McCain and his campaign have gone on overdrive in the last couple days, pulling out all the stops on a scorched earth campaign, and doing their best to convince the public that Obama is some sort of terrorist by association. Fortunately the public doesn’t seem to be buying it. From an Oct 8th poll (Fox News no less):
43. There has been some discussion of Barack Obama’s relationship with the
former radical activist William Ayers. Because Ayers is linked to plots to bomb
the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol in the 1970s, and because Ayres recently said
he wished he had done more, some people say Obama’s association with Ayers calls
into question his judgment. Does Obama’s connection with Ayers make you less
likely to vote for him for president or does it not really make a difference to
your vote?Less likely No difference (More likely) (Don't know) 8-9 Oct 08 32% 61 2 5 Democrats 8% 83 2 7 Republicans 62% 33 2 3 Independents 29% 64 3 4
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1/3 of the electorate saying that it would make them less likely to vote for someone is hardly, “Meh.”
JR, as we know we the people may be slow to rise from time to time but undoubtedly the cool, somber hand of reality will eventually win out. The reality is that Ayers is a non-issue except for those people who are grasping at straws to dislike Obama. The American people recognize this.
Of course, reality does have a well known liberal bias.
Today, McCain finally had to ask his supporters to calm down and stop the over the top attacks and threats. He was booed by his own supporters.
McCain has driven the Republican Party over a cliff by inflaming their worst instincts. There’s no way to bring the party back to the top of the cliff.
Americans have been watching and the negativity and distraction from the economy have only hurt McCain.
If Ayers doesn’t matter, how about Hamas and Hezbollah supporter Mahdi Bray who was recently a guest of muslim outreach coordinator Minha Husaini?
http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2008/10/10/obama-reaches-out-to-the-terrorist-supporters/
Or perhaps embracing terrorism is supposedly just a new twist on supporting diversity…
Wrong room, Greg. The nuthouse is two doors down on the left. I think i saw Daniel Pipes already headed down that way, he’s prob waiting for you.
America: Ethical Behavior matters! Not abusing your power, it matters!!
McCain: meh – I like Palin…
(P.S. before I hear how this was a partisan attack, the report was approved by 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats – unless it is partisan b/c Republicans support Obama, that line of attack is only more bad McCain propaganda).
I’ve raised this point before, but I guess I will again.
All this bi-partisen bull crap isn’t good for America. Believe it or not I really don’t care which of these guys gets elected. They’re both good men and I can see pros to both of them.
The reason I might be inclined to vote for Obama over McCain is I like his energy plan better. I really believe that America needs to rebuild our energy infrastructure focusing on green and renewable energies.
Not because I’m a green weenie, but for a host of reasons, primarily having to do with our National Security. (Iran, Venezuela, Russia and Nigeria could shut this country down if they got it in their heads to work together and shut off the tap.)
I’m also getting a little sick of McCain’s current tactics. I don’t nessasarily blame him so much as his ex-bushy advisors giving him bad intel. But if McCain’s letting them talk him it those tactics, then maybe he’s not as strong a leader as this country needs right now.
Once again, it doesn’t really matter which of these guys wins, but if we as Americans don’t give the winner our full support, then I don’t think we deserve to The World’s Leader.
Maybe China will do a better job…… (you don’t see them stabbing each other in the back)