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McCain's Snivelling On Letterman The Last Straw?

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John McCain is a gambler. So he took a gamble and went on the David Letterman show last night. It should be the final straw that pulls the support out from under him.

The gamble was a huge failure-- a massive error in judgment. It is clear that McCain failed to assess he depth or risk of the gamble-- just how much he could be hurt, how bad he would look in so many ways.


McCain responding to Letterman
Watching McCain sit under Letterman's masterful manipulations, it was uncomfortable. He was, as the huffingtonpost described, grovelling, totally out of control, weak, helpless, foolish and in the hands and total control of Letterman, like a snivelling little child caught with his hands in the cookie jar.



Letterman was brilliant, doing the job that far too many "news" anchors have failed to do, asking tough questions.

McCain was like a helpless puppy, overwhelmed and adrift at sea, unable to get a grip on the conversation. The thought of him facing a leader of another nation, or of a cabinet of grownups with serious responsibiities-- seemed very remote. Perhaps it makes his faith in Sarah Palin somewhat believable. He was so out of his depth, dealing with a smart talk-show host, that perhaps he really does see Palin as competent to do the job of president, based on his own woefully inadequate abilities.



Observing McCain, helpless, dominated by Letterman, helps one to understand how he allowed his campaign to be taken over by Rovian operatives so the McCain persona which so many Americans had grown to love and appreciate, was obliterated and replaced by a waffling, erratic, meanspirited political hack. The reason is simple. McCain is not strong enough to stand up to a strong person. His pathetic act on the Letterman show should be obvious to any voter who has ever had an open mind. McCain demonstrated once and for all that even Sarah Palin is more presidential than he is.

 

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another world by Tony Forest on Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 3:02:56 PM
Proof by Steph Fauxco on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 4:53:58 AM
Silver by Michael Dewey on Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 3:24:45 PM
McCain wants Obama's BUTT by Gene Cappa on Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:17:10 PM
Is McCain merely weak or is he McCarthy reincarnated? by Laurence A. Toenjes on Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 5:16:26 PM
McCain v. Letterman by Thaddeus Kaczor Jr on Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 5:41:11 PM
Two points by editnetwork on Sunday, Oct 19, 2008 at 11:52:11 AM
Out of the park by Smarterthanu on Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 9:16:05 PM
Not so smart by ssmitty on Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:29:41 PM
Censorship by Smarterthanu on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 2:06:38 PM
wow, so you're better at grammar? by kenshin on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 11:32:44 PM
McCain is no Joe McCarthy by Margaret Bassett on Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:17:48 PM
mccain by Kimberly C. Townsend on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 7:18:30 AM
I see how it is... by Kimberly C. Townsend on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 7:27:30 AM
sold his soul??? by Kimberly C. Townsend on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 7:34:48 AM
OUT wih the old "insane ways" by Kimberly C. Townsend on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 7:48:08 AM
hey smarter than me??? by Kimberly C. Townsend on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 7:57:28 AM
smarter than me? by Kimberly C. Townsend on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:13:57 AM
mccain's parents by Kimberly C. Townsend on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:29:25 AM
Calm down by Smarterthanu on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:50:57 AM
Ken the CEO by Gary Denson on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 11:12:02 AM
This is "Spin" at its worst. by William Cormier on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 12:39:39 PM
Mac and Liddy sitting in a tree... by shirley reese on Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 at 12:58:39 PM

 
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