http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/29/135024/784
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"It's 3 a.m., and your children are safe and asleep, But there's a
phone in the White House, and it's ringing — something's happening in
the world. Your vote will decide who answers that call.
Whether it’s someone who already knows the world’s leaders, knows the
military, someone tested and ready to lead in a dangerous world. It’s
3 AM and your children are safe and asleep. Who do you want answering
the phone?
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This ad is dumb on so many levels. First, it immediately harks back
to the fear mongering used by Bush, Rove, & Company for the past 8
years to scare you into letting them have their way. Second, while it
may work to scare people into choosing Clinton over Obama, what's to
stop McCain from using the exact same ad against Clinton herself?
Obama's camp already have an excellent reply: "We don't think the ad
is going to be effective at all. Senator Clinton already had her red
phone moment -- to decide whether to allow George Bush to invade Iraq.
She answered affirmatively. She did not read the National Intelligence
Estimate. She still, curiously, tries to suggest that it wasn't a vote
for war, but it most assuredly was...
"This is about what you say when you answer that phone. What judgment
you show...She, John McCain and George Bush gave the wrong answer."
I like this response, given by Bill Clinton himself: "Now, one of
Clinton's laws of politics is this. If one candidate is trying to
scare you and the other one is try get you to think, if one candidate
is appealing to your fears and the other one is appealing to your
hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope."
Of course, that was back in the 2004 election, but it applies equally
well today.
-- Ed Leafe
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