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Politico: New McCain Ad Tries To Paint Democrat As A "Celebrity" Candidate
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- What has Obama accomplished except being a Celebrity? Posted by cbk16 at 09:52 AM : Jul 31, 2008
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Starting with his work as a state senator -
HEALTH CARE and PUBIC HEALTH" 233 bills.
2003: A number of measure that would extend health care converage for those just above the federal poverty line.
2004: A bill that would establish a commission to develop a plan for providing universal health care in Illinois.
2005: A bill that would permit embryonic stem cell reserch. - bill voted on after Obama left office.
POVETY and PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: 125 Bills
1997: Abill that would initate a long-term study about welfare success rates, making the information available to universities and research institution.
1999: A bill that would provide job skills training for recipients of federal aid [to get them off the dole]
CRIME: 112 bills
1997:A bill that would establish a program to help juvenile offenders re-integrate into the community.
2003: A bill that would require police to videtape interrogation and criminal suspects.
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- McSame is getting desperate and turning to the dirty tactics of spin an smear that his buddy Bush used. Americans are tired of this.
Posted by micma
The Repub machine can try all the smear and negativity they can muster but it will not do any good. The American people are too smart and too battle weary (Bush''s last 8 tragic years) to fall for their ***. Just 3 more months and we will be at the "End of An Error" - Reply to this comment
OBAMA VS McCAIN
1) Over 70% of our National Debt was created by just 3 Republican presidents.
2) Real middle class wage growth is double when a Democrat is president compared to when a Republican is president.
3) 90% of Americans would pay less taxes under Obama''s proposed tax plan compared to McCain''s.
Countless millions of Americans vote Republican because they believe they''ll pay less taxes and that they''ll have their money spent more responsibly. As you can see, those beliefs are directly contradicted by the facts. Of course we can choose to ignore the facts and instead focus on which candidate is wearing a flag pin (you ever notice that McCain doesn''t wear them?- Reply to this comment
- Obama is missing a bet by now responding to the Celeb ad with humor or ridicude.
I am glad McCain showed the Berlin thousands who came to wish Obama well and hear his speech. Contrast that with the many times Bush was greeted with riots and demonstrations worldwide. Contrast that with McCain''s overseas visits where his staff has to beg for coverage. Look for McCain to have more senior staff turnovers. - Reply to this comment
- Why doesn''''t the GOP just come out and say what they are really trying to do. That is, paint Obama as an "Uppity N--ger".
It is sickening!
Posted by briannorwood
No, Brian, it is exclusively YOUR side that keeps accusing Republicans of that. Obama plays the same game - any day now, real soon now, those dirty Repug basstards are gonna call me a nig***. - Reply to this comment
- The Paris Hilton comparison is valid. What has Obama accomplished except being a Celebrity? He is a one time senator that has spent all he time in the senate running for president. He has no legislative accomplishments. His two policy stances that come to mind haven''t seemed too appealing, he was against the surge, (the surge ended the Iraq war) and he is against drilling. (Drilling will help the ecomomy fix the $4 gas problem.) He does look good, and speaks like a rock star. However rock stars don''t solve problems.
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McSame is getting desperate and turning to the dirty tactics of spin an smear that his buddy Bush used. Americans are tired of this.
It''s time for a real national discussion of the issues that Americans care about. We don''t give a rat''s @ss about flag pins. We want to be able to afford a decent life, health care, and education.- Reply to this comment
- If only more Americans could actually think for themselves instead of being easily swayed by media quotes and perceptions.
Posted by ddaryl1
Actually, they are. That''s why McCain is making progress in the polls despite the nauseating, slobbering attention lavished on him by the MSM. - Reply to this comment
- Well, they should know all about celebrity candidates, with Reagan and Schwarzenegger, but who''s keeping track anyway, certainly not the bootlickers.
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- Let me get this straight, the republican strategy is to paint obama as popular, confident, intelligent and competent. Sounds like a winner to me. (rolleyes)
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- weird...
but the people in this country do have their heads up their ***** most of the time.
If only more Americans could actually think for themselves instead of being easily swayed by media quotes and perceptions. But the fact is they are easily manipulated and you have to give the GOP credit for being great mass manipulators. - Reply to this comment
- ---%u201CTop Ten Signs Barack Obama is Overconfident.%u201D---
LOL I''m skeptical of that CNN poll which shows that people find Barack and McCain equally arrogant. Maybe if the pollster had asked whether people think Barack comes across as presumptuous the results would be very different (?)
Because sometimes the GOPigs use the word ''arrogant'' in a way that makes them sound like they''re complaining that he''s ''uppity'' which he''s not.
I think if the GOP strategy is to show that Barack becomes a different person who is dismissive of the ''little people'' once he doesn''t need them any more that would be one thing. But if they''re trying to play the race card, that''s something totally different. Very fine line - which is it they''re trying to play?
Also, they''re economic platform really sucks. Without showing understanding of the everyday concerns of people does anybody even care that Barack''s presumptuous and dismissive (?) - Reply to this comment
- Karl Rove later fueled the attack by describing the first-term Illinois senator as %u201Ccoolly arrogant.%u201D
Why doesn''t the GOP just come out and say what they are really trying to do. That is, paint Obama as an "Uppity N--ger".
We know how their playbook goes. Use code words to scare the under-educated, lower-class white folks and roil their just-below-the-surface racism.
It is sickening! - Reply to this comment
- Obama is so Vain
He wants to be a Super Star
He Wants to win the Popularity Contest.
He wants to be hot and all dat''
Mr Hollywood using Politics to make it to The stars. - Reply to this comment
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