the “new” (read: old and tired) attacks RE Ayers all over CNN this morning. Sure, CNN spent some time trying to half-heartedly say that the Obama campaign says there’s no real association here, but it put the meme out there none the less (and Wolfie isn’t bothering to actually be strongly for the known facts, either). Problem is, the facts are fuzzy, mostly because how do we KNOW there wasn’t more association with Ayers, we only have the word of the people involved, so therefore the Republicans can puff up a smear of “reasonable doubt” even if it ain’t so reasonable.
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p>That’s what this is you know. Not a smear of “we know Obama likes and admires this guy” because there’s no evidence of it. But there’s also no evidence in the other direction other than what Obama (and has anyone asked Ayers?) say. They just want to put doubts about Obama’s character into the press, and let the meme work its way into the voters’ households and water coolers.
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p>Nevermind that the guy in question is now a professor and not one person has said he isn’t a decent, law-abiding citizen since his actions 40 years go…in fact, no one is saying WHAT the guy is like now. I find that weird. He doesn’t sound like a wacko anymore…is he? If he was, we’d be hearing about it for sure, I think.
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Is that all they have left? Even if it is, unfortunately that’s where McCain wants to go. Remember the “you left us no choice” Rezco stuff they tried to push.
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p>What is surprising is that it’s not being done by a 527, it’s coming directly from the McCain campaign. Voters already have been turned off by his antics a few weeks ago in false ads. So he already has that reputation fresh in voters minds, now this??
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p>Obama’s plan so far has been to hammer the accusations via TV ads calling out McCain as begin reckless and wanting to change the subject to things that are not important to voters. I think they learned for 2004, once Obama talks about it, then it’s a story.
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p>Strongly counter attack in swing states and keep it away from the MSM. Let’s see where it goes with CNN, does it die off or does it keep on going.
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p>Obama’s latest ad is very good and goes right the heart of the matter:
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p>Then the Keating 5 scandal, that might resonate better with voters because of the similar deregulation problems we are having now.
saying that Obama is palling around with terrorists and he is “not like us”. Hmmmm.
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p>Do they want to change the subject of the economy? Yes.
(you know voters don’t want to hear about that, right?)
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p>Is the McCain campaign desperate? Yes.
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p>What is good about Obama countering with the Keating 5 scandal, is that it brings us back to the economy and McCain’s judgment.
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p>Also, having Palin do the attacks is downright awful. Does she have any credibility whatsoever? Who takes her seriously?
the “new” (read: old and tired) attacks RE Ayers all over CNN this morning. Sure, CNN spent some time trying to half-heartedly say that the Obama campaign says there’s no real association here, but it put the meme out there none the less (and Wolfie isn’t bothering to actually be strongly for the known facts, either). Problem is, the facts are fuzzy, mostly because how do we KNOW there wasn’t more association with Ayers, we only have the word of the people involved, so therefore the Republicans can puff up a smear of “reasonable doubt” even if it ain’t so reasonable.
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p>That’s what this is you know. Not a smear of “we know Obama likes and admires this guy” because there’s no evidence of it. But there’s also no evidence in the other direction other than what Obama (and has anyone asked Ayers?) say. They just want to put doubts about Obama’s character into the press, and let the meme work its way into the voters’ households and water coolers.
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p>Nevermind that the guy in question is now a professor and not one person has said he isn’t a decent, law-abiding citizen since his actions 40 years go…in fact, no one is saying WHAT the guy is like now. I find that weird. He doesn’t sound like a wacko anymore…is he? If he was, we’d be hearing about it for sure, I think.
Is that all they have left? Even if it is, unfortunately that’s where McCain wants to go. Remember the “you left us no choice” Rezco stuff they tried to push.
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p>What is surprising is that it’s not being done by a 527, it’s coming directly from the McCain campaign. Voters already have been turned off by his antics a few weeks ago in false ads. So he already has that reputation fresh in voters minds, now this??
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p>Obama’s plan so far has been to hammer the accusations via TV ads calling out McCain as begin reckless and wanting to change the subject to things that are not important to voters. I think they learned for 2004, once Obama talks about it, then it’s a story.
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p>Strongly counter attack in swing states and keep it away from the MSM. Let’s see where it goes with CNN, does it die off or does it keep on going.
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p>Obama’s latest ad is very good and goes right the heart of the matter:
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p>Then the Keating 5 scandal, that might resonate better with voters because of the similar deregulation problems we are having now.