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Obama…”the one”
By admin | August 3, 2008
McCain recently did an ad comparing Obama to Britnet Spears and Paris Hilton. This latest ad referred is to as ”The One” has got to be one of the funniest ads I have ever seen.
The Republicans have started a sarcasm type angle which I have to say I enjoy. The press loves Obama, and this effectively pokes fun at Obama using hyperbole. It holds up well against John Stewart’s and Stephen Colbert’s segments.
But wouldn’t it be better if McCain told us why he would be a better candidate. Are humerous ads making fun of your opponent really what people want in this election? Remember the “contract with America?” It was proactive, and it effectively laid out a plan which people could understand. The Republicans won big that election, and the Democrats who complained were dubbed “whiners.” I heard Rush Limbaugh mention in a television interview that the Democrats, if they were to be a viable party, should work on coming up with their own ideas and presenting them to the American people instead of just criticizing the Republicans. Good avice, really…but what we are seeing now are Republicans whining that Obama gets too much attention…that the press loves him.
What I would suggest is that Republicans come up with some reasons why they are better than the Dems. Otherwise their use of the term “the Messiah” in reference to Obama just might end up with less sarcasm than they intended.
Topics: Politics, Ramblings, Uncategorized |
August 3rd, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Ideally, you are right. But in a practical world, one has to win as he can. (Not saying this is ethical).
The election should go to Obama, but McCain is in the same situation that George H.W. Bush was in 1988. Bush’s positives were not high enough, and he began his campaign 17 points behind Dukakis. But Lee Atwater promised to “scrape the bark off the b_________ (illegitimate child”– a reference to Dukakis. Atwater’s strategy allowed Bush to win as they drove Dukakis’ negatives through the ceiling.
The way McCain can win is by driving Obama’s negatives to a higher level. Will it work? If not, they weren’t going to win anyway.
Good article.