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Why is Obama running a 30 minute special and McCain is not?
None | 10-29-08

Posted on 10/29/2008 7:46:35 AM PDT by silentknight

Can someone tell me why McCain is not buying prime time television? Why is Obama? Isn't the Republican Party able to buy/afford to purchase McCain's message for prime time?

Does anyone know?

Sort of angry about this. I think it will give Obama an unfair advantage.

Thoughts?


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To: silentknight

Does anybody think that the Mac campaign has something up their sleeve for Thursday to counter NObama on Wednesday?


81 posted on 10/29/2008 8:11:26 AM PDT by RedPriest73
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To: Dawn531

I think if one of the candidates promises to accept the public funds and later decides not to, the other candidate should get his funds as well.

BTW, I think Obama reneging on this decision may be the death knell for public funds.


82 posted on 10/29/2008 8:12:24 AM PDT by GOPPachyderm
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To: WesA

“I don’t think people want to look at Obama before a baseball game...it should backfire.”

LOL.

GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE BALLGAME, HOSE BAG!


83 posted on 10/29/2008 8:13:15 AM PDT by hoe_cake (" 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us." Ronald Reagan)
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To: CatOwner

Yes. He has several options since he has 2 campaign funds. One for the primaries and one for the general election. There are rules for mingling them but most politicians will keep them separate for future campaigning. Campaign funds can donate to other campaign funds at unlimited levels.

Overall, he can choose to keep the funds for personal use if he pays income tax on them.

Personally, I think he should cut some checks for residents of his old South Side neighborhoods. You know...spread the wealth.


84 posted on 10/29/2008 8:13:31 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: silentknight
Obama lied to McCain - told him he would take public financing. The lie gave him advantage. The advantage gives Obama enough extra money to buy this time on three networks. He wants to buy the election.

The American people are smart - they're catching on to Obama.

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ACORN signed up Snow White and the dwarfs - - the FBI's gonna take them far, far away...

85 posted on 10/29/2008 8:13:47 AM PDT by GOPJ (.ACORN signed up Snow White and the dwarfs - - the FBI's gonna take them far, far away...)
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To: spectre
I can't speak for ABC, but why would CNN air it for FREE when Obama is paying the major networks big bucks?

I never did hear why either one of them declined to air it. Like I said, the news will most likely sample ad nauseum until the 4th.

86 posted on 10/29/2008 8:14:28 AM PDT by Turbo Pig (...to close with and destroy the enemy...)
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To: jersey117
Expose as in “Bring to light”. Berg was preparing for the filming of his part yesterday.

Also expect the Canadian lawyers who are keeping copies of the API tape of the African Queen out of US court jurisdiction,but close at hand.

And it HAS been rumored that FOX also has a copy of the LA tapes it will release (at an appropriate time) if the Times doesn't

87 posted on 10/29/2008 8:14:57 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Acorn, Africa,Alinsky, Ayers,....BroadwayBank,Bastard child,Birthcert......now to the "C"s ;-))
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To: RedPriest73

“Does anybody think that the Mac campaign has something up their sleeve for Thursday to counter NObama on Wednesday?”

Yep....wouldn’t it be nice if Mc camp already has a copy of the LA Times PLO dinner attended by Obama, Ayers, Khaldifi (sp?) and was giving the LA Times a chance to come clean...but by not, it exposes the MSM for who they are and who they are working to get in office. Mc camp has a copy to unload on Thursday.....and wa-la....It wouldn’t be surprising to have another copy out there if the whoever gave that tape to LA Times obviously was NOT an Obama supporter. Even though this story came out in time to possibly help Hillary in the primary....by not showing it it didn’t seem to damage O. This could change with the tape exposed.


88 posted on 10/29/2008 8:16:53 AM PDT by IndianPrincessOK (McCain/Palin...2 pit bulls, one with lipstick! Pigs will fly with lipstick Nov. 4th)
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To: LeoOshkosh

“He is not ahead and he is bleeding voters. This infomercial will not help him. If the trends continue, McCain by 5%.”

Again, I found out last night that a friend of mine who has been a staunch Democrat has, after quietly thinking it over, decided to vote McCain. He simply cannot vote Obama.


89 posted on 10/29/2008 8:17:38 AM PDT by hoe_cake (" 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us." Ronald Reagan)
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To: silverleaf
Yeah, I will be surprised if Obama doesn't act like the Shamwow nerd.

Something tells me he will be aiming for an Oval Office style backdrop and desk.

Obama is such a pretentious POS.

90 posted on 10/29/2008 8:18:12 AM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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To: silentknight

Barry Hussein bought 30 minute infomercial because he has programmed in a lot of “ah” and “um” into a concession speech.

Either that or we’re gonna see:

“Hi!!! Billy Mays here for Barak Obama! Swill-E-Clean with turn your whites ...”


91 posted on 10/29/2008 8:18:22 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15)
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To: jersey117
Ted Baxter has been salaciously salivating over Obama for months now.

That loser had the audacity to call patriots like Sean Hannity and Mark Levin "a bunch of pinheads."

92 posted on 10/29/2008 8:19:37 AM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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To: silentknight

It’s simple. It’s a way to pass money to the MSM who have been his loyal minions.

Payola!


93 posted on 10/29/2008 8:19:40 AM PDT by airborne (Adversity doesn't build character. It reveals it!)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

I think he will need to re-imburse Chicago for all the damage the thugs are going to cause on Tues Wed next week.


94 posted on 10/29/2008 8:20:59 AM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: airborne

IF FOX News had a video tape then they would have shown it by now. I don’t think they have anything of the sort.


95 posted on 10/29/2008 8:21:11 AM PDT by silentknight
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To: silentknight
Strangely enough, the other day the infomercial showed up as on the schedule on my cable guide remote. Today it doesn't. I know it hasn't been canceled, but it seemed odd.
96 posted on 10/29/2008 8:21:11 AM PDT by ozaukeemom (Nuke the ACLU and their snivel rights)
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To: silentknight

“I think it will give Obama an unfair advantage.”

“Fair”, “Unfair”, “Level-playing-field”....You’re thinking like a lefty. What’s fair got to do with anything whatsoever?


97 posted on 10/29/2008 8:24:52 AM PDT by CanaGuy (Go Harper!)
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To: silentknight

Because Obama has both more money and more ego than he knows what to do with. I predict almost no one that isn’t already voting for Obama will watch, this is nothing but change-porn.


98 posted on 10/29/2008 8:27:58 AM PDT by dilvish
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To: Prole

Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and a few others have been major heroes during this campaign. They are the Paul Revere’s of our time.


99 posted on 10/29/2008 8:28:02 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: silentknight
Can someone tell me why McCain is not buying prime time television? Why is Obama?

Because Obama has collected about a Trillion dollars from communists and muslim terrorists from all over the world, including the communists in this country who control government bureaucracies, academia, and show business.

McCain has collected small donations from American citizens who have been the targets of economic warfare for about two decades. If McCain had not picked Palin, his donations would be much smaller.

100 posted on 10/29/2008 8:30:06 AM PDT by meadsjn (Socialists promote neighbors selling out their neighbors; Free Traitors promote just the opposite.)
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