an onslaught against obama's political character is necessary and well-deserved, but it can't win for mccain.
mccain's fundamental problem is that the economy is the dominant issue, and he hasn't articulated a 'plan' to address it that resonates with MOR voters.
now to be sure, obama hasn't articulated a coherent plan to address the economy either, but he has done a good job of pretending to have one and of getting that message out.
mccain is running out of time to do the same.
-- .. unless her great neighbors are prosperous and orderly, Poland is an economic impossibility with no industry but Jew-baiting.
On Oct 6, 9:43 am, Google Beta User <wanyik...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ayers Ayers Ayers Ayers
> Commie Commie Commie
...cite?
> Troop Hater Troop Hater Troop Hater
...cite?
> We are the *real* patriots *wink* *wink*
...cite?
> "Is he *really* an American like us?"
...cite?
> Sarah Palin now saying she wants to bring up Wright (though it's > Mccain's call)
> etc etc
> The onslaughts started.
Well, you are correct on bringing-up Ayers and Wright, although I fail to see the problem with that, and they have been brought-up before, the rest (aka the most damning of your allegations)? No.
-Tom Enright
"In short, Obama's ties to Ayers and Wright suggest to me NOT that Obama agrees with their views, but that he is the product of a particular intellectual culture that finds the likes of Wright and Ayers to be no more objectionable, and likely less so, than the likes of Tom Coburn, or, perhaps, a Rush Limbaugh. Not only that, but he has been in his particular intellectual bubble so long that he was unable to recognize just how offensive the views of a Wright are to mainstream America, or how his ties to Ayers would play with the public, especially post-9/11." -Eugene Volokh
On Oct 6, 9:56 am, Tom Enright <freddy_ha...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > The onslaughts started.
> Well, you are correct on bringing-up Ayers and Wright, although I fail > to see the problem with that, and they have been brought-up before, > the rest (aka the most damning of your allegations)? No.
Your problem is you think unless Palin *specifically* says "Obama is not a real American like you or me. I am" that it is not being implied.
Of course something can be implied without directly being said.
But hey, let them, they make themselves look REAL presidential and serious like, if that's what they want to talk about.
Chanting "Ayers! Un-Patriotic!" still doesn't tell the independents or undecideds why they should vote for McCain-Palin and what McCain and Palin will do *for them* that will improve the direction of their lives.
And yes, I know some hardcore left-wing types do similar stuff, but that's the point. It's for the fringes and kooks. When actual high level surrogates, and the ticket itself descend to such tactics its pathetic desperation.
Google Beta User wrote: > On Oct 6, 9:56 am, Tom Enright <freddy_ha...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> The onslaughts started. >> Well, you are correct on bringing-up Ayers and Wright, although I fail >> to see the problem with that, and they have been brought-up before, >> the rest (aka the most damning of your allegations)? No.
> Your problem is you think unless Palin *specifically* says "Obama is > not a real American like you or me. I am" that it is not being > implied.
> Of course something can be implied without directly being said.
That would mean opening your eyes to double meanings in McCain/Palin's rhetoric, which Enright and his ilk specifically don't want to do (or are unable to). Believe me, the people are getting the message.
> But hey, let them, they make themselves look REAL presidential and > serious like, if that's what they want to talk about.
> Chanting "Ayers! Un-Patriotic!" still doesn't tell the independents or > undecideds why they should vote for McCain-Palin and what McCain and > Palin will do *for them* that will improve the direction of their > lives.
Yes, but fear, racism, and xenophobia are real and dangerous weapons that McCain and Palin wield, and they've been proven to be effective on countless occasions.
On Oct 6, 10:02 am, Google Beta User <wanyik...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 6, 9:56 am, Tom Enright <freddy_ha...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > The onslaughts started.
> > Well, you are correct on bringing-up Ayers and Wright, although I fail > > to see the problem with that, and they have been brought-up before, > > the rest (aka the most damning of your allegations)? No. > Your problem is you think unless Palin *specifically* says "Obama is > not a real American like you or me. I am" that it is not being > implied. > Of course something can be implied without directly being said.
Absolutely.
> But hey, let them, they make themselves look REAL presidential and > serious like, if that's what they want to talk about.
> Chanting "Ayers! Un-Patriotic!" still doesn't tell the independents or > undecideds why they should vote for McCain-Palin and what McCain and > Palin will do *for them* that will improve the direction of their > lives.
> And yes, I know some hardcore left-wing types do similar stuff, but > that's the point. It's for the fringes and kooks. When actual high > level surrogates, and the ticket itself descend to such tactics its > pathetic desperation.
Joe Biden has already done the "McCain hates the troops" attack. So
