Under-the-radar effort to push more lurid message than might be considered acceptable in broad day

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from TPM: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/mccainrnc_robocall_questions_w.php


October 16, 2008, 12:17PM

New McCain Campaign/RNC Robocalls Question Whether Obama And Dems Really Want To Keep Us Safe

The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee are pumping stark new robo-calls into Virginia that assert that Barack Obama isn't "who you think" he is and subtly question whether he and his fellow Democrats really want to keep us safe.

The insinuations in the call -- which was sent our way by a Virginia reader -- go considerably beyond the McCain campaign's official message about Obama and national security, meaning this is another under-the-radar effort to push a more lurid message than might be considered acceptable in broad daylight.

"Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats aren't who you think they are," the call says. "They say they want to keep us safe, but Barack Obama said the threat we face now from terrorism is nowhere near as dire as it was in the end of the Cold War. And Congressional Democrats now want to give civil rights to terrorists."

Note the effort to sow doubts by saying Obama and Dems "aren't who you think they are" and that they merely "say" they want to keep us safe.

The robocall closes with a stark suggestion that Obama and Dems can't be trusted on national security. "John McCain and his party allies understand the threats we face," it says. "When you vote, vote for the team you can trust to keep America safe."


read and listen to the robocall: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/mccainrnc_robocall_questions_w.php

[glinda]

1. Flyer in mail today

from some group identifying itself as Americans For Job Security stating Council for a Livable World is anti-American basically and terrorist friendly. Then says "Can America count on your vote?" and asks receiver to download absentee ballot at the Secretary of State's Office in MN.

[Bonhomme Richard]

2. There is not enough money in the world to make wingnuts feel safe.

There is a disconnect in their head that makes them afraid of every known thing to man.

[damntexdem]

3. There will be no way to feel safe if McPain is elected.

He, Suzy Moosecheese, and the load of vermin that make up his campaign are a true threat.