Posted on 06/19/2008 7:20:44 PM PDT by Checkers
After his public conference call with Clinton supporters (covered extensively by Jonathan Martin) Saturday, John McCain met privately with some 75 of those supporters at his Virginia headquarters, two people who were there said.
McCain's staff extended the last-minute invitation to Clinton die-hards, including a founder of a group called "Party Unity, My Ass" (PUMA), and substantial numbers came from Washington and New York. They represented passionate campaign volunteers and supporters, but they're essentially a marginal group in Clinton's orbit, including no one with a prominent campaign role, public office or close relationship with the candidate.
"He stayed for a good almost half hour afterwards shaking hands, listening to our concerns, talking to us," said PUMA founder Will Bower, who said he thought many of the people there would vote for McCain.
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina stayed to mingle with the crowd, whose members also included Clinton backer Harriet Christian, made momentarily famous on YouTube for getting ejected from the Rules & Bylaws press area.
Bower said he'd liked McCain's answer on judges, in which he "pointed out that he supported Bill Clinton with both Ginsberg and Breyer."
Another person who was present, but asked not to be named to avoid conflict with fellow Democrats, said he'd pressed a McCain staffer on McCain's position on same-sex marriage.
The staffer "said it was the same as [John] Kerry's position," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
JUst when I think I could stomach Juan, he does this crap...
Maybe Juan is turning the Obamination’s game back around on him ??? Hmmmm.
Mingle, grovel, word is words.
My gut feeling? This man knows how to “handle” his captors. And right now, he IS “captive” to a bunch of Moonbats, but he needs their votes, too. He made it out ALIVE after five years in a Communist POW camp. You don’t do that without knowing your enemy and outsmarting them at every turn. Don’t “misunderestimate” him. ;) And why was it OK for Mrs. Bill Clinton to appeal to the middle, but it’s not OK for McCain to use the same political tact?
I think once he’s in office, the hammer is coming down.
That’s my best case scenario. :)
The worst case scenario? Four years of Obama-Lama-Ding-Dong, and both a House and Senate under Democrat control.
Some here seem to want that. And I don’t understand it.
Ping to Post #5. :)
Inside McCain’s closed-door meeting with Chicago HispanicsHope you guys don't mind my pinging you to this thread, but I thought you'd find it interesting.Illinois Hispanics meet with Juan McCain in Downtown Chicago (vanity)
Points well made
Yep. We ‘Broken Glass Republicans’ play the hand we are dealt. :)
I wasn’t 100% for George Bush, either...but he stemmed the Red Tide in a few ways over the past eight years.
Republicans are good for one thing only; Defense. They SUCK on Offense, LOL!
No great fan of McCain but between Marxist Obama and the third party folks who would make it possible for Marxist Obama to win, McCain looks good
Not to worry. It was reported today that Obama is refusing public financing for his campaign and will raise about $500 million for his campaign. So, it’s over for McCain. You won’t have to worry about him being in the White House. IT’S OVER !!!
Personally, I worry about ANY of them being in the WH (remember, Hillary! only ‘suspended’ her campaign).
Those who could justify their positions recieved a fair and even preferential hearing. The "hain't the way it uster be" conservatives tended to be pushed to the sidelines. We were up against some pretty sharp cookies on the other side and if you couldn't hold your ground in those circumstances, you got steamrolled.
There is no doubt in my mind that McCain is basically a conservative. He just isn't a stick-your-head-up-your-behind conservative.
“Maybe Juan is turning the Obamination’s game back around on him ??? Hmmmm”
yes, I really do think that’s a lot of what we see and hear going on right now, he needs to do what he needs to do, and if played right, could gain a lot of disgruntled HRC supporters.
before we all have heart attacks over much of what he says that is galling, we should consider that some (maybe a lot) of it is just the election pandering game. I even think that about all the environmental BS - he’ll have a LOT more on his plate to deal with anyway, and he’s come around on offshore drilling - this one can, if worked properly, be a KEY advantage in the race, considering BHO’s ludicrous (and now unpopular) positions on energy.
Okay, hit me, beat me now :-))))))))))))
“Some here seem to want that. And I don’t understand it.”
Diana - LOVED your post, so well said!!! I totally concur and didn’t say it nearly as well as you. Think you’re spot-on about the situation and that, yes, perhaps we’re underestimating his astuteness in this. Because one thing I DO see in JSM that I never did in Fred Thompson is that necessary Fire in the Belly. And he’ll really need it.
“Republicans are good for one thing only; Defense. They SUCK on Offense”
right again. B. Hussein is much better on Offense - against America and all we’ve stood for.
Inside McCain’s closed-door meeting with Chicago HispanicsIllinois Hispanics meet with Juan McCain in Downtown Chicago (vanity)
One thing to remember is that he considers himself honor-bound to keep his word. If he says that he will appoint a three legged lesbian as Secretary of H&HS, he will. If circumstances change, he will also but he will try to keep his word.
Another person who was present, but asked not to be named to avoid conflict with fellow Democrats, said he'd pressed a McCain staffer on McCain's position on same-sex marriage.
The staffer "said it was the same as [John] Kerry's position," he said.
No comment. I just wanted to see it in print again...
Poor, pathetic Clinton supporters. Too dumb to know they are completely being used politically.
Senator McCain better spend his time reaching out to conservatives, rather than Dems.
He isn’t raising much money.
The GOP has the mentality that we need to vote for moderates, because where else do we go, but even conservatives who will vote for McCain won’t be enthused enough to contribute to his campaign, if he hangs out with Dems.
Birds of a feather...
“Bower said he’d liked McCain’s answer on judges, in which he “pointed out that he supported Bill Clinton with both Ginsberg and Breyer.”
Another person who was present, but asked not to be named to avoid conflict with fellow Democrats, said he’d pressed a McCain staffer on McCain’s position on same-sex marriage.
The staffer “said it was the same as [John] Kerry’s position,” he said.”
Is there a tape of this. I honestly thought this was satire when I first read it.
Very, very few ways. It is no longer a Red Tide. It is now more of a Red Carpet.
Sen. McCain is doing a great job. This development adds to the evidence that McCain has the ability to bring people together - not separate them as BHO and Michelle are manifestly doing.
Notice that the Politico has to report this with evident difficulty (’there were some there who “said” they were Democrats.’
corrected:
“including a founder of a group called “Hillary Unity, My *ss” (HUMA),
Another person who was present, but asked not to be named to avoid conflict with fellow Democrats, said he’d pressed a McCain staffer on McCain’s position on same-sex marriage.
The staffer “said it was the same as [John] Kerry’s position,” he said.:
“IF THE GUY HAS ENOUGH MONEY, I’LL EVEN GET ON THE BOTTOM.”
Agreed.
Like it or not, we need the middle/undecided/independents in this election.
And what’s the harm in STEALING VOTERS AWAY from the Dems? Better to get 70% of what you want than 100% of Obama.
I would DEARLY love to see the whole rotten DemoCom party collapse and eat itself alive. We should help facilitate that two-camp split at every turn instead of b*tching about McCain.
He’s no Reagan, true...but there’s no Reagan on the immediate horizon (in the next 5 months, to be precise); he may be more liberal than we’d like, he’s done/said some boneheaded things, but he is an American first - much more so than Komrade Obama, and God knows WHO his handlers are.
This is a crucial election. McCain’s done what he’s done - but he is the nominee. I for one am not ready to hand the country over to the enemy.
“...Poor, pathetic Clinton supporters. Too dumb to know they are completely being used politically...”
Dude, we’re ALL being used politically. That’s the name of their game.
OUR best defense is total gridlock. Keep THEM fighting each other instead of screwing us.
Bout sums it up.
“I for one am not ready to hand the country over to the enemy.”
“OUR best defense is total gridlock. Keep THEM fighting each other instead of screwing us.”
Why is this so hard from some here to understand? *SHRUG*
So McCain happily meets and chats with, let’s see....
Clinton supporters....
illegal aliens.....
Which shall we conservatives pretend we are so we can get a moment of his attention?
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