"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> With all the lies that McCain and the Republicans have been using on
> Obama, I don't understand why he doesn't respond with some negative ads of
> his own. Not more ads that simply tell the truth about John McCain, i.e.
> the Keating 5 ads, those are ostensibly negative, but they're not
> personal.
>
> McCain and Palin have a _lot_ more personal stiff to go after than
> something like the whole Ayers schtick.
>
> I saw a good YouTube video regarding the whole "family values" and
> "experience" crap that the neo-cons make noise about whenever Rush and
> Sean tell them to.
>
> "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg5tl87rEE4"
>
> Maybe Obama figures that he's gotten this far ahead by talking about real
> issues and that responding would lower himself to McCain's level. But he
> needs to be careful, as the Republicans might come up with lie that works.
> They did it to Kerry with all the Swift Boat lies, and there were enough
> stupid people out there that believed them. Are there enough totally
> clueless people like Mike Hunt, dbu, Mark, Charles, and Scott to turn this
> thing around for McCain?
>
> The other issue Obama needs to worry about is that people are starting to
> feel sorry for McCain's struggling candidacy and may want to vote for an
> underdog.

Watch a McCain rally. McCain is imploding all on his own. Just as long as
the attacks are answered right away, there is no need to sink to McCain's
level.