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AYERS-OBAMA: THE VOTERS DON'T CARE
Freedom's Truth,
Can you expand on these spending freezes? Does he really plan on freezing spending? Just going to shut down the government?
Comment Posted By flyerhawk On 7.10.2008 @ 15:53
DBO,
The list of Obama associate n'er do wells is 3? Wright, Rezko, and Ayers.
None of them have any association with each other. They don't have any shared political message. They are just guys that are embarassing for Obama. Ayers for his acts when Obama was a child, Wright for being a loud mouth past, and Rezko for getting busted for being a crook.
Honestly I think if you want to see something troublesome or pernicious here, you will. If you aren't predisposed to do see that, you probably won't.
On the scale of bad associates that politicians have, this really doesn't pack much umph.
You see Ayers, others see Liddy.
You see Wright, others see Hagee.
You see Rezko, others see Keating.
You may think one is far worse than the other but I suspect most people just don't care. It's typical political gamesmanship.
So a bunch of people on the right will continue to be exasperated that this story doesn't gain any traction. They will blame the media for being biased and burying the story. And they will ignore the fairly obvious fact that the public just don't care.
Comment Posted By flyerhawk On 7.10.2008 @ 15:51
DBO,
No, I don't have a twinge of concern. Just like I don't have a twinge of concern for whomever "mentored" John McCain.
It is a ridiculous argument that Conservatives like to make. Why should I care who he associated with 20 years ago? Are you suggesting that John McCain never associated with lunatics? The guy calls G Gordon Liddy a friend and to many people he is a straight up lunatic.
I have associated with many dubious people in my life. Sometimes due to necessity, sometimes due to ignorance, and sometimes due to a lack of caring.
Why does his association with Ayers mean we should question his judgment? Because he should have known that someday in the future his political opponents would engage in a guilt by association campaign because of this?
Comment Posted By flyerhawk On 7.10.2008 @ 15:12
Wow. Some of you guys really need to put the Koolaid down.
Rick is right. No one cares about this. It isn't about not knowing about them. They simply don't care about some guy who blew stuff up in the 60s. They care about having a job and a home.
Guilt by association is always difficult to carry through even in the best of times. Just because you may feel this is some big deal because of your political bias doesn't mean most Americans would.
Comment Posted By flyerhawk On 7.10.2008 @ 14:48
ANOTHER ANTI-WAR FILM TANKS AT THE BOX OFFICE
Rick,
I think you are mostly right. I think it is simply too early for Iraq War movies. If Hollywood thought that they good make a modern day version of Green Berets and make money they would do so.
I went to see Stop Loss over the weekend, mostly because there was nothing else to see. I thought the movie was generally good but certainly flawed. It did make some good points and, I thought, portrayed soldiers in a very realistic sort of way. But the storyline was plodding at times.
Comment Posted By flyerhawk On 31.03.2008 @ 11:52
