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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:35 PM
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Why isn't the Obama/Biden campaign going after the McCain campaign on their infighting?
Just curious. This could be the potential knockout blow. Put them on the defensive on this. "How can they run the country together, when they can't run a campaign without fighting". Make them spend the last week trying to defend it.

Could you imagine if this was going on with Obama and Biden? How quick would Palin be out there making it a story? I just would love to see Democrats not play safe all the time and go for the throat.
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:36 PM
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1. Why interrupt the disintegration?
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:36 PM
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2. They need no help! nt
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bluerum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:36 PM
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3. It's chump bait. Let it go. Hammer the issues and the economy. eom
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:36 PM
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4. The media is doing it for him...he doesn't have to say a word.. n/t
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:37 PM
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5. Obama is nobly making his closing argument this week while the Pukes
have their food fight.

Let us not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments, as that guy from England used to say.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:37 PM
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6. They don't need too, it's coming along nicely without Obama/Biden injecting themselves
into that mess.
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mediaman007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:38 PM
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7. The genius of the Obama campaign is that they don't state the
obvious. They respect the intelligence of the American electorate.

This is what living under educated, enlightened leadership will be like. We've been talked down to for 8 years. Finally, we have someone leading us that respects our intelligence.
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:38 PM
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8. Because it's so much more effective to stand back and let them destroy each other.
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:44 PM
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9. I think they are offering a contrast instead.
Wonderful article today from the Obama camp on how happy they are that they picked Biden.

Check it out:

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/10/28/politics/fromtheroad/entry4551439.shtml

Spokesman from Obama camp saying that Biden has done more for the campaign than any of the other VP candidates he's worked with in the past.

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FVZA_Colonel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:45 PM
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10. The media would probably frame him as "craven" and "predatory," no matter how true it was.
Besides, the disintegration is already making headlines all the time.
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:45 PM
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11. They're doing fine just being unflappable and letting the 'Pukes destroy themselves.
And they're doing a bang-up job of it too.
Obama is too cool to go 'attack dog.' There have literally been HUNDREDS of things on which they could have obliterated McAnus/Failin' Palin...they just have chosen to rise above all that.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:55 PM
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12. WHY? OK, Have you forgotten what he's been saying, "A New Kind of Politics"?
All along Obama has been calling for a new kind of politics, clean, honest, on the topics.

He's pretty much stuck to it, and to his (and our) great advantage.

That kind of shit attack is old school and counterproductive.

He's taking the high road. He told us he would. He is keeping his word.

:patriot:
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gauguin57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:56 PM
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13. Obama/Biden should stand back, stay on message and let the McSame/Failin' camps destroy one another.
And giggle while they watch!
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JimWis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 09:59 PM
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14. Obama can continue to run a good clean campaign and let the
media report on the Repugs destroying each other. It's a thing of beauty.
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blue sky at night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 10:07 PM
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15. it is much better to let your oponent self-destruct.....
than comment on it and bring yourself down to their level....I think that B has done a fine job of staying above that cruddy level they are flying on down there.
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ACTION BASTARD Donating Member (765 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 10:18 PM
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16. A wise old man once said,
"When your enemy is committing suicide do not interfere."
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Tutonic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 10:22 PM
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17. Aren't the two of them denying a rift? How would you therefore use
thrid or fourth hand information? Let McCain's higher up staff dish the dirt on whack job.
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