Exclusive: Obama to hit McCain on Keating scandal

[maddezmom]

Source: The Politico

Exclusive: Obama to hit McCain on Keating scandal
By MIKE ALLEN | 10/5/08 10:09 PM EDT Text Size:

(D-Ill.) on Monday will launch a multimedia campaign to draw attention to the involvement of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the “Keating Five” savings-and-loan scandal of 1989-91, which blemished McCain’s public image and set him on his course as a self-styled reformer.

Pushing back against what it calls “guilt-by-association” tactics by McCain, the Obama campaign is e-mailing millions of supporters a link to a website, KeatingEconomics.com, that will have a 13-minute documentary on the scandal beginning at noon Eastern time on Monday. The overnight e-mails urge recipients to pass the link on to friends.

The Obama campaign, including its surrogates appearing on radio and television, will argue that the deregulatory fervor that caused massive, cascading savings-and-loan collapses in the last ‘80s was pursued by McCain throughout his career, and helped cause the current credit crisis.

Obama’s offensive comes after McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, spent two days telling voters, donors and reporters that Obama showed poor judgment in his relationship with the former radical William Ayers.

McCain’s campaign has vowed to make a major issue of Obama’s Chicago relationships in coming days, with a senior McCain official telling Politico that they are “the vehicle that allows us to question Obama’s truthfulness about his past and his plans for the future.”




Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14302.html

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Palin didn't back off in Nebraska tonight so I guess the gloves are off for both campaigns.

[Fridays Child]

1. That's good. Next, let's go here...

http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3364.sh...

[Waiting For Everyman]

27. Yes! The Nation has that story too.

[YDogg]

90. nice quote

"On August 29, 2006, McCain attended a dinner party in Montenegro that was followed by a champagne reception on a yacht that was hosted by Deripaska. Also reportedly in attendance was Davis, whose lobbying firm was representing the government of Montenegro; Munk; and Nathan Rothschild who, on March 20 of this year held a controversial fundraiser for McCain at Spencer House in London. The fundraiser raised questions about McCain receiving illegal "in kind" contributions from a foreign national.

"The 70th birthday bash was reportedly a promise of huge cash donations to McCain's forthcoming presidential campaign, another indication of violations of law prohibiting donations from foreign sources. The quid pro quo for Derpaska was that McCain and his top lobbyists were pushing the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) and its Airbus subsidiary to receive the lucrative US Air Force contract to replace the Air Force's fleet of refueling tankers. The reported source for the aluminum in the Airbus tanker aircraft is Deripaska's Russian Aluminum Company (RusAl)."

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. Go Obama!

And what a perfct time with economics/banks/failures the issues du jour.

[kid a]

3. wow...i do believe this is going to be an UGLY oct election cycle

[Eugenian]

66. re. "wow...i do believe this is going to be an UGLY oct election cycle "

The Halloween monsters are coming out early this year.

[Skink]

4. This is also very relevant.

Raising the FDIC ins is one of the things that led to the S&L crisis. It's no wonder that Goldman wants to be a regular bank now.

[Zenlitened]

5. Well, McCain sure wins the "experience" contest on this issue!

[George II]

6. Exclusive: Obama to hit McCain on Keating Five

Source: Politico.com

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Monday will launch a multimedia campaign to draw attention to the involvement of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the “Keating Five” savings-and-loan scandal of 1989-91, which blemished McCain’s public image and set him on his course as a self-styled reformer.

Pushing back against what it calls “guilt-by-association” tactics by McCain, the Obama campaign is e-mailing millions of supporters a link to a website, KeatingEconomics.com, that will have a 13-minute documentary on the scandal beginning at noon Eastern time on Monday. The overnight e-mails urge recipients to pass the link on to friends.

The Obama campaign, including its surrogates appearing on radio and television, will argue that the deregulatory fervor that caused massive, cascading savings-and-loan collapses in the last ‘80s was pursued by McCain throughout his career, and helped cause the current credit crisis.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14302.html

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It's about time we started fighting Rove with Rove....great news!!!

[gratuitous]

7. Careful, Obama

Sarah's gonna wink, say "you betcha" and accuse you of pointing back to the past, when all the McCain campaign wants to do is talk about the future. And we all know how devastating that will be!

I wonder if anyone in the major media will notice the contradiction?

[Celebration]

82. I get what you are saying, for sure

But deregulation is the point here. It is a big issue NOW. And Ayers hasn't been a weatherman since the 60s, so that's looking backwards even more.

I like it that this is a documentary, and fairly in depth, I assume, rather than just a mention of the word, or an ad.

[grasswire]

8. how does it help to mail SUPPORTERS the link?

I don't get this. How does it help to have this sent to millions of supporters.

[maddezmom]

10. not sure about you, but I have dozens of people in my address book that aren't supporters

or that are on the fence. I'll be happy to send this off to them.

[TankLV]

92. Wow - "dozens" - I feel better now...

NOT!

[Kajsa]

100. Well TankLV, it may seem like

a small "dozens" to you, but it sure beats complaining and
doing NOTHING any day of the week, eh?

[DesertRat]

14. Obama campaign is sending it to millions of supporters

Then we pass it on to others who aren't necessarily supporters. The email will go viral so millions more will see it.

[Wednesdays]

16. Two words: "going viral"

And just like a regular virus, eventually will get passed on to friend, foe, and all in between.

[Muttocracy]

30. I'm sure lots of media are on the mailing list too - they were for the VP text. nt

[iconicgnom]

56. because they have the e-mail addresses, and know that the supporters will act to publicize it more.

Very simple, really. It's called "speaking to the people", and "bypassing the MSM middleman", and so on. I hope Dems get used to it.

[TankLV]

91. This does NO GOOD if it doesn't get on the TV and NEWS SHOWS as an AD.

mcINSANE is hitting with ADS - but obama does it with online stuff - NOT GONNA WORK.

[NYC Liberal]

99. It won't be the ONLY publicity, but I think the idea

is to get supporters to forward it on to other people. And supporters are gonna be the ones who will be glad to do it!

[SOS]

110. Keatingeconomics.com just featured on CNN

Presented as counterattack to Palin.
It's already gone mainstream.

[yellowcanine]

9. They should hit Sara on the Alaska Independence Party also. She sleeps with a member.

Can't get much closer than that. AIP touts secession, in case anyone has forgotten. That thing that we fought a bloody war over some time ago.

[ejbr]

47. BINGO!!

Hopefully that's next. We can tell Palin, "at least Obama didn't SLEEP with his 'questionable' associate!"

[Changenow]

97. Educate a base of people about it

then use that foundation for the next phase of attack.

Most people don't know what happened with the Keating scandal, it's parallels to the current crisis, and that McCain learned nothing from it.

It is brilliant to use it as the October surprise.

[ejbr]

114. the chickens have come home to roost! n/t

[grasswire]

11. Can anyone understand this strategy?

Sending it to millions of supporters? Are we supposed to pass it on? Or what?

[DesertRat]

12. Yes

"The overnight e-mails urge recipients to pass the link on to friends."

[Doremus]

17. Ya think?

Who better to spread the word but his supporters?

He is communicating with his base just as has all along.

Why don't you understand the strategy?

[mopinko]

21. doesn't want to nt

[grasswire]

39. because there are millions of voters with no access to e-mail.

D'oh.

No access to computer with video card. No access to e-mail.

What they DO have is television. I realize it would be more expensive to buy network air time, but where there is a will there is a way to broadcast this video to television audiences.

[Bette Noir]

52. Hello everybody!

This is news. As news, it will be reported on news programs on TV and radio. The networks will spread the word about this new tactic, and possibly air the more lurid portions of the documentary. People will see it, even if they don't get email or use a computer.

[NYC Liberal]

101. You really don't think it's coming? This is just the beginning.

[Democat]

34. Preaching to the choir?

Doesn't sound like a powerful attack to to me.

[tavalon]

41. Yes, repeat after me' "Go viral!"

Keating Five really needs to be on the table. It's highly relevant.

[iconicgnom]

57. No, you're supposed to try to cover it up. How could you imagine otherwise.

[fNord]

115. Not too many of the opposition have volunteered there e-mail address

to the Obama campaign, but the have to there friends and families. Thats where WE, as concerned citizens, voters, and supporters of a future that DOESN'T result in totalitarian fascism, must do a little leg work for our candidate. And I know that clicking "forward to all" in your e-mail list options can be back breaking work, but I for one would be willing to go that extra mile.

[roamer65]

13. FINALLY.

This should have been an issue the minute the banking system went into crisis.

How can anyone trust McSame with banking reform when he was taking bribes from Charles Keating?

[NOW tense]

15. McCain take your onion belt and go home

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1989-11-29/news/mccain-t...

Nice little article published in November 29, 1989

[Lubernaut]

23. Thanks.

...

[NOW tense]

26. Welcome

I think it was very good

Keep saying that cynical newspaper people don't understand that every move you make has always been for the enrichment of Arizona . . . the education of our Native Americans on the reservations . . . for the love of the elderly in Sun City and Green Valley.

Keep telling them that it wasn't that you were bought off but that Charlie Keating got special help only because he was one of the biggest employers in the state.

Just keep sitting there and staring into the camera and denying that Keating bought you for money and jet plane trips and vacations.

So what if he gave you $112,000? Just keep smiling at the cameras and saying you did nothing wrong.

Read More at

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1989-11-29/news/mccain-t...

[beac]

51. Best quote from that article re McCain:

You won't let anyone forget that you were a prisoner of war. But you have played that tune too long. By now your constant reminders about your war record make you seem like a modern version of Arthur Miller's tragic failure Willy Loman.



But, alas, it seems that in 1989 McPOW hadn't yet wrung all the mileage out his war stories.

[ClayZ]

18. I wonder if the Sarah P. will pronounce it Keatin' ?

K and R

[Mojorabbit]

19. I hate to see it come to this

but I am glad his campaign is not afraid to go there. This election is too important.

[Skittles]

117. ???

considering the current economic climate, WHY would Obama NOT talk about Keating?????

[bertman]

20. It's going to take more than a viral email to get the job done. We need TV and radio ADS and

LOTS OF THEM.

Also, while they're at it, how about some clips of Repukes DEMANDING that Teresa Heinz Kerry release her tax forms so America can see them, then a reminder that Cindy Deville is still refusing to show us hers.

I'm a Vietnam vet and I'd really love for a 527 to put some ads up asking why McAnus stopped the hearings on POW's and MIA's. There are miles of video of loved ones of unaccounted for POW's and MIA's asking him to help keep the investigations open. And while they're at it, ask McPOW why he had his POW records sealed.

The list is endless.

This is NOT negative campaigning. It is educating the voters so they can make an informed decision about who is the best person to be our President.

[Waiting For Everyman]

22. Obama camp will put out a 13 minute Keating vid tomorrow

Source: CNN

Heard on CNN just now, 11 pm EST. This was reported "a few hours ago" according to the CNN reporter. The video will fully explain McCain's involvement in the Keating 5 scandal to the American people, it was said.

I'm pretty sure it was on a John King segment, but not 100% sure of that.


Read more: www.cnn.com /

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Yo, McCain... "incoming!"

13 minutes is a long video, although I'll bet there will be smaller usable segments within it. Investing that much time in it says to me that they plan to make this a knockout punch.

[NoodleyAppendage]

24. 13 Minutes??? WTF? Can someone with marketing experience please take over Obama's ad camp...

What's wrong with a 30-40 second commerical? How hard is it to "sloganize" McCain and Keating Five for god sakes?

J

[Old and In the Way]

32. If they are smart, there will be sound-bytable components to this story.

This story really can't be told in 30-40 seconds. They are educating the voter on what McCain's quid-pro-quo's for an Arizona banker that ground his S&L business into the ground....wiping out lots of savings accounts and shareholder value to the tune of $1.3BB. I suspect that this will be totally factually and well produced. Once it becomes mainstream, I'm sure there'll be shorts that can provide 30 second sound-bytes.

[iconicgnom]

58. Thanks for the pre-emptive complaint. Nothing like injecting a little negativity *at once*,

before any actual reflection about the thing itself, which we'll find out about tomorrow.

Jeez, if some Dems STILL can't conclude that Obama and his campaign know what they're doing, then exactly WHAT will it take? Please, give some hints.

[Fluffdaddy]

28. Now that's what I'm talking about

[AzDar]

25. Freaking. AWESOME.

Palin's terrorist comments went too, TOO far, this weekend.
Pal around with THAT, Sarah!

[Old and In the Way]

29. Given the release and the buzz, I don't see how the MSM ignores this.

I think they've been bending over backwards (maybe forwards) to keep this out of the election cycle. Now, Obama is giving them cover to revisit this story. It is relevant and it will damage whatever veneer of maverickiness McCain still thinks he has. It will suck the air out of whatever smears and guilt-by-non-association that McCain's camp will try to start airing in their new gutter campaign. Good. This is relevant and it does show the real McCain who was damn lucky to get off with a Senate ethics censure. And he wasn't 8 years old when this went done. He was 58.

[my3boyz]

73. I noticed that the media seemed scared to

cover this story. Whenever a pundit would briefly mention Keating they would cut it off really quick or go to commercial. David Gregory was especially guilty of doing that.

[krkaufman]

31. If the approach is to demonstrate that McCain continued to fight regulation ....

... even after he supposedly "learned his lesson" from the K5 scandal, then this isn't remotely a negative attack in the fashion of Wright and Ayers. I hope that's the approach they use.

McCain maintained his anti-regulatory approach, but took on a reformers facade.

[Haole Girl]

33. Good

Take the gloves off, Obama!

I've been waiting for this.

[NOW tense]

35. This is so classic McCain and it is how

he would run the country too. Run in with your guns a blazing and then realize you are by yourself in the middle of a very angry mob.



“We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.” -John McCain

Oh what truth you tell John what truth you tell.

[No Passaran]

36. Axelrod is not playing with you Johnny

[democracy1st]

37. Lets kick their A..

[Tutonic]

38. McCain will absolutely lose it now. This is an issue that he does

NOT discuss with anyone. This is going as Obama planned it. Woo-hoo!

[hendo]

40. McCain will likely follow up with

Rev. Wright.

This is dangerous ground to tread.

[NOW tense]

42. I disagree

You can not let people say you are friends with terrorists and sit by and see what happens. Remember the whole Swift Boat thing about 4 years ago? You do not bring a knife to a gun fight. We are going to end things, you finish your opponent when they come at you off balance.

[JI7]

44. McCain is ALREADY planning to use that as he did the terrorist connection thing

[Cali_Democrat]

49. How so?

Obama shouldn't be held accountable for the actions of other people.

However, John McCain should be held accountable for the actions of John McCain.

McCain tried to protect Keating because he contributed to him and McCain should be held accountable.

[tblue]

50. You think they weren't gonna bring up Rev. Wright if we didn't talk about Keating?

[Bette Noir]

53. All the juice was wrung out of the Rev. Wright story months ago.

If they try to replay it, they'll be yawned off the table.

[iconicgnom]

60. It wasn't just shrugged off. Obama used it as an opportunity to explain some facts.

I mean, his response to Sean Pann's smear campaign was well received across the board. That kind of impression can't be undone.

I tell ya, I'm enjoying watching this US gen election!

[iconicgnom]

59. So? I don't see any danger.

It appears that you don't see how the "Rev. Wright" smear failed to land, when it was first thrown by Sean Penn's gang. Do you think Ali laid back on the ropes to the end of the fight, and didn't finish it with a knockout?

[funnymanpants]

64. agree

See my message (way below!). I don't think Obama wants to turn this into a mud fight. This is a dangerous tactic.

[my3boyz]

74. And Obama can follow up with Palin's witch pastor. nt

[my3boyz]

75. Also, do you honestly believe Rev Wright was not going to be

used? Do you honestly believe they were not going to focus on the "bitter" comments over and over again. The only good thing is that Rev Wright and bitter were reported over and over again. It is an old story. Unless they come up with new footage of Obama being in that church when he said he was not it will lose impact.

[nxylas]

96. Wright is old news

I'm guessing that far fewer people know about the Keating 5 than know about Wright.

[jzodda]

43. Good! That should drive the right wing crazies up the wall

Ya know I wish Kerry had run an aggressive campaign like this in 2004. The repukers take the low road, so we have to hit em right back.

[Dangerously Amused]

45. Good. Keep on the offensive this time.

[McCamy Taylor]

46. McCain always had more to lose in a shoving match.

Could be that his handlers do not expect him to win and they are only hoping to use him to tarnish Obama before his inevitable victory---never caring how much collateral damage they do to the McCain brand name in the process---so that they can try for a real right wing conservative run in 4 years. The bailout would make sense in that scenario. Hamstring Obama, keep him from enacting a lot of popular social programs.

[Neshanic]

48. The Keating scandal is particularly rich in lurid, repulsive excess and political pals.

Anyone who worked for Keatings companies has stories that would blow your mind.

Just the money his wife spent at the Phoenician while being built by Keating is beyond belief, but true.

[HopeforChange]

54. No More Mr. Nice Guy ... That't the message ...

Senator Obama has played nice but now the gloves are off since the other side is gonna play dirty

[DiehardLiberal]

55. The Debate Tuesday should be very interesting...

Think McPain will lose it?? Hope so - happy dance!!!

[GinaMaria]

113. It's shaping up to be a metaphoric blood bath

This is the rough spot of the campaign cycle. Even when we know it's coming, it is a tough pill to swallow.

[MrsBrady]

61. freaking finally -- i don't know why they didn't bring this up sooner...

by the way, this brings up a point i was discussing with my husband..

during the keating 5 thing i was in college and clueless and didn't follow politics. I know that there were hearings, ect, savings and loan, Keating, etc...I know the basics.

But how HOW, did McCain still have a political career after this kind of scandal? I don't get it.


I'm glad to see the Obama campaign bring this stuff up.
I'm sick to death of McShame's and Putrid's lies about Obama.
We don't even have to lie about McCain. Just telling the truth about his past is enough. It's not "dirty" if it's the truth.

[NOLALady]

111. Maybe this is the best time.

If brought up sooner, they would have found a way to weasel out and moved on.

By bringing it up so close to election day, hopefully it will still be on the everyone's mind when they enter the poll booth.

[nachoproblem]

62. Miss Piggy is trying to bring back witchhunting

McCarthy style (although I'm sure she would prefer the real thing), and make it about "terrorists" this time. Or the campaign is doing it through her, whichever. In any case, no quarter.

[funnymanpants]

63. wrong strategy?

I have a bad feeling Obama is using the wrong strategy. Obama should appear to stand above these personal attacks. If he responds, he gets in a mud fight with McCain, and the public gets turned off, thinking both candidates are dirty politicians. Obama's message gets lost. In addition, my understanding is that independents don't like personal attacks.

On the other hand, I understand that Obama can't let McCain drive the news cycle. Even though much of the main stream media has dismissed as false the Palin claims that Obama "Pal'd around with terrorist," talking heads like Brokaw forced an Obama spokesperson to answer the absurd charge. (Brokaw should have asked the question "Why is McCain repeating obviously false statements?")

One last note: even worse for McCain than the Keating scandal is his association with G Gordon Liddy. See here:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040004?f=h_top

[Bluenorthwest]

89. Try to understand that a major political scandal

that is part of the public record, and for many of us part of our memories, is not in any way a personal attack. Speaking of McCain's political record is not personal. Personal would be bringing up the fact that Cindy is the other woman he picked up in a bar while cheating on his first wife because she had a limp. The adultery of John and Cindy, now that is personal, but I'd go there in a heartbeat. The McPalin campaign has put everything on the table. They believe marriage is reserved for one man, one woman, and Cindy McCain.
Personal is talking about the price of Slag Cindy's outfits while reading from the New Testament on teh subject of personal adornments, but I'd go there too. Personal would be talking about John covering up Cindy's enormous appitite for drugs, pills, powders. She's a huge addict as well as an adulterous home breaker. Now that is personal, but it is also true as can be. And these people prance around pretending to be moral paragons, judging and oppressing good people on the false basis of their own non existant moral superiority.

[NBachers]

65. Email from Obama

I got the email from Obama tonight previewing the Keating 5 video launch. It's gonna be . . . juicy.

Let's not forget Nevada's Silver State Bank and Andrew McCain.

People who live in glass houses should get tarred with the same brush from the black kettle.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n03a7cLf0M

[Indi Guy]

67. GoBama...

Screw the would be screwers...

[Dystopian]

68. Just got the video preview via email....

http://my.barackobama.com/page/invite/keatingvideo

sorry if it's already been posted...
peace~

[David Zephyr]

69. David Axelrod and Barack Obama cold cock the fraud known as John McCain.

I am so proud of Obama's campaign. This is how Kerry and Gore should have fired back.

To have this documentary and website ready to go, ready to release shows how they have every scenario played out with a lethal response if required.

Hooray for Obama.

I will pass the documentary and website to everyone I know as requested by Obama's campaign after noon tomorrow.

[larf007]

70. It's On!

Let's do dis.

[WarbirdForObama]

71. Hey McSlime and Ms Moose Knuckle

Gag on that you Rethug Whores!

[obamachangetheworld]

72. McCain asked for it; another case of bad judgement.

It's time for the Obama campaign to bring out the big guns. Have ads with elderly people recounting how they lost everything in the Keating 5 scandal. Show grainy black and white pictures of McCain at the Keating hearings. It's time for Obama to break into double digit leads, and it's time for John McCain to get knocked the f*** out.

[newtothegame]

76. This ain't gonna be pretty... n/t

[Diclotican]

77. maddezmom

maddezmom

If they can play dirty. Then "our" side must play dirty.. But with something the "other side" can not.. Play it with style..

Go Obama.. Tell them the truth.. Even that it definitely would hurt... The other part:. Have been seeing how dirty the other side can play it on many other internet sites.. Even in some Norwegian sites where the american presidential Election are been scrutinized

Diclotican

Sorry my bad english, Not my native language

[OakCliffDem]

78. Tie McCain to his criminal past

[liberal N proud]

79. He asked for it

Sicking his dog on Obama.

[Hubert Flottz]

80. It's about time a democrat fought back with every available weapon.

It's called winning...

[lanlady]

81. great strategy!

All the themes that McCain plans to use against Obama have already played themselves out; there's not much else they can squeeze out of them. By holding back on Keating 5 until now, the Obama campaign is playing a brilliant hand -- the story will generate buzz, with the current crisis giving it fresh relevance.

[Maestro]

83. Yep. I received it and will sending out.

[RoccoR5955]

84. Finally, let's see how this affects the polls.

I have a feeling that this will hurt McCain a lot, and put the final nails in the coffin of his campaign.
Now for a little poetry:

McCain's campaign
Is circling
The drain.

[symbolman]

85. Let's NOT Forget WHO McCain's Economic Advisor is as well

I'd like for them to Beat that like a DRUM as well..

The same man who DeRegulated everything and not all that long ago, Phil Graham, or as I like to call him "Turtle Head"

He's a shadowy figure who pretends like he's no longer part of the Campaign, but you'd better believe this guy would be the New Treasury Sec, and rolling in the vaults like Scrooge McDuck..

[Deb]

86. Excellent timing! "Sen McCain, would you like to respond?,

You have two minutes."

[Dinger]

87. Just Saw Am Ad In Wisconsin About This

Good!

[viat0r]

88. This is a first step

Next would be having biden talk about palins aip connections the president of aip said SHE was a member you can watch the vids on youtube.And she addressed their convention even this year.

AIP>Chechen Rebels>Osama Binladen

[marshall]

93. Time to get nasty

This race will be decided in the mud--that's just the way it is.

[LaurenG]

94. Good, now if we could only widely circulate the article about McCain

in the Rolling Stone. McCain was made out to be a disgusting human being and there are quotes and references from people who should like him.

[pleah]

95. Good!

Obama should not let up on this.

[Mad_Dem_X]

98. Yes! Go get 'im, Obama!

Pull no punches!

[Aviation Pro]

102. Ya fuck with the bull ya get the horns....

.....

[angryvoter]

103. Keating five

I sent the link to twitter to Rick Sanchez from CNN. He also mentioned the Keating five and what McShame is saying about Obama re: Aeyers. Wanted to know if it matters. I said to look at the link and that it is relevant.

[Bensthename]

104. Check mate gramps.. You talk about a coworker. While Obama

talks about your helping of killing elderly peoples retirement funds and helping start a past economical crisis...

[hedgehog]

105. The Chicago Way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g0RLyxP13o

[LatteLibertine]

106. People seem to forget

the Obama campaign beat the Clinton machine. McCain's crew is nothing by comparison.

[shredfest]

107. Street corner in Madison Wi. McCain will want to avoid!

[bigworld]

108. This is why Obama's leasing Dish network channel 73

-- the perfect place to showcase this 13 minute documentary. I hope they're planning on using the channel for it!

[GinaMaria]

112. Do you need a dish to watch or

can I get this with my cable. Sorry, I'm really slow when it comes to TV stuff. I'm just like the guy in City Slickers. I can't grasp how something is recorded with the TV not even on. So, my apologies if this is a dumb question.

[Chimichurri]

109. Brilliant move to hang on to this til now! I was hoping they weren't just

wimping out of reminding folks about where McCain's real alliances are.

It's like the final knock-out punch to an already stumbling opponent. This is great!

[Skittles]

116. this is something that SHOULD be brought up

I do NOT consider this a "low blow" - no INDEED

[OakCliffDem]

118. McCain's past if fair game

Go for it