Barack, Time To Take Off The Debate Gloves And Go Street
Dear Barack,
I can’t take it anymore. I don’t know if I want to wring McCain’s neck for what he says, or wring yours for what you don’t. It’s like I want to crawl through the TV screen, if I wasn’t listening on radio.
I say, enough with the civility. Enough with the excessive respect. Enough with polite indifference to McCain’s attacks.
When McCain dropped the “Cut everything but defense and veteran’s benefits,” and you said “You’re using a hatchet where you need a scalpel. ” That wasn’t bad, but how good would it have been if you would’ve punctuated it with, “John, you are making this thing wa-a-ay too easy.”
This isn’t about winning the vote of the debate judges. You’re trying to win the vote of the man on the street And if you want to get the vote of the man on the street, you have to go street. Don’t worry. He can take it. He’s a war hero, remember?
In that vein, I’ve got a few suggestions for you to throw in during the next debate.
“John, you’ve mentioned “without preconditions” five times in the last thirty seconds. How about as a present for the next debate I get you a thesaurus.”
(First spit out water you’re drinking, then:) ”I’m sorry. I thought you just said that you support veterans.”
“Yeah, you support veteran benefits. Sure ya do…EXCEPT for the 29 times you voted against them.”
“Are you serious? You must really think I’m an idiot.”
“Nice choice for VP. How’s that for straight talk?”
“And another thing. You have an 80 percent disapproval rating by every veterans group in the country. Don’t believe me? Google it…when you learn how to use a computer.”
“Nice answer…if the voters were brain dead.”
“I’d be bitter too if I had to ask my wife for money all the time.”
“Um. I’m just throwin’ this out, but it seems to me that repeating “The fact of the matter”, require the use of actual facts?”
“I’m sorry. How many houses did you say you owned?”
“Way to spin, John. Where’d you learn that…Bill O’Reilly?”
“Oh, you were a POW. I didn’t know that.”
“Yo. Was there ever a deregulation you DIDN’T like?”
Keep calling him “George” by mistake.
You want to get the youth vote? After McCain attacks you and gives one of those smirks, cough “blow me” into your fist. Follow it with a mumbling, “Loser says what?”
And to show that you got the gonads, which so many think you don’t, end every point you make with…
“Y’gotta problem with dat?”
Don’t worry about those who find you uncoot. They’re voting Republican anyway.
Note: Get your guys to run a commercial with McCain saying that we should “Cut everything but defense and veteran’s benefits.” Then show pictures of the people who are affected by the the “cuts” that he is okay with.
Steve
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Oh, if Obama only would. From your mouth to Ombama’s ears and then out of his mouth.
During the debate…when they were talking about the bailout…I was screeching at the TV…SAY YOU’RE PART OF THE PROBLEM…YOU NEVER MET A DEREGULATION YOU DIDN’T LOVE…
Obama didn’t. Bummer!
Obama’s strategy to keep doing the same thing over and over for the last 19 months. He stays on point. His strategy is forcing McCain to do stupid things. Since McCain doesn’t have a 20 month campaign strategy, he sort of wings it and makes “Hail Mary” decisions. I think this is where McCain is going fail. In my opinion, it isn’t going to be won by Obama’s fighting words but lost to McCain by McCain’s dramatic acts of desperation.
If Obama comes out fighting, he needs to be subtle about it.
Girl From Texass last blog post..Capable but different
or how about, “in bed.”
I have to disagree. Such snarkiness is far too reminiscent of Bob Dole during one of his presidential campaigns. Dole went so far beyond the pale that it did affect his chances for victory.
I agree that Obama needs to get tougher, but let’s find something a little closer to an attitude that doesn’t drive older voters into McSame’s camp.
Yes, it could happen.
I too would like to see more of an emotional street-fighter side to Obama, but alas I believe it is not in his psyche. Over the last two years of observing his progress I have grown to respect him for his calm studied demeanor, despite all that craziness being hurled in his direction. He seems focused on the task at hand and little seems to get under his skin. After remaining unruffled under fire from Hillary, I was certain that he would go toe to toe with McCain, instead he has kept his composure, counter-punching solidly and more often, and certainly quicker on the counter attack than he was against Hillary. This is definitely the type of person we want leading this country back from the precipice of collapse that the Repugs has led us to. We have seen how ruinous a dolt we have in the Oval Office, John McCain is more calculating and perhaps more callous than George W. Bush, I’m not too sure that McCain wouldn’t be the catalyst to trigger the end of days.
YES YYYYEEESSSS. Please Barak Obama, put SOME BITE in the debate. Show that you are strong.For the time being, your being sooooooo
polite makes you look weak. Are you?
Do it!!!!!
Hey! “Do it” is mine.
Ben Stiller, Starsky and Hutch
I think there needs to be more balance. Barack shouldn’t act like something he isn’t. He is calm and classy and that is a big plus in my opinion. The Pugs are going to lose the election no matter what they do at this point. Anyone can hurl insults; it is a sign of lacking substance.
Mr. Obama;
1. You need to start sending out emails to yoour voters to stand with Plumber signs saying Joe the plumber for Obama.
2. He needs to loop by accumulation all the judgment call charactors of Mccain palin such as both controversial pastors by name, the group that wants independance from US; Troopergate; Gordon Liddy, Keating five, George Bush, Cheney, to show bad judgment and now in a 24 hour cycle attack!
He can remain classy, but say I am a man of peace but when faced with vulgarism “a term used by Peggy Noonan for Palin” I will resist and expose the hypocracy just in case those committing vulgar attacks directly or indirectly by incitment do not take my being civil as my offerring the other cheek.
I endorse this message my name is Barak Obama