The Wright Card Is Finally Played
The Politico is reporting that a 527 group, the National Republican Trust PAC, is going on the air with a $2.5 million ad buy in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Here's the ad:
It ends with this:
My guess is that this is too little too late and that it will be seen by most as desparate and diversionary. I hope so.
It ends with this:
Barack Obama. Too Radical. Too Risky.It might as well say "too black." I mean, who's kidding who?
My guess is that this is too little too late and that it will be seen by most as desparate and diversionary. I hope so.
posted by A.L. at 3:08 PM
13 Comments:
Nobody could have predicted...
OK, that line's getting old. These people are just way too predictable.
Here's hoping that Obama's 30 minutes of air time is well-spent.
Excuse me, but when was Obama's close, 20-year association with a racist excusable?
Steveil,
Obama's not looking to be excused by you. Go vote for McCain if it upsets you so much.
That's your right as an American.
I want to see a Parsley-Wright offend-off. It could be like a Pepsi challenge but with bite.
pug,
It's not a matter of how it upsets me. But why would you excuse it? Why would anyone excuse it, especially Obama supporters?
It never ceases to amaze me that conservatives can be so completely oblivious to the strategies their side is employing. Just about every McCain ad and speech over the last month has consciously played to racist and/or xenophobic proclivities in the electorate. But SteveIL and others are blissfully unaware. And this latest ad--the painfully clear purpose of which is to scare white people away from voting for the black guy--is see by Steve as being about Obama's racism. Newsflash, Steve, the people making these ads and writing these speeches have a much better understanding of the racial dynamics of this country than you do.
No sweat.
Bubbles don't un-pop.
Just about every McCain ad and speech over the last month has consciously played to racist and/or xenophobic proclivities in the electorate.
First off, when in the world has McCain been xenophobic? Conservatives lamented his being chosen as the Republican nominee since he and Obama are more alike in immigration policy than all of the other Republicans (I voted for Romney in the primary). So forget that argument.
As far as racism, the only people being accused of racism are John Murtha's own constituents, the same Democrats who keep that corrupt dinosaur in office.
What is amazing is that liberals will only say that racism is a one-way street, and can only be done by whites.
Hey, I'm not accusing Obama of racism. But he did sit listening to a racist preacher for 20 years, calling Wright his spiritual mentor, until it was politically expedient for Obama to dump Wright. It's nothing but par for the course for Obama to associate with some of the worst sort of scum for political gain (Wright, Rezko, Pfleger, Ayers, Dohrn, Blagojevich, the Teamsters Union, the corrupt Daley Democrat machine). The only thing that would round this out would be any association he may have had with the Chicago Outfit (although that may exist through Obama's associations with the Teamsters).
Is there any one in the United States over the age of 12 who does NOT know that Obama had a wacky pastor.
So this ad is a yawn and turn-off.
Wright never said or did anything worse than Falwell, Robertson, Parsley, or who was that guy who was was caught cavorting with a gay prostitute? In his favour, Wright did stering service as a medical corpsman in the US Marines.
McCain's own list of sleazy companions is much more interesting, from G. Gordon Liddy to his own father-in-law, a convicted felon with mob connections McCain still mention with admiration. There is also his VP's marriage to a man who wanted to break up the Federal Union.
Connections are tenuous or close, depending on which side you are on. For the sake of US politics, it is just as well neither campaign went there.
Exception should be taken to continued mention of "the corrupt Daley Democrat machine". Mayor Richard Daley has not been convicted of any crime (unlike Ted Stevens), and Chicago politics is surely no more corrupt than that of Phoenix or Anchorage. Maybe that is something "everyone knows",... ok, show me the evidence.
Mayor Richard Daley has not been convicted of any crime (unlike Ted Stevens), and Chicago politics is surely no more corrupt than that of Phoenix or Anchorage.
Oh really? Neither has anything like the size of Chicago, nor the problems.
...ok, show me the evidence.
How about four, not one, not two, but four, Daley administration officials in prison due to the trucking scandal that is still being investigated? How about an alderman (don't remember the name) going to prison for corruption? How about Tony Rezko? How about Rod Blagojevich, who was implicated during Rezko's trial, and who may very well be impeached next year since there will be a new IL state Senate President with Emil Jones retiring? And it all starts with Daley.
By the way, anybody think Obama will fire Pat Fitzgerald if he's elected?
Steveil,
Are you saying 0 officials or aldermen have ever gone to jail in Phoenix or Anchorage? ... pro rata for the population of course.
Show me how a handful of corrupt officials makes Chicago America's Sin City, No 1 in corruption.
And someone "may be" indicted. And some one else "may be" fired.
The usual ball of smoke, guilt by innuendo and implication. I am afraid not many are listening. You and Jonny Mac will have to do better.
I have no idea what goes on in Phoenix or Anchorage. The corruption that goes on in Chicago directly effects me financially more than it does you (if you aren't from Illinois), and more than any corruption going on in those other cities.
Show me how a handful of corrupt officials makes Chicago America's Sin City, No 1 in corruption.
Yeah, well Chicago has a well-established and long history of corruption, as do most bigger and older cities. And Obama was a part of it, supported politicians who are a part of it, and did nothing to curb it.
You know, Rudy Giuliani cleaned up New York City, as both a U.S. Attorney and mayor. Here's Obama by comparison:
Get it?
This is probibly one of the reasons i fand OBAMA creepy its some of the company he keeps
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