rssObama Camp Pushes Ayers ‘Face’-Off
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 9:05 am
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For a random person with no role in the presidential election, William Ayers has drawn plenty of political attention lately. We try to focus on real issues here at The Washington Independent, but this site has still plunked down a few paragraphs on Ayers, and one from Matthew DeLong actually anticipated the Obama campaign’s current counterpunch.
On Wednesday, at 1:35pm, DeLong noted the contrast between Sen. John McCain shrinking from mentioning Ayers in the debate — even as his campaign “spent several days making an issue of Obama’s ties to the former Weatherman.” So DeLong issued a basic challenge: “If McCain believes Ayers is a worthy campaign issue, he should probably be willing to raise it to Obama’s face.”
By Wednesday night, of course, Sen. Barack Obama shared the same thought. 
“We’ve been seeing some pretty over-the-top attacks coming out of the McCain campaign over the last several days,” Obama told ABC, stressing that during the debate, McCain “wasn’t willing to say it to my face.”
By Thursday afternoon, this face-off dare was the Obama campaign’s message priority.
“[McCain] could not bring himself to look Barack Obama in the eye and say the same things to him,” said Sen. Joe Biden. “In my neighborhood, when you’ve got something to say to a guy, you look him in the eye and you say it to him,” he added. Last night, an article about that attack topped all the political stories online, according to Memorandum.
This pushback is adept because it avoids any defensiveness. Instead, it is emphasizing that there is something wrong with McCain’s behavior. By leaning into the potential debate attack, the Obama camp is trying to steal any thunder from a last-ditch offensive. If McCain doesn’t raise it next week, Democrats can argue that he copped out — that even McCain doesn’t think Ayers is a big deal.
If McCain does play the Ayers card at the final debate, the Obama camp can argue that McCain only acted under pressure — erratically switching his strategy under pressure from Obama.
4 Comments
Comment posted October 10, 2008 @ 9:12 am
SENATURD BARRY'incurably-dishonest'OBAMA[re:parents met in Selma, BARACK is actually a Hebrew name, never heard REV. WRIGHT say anything offensive, i am for OIL drilling now,] has stated that BILL AYERS was just a 'neighborhood guy' that 'i ran into only occassionally'.HUH – WHAT??? AYERS and BERNADETTE DORN knew MICHELLE + BARRY from the late 1980's – when they 'met' at the law firm where MICHELLE and DORN worked!!! AYERS spurred on 'Incurably-Dishonest'BARRY's political career by introducing/sponsoring him to all of the LEFTY-WHACKADOOS and fellow MOODY-MARXISTS!!
Comment posted October 10, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
Imagine, at the debate Obama says, “First let me answer this for the American people, I don't want to waste your time talking about unimportant distractions here. We need to talk about things that matter. If anyone out there wants to know the truth about these distortions, they should go to my website. Now, I will answer to you Senator McCain. You are a dirty politician, using the same false swift-boat deceptions and lies that George Bush used to beat you and and then to John Kerry. The same swift-boat deceptions and lies you said you would never use. You have lost your honor. You say you aren't the same as George Bush but you are. If you are president, will you continue deceptions and lies to the American people? Your campaign tactics are the same used George Bush and Carl Rove and you would be the same as president. We can't afford four more years of the same.”
Comment posted November 2, 2008 @ 6:14 am
In my opinion we are missing the point here. She is illegal and she is living off of our tax dollars in a project. He mentions her in his book and once again he is not aware of her legal status. So let’s put things in perspective he goes to a church for over 20 years and he is not aware of his pastor’s radical views, he is friends with folks that are radical believers about America and when it comes out he denies his knowledge of their views. How come this man who is running for the highest office of this country gets away without taking any responsibility for any of his past association. What is wrong with average Americans, Seems like they have lost their sense of rational thinking.
I am for change but I want a man of integrity that can stand up to his mistakes and accept rather than pulling the “I was not aware card” when exposed. (In that case what is different/Change from the man we have in office today George W. also does not admit to his mistakes)
Shame on Americans if we get blindsided in this craziness wave of “Change”. Change is needed but with change comes accountability and I don’t see that coming in Obama’s Change.
I hope America thinks objectively rather than emotionally when they Vote for this election because their Vote will impact the next 4 to 8 years of policy making of this Great Nation.
Comment posted November 2, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
In my opinion we are missing the point here. She is illegal and she is living off of our tax dollars in a project. He mentions her in his book and once again he is not aware of her legal status. So let’s put things in perspective he goes to a church for over 20 years and he is not aware of his pastor’s radical views, he is friends with folks that are radical believers about America and when it comes out he denies his knowledge of their views. How come this man who is running for the highest office of this country gets away without taking any responsibility for any of his past association. What is wrong with average Americans, Seems like they have lost their sense of rational thinking.
I am for change but I want a man of integrity that can stand up to his mistakes and accept rather than pulling the “I was not aware card” when exposed. (In that case what is different/Change from the man we have in office today George W. also does not admit to his mistakes)
Shame on Americans if we get blindsided in this craziness wave of “Change”. Change is needed but with change comes accountability and I don’t see that coming in Obama’s Change.
I hope America thinks objectively rather than emotionally when they Vote for this election because their Vote will impact the next 4 to 8 years of policy making of this Great Nation.
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