" when Napoleon, the pig in charge, was organizing the animals so they would share the workload. Funny, the horse died in that book, I guess that represented the middle class worker. Y'all should really listen more carefully in the future! Your life could depend on it!

Calling Obama a socialist is just plain silly. He's a neo New Dealer, similar to the mainstream of the Democratic party in the 50s. His health care plan, for example, is an extension of the current system with some minor tweaks. His tax plan is the sort of thing most mainstream Democrats and some Republicans would have supported in the 50s. His foreign policy is conservative.

I wouldn't mind seeing a real socialist candidate. The closest thing we've had since Eugene Debs in the 20s and 30s was Norman Thomas in 1948.

People who like to throw terms like "socialist" around need to read some 20th century history.

Orwell was one of many communists who was disillusioned by the Hitler/Stalin nonaggression pact. "Animal Farm" was an allegory about the perversion of communism in the USSR. It's easy to identify various characters as Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, et. al. By no means is it an indictment of socialism. If anything it's about the betrayal of socialism.

McCain looked and sounded irritated all around.

And, why is it, that you are not listening to Obama when he says words such as sharing, fair, fairness, and other words we probably read about in Orwell's "Animal Farm" when Napoleon, the pig in charge, was organizing the animals so they would share the workload.

Are you telling me you've never heard those words anywhere else? That's sad.

Oh, I see why you had that "probably" in there.

Number of times the following words occur in Animal Farm


fair: 0 (there's a couple of instances of "fairly" as an intensifier, e.g. "fairly successful"

fairness: 0

sharing: 0

--and to be, you know, fair:

share: 3, out of which 1 refers to sharing things equally and 1 to animals doing their share. (The third one is about sharing sentiments.)

(Check for yourself.)

I applaud Nippy for reminding readers of an historical framework for socialism and communism in America.

Only ignorant Republicans can throw around terms like "socialism" and belive that they are advancing an argument.

It is doubtful that cut-and-paste sloganeers like Ray, or that authors of barely-literate articles, like Marty, could present a definition of socialism that would withstand scrutiny for more than ten seconds.

Racist or not, McCain was basically referring to Obama as if he were a potted plant, after working with him for four years in the Senate. Unacceptable.

And, while campaigning yesterday in Pennsylvania, he addressed the audience as "my fellow prisoners." Say what ?

I must preface my comment with this - the campaign sign outside of my house says "Undecided '08". Thanks for the warning. I scrolled past the rest of your comment. Anyone who hasn't decided at this point can't be a thinking person.

Yes, Prima Donna. His exact words were, "Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners and the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent."

"Even if it was meant maliciously, it would not seem that Obama would care. He has endured much this election, and continues to run a strong campaign.
Meh. Water under the bridge. "

Maybe to you but character and ethics still matter to some people. And how the Hell can this, one of the longest running election struggles, when joined to some of the clearest differences between candidates and the most momentous and significant portents to the future of this nation as a whole, still be "Undecided"? Even if you don't bother to factor in character and ethics....the differences are obvious to a one-eyed mole suffering from inter-ocular malignant melanoma.

Good for you, Aniko! I appreciate that you took the time to follow up on the above comment.

" Y'all should really listen more carefully in the future! Your life could depend on it! "

Y'all should really get a clue before you expose your homespun ignorance, Barbara.

Thanks to Aniko for demonstrating the most obvious fallacies in your comnment.

"If you think ignorance is a virtue, Vote Republican"

Oops, I'd like to apologize to Jared. I didn't even say great article or anything but went straight to addressing Barbara's comment, without naming her. That probably came across as weird or rude.

I'm not voting for "that one." I'd like to ask all the Democrats here who have commented (and any Republican or Independent who wishes to answer) how many of you have taken a job or have been hired by someone (your employer) who was making less than you were going to be paid. Any yes answers, I'd like to know the particulars as in what was the job, who for (not the name of the owner but the type of business) and how much you made vs how much the owner/employer was making. And by employer, I don't mean the personnel manager.

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I will vote for "That One"

I'm not voting for the one. There is no change going on. This is just history repeating itself. I am very concerned about jobs evaporating under higher taxes, not being able to get health care or service ( look at Canada and Europe) and I just don't trust the guy. He does not have enough experience to run this country. Where has he actually had to lead people?

You broke down the code for me. I am learning so much from Gather posts.