Deadly Combination

Disgusting:

The [McCain campaign] official said Gibson will have the chance to “speak to her on 9/11 about her ideas for keeping America safe in the future; to speak to her as she goes back to Wasilla, where she grew up, about her life and her views and her vision for the country.”

I’ve been avoiding the practice of posting armchair quarterback advice for the Obama campaign. It’s always seemed — well — presumptuous. After all, Senator Obama defeated the most popular and famous brand in American politics.

But when ABC gives Sarah Palin a slippery rub-down on national television, it’s going to boost their already bumped poll numbers, so the Obama campaign absolutely has to get in front of this and plan a huge event or ad rollout to squelch that news cycle. Something. Because the ABC thing is going to have two great tastes that taste great together: Hockey Mom meets 9/11. And that’s going to resonate.

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  • cminri

    Do I smell a HuffPost piece brewing in your brain, Bob?!?!

  • bacaangel

    McCain and the GOP still want to play got-cha politics — Old-time Party Politics, which most Americans are weary and growing tired of. The GOP lead us into a Pretend and Fake war, the Iraq invasion. The Real war was and is in Afghanistan where Bin Ladin is hiding today. That is not change you can believe in. Most Americans want Truth and Authenticity. We don’t want to be led into a fake war for oil! We don’t want our young men and women dying for oil and a fake war that should have never been authorized. John McCain likes to say he is good on national security, yet he voted Yes to authorize the fake war the Iraq War. What we need desperately today is more honesty by our politicians in this nation instead of the politics of Got-cha, Lies and the tearing down of one’s opponent through dishonesty. The debate should be about the real issues, not pretend wars or personal attacks and or empty and false slogans because it does nothing for the day to day lives of American people.The Republican operatives have belittled and berated Barack Obama as just speeches, however, Barack has over 20 years of experience in public service, plus a Natural Talent to organize and get things done, as evidenced by the successful running of his Campaign. Barack Obama has an innate judgment as evidenced by his speaking out against the Iraq war when it was not popular because he had the intelligence and common sense to know that the real was was in Afghanistan not Iraq. Bin Ladin did and does not live in Iraq. Barack Obama has the ability to inspire people to unite in a common cause to bring about the Necessary Changes we need today. Because if we do not unite for change, for true democracy, together we will all go down with the ship and be united anyway but in a negative way and not a positive way.We definitely need a change in the way our politicians campaign which as to date, tears down one’s opponent through lies and dishonesty which only tears the country down and puts a bad taste in our mouths, though each candidate has the right to point out true policy differences. We should demand honesty and integrity from our politicians and stop letting them lead us down a yellow brick road of illusion, misstatements, lies and dirty political maneuvering!Barack Obama is no ordinary man. He is not the Messiah, but he is an Old Soul or Disciple. He was born to lead and born to take humanity to a higher stage of unity and prosperity. His message has been throughout that all children are Everybody’s Children, and that we must change the “mindset” for going into wars. He tells us that in order for us to make it as a society and solve our problems, that we must stop being divisive: gays against straight, Muslims, Jews, Palestinians, Christians must unite and respect one another’s religions. That will be his greatest gift to humanity at this time — the ability to see each other as ourselves — or together we can go down with the ship. Everyday he risks his life. He is not running because he has a thirst for power. He offers up his life for his love of humanity and to its next stage of evolution. We should embrace this gift and offer up our prayers that he can finish his mission, his high calling. We must stopped being fooled by politicians who only has the best interest of their pocketbooks and big corporations and not the pocket books of everyday average citizens. It should not take 10 years for the minimum wage to be increased, there is no justification for that. That should tell you there that politicians who vote no for an increase care nothing about your day to day struggles. And you have to ask yourself “What has the GOP done for me lately”? The years when the American Dream was thriving, they were years when there was Democratic Presidents and Congress. That is the true party of the people. If we are to get back to the American dream again we must put in office that party who has always been inclusive and the people’s champion. That party is the Democratic Party.And lastly we must not listen to those who refuse to understand the changing of the old order, and the awakening of humanity to the new possibilities. We need a complete purification of the political and economical arenas which would be of the greatest value in bringing back Americas greatness and strength.

  • Gretchen

    I know this post is probably not in the right place….but I would like to know what would be the procedure if, and this could apply to either of the parties, the presidential nominee would become incapacitated or die? I’m just curious because, honestly, it’s a possibility with McCain.

  • http://www.broadwaycarl.blogspot.com Broadway Carl

    @ Gretchen – Here’s your answer.

  • Gretchen

    I guess I should have stated if something would happen to the nominee before the election was held. Would that make a difference?

  • HaremScarem

    At least it seems that the Obama campaign knows that they have the task to go on the offensive now, judging by his interview on Olbermann last night. He basically said that they realize that the media will not go after McCain/Palin for their lies at the convention and since, so they will have to do it themselves.If Obama and Biden, and all their surrogates, keep harping on these issues then they’ll push them into the MSM story line eventually. They won’t stand back like Kerry and allow the Repubs to control the narrative.

  • http://www.broadwaycarl.blogspot.com Broadway Carl

    That’s a good question, Gretchen. I would imagine that the GOP delegates would have to have an emergency meeting to nominate a new candidate. They’d probably have to go with someone who was running for President before being knock out of the race. I can’t believe that Palin would jump into that spot, but who the hell knows with that party?

    Either way, for either party, I would think it would be a campaign disaster. Just look at the McGovern/Eagleton controversy – it just kills the campaign message with everything else swirling around.

  • idreamofskiba

    I feel like I’m going to throw up. Seriously.

  • FrictionSoul

    It wouldn’t kill this campaign though, not with this fascist media. Leni Riefenstahl lives in Charlie Gibson.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl

  • Ogami Itto

    “Because the ABC thing is going to have two great tastes that taste great together: Hockey Mom meets 9/11. And that’s going to resonate.”You forgot the third great taste: Naughty Librarian. Never underestimate the appeal of the naughty librarian look.

  • ceu

    Oh, c’mon! The GOP wouldn’t politicize 9/11! I’m shocked(!) at the idea!And they’d be pissed as hell if the Dems reminded people that BushCo was in charge then and ignored the warnings…

  • CupcakeCult

    Gretchen you cracked me up with your question! Everyone has been talking about “what if McCain kicks the bucket” but you think he may kick the bucket even before election day! Too funny!