Sarah Palin may win the Vice-Presidential debate. This is not spin. Nor is it a matter of low expectations. The Republicans are doing a masterful job of lulling the Obama campaign into a false sense of security that she is very difficult to teach, and that he will win hands-down.
Yes, Joe Biden oozes gravitas, and in troubling times that can be appealing. And, yes, Palin projects school-girl naïveté. Her comments about world leaders all being "foreigners", that she has foreign policy experience because Putin rears his head and flies into the airspace in Alaska is not much different than the Miss Teen South Carolina who was an internet smash, rambling about "US-Americans." At least the latter was only 19, and not running for Vice-President with a 72 year-old man with a history of melanoma.
But, how much more clueless is Palin than was George W Bush running against incumbent Governor Ann Richards or Al Gore? And, they both had the same teacher: Karl Rove.
Biden does not need coaching on the issues. What he does need is a strategy for the debate. How is he going to handle the following advantages for Palin that play into her winning the debate:
1. The press is cowed. By all rights Palin should be asked to address examples of her naïveté. After all, she is running to be a heartbeat, or brain metastasis, away from the Presidency. But, what can they ask Biden in this respect that would make the debate seem "fair"? Nothing, really. Paradoxically, then, Biden's expertise may prevent Palin's naïveté from being exposed.
Gwen Ifill, the moderator, bright as she is, will not wish to embarrass Palin. It is uncomfortable to watch someone self-destruct. As absurd a Vice-Presidential choice as she is, the natural human emotion of not wishing to be present as someone else self-destructs will supersede the rational conclusion that it is for this very reason that she needs to be exposed.
Moreover, the McCain campaign has already redefined a "gotcha question" as anything that Palin flubs. And, since Palin knows almost nothing substantive about anything, any question that probes beyond the rambling nonsense is deemed "gotcha." A voter asks her about Pakistan, and she rambles herself into invading it, and that's "gotcha."
She will never be asked the one question she cannot answer: "explain."
And, never forget: the press tries to keep the race close, so that people will tune in. Hence, there is a vested interested in not embarrassing Palin.
2. Palin is being prepped to repeat just a few simple answers. When George W Bush debated Ann Richards, Rove had him just repeat 4 simple messages regardless of the question. Palin will toss in the words, "maverick", "reform", and "against the special interests" over-and-over again.
It will not matter whether she is coherent on most questions so long as she seems to be so on one. They will choose energy, and she will come back to that because it does touch each of us, as well as our whole economy. She will seem to be speaking knowledgeably, and will likely throw in a few details to demonstrate, as John McCain said, that "she knows more about energy than anyone in the country."
If Palin sounds coherent about one subject, people will impute similar coherence to her other answers, assuming they were not listening closely enough to what is actually gibberish. Moreover, by restricting her to a few simple, repeated answers, she may not wander off into the wild blue yonder, invading Pakistan and shouting at Putin's plane overhead in the process.
3. Much of Palin's nonsense is feel-good stuff. While Biden may have spoken knowledgeably, for example, about a particular foreign policy matter, it will come across as ponderous. By contrast Palin, unburdened from any expertise, will spout some stuff that feels good--"foreign leaders?", "sure, just bring'em to the United States, introduce them to ordinary Americans, and they will see the world as we do".
Nonsense, of course. But, which feels better, Biden or Palin?
Biden may lay out their plans for energy independence. Good, well-thought out, highly praised, with a strong financial commitment to back it up, and windfall profits' taxes to help pay for it. Makes sense, but, again, ponderous.
And, Biden will repeat "ladies and gentlemen" at least 100 times as he introduces and concludes his answers, boring everyone to tears.
Palin will respond by offering us Alaska (as if it is hers to offer, and as if the VP has to be from Alaska to exploit its resources, but people will hear that she has something unique to offer them, and they already know Alaska is part of the United States).
Again, which feels better?
What Democrats, especially like Biden, forget is this: People rarely recall what you say. What they remember is how you made them feel. If Palin is simple and makes them feel good, and Biden is ponderous, they will go for Palin.
So long as Gwen Ifill does not say, "explain" when Palin spouts nonsense--and it was only that question from Katie Couric that revealed her shallowness--Palin wins.
If Palin makes people feel good, if she demonstrates one area of knowledge above the 8th grade level, then the spin will take care of the rest of it. "The questions were 'gotcha'." "Biden was not pressed as hard". "She showed herself capable of dealing with energy, the nation's #1 problem."
4. Biden is cowed, and getting poor 'advice' from the media. Sarah Palin's gender and her cluelessness have encouraged the so-called pundits to paint Biden into a corner, that he must be especially gentle with her for fear of coming across as sexist, and thus turning off blue-collar women voters.
The first mistake is assuming that the goal is to 'win' the debate. It is not. The goal is to expose Palin for what she is, and thus make voters properly uncomfortable about her when they enter that voting booth. It is a perception that needs to be built over time.
Biden need not be snide or condescending (which would come across as sexist), and he ought not make the conclusory statements "she just does not understand." But, he can very firmly take the argument to her, individually, as McCain's representative and replacement, and as a symbol of the Republican brand. It may be that the immediate post-debate reaction is that Biden was too tough, or played 'gotcha,' but the goal is the longer term exposure of the absurdity of Palin.
When Palin refers to her executive experience, Biden should counter that George Bush said exactly the same thing in 2000, that Bush was Governor of Texas, population 24 million, for 6 years, and look at the mess he has caused: from Katrina, to Iraq, to the financial meltdown. She's been Governor of Alaska for 2 years, population 675,000. This is not nasty, nor sexist. It is a simple statement of fact. He should not shy away from it.
When Palin references her and McCain being "mavericks" that she will do repeatedly, Biden should respond with key topline issues on which they are not:
-An economic philosophy of deregulation, non-enforcement, and high risk poker with other peoples' money. -Opposing healthcare as a right of all Americans, period. -Continued taxcuts for the wealthiest Americans while at war and with gaping deficits. -Privatizing social security -Tax loopholes for oil companies, no money for alternative energy. -An open checkbook, open-ended commitment to Iraq. -Opposition in principle to a minimum wage law.
And, Biden should mention that she agreed first to cooperate fully with investigations into her conduct as Governor, that the McCain campaign is now shutting down. George Bush resisted oversight and accountability for 8 years. If she is not going to be accountable and transparent now, this will be another 4 years of hiding from the American people. Again, this is not nasty or sexist. It asks her to be accountable.
When Palin claims expertise on energy, Biden ought to emphasize that, whatever expertise she has is related to oil and gas, the country needs a far broader approach. Cite the Obama-Biden plan. He then ought to say: "we've had two oilmen in the White House for the last 8 years, and look what it got us," and "we should be concerned if the expertise in the White House favors oil over alternative energy sources, and if the VP candidate only recently admitted that global warming was in part man-made."
Reducing her claimed stature as an "expert" on energy will reduce the likelihood that viewers will give her a "pass" on the gobbledygook she confabulates on other subjects.
On creationism in the schools, Palin will invoke "freedom of speech" and "teaching the controversy." This is feel-good stuff, and must be countered by feel-not-so-good reality. Make it an economic competition issue...Biden should say he believes in evolution, and that there is no scientific controversy, just science vs. religion. If we try to get non-science taught as science in the schools, our children will fall further behind their competitors around the world. Parents can teach their children their religious beliefs at home, and teach that controversy if that is what they believe.
On foreign policy Biden should challenge McCain, and let her try defending McCain. She will get bollixed. He ought to mention, again, McCain's strategy of not sitting down with the Spanish Prime Minister. "John McCain does not want to talk to our enemies, and he seems not to want to speak with our friends either."
Let Palin try to defend McCain.
On Iraq, Biden should contrast the general positions: an open-checkbook, open-ended commitment to Iraq vs. a phased withdrawal by a date-certain that limits our exposure.
Biden ought to speak in grand principles, not ponderous detail: that we must restore our prestige abroad, as Barack Obama showed he could do with his summer tour, and John McCain has shown no ability to do. That we are most successful when we support and listen to our friends, talk but make clear our positions with our enemies, try in all cases for negotiated solutions, and remember what Yitzhak Rabin said: "you make peace with your enemies, not with your friends." (And, he should quote Rabin by name).
Bet that Palin is going to suggest that she has as much, or more, experience than Obama. Biden should counter that Obama has been in public office for 16 years, that he has been vetted by the American people, that he has dealt with issues of national security, and been grilled on foreign and domestic policy for 20 months now, and was chosen by more than 18 million people to be the nominee. Biden should add: "Governor Palin was chosen by one person, impulsively, and has not had a single press conference where she could be asked followup questions."
Unless Biden sticks to principles and not ponderous details, and unless he takes her on and holds her accountable -- contrary to the punditocracy that says he should leave her alone--unless he realizes that he is not there to score debating points, but to expose Palin for the shallow, uninformed person she is, that Palin will win the debate and her stature will be resurrected.
One more point: on abortion. Biden ought to say that he is Catholic, but he believes that an individual woman should have to right to determine whether to carry to term a pregnancy that arose from rape, whereas Governor Palin would have the GOVERNMENT force the woman to keep that child. That is not a place for the government.
Hopefully, Joe will avoid his "ladies and gentlemens," will speak in grand principles and not ponderous detail, and will not be shy about holding her accountable. If he does not, Palin will win the debate.
To the Campaign
I would like to offer a peice of advice, which I hope you follow.
To Senator Barack Obama.. Sir you need to assert your leadership now as John McCain is using the crisis for obvious political gains.. You need to drop this bi-partisan approach now as your the only 1 running for President wishing to be bi-partisan. You need now to draw a line in the sand and stick up for your principals and for the best outcome for the American people. If you let John McCain seize and determine the outcome of these negotiations, you lose the election. The public has a very short memory as to who caused this problem. The new proposals of the house GOP apparently calls for little regulations of the markets, abolishing capital gains tax etc. Now the GOP knows that this won't get the necessary approval from the senate Democrats, so insteps John Wayne McCain to save the day, with a much watered down proposal aimed at getting cross party consensus. If you fall for this obvious ploy, you would have lost the leadership mantle, which you have just recently gained. Please stop being passive and just call John McCain out now. He is definately putting campaign before country.
It was a mainstay of Jim Crow segregation: for 100 years after the Civil War, Southern white Democrats kept eligible blacks from voting with poll taxes, literacy tests and property requirements. Starting in the 1960s, the U.S. Supreme Court declared these assaults on the heart of American democracy unconstitutional.
Now, with the help of a 2008 Supreme Court decision, Crawford vs. Marion County (Indiana) Election Board, white Republicans in some areas will keep eligible blacks from voting by requiring driver's licenses. Not only is this new-fangled discrimination constitutional, it's spreading.
GOP proponents of the move say they are merely trying to reduce voter fraud. But while occasional efforts to stuff ballot boxes through phony absentee voting still surface, the incidence of individual vote fraud—voting when you aren't eligible—is virtually non-existent, as "The Truth About Vote Fraud," a study by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, clearly shows. In other words, the problem Republicans claim they want to combat with increased ID requirements doesn't exist. Meanwhile, those ID hurdles facing individuals do nothing to stop the organized insiders who still try to game the system.
The motive here is political, not racial. Republicans aren't bigots like the Jim Crow segregationists. But they know that increased turnout in poor, black neighborhoods is good for Democrats. In that sense, the effort to suppress voting still amounts to the practical equivalent of racism.
In Crawford, the court upheld an Indiana law essentially requiring a passport or driver's license in order to vote. But more than two thirds of Indiana adults have no passports and nearly 15 percent have no driver's licenses. These eligible voters, disproportionately African-American, will need to take a bus or catch a ride from a friend down to the motor vehicles bureau to make sure they obtain a nondriver photo ID. Otherwise, they cannot vote in Indiana this year.
To get an idea of how many African-Americans nationwide lack driver's licenses, recall Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when thousands were stranded without transportation. "Crawford Republicans" could make the old "Jim Crow Democrats" look like pikers when it comes to voter suppression.
Consider Wisconsin, a swing state. Republicans officials there are suing to enforce a "no match, no vote" provision in state regulations, where voters must not only show a photo ID, but establish that it matches the name and number in the Department of Motor Vehicles or Social Security Administration database. (Democrats are resisting the suit.) These lists are riddled with errors in every state, as the Brennan Center has proven in its report, "Restoring the Right to Vote."
I HOPE THE CAMPAIGN ARE AWARE OF THIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. CAN SOMEONE FROM THE CAMPAIGN TEAM POST SOME INFORMATION ON THIS SO AS TO REASSURE US THAT EVERYTHING IS IN HAND.
MCCAIN WANTS MORE ENERGY FROM OFF SHORE DRILLING FROM THE EARTH...
OBAMA WANTS MORE NATURAL ENERGY FROM THE SUN AND WIND FROM THE EARTH...
MCCAIN RUNNING HIS MOUTH ABOUT WHAT THE PEOPLE OF FLOODED IOWA SHOULD DO...
OBAMA WANTS TO WORK TO HELP THOSE OF FLOODED IOWA INSTEAD OF RUNNING HIS MOUTH...
MCCAIN WANT'S WAR AND DESTRUCTION...FOLLOWED WITH DEATH...
OBAMA WANT'S PEACE AND PROSPERITY...FOLLOWED WITH LIFE...
MCCAIN WANTS EVERYONE TO THINK THAT HE HAD GOOD JUDGEMENT ON THE IRAQIC WAR...
OBAMA WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT HE HAD GOOD JUDGEMENT NOT TO GO TO WAR...
MCCAINS WANTS US TO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE DEFEATED THE TERRORIST THREAT...
THROUGH OUR MISGUIDED JUDGEMENT OBAMA WANTS US TO UNDERSTAND THAT
WE HAVE CREATED FUTURE ONES...
MCCAIN SAIDS OUR TROOPS HAVE BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF DATING BACK TO THE
VIETNAM WAR...
OBAMA WANTS MCCAIN TO EXPLAIN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHY HE VOTED
AGAINST THE 2008 GI BILL TO HELP VETS FROM BEING HOMELESS...
THROUGH MCCAINS ENERGY PLANS, THIS IS HOW OUR PLANET WILL LOOK EIGHT YEARS FROM NOW...
THROUGH OBAMA'S ENERGY PLANS, THIS IS HOW OUR PLANET WILL LOOK AFTER IT BEGINS TO HEAL ITSELF IN EIGHT YEARS...
JOHN MCCAIN WANTS TO SELL YOU WOLF TICKETS ABOUT KATRINA AND
THAT IF HE IS PRESIDENT THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
OBAMA WANTS MCCAIN TO START TALKING STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT HOW HE TRULY FEELS ABOUT THE KATRINA VICTIMS, AND WHAT HE WAS DOING WHILE THEY DROWNED AND DIED IN THEIR ATTICS...
NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT THE CANDIDATES TRULY WANT... WHAT DO YOU WANT?
The Spook who sat by the door.
JUDEGEMENT
INTEGRITY
RECTITUDE
HONOR
FORTITUDE
Please check the definition of these words
My friends, today I remembered a valuable lesson, which I had forgotten. I wanna share what I now remember with you. This campaign is historic in more than the obvious way.Everything about this campaign has been historic. Listen we have CREATED A MOVEMENT BEYOND THE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT OR POWER (MAINSTREAM MEDIA) What your thinking, how? Remember when this campaign was just starting out, nobody give Barack a chance, I mean the odds were heavily stacked against him, But he prevailed and totally confounded the so called professional pundits and pollsters, time and time again. Nobody knows how big this is, so how can they measure it? All the templates of old they use to predict campaigns, have to be thrown away. All states are in play, if we stay focused and on message and all do our part. We are leading all polls by more than 12 - 15 pt in most swing states. How? The Majority of our support are not contacted by land line calls, plus most pollsters target certain demographics THEY believe are most likely to vote, over 50. If only a pollster would poll using mobile phones, then you'd see what I mean. The people in real POWER know the truth and some have even gone on record to admit it (RUPERT MURDOCH) That's why Foxnews, cnn and most pundits are doing their utmost to steer people against and away from supporting Barack. But their fighting a losing battle, because like I said, it's beyond the control of all the Main Stream Media (Propaganda and Influence peddling) Let me give you a couple of examples and my list is long to choose from. Over hyped so called scandals; Rev Wright, Rezko etc.. it took us of message, but we bounced back. So many abnormal and disgraceful things have happened, which would end most if not all other candidates campaign, but we prevailed and grew. Hillary Clinton's campaign had no answer against this 'phenomenon'. because they did not know what they were up against.
The media are trying to divide us into groups and everyone of them is saying the race is close. Lies,
Here's another example of how weak to Media is; Rush Limbach tried to get all republicans to vote for HC in the primary's, to 'so called disrupt' the primary. It never worked, because no matter how many republicans came out and voted, more of us turned out to support Barack in numbers never seen before. They do not no our numbers, so they CANNOT predict our numbers. The media have now resorted to bias reporting, where all McCains and Palins lies, gaffes are not reported. But they're quick to over sensationalise any incident involving Barack.They are reinforcing positive images and things about Palin and McCain, trying to paint or re invent them as something their NOT. Mavericks and Reformers, in the hope of hoodwinking America, whilst painting Barack as 'Questionable' or 'Other' This has been done before and America fell for it twice and Re-elected Bush. We are smarter now.
On Friday, 2 pollsters came on the Bill O'Reilly factor (Rasmussen and the guy from Gallup) O'Reilly and Hannity was upset that Obama had gotten a 7pt DNC bounce in Gallup. O'Reilly on his show, kept prompting the man from Gallup into saying that the GOP bounce wouldn't be known until Monday. The funny thing was that both these pollsters had different polls for the DNC bounce. Monday the polls came out and 'WHOOSH' the GOP ticket got a 10pt bounce and it was similar by Rasmussen poll. TRUTH is McCain/Palin got no bounce and Obama leads by 7pts. Over this weekend Foxnews kept playing Palins made up Bio over and over again, I counted 8 times in 24hrs. This was done Saturday and Sunday. The Right wing press and party are trying to make us believe that we are in trouble and that John McCain is leading amongst Women.. Not true.. All I can say is thank GOD for the web and youtube. If you wanna hear more from me about the 'Forces controlling this campaign' leave a comment.
Remember when you first heard Barack or went to a rally and how you was Inspired.. REMEMBER THAT FEELING.. Don't stop donating, matter of fact donate more if you can, and KEEP SPREADING THE WORD AND DISPELLING THE FALSEHOODS AND KEEP THE FAITH. Lets take back AMERICA..
foxnews have just shown via ticker on the Hannity and Colmes show, that both Barack Obama and Joe Biden voted for the bridge to nowhere.. The amazing and outrageous thing here is that they quote a source as the Chigago Daily Observer. I went online to investigate and found the Chicago Daily Observer is in actual fact a blog page and not a daily press as I was led to believe. This bias type of journalism cannot be tolerated. The campaign team needs to sanction foxnews asap.. There trying there utmost to debunk your message against McCain and Palin.
UPDATE: In actual fact foxnews are claiming not only did Joe and Barack support the bridge to nowhere, but when given the chance to vote against the bill and send money instead to aid katrina, they voted for the bill... NO WAY I CAN'T BELIEVE THER ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS SHIT.
I really have to wonder if the GOP ain't the ones planting all the negative stuff on the Internet about the Palins daughter Bristol, to undermine the Election and cause divisions along racial lines. Now I don't know if this is true so please make up your own minds as im not gonna say this is fact.
If we do lose this election, it won't be down to our brilliant candidates. Fault would lie with the bias media. Today I learned that all media in America is owned by four corporations. We really have to solidify our base and from now till polling day. Get out the numbers in every state. I would like for the campaign team and the candidates on the stump, to keep on telling people what they stand to lose and what they will get. Forcefully.(Four more years of McBus) pls see link below.. its a hard read but i believe its true. WE SHOULD NOW ALL START ASKING MORE FROM THE PRESS. WE SHOULD DEMAND UN BIAS NEWS.
My essential character check list for persons running for high office or the presidency
JUDGEMENT: The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions; ability to make good judgments or the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions.
RECTITUDE: Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind as a consequence of being honourable and honest.; integrity; justice, right judgment.
INTEGRITY: Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting influence or motive; used more often with reference to the fulfilment of contracts, uprightness; rectitude; unimpaired; unadulterated.
HONOR: That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specifically in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthiness; in women, purity; chastity.
FORTITUDE: The mental strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.
Fortitude is bravery on the side of justice.
Here are just a few of the everyday attributes the American people should expect to see in all their political leaders, but especially the persons running for the office of vice President and President. These attributes are very rarely seen or practiced by Individuals or politicians, so when it is seen in 2 people, you know you’ve struck gold. I would like anybody looking to vote in the fall, whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or Independent, from any and all walks of life, to pause for a moment and consider these character traits before you cast your vote. If there’s truth in your heart and commonsense in your head, you would truly be choosing the best team to lead America into its future. We live in a time when cynicism and doubt, especially in regard to leaders and their motives are rampant in every area of our culture, including not only corporate, but also government and non profit organizations. Would be leaders, to be effective and ultimately successful, must demonstrate to those they expect to lead, the personal integrity required to develop within themselves these few attributes. To live out these attributes, not perfectly, but humanly, including failing, admitting failure and learning from it. Thereby, leaders can instill within their followers the loyalty and commitment necessary for them to accept the high standards the leader sets, models and mentors; adopt the leader’s vision as their own and accept the inevitable hard decisions; for their leaders are out front, visible; providing hope for the future.
TO THE CAMPAIGN TEAM. I HAVE SUGGESTED THIS LINE OFQUESTIONING FOR OVER A WEEK NOW, IT IS COMMONSENSE. PLEASE CALL THEM OUT ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.IF YOU DON'T WANNA TAKE MY ADVICE.PLEASE READ THE ADVICE FROM ANOTHER SOURCE BELOW.
by maalox
I have a suggestion for an attack ad that is based on my own "The Incredible Hulk" theory of human psychology (note: only valid in elections against John McCain).
In The Incredible Hulk TV show, Bruce Banner's catch phrase was “Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.”
The thing is, it was incredibly easy to make him angry. Some bar patron would poke him with a stick and he'd be like "ARGGGH! HULK SMASH!" And then destroy the entire bar. Or he'd lend a friend a record and it would come back with a scratch and he'd be like “ARGGH! HULK NO LIKE SCRATCH ON ABBA RECORD! HULK SMASK!" And then lay waste to his friend's entire Doobie Brothers collection.
McCain is like this about his honor. From his autobiography:
"As a young man, I would respond aggressively and sometimes irresponsibly to anyone who I perceived to have questioned my sense of honor and self-respect. Those responses often got me in a fair amount of trouble earlier in life."
McCain: A Question of Temperament
But that was as a young man. He has cooled down by now, right? Nope. It was only two weeks ago that he got irritated when a Time reporter asked him to define what honor meant. He didn't question McCain's honor. He just asked for a definition of what honor means to McCain, and McCain got pissed.
I have a strong suspicion that if Obama went after McCain's honor, McCain would lose control and have an Incredible Hulk moment. Which makes for good TV, but it's not something people want to see in a President.
How do you attack McCain's honor? With the truth. As many of you know, the McCain campaign has flat-out lied about Obama's record. Not mere misrepresentations, or half-truths. Actual, deliberate lies. It has been documented in the press and by fact-checking organizations. They have lied many times, and they continue to do so.
Not only does the Obama campaign need to call them out on this, but they can attack McCain's honor at the same time with a tough but true argument.
This is the script I would use for the attack ad:
*** FEMALE VO: “ Do honorable people lie? Mr. McCain's ads on taxes are just plain false. Washington Post.” (Aug 31, 2008)
FEMALE VO: “McCain ad wrongly claims Obama plans "painful tax increases" for working families. Factcheck.org.” (Sept 2, 2008)
FEMALE VO: “McCain ad...crosses a new line into dishonesty. ABC News, Jake Tapper.” (August 27, 2008)
FEMALE VO: “And then he tells us that he's a maverick. Mavericks don't vote with President Bush 90% of the time.”
FEMALE VO: “John McCain used to be an honorable man. Then he sold his principles for a chance to win. John, honorable people don't lie. And you've lost your sense of honor.” ***
It's a tough, negative attack. Perhaps too negative for the Obama campaign. (This is one of those times I wished Obama hadn't hamstrung MoveOn.org). But it's completely true. Of course, Obama would have to stop calling McCain an honorable man. Wouldn't you like to hear Obama say something like this?
OBAMA: “In the past, I've called John McCain an honorable man. And I meant it then. But for the past few months, he has been deliberately lying about my record. And honorable people don't lie. John McCain, until you stop lying about my record, until you stop lying about my positions, until you stop lying to the American people, I'm not calling you honorable anymore. Because you're not. You've lost your sense of honor, and it's one of the saddest things I've seen in politics.”
McCain hates Obama. He thinks Obama is a phony who never accomplished anything in his life. If Obama were to lecture McCain on what it means to be honorable, I can almost guarantee you it would drive McCain insane. He would erupt in a rage and over-react. It would create press, put McCain on the defensive, and change the public perception of McCain's campaign.
Each lie after that moment would be amplified because people would be looking for them now. And I think Obama could get away with a tough ad like this because he's not just attacking, he is defending himself. And he has facts and most of the press to back him up.
I don't normally ask for recs, but if you think this would be a good tactic for the Obama campaign, help it get some attention.
Thanks, Jason
Thank God..
Now that the Obama campaign is challenging McCain and Palin about their obvious lies, where do you go from here? I've noted that the McCain campaign are trying to downplay the truth by calling out the Obama team for using 'hysterics'.. The next move is to allow all and every surrogate to denounce their lies at every oppurtunity and to blatantly call them what they are, liars.. I mean if they lie about themselves and their accomplishments, what else are they prepared to lie about.. This is not a character attribute we the people want in a president.. All McCains policys are being covered up by lies. Sarah Palin being painted as some reformer, is all lies. They both need to be held accountable for this.. Where's McCains honor? Tell the people who Sarah Palin is and what she stands for.. No more tip toeing around issues, when you know them to be blatant lies, call out all the bias press everytime they repeat or use these lies as truth.. this must and should be done at every occassion. There are a few media stations and daily press, who are obviously batting for a McCain election win, no need to point out the main culprits. This cannot go on. They are systematically diluting your message, whilst promoting McCains lies..Remember Nice Guys always finish second.
