McCain Clueless On How Some Insurance Companies Cover Viagra, But Not Birth Control

Oh, but keep in mind...

Supposedly Gramm's words don't represent what John McCain really thinks. Per Talking Points Memo:

"Phil Gramm's comments are not representative of John McCain's views. John McCain travels the country every day talking to Americans who are hurting, feeling pain at the pump and worrying about how they'll pay their mortgage. That's why he has a realistic plan to deliver immediate relief at the gas pump, grow our economy and put Americans back to work."

http://tpmelectioncentral.talk...

Always good to see that the campaign is willing to distance themselves from the words of the candidate's own chief economic adviser... though I imagine that'll change, or Gramm'll simply step away quietly, and all will be forgotten in a week.

'Be yourself, no matter what they say,' -- Sting, 'Englishman in New York'

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by: Shannon Spencer Fox @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 08:03:39 AM CDT

After Watching This Clip

last night on CNN, I almost felt sorry for McCain...almost. He was so obviously clueless on this subject. However, the fact that he was so clueless about this subject (which has been a sore point with many women for years) just makes him look even more out of touch with reality and his fellow citizens. And this man wants to be president?

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by: Fiona @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 08:07:42 AM CDT

It will be very interesting to see if McCain makes it past the convention

More and more, he is becoming a disaster for the Republican Party. Will the GOP "stay the course" for certain defeat, or will party insiders manage to convince delegates to nominate someone else with a better chance?

Oh, wait.... That assumes that the Republicans have anyone with a better chance.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même merde.

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by: TechBear @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 08:17:38 AM CDT

Yes, OH PAM!

Break out the Clown Car... let's all have a wonderal deja vu. (For you francophobes, that means to see over again.... encore un peu.)

It's the Hammer of JUSTICE,
It's the Bell of FREEDOM,
It's the Song about LOVE between,
my Brothers and my Sisters
...All over this Land.

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by: Orion45 @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 10:09:28 AM CDT

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...wonderal

Well thats not too bad, but of course I meant wonderful.  I will preview. I will preview.

It's the Hammer of JUSTICE,
It's the Bell of FREEDOM,
It's the Song about LOVE between,
my Brothers and my Sisters
...All over this Land.

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by: Orion45 @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 10:10:37 AM CDT

[ Parent ]

Clown Car?

I feel like I'm missiong out on something.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même merde.

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by: TechBear @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 10:58:42 AM CDT

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The Clown Car...

... was a brilliant piece of artwork Pam came up with that showed the initial... eight? or so... Republican candidates for the Presidency, all clustered around/in a typically bright yellow clown-car, and decked out in appropriate rainbow-wig-and-rubber-nose attire. As each one dropped out, the Clown Car graphic was updated with Xs on the faces of the losers.

I'll second Orion45's request: let's see the Clown Car again! It's been too long!

'Be yourself, no matter what they say,' -- Sting, 'Englishman in New York'

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by: Shannon Spencer Fox @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 15:09:51 PM CDT

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by demand...the GOP clown car!

It was the handiwork of Melissa McEwan:

"I didn't have room for Hunter, Keyes, and Tancredo, but I managed to fit the seven biggest clowns in the bunch: Rudy "Popo" Giuliani, Fred "Bobo" Thompson, Mitt "Dodo" Romney, Sam "Coco" Brownback, Mike "Hoho" Huckabee, Ron "RoPo" Paul, and John "Assho" McCain. Honk honk."

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by: Pam Spaulding @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 16:43:18 PM CDT

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Ah, always a crowd pleaser...

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

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by: Louise @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 17:33:13 PM CDT

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Thanks, Pam!

Always good to see it again. :)

'Be yourself, no matter what they say,' -- Sting, 'Englishman in New York'

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by: Shannon Spencer Fox @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 19:45:48 PM CDT

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Brilliant!

I'm sorry I missed that; I spent most of primary season off line.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même merde.

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by: TechBear @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 22:37:37 PM CDT

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Well...

DID he ever follow up? If he didn't, then that's the story "McCain Ducks Birth Control Issue." But I would genuinely be interested in what he had to say later.

And I'm no fan of Sen. McCain, but I'd rather a candidate took time to think about an issue, rather than get the "I, uh, uh, uh...I think, uh, uh, uh, this is a complicated issue, uh, uh, uh..." statement like some other candidates I could mention.

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by: captsfufp @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 08:42:45 AM CDT

Well if this long-term ARIZONA SENATOR.

Can't realize that the way to protect all Americans from the high cost of OPEC oil is to increase subsidies for SOLAR POWER.  There that's a pure demonstration of his brain power!

It's the Hammer of JUSTICE,
It's the Bell of FREEDOM,
It's the Song about LOVE between,
my Brothers and my Sisters
...All over this Land.

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by: Orion45 @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 10:07:07 AM CDT

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Looking for the right words

or so that's what it seemed like he was trying to do when I saw this Countdown last night.

I was watching him struggle as he searched for a lie, because that's what his body language seemed to indicate, I started talking to the TV, "Come on John say it!  Women are second class citizens and men need to make these important decisions about their bodies for them.  However, sporting wood is a man's God given Right and that can't be denied."

God I can't stomach Republicans.

Besser ein ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne ende

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by: becca @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 08:49:05 AM CDT

Well, to be fair to Phil Gramm...

His stock portfolio, worth millions, probably has suffered a slight decline...and look how well he's taking it! What a fine example for the minimum-wage earners of our land.

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by: guspup @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 08:58:28 AM CDT

He's not all here

I am not one with any illusions about the extremely conservative and anti-woman anti-gay nature of McCain's politics, but this is not John McCain. It is becoming more and more clear that he's suffering from some type of cognitive issue. He's not searching for a lie, he just has no idea what the issue is or what to do. I suspect he will be replaced before or at the convention and in a sense I hope it happens because nobody should have their dignity destroyed by putting their deterioration on public display in this manner.

Gramm on the other hand is just a tool.

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by: kathygnome @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 10:12:07 AM CDT

Painful to Watch!

This video was hilariously painful to watch...as the minutes dragged on, poor clueless McSame struggled to come up with something intelligent to say about this Viagra/Birth Control Pill statement from Fiona and had to finally settle for a stumbled "I don't know enough about the issue to have a view..."

Pathetic! And it is a scene we will probably see again and again on the trail as McCain struggles to hold contradictory and stupid stands on the main issues facing Americans.

And after throwing his good buddy Gramm under the bus, McSame shows just how loyal he is to his people...his only loyalties are to John McCain, and not the US population.

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by: wagonjak @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:20:33 AM CDT

Definitely Painful!

However, on at least two occasions he supposedly had an opinion on this subject, 2003 and 2005. Is he telling us that he voted both times without knowing what he was voting for, or is he telling us that his memory is so bad that he can't remember what he voted on and why? Or, as one poster noted, was he just having a hard time thinking up a lie on the spur of the moment after being caught off guard with this question? Whatever the answers, I'm beginning to truly have questions about McCain's mental abilities.

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by: Fiona @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 13:32:54 PM CDT

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McCain has always been quietly sitting in the anti-reproductive rights

organizations' pockets. 100% approval from Right to Life, strong approval from patriarchal family organizations. Whatever they say now,they have given him praise for his consistent anti abortion, anti birth control, anti LGBT rights positions before he stepped into the 2008 presidential race.

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by: NancyP @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:57:41 AM CDT

McSame clueless....end of sentence

Give Phil Graham a mic 24/7, he is like manna from heaven for Obama.

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 12:12:23 PM CDT

I can venture a pretty good guess

as to what he would like to say on the issue.

The same thing that the asshole said to his wife...in front of a bunch of reporters.

What can we expect from a guy who dumps his disabled wife for a newer younger one, then treats her like crap, too? We don't even need to look at his voting record to know where he stands. The way he treats his wives tells us all we need to know.

susanferman.wordpress.com

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by: Susan_F @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 17:14:14 PM CDT

He's also gotten whacked this week for his mutually contradictory domestic policy goals.

He wants to balance the budget with the peace dividend Iraq will provide (LOL).  

He wants to keep cutting taxes, but not seriously mess with spending, except for "improving efficiency" (how many times in a row now has that old card been played?)  

There are others in this list, but I can't remember them now.

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by: oddjob @ Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 18:16:35 PM CDT

i read McSame filed for 2nd marriage licence before he was granted his divorce

CLASS ACT!

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 00:48:14 AM CDT

Politics are so crazy....

It is ridiculous that McCain cannot answer a SIMPLE, straightforward question.  There are only two answers to the question: Yes or No.  McCain didn't answer because he doesn't want to alienate and voters.  Just be honest.  It just seems like many politicians cannot even think for themselves.  It is all about not having an opinion----although McCain's voting record speaks for itself.

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by: OKPW @ Sat Jul 12, 2008 at 17:41:48 PM CDT