McCain distances himself from introducer

I don't know who Cunningham is but he has some valid questions. I am 46 years old lived in a number of eastern US cities and never met anyone named Hussein! Noone knows what he stands for bcause he really doesn't specify anything in his speeches. Cunningham is probably correct, someone will uncover the most liberal senator in our country for what he probably is......

Maybe we've seen the end to mud-slinging? Doubtful, but it would be nice to see candidates actually square off on real topics rather than try to win by discrediting their opponent.

Bunch of crybaby liberals. Grow up. Obama is a HACK from the Daley political machine in Chicago. Mr. Cunningham just called a spade a spade. Honestly, are the dems going to be so self-righteous as to feign outrage after 8 years of completely inappropriate remarks from the left about the right? Hypocrites, plain and simple.

We can't comment about his inexperience, we can't comment about his say-nothing speeches, we can't say that he was a lowly state senator 3 years ago, we can't show pictures of him in a turban, and now we can't use his middle name?!?! Who does this guy think he is??? These are not cheap shots, they are simple facts - if people are shallow enough to think his middle name means he has allegiance to Sadam and/or the Taliban, then shame on them. But it's insulting to the rest of the public that the use of his middle name may sway public opinion. Get a grip.

McCain says that he doesn't know this man. Well, that man said that he met McCain twice.

How can you hold a rally and don't know anything about the person that you hired to "warm up the crowd?" Sen. McCain is lying again, just like he lied about the lobbyist.

Dear Phyllis of Dallas:
McCain doesn't know the man's name, because he didn't hire him. Local leaders hired him. He may have met McCain twice, but so have hundreds of thousands of people. I met George W once, even shook his hand, and I certainly would not get in a huff if he didn't remember me, there were only about 2,000 other people there at the time.

Edward: I am 57 and have never met anyone with the middle name of Sidney. It happens to be John McCain's name, which means exactly nothing. Obama's father was from Kenya, Hussein is a common name there. Not to mention that it is also the name of one of our longest allies in the middle east, King Hussein of Jordan.

If you do not know what Obama stands for, what issues he has voted on and what legislation he has written it is because you expect someone to spoon feed you. Get off your duff and read. A Goodle search will reveal his entire public record.

Name calling is inappropriate in a political venue. McCain showed a lot of class in demanding civility. These politicians have made a career of public service, they do not need to tolerate the vitriol and ignorant name calling of third-rate political pundits.

And Tom:
You can comment on anything. Intelligent commentary is very different from ignorant mud slinging. Obama has more national and internation experience than George W. Bush had.

You can show pictures and you can use his middle name, that is not the problem, the problem is using them to imply that he is less than a genuine, patriotic American. The very fact that one of the other posters mention his middle name as somehow making him suspect shows the level that these fear mongers are playing to.

If the Republicans cannot run an election without insults and name-calling, they really have a problem.