Here’s the advertisement that Obama is closing with on Monday. It’s pretty impressive.
Got any news on superdelegates or polls or tea leaves, or pig entrails, or anything else?
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I think that it’s really really interesting that the advertisement emphasizes Obama’s opposition to the gas tax holiday. This campaign really does seem to believe that an appeal to the better angels of our nature will work. They are betting that people will appreciate being treated as adults, rather than children.
I don’t know whether this is a good decision or not, but I have to admire them for trying.
And if gasoline taxes go away, how will we take care of our crumbling infrastructure?
That’s one of those points I just cannot understand someone failing to grasp with just a little reflection — just step back for a second and think about it. I just wanna scream, “Clinton’s FULL of it, people!”
I actually think he’s right to go on that, but he’s doing it in too-nice away. The ads need to slam McCain and Clinton as Washington frauds, and they need to say, “This will do nothing but leave more bridges and roads to collapse. Hillary and McCain want more Twin Cities disasters on our hands.”
There’s a new gas tax ad out that is much, much stronger. Saw it on dKos.
It was on TPM
Yeah, I saw it. Still not hard-hitting enough for me, but it was much better.
True, but you don’t have to be persuaded. The undecideds in North Carolina could be spooked by the angry Black man on their TV if he went at it too aggressively.
Gallup has Obama up among Democratic voters, retaking the lead.
Zogby, whose reputation has taken a hit, has Obama’s lead in NC holding and while deadlocked in Indiana 43-41%
I’ll go one better on ya: The NYT/CBS poll now has Obama up 51-40% over McCain and 50-38% over Clinton. Apparently there was a big turnaround after the Wright denunciation.
yay.
And people aren’t yet focused on McCain’s Pastor-
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Watch It
Wow! makes Wright tame!. (HT: Daily Dish)
and how about McCain’s radical
so ya know, when people start throwing stones this GE campaign, you think McCain won’t have to denounce and reject?
Agree, very positive. So is the gas tax ad, the best. Link below.
Super-delegate: John Edwards is said to lack clout in his home state so an endorse from him at this point would make little difference – Politico
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Tea Leaves:
Pig entrails? Clinton mailing (Indiana) attacks Obama on guns
BUT
Big Brown is off, heading into the home stretch with more powerful ads
I always consult the I Ching at tarot.com about the future. Their copyrighted reading about Obama on Tuesday says:
It goes on to talk about coordinating action with natural cycles to create peace and prosperity. I took that as a positive message.
Sorry, I can’t agree that the man is too nice. After two terms of Cheney/bush and a campaign against media favorites Clinton and McCain, we will all be ready to form a civil nation and a more perfect union.
how about Col. John. He’s very superstitious?
“Don’t try to pass a salt shaker to John McCain. He won’t take it from your hand because it’s bad luck.”
O.M.G.
I wonder if we can arrange an Anonymous-style protest? Have a bunch of people go into a McCain rally, then all hold out salt shakers when he goes around shaking hands.
I’m just LMBAO at the Faux news with Chris “I’ll never be as good as my old man” Wallace on the C-span yak-yak re-broadcast.
They are so proud of themselves that Democrats have been guests on their program–it’s like Look, I did it!. I mean, that’s what a wee one says after she goes to potty.
It’s funny. They reveal a complex through their “crowing.” They seem almost stung by Move On and Kos. I mean, what serious network or news program does this kind of navel-gazing? “See, we’re RELEVANT.“
This is Tweety territory.
Aww…they need a hug. But all they’ll get is a swift kick.
Well, to be fair, people do actually watch Wallace’s awful show. Nobody watches Tweety’s awful show anymore, which is why he keeps threatening people in Penn with a Senate run.
Yeah, but hearing Wallace go on and on about how they finally got Democrats on the show was just so pathetic. And funny, too. I almost felt sorry for him.
It’s like Tweety in that NYT Magazine profile. They both just seemed so…needy.
Desperate and Dumb:
Huffpost Clinton Camp said to be Considering Nuclear Option To Overtake Delegate Lead
a rehash of shit. must be a slow news day.
I think that is just more stupidity for the corporate media to waste everyone’s time with…Howard Dean would have to go along with it for it to work, and we know how much he and the Clintons love each other-NOT.
I thought the Credentials Committee seated the delegates, and that both committees drew their representation proportionately between those candidates still in the race?
You’re right. They must be running out of things to say.
l really hate to change the subject…but…l just received this gem from a friend:
what was it someone posted earlier about neoCONs being out of touch with reality?
unfuckingbelievable.
“Improbable fantasy” sounds about right to me.
club med comes to baghdad…..meanwhile, /chimpy, with the complicity of the demoRATs, is widening the scope of covert actions against iran and others in the region.
…neck deep in the big muddy
and the big fool said to push on
I almost wish he’d say something about this election . . . but then he’d probably back McKinney or something. 🙂
Besides, he’s getting old (he’ll be 90 this year) and I imagine he’s earned the right to speak or keep his opinions to himself, as he chooses.
pete’s always worn his politics on his sleeve.
there’s no doubt where he stands in all this.
the man’s a national treasure.
peace