The press was abuzz with the latest McCain attack ad which made fun of Barack Obama’s celebrity by trying to compare him to Paris Hilton and Brittany Spears. There were also aspects that had racial overtones to it.
Below is Paris Hilton’s response to that old wrinkled man, John McCain.
Enjoy
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My level of disgust with the McCain campaign has reached a new high with the misleading attack ads and snarky comments from McCain and his camp. From the incredible direct mail they have sent out that makes ill-founded accusations about ‘’surrender” to McCain himself inferring Obama is a socialist (or worse), the character attack is in full swing. These Rove-like tactics are everything wrong with politics today. There are enough legitimate policy differences between these two that we could have had a fine debate. Instead we get personal attacks. How sad for our Republic. I used to think McCain was a different type of Republican, but clearly he is now following the same old McCarthy-Nixon-Helms path. Shame on him.
The same old tactics from the GOP hold true on the state level also. On KTOK this morning Gary Jones talked about all the “special interest” money backing Democratic campaigns. What a laugh. Go to any website that tracks contributions and see where REAL amounts of special interest money and out of state funds are going, and have gone for several cycles. PAC money, donations from executives, check these out. The selective outrage I have to hear from the other side on a regular basis makes me wish we had longer airtime to go into some of these things! KTOK, am 1000, at 7:35 in the morning for my weekly debate!-
Ben
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Here is an interesting clip of republicans and members of the press discussing John McCain’s most recent attack ad against Obama. They all characterize it as dishonest and sophomoric. Some were even there. The Republican Senator Chuck Hagel who accompanied Obama on the trip called bullshit on it and called McCain on the carpet.
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Here is an interesting news article from an Arizona station. It seems McCain can’t count Arizona as a safe state. Perhaps this explains why he broke his promise to run a clean election.
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My Dad was a WWII vet and he voted just about every chance he got, because he knew how hard his generation had fought to keep that right. So please vote for the candidate of your choice in the primaries…on KTOK this morning we talked about term limits.
In the abstract I don’t mind them if for a reasonable period, but it is true that two big fans of them are lobbyists and bureaucrats! They helped the GOP win seats in the legislature though, and that was the intent of many of those who pushed for this all along.
The Republicans always mention Stipe on the state level-they never seem to want to talk about how good it would have been to remove say, Strom Thurmond on the federal level! The good news is that the GOP classes of 94 and 96 have now termed out, and for the next few cycles this should help Democrats. Look for the GOP to seek repeal if that happens!-
Ben Odom
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Representative Randy Terrill author of HB 1804 may find himself in some hot water with the feds as well. El Nacional de Oklahoma , a Spanish language newspaper, first reported allegations of Bankruptcy Fraud, which were more widely circulated on www.DemoOkie.com along with the first glimpse of documents that supported the allegations. This website has obtained those documents and you can view them by visiting here.
Terrill blamed his wife for the debt by telling The McCarville Report “…it’s unfortunate…that some…are trying to damage me politically” because of a family bankruptcy filing prompted by his wife’s college debts: “I find it despicable that someone would exploit my wife’s financial difficulties during college to damage me politically.”
The allegation is that Terrill loaned his campaign money in 2004. He filed bankruptcy in 2005 and failed to list the loaned money as an asset. Shortly after his bankruptcy was discharged his campaign began repaying the loan.
The Norman Transcript has a good story which outlines this complex web more thoroughly. Click Here
There are civil as well as criminal consequences that may bite Terrill. The penalty for making false statements or concealing property on a bankruptcy filings can include a fine up to $500,000 and imprisonment for up to five years.
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Nothing “funny” about the Brent Rinehart “comic” book out there. We discussed this on KTOK this morning. I don’t normally predict Republican primaries, but surely the voters in that district will decide it is time for this sort of thing to punished, not rewarded.
The other topic was Obama, and I felt he sure looked Presidential in recent telecasts. I love it when the GOP says the surge in Iraq is working-for 3 billion a week it OUGHT to be working…and the bad guys are no doubt just waiting for the “de-surge” that everyone knows is eventually coming no matter who is in charge. This visit should give Obama a good forum to explain how his plan is better than the McBush plan
-Ben
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INVESCO FIELD
Breaking the mold of traditional political Conventions, the DNCC announced last week that Senator Obama will accept the Democratic nomination at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High. INVESCO Field can accommodate more than 75,000 people and will be the site of the Democratic National Convention’s final day of programming on Thursday, August 28, 2008.
A public ticketing plan for INVESCO Field has not yet been announced. DemoOkie readers may signup to receive an e-mail alert when ticketing information is made available. Just complete the form here:
http://demconvention.com/invesco
The two stadiums are located quite close to each other in downtown Denver. This DNCC video offers a look at the proximity of the Pepsi Center and INVESCO Field venues, along with some early reaction from local residents:
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Nothing was less of a shock than GOP Chairman Gary Jones calling Obama a flip-flopper. I don’t care who we nominated, that would have been a charge. People are confusing what he is choosing to stress with a change in position.
Those two things are not the same. I would note that compared to McCain, who has reversed himself on several topics, Obama is a model of consistency! On a further note, this worn-out charge was effective 8 years ago, but the Republican noise machine has gone to that well too often….on a different note, enjoyed being on “The Verdict” TV show.
If you haven’t caught it, it will repeat Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 am on channel 7 on Cox cable. The show was a lively exchange at times, and I felt good about the taping.
-Ben Odom
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