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skip fox

(19,359 posts)
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 04:40 PM Sep 2012

When will the "swift-boating" of Obama begin? Tomorrow?

Romney's campaign has bought $4.5 million of t.v. air time to begin running ads in swing states (Virginia, Ohio, Flordia, North Carolina, etc.) Their ads will be nasty but not terribly so. (Nothing which might turn off voters to the Republican ticket.) Romney will "cluster bomb."

I'm guessing Super Pacs will have bought as much or more in those states to reinforce Romeny's ads with their own VERY NASTY and dishonest ads replete with testimonals (with more lies). The Super Pacs will "swift boat."

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When will the "swift-boating" of Obama begin? Tomorrow? (Original Post) skip fox Sep 2012 OP
I'm seeing it in headlines on Yahoo news flamingdem Sep 2012 #1
January 20, 2009 RedSpartan Sep 2012 #2
Absolutely. Get ready for an obscene display of lies and money. n/t Avalux Sep 2012 #3
It's been going on for almost 4 years. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #4
How about 2008? nt Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2012 #5
We've not seen anything yet, as they say. skip fox Sep 2012 #6
It's been happening. Google: "Obama: 2016" gollygee Sep 2012 #7
It's already begun. They're just putting the Koch money into overdrive starting tomorrow. Lone_Star_Dem Sep 2012 #8
I don't think it will VWolf Sep 2012 #9
I expect standingtall Sep 2012 #10
It won't work because Obama killed Bin Laden malaise Sep 2012 #11

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,761 posts)
4. It's been going on for almost 4 years.
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 04:45 PM
Sep 2012

And it really started in earnest with that lie-fest movie by Dinesh D'Souza that just came out. This time, though, I think the Dems are ready - having observed what happened to Kerry - and will fight back, hard.

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
8. It's already begun. They're just putting the Koch money into overdrive starting tomorrow.
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 04:54 PM
Sep 2012

This is where we really do see if all their money will buy them a president.

VWolf

(3,944 posts)
9. I don't think it will
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 05:38 PM
Sep 2012

Obama is a known quantity. He's been in office for 4 years already. There's pretty much no more poo left to fling.

I think the pugs have hit the point of diminishing returns with their ads, and airing more at this point may actually do more harm to them than good. JHMO

standingtall

(2,785 posts)
10. I expect
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 05:42 PM
Sep 2012

Jeremiah Wright attack ads will be reappearing shortly, because after tonight they will be truly desperate.

malaise

(269,091 posts)
11. It won't work because Obama killed Bin Laden
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 05:43 PM
Sep 2012

and saved the car industry. Bring it on! Dems will brin gon the Bin Laden ads

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