GOP Strategist: McCain "Appears Desperate"

Washington Independent:

When the McCain campaign announced this weekend that it would start attacking Sen. Barack Obama via guilt by association, peddling smears about people he barely knows, I thought the tack would lead to the Keating Five. But I didn't know it would happen this quickly.

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Obama's campaign has never pushed the Keating button before, so this attack carries an original punch-and is clearly salient given the current financial crisis. Because the scandal involved McCain's actions in public service, it is more likely to arise during the remaining two debates.

McCain's dredging up of Bill Ayers, in contrast, is not only old news but has no link to anything Obama has done in public life. Patrick Ruffini, a Republican operative who worked on Bush's reelection campaign, said today that McCain's Ayers attacks are so old that airing them now "appears desperate."

Read the whole story: Washington Independent

Comments

[GerryS]

the only reason I watch Pappy is to see when he wets himself-

[PioneerKing]

WHAT DO AMERICANS SEE WHEN THEY LOOK INTO McCAIN'S EYES - the letters F-E-A-R

Americans see F-E-A-R in McCain's left eye

Americans see F-E-A-R in McCain's right eye

Americans see F-E-A-R in both of McCain's eyes

F-E-A-R F-E-A-R F-E-A-R

Nothing other than the stench of fear and desperation is emanating from McCain and the republicans.

[LutherVig]

Why has the Obama campaign not brought up the Palin connection with the Alaska Separatists? Many people I speak with don't even know the Palin's are affiliated with the Alaskan Independence Party. Shouldn't Obama bring up this fact?

[seachild]

i'm pretty certain he will bring it up...pacing himself, which he does so well

[GrainOSand]

“And we ought to devote ourselves to promoting those things that promote the national interest, allocating resources equitably to serve the progress of the whole society, and not fostering greater social divisions by squabbling among ourselves over who gets the bigger piece of the federal pie to the exclusion of national needs."

“"Honesty obliges me to confess that there is also something in my nature that enjoys throwing bricks at customs that smack of pretension, and sometimes my behavior reveals more vanity on my part than was evident in the practice I denounce…"
http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/mccain/articles/2007/03/01/20070301mccainbio-chapter9.html

“…McCain’s economic plan “would primarily benefit those with very high incomes.” …under McCain’s plan, John and Cindy McCain would get a $300,000 tax break while middle class Americans would save only $319. The McCains save $60,016 more under McCain’s tax plan than under Bush’s.”
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/27/mccain-bush-rich-taxes/

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P1 and P3 is a study of two minds within the same man. An example of diametrically opposing views contained within a single source concerning approaches to fairness on two disparate topics -- budget earmarks and taxes. Such split perceptions are otherwise known as hypocrisy; do as I say not as I do.

P2 is a peek at the soul -- as if he can discern external from internally originated pretense. Absent that ability, we are left with vanity, and that rhymes with insanity.

[PT6]

*********************************HAS McCAIN GIVEN UP?********************************************

He is under pressure from Congress to GO AFTER THE BASE WITH THE HATE MESSAGE!

They are all that will LISTEN to this message! Undecided and Democrats just ignore it!

The MAP IS HARDENING, SOLIDIFYING, GELLING, FIRMING UP, and CEMENTING!

He has MATHEMATICALLY LOST THE ELECTION SINCE OBAMA HAS 340 Electoral VOTES!

He is AFRAID of Losing the Heartland and this is his MESSAGE to them not to the REST OF US!

Congress simply wants Palin and McC to FIGHT for THEIR SEATS IN CONGRESS!

In effect McCain is ATTACKING McCain not Obama as this message can not SELL the COUNTRY!


The only other Explanation is RICK DAVIS and Steve Schmidt are the Worst Campaign Managers in History!

[Jingo]

Is McCain desperate? How can you tell? I always see people his age wearing sweaters in 90 degree heat without perspiring a single drop. I bet if you pumped a gallon of adrenaline into McCain, his blood would still flow like tepid molasses. So don't tell me McCain is desperate unless you have proof. The reason he's just bringing up the old Ayers story now is because he put Sarah Palin in charge of research. As Palin said, she likes to read EVERY newspaper and magazine and she just now came across the original article linking Ayers to Obama.

[LeftLeanWing]

She got it from a CrossWord Puzzle

[PioneerKing]

Nothing but fear is emanating McCain.

McCain's ignorant clue about the economy.

McCain is too chicken hearted to deal with the economy. McCain's running scared and his campaign wants to change the subject.

Republicans will get in the sewer and fling crap with a venom that has rarely been seen in this country since the days of desegregation in order to avoid talking about what is important to Americans.

GOP bigots will have fliers, ads, radio commercials, inter-net spam and video about blacks stealing your jobs, and in these tough times how blacks and other minorities are stealing your children’s places in college. It's going to be worse than ugly.

Watch for the Bush/Cheney republicans and folks at Homeland Security will claim that we are under some sort of terrorist attack and, will also release Bin Laden tapes and al Quaeda threats and claim that they have captured a terrorist cell and the members will be black men.

The GOP will claim that Sen. Obama has terrorists who have contributed to his campaign all while our financial system burns.

McCain and the GOP have once again proven that they are the party of hatred, fear, and divisiveness.

Sen. Obama's campaign was doing much to help bridge the racial divide nonetheless McCain and the GOP has signaled that they wish our nation to remain divided and for Americans to never see beyond color if it means winning an election.

McCain looks like a person flip-flopping in fear.

[2stupid4words]

Throughout this presidential campaign, I have been trying to decipher the meaning of the word "hero." As a veteran of the Viet Nam era and having observed the numerous mangled bodies in hospitals in the Far East, I can not for the life of me understand how John McCain deserves the moniker of a "hero." Those men and women who survived shrapnel and bullets and missing limbs are the real heroes of that era. With all of his decorations for bravery, he should forfeit all of them to these individuals because they deserve them. These individuals do not invoke sympathy as McCain. Then to think that this man has had ample opportunity to alleviate the many hardships that these veterans endure, and he has refused, speaks volumes about the callousness and shallowness of this man. He is more pathetic than desperate.

[Dodge]

As an American... I would like to know where are the Republicans and their leaders?

Why aren't they calling McCain and Palin to tell them to cease inciting voters to a point where they are now hollering out, "KILL HIM!". This has to stop!

This is ridiculous

[PioneerKing]

The GOP will put out worse that's always their safety plan -- incite fear and hatred.

The republicans will get in the sewer and start to fling crap with a venom that has rarely been seen front and center in this country since the days of desegregation.

The fear is going to be heightened to a level you have never seen.

The GOP bigots will have fliers, ads, radio commercials, inter-net spam and video about blacks stealing your jobs, and in these tough times how blacks and other minorities are stealing your children’s places in college. It's going to be worse than ugly.

Watch for the Bush/Cheney republicans and folks at Homeland Security will claim that we are under some sort of terrorist attack and, will also release Bin Laden tapes and al Quaeda threats and claim that they have captured a terrorist cell and the members will be black men.

The GOP will claim that Sen. Obama has terrorists who have contributed to his campaign all while our financial system burns.

McCain and the republican party have once again proven that they are the party of hatred, fear, and divisiveness.

Sen. Obama's campaign was doing much to help bridge the racial divide nonetheless McCain and the republican party has signaled that they wish our nation to remain divided and for Americans to never see beyond color if it means winning an election.

[pattio66]

Of COURSE McCain's desperate!! I've always suspected that he dropped out in 2000 (did anyone else notice gas prices went up 25% the next day) because the Repubs promised him the Presidency in '08 if he'd just let little Shrubby into office without a fight. He's sold his soul to the very people who will sell him out. I'm glad he gets to contemplate that in his twilight years...

[jerseymaiden]

They have already activated their flunkies in the media to press the Bill Ayers story like mad -- It was talked about as if it were a real news story by that hideous McCain shill Drew Griffin on Anderson Cooper's show tonight. Disgusting! When are the major news organizations going to wake up to how they're being PLAYED by the Karl Roves of this world?

[TCN]

Why does this society put up with this bull?
It is just sickening what these people get away with.

[ejbSF]

Senator McCain:

For the good of America...

QUIT the race!

[ManitouCommando]

Has it occurred to anyone else that John McCain WANTS to THROW the election? Irrational and non-sensical statements about his opponent, intended to incite fear and misunderstanding among party faithfuls, passing the bailout then being recorded immediately afterwards saying that it'll never work ( http://www.hulu.com/watch/37533/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-thu-oct-2-2008 ) not to mention his loose cannon running mate. I have to think that he's trying to tank the election for the Re-Pubs. Look, the guy is 72 - don't tell me thats' the new 50, either. With the shred of a soul he may still have, he's probably said to himself; "I don't want to spend my last few years mired in the slop that the Re-Pubs have festered. If this is the best my party has to offer, and after 8 yrs of lies and deception, it is apparent that's all they have - then I think I'll let this one go. My ego is big and my last remaining years are more important." The RNC probaly is in on it and told him that if he doesn't go out dragging Obama down with hi, that they'll never authorize another expense report with beer on it, anywhere.

[filo]

Not appears......IS desperate !!

[cheeriogirl]

Please reconnect the back key feature. It is maddening to try and keep up with everything here without it. Thanks!