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But we want to focus on one particularly pernicious aspect of it. The ad shows a dreamy-looking Obama as it says: Obama's one accomplishment? Legislation to teach "comprehensive sex education" to kindergartners. In a final moment of subtlety, the ad says Obama is "wrong for your family." According to the McCain campaign's own email, the sex ed claim is based on Obama's support for a bill, in the Illinois state legislature, that said: "Each class or course in comprehensive sex education offered in any of grades K through 12 shall include instruction on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, including the prevention, transmission and spread of HIV." As you can see, the McCain ad says that Obama was the one who pushed the "comprehensive sex education" measure.
pointed out that the bill would simply add instruction on disease prevention to already existing Illinois sex-ed standards. But the McCain campaign cheerfully turned this into Obama's support for "learning about sex before learning to read." And "civil" and "honorable" McCain approved that message. Late Update: Obama spokesperson Bill Burton's response directly questions McCain's honor: "It is shameful and downright perverse for the McCain campaign to use a bill that was written to protect young children from sexual predators as a recycled and discredited political attack against a father of two young girls - a position that his friend Mitt Romney also holds. Last week, John McCain told Time magazine he couldn't define what honor was.
Permalink Great so let's sit around and wait for the Repuglicans to paint us any way we want. I'm not going to give another cent to the Obama campaign until he shows that he has a backbone and starts to defend himself. Ever since Palin, the Repuglicans have been completely controlling the narrative and the polls are showing that it is hurting us. No wonder the country feels that they can trust the Repuglicans more for national security. Anyone thought what kind of a message we as Democrats are sending when we let the Repuglicans attack us with their lies? Makes the democrats look like a bunch of pansy pacifists. I a sick of losing elections and seeing the country go down the drain. We can't afford to let the lying Evangelista destroy this country. I am sick of belonging to a party that does nothing while Repuglicans distort facts and win election after election.
They want me to go all in on the general and I won't even take their calls anymore. This new ad from the McCain camp is despicable and yet Obama will give a nuanced response in the press, send a few press releases, and so on. The press talks about it and plays right into McCain's hands. It all adds up as just more bad news and negative spin for Obama. It might be a ticking time bomb if not kicked to the curb fast; Just show him and his quotes and have some carnival song and kids jeering, "liar, liar pants on fire."
Permalink How about an ad about McCain dumped his first, disabled wife because she had gained weight after an accident, and applied for a marriage license with a rich, much younger woman before he was divorced? And run the video of him eyeballing Palin's ass in her intro speech. Attack him on family values, morality, fidelity, and HIT BACK HARD! I'm not giving another cent until I see Barack draw blood.
Permalink Drudge and the wingers are all upset that today Obama said "you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig." Right wingnuts are hyperventilating, claiming that Obama called Palin a pig (since she owns the word lipstick now). Obama should stand by his statement and make it clear that Palin is the lipstick...
Permalink Well,Dems, if you aren't willing to fight back, you might as well sit back and get ready for the defeat that is sure to follow. That means there is no lie that can't be told, no half-truth that can't be stretched into the Full Monty. Only if you had media willing to take McCain/Palin on ...
You throw "troll" accusations around these threads with completely reckless abandon, over and over and over. CLEARLY, you didn't bother to check the profile of either ThatsHowISeeIt OR jcfinsf. If you had, you would have seen their history of blog posts and comments, and you'd realize why your "troll" accusation is beyond pathetic. Just click on their nick and it will take you to their profile page.
Anybody who posts anything you disagree with -- especially anybody who says ANYTHING remotely critical of Obama or his campaign, no matter its merit, is automatically a "troll" to you.
I am just sick to see his campaign do virtually nothing as I feel if they do not wake up we are going to lose this election. We have to beat the Republicans at their own game if we intend to win this thing. Obama already has the voted of those who can digest reality and nuanced replies. What we need now is to take over the narrative and completely obliterate grandpa McCain's circus act.
No money to the campaign because that will somehow influence them to fight the McCain ads? Money not just to the Obama campaign, but also to Move-on and any other groups who are working to make sure McCain/Palin are soundly defeated. I pledge the exact opposite of the commenters above -- I'm going to give more money to the Obama campaign and other groups working to free our country of the ravages of the Republicans!
Permalink Maybe he should just bust a cap in his ass, huh? You really think he should be running ads criticizing McCain for divorcing his wife? I'm not reading one more post of yours until you actually come up with an idea instead of whining. Oh and if this thing goes awry, we'll remember you were the assholes who sat on their hands when the going got tough.
A party that desperately wants to stay in power because they love power and don't want to be investigated. A bunch of "journalists" who, if they are not cowed are complicit. A populace where many are too busy and/or just trying to keep their collective heads above water and too many people who can be easily swayed by propaganda and racist appeals, no matter how broke they are. Sure, people are pissed off about repubs, but they're not pissed enough. And it only took 5 years, when it should have happened sooner. He has had to run a damned near flawless campaign even to GET this far. when the rethugs are living up to their name and slinging shit because that's all they have? When McKept and his country club set uses the racism of the rubes and easily led--people they despise? And when Barack knows that he *still* must fight smarter, because of the double standards that will be held against him? Ranting and raving about the campaign when they're not ranting at some wingnut trolls who post their crap here? My Mom walks around with registration forms in her purse! I don't want to slam anyone here, because I believe 98% of the folks who post to this board are intelligent, passionate and only want what's best for our country. I understand--in fact, I probably understand it better than most. That campaign needs money and volunteers and time more than ever.
I want to say I'm shocked by the McCain ad, but deep down I've been waiting for it. why is everyone from the Rachel Maddow show to TPM posting the full thing for viewing? Why is there not a great outrage from the "news" outlets that a candidate for president is telling lies about kindergarteners and sex and not being called on the carpet? The news shouldn't keep running back and forth between the two campaigns asking "did you hear what he said?" Let a little of the steam out on camera and it should be the opening line at the debate, "Senator McCain, have you lost your mind? You won't lose a war to win an election, but you'll mix sex and kindergarteners up to see what happens?" THE INMATES ARE RUNNING THE ASYLUM, AND WE'RE GIVING THEM A PASS!
Me, after working for Jerry McNerney in 2006, I'm turning my attention to two Congressional races in Republican districts in CA -- Charlie Brown in CA-4 against wingnut Tom McClintock, and Bill Durston in CA-3, running against incumbent wingnut Dan Lungren. The incumbent in CA-4, John Doolittle, is heavily implicated in the Abramoff scandal, is under i...
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