President Obama seeks $500,000 for ads to rebut Palin

St Louis Examiner ^ | 11.21.09 | Matthew Cook

[rface]

Another e-mail from info@barackobama.com hit my inbox yesterday. The subject: Sarah Palin.

It begins: "Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn."

The mail goes on to say "It's dangerous. Remember, this is the person who coined the term "Death Panels" -- and opened the flood gates for months of false attacks by special interests and partisan extremists."

"Whatever lie comes next will be widely covered by the media, then constantly echoed by right-wing attack groups and others who are trying to defeat reform."

"So we're setting a big goal: $500,000 in the next week to help push back against Sarah Palin and her allies.....We need to be prepared. And we're counting on you help. Can you chip in $5?"

So it has come to this: a sitting president soliciting donations for counter-attack ads on a former VP nominee hockey mom that most of the mainstream media rediculed in the last election. If her claims are so outrageous, why bother spending the money to respond? Maybe because a lot of people are listening to her, and many of them might just agree with what she is saying.

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excerpted.....more at link.

[Shady]

Actually, the ticket is Sarah and JC. Killer. Campaign KILLERS! GO S-JC!

[lonevoice]

So it has come to this: a sitting president soliciting donations for counter-attack ads on a former VP nominee hockey mom that most of the mainstream media rediculed in the last election. If her claims are so outrageous, why bother spending the money to respond?

It's really outrageous that a sitting president is soliciting a half million dollars for the purposes of attacking a private citizen. He's terrified of her and she's living rent-free in his head.

[redk]

David Axelrod doesn’t even think about her. /s

[ConservativeMind]

Why not use his multi-hundreds of millions of dollars left over from his campaign?

0bama is a freaking loser in every way.

[ohioWfan]

May God protect His child, Sarah, against the Enemy (and his agent in the White House).

Greater is HE that is in her, than he who is in the world!

[ConservativeMind]

This author is a jerk. He sounds legit, but then he says the following about not following the law (which is true of not following ANY law):

I don't think it helps the conservative cause to exaggerate the health care bill's possible impact (there are enough awful things in the bill right there in black and white)....the Obama e-mail states that Palin claimed on Rush Limbaugh that Americans “could face jail time as punishment” if they didn't buy health insurance. This is technically true, but only because punishment for tax evasion could include jail time; and one would have to not only fail to buy insurance but also fail to pay the 2.5% income tax in lieu that the bill requires, and have a judge or jury hand down a jail sentence.

But in any case, hyping the bill's possible impact with extreme statements just gives the bill's supporters ammunition: when the wilder claims are shot down all of the conservative’s arguments become suspect.

[TheConservativeParty]

O is afraid, very, very afraid!
What a girlie-man!

[Shady]

Every freaking word of it is true, you you........

[wiggen]

you’re correct. they gave before the election and are still waiting for their payoff

[1010RD]

I thought campaigning against private citizens was done by the media branch of the DNC - ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR and most major newspapers and universities.

[1000 silverlings]

Better start bailing the boat Demmies, the tsunami is coming

[khnyny]

I like Sarah Palin - a lot. In fact, I had to defend her the other night at a dinner party. I won't go into the details, but suffice it to say I was ultimately labeled "a Fox Watcher", lol.

Moms can relate to Sarah Palin - conservative, ethical, savvy, smart, Moms who care about their country and their children's future. Working women both married and single can relate to Sarah Palin as well.

Sarah is one tough cookie. She's like Hillary in one way only - the fact that she enjoys the hunt. Some people thrive on that kind of ultimate challenge and rise to the occassion. That's what scares the heck out of the Dems from "the One" himself, all the way down the line.

It's entertaining to watch the libs' heads spin.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I prefer Sarah for prez and Joe Wilson for V.P.

or Jim DeMint for V.P.

or Michelle Bachman for V.P.

[Shady]

I’m OK with any of the above, Michelle would be awesome! All woman against the locker stuffed dweeb. LOL!

[samtheman]

SarahPac

[Osage Orange]

I'm thinking the worst.....

And it's only been 9 months.....

[techno]

At least Obama can’t arrest her and throw her in a concentration camp. We do still have something called a Constitution.

[Osage Orange]

Blacks didn't put Obama over the top.......

But I understand your point.......

[massmike]

save

[blueyon]

Obamas way of saying Give em hell Sarah!