Posted on 09/26/2006 5:25:38 AM PDT by PghBaldy
I don't have a problem with his being a Mormon, but a President named "Mitt?" Fuggedaboutit.
He has come out blasting the N-word story including providing more witnesses [teammates] than accusers. However, the MSM will not get that story out. It is similar to the Bush NG story. Once the accusation is made, it matters not what the facts are. That is the objective of a smear campaign. Put your opponent on the defensive and hope that the accusation, true or not, sticks with some of the voters.
Agreed on the George Allen hit job though - it is so blatant but not unexpected.
Sorry, but I did not expect these virulent personal attacks orchestrated by the MSM. Webb just stands by as an observer and above the fray, but we know his campaign is behind it. In hindsight, Webb used similar tactics on his Jewish opponent in the Dem primary with his famous comic book portrayal of him.
Nowhere in the mission statement of FR, can I find an ironclad requirement that one must vote Republican to be right-leaning (as I am). A libertarian, I look for whom I believe will best represent me and my country. Indeed, there have been many Democrats over the years I have admired--Sam Nunn, Henry "Scoop" Jackson, John Stennis, George Smathers, to name a few--as well as many (currently) that I find extremely offensive--Kennedy, Durbin, Boxer, Leahy, Reid, Dean, Clinton, Schumer, Biden, Dodd, Harkin, Dorgan...
I'm not interested in debating with democrats. Go away.
As Rush Limbaugh just said, Senator George Allen is one of only two true Conservative politicians he knows.
Meet the next President of the United States, (Freeper Approved!), Senator George Allen.
I always expect the MSM to maximize the negative for a Republicans. The hitman may be in the Webb campaign but the MSM always helps out the hitman when it benefits a Democrat.
They [MSM] have stooped to new lows in the case of Allen. The WP was quick to dismiss the Swiftees despite documentary evidence and firsthand accounts, yet they are using mere hearsay to attack Allen. They are not even making a pretense of objectivity.
I was just reading about the the new Webb allegations regarding the N word. Apparently Webb used it in his novels on Viet Nam but there is someone out there that is claiming he used it personally. It was a WashPost article - they claim the Allen campaign searched for this source and he is stepping forward now.
If the Allen campaign did look for this dirt, do you think it was prudent?
I assume "they" means the Webb campaign. I find it interesting that the WP can qualify such accusations about Webb and report allegations against Allen as fact and not connected to the Webb campaign. Par for the course. The accuser of Webb has been named and come forth.
If the Allen campaign did look for this dirt, do you think it was prudent?
Prudent? Politics ain't bean bag. If the Webb campaign is going to smear Allen, then you have to respond in kind. Every campaign has its operations research folks who dig up negative information about the opponent. The question is how personal you want to make it. Webb has made it real personal.
It is painfully obvious what Webb is trying to do. He wants to paint Allen as a racist and bigot in a state that has a 19% black population, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Webb wants to energize those voters and get them to turn out in large numbers. Webb is using the Jewish connection to play on alleged redneck, racist attitudes in a southern state. Webb has a distinguished military record and is a USNA grad, which could play well in places like Norfolk and Virginia Beach where plenty of active duty and retired Navy live.
Webb's best chance to win is through a smear campaign. He cannot win on the issues in Virginia nor on name recognition and familiarity with the voters. Webb must personnally destroy Allen and that is what his campaign is all about. The MSM, especially the WP, has been pulling out all stops to get Allen. They want to remove him from any consideration in 2008 by making him damaged goods, win or lose, in 2006.
I agree with everything you wrote, I am just wondering if Allen should remain above it all and stop rolling in the mud with the pigs. Allen's numbers are actually going up and I think there is a certain segment of VA voters that understand the smear and it may sway the vote, but I think Allen needs to be careful not like Webb with dire digging. Or at least be a little more careful about how the dirt gets released.
(Just a reminder of where groupthought has gotten us before on FR).
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