Obama On The Offensive

[Mark E. Smith]

Source: CBS News

(Political Animal) Obama On The Offensive .... It looks like Barack Obama's intent (is) on starting the stretch run on an
aggressive note. He added a few sections to his stump speech today that I hadn't heard before.

... he took on John McCain's latest effort to present himself as an agent of change. "Suddenly he's the change agent,"
Obama said. "He says, 'I'm going to tell those lobbyists that their days of running Washington are over.' who's he going
to tell? Is he going to tell his campaign chairman, who's one of the biggest corporate lobbyists in Washington? Is he
gonna tell his campaign manager who was one of the biggest lobbyists in Washington? Is he gonna tell all the folks
who are running his campaign who are the biggest corporate lobbyists in Washington? Who, who is it that he's going to
tell change is coming? I mean, come on. They must think you're stupid."

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/06/politics/animal/main4422689.shtml#top

[Demeter]

1. I'm a Voter, and I Approve This Attack!

Give them hell, Barry!

[sfwriter]

5. I Literally LOLed...

My daughter is standing here asking "What's so funny?" right now.

[Demeter]

10. Laughter Is Good For What Ails Us

Laughter will defeat the GOP faster than anything else.

[Lithos]

30. Good one

I will have to remember this.

[cliffordu]

2. Now will all the folks who have carped for the last YEAR about Obama being

a "wimp" and the like.


Y'all owe him an apology.

Us too, for having to put up with it....

[Wetzelbill]

29. He knows when to hit

He always does it, time and time again. He knows what he's doing. I don't doubt the guy anymore, I just sit back and watch. :)

[cliffordu]

39. He is elegant. Like poetry. Every time they think they have him he just

completely changes the subject back to the economy.....every time it makes them look like they're standing still....

[BeFree]

3. What?

You mean McCain is a Washington insider who has been sucking corporate lobbyists dicks?
I didn't know that.

[verges]

9. He was a POW too. Bet you didn't know!

nt

[BeFree]

13. Get out!

Oh wait, I think they don't want us talking about POW. Seen too many dead-ended POW threads, I did.

It must be because being a POW is like, y'know, a quality we need in a president. Never mind he was the fattest of all the POWs to get off the plane. Hey, I seen that on ABC. That he was the fattest. On ABC.

Anyway, how 'bout that girl he picked up in Alaska. She's a cutey, no? Even a little devilish, eh?

[awoke_in_2003]

18. Yeah,

and if you want to know real pain, just remember that for 5 1/2 years he had no access to lobbyists :)

[movonne]

4. Pefect....

[Oreillynsf]

6. Thank you B

I worry that the party won't be tough enough on this sort of attack. Maybe Obama will prove me wrong. i hope so!

[shanti]

16. thanks but no thanks

:eyes: your concern is duly noted.

[awoke_in_2003]

19. well, he does bring up a good point...

for the last 8 years, the democrats have folded quicker that a cheap suit in most situations. Hopefully, Obama can rub off on the rest of the democrats.

[PolyD]

7. Indiana want you, Obama you must come back here

Indiana here - I was hoping that since Barack Obama was in Terre Haute, Indiana today that he would stop by in Valparaiso since we had a pretty big festival here today - The 30th Annual Popcorn Festival which honors Orville Redenbacher who once upon a time grew his corn for his famous popcorn right in our town. Sadly I have not seen hide nor hair of Senator Obama.

However, I have written of my first experience in walking a parade as a Democrat on Daily Kos. It was an experience.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/6/205637/8095/529/576104

[MadMaddie]

24. PolyD...thanks for sharing

One of my favorite lines

<snip>
We had an older lady with a unusually large and very nice looking sign that read 'I'm a Hockey Mom for Obama'
<snip>

Welcome to DU!:hi:

[speedoo]

8. Poor John. Poor Sarah.

They are in for the worst 58 days of their miserable lives.

[Barb in Atl]

11. Really hard to work up that sympathy... (nt)

[Bette Noir]

12. Which, one hopes, will end both their careers.

[MadMaddie]

25. Yea and I will savor every minute of it

We must effectively crush the Neocon Party, the theocracy party that will destroy this country. And once they are defeated we should ensure that they never have a chance of rising to power again.

[ClayZ]

14. Woooooot! K and R

I hope Obama and Biden never mention her name.


S

[grannylib]

20. I'm with you! IGNORE her. Marginalize her as much as possible

by simply not mentioning her. Minimize any answer given if asked about her directly, something like, "McAnus is at the top of the ticket; let's focus on the career politician who wants the top job" or something like that and move on.

[Roy]

37. she lies too much to be ignored....

Every lie no matter who tells it should be exposed as just that... A LIE!

I think the real question should be asked, what makes her a rock star?

All she did was read a bunch of insults and lies from a computer screen.

You can get stand up comedy from professionals on the comedy channel late night, any night of the week

Should they be vice presidential candidates also?

No, I think you never ignore a liar, for they will continue to lie until you expose them as liars and remove their credibility.

[babylonsister]

15. Go for it, Senator Obama! Keep up the attacks; it's time. This is gonna

be good. :evilgrin:

[unkachuck]

17. Excellent!!....n/t

[kurth_]

21. About damn time

They've been letting that bitch regurgitate her crap every day.

[stillcool]

22. he said nothing about

Sarah Palin..if that is who you were referring to

[Pepper32]

31. He mentioned her....

Don't be fooled," Obama told the crowd surrounding him in a large barn. "John McCain's party, with the help of John McCain, has been in charge" for nearly eight years.
"I know the governor of Alaska has been saying she's change, and that's great," Obama said. "She's a skillful politician. But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can't just make stuff up."
McCain has vowed to wipe out earmarks, which are targeted funding for specific projects that lawmakers put into spending bills. As governor, Palin originally supported earmarks for a controversial $398 million Alaska project dubbed the "bridge to nowhere." But she dropped her support after the state's likely share of the cost rose. She hung onto $27 million to build the approach road to the bridge.
Under Palin's leadership, Alaska this year asked for almost $300 per person in requests for pet projects from one of McCain's top adversaries: indicted Sen. Ted Stevens. That's more than any other state received, per person, from Congress for the current budget year. Other states got just $34 worth of local projects per person this year, on average, according to Citizens Against Government Waste, a Washington-based watchdog group.The state government's earmark requests to Congress in her first year in office exceeded $550 million, more than $800 per resident. Palin actually reduced the state government's requests for special projects this year in the wake of President Bush's demand for a cutback in earmarks.
http://news.aol.com/elections/article/obama-rebukes-palin-on-earmarks/153822?icid=200100125x1208639838x1200522101

[stillcool]

32. Ah...I stand corrected...

thank you.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

23. Hurrah!

[johnnydrama]

26. this needs to be in ads in swing states

You can easily attack McCain's campaign people. Schuenman, Davis, Graham.

These are easy attacks.

Attack his decision making.

Attack the lies.

[happygoluckytoyou]

27. My name is John THE BUSH REPUBLICAN McCain, and i have forgotten my message !

[deacon]

28. Don't stop, don't stop , don't stop........ n/t

[Karl_Bonner_1982]

33. Economic inequality, Obama! Let 'em know in a big way!

People need to hear the truth about rising inequality and middle-class wage and income stagnation. "Why isn't my paycheck keeping pace with my bills?" Obama needs to explain clearly what has happened to the US economy over the past 30 years and propose a clear and unambiguous set of policies that will work to reverse the class polarization of the post-1980 era. Most Americans do NOT agree with Republicanomics, and Obama has been timid to exploit this weakness to its fullest.

Heck, if Biden weren't already the running mate I would have suggested Paul Krugman! At least Krugman should get a position in the Obama administration as he understands the "big picture" in a way that even many Democratic policy experts do not.

(HURRAH!!! My 500th message.)

[Turner Ashby]

34. Graceful Attack!!

Obama hit all the right notes with his return volley. He got his point across without looking petty and sarcastic a la Palin.

Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee.

[Waiting For Everyman]

35. That's stright talk for REAL! Calling it like it is.

He's right, it's time for some heavy hitting now.

[and-justice-for-all]

36. I too am a Voter and I also approve this attack...nt

[Alexander]

38. Go Barack! Take no shit!