I agree that they do seem to be slow responding and hitting back with facts that could expose Obama on issues. Yesterday Rush went through an entire list of attacks based on issues where Obama and democrats in general would be sitting ducks.
They knock off the star power of Obama
They know what they are doing.
I saw Rick Santorum on H&C last night.
He was eating Colmes’ lunch on Obama’s experience.
You are ABSOLUTELY right, and seeing this happen all over again just makes me shake my head and sigh, like you.....
And all this misplaced high-road gentlemanliness from the Pubbies, when there are a dozen juicy issues out there that could be used to SINK the Dems, like Fannie Mae and her boyfriend. Leave issues like that alone, and before you know it, it will be YOU that will be branded as the cause of it all. Once again, it’s hard to believe just how slow on the uptake they all are—it’s almost as though they are pre-defeated by the MSM, and forced to play permanent defense, which means rolling over and whimpering// It all started out so well, too, with those one or two great nights of snarling, mocking attacks by Guiliani and Palin that increasingly seem to be things of the past, fondly remembered. And NOW it looks, ironically, that the charge of McCain being “just a continuation of Bush” is just that, since the hallmark of the Bush Administration was not bothering to either sell yourself, and not defending yourself against scurrilous charges, charges that the Dems know where to throw, to make them stick. THink of the “Bush is responsible for all of Katrina” demagoguery and you get the picture.
You’re darn right it needed to be said. First of all, the GOPer talking heads should absolutely nail the leftwing media types when they use the term “troopergate.” They should fire back: “Where’s the gate? WE know that Sarah stopped the bridge — but where’s the gate? And what’s the implication you’re trying to make?”
The sorry mess up in Alaska should be called “The Palin Witch Trial,” or, perhaps, “The French Connection” — or, if the media still is obsessed with gates, “Hollisgate.”
Wait about five minutes and go to getliberty.org. The cartoon there and the commentary accompanying it will blow you away!
It is still within the margin of error so they are doing well.
The only thing is they have to repeat and repeat what Fred Thompson said at the Convention.
‘Obama increasing taxes on small businesses will mean everyone will pay more for things and more people will lose jobs.’
and repeat and repeat it.
I agree, the talking heads group for McCain need to up their game and get the facts out there. It is rather frustrating. On a sidenote I wonder if McCains Campaign is sitting on their ad money for now because their rapid response ads have been off lately too. There is so much fodder for ads out there that I am shocked at the lack of response lately. The Obama campaign has retaken the discussion IMO, while the polls will still say close we should be going for blood and there is so much to go after. We can’t depend on a knockout blow during the debates.
McCain has an excellent spokesperson, Nancy Pfotenhauer. Whenever I see her, usually on Fox along with a Dem spokesperson, she does a very good job. She has the right personality, is always smiling, and does a very good job with the facts. Every time I’ve seen her she makes the Dems spokeperson look bad.
Yeah, where are all the conservative headhunters when you need them? ;<)
Attacking an individual citizen not running for office that is involved in legal proceedings can legally be a tricky thing for a political campaign.
That what we're here for.
Hey, did you know that that Trooper threatened that Palin's father would would “eat a f***ing bullet” if he hired an attorney to help his daughter in when she was divorcing the Trooper?
Pass it on.