It's about time Obama joins McCain in the mudpit. It isn't ideal, but this is modern politics. You have to fight back hard.... and you have to go negative when the other side does.

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LOL. The first one I thought would be the most damaging.

That one was good in many ways... it uses McCain's own words, it paints McCain as out of touch, and it sets him up to look like a flip flopper since his words today contradict the words cited in the ad.

Almost all of them have short powerful messages.

Now Obama needs to use those same slogans on the stump.... that's what's been lacking...consistent concisely worded slogans/attacks from the candidate himself.

He needs to simplyfy his rhetoric and it looks like they realize it.

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BUt I thought Obama was about Hope and Change?

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"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his father has acquired too much, in order to spare to others who (or whose fathers) have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, "to guarantee to everyone a free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."

-Thomas Jefferson

I guess there's action behind his words after all. These actions seem to serve the "Change" part of his message.

You have to take power first... and people realize this. No one wants to see a fighter take punches without swinging back..except maybe his opponent.



McCain promised to run a clean, honorable campaign and has delivered anything but. Obama is no larger a hypocrite in this regard.

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I can prove this is a severe gaff by McCain. The British very conservative newpaper The Daily Mail has it as a serious gaff.

If even cons say it, then you know it is.

Now its time to, as Karl Rove might have said, repeat repeat and repeat.

Its gonna be such fun!
Soon conservatives will be pleading with the Republican campaign "please please will somebody keep telling America about how much of a racist/ elitist snob etc Obama is".

But few will listen because the 7/ 8 houses and thinking that one has to have 5 million $ to be rich are startling statements.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. There's nothing about "hope and change" that also means passivity and non-aggression. Hope gives you determination, that's a strength. Change requires work, focus and energy. Why do people think that "hope and change" = "bunnies and rainbows."

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008

I dont remember Obama putting a disclaimer in there that said hed run a positive campaign only as long as his opponent did. Change would be running an issues campaign. Stagnation would be rolling in the dirt, something both sides have always done. So, what change did he make? Changing his mind?

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"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his father has acquired too much, in order to spare to others who (or whose fathers) have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, "to guarantee to everyone a free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."

-Thomas Jefferson

You can keep saying it, but it doesnt make it true. Obamas hope and change message worked because people were tired of lies and pandering and mudslinging. They wanted an election on issues. GUess we arent going to get that. Instead of CHANGE, we get the same old class warfare.

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"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his father has acquired too much, in order to spare to others who (or whose fathers) have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, "to guarantee to everyone a free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."

-Thomas Jefferson

Yep. I think so.

When you don't fight back while under attack, it can be viewed as strength via showing restraint.... But, when you don't fight back while under continued attack, it can be viewed as complete weakness.

In this nation, the last thing you want to be made out to be is a pussy.

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Obama's racist, unpatriotic likewise.

Please, can you give me insight into your awesome power of telepathy. As of now, this power evades me. Explain how it works.

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008

I think your target here are all the people that try to paint obama as an 'elitist' etc.

I've heard the elitest arguement, but why is Obama being painted as an elitest anyways? Sorry, never really heard any reasons really.

The "bitter" comments didn't help.