Does McCain Need Bin Laden?

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Run time: 00:54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC5QD-gK5U0   Posted on YouTube: October 29, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: October 30, 2008 By DU Member: doublethink Views on DU: 511

 
"The problem is when "YOU DO SOMETHING LATE IN THE CAMPAIGN .... you lose the believability" ...... end of quote from Ed Rollins 10/29/08.

I will leave speculation up to you guys ..... but this needed to be posted in reference to chimpsrsmarters thread earlier today here .... check it out ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7654977 Peace.

[Poseidan]

1. why would a bin laden tape help McCain?

There is no empirical evidence supporting the claim Democrats are 'weak on defense'.

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3. Check out the last link in the above OP ......

the speculation there is that some could interpret Ed Rollins words to mean that the Bin Laden tape was a hoax in 2004. Did Rollins just admit that? Or you could speculate that they at least had the tape much earlier and sat on it till the last weekend of election 2004. Another way of thinking about his statement 'when you do something late in the campaign, you lose believability' would be that there was 'intent' involved by the Republicans ...... to get that tape out there at that time, and not by Bin Laden.

And yes I agree there is no empirical evidence supporting the claim that Democrats are 'weak on defense'. Peace.

[Bippity Boo]

2. very helpful of Wolf to help the GOP play the expectations game

it's like he's begging them to make a tape and release it so he can declare it a "game-changer"

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4. Odd discussion they had .....

Ed Rollins answer to Wolf's question made my ears perk up .... but listening to Wolf's question again and I see your point. 5 days !!! Peace.