Unreal Debate
In the real world of political ads, McCain and his surrogates are shouting ugly insults at Barack Obama. He is accused of saying that US airstrikes have killed innocents. This is true and McCain said it, too. They say he was on a committee with a professor who used to be a Weatherman 40 years ago. And...?
How nonsensical these attacks are is demonstrated by the inability of McCain to repeat them to Obama's face.
What sort of allegation won't hold up in a debate? A flimsy one. One with the form of propaganda.
McCain's nasty personal attacks on Obama were apparently felt by his campaign to be inappropriate to a live appearance. They feared such smears would look mean in the mouth of a presidential aspirant.
But then why does it not look mean for McCain to "approve" the scurrilous smears?
Does he think we cannot see him?
posted by Juan Cole @ 10/08/2008 12:40:00 AM
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WHOOPS !! Looks Like That Talking Point / Smear Is No Longer Operative !! Unless Those Commie Bastards At The New York Times Are Making Things Up Again !!!
An investigation by the military has concluded that American airstrikes on 22 August 2008 in a village in western Afghanistan killed far more civilians than American commanders there have acknowledged
John McCain - What Ever Slime It Takes! Country Last.
McCain is scrounging for electoral crumbs. Plus, there is the paradox.
In normal times, the poll leader (Obama) would lose points to the poll loser (uh, "that one") just because debating makes them look like two acceptable candidates. This time is different. Obama's one weak spot, supposed inexperience (though he argues that he has a few he years of good experience where McCain has decades of cronyism) is ameliorated just by being on the same stage and holding his own in a debate. When Obama actually wins arguments, like he does everytime, McCain loses poll numbers and Obama gains.
cheney must be losing his grip on the controls. when he was fully engaged he would have never allowed this to even see the light of day, let alone get off the ground and into the public sphere.
btw, where has the ol' gout ridden fat **** been lately ??? out chasing down his 7th Draft Deferment to get out of participating in the VietNam Conflict ??? LOL
The FCC announced it will investigate a DoD Propaganda program to determine whether news networks or military analysts violated the Communications Act of 1934 and FCC rules.
Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that a DoD program had ex-military officers presenting the cheney / bush administration's position on the 'War on Terror' as objective analysis on major television news programs and 24-hour cable news networks. Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro and Congressman John Dingell wrote to the FCC to investigate allegations that the news networks and the analysts failed to disclose the ex-military officers' ties to the Pentagon -- and if that violated sponsorship identification requirements in the Communications Act.
According to the Times report, Department of Defense documents described the analysts as "message force multipliers" instructed to deliver "administration themes and messages" to the public "in the form of their own opinions." The report found that these analysts -- who The Times called "a media Trojan horse" for the administration -- were encouraged to convey specific Defense Department talking points to the public, even when they suspected the information could be exaggerated or false.
uh oh, looks like obama just called out mccain on national tv:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5985237&page=1
"i am surprised that, you know, we've been seeing some pretty over-the-top attacks coming out of the mccain campaign over the last several days, that he wasn't willing to say it to my face. but i guess we've got one last debate. so presumably, if he ends up feeling that he needs to, he will raise it during the debate."
i think somebody just called somebody a sissy!
McCain started out calling for civility. It's pathetic to watch this descent into personal vendetta. The pointing finger of blame over Obama's vote for the 05 energy bill, accompanied by "that one!" said it all.
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