Posted on 08/21/2008 1:55:48 PM PDT by kristinn
Sen. John McCain's campaign is finishing a hard-hitting television ad highlighting Barack Obama 's ties to shady Chicago land dealer Tony Rezko, the one-time Obama patron who was convicted earlier this summer of fraud.
A campaign official said that the decision to Go Rezko was Obama's. "He's opened the door to this," the official said.
The ad will be released to network news divisions in time for their broadcasts tonight.
Though McCain is widely perceived to to drawn first blood by attacking Obama's character, the official said that the difference between Obama's mocking McCain for his wealth and his shaky answer on the number of homes he owns was that McCain's charge "reflects an existential reality," where Obama's charges "attack Cindy. She owns the homes. I thought he said the wives were off-limits."
McCain strategists hope that Obama's brass knuckles punch doesn't work. "Americans don't like this class warfare stuff," the official said. They aspire to be rich, the official said. They don't aspire to eat arugala or hang out with celebrities.
Earlier in the news cycle, McCain's press team invoked Obama's friendship with a former member of the Weatherman, William Ayres, and an official said that even Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, "is now fair game." The official declined to say whether the campaign was contemplating running an advertisement linking Obama to Wright.
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Did McCain spend 20 years in their churches? Did he claim they were his spiritual mentors?
The Paris Hilton ad did it, as did “The One.” Those aren’t generic issues. They about the man. They have worked.
The Senate said McCain was NOT guilty.
Well, good God it’s about time. Enough of this namby-pamby stuff.
Well done!! Even if it never makes it to TV, this one will have an impact.
LOL I hadn't heard this yet. Obama really is a nut.
The fact that he said this should be shouted from the rooftops. The majority of Americans are proud of their country and won't take kindly to that kind of insanity.
McCAin said today that he thought the Savior would get up to a 15 point from the Dem Convention. If the RNC and ole John are smart, they will place ads on the MSM telling the public about this China gaffe, the tax hikes, the lefty mentors like Ayers and the fact the Messiah was against the Defense of Baby Act plus was for partial birth abortion.
Do you honestly think they will be united? I doubt she would get the African American vote, or the Obamaniacs.
“Careful with the early enthusiasm - hellry’s waiting in the wings in Denver. If she’s the nominee, she wins. We’re doomed. Timing is everything.”
If it were possible for Hillary to get the nomination (and it’s not, barring some of her morbid fantasies) she would lose about half the African American vote, and get wiped out in the general election.
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