Comments on: Everything old is new again

By: MarkinAustin

MarkinAustin — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:17:19 +0000

BARACK OBAMA isn’t abandoning his pledge to take public financing for the general election campaign because it’s in his political interest.

Where does the meme that Obama PLEDGED to use public funds for the general election come from? Is Hiatt just outright lying, or is there a video somewhere of Obama pledging to do this? As far as I know, he promised to consider it, but never promised to do it.

By: SandiaBlanca

SandiaBlanca — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:19:15 +0000

Notice how every single news story on this issue has made the “NOT SINCE WATERGATE” comparison. Sounds like they’re trying to taint Obama as being somehow associated with Tricky Dick.

By: UgluksFlea

UgluksFlea — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:14:00 +0000

Actually I think it was the primary that he opted out from, just like Dean (followed by Kerry) - for the general, both Bush and Kerry took public funds.

The shameless thing about Bush in ‘04 was he ran unopposed in the primary but still raised many, many millions (180 mill rings a bell for some reason) but still essentially put it toward the general by pre-buying things and setting up field offices and whatnot before the convention, which itself was held really really late to maximize his use of primary election (and thus non-spending cap) funds.

By: DavisXMachina

DavisXMachina — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:45:47 +0000

Bush ran in the 2004 general w/o public funding

By: desertwind

desertwind — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:34:20 +0000

Ha ha ha.

They’re really shittin’ themselves, aren’t they?

Have you see today’s David Brooks?

By: milhous451

milhous451 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:10:19 +0000

not only is mccain playing footsie with his public funding
status, he is currently tap dancing around his own campaign finance law
with a 527. when it comes to national elections, this guy has all the
ethics of charles keating.

By: NMRon

NMRon — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:19:33 +0000

His fund raisers can eat shit and die next time they call for a donation from me. FISA compromise my ass.

By: LuckyDucky

LuckyDucky — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:47:53 +0000

These guys won’t be happy until Obama offers to tie one hand behind his back, and then later, they’ll mock him for doing it.

You slammed that one out of the park. They sneer at Democrats as brutes or they sneer at Democrats as weakling.

And McCain gets doughnuts - with sprinkles.

By: thingwarbler

thingwarbler — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:55:31 +0000

JayBrida: I think Fred Hiatt and other beltway oracles would argue that should Obama raise 550M he ought to give 85M to John McCain as some sort of reverse affirmative action deal. And then, once he gave it, they would be quick to argue that he was patronizing and racist in doing so. You just can’t win with these suckers.

By: DennisSGMM

DennisSGMM — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:39:18 +0000

This just in:
Obama refuses to campaign on his knees.
A McCain campaign spokesman responded, “Senator Obama’s refusal to campaign on his knees is just another example of how he is for politics as usual. By stubbornly remaining taller than a genuine American hero, Senator Obama calls into question his own patriotism and encourages the terrorists. Don’t forget that Osama bin Laden is taller than Senator McCain. I leave it to you to decide whether this is just a coincidence.”