McCain: 'I don’t know' if Obama is socialist

[sabra]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/18/mccain-%e2%80%9ci-don%e2%80%99t-know%e2%80%9d-if-obama-is-socialist/

WARREN, Michigan (CNN) – John McCain on Thursday described Barack Obama’s Senate record as “more to the left” than Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont — an independent who caucuses with Democrats but has described himself as an “independent Democratic socialist.”

During his town hall meeting with voters in Kansas City yesterday, McCain said, “Senator Obama has the most extreme record of any member of the United States Senate.”

In an interview after the event, the Kansas City Star asked him to clarify the remark.

“His voting record … is more to the left than the announced socialist in the United States Senate, Bernie Sanders of Vermont,” McCain answered, according the paper.

Asked if he thought Obama was a socialist, McCain answered: “I don’t know. All I know is his voting record, and that’s what people usually judge their elected representatives by.”

[ulysses]

1. left of Bernie?

Riiiiiiight.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Ah, how I wish it were so. Alas. LOL

[ulysses]

9. no kidding.

We'll let you know when Obama's left of Sanders, John.

[Better Believe It]

23. I Wish He Was! Just Red-Baiting Nonsense By McCain

That would surely get the votes of every progressive in the United States!

It would be a landslide victory for Obama.

Just more nonsense and a not too disguised attempt at red-baiting by McCain.

[John Q. Citizen]

2. To the best of his knowledge? That's not saying a lot.

[NatBurner]

3. add that to the long list of things he doesn't know

dork

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. LOL

[Canuckistanian]

4. Now, see? THAT's how you insult your opponent.

Damning with faint praise.

Now Obama should counter with "McCain a warmonger? I don't know"

[Warren Stupidity]

5. I don't know if Crash McCaint wears Adult Depends.

But I do think that he should be asked to confirm or deny these rumors. America needs to know!

[seasat]

6. Gee, I don't know if McCain is a facist

He has one of the most extreme voting records of any Repub. He voted 100% with Bush in 2007 and had the second most conservative voting record in the 109th congress. I mean he's to the right of all except one Repub senator. All I know is his voting record and that's usually what I judge my elected officials by.

Added on edit: I think he's getting confused again.

[glarius]

10. When Hillary said "so far as I know Barack is not Muslim" a huge deal

was made of it. How come the double talk express, McCain, just slides his little zingers in without anything being made of it? It is so unfair!

[kentuck]

11. Obama responds:

Or should respond..

"I don't know if John McCain is too old? I don't know if he physically or mentally strong enough to handle the job. I really don't know if he is a conservative. We can only go by his record of flip-flopping..."

[goclark]

12. Add this to his Howdy Dowdy List of ...." He don't know..."

Asked if he thought Obama was a socialist, McCain answered: “I don’t know. All I know is his voting record, and that’s what people usually judge their elected representatives by.”

I can't wait to hear the response from the Obama campaign for this one ~

Let's make this a "He Don't Know" list.....

We KNOW he voted for this WAR

We KNOW he needs help from his String Puller Joey Lieberman to open his mouth.

We know his name should be Howdy Dowdy McCain!

[JohnnyRingo]

13. Every four years the republicans come up with a new "most liberal" candidate

And America falls for it every time.
Four years ago John Kerry was announced "the most liberal senator ever", "even to the left of Ted Kennedy".

When Hillary Clinton was on top, she was a mega liberal who would take us to the far, far, left. No one was more liberal than her.

In 2000 Al Gore had the "most liberal voting record" ever, also "to the left of Ted Kennedy". The Massachusetts Senator has become the de facto yardstick of the Repubs for Democratic liberalism.

Now it's Obama's turn at being "off the scale liberal" to the point of "socialism". I guess they've run out of superlatives for liberal, and have to enter the Democrat into the Communist party.

Can we now start inferring that McCain is so far to the right that he may be a closet Nazi or Klansman?

[libnnc]

14. I don't know for a fact that McCain is a skin head...

:shrug:

Right back at 'em.

[msongs]

15. time to take the gloves off for the obama campaign - mcCain is passive/aggressive nt

[Barack_America]

16. He is a robot.

They are programming him to say this bullshit.

I'm convinced.

Lol.

[Democrats_win]

17. Dear F**khead McCain: Obama is a registered Democrat.

[auburngrad82]

18. Me: "I don't know if John McCain is an idiot." nt

[AllentownJake]

19. This is great news!

Apparently calling our candidates liberals isn't scary enough anymore :rofl:

they have to retreat back to the socialist charge of 30 years ago.

I guess conservative is now slowly becoming the dirty word in this country :rolf:

[fishwax]

27. haha!

Good point! :rofl:

[flakey_foont]

20. McCain doesn't know

I don't know
I don't know

please Mr. McCain.........define what a socialist is! He doesn't know if Obama is a socialist because he doesn't know what socialism is! So I suppose that's an honest answer

what a maroon!
what an ignoranomus!

The BS Express

[Cal Carpenter]

21. I don't think McCain even knows what a Socialist is

What kinda red-baiting crap is this?

[Better Believe It]

25. He's Never Read A Book Written By A Socialist

[Politicub]

22. I doubt McCain knows if he is wearing any pants

on a given day. You gotta cut the geezer some slack. He may have forgotten to take his meds.

[Better Believe It]

26. Sometimes He Forgets To Put Them On When He Goes Out

That's when his "handlers" step in!

[LWolf]

24. What a load of crap.

Obama is not left. He's not socialist. His voting record doesn't make him so, either.

If he were, I'd like him better.

[zulchzulu]

28. I'm not sure that McCain boinks aardvarks in the patootie on Wednesdays

Based on how he looks at a computer, who knows.