Kill with the first riposte

by tokin librul, Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 05:26:06 PM EST

My pop taught me to fence, and that was his advice. Obama missed his chance, as Sadly,No! noticed:

I don't really like to play the "just-imagine-the- wingnut-outrage" game, but this is, I think, a perfect opportunity to do it. John McCain went on the attack and said this about Obama:
   I had the courage and the judgment to say that I would rather lose a political campaign than lose a war. It seems to me that Senator Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign.
This loathsome little effort at reading Obama's mind, of course, elicited a round of huzzahs from the usual suspects, including the pretend pirates pirate at Pirate's Cove.

But suppose that Obama had said this:

   I had the courage and the judgment to say that I would rather lose a political campaign than spill more American blood. It seems to me that Senator McCain would rather spill more American blood in order to win a political campaign.

They'd still be scraping pieces of John Hinderaker's skull from the ceiling in his office

I'd loan 'em my wallboard knives. Hell, if Obama--or any-fuuking-body-- had the guts to say anything LIKE that, I'd go door to door for 'em.




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Re: Kill with the first riposte (none / 0)

There's only one problem with that, as much as I would like to see it.  Obama's trying to be a good and honest politician, and is largely holding to the 'politics stop at the water's edge' mentality - which is why I'm looking forward to him coming home and putting McCain in his place.

One thought from my husband on why he's not attacked McCain more clearly yet - he needs to wait for the hardest hits for AFTER the Repub convention, when McCain is formally the nominee.  Not sure I buy that, but there's something to be said for letting the gaffes mount up and not waste the attacks so early.


by NoBlinkers on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 10:57:12 PM EST

Re: Kill with the first riposte (none / 0)

Mccain's shrill and over the top smearing this early has yet to yeild much and may just prove to be an innoculation.  McCain's only memorable messages are why you shouldn't vote for Obama as opposed to why you should vote for John McCain.  

Bob Dole tried that too.  

McCain needs a strategy beyond "surge" "pow" and "Obama Scary" but I don't think he's going to find one.  

That rictus smile of his just aint gonna win anybody over.


by tired of dynasties on Fri Jul 25, 2008 at 04:44:24 AM EST


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