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McCain, Obama interviews

Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:38 PM by Domenico Montanaro

A quick plug... NBC's Luke Russert sat down with both McCain and Obama this week to talk about the legacy of 9/11 and their visions for national service.

Look for his reports on the interviews tomorrow on TODAY, and a post about them later tonight.

The two candidates just appeared together at Ground Zero -- along with Cindy McCain and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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At least they're letting themselves be interviewed, unlike Hush-My-Mouth Barbie.
We all miss Tim Russert, but NBC hiring his son is a bit over the top. There are a lot of very talented young people that are being passed over for this opportunity.  Let Luke earn his own stripes starting from local news and building his reputation the way other journalists do.  You are not doing Luke any favors and I am sure Tim would not approve.
Yeah I can imagine McCain's vision for community service all those *scary* community organizers better watch out if Republicans get in office. I can just imagine Dick Cheney running around thinning out your numbers while Giulianni runs them down in his car. Yeah those community things are downright evil. Dumb communities how dare they actually try to get organized and help one another.
Obama said with all the room there, they should put up a basketball court.
Interesting. Barack walks out of this election hands down. Bill Clinton said it himself.
Wow, I finally found a site that compares McCain and Obama about the ISSUES!  Go to: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26563256 and you will see an article which says "And what if Maverick McCain is elected?"  Go down about 1/2 way and you will see a box that says Fact File.  Then you can click on issues like abortion, Afghanistan, campaign finance, etc. and see how they compare.  It's GREAT!  I wish the news would show this on t.v.!!  Along with how the tax policies will really affect us.  VERY INTERESTING!
Luke Russert was so much fun to watch at the Dem convention.  Hope to see more of him.  I've never been as impressed with the strength and grace of any young person as I was with Luke at the time of Tim's death.  He's an inspiration to us all.
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I am completely sick to death of this 'national service' bull-crap. The founding father's didn't seem to think we owed this country a damn thing other then to pay taxes and obey the law! Has anybody noticed that there was NOT a military draft during the Revolutionary War? The Founding Fathers were rebels! Get it? Rebels! They were not peace corp volunteers!
I don't know about you but I saw Senator Barack Obama with a flag pin, but I look all over Senator McCain and I did not see any flag pin on him, how disrespectfull and out of touch with the American people and our feelings on a day like 9/11 is John McCain.
Shame on you Senator McCain
Obama is keeping Michelle under wraps. The Dems don't need any more problems then they already have.
Why do I feel a noun-verb-POW moment coming on?

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Let me guess...the Republicants are going to call out Michelle Obama for not going to "Ground Zero" saying it's proof that she doesn't love her country, right?

She happens to be home with her children today so save it, folks.


Looking forward to hearing from you, Luke!
With all respect to Luke, I wish he would serve an apprenticeship somewhere behind the scenes since he is not yet in his mid twenties... to the many boomers watching he seems to much like our college aged children, bright lovable earnest but lacking gravitas... and even though Sarah Palin is 44 the same goes for her.
ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH
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I AM MAD AS HELL AND NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!

Memo to MSNBC:

This is not a GAME!!!  This is not a JOKE!!!  This is OUR FUTURE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE!!!!

I realize you are owned by the VERY people that want to maintain power (can anyone say G.E.??) and it is them that sign your checks every week…

BUT SOMEONE just SOMEONE grow a SET!!! And report fairly and accurately on this election?? In essence be TRULY fair & unbiased!!  Isn’t there one of you there who is as worried as us ‘serfs’ about the future of this country??

Ratings be damned STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN!!  We got your backs!  With 50 some days left until the election – there was no need for you to spend 2 days on pigs and lipstick!!!!  Just because your competition wants to cover it doesn’t mean you have to – why don’t you just try thinking outside the box for ONCE!!

All we are asking for is some HONEST JOURNALISM HERE!  Is that too much to ask?? I’m asking on behalf of my daughters future and possible grandchildren some day!

I swear to G*D that once this election is over I will never watch another news cast in my life!! Especially NBC or MSNBC which I use to have the utmost respect for!!  I’ll get mine from alternative sources – the ONLY reason I even tune in now is to see what despicable CRAP you can drone on about to the uninformed voter… so when I go out canvassing on the weekends I have some idea what  BS you’ve spewed out and that I have to then defend!

I know this will have no impact there at MSNBC – but I PLEAD that you put our country first for a change… I hope you all sleep soundly at night (but if any one of you have a conscience I find that doubtful!!!)

FELLOW BLOGGERS – get off the computer and start knocking on doors…making phone calls… do some data entry… just DO something besides listen and read this CRAP!!!  WE CANNOT LOOSE OUR FOCUS !!

WE CAN DO THIS!!!  Obama/Biden 08 THIS IS OUR TIME!
Way to go Luke!  Go get 'em!  

And how I wish it was your father interviewing Ms. Palin tonight and not Charlie.  How we still miss him so.  
Obama and Biden pay tribute to the victims and the RESPONDERS Ploce, fire fighters, Social Service Wrokers and all the citizens on the front line,  while McCain constantly taunt his POW record and give us lipstick.

What is everyone else doing in America McCain?  The people who perished in that tower, in PA, and at the Pentagon were Americans, so were the Service Members who gave the ultimate sacrifice in Combat, NOT GEORGIANS you idiot!

Olbermann, didn't go far enough last night, but loved his Special Comment!    
Oh Lord, here we go:  Michelle Obama doesn't love her country because she didn't go to ground zero.   Senator Chafee was right about Palin but he should have broadened his critique to the zombies marching behind her.
9/11 taught me one thing. in the 8 years that Clinton was president OBL was allowed to roam free and strike american  around the world with the knowledge that Clinton would never go after him. george Bush made a promise on 9/11 and kept. At no time in US history has America ever felt safer from international terrorism then now.
I don't know how John McCain can discuss national service with a straight face after the complete disrespect he and his cronies expressed at the RNC towards these dedicated individuals.  

He is shameless and really does not know the meaning of honor.  
Have to wonder how these two could stand the sight of each other by now. Cindy's terse "good luck" says it all.
Interesting.  He's going to have quite a resume at such a young age, eh?
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[[From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
Is newly minted McCain VP Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, taking steps to quash subpoenas related to the “Troopergate” investigation?]]

Don't you mean "VP CANDIDATE"?  Putting the cart before the horse, aren't we?

Oops!  Was that sexist?  Gosh I hope not...
Can somebody please tell me my the democrats feel that international terorism is no threat to US security? Have they really forgotten what happened here 7 years ago. How many live need to die to get them to realize terrorism is a problem

I will never be "Clinton Tricked" by the democrats again
Gov Palin apparently made a statement today saying we should GO TO WAR WITH RUSSIA IF THEY INVADE ANOTHER COUNTRY.  She has ZERO foreign policy experience and she just exhibited it.  YOU DO NOT THREATEN TO GO TO WAR WITH RUSSIA AS A VEEP CANDIDATE!  This is more and more frightening every day.  

You McCain supporters really need to reconsider.  These two will have us in WWIII in under 6 months.
Why is it that John McCain doesn't appear anywhere without Cindy McCain?

I have this vision of Nancy Reagan standing beside Ronald Reagan, making sure he didn't fall down or forget something.

Isn't it odd...will Cindy be there in the Oval Office?
Why is it that Bill Clinton always goes hideing during the 9/11 aniversary? I guess guilt is still in his mind for lettig America down during his 8 years being soft on terror

1993 WTC bombing-  he did nothig
Oklahoma city bombing- he did nothing
Somalia- he retreated
US embassy bombing in Kenya- he did nothing
Us embassy bombing in tanzania- he did nothing
USS Cole bombing- he did nothing
Yassar Arafat- He shook the had of one of the world's most public sponsor of terror

Bill Clinton stay in your hole
Will he kiss Obama's ass, like his father did?
I DO MISS TIM RUSSERT.
...We're about to go in one of two directions... Which side of history will you be on???

At some point America, we're gonna have to either Wisen Up, or come to grips with some Dark Truths...


http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=PdJUCU1UH2w



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