Thread: More Republican shock doctrine?

Ref: The Shock Doctrine | Naomi Klein

McCain suspends the campaign. What's next? Suspend the election? Bullshit.

And any time Bush gives us the "ooga-booga" we should as A LOT of questions and demand bi-partisan oversight.

How are we supposed to trust this administration?

I'm hoping Obama calls them on it at every opportunity.

Originally Posted by Davocrat

Ref: The Shock Doctrine | Naomi Klein

McCain suspends the campaign. What's next? Suspend the election? Bullshit.

And any time Bush gives us the "ooga-booga" we should as A LOT of questions and demand bi-partisan oversight.

How are we supposed to trust this administration?

I'm hoping Obama calls them on it at every opportunity.

Obama needs to come out firmly against this bailout, without some really severe restrictions. The Republicans are already positioning themselves to be the party of "I told you so" when this stupid shit doesn't work. Smart move, IMO.

I got halfway through that book when my power was out, BTW. Quite an eye-opener.

Originally Posted by Davocrat

Ref: The Shock Doctrine | Naomi Klein

McCain suspends the campaign. What's next? Suspend the election? Bullshit.

And any time Bush gives us the "ooga-booga" we should as A LOT of questions and demand bi-partisan oversight.

How are we supposed to trust this administration?

I'm hoping Obama calls them on it at every opportunity.

He suspended his campaign? Well, that's convenient what with a debate due to happen in a day or two's time...

I reckon this article from the Globe and Mail got it spot on:

WASHINGTON -- Declaring that America was confronted with a "historic crisis," Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced yesterday he was suspending his campaign and returning to Washington.

The question is whether it is his own campaign that is in crisis after new polls gave Barack Obama his biggest lead yet.

globeandmail.com: McCain suspends campaign - but over which crisis?

Originally Posted by Davocrat

Ref: The Shock Doctrine | Naomi Klein

McCain suspends the campaign. What's next? Suspend the election?

No, he was very clear, go to Washington and do the jobs they were elected to do.

Obama's own advisor, Warren Buffet, said this is our next Pearl Harbor.

Funny whenever Bush is at his ranch and there is important business you and others jump all over him. This little debate can easily be delayed while those elected to represent us do exactly that.

Obama blew it, he should have jumped all over it and said "Yes WE should go back and do our jobs". Now he's backed himself into a corner over it.

Originally Posted by Blueneck

Obama needs to come out firmly against this bailout, without some really severe restrictions. The Republicans are already positioning themselves to be the party of "I told you so" when this stupid shit doesn't work. Smart move, IMO.

McCain beat him to it. Obama is in the backpockets, along lots of other Dems, of the people behind all this.

Originally Posted by Violet Crumble

He suspended his campaign? Well, that's convenient what with a debate due to happen in a day or two's time...

Ahhh you seem to foget that had Obama agreed to McCains request, we would have had several town-hall debates by now. It's Obama who has ducked debates not McCain. This is just a reschedule.

Obama blew, he should have immediately said "Yes WE sill suspend and go back and do the job we were elected to do", now event have overtaken him once again and he is behind the 8 ball.

I reckon this article from the Globe and Mail got it spot on:

WASHINGTON -- Declaring that America was confronted with a "historic crisis,"

Obama's own advisor, Warren Buffet, stated this is an economic Pearl Harbor. Is he lying?

The question is whether it is his own campaign that is in crisis after new polls gave Barack Obama his biggest lead yet.

ROFL, they are basically tied, when Obama should be enjoying a soild lead...............

McCain showed judgment and leadership, Obama is now struggling to come up with a way to get out of it.

This is the difference between a mature, experienced senator... and an adolescent, wet behind the ears, 143 days in office Senator.

There is a time for politics, and a time to do the business of the country... to bad Obama's arrogance won't allow him realize that. This will come back and haunt Obama... watch and see. By the end of the day I bet he changes his tune.

Not only will he change his tune... but he'll do the old democrat shuffle and jive and pretend this was his intention the entire time, lol.

Bill Clinton: Don't 'Overly Parse' McCain Request to Delay Debate

"We know he didn't do it because he's afraid because Sen. McCain wanted more debates," Clinton said, adding that he was "encouraged" by the joint statement from McCain and Sen. Barack Obama.

"You can put it off a few days the problem is it's hard to reschedule those things," Clinton said, "I presume he did that in good faith since I know he wanted -- I remember he asked for more debates to go all around the country and so I don't think we ought to overly parse that."
Political Radar: Bill Clinton: Don't 'Overly Parse' McCain Request to Delay Debate

knowing politicians, I am sure everything that Obama and Mccain do untill November 4th is going to be about making them president. I don't think McCain is acting any differently when he is down in the poles.

But that was a very, very good move on McCain's part because Obama obviously can't say that him and McCain are single mindedly trying to become president.

If anything, it will also help McCain in the poles a little bit, and that is the reason for McCain's action. It wouldn't have made sense for Obama to do that, unless he knew that McCain would jump on the chance to stall the campaigns.

But I wouldn't of though that it would of been worth Obama stalling his own campaign as a pre-emtive strike on what McCain actually chose to do.