New, aggressive Obama?

[jefferson_dem]

First thoughts: New, aggressive Obama?
Posted: Monday, August 04, 2008 9:19 AM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: First Thoughts, 2008

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro

*** A new, aggressive Obama? As we mentioned on Friday, one thing that McCain's negative turn did last week was knock Obama off message when his focus was supposed to be the economy. We’ll see if Obama can dominate the message today, when his campaign plans a full blitz on the issue of energy -- which includes hitting McCain for the millions in campaign contributions he’s received from the oil industry, as well as the billions in tax breaks the industry would receive under McCain’s tax plan. This effort comes in three parts. The first is a new TV ad that the campaign says will be rotated into national buy. (“Every time you fill your tank, the oil companies fill their pockets. Now Big Oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2 million dollars in contributions,” the ad goes.” Because instead of taxing their windfall profits to help drivers, McCain wants to give them another $4 billion in tax breaks.”) Second is a conference call the Obama campaign held just before publication time. And third, Obama gives a speech later this morning outlining his energy plan, which includes a $1,000 rebate financed by a windfall profit tax on US oil companies. Can this break through in the way McCain broke through last week? Probably not, but if he can control the message debate for a few days, it will be seen as a good week for Obama.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/04/1244862.aspx

[Heidi]

1. And on tomorrow's broadcast: "He's not passive enough!" (nt)

[speedoo]

2. There you go. Respond with substance. nt

[geek tragedy]

3. He needs to be aggressive and attack for the rest

of the campaign.

Screw this "politics of hope" stuff--we need to hammer home the point that there is no hope if McCain wins.

[glowing]

4. I think that the message of another $1000.00 infussion will be heard

over the roar of Britney and Moses. That money is something people need now.. and the plan allows for a start in re-building.. which means jobs... which means people start earning. People are freaking hurting.. Obama's message will be so much better than McCain's.. Can Obama control the message, Probably not? Fuck them I'm starting to e-mail all the fuck nuts that control the message on their end.

[TwilightGardener]

5. That oil ad--owwwwch! Good one, Obama--it's about the issue AND McCain's sleazy character.