Not letting the message go flat
Bookworm on Aug 06 2008 at 9:38 am | Filed under: John McCain
I was worried that the McCain people, flush with excitement about the success of their two ads puncturing Obama’s celebrity and Messiah status, would just keep churning out more silly satires, weakening both the message and the campaign. Fortunately, they’re not that dumb.
The newest ad references the celebrity point to provide context, but then immediately presents substantive about the candidate’s differing economic and energy policies. As I said, it’s not a great ad (a little flat), but it does do the right thing. Now that McCain has our attention, he’s talking about the issues:
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Hello Bookworm,
It is also worth noting about McCain that he isn’t as flushed with money as Obama. Obama has received hundreds of millions of dollars so far this year. The numbers I read in June or July said that Obama received roughly 60 million dollars in one month alone from his fundraisers.
It is awfully expensive to tour the world, fly in his own jet (O-Force One), have a custom made chair that pronounces him as “President” on the seat cushion, conduct mass rallies, etc. These things cost a whole lot of money, and I’m willing to bet, it is much more money than he has disclosed in receiving.
When Obama said that he isn’t beholden to the special interests, that’s baloney. It is impossible to raise the kind of money he raises without very, very wealthy donors. (Did you see picture of Obama with Soros somewhere back there in the woodpile? In case you missed it, look here.
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Rather than living like a rockstar and tossing off his money like glittery beads at Mardi Gras, McCain has to really pick and choose his battles. He has to be a bit more discerning about where to spend his money, what part of his message he wants to emphasize. While Obama has spent millions to glitz-up his superstar image to the public, McCain doesn’t have that luxury…
Apparently Paris has a video out…
http://goatsbarnyard.blogspot.com/2008/08/paris-hilton-for-president.html
Supposedly it’s pretty funny, and on point as well. I don’t view most of these because I don’t have sound hooked up on my computer…probably just as well. They’ve _got_ to be even more time consuming that even my blog habit!
I wonder who paid for it…! The comments are apparently pretty interesting as well…
It’s such a sad state of affairs when the MSM have made nuclear powerplants so sinister that McCain would rather run ‘windmill’ pics instead.
People want alternative power… except when they don’t.
What issues? All McCain does is criticize Obama. McCain’s so dull I have no idea what he wants to do. Except anything Obama doesn’t.
McCain’s stance on Iraq is not an anti-Obama one. McCain got there long before Obama was ever a spec in the nation’s eye.
Helen, there is an old adage in politics that says, “never interfere while your enemy is destroying himself” (right, YM?).
McCain is very clever about tossing chum on roiled waters, knowing that Obama can’t resist rising to the bait.
I suspect that McCain’s policies will become quite clear AFTER the nomination.
The Arabs knew that if your enemies were arguing amongst themselves, then it is time to have tea and coffee. If your enemies present a united front, then you need to worry.
“never interfere while your enemy is destroying himself” (right, YM?).
That means never interfere past the point where your efforts have made your enemies into a house of cards that is falling against each other.
Check out Book’s watcher’s keep thread, Danny, left a comment for you there.
The latest round of statements by Obama and McCain concerning Russia’s invasion of Georgia are illuminating. I think I’ve got the timeline right…
PART ONE: Obama speaks:
“I strongly condemn the outbreak of violence in Georgia, and urge an immediate end to armed conflict. Now is the time for Georgia and Russia to show restraint, and to avoid an escalation to full scale war. Georgia’s territorial integrity
must be respected. All sides should enter into direct talks on behalf of stability
in Georgia, and the United States, the United Nations Security Council, and the
international community should fully support a peaceful resolution to this crisis.”
The best you can say about this, is, he’s being a diplomat. That’s all fine for those walking the halls of the United Nations, but it’s NOT fine for a potential President. He condemns “the outbreak of violence in Georgia”. Violence by whom? Bears? Grasshoppers? Little girls in green dresses demanding candy? Notice the usual leftist refusal to assign blame.
“Now is the time for Georgia and Russia to show restraint.” Kind of interesting he put Georgia first, eh? “Russia has invaded you, but I demand that you bend over and take it.”
“Georgia’s territorial integrity must be respected.” Respected by whom? You? Me? Those little girls in green dresses? Again, the refusal to assign right or wrong. It’s just all merely a regrettable thing going on, no cause, no evil, no good. One envisions Russian Generals surrounding a War Table. Putin says, “Gentlemen, a moment of silence, please, while we show our, ahem, respect, for Georgia’s territorial integrity.” They all doff their caps and bow their heads for two seconds. Putin grins. “OK, boys, we’ve respected their integrity, now let’s REALLY kick the holy shit out of em.”
“All sides should enter into talks [for] stability in Georgia”
Good Lord, I guess Georgia suddenly, somehow, became a little UNSTABLE recently. How? Why? Does anyone know? One must cry to the heavens, is there ANY possible cause for the, er, instability. Does anyone, anywhere, have any idea, how Georgia became unstable? We must have talks, to determine why she’s unstable, and maybe then we can somehow talk some more afterwards.
What a spineless dweeb. What a simpering coward. Neville Chamberlain, reincarnate.
Next up…
PART TWO:
McCain releases his statement a few hours later. No need to discuss it, just read the whole thing. Notice whose side he is on. Note which countries are with him. Note the detail. Note who is assigned blame and fault.
orgia continues, with attacks occurring far beyond the Georgian region of South
Ossetia. As casualties continue to mount, the international community must do all
it can to avert further escalations. Tensions and hostilities between Georgians
and Ossetians are in no way justification for Russian troops crossing an internationally
recognized border. I again call on the Government of Russia to immediately and unconditionally
withdraw its forces from the territory of Georgia.
Given this threat to Euro-Atlantic security, I am pleased to see the United States,
the European Union, and NATO acting together by sending a delegation to the region,
in an effort to broker a cease fire. This is an important first step.
The United Nations has been prevented from taking any meaningful action by Russian
objections. In view of this, I welcome the statements of democratic nations defending
the sovereignty of Georgia and condemning Russian actions.
I strongly support the declaration issued by the Presidents of Poland, Estonia,
Latvia, and Lithuania, and their commitment that ‘aggression against a small
country in Europe will not be passed over in silence or with meaningless statements
equating the victims with the victimizers.’
I share their regret that NATO’s decision to withhold from Georgia a Membership
Action Plan may have been viewed as a green light for aggression in the region.
As they propose, a new international peacekeeping force should be created, in light
of — as they observe — the ‘obvious bankruptcy of Russian “peacekeeping
operations” in its immediate neighborhood.’ In addition, Finnish Foreign
Minister Stubb, the Chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe, has said there can be no return to the status quo in South Ossetia and that
Russia cannot serve as a mediator in the South Ossetian conflict. Each of these
leaders represents a country that has undergone what Georgia is now experiencing.
PART THREE: Obama today releases a new statement:
“I condemn Russia’s aggressive actions and reiterate my call for an immediate ceasefire… Russia must stop its bombing campaign, cease flights of Russian aircraft in Georgian airspace, and withdraw its ground forces from Georgia.”
Well, better late to the party than never, O Great One, O Jellyfish Senator. I guess, having seen a statement by another Senator who actually has a SPINE, you realized just how craven, weak, foolish, and naive you sounded. Better late than never, Senator, better late than never. But if you do become President, you must realize that such dramatically different statements within a matter of 24 hours indicates that you are shiftless, clueless, and unprepared; enemies will take advantage of you, assuming you believe that there is any such thing as “Enemy”. What will the other leaders in the world think when they read your pathetic, weak statements? Just how dangerous will you be as The Naive Weak President, Jimmy Carter #2?