[xzins]

Here is a real political truth, guys.

There has never been a republican candidate who won the election without winning Ohio. McCain needs to win Ohio, just like the rest of them.

While the conservative vote is spread around Ohio, it is a fact that the huge republican numbers are in southwest Ohio. There has NEVER been a republican winner in Ohio who did not win SouthWestern Ohio. Never. This, too, is simply a matter of record.

McCain just insulted one of the most popular conservatives in all of southern Ohio and threw him under the bus. Additonally, he insulted a guy who also happens to be a conservative talk show host. It IS having repercussions, and I heard talk show host Bill Cunningham demand that McCain apologize to him, because he has now lost Cunningham’s support.

Cunningham is on daily on WLW, one of the largest signal stations in all of America, and I listen to it every single day of the week. He is on weekdays, evenings, and has a regular Clear Channel nationwide show on Sunday evenings. He’s used as a spokesperson in more commercials than I can even begin to remember. He’s a regular guest on all our sports talk programs. He’s all over our TV.

In short, McCain just threw away Southern Ohio. If he loses SW Ohio, then he loses Ohio. If he loses Ohio, then he loses America.

That is reality, and it’s not just some wired Freeper talking through his tin-foil hat.

Conservatives need to come up with a Plan B real fast. At this point, I’d even support Ron Paul over this poser.

[DManA]

McCain is fighting with both arms tied behind his back and using his feet to kick people who should be his friends.

[Greg F]

Vote Huckabee and try to get a revolt at the convention.

[LWalk18]

So, in other words, conservatives are so upset that McCain criticized Cunningham for his speech about Obama, a man presumedly they do not want to become president, that they will stay home on election day to the point where they will allow Obama to win anyway?

[webheart]

I really don’t think McCain is in this to win. He has the nomination, that is what he wants. Now, he will throw the election, and next year we will be saying “President Obama.” I think that is his goal.

[TommyDale]

McCain is trying to win without conservatives, plain and simple. If they can pull it off, more power to them. Next time around, there will be a strongly united conservative base either within the GOP or an entirely new Conservative Party.

[Dane]

Please the loudmouths couldn’t even get their candidate selected during the GOP primaries, and dissing an arrogant loudmouth like Cunningham, IMO, helps with the other 98% of the Cincinatti population who does not listen to him.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

"John McCain needs those people if he has any hope of winning in November."

Well, I guess McQueeg shouldn't have thrown Willie and then the Tennessee State GOP under the bus then. Too late! The damage is done and is irreparable!

[BallyBill]

McCain scored more points with the media and moderates than he will lose with people that didn’t like him anyway.

[The Ghost of Rudy McRomney]

So much speculation with so much time between now and november. Dear God, I’d like to beat to a bloody pulp the people responsible for giving us a two-year run for prez...we didn’t even get a break after november 2006, it just went into presidential election mode. I don’t know how the country is going to be able to stand it if it’s going to ne 24/7 for 2 years non-stop every time.

[roses of sharon]

He obviously has calculated that he does not need Conservative votes. And is actually trying to get Democrat votes by attacking Conservatives, as usual.

Screw him, its time to begin funding Conservative around the country, vetting and running them.

McClintock in CA needs funds to run for Congress. We need to get active, Move-On is running rings around us now.

http://www.tommcclintock.com/contact.php

[beejaa]

I thought that McCain was right to distance himself from Cunningham’s remarks (now donning asbestos suit). What he said is that he wants to treat his two Democratic rivals with respect. He wants discourse to be civil. I prefer this in a candidate and I don’t think that McCain had any choice but to make the remarks that he did unless he wished to appear hopelessly partisan. I think that Cunningham should apologize for his lack of civility. Remember just last year when we were honoring the late Gerald Ford in part because of his civility - asking McGovern over to the White House in the interests of civility.

[thinking]

I thought McCain was over the edge, with his denouncement, it was a knee-jerk reaction, that was uncalled for..

[TinaJeannes]

that is crazy , if a shock jock can influence election. i wonder what those people who let them influence them would have done in ww2 or nam
would they have jumped off the ship because tokyo rose told them to or hannoi hannah?

[Dane]

In short, McCain just threw away Southern Ohio. If he loses SW Ohio, then he loses Ohio. If he loses Ohio, then he loses America

It really is funny, the talk radio loudmouths were against McCain and lost.

JMO, the radio talk show loudmouths overestimate their power as the results from the GOP ptimaries show, and it is the most hubristic who fall the hardest and it will not be pretty when the loudmouths find this out.

[r9etb]

McCain just insulted one of the most popular conservatives in all of southern Ohio and threw him under the bus. Additonally, he insulted a guy who also happens to be a conservative talk show host. It IS having repercussions, and I heard talk show host Bill Cunningham demand that McCain apologize to him, because he has now lost Cunningham’s support.

Cunninham's comments -- the ones that started this piddlefest -- were out of line. If he can't watch his mouth; and if he can't take his medicine like a man; then he should be thrown under the bus.

[roses of sharon]

Rightwing radio has done more for us, EVERYONE here, Republicans, Conservatives, Constitutionalists, and Libertarians, for decades now, than McCain EVER has, ever.

So to read posts slamming men who have worked hard all their lives for the Right, just to defend a man who has NEVER lifted a finger for the RIGHT, is sickening.

Vote for McCain if you will, none of my business, but do not slam talk radio on the whole, after all, they have been are ONLY warriors against the MSM, teaching and influencing, more than our reps in DC.

[trisham]

In short, McCain just threw away Southern Ohio. If he loses SW Ohio, then he loses Ohio. If he loses Ohio, then he loses America.

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His behaviour is puzzling at best.

[jveritas]

Do you want McCain to apologize to this talk radio guy?

[JZelle]

It looks like no matter who wins, we will get the “Fairness” Doctrine.

[Miss Didi]

RUSH:… Okay, so his name is off limits, can't use Hussein. You can't call him a liberal. What other fact about Obama are we not going to be allowed to talk about? That's right, can't talk about his ears, either, because when Maureen Dowd made some comment about his ears, he went straight into the crowd and said, "I'm very sensitive about my ears." She said, "We're trying to toughen you up." Well, it hasn't worked. Can't use the name Hussein, can't call him a liberal, and this is the kind of thing -- look, it's brilliant on Obama's part. He's setting the rules, and everybody's going to abide by them. Republican National Committee, "Okay, we can't call him a liberal because he's going to tear into us, we don't want him tearing into us." Well, I don't know how you're going to characterize his policies if you don't call him a liberal. And, by the way, what's so bad about being a liberal? How come none of these liberals want to be called liberals?

See, Obama's no different than any of the rest of them, folks. No different at all. Nothing new here. The only thing new is the Democrats have now made it official that their guiding principle is "America sucks." But they have to mask who they are, they have to disguise themselves, camouflage themselves, whatever, you call them a liberal, and it's a personal attack. So Obama's now said liberal is off limits, can't do it. What will Republicans do? Your guess is as good as mine, but I hope they don't shy away from that. This Hussein business, that could backfire. It's so charged. It's almost one of those things that could arouse sympathy for Obama, but regardless, I can't believe that somebody's name is off limits. I just don't believe it.(cont.)

Don't Call Him Hussein or Liberal

RUSH: Can we call him BHO? You know, presidents have initials. W is Dubya, JFK, RFK. We referred to Reagan, President Reagan. Jimmy Carter, we didn't call him Jimmy Earl Carter, but sometimes presidents are known by their three initials. BHO. Are we going to call him BO? I don't think we're going to do that. If he becomes president, we're not going to say, "BO! BO!" We're going to say BH? No, we'll say Barack or Obama. But we're being told can't use Hussein. We're being told we can't talk about his being a liberal. But I want to get Bill Cunningham off the hook here a little bit. Bill, apparently you're not to blame for this; I am. (cont.)

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