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Congressman’s Attack On McCain Will Make McCain Bring Up Jeremiah Wright

We’ve seen this before from the McCain campaign, its Maverick-y process of rationalization. When Obama didn’t agree to McCain’s call for a series of 80 town halls, the McCain campaign used this as a justification to make nasty shit up about Obama, such as “Obama wants to teach your kindergartners how to bang each other.” When the Obama campaign made fun of McCain’s ~7 houses, the McCain campaign considered this an insult to Cindy McCain — wives are off-limits! — and responded with its first ad about, uh, Tony Rezko. And now we come to the present situation, in which the McCain campaign is using a random Congressman’s weekend rant to justify its upcoming usage of Jeremiah Wright.

McCain idiot campaign manager Rick Davis said today that old Congressman John Lewis’ SMEAR JOB on McCain, relating him to George Wallace and what not, is Obama’s fault and now bringing up Jeremiah Wright is “in bounds.” Tomorrow we can expect Barack Obama to high-five a kid or something, which the McCain campaign will somehow consider a filthy bestial rape joke about McCain’s mother, Roberta — out of bounds! — leading them to produce a series of ads documenting Obama’s previously sexual relationship with Lucifer, the hell angel.

Rick Davis: Campaign Rethinking Playing The Rev. Wright Card [HuffPo]


4:39 PM on Mon October 20 2008
By Jim Newell
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  1. Gopherit says at 4:42 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Bah. Everything is inbounds when you’re desperately clinging to any hope you can find. Suck it, Davis!

  2. That niqqar Wright is just like every Marine or Navy vet: An American Hating TERRORIST!

    Thank Allah that this great country is being defended by heros like Dick “Shotgun” Cheney and George “Joystick” Bush.

    Wait a minute. Did I say “Allah”?

    Oh, dear.

  3. shortsshortsshorts says at 4:44 pm, October 20th, 2008

    They beat the horse to death, cooked it’s abdomen, used its hoofs for Jello, and are now using its head as a hood ornament.

  4. World B Free says at 4:45 pm, October 20th, 2008

    I for one welcome the arrival of the dark lord.

  5. SayItWithWookies says at 4:45 pm, October 20th, 2008

    The only reason Rick Davis isn’t as evil as his mentor Karl is that he’s so horribly inept.

    And O/T, but why is there a picture of a young Tom Wolfe disguised as a gay investment banker?

  6. magic titty says at 4:46 pm, October 20th, 2008

    There he is, as reported earlier.
    What a pee sandwich that guy is.

  7. queeraselvis v 2.0 says at 4:47 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Just a prediction: on November 5, Rick Davis will become Tucker Carlson’s buttboy, and both of them will run off and get gay-married and have endless rounds of nasty, meth-induced buttsecks 4evah. The End.

  8. freakishlystrong says at 4:48 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Is Rick Davis out of the closet yet?

  9. The Cold Sea says at 4:49 pm, October 20th, 2008

    The really are re-running Hillz campaign.

  10. Spackle Camshaft Palin says at 4:49 pm, October 20th, 2008

    John McCain would like everyone to know that he doesn’t care about some washed-up old pastor but AMERICA NEEDS TO KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP.

    Also, won’t spending a bunch of time talking about Obama’s pastor sort of negate the whole “OBAMA IS A MUSLIM” thing? The Base will be so disappointed.

  11. Gopherit says at 4:49 pm, October 20th, 2008

    queeraselvis v 2.0: Don’t give him a happy ending like that.

  12. NewSpence says at 4:50 pm, October 20th, 2008

    What’s he looking hopefully up at? Penis?

  13. loquaciousmusic says at 4:50 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Who knows, naysayers? Maybe this time, it’ll work!

  14. StripesAndPlaids says at 4:51 pm, October 20th, 2008

    In somewhat unrelated news, Rush Limberger said this: “Secretary Powell says his endorsement is not about race,” Limbaugh wrote in the e-mail. “OK, fine. I am now researching his past endorsements to see if I can find all the inexperienced, very liberal, white candidates he has endorsed. I’ll let you know what I come up with.”

    I cannot wait of election day.

  15. MargeSimpsonsBlackFriend says at 4:51 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Well, might as well get the race war started early.

  16. The Cold Sea says at 4:51 pm, October 20th, 2008

    freakishlystrong: God, er, Allah, I hope not. That queen needs to stay in the closet on troll alert.

  17. Lionel Hutz Esq. says at 4:51 pm, October 20th, 2008

    But when will the media finally investigate McCain’s association for FIVE AND A HALF YEARS with known Communist?

  18. Condiments-Only Diet says at 4:52 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Seriously, who are they trying to fool that any of that shit was out of bounds in the first place? It’s like they’re coming out and saying, “John McCain is now running for president.” Asshats.

  19. freakishlystrong says at 4:52 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Reverend Wright is the new Jason Voorhees, and we’re all stuck at Camp Crystal Lake until Novmeber 4…Jeebus make it stop.

  20. Hairy Reed says at 4:53 pm, October 20th, 2008

    The Cold Sea: Well, we know how well that worked out.

  21. It is also Cindy’s fault John has to hit her. He doesn’t want to do it.

  22. Just more shit for Mac to “repudiate” in a few days, how mavericky. losers.

  23. Worlds End says at 5:01 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Scorched earth tactic why aren’t I surprised. At this rate who wants to guess when some idiot they provoke will actually hurt someone?

    [About this video anyone notice the star of david, so hes a secret muslim/jew now ??????????]
    http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/obama-with-star-of-david-on-his-head.html

    http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/vote-for-terriost.html

    http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/more-hate-voicemails-and-emails-directe

  24. Serolf Divad says at 5:03 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Next: McCain decrees it’s “in bounds” to run ads featuring an Al Jolson impersonator painted up on black face and exclaiming: “Ooooh lawdy, I jes can waits to be presidunt so I can raise dem taxes on all dem rich white folks and use da money to buy up mah very own watermelon patch!”

  25. Gopherit says at 5:03 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Since when was Jeremiah Wright out of bounds, anyway?

  26. problemwithcaring says at 5:04 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Damn, if only John Weaver hadn’t tried to stop McCain from fucking Vicky Iseman, none of this would be happening. But THAT wouldn’t have happened if Obama had just done to Town Halls….

  27. edgydrifter says at 5:05 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Here, Walnuts–dicks! Bags of them! Eat them! Swallow them! Stuff your fat fucking face and choke on them!

    PS: Your mom got it on with horses. Black horses.

  28. I keep hitting fast forward but this trainwreck keeps playing out in slow motion…

  29. Sorry, sir, but the ballistic trajectory of your campaign has already been computed and locked in. Lotsa luck landing gently on cumulo granite.

  30. that’s it, i am now fully convinced that McCain and his campaign staff have one objective — losing.

  31. Mr. Herpes says at 5:07 pm, October 20th, 2008

    So, down in the McCain bunker, they are busy launching more attack ads and reading phantom poll numbers to McCain, who is ranting about Bill Ayers, Rev. Wright, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and how the Republican base has betrayed him. On Nov. 4, he’ll yank out his Glock, tell Sarah it’s time to adjourn to the Losers Suite and do the right thing, that a nation that doesn’t recognize two genuine mavericks doesn’t deserve either of them.And she’ll laugh, tell him he’s a crazy old fuck and that she’ll see him the
    Senate in a couple of years. So he’ll call her a crazy-assed c*** and she’ll ask him to repeat that, after which she’ll hog-tie him, hoist him over a door jam and let him bleed out.

  32. magic titty says at 5:09 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Serolf Divad: That would be so fucking awesome.

    Can I ask a seriosu question? Why don’t us libtards assault CNN and MSNBC with voicemails and emails imploring them to write about these goddamn atrocities?
    They allegation they’re ‘in the tank’ is a farce. We’ve been hearing about these nothing stories on ACORN, Ayers, and Rezko for over a year.
    Why aren’t they reporting on the cretinous depths the Rethuglicans will go to try and win this campaign. We should be abusing their wesbites with links and articles.
    Why is this not happening??

  33. dippinkind says at 5:10 pm, October 20th, 2008

    are they under the impression that there’s still someone somewhere in america who hasn’t heard about this wright fellow? it just doesn’t seem like the most effective use of the $8.62 they’ve got left in the warchest…

  34. StrangelyBrown says at 5:14 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Has anyone else noticed that John McCain is literally the only person in America still talking about the John Lewis rant? I haven’t seen it covered in the news since the weekend it broke, and I’ve never seen anyone ask any real people what they think of it. But McCain and his surrogates bring it up every chance they can get, even changing the subject from Powell’s endorsement back to Lewis.

    So my question is: has anyone ever successfully bitched and whined his way into the Presidency, on the “it’s not fair” platform?

  35. Worlds End says at 5:14 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Scorched earth tactic why aren’t I surprised. At this rate who wants to guess when some idiot they provoke will actually hurt someone?

    About this video anyone notice the star of david, so hes a secret muslim/jew now ??????????
    http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/obama-with-star-of-david-on-his-head.html
    http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/more-hate-voicemails-and-emails-directe

  36. lawrenceofthedesert says at 5:15 pm, October 20th, 2008

    World B Free:
    It takes a stalwart individual to wear a Cubs logo after Labor Day. Bravo!

    As for the Davis desperation, it will increase before it’s over. And there is plenty left, so it will not be for the weak of stomach. We’re getting to the truly ugly part.

  37. Ilikepigeons says at 5:15 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Gnaeus: he said if Cindy had only done those 10 town hall meetings he wouldn’t
    have to beat her anymore.

  38. HuskyMescan says at 5:17 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Undecideds are so fuckin stupid. They remind of Phil Hartman’s frankenstein.

    Me like Obama….wait, Rev. Wright ad…FIRE!!! me no like Obama. Grr. me like McCain.

  39. WagTehGod says at 5:18 pm, October 20th, 2008

    In the study of political science, this is known as the “Stop Hitting Yourself! Stop Hitting Yourself!” gambit.

  40. Ilikepigeons says at 5:18 pm, October 20th, 2008

    I think he is gay for Mark Halperin.

  41. Liverspots says at 5:21 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Rick Davis looks kind of like Jim Carrey in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”

  42. Rick Davis has managed to take a politician with massive bipartisan appeal and turn him into one of the most despised presidential candidates ever. Every time McCain has something going for him, he turns it around. McCain has more experience that Obama, and this was the one completely legitimate criticism of Obama I could never effectively counter. So Rick decides to ditch this by picking Palin. The base of the party HATED McCain. Not once did they realize that this is an asset? The base of the party LOVES Bush. What better way for McCain to distance himself from Bush than to drive around in his daughter’s Prius, talk about his black cousins, and completely ignore the base whenever possible.

  43. Sweet! Next time Barry calls him “Senator McCain”, Walnuts! is gonna hit the roof and let the “Husseins” fly!

  44. edgydrifter says at 5:25 pm, October 20th, 2008

    StrangelyBrown: Well, it worked so well for Hilz in the primaries that I can certainly understand why McAss has been tempted to use the same strategy in the general.

  45. TexasCowGirl says at 5:34 pm, October 20th, 2008

    I think Rick “the Dick” Davis works as a mole for Obama. Bringing up Rev Wright is a conspiracy to get even more black voters to the polls.

    If bringing up Ayers brought up chants of “terrorist” at McFailin’ rallies then surely Rev Wright will bring out chants of “nigger” (you know that’s what they really want to say) and make people even more disgusted by Republicans.

  46. Harvey Birdman says at 5:34 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Look at that Gay Face. With sad eyes, even.

  47. Ilikepigeons says at 5:43 pm, October 20th, 2008

    oh plz. it’s todd harris hemorrhoid head on hardball whining about barry’s trillions of dollars and how unfair it is! boohoo.

  48. floraway says at 5:48 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Barry must now apologize for anything said by another black person. He represents all black people now. He’s essentially their spokesperson.

    But Johnny Boy needn’t worry about apologizing for anything. It isn’t his fault that calling Obama a friend to terrorists made his supporters think that Obama is a terrorist. That is just what happens when the only people left at your rallies are members of the KKK.

  49. Lionel Hutz Esq.: Plus McCain’s negligent destruction of US government property in Viet Nam (guess who got stuck with the fucking bill for that!) and his subsequent abandonment of his wife and kids for over half a decade just so that he longue about in a hooch.

  50. lounge

  51. PrairiePossum says at 5:51 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Hey Rick - Are you saving the Klan costumes and the burning crosses for another week? I wouldn’t hold back if I were you. Walnuts likes being the underdog, so make sure you do everything in your power to ensure he remains the underdog in this race.

  52. By saying that Jeremiah Wright was “in bounds”, Rick Davis has brought up the controversial reverend’s gay buttsex affair with Tucker Bounds, which is totally OFF LIMITS!!

  53. standingstill says at 6:11 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Is it just me, or does Rick Davis look like the midget (in Twin Peaks) who haunted Agent Cooper’s dreams? He certainly haunts mine.

  54. keepinitrealyo says at 6:37 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Aw, let ‘em bring up Wright again. Obama needs more donations!

  55. FiremanSteve says at 6:39 pm, October 20th, 2008

    This is one American, father, firefighter and gay. I am voting for MAC. America is still a free country. Hopefully we can stay that way.

    Respectfully,

    Fireman Steve

  56. keepinitrealyo says at 6:47 pm, October 20th, 2008

    shortsshortsshorts: Wow, that’s quotable.

  57. Toomush Infermashun says at 6:47 pm, October 20th, 2008

    I just think we, and especially, Cindy, need to know THE FULL EXTENT OF THE McCAIN/PALIN RELATIONSHIP!

  58. justshocking says at 8:20 pm, October 20th, 2008

    FiremanSteve: You’re blue-collar and gay? You’re voting Republican? Eh? That’s possibly the stupidest thing I’ve heard today.

  59. PentagonBookkeeper says at 8:48 pm, October 20th, 2008

    Godot: That’s some great wordsmithing my friend…and from the looks of Tucker Bounds late last week, he sure looks like he needs a big hug.

    Liverspots: OMG! It’s the Grinch!! I’ve been trying to think of who he reminds me of. Thank you Liverpool.

    giggs: Your observation about the McCain campaign actually running to lose, has occured to me. If you look at all the defections from his camp, and the mixed messages that make Johnny look and sound like a frightening baffoon, the one consistent thing seems to be that those who really know him, are trying to get messages out to warn the citizens, “Be afraid. Be very afraid…this man is not well!!” Seriously. If you knew that the candidate for President you had been working for, had serious physical and mental health problems, no matter how much you loved your party, do you think you just might band together with others in the inner circle of like mind, to actually put your “country first”? I know it’s a crazy notion, but a good conspiracy that would actually be for the good - for a “Change”.

    OH NO…Barry’s grandmother is very sick and he’s going to Hawaii to be with her. Please Lord, let her live to see her baby win this.

  60. Well, they already found Barry’s secret gay lover, whom he loves THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH!

  61. FiremanSteve says at 10:18 pm, October 20th, 2008

    justshocking: The last I heard America was a nation of free thinkers. I do not place my vote based on one issue. Gay and blue collar I am. I am also a conservative. Conservatism is not something you find often amongst the gay population. Sadly.

  62. sadderbutnowiser says at 1:55 am, October 21st, 2008

    FiremanSteve: That’s like one of those logic puzzles on the LSAT, isn’t it — “Conservatism is not something you find often amongst the gay population” but the Conservative population is drenched with closet cases, so what percentage of these closet cases will vote for the people who would gladly send them to concentration camps?

  63. FiremanSteve says at 3:29 am, October 21st, 2008

    I guess I should have said that conservatism is not something you find in the general “out” gay population. It is true and also, I have yet to meet a single conservative that would like to see me sent to a concentration camp. A little bit on the paranoid side are you?

  64. run_said_ran says at 11:27 am, October 21st, 2008

    magic titty:

    Sign me up for the CNN shift. I’ve been told I’m very articulate for one of ‘those people’.

  65. John McClain says at 12:59 pm, October 21st, 2008

    FiremanSteve: It’s your friends at the GOP who howl ‘It’s Adam & Eve, not Adam & Steve.’ Tell me that doesn’t hit close to home? Whatever, if you were a real person, which you’re not, you’re an idiot who deserves to be marginalized by your community for supporting a party that caters to a bigoted base. But you’re just a freeper troll on Holiday, so go back to surreptitiously jacking off to Jeff Gannon meets Joe the Plumber porn and working your courage to go toe-tapping in a Minnesota airport restroom.

  66. FiremanSteve says at 3:15 pm, October 22nd, 2008

    Jesus loves you more than I do. Hate filled jerk.

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