Bill Kristol: Obama is the "Exxon Mobil" of this Campaign

[jtilak]

what an idiot

[cciemail]

Exxon Mobil would love for McCain to win. The first thing he'd do is bomb Iran, making oil prices skyrocket.

[devtin]

i hope those straws dont break because he is cluctching at them awfully hard

[valgehiir]

I really, really want to punch him in the face

like, several times

[politicomark]

So, "Bloody" Bill Kristol, Obama has a large successful campaign strategy, so that makes him the "Exxon Mobil" of the presidential race. You have a record of supporting the fermenting of crimes against humanity in the name of willfull US unilateral foreign policy. Does that make you the "Slobodan Milošević" of US journalism?

[JACKtheRIPP3R189]

Wait wait wait, so the oil buffs (McCain/Palin "drill baby drill" crowd) aren't Exxon Mobil? What an inept analogy. Republicans always act as though they are the fucking victims, what cowards. Hopefully we ont have to hear this shit for much longer.

[geodesicks]

McCain is the "scrappy little independent" and Obama is the Exxon Mobil now? WTF!! Obama raised all the money from the people by organizing us against these fatcat corporations that pay for campaign bills and set the agenda in the governments. McCain is directly funded by their lobbyists... and they LOST to people power. Its democracy for REAL now, bitches. Run, Republican hypocrites, RUN!! Go suck on some fat corporate cock some more.

[rmsolom]

You know what? I'm BUYING Bill Kristol's argument here, not the Exxon-mobile one, but the one of how the republicans "act" as if they are always the underdog that the average American wants to root for. Bush 2 really drove that image home of a country, backwater, BBQ loving hick, who everyone (ie. working class-white males) could to relate to.

[Richardgwm]

Bill Kristol has been wrong about every prediction he has ever made. Why does the media still pay any attention to this little weasel?

[vertigate]

And Bill Kristol is the moron-in-chief of commentators.

[GBTRU]

Wholy shit are these fuckheads desperate. Supreme desperation in the GOP, that they are going to lose control on all houses. Fuck em!

[pa6xylly]

can we get past idealogy and just listen to the man?

kristol's only point is that obama has raised and spent a lot more money than mccain (and it's usally the other way around when it comes dems vs. republicans).

it's true. i gave obama a lot of money myself, and i'm happy it's paying off.

i hate fox news as much as you do, but i'm also rational enough to see past font sizes and listen to the core message of what's being said.

[KosmicCitizen]

What message - that a man who is cahoots with corporate interest, has lobbyists working in his campaign, etc. is somehow the "under dog"? That's just a crock of shit, and it serves no good to give this kind of SPIN a pass. He's NOT an underdog, or an independent - HE'S JUST LOSING!

[thielenm]

lol, so is he trying to stop liberals from voting for obama or getting conservatives to vote for obama?

[johnher1982]

lol....fuck fox news!

[ehkinoh]

lol, Notice how even the font size different between "Obama campaigns in 3 states" and "McCain stumps in 7 states"... The McCain font is larger. Their bias is everywhere lol.

[HPDeskjetF4180]

I think thats so they can fit it on the cairon... The fact fox news is biased still goes without saying though.

[jeezychreezy1]

Spending does not give the presidency. McCain knows that from previous experience. While running for President against Bush. Kerry and Edwards know this also.

[eye7view]

that just means no one want's to give Mccain their money.

[Mychaels]

McCains an independant! How did he get so much press time..

[britmanuk]

Obama will NEVER BECOME PRESIDENT WATCH THIS SPACE _ *****(((((Spread the word......HELP !! Obama is a racist in a poor disguise...Every time he gets a chance he flanks his racist hand accross his chest....The racist votes are about to be cast:-))))))*****

[voyeurdug]

Interesting analogy: Obama as Exxon-Mobil. That would make Obama the Switchgrass (as in biofuel)-roots heavy-hitter in one growing season... that has yet to be planted.

Trying to make these Republican analogies work gives me a headache.

[VeracityMedia]

The political system is a useless insult to our collective intelligence. Barack Obama does not represent "change". That is nothing more than a political slogan to acquiesce weak minds. He is just another puppet in a long line of puppets who are put into position with one agenda:

Maintain the status quo.

You should all be ashamed of yourselves for allowing this to continue. History will not judge us kindly.

[corbaman]

Scrappy little independent who has been Bush's cheerleader for the last 8 years.

[aeolismensae]

oh my god.... what a complete perversion of reality by FOX news again.....

its time to take fox off the air.... they are blatant liars. fuck 'em in their asses.

[dafunkmonster]

they lied? lol...obama is raising millions...that's the facts...how is that a fucking lie?

[mylifeisabiglie]

Uh, McCain is raising millions too.

[Daritto7117]

That cunt hasn't even raised half of Obama $650+ MILLION.....

Obviously more republicans don't like him...

[aeolismensae]

the picture of McCain as a scrappy little independent is completely misconstrued.

if thats how you describe mccain then go for it bro.

[jhip87]

The response at the end of the video is the best part: 'That's kind of interesting' (but not really).

[aeolismensae]

yea thanks....

and apparently republicans are supposed to vote on the Moon. pass that along

[hillsad]

I wouldn't be surprised if shit started to literally come out of Kristol's mouth while on air in the next year.

[rogermoore27]

it would seep out his nose and ears too.

[stafax]

here's a better analogy:

McCain's campaign is what America will be 4 years under him, broke as a joke

Obama's campaign is what America will be 4 years under him, gaining money

[MurasakiYugata]

Gee, and here I thought liberals supported people based on their policies and character.

[YukiIsoya08]

What an idiot.

[jkdsifu]

Bill Kristol is one of the McCain advisors, along with Dick Morris, who pushed Sarah Palin into McCain's ticket. They "vetted" Palin and picked her after meeting her at a Republican event in Alaska this year. McCain should shotgun blast Bill & Dick for their wonderful choice! Notice Bill & Dick work for Fox News? Along with Rove? Thanks Bill on behalf of humans everywhere, we thank you for wrecking McCain's campaign! Obama loves you!

[graveyardpc]

McCain is a scrappy underfunded independent, while Obama is Exxon Mobil? Talk about hypocrisy.

Obama arose from a middle class family and earned his position. McCain played on his daddy's name and fortune until he was given his position, just like Bush.

[Big10]

Yeah, McCain is about as "establishment" as it's possible to get! Third-generation Navy, almost 3 decades in Washington politics, and a rich heiress for a (second) wife. If McCain really felt "underfunded," then he could have sold off 5 houses -- and still have a couple left over.

[xlioilx]

LOL McCain was begging Russia for money right after he called them a terrorist country ...WTF????

[Deweydecible]

haha, except that his juggernaut status comes from the millions of supporters who created his surplus.

[onlywinter]

I am a working class student, who barely makes any money yet I donated $40 to the Obama campaign, and I know there are a lot of other people out there like me. We all are donating to Obama because we believe in him. We are all scared of 4 more years of Bush so of course we are going to try to help out the best that we can.

I think the Republicans just wish that McCain could resonate with the people, but he doesn't. He's basically Bush #2 (Cheney recently endorsed him...I mean, c'mon!)

[dmbfans101]

Another Moron working class student. Maybe if you actually made money and had it taken from you, you would understand. But it seems you are voting for taking it from you. Maybe you are right and you cannot be trusted, and the government should take all of your money from you.

[nadreev]

Both of my children are college students, and Obama supporters. They have not donated money, but have convinced the "old guard", the 65+ crowd, in our family to vote for Obama based on facts, not rhetoric, like the falsehood of Obama's tax plan hurting the middle class.

Shame on you dmbfans101 for calling someone investing in their own future a moron. I'm tired of this anti-education vibe.

[kidstalkpolitics]

Bad analogy meant to tar Obama like Exxon's Alaska oil slick. 

Nice try Bill.

See PALIN'S DEBATE COACH

[dafttool]

The GOP are sad & bitter lot. This is a pitiful comparison by Krystol, especially since McCain/Palin are firmly in the pocket of Exxon Mobil, while Obama's support is primarily grassroots popularism.

[Francebrasil]

Love the Republicans when they start whining and act as the poor and destitute underdogs.... Liars..

[mattm4454]

bill is a good person, but he has to say this shit just because of his partisan loyalty. i mean everyone on the republican side has sounded like dumbasses trying to defend bush and mccain and palin... they're all like uh uh uh

[chumashfalcon]

no, Bill and his father before him are both evil and selfish men.

I'm talking some of the most war minded, greedy, imperialistic , selfish egotistical people to ever hit the political scene in America.

PERIOD

[ONEamWALKAH]

WTF!.. I just saw this on wikipedia page.

"He currently serves as a foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain's presidential campaign."

Yikes.

[McCainTheTurdburglar]

The American people have joined together and are what has made the Obama campaign the juggernaut that it is. Unfortunately for Kristol there are not enough elite douchebags and ignorant fools to allow them to steal this one.

[Mimmi19222]

Damn Bill sucks so hard, he will say anything to get some attention. Has this guy been right on anything latley.

Like mrbadguysan said, the reason that Obama could raise that much is thanks to the millions of people that have donated. Most of them for the first time ever to a political candidate.

[datRock]

I can't tell what he was actually trying to say with that statement.

[ONEamWALKAH]

I just saw him say this like 30 minutes ago, what a gotdamn idiot. Everything he said had me shaking my head, especially his consistent mentioning of the "liberals are supposed to like the scrappy little guy". Generalizing galore.

[TSGolden]

GOP hacks are sooo desperate. McCain wants to give Exxon Mobile an extra 13billion a year in tax breaks. Who's Exxon again. Just because a massive amount of Americans sent Obama small donations doesn't mean he's the oil industry sucker, Drill baby drill is McCain's mantra Bill. Bill should give up trying to be clever.

[kalane]

I do not know why anyone would take Bill Kristol seriously.

[mrbadguysan]

Yeah...we don't like the "Scrappy Little Independent" if he represents more of the same.

BTW, who do you think funded Obama's campaign? Oh yeah, that's right...Liberals.

[pelagic6]

Yeah as well as Hugo Chavez, Ahmadinejad etc...

[mrbadguysan]

If I recall correctly it was McCain who received more support in the Economist's Global Poll from barely functioning Middle Eastern and African countries. The rest of human civilization preferred Obama 8,607 vs. 308...

Oh yeah, and internal Al Qaeda communication shows a preference for McCain, describing him as a "Jingoist" and "a son of George Bush"

But thanks for playing.

[Mimmi19222]

Lol, brainwashed much?

pelagic6 try switching off Faux news and educate yourself.

[yochick]

wow. a staunch republican being described a a scrappy independent.

[NastyCrew]

hmm, video is not working