http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/20/mccain_criticizes_obama_on_fin.html

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sen. John McCain accused Sen. Barack Obama this morning of engaging in "Washington doublespeak" and challenged him to abide by what he called a signed commitment to accept public financing in the general election.

"Facts are facts," McCain said, noting that news accounts suggested that Obama was considering rejecting public financing because his extraordinary fundraising prowess. He said that Obama a year ago "signed a piece of paper" pledging to accept public financing if he won the nomination, while Sen. Hillary Clinton -- who at the time was the Democratic front-runner -- did not.

"That's Washington doublespeak," McCain told reporters. "I committed to public financing. He committed to public financing. It is not any more complicated than that. I hope he will keep his commitment to the American people."

Discuss.

His wife is fucking creepy.

Mccains the man

Quote from: AbsintheClock;1368478His wife is fucking creepy.

yeah man she looks like an insect woman or a robot or some shit.

mccain doesn't look much better, like a fucking reanimated corpse or some shit.

She looks like one of those evil women in movies that are the head of the huge corporations and nukes some small town in Illinois when the hero confronts her.

is public financing exactly what it sounds like?

why does mccain want obama to have more money???

Quote from: Adam "Adam West" West;1368502is public financing exactly what it sounds like?

why does mccain want obama to have more money???

read the article, its not what you're thinking

Quote from: ToyotaClock;1368504read the article, its not what you're thinking

how about just telling me!

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That makes sense.

Good for McCain for calling him out.


edit: Why does clicking the article pop up Last Measure?



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There's an eighty-something million dollar limit to public financing, but private is unlimited, that's why this is important.

Also why hasn't toyota been banned for that thing in his post?

Quote from: AbsintheClock;1368478His wife is fucking creepy.

I'd hit it. Plus she probably has magical abilities of restoring youth to aging men.

Goddamnit I hate politics so fucking much

Quote from: Moose Clock;1368571I'd hit it. Plus she probably has magical abilities of restoring youth to aging men.

Plus she's rich as fuck.

Mcain is a straight up hater.

Hmm, even though I'm Canadian, I still think McCain shouldn't make it to the top of the US political ecosystem. I'm starting to think he doesn't know what the heck he's talking about (cause I'm a bit perplexed by his hot water for dehydrated babies pledge, and his threats to veto every single beer.)

Who gives a shit if he doesn't take public financing? It would be really fucking stupid of him to take it now that he's raised so much privately. Things change. Any candidate who would throw out $200+ million in exchange for $85 million is braindead. I'm glad Obama doesn't want to be braindead.

All of this is true, btw.