Psst….Obama’s plane smells bad! And his aides aren’t really all that helpful to the press corps that follow him. Nobody seems to know what the hell is going on over there at Obama Central. Not like that nice McCain camp, with their clean plane and nice aides. They have printed schedules and a more friendly candidate.
After most of the previous 12 months covering Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency, it was interesting, instructive and, well, relaxing to follow John McCain for the last few days. The differences between the two are striking. …
Obama’s campaign schedule is fuller, more hectic and seemingly improvisational. The Obama aides who deal with the national reporters on the campaign plane are often overwhelmed, overworked and un-informed about where, when, why or how the candidate is moving about. Baggage calls are preposterously early with the explanation that it’s all for security reasons.
If so, I would love to have someone from Obama’s campaign explain why the entire press corps, the Secret Service, and the local police idled for two hours in a Miami hotel parking lot recently because there was nothing to do and nowhere to go. It was not an isolated case. …
The McCain folks are more helpful and generally friendly. The schedules are printed on actual books you can hold in your hand, read, and then plan accordingly. The press aides are more knowledgeable and useful to us in the news media. The events are designed with a better eye, and for the simple needs of the press corps. When he is available, John McCain is friendly and loquacious. Obama holds news conferences, but seldom banters with the reporters who’ve been following him for thousands of miles around the country. Go figure.
The McCain campaign plane is better than Obama’s, which is cramped, uncomfortable and smells terrible most of the time. Somehow the McCain folks manage to keep their charter clean, even where the press is seated.
Yes, that Mccain camp certainly seems to have its act together. Much more enjoyable to hang aroung with than that Obama camp.
PS – From pictures I’ve seen of Obama’s plane, Obama’s section certainly doesn’t look cramped or stinky.
6 Comments
October 9, 2008 at 7:08 am
How low can you Rethugs go??? I have worked with the Obama campaign, it is organized and working hard, he has quite an organization and I think he will handle the Presidency in the same way.
Think our current situation, then think KEATING 5…….Same sucker, same deal, screwing the people of this Country out of EVERYTHING………
How can anyone defend a Republican????????
October 9, 2008 at 10:45 am
tired of the lies -
Nice “talking point” on the Keating 5!
Why take the slow pitch?
Why don’t you comment on this curveball?
http://beltwaysnark.com/2008/10/09/barack-obama-was-a-socalist/
Don’t let your feelings and emotions get in the way of the facts!
October 9, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I don’t need to go to your “curveball”…Your great Bush just socialized our Country…..we now own Banks..!!! Spent us into bankrupcy….destroyed our standing in the world, involved us in 2 wars, stole us blind in contracts to cronies…..Destroyed our retirement …….and your next one is even worse !!!!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 3:52 pm
David Powers: Since our President is a moron, the next one you put up is also a moron, I guess that makes you a moron as well.
October 9, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Thank you for responding tiredofthelies.
You have all the talking points down!!
You have all the intellect, sorry, I mean emotion that a rational person should have.
And I just knew you were the arrogant kind of asshole that would look back to see how others responded to their posts.
Yeah!! hopeandchange.
October 9, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Additionally, tiredofthelies, you left out that this is a RACIST post.
Did you not get the memo from Chairman MAObama that you must call all the infidels racists!!!
You fool!!! Back to re-education camp for you!!!!