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September 10, 2008 2:08 PM

McCain Ad: Obama Camp Trying To "Destroy" Palin

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Brian Montopoli
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The McCain campaign has released a new television ad, "Fact Check," that suggests the Obama campaign is trying to "destroy" Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. No word on how often the ad will run or where; the McCain camp will say only that it is running in "key states."

"The attacks on Governor Palin have been called 'completely false'...'misleading,'" an announcer says as the spot opens. "And, they've just begun. The Journal reports Obama 'air-dropped a mini-army of 30 lawyers, investigators and opposition researchers' into Alaska to dig dirt on Governor Palin. As Obama drops in the polls, he'll try to destroy her. Obama's 'politics of hope'? Empty words."

As CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder reported yesterday, Mike Gehrke, the DNC's research chief, denies that Democrats have deployed a "mini-army" to Alaska to dig up dirt on Palin.

"Not a single person from DC or Chicago has traveled to Alaska to do research," Gahrke wrote, saying that no Obama or DNC staffer (or hired gun) has made the trip.

He called the paragraph in the Journal report containing the claim featured in the McCain ad a "flat-out absolute fabrication," adding, "we have sent absolutely zero people."


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by jefflz-2009 September 12, 2008 5:01 AM EDT
Wolves out to get her? Well I guess Sarah can just get her fatigues and AK-47 out, hop in a Cessna and blast those wolves to smithereens. Good old hockey mom is willing to shoot to kill. This fits well with her anti-environment, anti-global warming, pro-oil, pro-war, abuse of power position. Anyone like her who has God on their side prefers to shoot first and ask questions later. Say that sounds familiar! . We just had 8 years of that nightmare with Bush - Sarah and John can%u2019t wait to gives four more. God Help this Nation!
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by donc196 September 11, 2008 10:08 PM EDT
Let me see if I''''ve got this right...if I say "Obama s*cks" I''''m a god-fearing patriot republican. IF I say "Palin s*cks", I''''m a liberal leftist terrorist appeasing sexist pig DEMOCRAT. Ok, as a Combat Vet of Viet Nam, I''''ll just say McCain s*cks...Now, do I get Swift Boated?
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by gocubs58 September 11, 2008 9:18 PM EDT
That is why when a woman like Sarah Palin comes along it is like a breath of fresh air to normal people, and scares the *** out of Obama-ites.
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You are right...she does scare us. The fact that this person could be a heartbeat away from comander-in chief....scary indeed. As for the McSame ad, it is nothing but more lies and out-of-context hype. As for the "lipstick" comment, anyone with half a brain would know that Obama would not risk the fallout of such a comment directed at Palin. His comment was directed at McSame''s fiscal policies - and he hit the nail right on the head. Wake up America!!

Obama ''08
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by grockower September 11, 2008 4:07 PM EDT
Why doesn''t anyone inform the public that most of the oil from the gulf and Alaska goes to Japan and not to the USA??? Is McCaine again helping the oil companies for more contributions?
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by mattcat25 September 11, 2008 1:32 PM EDT
I think I''m going to hang myself the next time I have to hear that woman say "ALAAAAAASKAH!"
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by wync September 11, 2008 9:43 AM EDT
No McCain/Palin! For anybody to keep entertaining such buffoonery deserves the decline this country will see when they are elected! We don''t need BS soap opera drama, we need a debate about issues and policy. Is our memory that short term and our thinking so trivial that we still reduce a presidential debates over who called who what or who implied what about who? GIVE ME A BREAK!
We ARE facing tough times but anyone would be disingenuous to say that it is not in part due to bad leadership and poor judgment. John McCain and his party has directly contributed to the tough times that we face. To elect him would patently idiotic on our part.
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by tex805 September 11, 2008 4:57 AM EDT
Quit acting like childish imbeciles! What are elections for? To find the best people to solve our problems! Let''s talk about the problems. Like taxes. Like the economy. Jobless workers. Crappy education. Inflation. Home prices and bank collapses. Immigration.

Cut the kiddy ***! Both sides!
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by Jesse Cooday September 11, 2008 4:53 AM EDT
Need a break from - Schmit/Rove/Davis/McCain/Bush Attack Machine?

Democrats and Obamacans''s courting all Republican and Independent Voters!

Obama%u2019s message rings of a %u201CBeautiful day coming to America%u201D which is similar to Reagan%u2019s %u201CIts morning in america again%u201D

America can wake up to a beautiful day in November.

U2 - beautiful day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFdpnSu57U

Obamacan''s - %u201CThe best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.%u201D
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote

The real change team for the last 19 months
Change we can believe in.

Vote Obama/Biden ''08
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by ezace63 September 11, 2008 1:20 AM EDT
I agree that Obama is running the risk of middle class americans turning against him for his anti-woman remarks with the pig/Palin remark. I would like to see the campaign be about the issues but since the democrats seem to have only one plan or platform-Change they lack any true substance. I heard more plans on Energy policy, jobs and the war from Palin in 15 minutes then I have heard this whole campaign. Obama when in Ky was a Baptist, latter in another town he is a catholic, then Jew, now Musilm. What is he? He preaches change but picks one of the most corrupt insiders in Washington with Biden. So they need to toss the Change platform then what platform do the have. The only avenue Obama has is to make this a mud match since he cannot campaign on his merits or Bidens.
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by mikeyp391 September 11, 2008 1:01 AM EDT
It is obvoius that Obama''s "lipstick" statement was directed at Palin..thats why the crowd was on its feet cheering right Barack, because it was just a statement. Right. Bottom line is that Obama is just an unqualified speech reader. He can''t answer a direct question without umming and ahhing his way through it. More importantly, he still has yet to explain his 20 yrs in Rev. Wright''s church and other suspicious activity(starting his campaign in a known terrorists house.) Fact is that this is why most people find Obama too scary and weird to vote for. That is why when a woman like Sarah Palin comes along it is like a breath of fresh air to normal people, and scares the *** out of Obama-ites. Sorry Obama, this isnt Chicago politics..cant have them thrown off the ticket due to technicalities. You might have the main stream media eating out of your hand...but good luck with the American voters.
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