Obama Warns Republicans About Critical Ads

Associated Press ^ | 5-16-08

[kingattax]

CHICAGO -- Perhaps no one took greater comfort in the Republican Party's third straight loss of a long-held House seat this week than Barack Obama, who says the results point to clear limits in the effectiveness of attack ads he expects this fall.

The Democratic presidential candidate played a prominent role in all three special elections to fill vacant GOP seats, and he landed on the winning side each time.

In recent contests in Louisiana and Mississippi, Republicans or their allies ran TV ads linking the Democratic House nominees to Obama, warning that a vote for them was a tacit endorsement of Obama's agenda, which the ads described as very liberal. In Mississippi, ads against Democrat Travis Childers also tied him to Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

The efforts failed, putting Democrats in House seats the GOP had considered safe, and sending waves of panic through Republican circles nationwide.

In the third race, in Obama's home state of Illinois, Democrat Bill Foster ran ads showing the senator endorsing him, and he claimed the seat long held by former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, a Republican.

Obama said the outcomes bode well for his expected race against Republican John McCain this fall, although he acknowledged the power of rumors that are spread mainly through the Internet about his faith and patriotism. He told reporters this week that he can overcome the falsehoods if he has enough time to campaign in battleground states and let voters get to know him better.

[kingattax]

.."pull my finger, i dare ya !"

[Miss Didi]

RUSH: With Obama we started out, we couldn't talk about his big ears 'cause that made him nervous. We've gone from that to this: Not only can we not mention his ears...

We can't talk about his mother.

We can't talk about his father.

We can't talk about his grandmother unless he does, brings her up as a "typical white person."

We can't talk about his wife, can't talk about his preacher, can't talk about his terrorist friends, can't talk about his voting record, can't talk about his religion.

We can't talk about appeasement.

We can't talk about color; we can't talk about lack of color.

We can't talk about race. We can't talk about bombers and mobsters who are his friends. We can't talk about schooling. We can't talk about his name, "Hussein."

We can't talk about his lack of experience. Can't talk about his income. Can't talk about his flag pin.

This started out we can't call him a liberal.

It started out we just couldn't talk about his ears.

Now we can't say anything about him.

[mrsmel]

And I’d bet money that the Republicans roll right over for it. Even that “maverick” McCain, and his famous temper. The one time he should blow his stack, in indignation at Obama’s arbitrary “rules” about campaigning, is the one time he’ll bite his tongue.

[Califreak]

But we can always discuss hope and change.... : )

[Califreak]

Of course he will bite his tongue.

He’s one of THEM.

[GOP_Lady]

And Obama can keep changing his mind on foreign policy. :-)

[FlingWingFlyer]

The Democratic presidential candidate played a prominent role in all three special elections to fill vacant GOP seats, and he landed on the winning side each time.

LOL! Yeah. Okay.

[weegee]

AP warns about criticizing Fearless Leader.

[BenLurkin]

A foreign raised narcissistic metro-sexual with a weak education and practically no experience.

Yeah. That's who America needs as President......

[Doogle]

..just one question....if you run into the wind.......

[TheEaglehasLanded]

I would run the ads you were going to run, turnout will be far different in November. You might want to give different candidates a shot at the 3 seats however.

[TheEaglehasLanded]

I would run the ads you were going to run, turnout will be far different in November. You might want to give different candidates a shot at the 3 seats however.

[TheEaglehasLanded]

I would run the ads you were going to run, turnout will be far different in November. You might want to give different candidates a shot at the 3 seats however.

[TheEaglehasLanded]

I would run the ads you were going to run, turnout will be far different in November. You might want to give different candidates a shot at the 3 seats however.

[Hugin]

Goes hand in hand with Obama canvassers being instructed not to discuss his positions on issue, just change the subject to their “personal Obama conversion story”.

[Dick Bachert]

This is the same phenomenon that gave America Oprah Winfrey. But this is A LOT scarier. All it gave Oprah was tons of money and influence. Obamalamadingdong will have REAL POWER to damage the country in ways about which Winfrey could only dream!

[TSchmereL]

[aruanan]

I still predict that this political neophyte is going to end up going completely nuts well before November in such a spectacular fashion that people in the future will refer to it as “Obombing.”

[Reagan Man]

Just because the GOP has lost its conservative roots, the ultra-liberal Obama thinks his skills as a community organizer and social worker is what America needs. Sure, lets foster a rush to Euro-socialism. That is the answer. LOL

[Miss Didi]

As Jackie Mason told the Friends—(Jewish accent) Barack Obama has no business running for president of the United States.