Smalley: Scenes from a Bethlehem Supermarket

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mariadcruze — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:51:29 GMT

MCAIN WILL DIE SOON

OBAMA 08,12

CATHOLIC WOMAN FOR OBAMA

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right all along — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:31:07 GMT

Senator John McCain has been true and sincere in proposing the changes that have to be made because life changes everyday.

Please media, continue to put this "patriot" in the light that he has always fought so hard for. BHO is slick. He will say anyting. I used to like the guy but now you can't trust aman who will not say he is sorry obout some of his decisions.....preacher....the surge...and he didn't even ask one question while Gen. Petras was in BHO committe.

Don't trust the snake. It got Adam and Eve in trouble.

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vakosh — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:48:05 GMT

I'm not sure what's funnier, watching Barrack Obama in Europe or watching Brian Williams walking around with BO holding his hanging chad.

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flamingo123 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:49:35 GMT

My vote will go to John McCain. He's sincere, descent, honest, and a true patriot.

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krotten1 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:54:22 GMT

I'm in Toledo and have to go to the grocery store when I get off of work. Maybe McCain will be there to greet me in front of other DOLE products. HA! That was truly a sad spectacle. What is his campaign thinking? I would expect grocery store visits from someone running for county commissioner, not the POTUS! Not that I mind since I am a firm and committed Obama supporter. I have to say to commenter mariadcruz that, much as I don't care for McSame or his policies, I certainly don't wish him dead. I hope that is not what your were implying; only that he is extremely old.

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crescentdave — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:28:08 GMT

Somehow, with a wife worth $100 million dollars, an economic record which made a 180 degree turn between 2000 and 2002, a turn which embraced tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, John McCain truly does need a 3x5 card to remember this week's milk prices ... he's completely out of the loop of everyday economics. And his wooden efforts to relate to "common folk-" even those hand picked by the local republican party- aren't due to a discomfort over canned events. He truly cannot talk, off the cuff, to ordinary Americans. That's why even his so-called town hall appearances are closely regulated and stuffed with pro-McCain supporters. Face it, the man is out of touch. I strongly encourage him to keep visitng supermarkets, 7-11's and Crispy Kreme franchises ... it can only help Obama.

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kaetc — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:43:00 GMT

I am voting for Obama and I have never voted for a Democrat in my life. A lot of my conservative friends are too. McCain may have once been a straight shooter, but he certainly has changed recently or perhaps age is the problem. It was embarassing the way he mutilated the timelime of events concerning the"Awakening" and the "Surge" yesterday, I felt sorry for him. If he has this much trouble now, what will he be like in 4 years? 8 years?? Or worse still, what if he has one of these memory lapses while talking to foreign officials. I respect his service to the country, but frankly I don't think we can take the chance with so much at stake at home and abroad.

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4carol — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:39:01 GMT

You are right about one thing...life does change every day. And we need to change with it or all is lost. MCWAR only knows one thing and that is WAR; he wouldn't change a thing for our country or our reputation around the world.

Yes, he was a hero; but so were many who have fought and died for us!!

By the way, I've never heard MCShame say he was 'sorry" either!!! And he's told way too many whoppers!!!!

Trust, wouldn't trust the man as far as I could throw him!! You all must be rich or you wouldn't even consider that he is "honest"; that really is a laugh!!!

I wouldn't give MCOUTOFTOUCH my vote if he offered to pay off my mortgage!!!!!!!

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yorkielover2 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:17:10 GMT

McCain's thesis for helping our economy is all corporate focused and not average American focused. His thought is "Help my buddies at the top and they can let it trickle down to the little guy." I like Obama's thoughts better. "Help the little guy at the bottom and let it trickle UP to the corporate guys."

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jane.simpson.wilson — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:28:39 GMT

Again, McCain is an undiagnosed severe case of PTSD. I have been married to a VVA PTSD service-conncected veteran for over twenty years. If Mr. McCain does not fit the profile, I am Ootant.

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elizabethpaige — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:02:04 GMT

Millions of voters love Sen. Obama and his message. No phoniness, political posturing, refreshingly 'real'.

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HappyDay41 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:41:50 GMT

Millions of voters do NOT love Sen. OBama and his message.

He nauseates me.

How long did he speak for today in Berlin... 45 minutes? 60 minutes? hours and hours and hours?

The man loves himself and loves to hear himself talk.

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s_otoole41 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:17:23 GMT

McCain needed a note card to tell him the price of milk? And he couldn't come up with anything to talk to this pre-selected woman about? Maybe he could regale her with stories about his private jets and 11 homes. Just another rich elitist Republican.

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1arryb — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:37:07 GMT

Suzanne,

Per <a href="http://www.eschatonblog.com/2008_07_20_archive.html#482119767276354177">Atrios</a>:<blockquote>McCain stages phony event, is bad at it, and this is evidence of how awesome he is because he doesn't like all that phony political stuff.</blockquote>Congrats, You made the big time :)

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KenTpa — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:43:06 GMT

—whose discomfort with the phoniness required by politics has always been evident—

Oh please Andrew stop trying to cover up for this man's mistakes, gaffes, and misques. McCain is comfortable with the phoniness of poltics. If he weren't, he wouldn't have been politics as long as he has. That's what his whole maverick image is about. He takes an occasional stand against his party and is labeled a maverick. He's had to flip flop on a number of those so-called maverick stances just to please the conservative base.

I keep reading and hearing the reason for the media's over coverage of Obama is that McCain is known by the America public. The media might think they know him from his campaign for the nomination in 2000 and 2008, but this is first time many Americans have had a good close look at McCain.

The media should put Obama under the microscope, but that same microscope should be used to look at little closer at McCain too.

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KenTpa — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:46:02 GMT

Sorry Andrew...missed the byline...it should be directed at Suzanne Smalley. Did Suzanne bring McCain a box of donuts with sprinkles and coffee with a little sugar and cream like Liz Sidoti?

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jjg.denis.robert — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:19:34 GMT

"whose discomfort with the phoniness required by politics has always been evident"

My god, could you possibly be more of a shill for McCain?? This kind of inside the locker-room chumminess so-called journalists exhibit on a daily basis which makes us feel that it is journalism, not politics, which has become the phony spectacle...

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masonmcd — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:17:50 GMT

"Even with the amusing mishaps, the entire event came off as canned, and McCain—whose discomfort with the phoniness required by politics has always been evident—spent most of his time shifting uncomfortably."

Or McCain could just be old, and suck as a candidate.

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Saint Peter — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:33:45 GMT

One more stupid pro left pro Obama pro socialist article from the likes of Newseek. McCain is a politician but obviously much more in tune with what this country needs than Obama"s Circus of invisible empty orations. McCain will win easily when the votes are counted, Americans aren't stupid enough to continue down Obama's empty lane. Since when is what Europe wants best for the U.S.? Never has been and never will be. I would rather have any McCain voter as my neighbor than any Obama voter. Obama is a big mistake like so many recently from the left.

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jjcomet — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:33:42 GMT

First of all, how in hell does a 25-year old kid become Assistant Editor at one of the nation's most well-known weekly newsmagazines? That in itself tells me a great deal about how insincere Newsweek is about real, informative coverage of politics.

In the second place, only a shill or bootlicker opines about how uncomfortable a politician is with the phoniness of politics in an article about a campaign appearance at a supermarket. Either Mr. Romano is a complete idiot, or he takes his readers to be idiots. If Saint McCain has such profound distaste for these types of events, why does he have his staff stage them and why does he attend?

Thirdly, what is with thge damnably annoying ad on the right hand side of this page? It covers up text from the comments and there apparently is no way to get rid of it. Seems appropriate that the webads accompanying this piece are as annoying as the article itself...

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citizen4progress — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:26:13 GMT

Man, I can feel the heat through my monitor from all the rage you neocons emblaze in your comments. Hey, you guys have had eight years of having your peeps run things, and..well, look at some polls. The public doesn't like how things are going. If you are honestly surprised when Republicans get the can this fall-which they will-you just have to be as blind and naive as the current lameduck is innept. Besides, American politics is cyclical: every eight or so years, the parties trade off running things. Come on, you've had your turn..

As for the article, the 25 yr old kid's just noting the irony of "Saint" McCain's (a saint? really?) inability to make himself relevant during news cycles even when he tries. When it comes to the media, surely you know it's merely looking for stuff that'll guarantee viewers, right? I agree, it sucks.. But it does, to some extent, reflect what people want to see and think is important. I mean, if the people wanna see more of Obama than John McCain, who are they to deny us of that? Frankly, I'm on your side. I'd love to see a bit more coverage of the Saint in action. People need to see that a guy running on national security and foreign policy creds f***s up basic geography you'd think a foreign policy expert would know, which begs the question: how in the hell did Republicans EVER earn -and retain, for that matter- a reputation for being 'better' at foreign policy issues?

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rdgwalker — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:43:04 GMT

How does a 25 year old become Associate Editor at Newsweek? How about someone who is young, ambitious, and smart. I thought the piece was informative and well written. Summa *** laude from Princeton...clearly he is not a moron. No, this was not written by him mom.

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NBachers — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:33:40 GMT

Hey, jjvomit- apply some hemorrhoid ointment and take your blood pressure medication. Take up yoga . . . or meditation . . . or start eating granola or something. It's not "Saint" McCain, it's "Hey You Kids Get Offa My Lawn!" McCain. Think of Mr. Wilson of Dennis the Menace fame.

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popmanifesto — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:58:16 GMT

Sorry, off topic - can't somebody fix these horrible web pages that cut off the whole right side of every comment? I've tried viewing these pages on both a Mac and a PC and with both Explorer and Firefox, so I know it's not just me. C'mon, Newsweak! Do you not have a professional web person on staff?