John McCain & Phil Gramm: It's All In Your Head

TITLE: John McCain & Phil Gramm: It's All In Your Head

TEXT: John McCain on Advisor Phil Gramm (Before)

McCain: "A person I've had the honor and pleasure of knowing as a friend and a great economist... my dear friend and comrade, Senator Phil Gramm." [McCain Town Hall, CNN Live Feed, (Waco, TX ), 3/3/08]

McCain: "There is no one in America that is more respected on the issue of economics than Senator Phil Gramm. So I'm honored that you are here, Phil. Thank you for your great service." [Speech at Dell Headquarters, Round Rock, TX, 2/29/08]

McCain: "A lot of the people that I respect that are advising me, like Phil Gramm and Jack Kemp..." [ABC This Week, 2/17/08]

TEXT: ...But Then.

PHIL GRAMM: "You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession... You just hear this constant whining, complaining... We've sort of become a nation of whiners."
[Washington Times, 7/9/08]




MCCAIN: "Phil Gramm does not speak for me. I speak for me." [Media Availability, Belleville, MI, 07/10/08]

GERSH: "Is Senator Gramm still giving advice to Senator McCain?"

HOLTZ-EAKIN: "No."

GERSH: "No."

HOLTZ-EAKIN: "At -- I haven't spoken to Senator Gramm since the comments took place, and I'm not expecting to." [PBS Nightly Business Report, 7/11/08, http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/onair/transcripts/080711b/]

Carl Cameron; While McCain was saying Gramm doesn't speak for him today, Gramm was in fact speaking for him to the WSJ editorial board and saying that he's not going to retract anything he said and that every word is true. [Fox News, 7/10/08]

TEXT: The John McCain-Phil Gramm Economic Plan: It's All In Your Head

MCCAIN: "I think, psychologically -- and a lot of our problems today, as you know, are psychological ...A little psychological boost. Lets have some straight talk. Its not a huge amount of money... a little psychological boost, that's what I think it would help." [Your World with Neil Cavuto, 4/16/08, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvCpFWzmP1Y]

McCain: "Now, as far as putting additional money in American taxpayers' pocket, that's fine, because a lot of this is psychological, a lot of it is psychological." [McCain Town Hall, (West Palm Beach, FL) 1/24/08]

McCain: "Even though it would take some years, the fact that we are exploiting those reserves would have psychological impact that I think is beneficial." [McCain Town Hall, (Fresno, CA), 6/23/08, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dHbzkXFcK4]

McCain: "And finally, could I just mention on the issue of rebates, fine, because part of this is psychological. Part of the problem we have in any recession is psychological." [CNN Debate, 1/30/08]

AUDIO: "You just hear this constant whining, complaining... We've sort of become a nation of whiners."

TEXT: John McCain: The Wrong Choice on the Economy

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• McCain
• Gramm
• Double
• Talk
• Economy
• Whiner
• Psychological
• Mental
• Recession

[BINGO2015]

OK. The Dems play offense. I love it. Great one. Put this one on TV.

[blair227]

All repugnants must be on Crack or some other mind numbing substance.Just goes to prove repugnantism is a mental disorder.

[3rdDegree144]

Really? why's that?

[Crazyman1212]

well if my job was out sourced to mexico, my mortage rate skyrocketed with increased interest, my 5 years of saving wipped out, house and car seized due to lack of payment because of some greedy assholes in government and on wall street. with the government simply doing nothing. well yes i think i have more then earned the right to complain, lol

[winonatechie]

Gramm tried to Swiftboat the recession but none of the real economists would have that, thankfully.

[jnkhd]

How appropriate that he'd use the word "comrade" to describe Gramm.

[padude64]

You macho men support MCain and why is that? Are you afraid that Obama will take your guns, well he wont! He wants you to have your guns!

Obama wants peace and he wants stability within the nations!

[padude64]

The MCcain and Palin rallies have produced much hatred and that is what we do not need in this election!

We need to be together and I am voting for Obama!

Bigotry has no place here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[padude64]

the election is too serious!

[padude64]

It is too bad that Obama is too professional when MCcain has to act like a brat and Sarah Palin is one stupid one!

[lindabee10]

Re: McCain: "He's going to be Bush on steroids," says Johns, the retired brigadier general who has known McCain since their days at the National War College.

For the rest, see Rolling Stone's October issue: "Make-Believe Maverick." And spread the word. Fast!

[pfannyguy]

I get a mental recession when McCain opens his mouth. STFU!