Obama Campaign Angered by McCain's 'Sense of Humor' Comment

The Washington Post ^ | August 16, 2008 | Anne E. Kornblut

[Baladas]

With the rest of the political universe buzzing about a controversial new book on Sen. Barack Obama, one person is staying quiet: Sen. John McCain.

McCain and his advisers have said nothing about "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality," an innuendo-filled, mistake-riddled biography written by Jerome R. Corsi that will debut at the top of the New York Times bestseller list this weekend.

Asked about the book Friday, McCain replied: "Gotta keep your sense of humor." A McCain aide later said he had misheard the question and thought it was about a television ad.

The Obama campaign was having none of it.

"While the smears piled up and the lies were exposed, John McCain spent six days in silence and on the seventh day said we should have a sense of humor," Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan said. "John McCain's response to this discredited book speaks volumes -- he is a George Bush candidate running a Karl Rove campaign with a Dick Cheney sense of humor."

[Baladas]

Oooh, touchy, aren't they? They must really expect John McCain to defend their kool-aid candidate.

[surely_you_jest]

Gee, heaven forbid that Obama and his Obamarrhoids should have to defend against this book on the merits.

[Jeff Head]

Truth hurts, doesn't it Hussein?

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[savedbygrace]

Irony.

[Fantasywriter]

When I saw the title I was sure this was the Onion.

[Always Right]

McCain can just played the hard of hearing card. A cool method to ignore all the dumb questions by the media.

[Da Coyote]

“...an innuendo-filled, mistake-riddled biography...”

This statement is in an article from the Washington Post? Give me a break. If the writer wants mistakes, let him 1) read his own paper, 2) read the NYT for a virtual mistake bonanza, 3) turn on the TV to any of the alphabet networks. Sorry, MSM, your time is up.

[ASA Vet]

[rocksblues]

"While the smears piled up and the lies were exposed, John McCain spent six days in silence and on the seventh day said we should have a sense of humor," Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan said. "John McCain's response to this discredited book speaks volumes -- he is a George Bush candidate running a Karl Rove campaign with a Dick Cheney sense of humor."

Democrats have always been thin skinned but now they seem to be upset over any words spoke against their Messiah!

[isrul]

Well, McCain just might do that.

[savedbygrace]

Obama is a humorless joke.

[Brett66]

No irony there! LOL!

[combat_boots]

Corsi is over the target.

[verga]

Who discredited the book?

And if anything in it was false wouldn't they have a libel suit on their hands?

Seems to me that they are giving this book more legs than it already has.

[Jeff Head]

Oh...that’ll leave a mark.

[Jeff Chandler]

an innuendo-filled, mistake-riddled biography

No Drive By Media bias there. But the end of that very sentence makes the slam agains the book funny:

that will debut at the top of the New York Times bestseller list this weekend.

[vietvet67]

McCain should jerk their chain more often.

[Yogafist]

More objective reporting from the innuendo-filled, mistake-riddled Washington Post.

[Jeff Chandler]

he is a George Bush candidate running a Karl Rove campaign with a Dick Cheney sense of humor

Nonsense. Cheney would have just shot Obama.

[t2buckeye]

McCain had nothing to do with the book so Obama should either shut up so it goes away OR refute the book point by point. Problem is, he can’t

He should just tell Obama that politics is a tough business and to either deal with it and answer questions by the people in a debate or get out of the race.