GOP Aims To Turn an Obama Positive Into a Negative
From CBS News National Correspondent Dean Reynolds:
Campaigning in Missouri today, Barack Obama tore into the Republicans for launching a bid "to make you scared of me."
"You know, 'He's not patriotic enough. He's got a funny name. You know, he doesn't look like all the other presidents on the dollar bills."
Indeed, painting Obama as vaguely foreign and out of the mainstream was a feature of Hillary Clinton's campaign and now, listening to John McCain wonder whether Obama would rather lose a war than a campaign, it appears the Arizona senator has adopted the same tactic.
Okay. Obama has an uncommon name. He's the product of a racially mixed marriage and lived abroad for a time. Foreign? Strange?
The Republican echo chamber has been openly questioning his patriotism, especially after 200,000 Germans were observed cheering him.
But the McCain folks are trying something a little bit different this week. The campaign is going after Obama's rock star image, trying to turn a positive into a negative.
McCain is running a commercial now mocking Obama's celebrity status, and it employs images of Obama with Britney Spears and Paris Hilton to suggest what a dizzy dilletante he must be.
Two women.
Add that point to this statement from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds, who was reacting to Obama's complaint about GOP scare tactics:
"This is a typically superfluous response from Barack Obama," said Bounds.
"Like most celebrities, he reacts to fair criticism with a mix of fussiness and hysteria," he added.
"Fussiness and hysteria?"
Two words not associated with strong leaders.
It reminded those of us in the political press corps of the "Breck Girl" tag the Republicans stuck on John Edwards, or their slam against John Kerry: "He looks French."
Republican campaigns frequently take this "wimp factor" tack -- even against fellow Republicans. Remember Alexander Haig's critical riposte to then Vice President George H.W. Bush during a debate in 1988. "George," said Haig, "we didn't hear a wimp out of you."
It appears that in the latest rip on Obama's "fussiness and hysteria," the party of Larry Craig and Mark Foley seems to be trying to woo not only the male vote, but the "manly men" substrata therein.
Campaigning in Missouri today, Barack Obama tore into the Republicans for launching a bid "to make you scared of me."
"You know, 'He's not patriotic enough. He's got a funny name. You know, he doesn't look like all the other presidents on the dollar bills."
Indeed, painting Obama as vaguely foreign and out of the mainstream was a feature of Hillary Clinton's campaign and now, listening to John McCain wonder whether Obama would rather lose a war than a campaign, it appears the Arizona senator has adopted the same tactic.
Okay. Obama has an uncommon name. He's the product of a racially mixed marriage and lived abroad for a time. Foreign? Strange?
The Republican echo chamber has been openly questioning his patriotism, especially after 200,000 Germans were observed cheering him.
But the McCain folks are trying something a little bit different this week. The campaign is going after Obama's rock star image, trying to turn a positive into a negative.
McCain is running a commercial now mocking Obama's celebrity status, and it employs images of Obama with Britney Spears and Paris Hilton to suggest what a dizzy dilletante he must be.
Two women.
Add that point to this statement from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds, who was reacting to Obama's complaint about GOP scare tactics:
"This is a typically superfluous response from Barack Obama," said Bounds.
"Like most celebrities, he reacts to fair criticism with a mix of fussiness and hysteria," he added.
"Fussiness and hysteria?"
Two words not associated with strong leaders.
It reminded those of us in the political press corps of the "Breck Girl" tag the Republicans stuck on John Edwards, or their slam against John Kerry: "He looks French."
Republican campaigns frequently take this "wimp factor" tack -- even against fellow Republicans. Remember Alexander Haig's critical riposte to then Vice President George H.W. Bush during a debate in 1988. "George," said Haig, "we didn't hear a wimp out of you."
It appears that in the latest rip on Obama's "fussiness and hysteria," the party of Larry Craig and Mark Foley seems to be trying to woo not only the male vote, but the "manly men" substrata therein.
Best-selling author Mitch Albom on his first nonfiction work since "Tuesdays with Morrie."
Lets vote for:
Perpetual War, Mismanaging of Federal Treasury Funds, and Fear Mongering.
Increased Governmental $pending while cutting Taxes to the Wealthy.
Unfair Taxation of the Middle Class.
High prices for GASOLINE, Electricity, and Everything Else! (with Exxon record profits)
High Medical Costs and Prescription Drugs.
POLLUTION.
Invasion of Privacy, and disregard for our Constitution.
Corruption, Corruption,Corruption!
Religious Hypocrisy and Abuse of Tax Laws.
Politicalization of the Justice Department.
Degradation of our Infrastructure.
Continued export of American Jobs to overseas Slave Labor and Illegal Immigration.
Decline in US stature and respect of the World Community.
GREAT PLATFORM REPUBLICANS!
Isn''t it about time America faced the reality that the ''tried and true'' has far better odds (to make any positive changes in the future) than the ''uncertain and new''
"If you are young and not liberal you have no heart, and if you are old, and not conservative, you have no brains. "
If Obama wants to play hard ball, he will lose terribly because McCain will whip him good.
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/weaver_mccains_former_strategi.php
http://pacificgatepost.blogs
pot.com/2008/07/obama-gives-bernanke-vot
e-of-confidence.html
This does not bode well.
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Posted by James-Raider at 08:27 PM : Jul 30, 2008
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So I am acutally supposed to go to a link called "pot.com" to get political information?? What the heck are you smoking...
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Posted by mr2258 at 08:15 PM : Jul 30, 2008
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Ohhh...I am so hurt. I am so ashamed..please don''t say that...
Give it up. Attacking people''s patriotism for how they vote is old, old, old, and doesn''t mean diddle. The act of voting is the most patriotic thing you can do, and I plan on being super-patriotic on November 4th when I pull that bright and shining Obama lever. You pull whichever one you want and I will consider you a patriot.
http://pacificgatepost.blogs
pot.com/2008/07/obama-gives-bernanke-vot
e-of-confidence.html
This does not bode well.
Posted by James-Raider at 08:27 PM : Jul 30, 2008
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Since Phil left McCain''s Campaign, Johnnie has a very foggy memory of what the Federal Reserve is, let alone who Bernanke is or what he does...
Johnnie thinks, Oh well, just do what Georgie did...
If Americans can''t see through this childish garbage and force McBush to act like a man, then McBush will win.
http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/07/obama-gives-bernanke-vote-of-confidence.html
This does not bode well.
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http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/07/obama-gives-bernanke-vote-of-confidence.html
This does not bode well.
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"Like most celebrities, he reacts to fair criticism with a mix of fussiness and hysteria," he added.
"Fussiness and hysteria?"
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LOL. You know the Republicans are getting so desparate that it is hysterical. Girly-men seem to gravitate to the Republican party, so by tring to make Obama somehow seem feminine, those men may be compelled to vote for him.
Now myself being a woman, I can tell you there ain''t nothing hysterical, fussy, or girly, about Barack Obama. He looks like a man, behaves like a gentleman, speaks like and angel, and thinks like a woman. You just can''t get any better than that!! :o)
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Let''s not forget Ted Stevens.
- by foramerica1 July 30, 2008 10:47 PM EDT
- If you want this country to go down the drain, you''ll vote for McCain. If you want this country to restore its position as a world leader, you''ll vote for Obama. It''s that simple.
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