Posted on 10/06/2008 8:28:54 AM PDT by BGHater
Barack Obama has countered a John McCain ad about the Illinois senator's controversial connections with an ad of his own.
The Democratic nominee launched a website on the link between the Arizona senator and S&L loan scandal figure Charles Keating.
It's the latest attempt to score points by hitting the candidate of the other party on connections to dubious figures in their past. Over the weekend, the McCain campaign strongly pushed the link between Obama and former Weather Underground member William Ayers.
Now, the Illinois senator’s campaign is responding by putting together a documentary on the “Keating Five.”
“The current economic crisis demands that we understand John McCain’s attitudes about economic oversight and corporate influence in federal regulation,” the campaign said on the website, which was launched Sunday night. “Nothing illustrates the danger of his approach more clearly than his central role in the savings and loan scandal of the late '80s and early '90s.”
The website states that the GOP nominee “was accused of improperly aiding his political patron, Charles Keating, chairman of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association.”
According to the Obama campaign’s website, “The Keating scandal is eerily similar to today’s credit crisis, where a lack of regulation and cozy relationships between the financial industry and Congress has allowed banks to make risky loans and profit by bending the rules.
“And in both cases, John McCain's judgment and values have placed him on the wrong side of history,” the site stated.
The McCain campaign did not immediately return a request for comment.
Nice try Obama. We already know all the details about McCain and the Keating deal....old news. I think I will stick with watching....
The importance to this nation is far more reaching.
This is funny. Try again Obama.
UH UMMMM Obama...did you know John McCain was
EXONERATED? yAH one little detail you may have misssed
Website...lol. Nobody will visit that. If he does not do a commercial and actually gets out on the stump to talk about it than we are safe!!! I am glad that McCain (who is weak) is running against an even weaker candidate...lol.
The MSM is all saying Obama is “responding” what total BS.
Innocent of all charges. Next, Obama?
Yeah I know. It’s all about timing and we’ll see if BO brings it up in the debates.
I’m guessing McCain won’t talk about ayers.
We know the truth about the Keating 5, but the sheeple don’t. We need to take every opportunity to point out that the other Senator cleared in the scandal was John Glenn.
Glenn has endorsed, and appeared at events for Obama.
Ping and links:
Website of Obama’s Friends [RNC funded]
http://www.barackbook.com
Is Khalid al-Mansour the man behind Obama myth?
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=73649
Obama’s Friends: Scumbags of a feather, stick together
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2093374/posts
Obama camp denies Sutton story (HarvardGate & Dr. Khalid al Mansour)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075326/posts
khalidalmansour — handy key word
http://209.157.64.200/tag/khalidalmansour/index
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Tough talk from FNMA’s second favorite senator.
Wow, they're really desperate with that statement. Had McCain's role been CENTRAL, the Democrat-controlled Congress would have destroyed him.
I agree and what will resonate more with voters is Obama’s acquaintances.
Oh? Well now, isn’t that special?
But the Obamamedia needs talking points.
Sen. McCain does need to respond, but keep it to a minimum. The longer he’s explaining himself, the less he’s campaigning and hitting Obama.
Have the McCain campaign release their own video about it, as you said, pointing out that there were other Senators exonerated, ie. Glenn.
I think Sarah is doing a great job bringing all of this to the forefront. Get her to Michigan and PA!!
I don't think Obie has ever had a contrite moment in his life.
I got a bracelet too! See, See,.
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