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I Said
2008-09-24 3:34:41 PM  
This is the one. This one needs to go green.
 
Tsunami Ditka
2008-09-24 3:36:40 PM  
Well done, subby. This is the best one.
 
Cewley [TotalFark]
2008-09-24 3:37:23 PM  
sub gets an A+!
 
Andric [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-09-24 3:37:35 PM  
img401.imageshack.usView Full Size
 
Jaboobinator
2008-09-24 3:37:40 PM  
LOL
 
Cyberluddite [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-09-24 3:38:43 PM  

I Said: This is the one. This one needs to go green.


Yeah, this is probably the one I'd pick to greenlight out of the 100 or so submissions so far.
 
Al Zeimer
2008-09-24 3:38:50 PM  
Haha. Good one subby. +1
 
what_now
2008-09-24 3:39:19 PM  
Ok, this is the one.

I fear, a lot, that McCain will come out ahead on this one, because the media will be all "ZOMG!! McCain wants to put the country first!"

and ignore that he's partially responsible for this mess in the first place.
 
A Dark Evil Omen
2008-09-24 3:39:31 PM  
+1, winmitter.
+1
 
BuckTurgidson
2008-09-24 3:40:22 PM  
+1!
 
Shrugging Atlas
2008-09-24 3:40:33 PM  
+1
 
drjekel_mrhyde
2008-09-24 3:40:49 PM  
Subby wins 3 internets
 
SushiJoe
2008-09-24 3:41:06 PM  
he's just concered that middle-class americams making $400,000 a year are worried about this Link (new window)
 
GAT_00
2008-09-24 3:41:07 PM  
LMAO
 
oldfarthenry
2008-09-24 3:41:09 PM  
GGGGguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuRRRREEEEEEEEENNNNN!
 
MorrisBird
2008-09-24 3:41:15 PM  
I love this headline so much.
 
Sucka_Fish
2008-09-24 3:41:42 PM  
It'd be better if it weren't a semi-rip-off of an Onion article.
 
SushiJoe
2008-09-24 3:42:19 PM  
+1 also
 
Freedom-Endured
2008-09-24 3:42:53 PM  
Damn good subby.
 
Cubansaltyballs [TotalFark]
2008-09-24 3:43:05 PM  
I like it...

Oh yeah, I'm trying out my first month as a TotalFarker. I thought I was told I would become one of the cool kids, but it seems that was a lie.
 
peeny bunslinger
2008-09-24 3:44:31 PM  
I hope to fark that McCain doesn't run away with the election because of this shiat. farking shiat hustler. Obama better follow suit if he hopes to win in November.

This is DEFINITELY a way for him to run away from the debate, though calling it a debate is like calling an infomercial objective.
 
valloned
2008-09-24 3:44:41 PM  
Damn you subby, you win.
 
A Dark Evil Omen
2008-09-24 3:44:54 PM  
It really is a crap move on McCain's part, though. It's more grandstanding to control the framing of the campaigns. This is basically, "Come to my Townhalls or I'll tell everyone you're a pedophile and a goatfarker," part 2.
 
SushiJoe
2008-09-24 3:45:08 PM  

Cubansaltyballs: I like it...

Oh yeah, I'm trying out my first month as a TotalFarker. I thought I was told I would become one of the cool kids, but it seems that was a lie.


the cake is a lie; you'll never be cool
 
Solid State Vittles
2008-09-24 3:45:11 PM  
Oh man, did I laugh at that headline. +1!
 
MasterThief
2008-09-24 3:45:12 PM  
Way to go on short-notice, subby!

/Headline of the year material
 
Relatively Obscure
2008-09-24 3:46:27 PM  
That headline is farking fantastic.
 
what_now
2008-09-24 3:46:28 PM  
The best part about this was that it was OBAMA'S idea to have a joint statement, and McCain called him back 6 hrs later to accept, he then made a call to the media about how HE thought they should "put politics aside" for a little while.

What. A. Farking. Snake.
 
Bacontastesgood
2008-09-24 3:47:03 PM  
If this doesn't go green I will lose all faith in fark.
 
wiredroach
2008-09-24 3:47:20 PM  

Sucka_Fish: It'd be better if it weren't a semi-rip-off of an Onion article.


Actually a rip-off of two Onion articles.
 
Rev.K [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-09-24 3:47:23 PM  
EPIC THREAD!

/upcoming
 
peeny bunslinger
2008-09-24 3:47:38 PM  
From HuffPo:

"The Only Thing That's Changed In The Last 48 Hours Is The Public Polling"
 
TheHoodedClaw
2008-09-24 3:47:49 PM  
Bravo, subby.
 
Angry Drunk Bureaucrat [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-09-24 3:48:02 PM  
"Oh good shot, Green. Very good."

+1
 
Relatively Obscure
2008-09-24 3:48:24 PM  

wiredroach: Sucka_Fish: It'd be better if it weren't a semi-rip-off of an Onion article.

Actually a rip-off of two Onion articles.


Doesn't seem like a rip-off to me. Sorry. Sometimes, jokes have things in common. Oh well. It's funny.
 
Shrugging Atlas
2008-09-24 3:48:29 PM  
What I don't understand is why the debate can't go forth and just focus on the economy and foreign policy? This seems like a chicken shiat move be McCain. Times like these are exactly when you should see and hear the candidates debating. No sound bites, no press releases, no manufactured bullshiat. Their own words.

If you aren't capable of holding a debate for a few hours in the middle of a crisis (over which you have little control as a Senator), then how in the hell are you going to manage a crisis when you are the farking President?

John McCain is either a coward or inept. The manner in which he's run his campaign suggests to me that he may be both.
 
Tsunami Ditka
2008-09-24 3:48:31 PM  

Bacontastesgood: If this doesn't go green I will lose all faith in fark.


I'm going to submit the story with a "Hero" tag and a headline about "McCain gets to work, Obama plays politics" just to see if my hypothesis is correct about Hannity being a guest mod this week.
 
SecretAgentVeggie
2008-09-24 3:48:52 PM  
GREEN GREEN A THOUSAND TIMES GREEN
 
FredaDeStilleto
2008-09-24 3:49:11 PM  
Nice one, subby.

That said, McCain's campaign has now reinvented itself as a mirror of Bush's second-term run : keep the American public afraid, play on the fear and project yourself as The One.

Funny thing. Even Bush is able to meet with dignitaries and carry-on the day to day work of a president (regardless of how poorly he does so) in the midst of this crises. McCain, however, is unable to run a campaign and carry on senatorial duties. That doesn't bode well for McCain's abilities to focus on more than one issue.
 
vartian
2008-09-24 3:49:12 PM  

what_now: The best part about this was that it was OBAMA'S idea to have a joint statement, and McCain called him back 6 hrs later to accept, he then made a call to the media about how HE thought they should "put politics aside" for a little while.

What. A. Farking. Snake.


What? Please tell me you are farking kidding. He can't be that pathetic...

/Can he?
 
doyner [OhFark]
2008-09-24 3:49:34 PM  
Country first...after addressing Bill Clinton's Global Initiative session tomorrow.
 
SushiJoe
2008-09-24 3:49:50 PM  

what_now: The best part about this was that it was OBAMA'S idea to have a joint statement, and McCain called him back 6 hrs later to accept, he then made a call to the media about how HE thought they should "put politics aside" for a little while.

What. A. Farking. Snake.


If there were a THIS award, you'd win. THIS.
 
Three Crooked Squirrels [TotalFark]
2008-09-24 3:50:21 PM  
From an article yesterday: (new window)

Senator John McCain says he has not decided whether or not to support the Wall Street bailout package now being reviewed by Congress.

The price tag is $700 billion, but could run higher.

In an exclusive interview he told Tom Beres,"I have not had a chance to see it in writing. I have to examine it."

Isn't the bailout plan 3 pages long? I thought I heard that. If so, why didn't you read it right away? If you think the situation is so bad that you have to suspend your campaign and postpone debates, I would have thought you would have read the extremely short legislation by now.
 
I_Love_Verdi
2008-09-24 3:50:32 PM  
+1

/Book it.
//Done.
 
Relatively Obscure
2008-09-24 3:50:37 PM  

vartian: What? Please tell me you are farking kidding. He can't be that pathetic...

/Can he?


The Obama campaign said Obama had called McCain around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to propose that they issue a joint statement in support of a package to help fix the economy as soon as possible. McCain called back six hours later and agreed to the idea of the statement, the Obama campaign said. McCain's statement about postponing his campaign was issued to the media a few minutes later.


Grain of salt to take: Note that this is a statement from the Obama campaign. So, I'd suggest seeking more info.
 
Cubansaltyballs [TotalFark]
2008-09-24 3:50:54 PM  
SushiJoe: the cake is a lie; you'll never be cool

Lame. I'm gonna go cry now
 
Hollie Maea
2008-09-24 3:51:08 PM  

what_now: The best part about this was that it was OBAMA'S idea to have a joint statement, and McCain called him back 6 hrs later to accept, he then made a call to the media about how HE thought they should "put politics aside" for a little while.

What. A. Farking. Snake.


Obama should be used to being lied to by John McCain by now.
 
NikolaiFarkoff [TotalFark]
2008-09-24 3:51:11 PM  
+1 for creativity
-1 for timeliness
net: push

/nicely done on the wordplay
 
what_now
2008-09-24 3:52:08 PM  

vartian: What? Please tell me you are farking kidding. He can't be that pathetic...

/Can he?


"At 8:30 this morning, Senator Obama called Senator McCain to ask him if he would join in issuing a joint statement outlining their shared principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal and urging Congress and the White House to act in a bipartisan manner to pass such a proposal. At 2:30 this afternoon, Senator McCain returned Senator Obama's call and agreed to join him in issuing such a statement. The two campaigns are currently working together on the details."
 
Tsunami Ditka
2008-09-24 3:52:21 PM  

vartian: what_now: The best part about this was that it was OBAMA'S idea to have a joint statement, and McCain called him back 6 hrs later to accept, he then made a call to the media about how HE thought they should "put politics aside" for a little while.

What. A. Farking. Snake.

What? Please tell me you are farking kidding. He can't be that pathetic...

/Can he?


Why not? McCain gets the credit, and Obama can't tattle to the press about it without looking like a crybaby who cares more about getting credit than getting things done. It sucks, but it had to have been an easy thing for McCain to do. His campaign looks to be floundering (again), why not shake things up (again)?

Plus he gets the added bonus of not having to hand his ass to Obama on Friday.
 
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