Yes! This is what I've been wanting Obama to say for quite a while:
Exactly! McCain has based his image around the concept of "honor" (and "maverick"), but has run a campaign of outright lies. So don't give him that honor card for free anymore--he no longer deserves it.
Also, it appears our economy is fucked. What's up with that?
Monday, September 15, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Well...
Is third post too early to introduce the Sarah Palin - Ann Coulter slash fiction phenomenon?
Palin is the queen of foreign relations
I'd like to say in reference to the last post, excuse me, Mr. Allen, but "lack of foreign policy experience"?? Let me clue you in.
FACT: Palin is the governor of a state that borders the Yukon Territory on one side and the water next to Siberia on the other.
No other governor in the U.S. has that kind of foreign affairs responsibility. And, frankly, I don't think there's another who could handle it, either. An Eskimo would sooner cut your throat, and eat your blubber, and painstakingly carve pictures of elk into your bones, and make an igloo out of your skin than sign a border agreement. Has Sarah Palin let this happen to her in her almost two full years as governor? No. Did it happen to every previous governor of Alaska within days of taking office? Yes.
Do I even have to mention that Palin and her state are in closest proximity to our most important foreign ally, Santa Claus? HEARD OF HIM??
Also, there are military bases in Alaska. MILITARY BASES IN ALASKA!
Cat out of the bag, Mr. Allen?
FACT: Palin is the governor of a state that borders the Yukon Territory on one side and the water next to Siberia on the other.
No other governor in the U.S. has that kind of foreign affairs responsibility. And, frankly, I don't think there's another who could handle it, either. An Eskimo would sooner cut your throat, and eat your blubber, and painstakingly carve pictures of elk into your bones, and make an igloo out of your skin than sign a border agreement. Has Sarah Palin let this happen to her in her almost two full years as governor? No. Did it happen to every previous governor of Alaska within days of taking office? Yes.
Do I even have to mention that Palin and her state are in closest proximity to our most important foreign ally, Santa Claus? HEARD OF HIM??
Also, there are military bases in Alaska. MILITARY BASES IN ALASKA!
Cat out of the bag, Mr. Allen?
Discussthing, Alive?
Hey, so I've been spending increasing amounts of time each day following the minutia of the presidential campaign, and if I don't give myself somewhere to vent the anger that steams inside me, I'll probably be a pile of ashes by mid-October.
So I took the liberty of ressurecting an old friend, discussTHING, this time with the spam-bot-proof security of Google blogger. I'm hoping we can regain a bit of the magic of yore, or at least provide each other some comfort in these times of hope and dread.
Today's topic: What does the Obama campaign need to do to regain its footing?
McCain's campaign for the past week has ressurected the familiar Rovian strategy of repeated constant attacks, each one so outrageous that the media feels compelled to cover it for its sheer shock value. Examples include ads falsely accusing Obama of wanting to teach kindergarteners about sex, and comparing his political team to a pack of wolves (misquoting factcheck.org in the process.)
My intuition is that Obama needs to ratchet up his own attacks, especially on Palin. Palin is the one thing giving the McCain campaign energy at the moment, and he needs to attack this energy at its source. There's no shortage of material: her constant lies about her record, her attempt to ban books at the Wasilla public library, her complete lack of foreign policy experience.
But the one thing they should not do is fear to be seen as over the top. Bush and McCain have demonstrated that you can go WAY over the top in political attacks, as long as you refuse to back down. Obama needs to learn this lesson: never back down and never let them make you afraid. If they hit you, hit them back. It's not pretty, but it's they only way that works.
It appears the Obama campaign may already have this in mind. It will be an ugly, awful couple of months, but with any luck we'll be smiling in November and thinking that maybe this country CAN live up to its promise.
In the meantime, DISCUSS!!!
So I took the liberty of ressurecting an old friend, discussTHING, this time with the spam-bot-proof security of Google blogger. I'm hoping we can regain a bit of the magic of yore, or at least provide each other some comfort in these times of hope and dread.
Today's topic: What does the Obama campaign need to do to regain its footing?
McCain's campaign for the past week has ressurected the familiar Rovian strategy of repeated constant attacks, each one so outrageous that the media feels compelled to cover it for its sheer shock value. Examples include ads falsely accusing Obama of wanting to teach kindergarteners about sex, and comparing his political team to a pack of wolves (misquoting factcheck.org in the process.)
My intuition is that Obama needs to ratchet up his own attacks, especially on Palin. Palin is the one thing giving the McCain campaign energy at the moment, and he needs to attack this energy at its source. There's no shortage of material: her constant lies about her record, her attempt to ban books at the Wasilla public library, her complete lack of foreign policy experience.
But the one thing they should not do is fear to be seen as over the top. Bush and McCain have demonstrated that you can go WAY over the top in political attacks, as long as you refuse to back down. Obama needs to learn this lesson: never back down and never let them make you afraid. If they hit you, hit them back. It's not pretty, but it's they only way that works.
It appears the Obama campaign may already have this in mind. It will be an ugly, awful couple of months, but with any luck we'll be smiling in November and thinking that maybe this country CAN live up to its promise.
In the meantime, DISCUSS!!!
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