Posted on 05/21/2008 11:40:52 AM PDT by Dawnsblood
John McCain's campaign is using their campaign website to encourage supporters to post supportive comments on political blogs, including the most well-known liberal site in the blogosphere. And to make things easier, they're including talking points with which sympathizers can use to get out the McCain message.
"Select from the numerous web, blog and news sites listed here, go there, and make your opinions supporting John McCain known," instructs the page.
McCain supporters are asked to send the details of their comment to the campaign, which in turn will verify it and then reward the supporter with "points" (assumedly to accumulate for McCain swag)
Among the "featured blogs" currently is Daily Kos, the well-read liberal blog run by Markos Moulitsas that frequently mocks and attacks Republicans such as McCain.
Asked about the effort to gin up online support, McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said, "We absolutely encourage our supporters to engage in this discussion."
As for the talking points, which currently link over to two recent McCain speeches, Rogers said they were "facts about John McCain and his record."
As close readers of Politico blogs and others know, Obama dominates both Clinton and McCain when it comes to drawing fervent online support.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
CC makes a good point here. It will be worth checking on users (especially those signing up over the next few months) to see what their post record is before responding to them.
I've found it's totally pointless to reply to someone who regurgitates talking points, so why bother.
We hane someone here that post this crap er propaganda, I mean information from the McCain site.
Ping.
You’ve nailed it.
Seriously, this is what makes me most afraid of McCain. Many Republicans will rally against the liberal crap proposed by Hillary or Obama but will acquiesce if a Republican President backs it.
“Satisfied/Not satisfied
Likely voters 51% / 48%
Republicans 24% / 76%
Democrats 82% / 18%
Independents 44% / 55%
“the next time some McCainiac tries to tell me I’m on the lunatic fringe for not supporting McCain. That fringe is pretty crowded.”
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Wow. Save room for me!
And the ones that did vote for him, didn’t have a clue what he’s about.
McCain Supporters Farthest Off the Mark
WASHINGTON (March 31, 2007) – A new poll using neutral language finds that primary and caucus voters have little knowledge of candidates’ immigration positions. The results also show that voters often do not share their candidate’s position.
Among the findings: * Only 34 percent of McCain voters, 42 percent of Clinton voters, and 52 percent of Obama voters correctly identified their candidate as favoring eventual citizenship for illegal immigrants who meet certain requirements.
* Of McCain voters, 35 percent mistakenly thought he favored enforcement that would cause illegals to return home, another 10 percent thought he wanted mass deportations, and 21 percent didn’t know his position.
* Voters often held different positions from the candidate they supported. Only 31 percent of McCain voters had the same immigration position as he does. For Clinton voters, 45 percent shared her position; 61 percent of Obama voters shared his position.
* This lack of knowledge, coupled with disagreements with their candidates’ positions, makes it very difficult to draw any conclusions about the fact that all three remaining candidates favor legalization for illegal immigrants.
For results and tables, go to http://www.cis.org/articles/2008/voter_release_08.html
Oh, that's just perfect, that is! ROTFLMAO!!!!! ;)
I’m sure a LOT of McCain primary voters assumed that it would be unthinkable for a “patriotic war hero” to sell out his country to Mexico.
Daily Kos? Rack the Trolls, boys and girls. I’d personally far prefer to see Freepers trolling the Kids than voting for Hillary.
Some folks have been trying to highlight that message for years now--his dishonesty about amnesty, his economic cluelessness, his trampling of the Constitution in championing McCain-Feingold, his arrogance and ignorance in pushing Al Gore's global warming myth and the destructive effects.
Do ya think they'll get special recognition?
Especially that Juan Hernandez guy. He's a keeper.
It's the same brigade that shoved Schwarzenegger on us. (Steve Schmidt, et al)
Effective team, yes. Good result, you decide.
From what I saw, they lied, misrepresented, and stifled all real debate. Honesty, voters wishes, the health of the state (or country)... none of that matters. "Just win, baby."
“I’m sure a LOT of McCain primary voters assumed that it would be unthinkable for a “patriotic war hero” to sell out his country to Mexico.”
I’m sure you’re right. There’s gonna be some surprised people out there if he should win, which he won’t.
It's an old buzzword, and apropos... along with "useful idiots."
McCain is a long supporter of Al Gore and George Soros's efforts to enact regulation to combat global warming. His scheme even has some Republicans fooled since he characterizes it as "market based." In truth, this will achieve wealth distribution on a scale so massive that even Karl Marx would be impressed. Go McCain!
ROFL
I agree with you. Unfortunately, the McCain goon squad is working each and every convention to make sure that only the loyalist of loyals are allowed as delegates. Do a search on the blogs with the following words: "republican" "convention" "unity" "delegates" -- some pretty stunning stories of the shenanigans going on.
I saw a few feeble attempts from McCain supporters on this website... about 7 of them, among 1900+ posts. ;-)
http://blog.nrcc.org/comment.cfm?entry_id=400
“McCain incentivizing supporters to comment on blogs”
“incentivizing”
PC for no one will volunteer for our crap candidate?
“make your opinions supporting John McCain known”
Done.
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