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By: National Journal: 10/6: Off Come The Gloves « Stop Dog Whistle Racism!

National Journal: 10/6: Off Come The Gloves « Stop Dog Whistle Racism! — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:11:02 +0000

[...] by McCain’s “newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama’s character”. Oliver Willis writes: “Did anyone with even half of a brain not see this coming?…McCain is going to [...]

By: Sean D. Martin

Sean D. Martin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:26:09 +0000

Political ads tend to come in two types. Those that praise your candidate and those which criticize the other. I prefer to use the word “critical” rather than “negative” when describing the latter type. I find calling ads “negative” makes them too easy to just dismiss (“Oh, it’s just a negative ad.”) when the criticisms the ad makes may be quite legitimate.

In any event, the real question should be: When McCain and Obama have criticized each other in their ads, who has been more truthful?

By: Bruce Henry

Bruce Henry — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:05:28 +0000

I still see the Harvey Korman character in “Blazing Saddles” every time Hedley posts.
And you guys are right. There is a major difference between “negative” and “disrespectful.” Hedley’s problem is that McCain gives us so much more ammo to be “negative” about, without being “disrespectful.”

By: mambochicken23

mambochicken23 — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:07:55 +0000

Negative ads can still be respectful. McCain’s ad regarding Obama’s vote on the sex education bill was not respectful. Has Obama run an analogous ad to that horrible, misleading McCain ad, Hedley?

No? OK then. Get a clue.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:17:03 +0000

You seem to be setting up “negative” and “respectful” as opposites, Hedley. Why is that?

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:16:00 +0000

Did the Globe’s analysis include counting how many times each candidate was telling the truth?

Didn’t think so.

By: Hedley

Hedley — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:59:31 +0000

Some days the entertainment on this site is outstanding. Whatever you guys are smoking you should pass it around.

From the October 2 Boston Globe:

“While most polls show that voters believe John McCain is running a more negative campaign than Barack Obama, a new count out today suggests they are running nearly equal numbers of negative TV ads in local markets.

Nielsen Media Research says that from June 3, when the Democratic primaries ended, through Sept. 7, the most recent reporting period, the McCain campaign ran 76,238 negative ads against Obama, and the Obama campaign placed 75,246 negative commercials against McCain.

Viewers in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have been barraged by the most negative spots, Nielsen said.

McCain’s most-aired negative ads criticized Obama on taxes, spending, and foreign oil and domestic drilling. Obama’s went after McCain on the economy, the Iraq war, and the housing crisis.”

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:28:02 +0000

You aren’t really suggesting that Sen. Obama’s campaign is any more “respectful” are you?

I am.

Well, actually it’s more of a declaration or an observation than a suggestion, but other than that, yes.

By: Hedley

Hedley — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:22:29 +0000

You aren’t really suggesting that Sen. Obama’s campaign is any more “respectful” are you? Negative ads work. Everyone knows it. Everyone does it.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:49:14 +0000

So he was lying about running a respectful campaign.

That might be one of Obama’s best avenues of response. Start an ad with tape of McCain promising a respectful campaign, then ask, “Whatever happened to that guy? I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message.”

By: Duros Hussein 62

Duros Hussein 62 — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:05:11 +0000

So he was lying about running a respectful campaign. Imagine my surprise.

By: Nimrod Gently

Nimrod Gently — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:01:41 +0000

It worked the last couple of times, in generals I mean.

One bad omen: I had a dream last night that Obama won the election. Usually when I dream of someone winning a thing, they lose. I dreamt of Kerry winning in 2004, I dreamt of England winning the World Cup in 1998 (the final was against Poland in a mountain range for some reason).

By: jr

jr — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:54:15 +0000

James Carville will again pretend McCain has too much honor to support the stormfrontian ads