Comments on: The October of McCain’s Discontent

By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:58:53 +0000

To each their own :)

By: ryptide

ryptide — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:51:34 +0000

You’re a McCain supporter, so you’re going to see it through that lens. I’m an Obama supporter so I’m going to see it through that lens.

I just think if you look at the surrounding events it is pretty clear that McCain has little respect for his opponent. He barely looks at him in debates, has shunned him on the Senate floor when they are both back for votes, addressed him as “that one”, made gestures toward the audience at this debate while Obama was speaking. He’s just disrespectful.

So, whether or not he shook the man’s hand doesn’t really matter. There are plenty of other indicators.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:52:57 +0000

“McCain did see Obama reach out his hand. He gestured towards his wife instead.” – he doesn’t look down. really look, doesn’t it look like he’s just gesturing to his wife as in he’s introducing them?

i’m not a mccain nut by any stretch of the means, i just giggle that that video made such a fuss. when i view it as just a video i see it as a quick “oh hey, this is my wife” type of thing. lots going on, probably honestly didn’t notice his hand reaching out. least his made an effort to say hi, friendly hand on the shoulder is a big more welcoming than a cold handshake IMO.

*shrug* it really just makes me giggle.

By: ryptide

ryptide — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:46:36 +0000

McCain did see Obama reach out his hand. He gestured towards his wife instead.

You’re right, it may be a stretch. But taken in context with the fact that McCain wouldn’t even *look* at him during the first debate, and the “that one” comment it looks to me like Senator McCain’s annoyance with having to put up with this whippersnapper has boiled over.

I’m not freaking out saying the “that one” comment is racist or something, but it most certainly is clearly dismissive. They are both Senators! McCain should show some respect.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:39:39 +0000

Really? The handshake thing is a little far fetched. Quite often people don’t see another person reaching out to shake their hand. If you view that in a non-biased fashion it’s quite clear that that’s what happened.

And the “that one” comment… come on! Figure of speech. Why on earth are people so up in arms over this.

By: Janny

Janny — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:42:24 +0000

I would love to see that kind of thing too but the problem is they’d keep going and going without time limit. It would be like an eight hour marathon of the same topic just going back and forth. And neither one would give up.