John McCain thinks Barack Obama is playing the race card.
The Republican presidential candidate and his staff were upset by a comment Obama made on the campaign trail.
During a campaign speech, the Illinois Democrat told supporters Republicans were trying to make voters scared of him.
“What they’re saying is, well, we know we’re not very good, but you can’t risk electing Obama. You know, he’s new, he’s — he doesn’t look like the other presidents on the currency. He — you know, he’s got a — he’s got a funny name. I mean, that’s basically the argument, he’s too risky,” Obama said.
McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis, jumped on the comment.
“Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck. It’s divisive, negative, shameful and wrong,” Davis said in a written statement.
McCain agreed with Davis, telling reporters he was “very disappointed” that Obama had used the race card.”Race will not have any role in my campaign, nor is there any place for it. I’m disappointed that he’s used it.”
The back and forth came a day after Davis unveiled a new McCain attack ad comparing Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, insisting in a conference call with reporters that Obama was the biggest celebrity in the world.
A report out the same day said about a third of McCain’s advertisements are negative attacks on Obama, while 90 percent of Obama’s ads don’t even mention McCain.
Obama spokesman David Plouffe told reporters Obama in no way used race as an issue and that McCain’s camp was trying to distract voters from larger issues.
“Folks ought to just buckle up their seat belts,” he added. “We assume this is what the campaign will be like.”
McCain dismissed Democratic charges he was taking the low road, saying Obama had “run negative ads on me continuously, and I might point out for the record that his was the first.”
So what do you think? Does the McCain campaign have a legitimate complaint? Or is this just part of a strategy of using negative attacks erode Obama’s standing with voters?
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IS OBAMA FAILING TO WIN BECAUSE OF RACE?
- Posted by HowardInteresting article, however it would be even more interesting to see the same kind of analysis if the black candidate was Colin Powell, or Condelza Rice. If the black candidate had more experience, and didn’t vote present over 100 times … was not so far to the left … did not propose such radical changes to our society, such as a socialistic agenda … did not have negative associations, such as 20 years tied to a Reverend Wright, and other radicals … Threw his close friend of 20 years under the bus for personal gain …did not have a Muslim name, father and step father, just 6 years after 9-11, and while America, and it’s allies is in the midst of constant attacks from murderous Muslim terrorists … was properly vetted from the beginning … did not enjoy such overwhelming biased favoritism from the media … did not arrogantly create his own Presidential seal … did not disrespect historical American institutions, and traditions, as a way of selling his Change message … did not use accusations of race in response to every opposing argument … did not flip flop on important issues … chose Hillarry as his running mate … as well as several other substantive factors.
Once again, Mr. & Mrs. Reader, a thorough analysis of the McCain campaign and the identities/specialties of his behind-the-scenes advisors reveals that while this retired Navy officer is being overt about his personal honor as a member of Our Best & Finest…he is covertly sullying that honorable persona with gutter-based race-baiting from a 20-year old chapter of the republican playbook that Bush/Rove reportedly used on McCain himself in 2000, during the republican primary campaign.
Two wrongs don’t make a right…one of the oldest sayings in the book. The Christ-like republicans who have now labeled Mr. Obama as the antichrist of the “end of days” (e.g., Hal Lindsey), should be practicing Christ’s New Testament teachings, rather than repeating the Old Testament teachings of “anything goes”…or put another way, “Any gimmick or trick is fair in love, war and politics when the gimmick or trick yields success with the ’stupid’ voting block.”
The whole thing is shameful.
In addition to G.W. Bush reportedly using race-baiting against Mr. McCain in 2000, the same chapter of the republican playbook was used on Michael Dukakis in 1988 (vs. G.H.W. Bush). Gay-baiting was used by G.W. Bush in 1994 to help defeat Ann Richards…thereby giving Mr. Bush a springboard to the presidential race of 2000.
OK Jack
Retired Army Officer
Analysis: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3588
- Posted by OK Jack