Election Central Saturday Roundup
Obama And Hillary Teaming Up For Fundraising
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are set to work together this coming week to bring in a lot of money for the Obama campaign and the DNC. First up is a D.C. fundraiser with a $33,100 ticket price, followed by New York fundraiser ranging from $250 to $23,000 per head.
Obama Addressing NEA, Then Goes To Missouri
Barack Obama started his morning in Butte, Montana, speaking via satellite feed to the National Education Association's annual conference in Washington. He then headed off to St. Louis, where he will address the African Methodist Episcopal Church's conference. John McCain is taking time off from the trail for his Independence Day weekend.
GOP Struggling With Bush's Role
The New York Times reports this morning that the Republican Party is trying to reconcile the need to have President Bush rally the party grassroots at their convention, against the need to not have his unpopularity rub off on John McCain. Bush will speak at the convention on opening night, but a source said a joint appearance with McCain is "highly unlikely."
GOP Is Still Okay With Bush Fundraising
Meanwhile, the Washington Post notes that Bush is as strong as ever in the less public area of fundraising for down-ticket Republicans. Bush has done 31 events this year, bringing in $70 million for GOP candidates and state parties.
Pro-War Group Gearing Up For Big Ad Buy
Vets For Freedom, a pro-Iraq War political action committee, is poised to launch major ad campaign for this general election season starting this coming week. The group will open with a $1 million TV ad buy targeting Virginia, Ohio and New Mexico, and will then branch out to other states from there.
Philly Radio Station Won't Run Dem Ad With Bush Impersonator
A Philadelphia radio station has refused to run the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's latest radio ad, which features a Bush impersonator praising incumbent Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach. The station's general manager said they were "concerned that our listeners would have been misled by usage of an impersonator in the creative delivery."
when in the world did it become ok to run a pro-war tv ad
http://sensico.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/mccain-keeps-crying-over-gen-clark/
July 5, 2008 1:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
I did as you suggested; and I wonder if I shall receive a response from the GOP.
July 5, 2008 4:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Your blog response to McCain is right on target.
But are you serious when you ask
"when in the world did it become ok to run a pro-war tv ad"?
Why is that less "ok" than all the pro-war editorial content on television?
July 5, 2008 2:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
In a way, the pro war ad is a bit more honest than a corporate media/punditry helping lead us into the war and remaining in the tank for the war profiteers by slanting political stuff to benefit McCain........the same players are behind both the slant of the corporate media and the new ad.
Luckily, the majority of the public has realized how dangerous it is to be bamboozled by ads or punditry. The Iraq War has gone the way of one of those once advertised drugs since taken off the market because of severe or fatal side effects. Only those who want to make profit off such a drug [or war] or those addicted to that drug [or addicted to the idea of war through faux patriotism, fear, and/or loyalty to GWB] would wish the drug [or war] to still be 'available'.
I think what we are seeing is that Obama is competing against a committee of power players; he is not really competing against a candidate. McCain is, at this point, a puppet who has been effectively taken over by the players who wish to perpetuate a continuation of what Bush/Cheney began.
The 'committee' running against Obama is intending to scatter shot and inject into the public a host of similar themes in hopes that those coalesce like a new drug ad campaign into an effective trashing of Obama's brand. The MSM/punditry is obviously doing all they can to assist in that endeavor, especially to the point of playing on and endlessly 'interpreting' the slightest variant in Obama's message to build a case of 'Obama isn't what he seems'. Even EC has unwittingly assisted in that committee's endeavor.
How many threads have we had that simply repeat some MSM interpretation of Obama's message and those threads are just herding commenters to engage in spirited and dutiful back and forths regarding arguable nuanced interpretations? But, always, there are the ones who take the bait and suddenly join in the new meme 'Obama isn't what he seems'. The overall phenomenon of the committee vs Obama and the way this committee is operating with the help of the MSM..... gets lost in that nit-pickery.
July 5, 2008 4:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think what we are seeing is that Obama is competing against a committee of power players
DonnaG you nailed it. If we look at the same committee on the democratic side, we used to see Bubbuh presiding over an elitist, entitled white crust of a broken pander-party, but no more. Obama broke the legs of that machine with his own grass-roots org, and he broke its back when he beat Hillary.
It is clear the GOP has no such savior on its side, and doesn't want one, though I believe its continued existence depends on it. To be perfecftly honest, Barr/Paul is their only hope.
The MSM wants a contest where there is none. Again.
Only war crimes tribunals are going to break up DonnaG's Central Committee.
July 5, 2008 6:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Are you saying that a Philedelphia radio station says that their listenership is stupid? I mean you can understand every word spoken during the ad . . . Of course it is an impersonator . . . .
July 5, 2008 10:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Dear friends:
Barry-O is willing to toss anybody in his base into the thresher for a fraction of a point of approval gain among antagonists.
The Dems are ALWAYS willing to abandon them what brought 'em for the promises of the flirtacious fascists.
Barry-O is no friend to "choice," (nor of "peace," nor "justice," nor "health," unless his corpoRat bosses approve, and no SCROTUS nominee he made would be a reliable ally. He'll fuck you--oh, mebbe he does a perfunctory fore-play, and mebbe he uses a lube, but he'll fuck you just the same. Mebbe he won't toss 'roofies' into your drink, but don't think he's above it.
July 6, 2008 9:39 AM | Reply | Permalink
Hi "friend",
It's nice to see another McCain supporter out earning their McCain coupons.
July 6, 2008 10:30 AM | Reply | Permalink
Score 1 for Bearpaw. But seriously isnt that pathetic that mccain is giving away points or credits to his supporters for posting comments on other peoples blogs.
http://sensico.wordpress.com/
July 6, 2008 10:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
GOP raising money in a 'less public area' is a slight understatement. Meeting behind closed doors, no press allowed is the reality. That's the way the Mafia meets, isn't it? Need I say more?
July 6, 2008 11:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
I just have to say this: that picture of McLame on the front page creeps me right the hell out.
Those folds in his neck make it look for all the world as if his head is a stuffed feed sack, like the head of a scarecrow. It's damned creepy!
July 6, 2008 12:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ack! Prior to reading your post I had managed to avert my gaze from that McCain pic before it had time to register. I would say his neck has a scrotal quality that seems appropriate, dangling as it is beneath an utter dickhead.
July 6, 2008 2:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
tokin liberal isn't a McLame troll - I know him.
He's just a permanently disgruntled extreme leftist who doesn't like anything at all about Republicans or Democrats.
He's sweetheart, except for his political opinions. And despite the All-Knowing Turban, his political predictions almost never come true.
Remember '06, tokin?
Love ya dude, but I love Obama, too. A lot.
Should have seen the 4th up in Arroyo Seco - you have puked. The parade was one long Obama Lovefest.
July 6, 2008 12:53 PM | Reply | Permalink