Obama Camp To Unleash Tough Response Robocall Blasting McCain's "Sleazy" Campaign

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Obama Camp To Unleash Tough Response Robocall Blasting McCain's "Sleazy" Campaign
By Greg Sargent - October 21, 2008, 11:10PM


The Obama campaign plans to unleash a robocall in Wisconsin tomorrow that hits back hard against John McCain's robocalls in the state -- it features a small business owner from Green Bay, Wisconsin, that says she's been turned against McCain by his "sleazy" roboslime campaign against Obama.

An Obama adviser sent us the call, which features Jeri Watermolen, a small business owner from Green Bay, who claims that she "used to support McCain but has switched her support to Obama" because of the "sleazy phone calls and mail" attacking Obama that McCain has put out.

Here's a script:

Hi, this is Jeri Watermolen, calling for the Campaign for Change. I live in Green Bay and, like you, I've been getting sleazy phone calls and mail from John McCain and his supporters viciously -- and falsely -- attacking Barack Obama. I used to support John McCain because he honorably served our country -- but this year he's running a dishonorable campaign. We know McCain will continue many of Bush's policies, and now he's using George Bush's divisive tactics. In fact, he hired the Bush strategists whose attacks even McCain once called hateful.

Barack Obama will turn the page on these negative politics and stand up for the middle class. That's the change we need, and it's why I have changed my mind about John McCain. Join me in voting for Barack Obama. Paid for the Campaign for Change, a project of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, 608-255-5172, and authorized by Obama for America.

You can listen to the call at link...

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/obama_camp_releasing_response.php

[woodsprite]

1. I hope he floods PA with them! n/t

[RoadRage]

2. Ughghg...

I really wish Obama would just NOT do the robo-calls. It just looks kind of dumb IMO to call people and inturrupt them by saying "McCain's a sleeze by using robocalls".. via robo call.

Obama has the $$$ to pepper TV ads, newspaper, etc... i just wish he'd stay more positive at this point. It's what has so many people drawn to him at this point.

But, I know and trust his campaign..they've gotten us this far!

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3. I got a robocall from Michelle Obama yesterday

urging me to vote early if I have a long commute. I think this kind of thing is useful.

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4. Ugh, I really don't think we need a response robocall

And attacks on McCain that are prefaced by his "honorable" service decades ago need to stop.

I guess this one is better in the fact that at least the caller is identified, but the talk about Barack Obama "turning the page on these negative politics" is rather ironic in the context of the call.