The Real Plan

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Tue, 09-30-2008 - 1:25pm

The real plan was for the Republicans to allow the bill to pass and then, immediately, hammer Obama.    I have included link to the actual Republican advertisement at the bottom:


 


http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/RNC_ad_was_cut_sent_out_before_package_failed.html?showall


September 30, 2008
Categories:
 Republicans


RNC ad, was cut, sent out before package failed


The Republican National Committee's new advertisement critical of the the Wall Street "bailout" was produced and sent to television stations in key states before the package failed, officials at two stations said.


"Wall Street Squanders our money. And Washington is forced to bail them out with -- you guessed it -- our money. Can it get any worse?" asks the ad's narrator, as the words "BAILOUT WITH OUR MONEY" cross the screen. (The answer: Obama's plans would make it worse.)


The ad, however, seems to assume that it can safely attack a successful plan. And the reason may be the timing: Though it started airing this morning, the spot was released to stations yesterday morning, ad executives at stations in Michigan and Pennsylvania said.


Kae Buck of WLNS in Lansing said her station received the at at 7:55 a.m. Monday.  Luanne Russell of Pittsburgh's WTAE said her station received it at 10:49 Monday morning.


The ad taps into deep resentment of the plan, but it comes at a time when the candidate it supports, John McCain, is urging its package, and asking that it not be referred to as a "bailout," but a "rescue."


Asked about the ad's relationship to the congressional legislation, the consultant heading up the RNC's expenditure, Brad Todd, responded in an email that Obama is its focus.


"This ad is about Barack Obama’s spending plan," he said. "Last Friday in the debate he struggled to name even one spending proposal he would responsibly trim in light of the economic crisis and any potential bailout plan. Senator Obama clings to his big spending approach even today and our ad campaign will focus attention on that irresponsible position.">>>


The advertisement:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9j_epTmr2c


 


It would have been brilliant politics, except the vote didn't pan out.  


 


 


 


 

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Registered: 09-25-2008
In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 1:34pm
Yup. Did you get a chance to read that piece by Digby/Krugman I linked to in the other thread? Warned of just such an outcome/strategy by the shameless GoOPers. Disgusting....but totally predictably by anyone....that is, except (apparently) the Democratic leadership in Congress.



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In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 1:41pm

Can the McCain campaign and the RNC be any more inept than they have shown themselves over the past week?

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In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 2:15pm
Why did 40% of the Democrats vote against or reject the bailout bill??
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In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 2:23pm

"Last Friday in the debate he struggled to name even one spending proposal he would responsibly trim in light of the economic crisis and any potential bailout plan."


Funny, I thought he was talking about McCain.

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In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 2:25pm

I couldn't tell you.

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In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 2:41pm


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Registered: 12-07-2006
In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 3:01pm

>>The real plan was for the Republicans to allow the bill to pass and then, immediately, hammer Obama.

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Registered: 09-25-2008
In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 3:10pm
They BOTH have big spending approaches, however Obama proposes to spend locally while McCain wants to send it overseas.


That's not entirely true. Johnny Mac DOES want to shovel craploads of money at domestic citizens (read: the ridiculously wealthy) who already HAVE craploads of it. ;o)

I'm so tired of this GOP "big government" "big spending" repetition, especially in light of the deficit that Bush ran up (from a budget surplus). He spent money like a college kid with his first credit card and a fake ID.


In that case, you probably ought to read this book: The Conservative Nanny State; How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer."




Ma, whenever ya see a cop beatin' a guy

Wherever a hungry new born baby cries

Wherever there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air

Look for me ma'

I'll be there

Wherever somebody's strugglin' for a place to stand

For a decent job or a helpin' hand

Wherever somebody is strugglin' to be free

Look in their eyes ma,

You'll see me!


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Registered: 03-25-2007
In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 3:14pm
If you read the article and view the video, it will become evident (since the video was produced and distributed BEFORE the bailout vote) that Republicans wanted to hammer Obama for (what they thought would be) passage of the bailout, then question how he could possibly follow through with his promised economic plan.

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Registered: 12-07-2006
In reply to: sopall1953
Tue, 09-30-2008 - 3:25pm

>>I saw the debate and NEITHER candidate gave concrete examples of where they would make cuts.


McCain certainly did

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