Posted on 06/09/2008 9:50:34 AM PDT by Hillary'sMoralVoid
If the Michelle DVD exists and if it is as damaging as it is reputed to be, the Obama campaign will want to deal with it sooner rather than later, in order to deny anyone a "October (or November) surprise.
To assume that the Obama campaign doesn't know about it or can't get a copy is ludicrous. Trinity Church likely still has a copy, if not, one of its members certainly does. A little investigating by the campaign could almost certainly produce a copy.
How could the Obama campaign turn this against the Republicans? Simple, make it even worse than it actually is by making amateurish edits of the voice track to say something extremely offensive that never was said and than releasing it anonomously. They might even give a copy to a Republican opertive who they know will release it.
Once the shock and outcry of the release subsides, they will "prove" it to be a hoax by showing how the most offensive parts were fake, thereby challenging the authenticity of the whole tape, if not discrediting it.
They will scream "fraud" against the perpetrators (they will say its the Republicans even though it is actually them) instead of doing damage control and call it racism. They will particularly try to tie McCain directly to turn the entire release against him.
This whole effort will negate the effectiveness of the actual real, unedited DVD amid the screams of racism.
If this whole DVD thing is real, we will soon see the Obama team making an attempt as described above in order to get this behind them as soon as possible. You will find that there are no moral boundaries that the Obama campaign will respect to keep their guy "clean".
Barry says the speech never happened...can’t believe that if it exists on tape Hillary did not use it.
Makes no sense. Too good to be true.
Makes about as much sense as the rest of the nonsense I have been hearing about this supposed “whitey” video....
Maybe they should just sit tight and not worry.
McCain is doing all he can to prove himself the Marquis of Queensberry candidate. Determined to out-nicey-nice even the most miquetoasty republicans before him. He won’t use it and will furiously denounce anyone who does.
With all this buildup and anticipation, it had better be a lulu when it finally does hit YouTube.
I agree.
Something that damaging, I cannot believe if it really does exist that Hillary did not play it everyday in a TV ad.
I don’t think you could doctor the audio without it showing up in the wave file graphic.
Hillary IMHO was vying for VP. She knows Michelle doesn’t like her. The ‘racist’ charge for the Clinton campaign would have damaged her beyond repair if she (or her surrogates) released this.
If I were a R I’d plan a ‘Baractober’ surprise! But not before I set the groundwork about ‘in the authors own words’.
It already has -- just search "Obama whitey" on YouTube....
Well I just got my first Rick’Roll
If it exists, it’s up for bid. Perhaps the Obamatons bought it for an undisclosed amount. Or disappeared the seller.
Think like the Mafia. Now we have the Black Mafia, which has been around but now we notice.
You are probably right about that. Leaking a doctored tape with a plan to blame it on the GOP is a risky strategy.
Barry's statement on the video was a Clintonian non-denial denial, in which he basically said, Prove it exists, instead of forthrightly denying its existence. So, there's a good chance there is something damaging still yet to surface.
It would seem to me that BHO's optimal strategy would be to have the video leaked right after the convention (blaming the VRWC for the release, of course). Before the convention risks losing enough supers to shift the nomination to Our Lady of Tuzla, who was named after the conqueror of Everest. Just after the convention maximizes the recovery time and denies the GOP the Halloween trick advantage.
Of course, the GOP will call him a liar when it comes out. But he can refer them to his statement and point out correctly that he never said it didn't exist.
This hunt for the video is making the GOP look stupid. We’ve got the most important election in a generation with issues covering everything from Iraq to subprime mortgages and the publics sees the republican hunting around for a video. If the GOP wants to win in November, they need to start talking about the issues now!
I was under the impression that Hannity had the tape and was just waiting for the proper time. If Hannity or a smart Republican operative (emphasis on the word ‘smart’) has it then they knows its value, and can pick the proper moment for its release.
And you know, if it doesn’t exist, all this talk that it does just limits Obama’s fundraising. So let’s just assume it exists and keep talking about it and its release aftermath.
I’d like to make a motion to nominate you as the organizer of the group buy.
...and put me down for three shirts in Large.
thank you.
What I'm saying is: don't bank on it.
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