TPM: Rev Wright ads about to go national

[DeltaLitProf]

Conservative Group To Run Anti-Wright Ads On National Networks Through Election Day
By Greg Sargent - October 30, 2008, 3:56PM

Get ready for a deluge of Wright rantings.

The National Republican Trust PAC, which has been airing an ad attacking Barack Obama's association with Reverend Wright in three battleground states, has now put down for a national buy on five networks that will last from now through election day, a consultant with the group confirms to me.

The ad will run nationally on Fox, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC for the next five days, the consultant, Rick Wilson, says -- "all the way until election day."

The ad, which you can watch here, features the now-infamous footage of Wright's livelier sermons, and intones that Obama "never complained" about Wright "until he ran for President," adding that Obama is "too radical, too risky.

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

Now it's time for one of our best funded 527s to answer this. I suggest ads on the way McCain has betrayed veterans.

[kenny blankenship]

1. Peace With Honor, huh John?

Enjoy your wretched and well deserved ignominy.

[SoCalDem]

2. Time to roll out the Keating 5 & the wretched treatment of his first wife

Cindy Lied..

[spanone]

10. i don't have one shred of respect for the man.

[Mojambo]

3. Obama's response is short and simple. The word is "Desperation." n/t

[wryter2000]

4. Because it's worked so well so far...

Yup, desperation.

[JJ]

5. Dobson

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[JJ]

7. Oh, Yeah

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[depakid]

8. Muthee

[kenny blankenship]

13. Hagee, too

[Beaverhausen]

19. how about Keating and Liddy?

[kenny blankenship]

21. Also good.

I mean also bad.

It's very strange to hear a candidate profess his concern about danger to "the fabric of democracy" , but then we discover that he pals around with and publicly praised men who have actually been convicted and served time in prison for abusing the national security powers in a conspiracy to do exactly that: endanger the fabric of our democracy.

[kikiek]

6. Didn't really hit any nerve here. I am betting Barack has had something ready all along.

[kenny blankenship]

16. I hope so, and it strikes me that MoveOn.org has been really really quiet this election

They'd be a natural for hard hitting retaliation featuring Palin's seditious political affiliations and McCancer's Keating Five association.

But then again, MoveOn has probably figured out that they will never be allowed to buy any free speech in the USA, no matter how much money they collect for it.

[Elidor]

26. My bet is he'll keep doing what he's doing

Staying calm and making his case. He knows how to use his elbows, but he often feels that he doesn't have to. He's a lot calmer than I am. I'd be like "ELBOW TO THE HEAD, BABY! BAM!" This is one of many reasons why I'm not running for elective office.

It's good to know I'm voting for someone with better people skills than I.

[KamaAina]

9. And just where is this rinky-dink outfit getting the $$$ for a big national media buy?

The "National Republican Trust PAC" has a staff of two.

http://nationalrepublicantrust.com/staff.html

Staff
Scott Wheeler Executive Director
Scott Wheeler is a former television producer and investigative journalist. As a writer he has focused on domestic and international security issues. Mr. Wheeler has produced seventeen television documentaries and consulted on more than a dozen others. For the past eight years Mr. Wheeler has been on the forefront of the most crucial issues facing national security - from the war zones in Yugoslavia, to the drug fields of South America and following the trails of international arms smugglers to Canada, Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Wheeler is a veteran of the U.S. Army infantry.

Peter Leitner Treasurer
Dr. Leitner formerly worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense starting with Casper Weinberger up until his retirement under current secretary Robert Gates. He was also a founding professor at the National Center for Biodefense at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. Dr. Leitner brings 31 years of experience as a high-ranking federal official in a number of national security positions, particularly in the field of technology controls, nonproliferation, biodefense and counterterrorism. He has testified before the U.S. Congress numerous times and holds a doctorate from the University of Southern California and four master's degrees.

So who's behind this? Who's using this obscure PAC for a last-ditch swiftboating? :shrug:

[CJCRANE]

11. It's time for rollout of the Palin-AIP story nt

[bklyngrl60]

12. I want them to run Pain giving the shout out to AIP..with the AIP mandate

xx

[Political Tiger]

14. Only surprise here

is that it took so long!

[carpe diem]

15. hopefully they will be as effective

as they were in those special elections in MS, LA, and IL back in the spring...if they didn't scare folks in districts that went for GWB in 2004 and haven't had a Democratic representative in decades, I doubt it's going to have a lot of impact now...and, we can also thank Hillary that the Wright thing has long since lost it's shock value...

[FLAprogressive]

17. We must hit back hard. Gloves come off right now. nt

[Telly Savalas]

25. Fuck that noise.

Dismiss the ad for the bullshit it is and continue to talk about the economy.

Obama's campaign is based on the premise that people are sick of the stupid petty bullshit and innuendo, but want to hear real leaders talk about real issues. This approach has been pretty damn successful, so I don't understand why he should change it.

[jazzjunkysue]

18. People know last minute BS comes out every time. It's unreliable.

And really reflects more on the mudslinger than the slimed.

This is only confirmation that electing Gramps would be "business as usual."

People want a change from this.

[norepubsin08]

20. We need to roill out Palin's pastor that is a witch hunter

[AJD48]

22. Maybe time for some Palin - AIP - successionist - traitor ads

[AtomicKitten]

23. Now I hope they explain what that Muslim was doing in that church.

[gollygee]

24. I'm surprised we've had to wait this long for the heavy-handed race baiting

Evil.

[Dukkha]

27. oh there's money well spent

do they really think anyone will suddenly change their vote now? they're like a desperate socially inept frat boy at last call running around trying to get any girl he can.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

28. Late throwing of Old Mud

Desperation, thy name is GOP.

[bridgit]

29. Sure, they'll be running Monday night; lying-ass neocons want that shit fresh...

in their goose-stepping supporter' minds

[Initech]

30. They're still milking this story? Sheesh, talk about living in the past!

[chat_noir]

31. Hagee and Muthee are good counterpoints

Do the research...and hit those newspaper, etc., blogs!



Don't defend....ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK

[Forkboy]

32. Awesome. It only hurts them because no one gives a fuck.

Except for losers already voting for McCain.

Hmmm, economy, war, global warming, health care...or some Reverend. What to worry about?

McCain has run the most inept campaign in history, and this is the final raspy death breath of a desperate bunch of rejects.