Posted on 09/09/2008 9:03:15 AM PDT by bobsunshine
YESTERDAY'S Gallup poll had John McCain ahead of Barack Obama by an astonishing 10 points among likely voters. A Washington Post poll had that lead at only two points, but clearly showed a McCain surge - especially among women. This wasn't what Democrats were expecting when they left Denver - yet they have nobody to blame but themselves.
Obama's toughest challenge has always been to connect with working-class swing voters. So attacking the poster child for small-town values, Sarah Palin, was a bad strategy.
No, Obama didn't engage in the mass sneering at Palin - but he did fall into the trap of disrespecting her. When McCain chose her, the Obama campaign's first response was to ridicule the size of her town. Then the candidate himself began referring to her as a "former mayor" when she is in fact a sitting governor.
When she retaliated (justifiably) by mocking his stint as a organizer, the Obama camp was clearly rattled. Obama himself actually began arguing about the importance of community organizing. His supporters amplified this cry - claiming Palin's attack was a racist slur and passing around e-mails titled "Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor."
Meanwhile, the rest of the country was probably wondering what being a community organizer has to do with being president.
Lured by the McCain camp, Obama supporters engaged in an argument about who had more overall experience - the top of the Democratic ticket or the bottom of the GOP ticket. This diminished Obama.
Meanwhile, the media lit up in all their cultural-elite splendor.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Kirsten Powers is a lib, but not one of the loonies.
But Rasmussen has a tie, we are lost whaahahahahahahah! Well, at least thats what the other posters were saying yawn.....
Baraq Hussein Abdal-Majid al-Tikriti Obama’s faux presidential term ends the same day as George W Bush’s.
Kirsten giving big hints to her pals. They’re too blinded by hate to listen.
“Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor.”
Thereby repeating the “Barack is the Messiah” meme. These folks can’t help themselves.
A little early to be writing Obits in the past tense but not altogether off the mark, is it?
Thanks for posting this. Kirsten nails with this!! I must say that I have watched her “mature” over the last several years into a very level headed person, albeit as a democrat.
Any democrat who can see what I see and state it so well, cannot be totally bad. JMO
well now obama is back to being terror expert and knows more than generals. trying to look presidential. lol!
so far he is running against Bush and Palin. niether are running for president.
Great points.
Kirsten Powers has been fair to Sarah. She may be in the 1% on the left that have decency and class.
“Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor.”
They really need to stop the Jesus/Obama comparison, but they just can’t help themselves.
Nov. 4 would be better!
Rush just mentioned this article.
Red, can you post that pic on this thread please?
Rush on this now...Hi Rush! ;)
BLOWBACK!
They've made their sloppy ignorance plain for the world to see.
Ooops.. that's what I meant. Thanks for pointing it out. :)
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