McCain's Double Standard on Campaign Visits to Military Bases »
Posted By Aidenag 11 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsBarack Obama canceled a pre-planned visit to the troops in Germany yesterday after being told that the trip would violate a Pentagon policy. However, the McCain campaign is now blasting Obama to say that he is 'anti-troops' because he didn't visit the army bases. Note that McCain was denied a visit under the same policy in April but didn't complain
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FSU92grad11 months, 2 weeks ago
Success of his trip ? It was an absolute failure....The polls have barely budged because of it....And btw, attracting 200,000 people in Germany is no small task....David Hasselhoff does it all the time...He's very popular in Germany...
And this assertion is true....Do you need more proof for your pathetic candidate ? Read on:
"Sen. Obama is welcome to visit Landstuhl or any military hospital in his official capacity as a United States senator," Morrell said in a brief interview. "But there is a DOD policy which governs campaigning and electioneering at military facilities that would have to be respected if he were to visit. That distinction was relayed and made clear to campaign, and they made a decision on their own based on that guidance."
Morrell, in a subsequent interview, added that military officials told Obama he could only visit the military facility with his Secret Service detail and Senate staff.
"We made it clear to him that campaign staff and press would not be permitted to accompany him," Morrell said of Obama. "We relayed those ground rules. They made a choice based upon the information we relayed to them. It was their choice. We had nothing to do with it."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0708/DoD_spokesman_says_Obama...h
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fsev4111 months, 2 weeks ago
As always, a double standard. I don't believe either candidate has sufficient control over what their "campaign" says. The party controls almost everything. How refreshing it would be to have a "clean" presidential election. I could envision two (or even better three) candidates in a president only election, no "coattail" senate/congress elections, and give the candidates complete control of their campaigns. I think we'd get a lot clearer picture of what each candidate really stood for. I guess I'm a dreamer.
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Ciera-Marie11 months, 2 weeks ago
Both McCain and Obama can't visit military bases while campaigning. So what's the problem? Both sides are following the rules. This makes sense.
I agree with you jordan11. They've got nothing on Obama so they have to make something up to attack him on. How has McCain supported the troops? His track record sticks. Yes he has two children who have served or are serving. Still hasn't stopped him from voting against bills that would benefit vets now does it.
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jordan1111 months, 2 weeks ago
McCain & his wife have plenty of $$$ to take care of any needs his children in the service have. Sadly, that certainly can't be said for most in the service. His children have nothing to lose when he votes against the needs of our Armed Forces. You're right, his record is nothing short of awful on vets issues.
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FSU92grad11 months, 2 weeks ago
Got nothing on Osama ? You've GOT to be kdding....Only a lib would buy the crap that Osama and his campaign thugs are shovelin'....
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=*******&page=1
At the Pentagon, spokesman Bryan Whitman denied that the Pentagon had discouraged Obama from visiting the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. Obama was "absolutely" told he could visit the troops at Landstuhl, said Whitman.
However, the issue of his visit was dealt with by hospital officials and military officials in Europe familiar with Pentagon guidelines for visits to military installations by a political campaign.
Whitman said Obama is "certainly welcome to visit a military medical facility any time he wants to," as long as that visit was consistent with that of a sitting senator.
He added, "We do have certain policy guidelines for political campaigns and elections and what's appropriate and not appropriate in those situations. But, the Pentagon, to use your words, certainly did not tell the senator that he could not visit Landstuhl."
Please use your head next time before you start babbling away at somthing you guys really know nothing about....
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scott426111 months, 2 weeks ago
You are absolutely correct, Ciera Marie.
(And, girl, just so you know, you avatar is fabulous!)
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Ciera-Marie11 months, 2 weeks ago
Both McCain and Obama can't visit military bases while campaigning. So what's the problem? Both sides are following the rules. This makes sense.
I agree with you jordan11. They've got nothing on Obama so they have to make something up to attack him on. How has McCain supported the troops? His track record sticks. Yes he has two children who have served or are serving. Still hasn't stopped him from voting against bills that would benefit vets now does it.
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raats666211 months, 2 weeks ago
The sad part is this article is kicked back several pages while over 200 comments are made to the article on the 1st page about Obama REFUSING to visit the troops or refusing to go because the MEDIA wouldn't be allowed (since he couldn't get a photo-op he wasn't going to go).
THIS thread should be on the front page right next to THAT thread.
It looks like AOL's influence is starting to show itself.
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quackpot11 months, 2 weeks ago
McCain's supporters are left with little to support except the fictions that they synthesize.
Let them have their fun for a few more days until the voters get tired of the nonsense
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BillieMaxer11 months, 2 weeks ago
What really makes me laugh is CNN , Fox ,etc. and how they make stories like Obama not seeing the wounded troops into a sensational extravaganza , interviewing everyone and their mother, knocking the heck out of the guy and the story and then they get the real story. Then it starts all over again.Was there ever a time when news people, reporters etc., actually looked for the truth before they put it to TV or the press? Are American people actually that naive or that gullible to believe most the nonsense on CNN, Fox etc ? Oh ya I forgot G.W.Bush was voted in for a second term.
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Teech11 months, 2 weeks ago
Another non-issue to deflect the fact that Bush has promulgated the most failed presidency in American history.
A failed war, a failed economy, a failed foreign policy, a failed domestic policy. Bush's ONLY success has been fostering and abetting international terrorism for his own gain. History will reveal even MORE than we know now to further bolster this fact.
A worthless President and a worthless human being.
What's the next big Repuke issue, the color of Michelle's dress. They already have the paint job on Obama's airplane and this lame issue. The venue of Obama's speech was a biggie!
The GOP is getting desperate waaayyyyy to early. The Repukes and Cons will have to struggle to get more pathetic, ridiculous, or less believable. I'm sure they're up to the challenge.
Drool on with McSame and the Cons.
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tchef11 months, 2 weeks ago
Once again the McCain supporters are trying to make something out of nothing. You guys need to remember who got us into this war, if it weren't for that we wouldn't have any wounded to be visiting. We should have finished the job in Afghanistan instead of going off to Iraq who was no threat to us.
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