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New McCain/Palin ad #2: As Obama drops in the polls, hell try to destroy her."

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Posted by Mike 2008-09-10 14:04|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 This is well played. The lawyers began landing in Alaska less than a day after Palin's announcement so I'd imagine they've had this one in the can for a while and have been waiting for the proper spot to launch it.

Posted by AzCat 2008-09-10 14:17|| 2008-09-10 14:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Excellent add, though insulting to wolves. Hopefully not many will see.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-10 14:24|| 2008-09-10 14:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Someone in the McCain campain is surly earning their pay with these Ads. Excellent work.

Good way to let people know of Zero's dirty tactics without going over the top.

I can see Zero's and the MSM's counter now: We'll just doing the Vetting that McCain won't do!

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-09-10 14:37|| 2008-09-10 14:37|| Front Page Top

#4 The donk lawyers have landed in Anchorage. The stench is overpowering.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2008-09-10 15:19|| 2008-09-10 15:19|| Front Page Top

#5 If Obama had any class--or just a modicum of common sense--

he'd stfu and let Biden deal with the trunk veep. But instead, he lets her get under his skin and reacts like an adolescent.

So far, Sarah has done nothing but repeat her best hits from the convention. But Obama has gone non-linear over something new every day. What is he going to do when she opens up on him with something new on Charlie Gibson?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-10 15:47|| 2008-09-10 15:47|| Front Page Top

#6 he'd stfu and let Biden deal with the trunk veep. But instead, he lets her get under his skin and reacts like an adolescent.

Except even when he talks about the Bush admin, they claim hes talking about Palin.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-09-10 15:51|| 2008-09-10 15:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Who cares what "they" claim. The theys of the MSM have been claiming crap about trunks for years and they manage to win some in spite of it. The One should leave the gutter game for the veeps and try to look above it and presidential. And he's not and it's diminishing his charisma which was all he ever had. Toast.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-10 15:56|| 2008-09-10 15:56|| Front Page Top

#8 NS

the they in this instance isnt the MSM, its the McCain campaign. When Obama says, CLEARLY referring to the Bush record, that you put lipstick on a pig, its still a pig, the MCCAIN campaign says its about Palin, even when the phrase, so appropos about Bush, makes no sense about Palin.

Heres what I dont say. McCain denying that its appropos about the bush record.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-09-10 15:59|| 2008-09-10 15:59|| Front Page Top

#9 dont see, that is

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-09-10 16:00|| 2008-09-10 16:00|| Front Page Top

#10 What Bush and McCain have in common is that they have run at the top of the GOP ticket mainly through the weakness of their competitors. It's not McCain's job to defend anything about Bush.

Obama said something that looks stupid. He should apologize and move on, not pick a fight and prolong the embarrassment, no matter how ill-deserved. He hasn't. That is dumb. It's not presidential to look dumb repeatedly.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-10 16:05|| 2008-09-10 16:05|| Front Page Top

#11 It's not McCain's job to defend anything about Bush.

Then he is going to have to say what about Bushs policies he thinks are mistaken. As will Palin. Hes trying to have it both ways.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-09-10 16:10|| 2008-09-10 16:10|| Front Page Top

#12 ...the they in this instance isnt the MSM, its the McCain campaign. When Obama says, CLEARLY referring to the Bush record, that you put lipstick on a pig, its still a pig, the MCCAIN campaign says its about Palin, even when the phrase, so appropos about Bush, makes no sense about Palin.

OK, LH, and I suppose the "Old Fish" comment made by the Obamessiah immediately after the "Lipstick" comment (at the same gathering) had nothing to do McCain's age, eh?

Posted by Uncle Phester 2008-09-10 16:14|| 2008-09-10 16:14|| Front Page Top

#13 Then he is going to have to say what about Bushs policies he thinks are mistaken.

No he's not. He's not running against Bush. Nobody's running against Bush. He's running against Obama and he should say what about Obama's policies he thinks are mistaken. Except that Obama is doing such a good job of self-destruction it's unnecessary.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-10 16:19|| 2008-09-10 16:19|| Front Page Top

#14 He has to speak to the state of the country. After 8 years of Bush. Hes running as a Republican. One of the advantages of a two party system is accountability.

On economic policy, social policy, etc, hes basically presenting the same policies as Bush. Hes got to either answer why that will succeed now, when it failed before, or else explain how its different.

Now granted, he doesnt HAVE to. He can keep trying to change the subject. I dont think it will work, but you can never tell.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-09-10 16:22|| 2008-09-10 16:22|| Front Page Top

#15 NS you're wrong. Obama's running against Bush. He has to run that negative campaign cause otherwise he's got nothing.

LH, I think you OD'ed on Obama-Cola this morning. He f*****ed up with his Pig schtick admit it.

Posted by AlanC 2008-09-10 16:24|| 2008-09-10 16:24|| Front Page Top

#16 Obama may try to run against Bush, but McCain will be the other choice on the ballot. People vote for the future, not the past.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-10 16:28|| 2008-09-10 16:28|| Front Page Top

#17 The VP job is to be a lightening rod and take heat away from the President. Seems Palin is especially good at that as the world has talked about her and the opposition has obessessed on her when they should ignore her, laughed at her jibes and kept on message.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-10 16:30|| 2008-09-10 16:30|| Front Page Top

#18 McCain opposed Bush on numerous issues over the last 7 years. I didn't like what he was doing most of the time, but there can be no question that McCain represents a different outlook than what we had with GWB.

And LH: It's clear from the audience reaction that O's peeps thought he was talking about Palin with the lipstick comment. Listen to them ROAR. Not even Obama fans get that animated about a (yawn) comment about some GWB policy they dislike.

Posted by Chris W. 2008-09-10 16:36|| 2008-09-10 16:36|| Front Page Top

#19 And tonight Obama chats with Dave Letterma, where he will again have to reaffirm he was being clever, and the media will again be showing it tomorrow. Obama really hasn't gotten much campaign work done today.

Also, in the O'Reilly interview, even Bill is saying he see's a certain toughness in Barry... all of that is lost when he gets tied up like a pretzel self justifying why he tried to dunk on a girl.

Posted by Capsu 78 2008-09-10 18:17|| 2008-09-10 18:17|| Front Page Top

#20 One of the advantages of a two party system is accountability

So, this would imply that 'throw the rascals out' type of accountability should be in play this fall. Except the MSM keeps missing to point out that little (D) thingy after who runs the Congress these days. That's known as controlling the message. That's also why all the whining now, someone else is massaging the message.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-10 18:58|| 2008-09-10 18:58|| Front Page Top

#21 Tomorrow is 9/11. How much you wanna bet that Obama would much rather focus on pig's lipstick and the stinky smell of fish?

Posted by Betty Grating2215 2008-09-10 19:02|| 2008-09-10 19:02|| Front Page Top

#22 Betty, if you're on to something - and I think you are - perhaps the One is more clever thanwe thought!

All kinds of streets and roads will be closed around the Pentagon tomorrow - I believe a remembrance ceremony...

Posted by Bobby 2008-09-10 19:57|| 2008-09-10 19:57|| Front Page Top

#23 Except even when he talks about the Bush admin, they claim hes talking about Palin.
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better tell his audience then - they thought he was talking about her.

Posted by anonymous2u 2008-09-10 20:31|| 2008-09-10 20:31|| Front Page Top

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