McCain Campaign Offers Points For Positive Comments On Blogs

The Whistler • May 22, 2008

If you praise McCain in a blog comment you get points from the campaign.

Help spread the word about John McCain on news and blog sites. Your efforts to help get the message out about John McCain’s policies and plan for the future is one of the most valuable things you can do for this campaign. You know why John McCain should be the next President of the United States and we need you to tell others why.
Select from the numerous web, blog and news sites listed here, go there, and make your opinions supporting John McCain known. Once you’ve commented on a post, video or news story, report the details of your comment by clicking the button below. After your comments are verified, you will be awarded points through the McCain Online Action Center.

Say Anything is in the list of two dozen or so suggested conservative blogs, so I guess if you come sing McCain’s praises in the comments here (or on the reader blog) you can get points from McCain. Though I’m not sure what those points are redeemable for, if anything.
A lot of people are worried about this, but I think it’s rather innovative. A lot of movements offer ways for supporters to compete against one another. That competition generates increased support activity. I don’t see why it’s any more inappropriate to do this sort of thing for, say, selling magazine subscriptions to support a school than it is to do it for a political campaign.
I think it’d be inappropriate for McCain to make those points redeemable for cash. As the owner of one of the blogs targeted in this effort I don’t want a bunch of paid McCain spammers filling up the comments section. But as a way for McCain supporters to compete with one another?
I don’t see why not.

Tags: Domestic Issues, Politics

http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/author/realitybasedbob/ realitybasedbob

McCain — Don’t like his position today? Just wait till tomorrow!
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

ZZ, I think you get bonus points if you can give a reason to vote for McCain rather than just against the other guy.

Unfortunately McCain’s so bad that no one can make a convincing argument that he should be in the White House.

-47
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

Oh that’s going to cost you points Boob.
Neiman

Sad to say. voting for McCain, thumb and forefinger clasping my nose will be about the best I can do, so I’ll sell all my points to Whistler. I have to vote against Obama, but with McCain we can only hope fours years and out and by then we can have a good conservative waiting in the wings.
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

-43
http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

John McCain: Best damn veteran running for President!
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

IF John McCain should become President his wife will undoubtedly be the most beautiful first lady Evar!
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/author/realitybasedbob/ realitybasedbob

McCain — Because Keating doesn’t own a blue dress.
Johnny Gee

Vote for another 4 years of republican rule, do not think that 90 percent of George W Bush would be George W Boooh – it is 4 years of the same as before but said with a different voice in John McCain.

Do not look at the possibility of a stress sensitivity problem in both George W Bush and John McCain as they possibly both had ignoring fathers who always thought they were disappointments and cowards, and then wanted to grow into being bullies to the world. That is not a valid argument even if it would be like that. Even if McCain cried his eyes out every night in Hanoi, and only survived mentally there due to a semi-hate towards the father and support from the other POW’s. It does not matter, he is still a hero, and should be the next bully president of the world. It is the most logical, psycologically.
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

Do you want a bunch of kudos-paid McCain spammers filling up the comments section?

Aw it’s not that we were a high class establishment to start with. We think we’re lucky because we gotta couple of retired beer leaders hanging around.

I didn’t even have enough money.. the guy behind me in line said he’d pay for it.
LOL

Do girls ever pay for drinks?
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

“A Vote for McCain is another nail in coffin of the Republican party.”

That would probably attract more than a few combat boot wearing feminists to the McCain ticket.

-49
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

I’m thinking McCain would gladly make a special exception to torture Rob.

-45
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

Unfortunately patriotism is not the only qualification to be President.

You have to be smart enough NOT to screw up things you don’t understand.

-48
pparets

Nominations!!?? Me! Me! Hell, On McCain’s point system, I should be fabulously rich by now.

Where’s my money?
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/author/realitybasedbob/ realitybasedbob

McCain — Together we can rebuild K Street!
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

Whistle, Points will be deducted IF you are not careful.
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

Hmm, he might not be all bad.

-48.
http://www.ski-blog.com/ sayanything-24

+7

I like McCain’s Foreign Policy. His campaign’s talk tough stance to North Korea–

“Get Rid of the Nukes you Fucking Gooks!”
Pilgrim

McCain’s campaign slogan if I were to write it?

“John McCain: He’s Better Than Nothin’, I guess.”

Will that get me any points?
http://www.ski-blog.com/ sayanything-24

If the rumors about the language he used towards his ex-wife are true–

perhaps he will call Nancy Pelosi a c***

Using the dreaded “c” word +43
http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

On McCain’s point system, I should be fabulously rich by now.

I think we should pool our points, pparets and pursue political patronage.
http://rotstar.blogspot.com/ LifeTrek

Can I trade those points for carbon credits so I can keep driving my SUV and still save the 25,000 and growing, polar bear population?
DKK
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

-42? Is that all.

It’s really nice of John to send people over here to read my stuff.

Hey does everyone know that John McCain called his Marxist Cap and Trade scheme market orientated?
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

It would take something a lot stronger than beer.

-46.
http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

I bought my first half rack when I was 16

Victoria’s Secret on the installment plan?
Bat One

Rob,

Forget the points! Considering your enthusiasm for McCain’s campaign and all those nice things you’ve said about his stand on various issues, you ought to just be grateful he’s adamantly opposed to torture!
http://www.ski-blog.com/ sayanything-24

+3 McCain’s wife owns a massive beer distributorship.
+7 McCain endured torture for five years at the hands of the Vietnamese
-2 McCain calls Vietnamese “gooks” still
+23 McCain is not married to Bill Clinton and does not attend a church run by Reverend Wright
-21 McCain wants to take away my SUV or make me plant 500 trees to offset every 10,000 miles I drive it
+3 McCain has a kick-ass sneer when he is pissed
+112 McCain will sneer at OBL and Iran instead of meeting to pacify them
+3 Beer distributorship. Plain and simple.
+20 Diamondbacks and Suns fan
-256 Wants to allow illegal aliens to steal my car, rape and impregnate my daughter
+24 Illegals do yard work for $10 an hour and you can always get one at the Phoenix Home Depot

I think the Immigration issue puts me in the negative, but I am going to offset my points by attacking Hillary later on. ***SNEER***
http://markjaquith.com/ Mark Jaquith

I think it’d be inappropriate for McCain to make those points redeemable for cash. As the owner of one of the blogs targeted in this effort I don’t want a bunch of paid McCain spammers filling up the comments section. But as a way for McCain supporters to compete with one another?

I don’t see why not.

Do you want a bunch of kudos-paid McCain spammers filling up the comments section? It may not be as much of an incentive as cash, but it’s an incentive nonetheless — an incentive to lower the quality and objectivity of your comments. I’d have a problem with that.
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

I wonder how many points I’ve got coming?
http://www.fileitunder.com/ Hoodlumman

Maybe he’ll offer Cap and Trade credits or credits toward a larger than “deemed average” carbon footprint under McCain’s Global Warming Initiative that’s all but settled…
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

It is so. AND it just so happens that I went to boarding school in Arizona! I was an under age drinker. Mind you it was in the 70′s. I haven’t had a beer in so long. BUT it still sounds good! (as long as it is super dooper cold!!!)
10ksnooker

OK, I will start out with, McCain’s asinine positions on campaign finance, global warming hoax, not voting for Bush’s tax cuts and illegal immigration AMNESTY. I am sure there are more but these are the ‘good points’ that come to mind.

Oh yeah, I think McCain is good on the war, and may actually understand the enemy wants to kill ‘America’.

Is that good enough?
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

My oh my, Anna. I am shocked! Beer is really good for you though! It is like bread. It is the staff of life. Uh? do you think Cindy McCain was a beer leader?
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

I disagree. Dolly Madison was a babe.

-44.
http://oregonguythinks.blogspot.com/ OregonGuy

Points.

“Points? We ain’t got no points. We don’t need no points! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ points!’

Or:

“Points, to god-damned hell with points! We have no points. In fact, we don’t need points. I don’t have to show you any stinking points, you god-dxxxned cabrÃ³n and ching’ tu madre! Come out from that shxx-hole of yours. I have to speak to you.”

(With full credit to Western writer B. Traven.)

(And Weird Al Yankovic.) “Pointers?”

Are there no grown-ups in the McCain campaign?
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/author/Anna/ Anna

Zsa Zsa a high school lush? .. say it ain’t so
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

Justin brings up a great point about the beer! AND me being born in Arizona he has a special place in my heart! Did I ever mention that I was head beer leader in High school? Give me a B-E-E-R!!!
Nunez

I believe that points are redeemable for cheerleader skirts and bom-boms.
http://www.ski-blog.com/ sayanything-24

I am afraid that Barack will have access to the points system and the racism police will declare on January 22, 2009, than any people found to have earned McCain points will be sent to an “education kamp”.
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

“nail in the coffin…”
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/author/Anna/ Anna

I was an underage drinker too. *shakes head*
I bought my first half rack when I was 16 and I didn’t even have enough money.. the guy behind me in line said he’d pay for it.
LOL… life was easy back in the innocent days huh?
kbiel

Mentioning McCain’s time as a POW: 5 points

Talking up McCain’s foreign policy: 15 points

Ignoring McCain’s cap and trade proposal for CO2 emissions: 100 points

Pretending McCain is not scheduled to speak before La Raza: 250 points

Writing in Fred Thompson on November 4th: priceless
http://www.pal2pal.com/BLOGEE Pal2Pal

Take my points. I keep a small McCain banner in my sidebar and today I highlighted his website because the new design is so superior to that awful black thing he had before, but points for comments, nah, not so interested in that. I am glad to see, however, that he has finally gotten someone on his staff who knows how to design a workable/usable site with more interesting content that definitely matches or exceeds Romney’s site and leaves the impression that McCain has moved into the new electronic world of 2008.
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/author/realitybasedbob/ realitybasedbob

Seriously now…has Flipper John’s campaign staff run out of ideas and is now trolling blogs for something good to say about their guy?

I guess that his hundreds of supporters actually might come up with something good.

Not a bad idea, really.
pparets

Hoss;

… always takes precedent over everything else policy-related…

Like the Supreme Court and a record number of federal bench appointments in the next four years?

Check out today’s Washington Times.
TeacherDave

“McCain 2008: I Suck Less than the Other Guys!”
kbiel

Can we also lose points when we point out McCain’s asinine positions on illegal immigration, campaign finance, and global warming? If so, I think I’m in the running for largest point deficit. And yet, I support this officious idiot. Woohoo!
http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

Hey! I used to defend McCain quite a lot back when Bill the Shill was hawking Romney and bashing McCain. I must have points up the wazoo!
Bat One

I got my “McCain Has ALWAYS Been Proud of America” T-shirt. In white, of course.

Actually, we got two of them. One of the boys wanted one to wear to his Political Science class. His professor is a “roll yer own tampon” bull-dyke liberal, and he’s got an “A” average, so why not?
docdave

McCain already has my vote, that should be worth about a 1000 points. To bad it take 1500 for a cup of coffee.
gilbyguy

Best …
Thread …
EVER!!!!!!!

McCain – He’s not the worst (+5)?
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/homosexuality_is_wrong_-_a_compendium move_zig

Nah nah nah.

You guys got it ALL wrong…

THESE are the kind of points you get!

And the lucky BN’er with the most points gets the logo T-Shirt.

Any nominations?
http://sayanythingblog.com/ likwidshoe

I don’t know who this “realitybased”bob is kidding. For years we have criticized McCain as being a RINO more in line with the goofy liberals than the common sense small government conservatives.

Now the “reality based” are joining in and criticizing the guy who is so much like them. Just whose argument do they think they are making?

McCain is a bad candidate because he is too much like a liberal.
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

McCain is a heck of a lot better than the alternative candidates! Hopefully, IF he gets in office he will become more in touch with conservative values??? I am a hopeless optimist!
http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

I believe that points are redeemable for cheerleader skirts and bom-boms.

You mean “Bomb bombs”? I think you want William Ayers and the Obama campaign!

Or maybe Hillary’s husband Bill, who pardoned a few bombers in his day!
http://www.ski-blog.com/ sayanything-24

Did I ever mention that I was head beer leader in High school? Give me a B-E-E-R!!!

That is actually an effective strategy for McCain. Encourage Conservatives to hold their noses, vote, then get shitfaced drunk and try to wash the taste of Liberal McCain out of their mouths.

Bad news is that most states do not sell beer on election day. Better stock up.
Hoss

Let’s see, praise for McCain: he’s not Obama (we can still say his last name can’t we, or is it strictly “the Messiah” now)or Hillary…barely.

Okay, I’ll give him credit for some of his market-based strategies, but the pro illegal immigration and cap-and-trade global puking scam just always takes precedent over everything else policy related.
http://www.dartemis.net/blog/ sayanything-42

lik,

The more “blackwater”boob dislikes him, the more reason I have to vote for him. Carry on, “blackwater”, you’re making it easier and easier for me to pull that lever for McCain!
http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

Any points for damning with faint praise???
WOOFX

McSame is having problems raising money.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

I think it’s kind of funny that Say Anything made the list of blogs on his website given that we’re….not exactly McCain-friendly around here.

Of course, maybe that’s the point too.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

I wonder how many points I’ve got coming?

-42
WOOFX

No contest, R-Bot108 will get the most points and be appointed Under Secretary of the Treasury.

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