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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

John McCain’s Black and White Truth Test

posted by on September 24 at 15:35 PM

Last week John McCain ran an ad accusing Obama of ties to a disgraced mortgage institution. A woman’s voice says: “Who advises him? The Post says it’s Franklin Raines, for ‘advice on mortgage and housing policy.’ Shocking. Under Raines, Fannie Mae committed ‘extensive financial fraud.’”

The Washington Post shot back this retort, saying the ad was “exaggerating wildly.” It turns out, McCain had ties to disgraced financial institutions.

And today the NYT reports that an “outside group” is running ads linking Obama to other disgraced figures. Namely, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilptrick and Obama’s crazy-as-sin former pastor Jeremiah Wright. (In fairness Obama had a limited relationship with these two, and Obama has run his own disingenuous ads, but none of them come close to the whoppers the GOP seem to be plopping on a near-daily basis.)

All three of the ads have one thing in common, by the way. Each shows Obama and the picture of another African-American man. Do they think it’s more plausible because, like, white voters mistakenly believe all black people know each other? How long till the right-will bullshit brigade runs an ad linking Obama to OJ Simpson?

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1

Dude, put down the bong and proofread this.

Posted by Greg | September 24, 2008 3:49 PM
2

dog whistling.

Posted by max solomon | September 24, 2008 4:08 PM
3

@ 2) Total dog-whistling. Good call.

Posted by Dominic Holden | September 24, 2008 4:15 PM
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All three of the ads have one thing in common, by the way. Each shows Obama and the picture of another African-American man. Do they think it’s more plausible because, like, white voters mistakenly believe all black people know each other?

I think it's the Republicans playing the fear card again. Instead of the idea that all black people know each other, the R's are trying to link Obama to the black community and acts of cronyism, suggesting subtly that in the past, Obama has looked out for his own kind first and foremost, and if elected, he will favor black Americans over white Americans. In this economic environment, that's a fear that could go a long way with voters.

Posted by joeyp | September 24, 2008 5:01 PM
5

Yeah, Obama got knife lessons from OJ.

Posted by Brian | September 24, 2008 9:55 PM
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Wait.

Are you telling me that OJ is black???

That can't possibly be true, can it?

I mean...

He got away with it!!!

I thought we only let white people (white people with money) get away with it...

Posted by pgreyy | September 25, 2008 1:20 AM
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We won't support spine-less NO-Bama and will re-defeat him in November !! Go Hillary 2012 !!

Posted by clintonsarmy | September 25, 2008 1:27 AM
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Linking Obama with OJ? You didn't know this- Obama's campaign chair already did! Months ago Jesse Jackson Jr said "Obama is sort of in the same position OJ is, how do you beat a white woman without making white people mad". Funny that this comment didn't get more publicity.

Posted by jane doe | September 25, 2008 5:12 PM

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