Posted on 10/04/2008 8:36:34 PM PDT by Rokke
Branding his opponent as “erratic in a crisis,” Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is preempting plans by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to portray him as having sinister connections to controversial Chicagoans.
Obama officials call it political jujitsu – turning the attacks back on the attacker.
McCain officials had said early in the weekend that they plan to begin advertising after Tuesday’s debate that will tie Obama to convicted money launderer Tony Rezko and former Weathermen radical William Ayers.
But Obama isn’t waiting to respond. His campaign is going up Monday on national cable stations with a scathing ad saying: “Three quarters of a million jobs lost this year. Our financial system in turmoil. And John McCain? Erratic in a crisis. Out of touch on the economy. No wonder his campaign wants to change the subject.
“Turn the page on the financial crisis by launching dishonorable, dishonest ‘assaults’ against Barack Obama. Struggling families can't turn the page on this economy, and we can't afford another president who is this out of touch.”
Then Obama says: “I'm Barack Obama and I approved this message.”
McCain officials told Politico that the new offensive is likely to focus on Rezko and Ayers. The officials said the campaign will not bring up the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama’s former pastor, because McCain has forbade them from using that as a weapon. Without being specific, the officials said outside groups may focus on Wright.
When word of the planned attacks leaked Saturday, Obama officials said within hours that it was an attempt by McCain to distract voters from the economy.
“We think the McCain campaign made a huge error by telling the press that their strategy was to distract from the most important issue facing voters,” a senior Obama official said. “Every attack going forward will be easy to characterize for what it is – an attempt to distract from the Bush-McCain economic record."
McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds hinted at the tough new line Saturday on “Fox & Friends.”
“There are associations that are important to who Barack Obama is as a candidate, who he’d be as president,” Bounds said.
Obama-Biden communications director Dan Pfeiffer said about the new ads: “If John McCain thinks he can ‘turn the page’ on the economic crisis facing American families, he is even more out of touch than we imagined. Now there may be no good answers for John McCain due to his erratic response to the financial crisis, but his desire to avoid discussing the economy is something we will remind voters of everyday for the next month.”
No, the SBVFT told the truth and Kerry was lying. He never disproved a single fact. The only prolem was that Kerry was involved in writing the official record unbeknownst to the others involved in these events. Kerry was a fraud and his 4 and one-half months in Vietnam were spent creating a phony legacy. Almost all of Kerry's entire chain of command called him a liar. McCain's knee-jerk response was to call the SBVFT dishonest and dishonorable. They were neither and without their intervention, Kerry would be President today.
McCain supports amnesty and additional guest worker programs. He is no different than the Dems on this issue.
Anyone into gaming (or I suspect military tactics) will tell you that you preserve the best advantage by withholding your actions until the last possible moment. The trick is not to wait too long. I suspect that McCain is timing this quite nicely.
“because the forces behind Obama”
Are demonic.
Therefore, I pray.
In these most troubling times for our economy it is beyond reckless to ask Americans to support a trillion dollar change agenda. Save it for times when America is at peace and prosperity Obama you are Radical, Reckless and Irresponsible just like his Chicago associates, Ayers, Rezko and Wright. Obama, Not ready to lead.
Obama supports Marxist Socialism and destruction of the Conservative movement so check your McCain critics at the door. This is serious. I guess you haven’t paid attention to Obama statements that Reagan got trickle down wrong. Obama is gonna fix it with Trickle up economics, Sound familiar? It should same change Hitler brought to Europe, Stalin to Russia, Castro to Cuba and Chavez to Venezuela.
Excellent! Just as the dems do with the media, coordinate their message with the same sound bites. This time, though, the media becomes the pawn!
PERFECT! I LOVE IT!
suckers
My point is the Dems want to overload the social system and get additional votes (fraud but votes none the less).
Union bossed are bought and paid for so they don't complain.
(Cloward Piven)
“Will you walk into my parlour? said the spider to the fly”
In these most troubling times for our economy
Thats right and the American people want someone to pay. This needs to be tied to the Rats and Obama.
Let's hope they swift boat Obama. That man scares me. I shudder to think what damage he will do to this country should he win. That video of Rev. Wright spewing his hate filled message turned Americans off on Obama once already, and I think reminding Americans that Obama chose to remain there for 20 years will do it again.
Agree 100%.
Since I tend to pay heed to what you write, I’m gonna do a happy dance now....:))
Please do :)
LOL... :)
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