# McCain campaign slams Obama's visit to his grandmother **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 23, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233 "2008-10-23T17:27:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/1 "2008-10-23T17:27:30Z")
Holy cow. On MSNBC today, in an interview with David Shuster, McCain spokesturd Brad Blakeman blasted Obama in response to a question about the RNC’s $150,000 shopping spree for Sarah Palin. I paraphrase: If you want to talk about spending money, how 'bout Barack Obama taking a 767 to Hawaii to visit his sick grandmother? All the fuel and expense that’ll be. Why doesn’t he just take a commercial flight if he needs to take a break and go to Hawaii? How do you think his contributors feel, paying for him to go on a trip to Hawaii?You know, it occured to me to wonder, when I first heard about Obama’s gravely ill grandmother — how would the Republicans repackage it into a campaign slur? And to be honest, I couldn’t think of anything. It never dawned on me that they might just jump right in, dismiss the old bitch as unimportant, and tie it all in with a frivolous mega-buy from America’s priciest clothing stores. Damn. You know, the really sick thing right now is John McCain’s campaign. It is easy to imagine his staff sitirring up batches of Soylent Green in cauldron’s while they cackle and stab at each other with their prehensile penises. I’m not even going to get into explaining to the truly retarded why a commercial flight is problematic for a presidential candidate travelling with his security and staff. Nor will I deal with the obvious fact that Obama’s supporters — by the very meaning of the word “support” — would have absolutely no problem with him visiting his ailing grandmother who raised him. Honestly, I’d have been disappointed if he had not decided to go. Anyway, I’m almost exhausted fighting these fucking Troglodytes. I can’t imagine how Obama’s campaign staff must feel. McCain and his enablers can’t be extinguished soon enough, as far as I’m concerned. It’s time to bury these shitheads. If you do support Obama, please don’t fail to vote. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/2 "2008-10-23T17:30:15Z")
He’ll try about anything at this point, won’t he? I’m guessing as far as he’s concerned, he can only go up from here. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/3 "2008-10-23T17:39:45Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > It is easy to imagine his staff sitirring up batches of Soylent Green in cauldron’s while they cackle and stab at each other with their prehensile penises. Thanks for the mental picture. Too much information. More than I needed to know. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/4 "2008-10-23T17:43:19Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Thanks for the mental picture. > > Too much information. > > More than I needed to know. What? You’ve never seen a Skull & Bones initiation? ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/5 "2008-10-23T17:45:30Z")
For 5 years McCain couldn’t vis…ah, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/6 "2008-10-23T17:59:14Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Damn. You know, the really sick thing right now is John McCain’s campaign. It is easy to imagine his staff sitirring up batches of Soylent Green in cauldron’s while they cackle and stab at each other with their prehensile penises. This made me think of the flick “The Arrival”. Fold back knees and shit. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/7 "2008-10-23T18:01:54Z")
Super fantasy response: “As soon as I’ve tended to the needs of my family I’ll be sure to take a direct flight to the McCain campaign headquarters as it’s my intention to attempt a visit to all terminally ill entities that I’m involved with. It’s my hope that Senator McCain’s campaign can just hold on a few more days so that I can also pay it some last respects.” ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/8 "2008-10-23T18:06:03Z")
I wondered why Obama didn’t just do a little campaigning in Hawaii? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/9 "2008-10-23T18:08:52Z")
I hope this ends up on youtube soon. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/10 "2008-10-23T18:12:59Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I wondered why Obama didn’t just do a little campaigning in Hawaii? …what would be the point? He’s winning by 41% in HI. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/11 "2008-10-23T18:16:22Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I wondered why Obama didn’t just do a little campaigning in Hawaii? He’s too busy to waste his time in a blue state. You know what? I’ll campaign there for him. I’ll try to round up some constituents on the beaches. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/12 "2008-10-23T18:18:11Z")
Having his grandmother die in Hawaii is just a cheap campaign trick. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/13 "2008-10-23T18:20:44Z")
Why do Republicans hate the sick and the elderly? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/14 "2008-10-23T18:21:35Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Why do Republicans hate the sick and the elderly? They don’t. They LOVE McCain. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/15 "2008-10-23T18:22:19Z")
Somebody will probably apologize for this in a couple of hours. Not that that makes it any less moronic. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/16 "2008-10-23T18:25:59Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > If you want to talk about spending money, how 'bout Barack Obama taking a 767 to Hawaii to visit his sick grandmother? All the fuel and expense that’ll be. Why doesn’t he just take a commercial flight if he needs to take a break and go to Hawaii? How do you think his contributors feel, paying for him to go on a trip to Hawaii? Don’t worry **Lib**. No one give’s a shit. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/17 "2008-10-23T18:29:52Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Having his grandmother die in Hawaii is just a cheap campaign trick. October surprise! ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/18 "2008-10-23T18:31:51Z")
McCain had to charter a helicopter from Pennsylvania to make it to the David Letterman show on time. Ho! Ha ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust! ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/19 "2008-10-23T18:35:14Z")
Why would anybody say something so mean-spirited on national TV? Is anyone in that campaign thinking at all? I guess he’s striving for the equivalence the media types all love so much…but surely somebody with a wit of sense knows that slamming someone for visiting an ailing relative only serves to make you look like a mean SOB and thus shouldn’t be touched with a 10 foot pole. Does he think that there are some undecided voters out there who are now going to vote for McCain because Obama is visiting a sick relative in the most efficient but also most costly manner? I, for one, blame FOX News. It has been the standard bearer of “Right Wing World”. A place where everything a Republican does is good and a Democrat bad for no other reason than political affiliation. The right wing cabal has only been listening to itself for so long they appear to believe that most Americans think what they think. When they come out in the open and say the stuff that gets applauded on FOX and the equivalent print/blog world to regular people, they make things worse because it sounds so horrible. So far, they don’t appear to be able to figure out why they are being given such a hard time. Instead of evaluating the situation and realizing that they’ve been playing on a tilted field for so long that they’ve lost touch with level, they’re blaming everything else. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233/20 "2008-10-23T18:36:35Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Why do Republicans hate the sick and the elderly? 'Cause they sop up tax money via Medicare? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-slams-obamas-visit-to-his-grandmother/469233.md?page=2)