Posted on 09/11/2008 11:56:41 AM PDT by pissant
Patrick Ruffini admonishes the Dems:
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"The most important thing about a good attack is not the attack itself. It's baiting your opponent to respond the way you want him to respond, because only the things that come out of his mouth will ultimately stick.
Obama seems to be falling into the trap of response-centrism. If only they could respond the right way, they figure, all will be well. But it won't be. Because the game they are playing is reactive. Instead of changing the subject off Palin by launching some explosive new attack on McCain, all they do is respond, respond, respond. And the story, day after day, is Democratic Presidential nominee responds to Republican Vice Presidential nominee. The optics of that stink for them."
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Unless, in fact, this election is about Palin. And it has to be. She - along with the Iraq war - is the embodiment of McCain's claim to presidential judgment and experience. If she is a fraud, and has been proven a demonstrable liar in ways that a competent campaign would have vetted six months ago, McCain's campaign is over, and deserves to be over. As is the election. I don't see how we can know anything until she has answered a series of obvious, factual questions from the press corps about the truthfulness of her various statements in the public record.
Besides, Obama needs to respond to the insane and desperate lies being lobbed at him. He's not Dukakis. And he should also keep reminding voters that, unlike the McCain camp, who don't want to discuss the issues in this campaign, he does.
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Oh, sure. We out here in the real world are sure the "press corps" will take care of everything for us. NOT! We'll make up our own minds because, unlike the "press corps," we actually have minds.
Poor Sully, AIDS dementia is really painful to watch.
lol - what’s really funny is that they’re still dealing with the stuff Palin said at the convention as well as the fact that Palin’s been selected as VP. They can’t get past her and all Palin’s been doing for the past week is campaigning with McCain. You’d think she was spewing stuff 24 hours a day against Obama the way the media/Obama keep carrying on. lol
The author is advocating the “I’m rubber your glue” strategy - this is getting more entertaining than the three stooges.
It’s a sure sign of panic when the Democrats rely on the Press Corp to rescue their candidate!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I have the popcorn, the media, left-wing mafia is in full melt down.
Help I’m melting!
She was vetted. The only thing they didn’t vet was her susceptibility to being a target for lies and smears. So far, most of what I’ve seen against her (and I’m trying to be objective), is BS.
As for BO, there’s so much of proven substance against him that the msm has given a pass....
The election is going to be a referendum about the msm. If they can pull off the coup installing 0bama as president, we are doomed.
Actually the author gets the troll principle. The goal is to get the opposition to respond to what we say... over and over again. We don’t have to say it but once and they confirm it through repetition. A good troll technique I use on my gaming forums. :-)
Except maybe for a swine flu vaccine.
Obama reminds me of something in a boa constrictor’s grasp. The more it squirms, the tighter the squeeze.
This from the unprincipled hack who passed along the nutroots claim that Trig was Sarah Palin's grandson, not his son. I just can't comprehend how these a-holes (no other word for it) can write this stuff. It takes a pretty dark soul to trash someone and then act like your guy is the one getting trashed.
Hmm.
First he warns Obama that it’s counterproductive to launch personal attacks on Sarah Palin.
Then he launches a personal attack on Sarah Palin.
Evidently PDS has gotten him, too.
At least this must be kind of a relief for Bush and Cheney, not to be attacked 50 times a day by these moonbats.
19 months of campaign and Obama has never been asked if he advocate Marxism as a philosophy for governing our country.
we’re still waiting for B. Hussein to answer some obvious, factual questions...
...crickets chirping...
Dennis Miller said it was like Obama/Biden were sitting at the KID’S TABLE throwing giblets! LOL!
Does Obama really think taking this Hershey Highwayer's advice is a good idea?
Remember, folks - The MSM thinks Andi “Power Glutes” Sullivan is “right-leaning”
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