Andrea Mitchell: McCain must've cheated, he was so well prepared

From MSNBC:

(Videotape)

SEN. JOHN McCAIN (R-AZ): Defeat it. Couple of points. One, if I'm president of the United States, my friends, if I have to follow him to the gates of hell, I will get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice. I will do that and I know how to do it. I will get that done.

(End videotape)

MR. GREGORY: Andrea Mitchell, that's a pretty clear contrast.

MS. ANDREA MITCHELL: Oh, absolutely. And, you know, there was the crisp, immediate, forceful response by John McCain, clearly in a comfort zone because he was with his base. And Barack Obama, taking a risk in going there but seeing an opportunity. And a much more nuanced approach. The Obama people must feel that he didn't do quite as well as they might have wanted to in that context, because that--what they're 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.

MR. GREGORY: Right.

MS. MITCHELL: He seemed so well prepared.

MR. GREGORY: Well, you talk about this issue and the crisis that's in Georgia, nuanced doesn't work for Democrats. And here, Obama's been criticized this week for the idea that there should be restraint on both sides when the administration, you hear this morning, is out with very tough language against Russia.

MS. MITCHELL: In the long run, though, if you look at the analysis and how this all started, nuanced may be a better approach than this get tough approach. But clearly, as a sound bite in a political campaign, going after Russia, going after Putin is a much more appealing approach. But when you, when you talk to people who really know the issue, Georgia did things and Ossetia is not a clear-cut case. I mean, there is a lot of, of depth here. But what Obama is trying to--how he's trying to frame it is not as easily sold on the campaign trail.

That'll be the spin then I guess... McCain kicks butt at Saddleback, Obama looks less than Presidential (and typically nuanced) and it all must be because McCain cheated.

Pretty amazing... but then again, not really.  The MSM has to continue to prop up this empty suit and they're going to have to be pretty creative to do so.  Accusing McCain of cheating is but one way.  There'll be more ways unveiled between now and November, no doubt.

With props to Kim at Wizbang who's pretty pissed about the whole thing:

Unbelievable. Barack Obama got his ass handed to him last night because he is a light weight and that's it. There is no other reason, and for his camp to completely malign Senator McCain's honor and integrity is just plain offensive.

According to the Obama camp John McCain couldn't possibly have had a great night because he was able to call on his deep bench of knowledge that's a result of a lifetime of experience in government and military service and international relations. No. According to Obama, that couldn't possibly be the case. It has to be that he cheated.

How utterly pathetic.

But, you know, Obama can just up this charade that he's in the same league as McCain and then toss insults when he fails to measure up because it will illustrate even more that Obama is about as qualified to be President of the United States as Bozo the Clown.

It's the liberal way really.  When they can't best your ideas, your thinking, your mindset, they attempt to tear you down with lies, innuendo, and blatant falsehoods.

I call it evil.  You can call it what ever the hell you'd like.

Comments

[Beth Ford]

Until SHE(or Obama's camp) can prove cheating..shut up.YOU LOOK LIKE FOOLS!!!
They kept quiet over Edward's, but talk (too much) because mCaine did well Saturday.
I hope they intend to apologize, too!

[Robin]

Andrea Mitchell is an objective journalist. I happen to agree with her suspicions. Not that he did exceedingly well in the frequency he visited his stump speeches. But to associate Mitchell to the Obama camp and a liberal because she notes the dishonesty of YOUR candidate, has no traction. She is the wife of Alan Greenspan for heaven's sake.

But for you she must be Mrs. TwoFace for your conclusions to hold.

"Andrea Mitchell (born October 30, 1946 in New York, NY) is a Washington, D.C.-based American television journalist, anchor, reporter, and commentator for NBC News. She is NBC News' Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, and has recently reported on the 2008 Race for the White House for NBC News broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today, and MSNBC. She anchors the 1 p.m. hour of MSNBC Live, has appeared on Meet the Press, and is often a guest on Hardball with Chris Matthews." Wikipedia

Let's talk to the substance of the answers.
I was not surprised to hear McCain speak glowingly of long dead presidents who spoke from "bully pupits", believing that is what is needed once again. Being a bully is all that John is. In this time, the bully pulpit has made us most completely impotent in the world view.
The authentic change of Obama has nothing to do with a bully pulpit, a flailing "shoot from the hip" octogenarian.
I do not see McCain departing from confrontational and war rhetoric. That is certainly one way to deal with problems. But for such folk they must have an ongoing war to appear marginally relevant.

[Mommynator]

Clearly, you need to look up the definition of "objective", because you haven't a clue.

An accusation was made against Senator McCain by Obama's camp.

IF - and that's a HUGE if - Mz. Mitchell wanted to be object, she would have attempted to contact Mr. McCain's camp to rebut/give evidence against/etc. what Obama is accusing them of.

She did not do so. Therefore, the conclusion is that she cares not for objectivity.

Obama made a damn fool of himself. His "wisdom" is not only above his paygrade, he is drowning in his own sea of rhetoric and lies that he cannot keep straight according to OBJECTIVE AND VERIFIABLE records.

Robin, try this bullshyte somewhere else.

[Paul Racataian]

From Beth Ford:

""Until SHE(or Obama's camp) can prove cheating..shut up.YOU LOOK LIKE FOOLS!!!""

So how's GITMO working out for you guys? Never ever accuse anyone of anything ever... unless it suits you of course.

We got the driver for being a driver of all things!!! Go America!!!

Your side should be screaming at the 'cone of silence' comment.

And considering your candidates propensity for 'forgetting' or 'mis-stating' I completly understand all the 'evil NBC' rhetoric. For the first time in about 8 years Sen. McCain didn't look like he was fighting with himself. About time...

Good luck in the debates because Sen. McCain is going to need it.

[tim aka The Godless Heathen]

“So how's GITMO working out for you guys?”

So you’re not American Paul? You see, we keep really bad people in GITMO. People who wouldn’t hesitate to kill you or your family but I guess you have a better idea what to do with “our” enemy combatants. Maybe your boy Obama could just talk them out of being scumbags.

“Good luck in the debates because Sen. McCain is going to need it.”

Thanks for the morning laugh. Obama can talk about as well as he knows how many states there are, if the Surge worked, didn’t know his reverend of 20 yrs. was a America hating, racist bigot, Iran doesn’t pose a threat to us because it’s a “tiny country”, (I could go on but you get the picture, no?)

Yea, I wonder why Obama doesn’t want to do any TOWN HALL debates. Ahh…hmmm…ahhh…well…what I’ve always said…ahh… (insert false, contradictory, asinine statement).

I can’t wait for the debates, Obama is gonn’a be exposed for the fool he is.