>> On Aug 20, 9:01 am, "Irish Mike" <mjos...@ameritech.net> wrote:
>> > <tranger...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> > news:bdcaca73-725d-492c-bd52-271899931d24@f36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>> > On Aug 20, 1:59 am, "Irish Mike" <mjos...@ameritech.net> wrote:

>> > > For those who saw the recent forum between McCain and Obama, it was
>> > > clear
>> > > McCain won hands down. Needless to say this shocked and angered
>> > > Obama's
>> > > handlers and fans. So Andrea Mitchell of NBC (No Barack Criticism)
>> > > reported
>> > > that McCain was so well prepared for the questions that it was
>> > > rumored
>> > > that
>> > > he was listening in and heard Obama's answers to the questions. That
>> > > was,
>> > > of course, pure bull shit. The host of the forum was very angry about
>> > > the
>> > > phony charge and confirmed that McCain was in a motorcade and then in
>> > > a
>> > > private room with no audio or video feed when Obama was answering the
>> > > questions. This shows three things very clearly. First, Obama is at
>> > > his
>> > > best when doing his rock star act on stage with a teleprompter in
>> > > front
> of
>> > > his legion of fainting, chanting fans. But he doesn't do nearly as
>> > > well
>> > > when he has to sit down and just answer questions off the cuff and
> without
>> > > a
>> > > script. Second, it confirms just how much the mainstream media like
>> > > NBC,
>> > > MSNBC, Chris Matthews and the New York Times are in the tank for
>> > > Obama.
>> > > Third, it shows what poor losers Obama and his handlers are and that
> there
>> > > really is no bottom to how low moveon.org, media matters and George
>> > > Soros
>> > > will go to smear John McCain.

>> > > Irish Mike

>> > But...he wasnt in the cone of silence.  You said so youself.  So why
>> > the angry rant?

>> > It's not a rant.  I merely pointed out the latest sleaze-ball smear
>> > tactic
>> > used by the  Obama camp and the main stream media that are in the tank
>> > for
>> > him.  BTW, latest poll of likely voters shows McCain ahead of Obama by
>> > 5
>> > points.  Maybe voters are finally figuring out that raising taxes to
>> > fund
>> > more welfare, give-away and entitlement programs, while blocking
>> > efforts to
>> > drill for American oil and surrendering in the war on terror aren't
>> > good
>> > things after all.

>> > I believe I can change hope to change we can believe in to hope we can
>> > change.

>> > Irish Mike- Hide quoted text -

>> > - Show quoted text -

>> Wait...so he wasnt in the cone of silence.  You KNOW he wasnt in the
>> cone of silence.  But you're mad at Obama's campaign for pointing out
>> that he violated the terms of the debate?

> Indeed. Apparently cheating is okay if you're a wrinkly old white dude.

> Am I the only one wishing Mikey would experience the "cone of silence" in
> a much more personal sense?