Huh? Okay I can understand his suspension of stops to do his job in this time of crisis. But to stop the ads? That I can’t figure.
This is just dumb! Or am I missing something?
OK - so the idea is if Obama keeps running ads it makes him look bad. However, the sheeple that are still undecided probably haven’t even paid enough attention to realize McCain has done this, so if Obama does run an ad they’ll just say their “wow” and move on, not helping McCain and in fact helping Obama. If Obama follows suit, I guess it could make it look like he’s just following McCain’s lead.
Also - is there a timeframe here?
Oh come on.
What not just trow in the towel now and forget about the election.
Good grief, go to Washington do your stuff but keep the ads on and get ready for the debate.
JM is an idiot if he thinks Barry would suspend his campaign.
Is JM going to let Palin be Palin and keep with these rallies?
The 527s should turn up the heat during this time.
I’m still not sure if this is a good idea on McCain’s part. I suppose the political goal will be to change the conversation, and inoculate himself against economic attacks.
He really means he’s suspending his campaign.
Here’s what I think is going on: Rick Davis is toast.
McCain should craft and run a single, 1-minute ad to run the rest of the week. The ad should state that he is taking his ads off the air, and profess that this is the time for us to come together as Americans, and not Democrats and Republicans. Then call for “my opponent” to join him in Washington to do “the people’s business”. “This cannot wait” for the next President, but must “be solved now” so our nation and economy can be put on a solid footing.
This just makes me think there has got to be something more behind this. Very drastic sudden moves like this are a pretty big deal, especially this close to the election. Anyone have any thoughts whether something else could be going on?
It all just keeps getting curiouser and curiouse, doesn’t it?
Obama is not going to jump ahead in the polls if McCain takes his ads down for a couple of days. Honestly. This is a great “reset” button he just pushed. Obama is hidden away practicing his schpiel for the debates on Friday, McCain is seen being a leader instead of a politician. That speaks much louder than an ad. For people in the PR/Marketing business, they know that someone saying something good about you is much more valuable than you saying it about yourself. That is what is happening here. Obama is going to talk about himself and bad-mouth McCain during a crisis. McCain is going to lead. Bravo, McCain. This guy is one smart cookie, and he stands by his convictions (regardless of who he pisses off).
Despite supporting him eight years ago, I had a hard time warming up to John McCain this time around until added Governor Sarah Palin to the ticket. He has been a grumpy old hot head who has used colorful language and offended me on many previous occasions. At this point though I believe Rush is completely correct calling him Senator McBrilliant. I had predicted in several posts that the Democrats would do everything possible to torpedo the economy to help Obama win. McCain has out maneuvered them again. By sticking to his theme of America first and politics second; he may just pull this thing off.
McCain is attempting to make himself look Presidential and “above-the-fray” here, and it just might be effective if Obama refuses to go along. Because his character and experience are areas of considerable doubt for many voters, Obama could suffer by appearing to be more concerned about winning than about America’s financial future. The “moonbats” won’t care, but Independents and values-oriented Midwestern Democrats will.
Huge gamble on McCain’s part. He’s got Brass One’s.
Okay that is just nuts and dumb. One thing to suspend active campaign and go back to DC another to remove your ads. Thats just shooting yourself in the foot.
To state the obvious, this is a high stakes gambit. But, it looks as though he has forced Nobama’s hand, who apparently has agreed to also suspend his campaign.
This is unbelievable.
Yep, taking ads down IS dumb. Is he quitting?
Obama is not going to jump ahead in the polls if McCain takes his ads down for a couple of days. Honestly. This is a great “reset” button he just pushed. Obama is hidden away practicing his schpiel for the debates on Friday, McCain is seen being a leader instead of a politician. That speaks much louder than an ad. For people in the PR/Marketing business, they know that someone saying something good about you is much more valuable than you saying it about yourself. That is what is happening here. Obama is going to talk about himself and bad-mouth McCain during a crisis. McCain is going to lead. Bravo, McCain. This guy is one smart cookie, and he stands by his convictions (regardless of who he pisses off).
*sigh* Why can’t somebody remind McCain how the Gipper used to handle situations like this? When Congress was tying itself up in knots, Reagan would say what he had to say and then he’d head to his ranch and ride his horse. It calmed the public and reminded them that the real business of the country manages to go just fine without Congress.
Can this week get any stranger?