Is Obama 'Palin' into GOP hands?

I don't think that's true at all. These days, we must scrutinize everything the media -- especially the AP -- puts out there. It's no mystery that Fournier recently has taken heat for his conservative spin on what should be objective, strictly "news" stories. If Obama didn't say anything, no doubt the AP would be reporting that he's "too afraid" to take on Palin. I think we do ourselves injustice when we write an article based on another article as if to assume the article we're referencing is complete truth. It's like making a videotape dupe of an already pirated movie: it gets less authentic the more detached it is.

Obama,
First, don't do anything the pundits suggest. They are nearly always wrong.
Second; Ignore your campaign spin-doctors. Come in high and hard on both Palin and McCain.
Third; Don't you wish you had picked Hillary now?

Obama says: "Mother, governor, moose shooter. That's cool," he said.

He keeps asking if he thinks people are stupid. Well, no, people aren't. And they recognize patronizing when they see it. And THAT is patronizing.

Excellent post, Frank. The "change" that McCain/Palin are now claiming is not change at all:

From:
Head of State
http://tinyurl.com/65qxee

Sunday, September 07, 2008

10 Ways in Which Sarah Palin Is *Exactly* Like George W. Bush

1) Like Bush, she is completely against a woman's right to choose (in fact, she exceeds Bush in that she is against a woman's right to choose even in cases of rape or incest;

2) Like Bush, she opposes stem cell research to prevent fatal diseases in men, women and children;

3) Like Bush, supports the teaching of Creationism alongside Evolution in public schools;

4) Like Bush, does not believe that Global Warming is man made;

5) Like Bush, has supported abstinence-only sex education methods that have proven ineffective;

6) Like Bush, has virtually no foreign policy experience prior to running for national office--(in Palin's case, despite a 72-year old, chronically ill running mate)

7) Like Bush, has engaged in conduct that has resulted in current government investigation of her actions;

8) Like Bush, has made statements which indicate lack of knowledge of basic elements of the office they are running for (Palin, July 2008: "What exactly does the Vice President do everyday?");

9) Like Bush, has been sequestered to prevent her being asked questions that she has not yet been prepared to answer;

10) Like Bush, talks like a reformer--yet in her actions (i.e., relying on lobbying, supporting the Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it) acts in the most typical, all-too-familiar fashion.

H/T: On The Issues

Cite:
Head of State
http://tinyurl.com/65qxee

Obama has come unglued. If he wants to win, he needs to pull himself back together and refocus. For months, he has run against G.W. Bush. Now, he's running against Palin. I don't think I'm the only one that finds it unseemly for a presidential candidate to choose to run against the other party's vice presidential candidate. Remember: Attacks on Palin's inexperience merely highlights his own. Attacks on "questionable behavior" by Palin highlight questions about his behavior. Attacks on Palin's church bring us back to Jeremiah Wright. Attacking Palin is a losing strategy and makes Obama look unpresidential and a bit, well, whiny, as if he's saying, "Why aren't you paying so much attention to me?" They should just let her trip all on her own. If she's half as a bad a candidate as they let on, it will happen all on its own.

Wake up. The media effectively self-imploded after Palin was selected.

Nothing that surfaces will erase that negativity that she endured.

I'll concede Barack was talking about change first but talk is cheap. He has yet to show an iota of courage in a single vote or act. He was too afraid to even debate in a townhall setting.
Sarah challenged her states' power brokers and won on her own. She's had a real life, real hurdles and real victories.

C Morris.
I agree with your analysis, but one thing befuddles me (actually, many) I find it hard to believe that women could embrace this "Jesus Camp" graduate that is so extreme in her positions that she doesn't believe a woman can have an abortion in the case of rape or incest. That position doesn't seem to value the life of the mother much.

And another politician who gets their marching orders from God, embraces creationism, and is a global-warming denier to boot. What is this country coming to? Are we ready for the "christian" version of an Iran theocracy?

100 pundits will give 100 different opinions and 100 more tomorrow; best to ignore the pundits. I'm sure that Obama's appearance also included some mention of health care....... a phrase you never heard at the Republican convention. I suspect he also talked about the economy and jobs, which were never mentioned at the Republican convention.

Wait till "The Hockey Mom"gets charged up and Obama will wish he never head of Sara Palin-

Sarah challenged her states' power brokers and won on her own. She's had a real life, real hurdles and real victories.

Posted by: whatnow | September 9, 2008 4:24 PM
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OOOH She challenged convicted criminals!! What a bold stance! She also endorsed Obama's tax plan over McCain's before she was selected to run with him. Why don't you talk about that?

All you Palin supporters are comical. You didn't even know who she was a week ago.

With Joe Biden pretty much disappears into oblivion, Barack Obama is out there fighting by himself. Taking on John McCain directly is not easy, so Obama goes for a bit softer target.(This also explains the strategy of going after Bush-Cheney). However, by going after Sarah Palin, Obama is actually drawing more attention to the fact that he rejected a well-qualified woman to be his VP. Obama is about to be checked mate and the game will be over soon.

What now--Yeah, talk is cheap, so why should we believe that the party that has controlled Congress or the Presidency or both for 26 of the past 28 years (The Republicans), will be the party of "change"? Bush promised to be a uniter, not a divider. We all know how well that went. The only promises W kept were to give tax-cuts to the rich and nominate radical judges (mission accomplished, Jr.) Now McCain, who voted for Dubya's policies more than 90% of the time, and his celebrity sidekick are going to turn things around? Big Oil, Big Energy, Big Pharma, the Military-Industrial-Complex, are all slobbering over themselves over the prospects of the continued rape of the country.

True Mr. Face. And we still want to know her better. She's hiding the truth.

Change...Reform... Obama throws around these word all the time, but there is nothing in his record to back them up. He's just another oily Chicago Machine grifter.

Ryan--So why didn't Bush pick McCain to be his running mate in 2000?, or why didn't McCain pick Romney? I think the same motives were in play, residual bitterness over the primary battles. That's just my theory, I could be wrong.

Well, no, people aren't. And they recognize patronizing when they see it. And THAT is patronizing.

Posted by: Beth | September 9, 2008 3:37 PM

Heck lady....this is top of the line politics. There has been all sorts of garbage slung from everybody. What's the matter? Barracuda can't take the heat? The right wing crud has been putting out muslim crap for 2 years now. Get over it or get out of the (kitchen,cesspool).

MJ-
You'd think Obama was the one that got censored for his role in the S&L scandals (Keeting Five), and not McCain. I don't think Obama was old enough, friendo.

Go get 'em Barrack, and Joe Biden lets hear it from you too. Caribou Barbie is tough stuff when she's with her friends and kept away from anybody who will ask a meaningful question. She is all talk and sarcastic at that - not what I want in my leader.

It is getting funny and silly...Obama is running around whining and complaining and acting like a school child shouting "Hey..that's mine...give it back!" Oh my....now the liberal press WILL again have to come running to save him.

" "Mother, governor, moose shooter. That's cool," he said. But he said Palin really is just another Republican politician, one who is stretching the truth about her record. "

.........REALLY now, isn't THAT really very cool...is he now trying to defend exactly what he did...
EXPAND and stretch his record and his experience?

Don't try to dive into his "pond" of experience.....way too shallow, you'll hit bottom.

It's already over......
McCain / Palin '08

Obama ignore the pundits?

Why should any candidate ignore his most loyal supporters?

Many of the postings seem to know exactly what Gov. Palin has done or not done.

But, nobody seems to have any idea what Obama has done.

What did he do as a community organizer? Why did he vote present in the Illinois Senate over 130 times? Isn't yes or no the correct choice if you're seeking change? What has he ever changed? More important what has he ever done?