June 11, 2008
John McCain Raises Millions in NYC
Yesterday, Republican presidential contender John McCain made a number of appearances in Manhattan to boost his campaign and rake in some donations. The tickets to the fund-raisers costs $28,500 a pop, so he made at least $2 million.
During the day, Cindy McCain visited a Harlem charter school and told NY1, "I do not ever envision myself as being involved in the 'McCain administration,' as it's been put, at all. But my husband and I do talk, and I certainly want to be a party to listening to what his ideas are too." She also managed to do a little window shopping at the Oscar de la Renta showroom yesterday, much to the dismay of security agents in suits waiting outside in the record-breaking heat.
The Senator took time to chat with the NY Post about how he believes he can lead the country and praise both Mayor Bloomberg ("I appreciate Mayor Bloomberg enormously and the great job he's done as mayor") and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani ("He's a great American. He united America"). Giuliani appeared at one fund-raiser, and he told the audience of power fund-raisers (those who raised over $100,000), "We need John McCain more than he needs us."
But NY voters seem to want Democratic challenger Barack Obama more: A Quinnipiac poll shows that Obama leads McCain 50% to 36% in NY State--and Obama draws 42% of white voters, compared to McCain's 43%. This comes on the heels of the two candidates' pointed attacks about each other's economic plans--McCain accuses Obama of raising taxes for everyone while Obama says McCain's plans will basically be a third Bush term.
Photograph of McCain with His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in NYC yesterday by LM Otero/AP
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"Giuliani... told the audience... "We need John McCain more than he needs us."
Nah. We need almost ANYTHING more than we need John McCain. Rudy: how can anyone get so many things so wrong?
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At least Mccain doesn't have a bunch sketchy/radical connections like a certain junior senator from Illinois...
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why is he clenching his teeth and rolling his right hand into a fist?
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Moron. Also 6 months from Regan alzheimers... Can't even remember what his handlers tell him to say.
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Doesn't Cindy McCain know that she can get a free "Oscar De La Renta phone" with her husband's Craftmatic Adjustable Bed?
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LOL, Is that supposed to be a joke, Snowman? You think McCain doesn't have radical extremist friends? Seriously? Apparently you've conveniently forgotten Tony Perkins, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, John Hagee, George Wallace Jr, Richard Quinn, Terry Nelson, John Rakolta... and the list goes on... It appears that McCain has an endless number of radical extremist friends and associates.
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Hardline Neocons are a bunch of jerk offs, I grant you. And politicians have to rub shoulders with all sorts of unsavory types... But courting the fanatically Christian far-right vote is a lot different than belonging to a church willing to be lead by a man who will yell "God damn the United States" in a sermon.
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TREASON! I say, TREASON.
tell mr. george washington teeth we'll be using them as toothpicks. let's see if the kavorka can help him with his teeth.
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are rich people this stupid?
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Yes, Gothamist Cynic: Rich people are this stupid. Also greedy and hateful, except for the good few like Bill Gates and George Soros. Oh, and also? There is no Santa Claus. Or, there was, but there isn't anymore: The Republicans killed him.
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as long as he keeps carla fiorina on his side.