Mr. McCain’s performance was well received, raising speculation among some viewers, especially supporters of Mr. Obama, that he was not as isolated during the Obama interview as Mr. Warren implied.
So McCain does well it must mean he and Rick Warren conspired to make Obama look bad?!? This is a sign of ignorance and/or desparation on the part of Obama's campaign. If McCain would have listened to the questions while in the motorcade it would have been extremely risky, one passing reference to an Obama response and he would have been history.
The reality is both had previews of the areas to be questioned Obama choose not to prepare as McCain did, Obama LOST!!!
Mitchell: "The Obama people must feel that he didn't do quite as well as they might have wanted to in that context, because what they are putting out privately is that McCain may not have been in the cone of silence and may have had some ability to overhear what the questions were to Obama. He seemed so well-prepared." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 8/17/08)
McCain campaign response to Obama's NBC press secretary Andrea Mitchell.
Quote:
Make no mistake: This is a serious charge. Andrea Mitchell is repeating, uncritically, a completely unsubstantiated Obama campaign claim that John McCain somehow cheated in last night's forum at Saddleback Church. Instead of trying to substantiate this blatant falsehood in any way, Andrea Mitchell felt that she needed to repeat it on air to millions of "Meet the Press" viewers with no indication that 1.) There's not one shred of evidence that it's true; 2.) In his official correspondence to both campaigns, Pastor Rick Warren provided both candidates with information regarding the topic areas to be covered, which Barack Obama acknowledged during the forum when asked about Pastor Warren's idea of an emergency plan for orphans and Obama said, "I cheated a little bit. I actually looked at this idea ahead of time, and I think it is a great idea;" 3.) John McCain actually requested that he and Barack Obama do the forum together on stage at the same time, making these kinds of after-the-fact complaints moot.
Give me a friggin' break. McCain had enough honor to not take an early release because it would have been ahead of others in a prison camp. With that in mind, does anyone really believe he'd risk his reputation by cheating at the Saddleback Church? This is almost as bad as Memogate.....well, not really as bad, but it's certainly another open and tasteless example of how the press is pushing Obama down our throats.
Quick first impressions: Obama spent more time trying to impress Warren (or to put another away) not offend Warren while McCain seemingly ignored Warren and decided he was talking to folks watching on TV. The McCain way of handling this forum is usually the winning way. Obama may have had more authentic moments but McCain was impressively on message.
This was a mistake Obama made a few times during the primary season. On one hand, it can make a moderator feel good when their subject actually tries to answer every question and take into account their opinions on a particular topic. And Obama's supporters will email me tonight and say this is what they love about him.
And yet, this reminded me of the many comparisons we made between Obama and Hillary Clinton. She was much more effective at answering questions in 90 seconds and always staying on message while Obama too easily allowed himself to get knocked off his talking points. Remember, Obama doesn't need to win over his supporters, he needs folks who are just now tuning in.
supporters of Mr. Obama, that he was not as isolated during the Obama interview as Mr. Warren implied.
Not exactly the way to peel off a few evangelicals is it?
No.
I wouldn't blame him, but I would question him.
Was it his church? If so, he should know who is there, and who isn't.
Especially before you go on and say someone is in a cone of silence.
Just saying.
supporters of Mr. Obama, that he was not as isolated during the Obama interview as Mr. Warren implied.
Not exactly the way to peel off a few evangelicals is it?
No.
I wouldn't blame him, but I would question him.
Was it his church? If so, he should know who is there, and who isn't.
Especially before you go on and say someone is in a cone of silence.
Just saying.
From Rick Warren: "John McCain arrived a little late, but there was no way he heard any questions once he arrived." "I told Barack Obama about one question I was going to ask in advance, John McCain did not get to hear this because he was late."
supporters of Mr. Obama, that he was not as isolated during the Obama interview as Mr. Warren implied.
Not exactly the way to peel off a few evangelicals is it?
No.
I wouldn't blame him, but I would question him.
Was it his church? If so, he should know who is there, and who isn't.
Especially before you go on and say someone is in a cone of silence.
Just saying.
From Rick Warren: "John McCain arrived a little late, but there was no way he heard any questions once he arrived." "I told Barack Obama about one question I was going to ask in advance, John McCain did not get to hear this because he was late."
How does he know this. He told me McCain was in a cone of silence the whole time. You expect me to trust anything else he says. Did he stop the show and personally lock him in the cone of silence. There are a million and one ways he could of found out what the questions were.
Make no mistake: This is a serious charge. Andrea Mitchell is repeating, uncritically, a completely unsubstantiated Obama campaign claim that John McCain somehow cheated in last night's forum at Saddleback Church. Instead of trying to substantiate this blatant falsehood in any way, Andrea Mitchell felt that she needed to repeat it on air to millions of "Meet the Press" viewers with no indication that 1.) There's not one shred of evidence that it's true; 2.) In his official correspondence to both campaigns, Pastor Rick Warren provided both candidates with information regarding the topic areas to be covered, which Barack Obama acknowledged during the forum when asked about Pastor Warren's idea of an emergency plan for orphans and Obama said, "I cheated a little bit. I actually looked at this idea ahead of time, and I think it is a great idea;" 3.) John McCain actually requested that he and Barack Obama do the forum together on stage at the same time, making these kinds of after-the-fact complaints moot.
I'm assuming you tossed this in as a comedy so I'll can my response.
If you had to choose, who do you think told more lies on the campaign trail? I know, I know, Hillary would win this hands down. But let's keep this between BO and McC.
I'm assuming you tossed this in as a comedy so I'll can my response.
If you had to choose, who do you think told more lies on the campaign trail? I know, I know, Hillary would win this hands down. But let's keep this between BO and McC.
This is a sign of ignorance and/or desparation on the part of Obama's campaign. If McCain would have listened to the questions while in the motorcade it would have been extremely risky, one passing reference to an Obama response and he would have been history. 
