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January 24, 2010

McCain: Campaign Finance Reform is Dead
— Dave in Texas

Doesn't seem too worked up about it. But he does (oddly) suggest the justices erred because of a lack of political experience, not simply a matter of interpreting law and the Constitution. I guess running for county sheriff helps you with all this constitutional law stuff.

On Face the Nation today with Schieffer (I'm not embedding the video cause I ran it up to 4:16 for you, still trying to figure out if you can embed the #t= code in a post, but if you add #t=xxmyys to the end of a youtube link where xx is mins and yy is seconds, you can start the vid where you want it to start. Didn't work when I used it on the embed code though. It's probably me).

Thanks to Michael for reminding me about the time thingy.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at 03:42 PM | Comments (92)
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1 Third!

Posted by: joe biden at January 24, 2010 04:14 PM (2qU2d)

2 2nd

Posted by: Ohio Dan at January 24, 2010 04:16 PM (rurh0)

3 Campaign Finance"reform" died when Obumbles raised $800 million.

Posted by: steevy at January 24, 2010 04:16 PM (mgki+)

4 McCain: Campaign Finance Reform The Republic is DeadFIFY. good night, and good luck.

Posted by: Keith Olbermann at January 24, 2010 04:16 PM (qyKoF)

5 And my first 1st sort of

Posted by: Ohio Dan at January 24, 2010 04:16 PM (rurh0)

6 I'm the other Michael, and here's the YouTube tricks page I shared with Ace last year.

Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at January 24, 2010 04:18 PM (juTMa)

McCain is a disease.

Posted by: TexasJew at January 24, 2010 04:19 PM (dcKUM)

8 Not surprising with his views on free speech. I think there's video of him saying something about preferring good or honest government or some other such garbage than having freedom of speech. He may not be a liberal but he certainly is a fan of government control over the people.

Posted by: buzzion at January 24, 2010 04:20 PM (oVQFe)

9 It's a terrible fucking thing that all of these corporations are going to start broadcasting their preferences to the rubes.

Posted by: Jeff Immelt at January 24, 2010 04:22 PM (38rck)

10 Buyer's remorse from McCain whose presidential campaign was hoisted by that particular petard.

But, the way you should read it is McCain saying "I'm not going to fuck that particular chicken anymore."

His tendency to make himself into a Solomon hasn't gone away however.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 24, 2010 04:22 PM (Vo2Ef)

11 I voted for Bush both times and I think it's great that the war hero John McCain is looking out for the interests of the little guy by protecting us from teabagging corporations and the SCrOTUmS.

Posted by: Ellie Light from AZ at January 24, 2010 04:23 PM (Xsi7M)

12 And I'm the cure.

Posted by: fire at January 24, 2010 04:23 PM (JZa9d)

13 7

McCain is a disease.

Posted by: TexasJew at January 24, 2010 08:19 PM (dcKUM)

I feel sad that Palin feels she has to campaign for this anti-1st amendment turd. I hope he fails anyway, switches to (D), accidently sets his hair on fire, gets caught with a prostitute, and scores a sweet cabinet position just before the revolution sweeps DC off the face of the earth.

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Neck Beard at January 24, 2010 04:23 PM (omzpd)

14 Campaign Finance Reform Keeping You Fucking Proles In Line is dead.

Fixed. Give me some pudding.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at January 24, 2010 04:24 PM (h/zKr)

15 Posted by: Jeff Immelt

+1

Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 24, 2010 04:24 PM (OkT2m)

16 Someone please go to TeamSarah.org and explain to them Why McLame is a Progressive.

They think it is a conspiracy to smear McLame.

Sarah's endorsement of McLame has them really confused and defending McLame.

If you have a few minutes could help straighten out 50,000 people.

Posted by: non_dhimmie at January 24, 2010 04:24 PM (zACGu)

17 The speculation when McCain-Feingold passed was lots of Congressmen on the Republican side voted for it with the expectation the Supreme Court would strike most of it down. I always wondered if it was true.

Posted by: Ace's liver at January 24, 2010 04:25 PM (XIXhw)

18 (I'm not embedding the video cause I ran it up to 4:16 for you, still trying to figure out if you can embed the #t= code in a post, but if you add #t=xxmyys to the end of a youtube link where xx is mins and yy is seconds, you can start the vid where you want it to start. Didn't work when I used it on the embed code though. It's probably me).

Is this available in English?

Posted by: antisocialist at January 24, 2010 04:25 PM (Rwudm)

If Sarah Palin want a future in the conservative movement, she better walk that shit back in a hurry.

Posted by: TexasJew at January 24, 2010 04:27 PM (dcKUM)

20 16 Someone please go to TeamSarah.org and explain to them Why McLame is a Progressive.

They think it is a conspiracy to smear McLame.

Sarah's endorsement of McLame has them really confused and defending McLame.

If you have a few minutes could help straighten out 50,000 people.

Posted by: non_dhimmie at January 24, 2010 08:24 PM (zACGu)

Palin is, of course, allowed to be wrong, even disasterously so. But campaigning for McCain is a no-win situation for her. If he loses, she obviously sank his campaign, if she wins we have to put up with him for however long it takes to get to him on my personal list of people to tar & feather.

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Neck Beard at January 24, 2010 04:28 PM (omzpd)

21 At my house, the inbed code is an odd sort of a nudge in the dark.

Posted by: Winston Smith at January 24, 2010 04:28 PM (38rck)

22 "Campaign Finance"reform" died when Obumbles raised $800 million."

Yeah, no one appeared concerned when Barry's people turned OFF all the verification programming on their internet donations. No one was curious about the odd dollar/cents amounts of contributions, which suggested FOREIGN donations. Nothing to see here. No violations of campaign finance law. Move along.

Posted by: GarandFan at January 24, 2010 04:29 PM (ZQBnQ)

23 I was against Fred because he was on board with McCain-Feingold. I lost most of my respect for W when he signed it, saying that he knew that it was quite unconstitutional, just to placate McCain. Kicking it down the road is not good leadership, and W broke his constitutional oath to do so. Disgusting.

Posted by: TexasJew at January 24, 2010 04:30 PM (dcKUM)

24 So, does this mean that my pay-per-view on Palin is back on?

Posted by: Oliver Stone at January 24, 2010 04:31 PM (38rck)

I'm not embedding the video cause I ran it up to 4:16 for you, still trying to figure out if you can embed the #t= code in a post, but if you add #t=xxmyys to the end of a youtube link where xx is mins and yy is seconds

Umm, yeah...this is beyond my pay grade. I was told there'd be no math on this blog. Even if this isn't math, it looks like and therefore I'm not playing.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 24, 2010 04:32 PM (P33XN)

26 I can agree that mccains finance reform is contrary to the first amendment but also if you're honest you can also agree that the insane amount of money in politics now is harmful to the political process.

Posted by: polynikes at January 24, 2010 04:34 PM (R9MIj)

27 McCain-Feingold is the worst piece of legislation since the Rules for Rochambeau were finalized.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at January 24, 2010 04:34 PM (CCcDq)

The only way McCain will win reelection is if he assumes a negro dialect.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 24, 2010 04:36 PM (P33XN)

29 26 I can agree that mccains finance reform is contrary to the first amendment but also if you're honest you can also agree that the insane amount of money in politics now is harmful to the political process.

Posted by: polynikes at January 24, 2010 08:34 PM (R9MIj)

If you're honest honest, you can agree that pudding tastes great, especially Ace's pudding.

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Neck Beard at January 24, 2010 04:36 PM (omzpd)

Umm, yeah...this is beyond my pay grade.

Yeah, I get that, too.

Posted by: Tommy Gunnar at January 24, 2010 04:36 PM (rQTdM)

McCain-Feingold is the worst piece of legislation since the Rules for Rochambeau were finalized.

So you've never heard of Obamacare then?

Posted by: Naan at January 24, 2010 04:37 PM (j5MTj)

32 26 I can agree that mccains finance reform is contrary to the first amendment but also if you're honest you can also agree that the insane amount of money in politics now is harmful to the political process.

Posted by: polynikes at January 24, 2010 08:34 PM (R9MIj)

How is the money harmful? I don't get it... what are your solutions - banning political contributions? Then there is no way to get rid of incumbents, and we're in North Korea.

Posted by: TexasJew at January 24, 2010 04:37 PM (dcKUM)

33 O/T, but did y'all see Valerie Jarrett claiming that "We Turned the Economy Around"?

http://bit.ly/5qJHSf

I'm sure that would come as a great comfort to those people who don't have a commute to make tomorrow morning.

Posted by: Winston Smith at January 24, 2010 04:37 PM (38rck)

34 Naan - I stand corrected. Both are basically a kick in the groin, though.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at January 24, 2010 04:38 PM (CCcDq)

35 31

McCain-Feingold is the worst piece of legislation since the Rules for Rochambeau were finalized.

So you've never heard of Obamacare then?

Posted by: Naan at January 24, 2010 08:37 PM (j5MTj)

Destroying the First Amendment almost always trumps anything else.

Posted by: TexasJew at January 24, 2010 04:38 PM (dcKUM)

36 I'm sure the Founders would agree that the Amendments could be changed to help The Lightbringer exert control over the peons.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at January 24, 2010 04:42 PM (CCcDq)

37 Yes, but it is hard to talk when you are dead

Posted by: Naan at January 24, 2010 04:43 PM (j5MTj)

38 Unless you vote Democrat.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at January 24, 2010 04:45 PM (CCcDq)

39 RCP has that video mislabeled.

Posted by: Methos at January 24, 2010 04:45 PM (Xsi7M)

40 Oh really? Sorry. Couldn't see it from here. I'm in a hotel room using my cell phone as a modem.

Posted by: Winston Smith at January 24, 2010 04:47 PM (38rck)

41
OT: AoSHQ has completely dropped the ball not posting about Ellie Light and the blue on blue violence going on between du/kos/ofa and hillbuzz. Patterico is all over the story, and the whiny hillbuzz thread is some sweet, sweet schadenfreude.

Posted by: Dang Straights at January 24, 2010 04:47 PM (lhexs)

42 Even with all the spending this was the worst fuck-up of the Bush administration. Good to here it's dead.

Posted by: jcjimi at January 24, 2010 04:48 PM (XSikc)

43 if you're honest you can also agree that the amount of insane amount of money in politics now is harmful to the political process.

FIFY

Posted by: Winston Smith at January 24, 2010 04:49 PM (38rck)

44 We do not need to get money out of politics. We need to get more honest money into politics. We need to let people and organizations donate whatever they want to whomever they want. All we need in return is full knowledge of who gave what to whom. Too many people hate freedom and too many people are to chicken to have it and use it.

Posted by: eman at January 24, 2010 04:49 PM (MA/9d)

It's breaking out all over, Dang Straights. Ellie Light's English cousin shows up in the UK in a "spontaneous" AGW letter-writing campaign to Conservative MPs.

Posted by: andycanuck at January 24, 2010 04:50 PM (2qU2d)

What was his first clue? He reminds me of that 'tax collector for the welfare state'. These pols don't seem to think we remember anything or even know anything.

2010 will prove or disprove this observation.

Posted by: torabora at January 24, 2010 04:50 PM (CH5ak)

47 44 if you're honest you can also agree that the amount of insane amount of money in politics now is harmful to the political process.

FIFY

Posted by: Winston Smith at January 24, 2010 08:49 PM (38rck)

FTFIFY

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Neck Beard at January 24, 2010 04:51 PM (omzpd)

48 42, Yes, but I'd wait until the smoke clears. If we jump in, the players might forget about each other and turn their attention on us. Not that I'm afraid, just that we should let them continue to hack each other to pieces in peace.

Posted by: eman at January 24, 2010 04:52 PM (MA/9d)

49 OK, they make it illegal for and individual to donate more than, what, $2400 I think, to a campaign. So, incorporated PACs form to bypass the individual contribution laws. Then McCain-Feingold passes, restricting the PACs. As long as we are repealing laws, why not just make it so individuals can give as much as we damn well please, so we don't need the PACs?

Posted by: rawmuse at January 24, 2010 04:53 PM (1IG1n)

50 totally OT, but over at gatewaypundit there's pics of obama speaking to 6th graders! and he's got the whole 2 teleprompter setup going on with speakers, podium the whole 9 yards!LOLOLOLOLOL! apparently he's NOT smarter than a 6th grader!

Posted by: weewilly at January 24, 2010 04:55 PM (iBHcm)

51 LEAVE BARRY ALLLLOOOONNNNNNE!!!!

Posted by: Ellie Dimbulb at January 24, 2010 04:56 PM (sYxEE)

52 Karma's a bitch, I guess.

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Neck Beard at January 24, 2010 04:57 PM (omzpd)

53 Ace, I just clipped the video of McCain on Face the Nation

Posted by: newser at January 24, 2010 04:58 PM (X2eW0)

Re my 47: for you youngsters here at AoSHQ

"tax collector for the welfare state" refers to another RINO loser, 'fucking Bob' Dole. He's got a lot to do with the portside list the GoP has taken on the last 20 years.

Posted by: torabora at January 24, 2010 04:59 PM (CH5ak)

55 51, Yeah, saw that one today. Has anyone thanked a certain percentage of the 2008 voters lately?

Posted by: eman at January 24, 2010 04:59 PM (MA/9d)

56 over at gatewaypundit there's pics of obama speaking to 6th graders! and he's got the whole 2 teleprompter setup going on

*sniff* I linked that, like Wednesday.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 24, 2010 04:59 PM (OkT2m)

57 Dear John walk your silly ass out the door and take Newt with you.

Posted by: Txn4evr at January 24, 2010 04:59 PM (VsJMx)

58 Wow, "Healthcare Reform" DEAD, "Campaign Financing Reform" DEAD, and "Teddy Kennedy's Seat" DEAD all in one week. Are we SURE we didn't win the election in 2008, LOL!?!!!!

Posted by: CoolCzech at January 24, 2010 05:00 PM (QECjC)

59 37 Yes, but it is hard to talk when you are dead

Posted by: Naan at January 24, 2010 08:43 PM (j5MTj)

That's a bit overly dramatic. I remember when few people had Health Insurance. We still lived nice long lives.

Obamacare was DOA anyway - no damn way to pay for it, and Barnanke can't keep on printing shit paper. The docs were going to bail, since they would not get paid, and we would just get back to the status quo, a lot poorer, of course.

But screwing with the First Amendment? That's real suicide. Or it should be, for the politicians who would force that on us...

Posted by: TexasJew at January 24, 2010 05:00 PM (dcKUM)

60 #51 He's weapons grade stupid. That's why we don't get a peek at his college transcripts. Even Bush and Kerry were 'C' students.

Posted by: torabora at January 24, 2010 05:01 PM (CH5ak)

61 Dick Morris: Pelosi and Reid Plot Secret Plan for Obamacare Sunday, 24 Jan 2010 05:54 PM

Posted by: Super Secret Plan at January 24, 2010 05:01 PM (7wAnD)

62 57 *sniff* I linked that, like Wednesday.

Yeah but it is really old and stinky now, way cooler!

Posted by: s☺mej☼e at January 24, 2010 05:02 PM (JZa9d)

63 51 And those sixth-graders aren't stupid - they know a pompous ass when they see one. Not nearly as easily fooled as most adults are.

Posted by: antisocialist at January 24, 2010 05:02 PM (Rwudm)

64
Yeah, no one appeared concerned when Barry's people turned OFF all the verification programming on their internet donations. No one was curious about the odd dollar/cents amounts of contributions, which suggested FOREIGN donations. Nothing to see here. No violations of campaign finance law. Move along.

Posted by: GarandFan at January 24, 2010 08:29 PM (ZQBnQ)

Well at least one person was curious and dropped off the evidence at the NYT who refused to run the story because they said it was " A game changer". I can't remember the chicks name right off hand, but you can damn well bet if it was a Republican who was committing campaign fraud they would have been on it like Peanut Butter on Jelly

Posted by: Blazer at January 24, 2010 05:04 PM (t72+4)

65 59 Wow, "Healthcare Reform" DEAD, "Campaign Financing Reform" DEAD, and "Teddy Kennedy's Seat" DEAD all in one week.

Are we SURE we didn't win the election in 2008, LOL!?!!!!

Posted by: CoolCzech at January 24, 2010 09:00 PM (QECjC)

Kicking McCain's ass in the AZ Primary would be the sweater puppy icing on the Moron cake.

Posted by: TexasJew at January 24, 2010 05:04 PM (dcKUM)

if you visit the 'organising for america' website you'll find a page where you can bulk send form letters to all the newspapers.

you can pick the style of your 'concern' letter too, ie 'republican for healthcare', 'my personal healthcare story' - it's so easy!

Posted by: Davey at January 24, 2010 05:05 PM (1iDxV)

totally OT, but over at gatewaypundit there's pics of obama speaking to 6th graders! and he's got the whole 2 teleprompter setup going on with speakers, podium the whole 9 yards!LOLOLOLOLOL! apparently he's NOT smarter than a 6th grader!

In other breaking news, Obozo fucked up the bid for the Chicago Olympics. First round loser!

Posted by: Cicero at January 24, 2010 05:07 PM (SCFiZ)

But screwing with the First Amendment? That's real suicide. Or it should be, for the politicians who would force that on us...

First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth.

Posted by: huerfano at January 24, 2010 05:08 PM (kJLH9)

As a lifelong capitalist, I am concerned to see how many Americans are not able to afford new 60" HDTV sets because of the failures of the Free Enterprise system.

Posted by: Josef Stalin at January 24, 2010 05:09 PM (dcKUM)

Given the track record of this animal, wouldn't you all rather have Spanky Mccain?

Posted by: UNCLE HO at January 24, 2010 05:10 PM (DKC8L)

if you visit the 'organising for america' website you'll find a page where you can bulk send form letters to all the newspapers.

Whereabouts on that website could I find that? As a funemployed American, I have a lot of time on my hands.

Posted by: huerfano at January 24, 2010 05:14 PM (kJLH9)

72 Come to think of it: Wasn't Campaign Finance Reform really dead when Barry decided to not to accept public financing in 2008? I mean, DUH!

Posted by: CoolCzech at January 24, 2010 05:14 PM (QECjC)

73 73 Come to think of it:

Wasn't Campaign Finance Reform really dead when Barry decided to not to accept public financing in 2008?

I mean, DUH!

Posted by: CoolCzech at January 24, 2010 09:14 PM (QECjC)

Not as dead as McCain's stupid ass was when that money hit.

Posted by: TexasJew at January 24, 2010 05:16 PM (dcKUM)

74 the NYT who refused to run the story because they said it was " A game changer"

The same NYT who put some made-up shit about McCain having an affair on the front page.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 24, 2010 05:17 PM (OkT2m)

72- i saw the link at free rep-

i'll try and find now.

Posted by: Davey at January 24, 2010 05:17 PM (1iDxV)

72- type in www.mybarackobama.com

and

/page/speakout

Posted by: Davey at January 24, 2010 05:24 PM (1iDxV)

77 Thanks, Davey. I feel the need to play with words.

Posted by: huerfano at January 24, 2010 05:28 PM (kJLH9)

OFA link here.

Posted by: Davey at January 24, 2010 05:30 PM (1iDxV)

79 YouTube has a different start parameter for embedded videos. Why, I don't know. I can hardly ever remember which one is which.

Posted by: dorkafork at January 24, 2010 05:32 PM (t42+/)

80 of course multi national companies should be able to participate in our elections. And the Big Banks and Wall Street too

Posted by: sheik Yamani at January 24, 2010 05:32 PM (mhD2v)

81 Oh, and that parameter takes just seconds, not mmss.

Posted by: dorkafork at January 24, 2010 05:32 PM (t42+/)

82 I can't wait to see Citgo and Exxon advertising for Republicans

Posted by: sheik Yamani at January 24, 2010 05:35 PM (mhD2v)

83 77

72- type in www.mybarackobama.com

and

/page/speakout

Posted by: Davey at January 24, 2010 09:24 PM (1iDxV)

I am almost peeing my pants. Egad, it's like witnessing an erotic astroturf campaign's birth (hint hint) . . .

Posted by: The Dread Pirate Neck Beard at January 24, 2010 05:36 PM (omzpd)

60 That's a bit overly dramatic. I remember when few people had Health Insurance. We still lived nice long lives.

Your not going to be able to live very long if your access to health care is cut off. This crap bill had nothing to do with insurance. It was a grab for control over health care, all of it.

Posted by: Naan at January 24, 2010 05:37 PM (j5MTj)

85 36 "The Lightbringer"

I saw what you did, there.

Posted by: K~Bob at January 24, 2010 05:45 PM (9b6FB)

86 Posted by: sheik Yamani at January 24, 2010 09:35 PM (mhD2v)

My wife thanks you for the Intrade tip a couple of weeks back, sheik. She likes the new big screen.

Posted by: toby928 at January 24, 2010 06:18 PM (PD1tk)

87 I began to question McCain's credibility when I saw that Chris Matthews had become enamored with him. I said to myself, what's wrong with this picture?

Posted by: Guest at January 24, 2010 09:08 PM (ITzbJ)

88 RINO McCain should worry about the undocumented millions that BHO received over the Net.

Posted by: Rewrite! at January 25, 2010 02:50 AM (d7Px0)

89 He pretends to not care right now because he's up for re-election in AZ.

Posted by: The Mexican at January 25, 2010 04:22 AM (D6FdK)

90 Fuck McCain. And Facepalm Palin for having some ignorant sense of loyalty to the old bastard.

_{Yes, I know, he's a vet. He says points out as much at every opportunity. Alot of people are vets. Has shit to do with his ignoramous stances as a politician. See John "Fat Ass" Murtha.}

Posted by: Schlippy at January 25, 2010 07:39 AM (xm1A1)

91 Oh yeah, "sheik", it's so much better to have foreign nationals and corporations donating to our elections than those that actually employ our own citizens.

Sit on a cock and rotate you dumbass liberal.

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