[Arizona Carolyn]

More likely Salter and the rest of his "team" said he should do it to look large and in charge. Instead he came off as some sort of idiot when all he did was hang out with his wife and Graham at expensive restaurants while they were in DC and then when they had the meeting in Bush's office McCain hardly said a word... and yet this is the man with the same team threatening to go scorched earth on JD, so yes... JD had to put that to bed because McCain was already trying to skewer him over it and there is too many old people in Arizona who would never vote for someone they thought was a kook and McCain knows that...

Now, that said.. two weeks ago I was in Walgreens and this old woman starts talking my ear off in the shampoo aisle and she is going on and on about how horrible Obama is and she says: and you know he isn't even a citizen!.. I had to laugh since I didn't know this woman from Adam.. but she isn't alone in these parts.

[onyx]

LOLOLOLOL. Bless her heart! At least she hates Obama and has it right about him. That’s hilarious.

[Tex-Con-Man]

I keep hearing two negative things about JD. The first is vague references to a scandaled past coming back to haunt him. Is there anything other than the DOJ/Abramoff that he seemed to dismissed handily?

And second, I heard several times that former colleagues just don't like him and will not support his candidacy. Any truth to that?

[Brugmansian]

I was in Walgreens and this old woman starts talking my ear off in the shampoo aisle and she is going on and on about how horrible Obama is and she says: and you know he isn't even a citizen!.. I had to laugh since I didn't know this woman from Adam.. but she isn't alone in these parts.

That is what is deadly. Word of mouth. Public opinion. The left and McCain want to put a Republican and Tea Party face on it. Anyone who allows themselves to be used is not working in their own interest nor hurting Obama or Democrats. Everyone knows the issue. Everyone knows about Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright too. Best to let all these things fester in the public mind. Put a face on it and it because "Well I don't like him or Republicans so much so it must not be true". Nothing is harder to fight than a general public sentiment. Saul Alinsky knew this. That is why he told his disciples to put a face on every issue and polarize the public.

[cynwoody]

Now, that said.. two weeks ago I was in Walgreens and this old woman starts talking my ear off in the shampoo aisle and she is going on and on about how horrible Obama is and she says: and you know he isn't even a citizen!.. I had to laugh since I didn't know this woman from Adam.. but she isn't alone in these parts.

The way I look at, if you can't get them to vote the right way for the right reasons, then hope they vote the right way for the wrong reasons! (But don't embarrass yourself by getting caught encouraging them vote for the wrong reasons, right, JD?)