[big campaign] MMR: McSocialism, Maverick to win, Palin's still a drag, McCarthyist revivalism, Bush still MIA, someone finally tells Bounds to pipe down, Morning 10/23/08

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Highlights: 1. MSNBC: The difference between Obama's and McCain's socialism: qui bono HOLTZ-EAKIN: "This is...uh...prior to the 2001 tax cuts what John McCain had was a tax proposal that put the middle class first in line--absolutely appropriate at the time. Right now what Barack Obama is proposing is to raise taxes in a dangerous way for the sole purpose of sending checks to people who owe no income tax liability." 2. MSNBC: Pawlenty sells McCain as a bi-partisan straight-shooter PAWLENTY: "We can win here with the right year and the right candidate and I think, with a maverick, populist kind of straight-shooter like John McCain he's got a shot." 3. CNN: Palin pile-on: VP is certified drag on the ticket DANA BASH: "To win he needs suburban and independent voters and evidence is mounting, that with those groups, Palin hurts." 4. CNN: GOP strategist dismisses efforts to revive McCarthyism in the 21 st century ED ROLLINS: "I don't think this is part of a large strategy. I think they all wish they would have been quiet." 5. CBS: The disappearing president – Bush conspicuously absent from campaign trail PLANTE: "But other than...one fundraising trip to Phoenix, the President has been a no-show. His Press Secretary says Mr. Bush has had a lot on his plate, the last few months." 6. FNC: Fox anchor encourages Tucker Bounds to keep it brief MEGYN KELLY:" Wow, OK, too long." No Video 1. NBC – SARAH PALIN: "So be it. If that will allow some curiosity-seekers, perhaps to have oh one more thing that they can either check the box off that they can find something to criticize perhaps or find something to rest them assured over, fine." 2. NBC - BRIAN WILLIAMS: "Well, let's be very blunt. We have waited patiently. Fifty-five days since Sarah Palin was named to this ticket to get this interview since her naming as vice-presidential nominee. The campaign insisted that most of our sit-down interview, she be seated next to the nominee, John McCain. We were allowed time with cameras, with just Sarah Palin but only a few minutes later. I think, elapsed time, in all, 28 minutes to ask what were weeks worth of pent-up questions." 3. NBC - DAVID GREGORY: "Mr. Bush is on the distant sidelines. He may be a big target on the campaign trail, but you're not gonna find him anywhere near the trail itself. Rallying republicans in New Hampshire, John McCain was running away from the one guy other than Obama who might defeat him." 4. ABC – JAKE TAPPER: "Palin says the clothes belong to the Republican party, she's just wearing them, so she does not have to pay taxes.[...] The question is whether this woman who represents "Joe Six Pack" and "Hockey Moms" will appear to be skirting the rules." Clips: Highlight #1 *MSNBC Anchor asks Spokesman to Differentiate between McCain's and Obama's Socialism, Spokesman Says Obama Wants to Redistribute Wealth to Different People* (MSNBC 10/23/08 3:03pm) DOUGLAS-HOLTZ EAKIN: There's the simple evidence that Barack Obama himself has said, on at least two occasions, that raising taxes in a bad economy is probably not a good idea and he even maybe thought that he should defer his. Now his--he's since lost his judgment on that, but it doesn't take a whole lot of economic research to show that, if you're gonna raise taxes on the one part of our economy that's created 331,000 jobs and that's the small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, you are endangering the one bright spot in the US economy and John McCain is not going to do that. [...] QUESTIONER: Why is it that someone like my father who goes to school for 13 years gets penalized in a huge tax bracket because he's a doctor. Why is that--why does he have to pay higher taxes than everybody else? Just because he makes more money how is that fair? JOHN MCCAIN: I think it's, to some degree, because we feel obviously that wealthy people can afford more. Here's what I really believe: that when you reach a certain level of comfort there's nothing wrong with paying somewhat more and frankly I think that the first people who deserve a tax cut are working Americans with children that need to educate their children. They're the ones that I would support tax cuts for first. LESTERHOLT: [H]ow is that different from what Barack Obama is saying now? HOLTZ-EAKIN: This is...uh...prior to the 2001 tax cuts what John McCain had was a tax proposal that put the middle class first in line--absolutely appropriate at the time. Right now what Barack Obama is proposing is to raise taxes in a dangerous way for the sole purpose of sending checks to people who owe no income tax liability. Now the US tax code has a long tradition of progressivity and John McCain embraces that. Right now the top 1% pay 40% of the taxes. The top 5% pay 60% of the taxes. So there's a lot of progressivity out there. That's very different from a proposal that says lets' simply take more money for the sole purpose--not of meeting goods and services, but of sending it to people who are paying no tax liability and labeling it a a tax cut. [...] HOLTZ-EAKIN: We have compared out telephone calls made, our doors knocked, our volunteers to previous efforts; particularly the Bush-Cheney effort in 2004. They all come in favorably. Highlight #2 *Governor Pawlenty Insists the GOP has a Bi-Partisan Maverick on its Ticket*(MSNBC 10/23/08 8:04am) TIM PAWLENTY: Minnesota's always a challenging state for republicans but we can win here with the right year and the right candidate and I think, with a maverick, populist kind of straight-shooter like John McCain he's got a shot [...]. [...] PAWLENTY: I think a couple basic messages are most powerful, Mika. First of all, we don't want the country to be run by a runaway train of democrat ideas and bad liberal ideas. We need a check and balance on that so having Senator McCain there would do that plus he could work across the party aisle to get things done. Number two I'd continue to push the idea that Barack Obama is not experienced. He'd be the least-prepared president in modern history of the country and third, he's out of the mainstream even in terms of centrist, center-left politics. He is a[n] extreme liberal and so I think those are three things that would concern the country and give people a chance to have a second look at Senator McCain. Highlight #3 *Sarah Palin Hurting McCain's Chances with Independents, Suburbanites (*CNN's American Morning, 10/23/08) JOHN ROBERTS: McCain has consistently had strong poll numbers on the issue of National Security, but there is one issue where poll numbers keep getting worse for the candidate- and that is his choice of a running mate. Dana Bash has got more for us now on that front, Dana? DANA BASH: [...] The boisterous and rather large crowd here for John McCain and Sarah Palin is what's known as the Palin effect, she's helping rally the faithful. The problem for McCain is the increasingly negative impact Palin seems to be having on those he needs to win, who don't come to these rallies. BASH (V.O.): With or without Sarah Palin by his side, John McCain warms up his crowds with this: JOHN MCCAIN: I'm so proud of the enthusiasm that Sarah Palin has sparked across this country. BASH: But what started as pure praise for his running mate, has morphed into a staunch defense [...] aimed at Swing Voters, increasingly less likely to vote for McCain because of Palin. Especially, independent female voters, McCain aides had hoped she'd appeal to, like Susan McGraw. SUSAN MCGRAW: I don't think she's ready for the Big Boys, you know, should something happen to McCain. BASH: Palin's negatives among key voters are climbing at a stunning rate. A fresh Pew Research Center poll shows just last month, independent voters unfavorable view of Palin has spiked, going from 27% to 50%. Even more dramatic, among independent women, from 28% to 56% with an unfavorable opinion of Palin. SARAH PALIN: Our opponent, is someone who sees America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who targeted their own country. BASH: Pew's Andrew Cohutt says rhetoric like that has backfired. COHUTT: Obviously she's been front and center in going after Obama, and I think it's hurt her. BASH: And a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll suggests worry about Palin's experience is really dragging McCain down. On a list of concerns about McCain, questions about Palin's qualifications ranks first, even higher than his link to Bush policies. But Palin remains wildly popular with the party's base. And republican leaders in GOP strongholds like Hamilton County, Ohio insist she's still a plus. MARK TRIANTAFILOU: When people find out she's coming, to this region, you know, our phones ring like crazy, so we still see tremendous energy, people are excited about her candidacy. BASH: It's a trade off that some pollsters and even some republicans say could prove too costly. Yes, McCain needs his republican base and [...] Sarah Palin helps. But, to win he needs suburban and independent voters and evidence is mounting, that with those groups, Palin hurts. Highlight 4 *Ed Rollins Writes off Burgeoning Resurgent McCarthyism as Unfortunate Blunders* (CNN 10/23/08 8:57am) KIRAN CHETRY: Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin took some heat this week for suggesting that there are parts of the country that are more quote Pro-American than others. She later apologized, but we've seen this topic a lot recently, last week, Minnesota Republican Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann was under fire for her controversial comments to Chris Matthews, let's listen. CHRIS MATTHEWS: You believe that Barack Obama may, you're suspicious because this relationship may have anti-American views? MICHELLE BACHMAN: Absolutely, I'm very concerned that he may have anti-American views. CHETRY: Well, Bachman went on to say that the media should see, she would welcome the media looking at whether certain members of congress were Pro-American or Anti-American and yesterday she issued this apology. BACHMANN: I want to be clear, that I don't believe that Barack Obama is anti-American, nor did I say that he is anti-American, also, I don't question Barack Obama's patriotism. CHETRY: Michelle Bachmann is up for re-election, her congressional seat may now be up for grabs. And there's more, North Carolina Congressman Robin Hayes telling a crowd of McCain supporters last weekend, quote Folks, there's a real America and liberals hate real Americans that work and accomplish and achieve and believe in and believe in God. Now, he also apologized, saying after reading it, there's no doubt that it came out completely the wrong way, this is definitely not what I intended. So, is this a new GOP tactic, and could it work, or could it backfire? Joining us now to talk about it is Republican Strategist and CNN Contributor Ed Rollins. Are these just sort of people that the GOP in general wishes would keep quiet, or is this part of the larger strategy? ED ROLLINS: I don't think this is part of a large strategy. I think they all wish they would have been quiet. They've all three were forced to apologize and the Congresswoman who would've sailed to election now has an opponent who has a million dollars raised in 24 hours against her, so you can't think out loud, you need to be very careful what you say. Particularly, where there's a camera everywhere, where there's an iPhone or whatever, so you have to be very careful what you say and you can't attack people's patriotism in this country. CHETRY: So you think that just by some of the comments that she made, her congressional seat is now up for grabs? ROLLINS: Well, the instant ability to raise money when you've got a million people on an email list who've contributed and all you need to do is send one email out and there's a million dollars there, which is makes your opponent a very competitive race. CHETRY: You also don't need to have a lot of money to be able to turn the words of somebody else into really a commercial, if you will, and email it out... ROLLINS: And the combination of Facebook and the combination of cable network, you can get these on cable network and have a big impact quickly. CHETRY: [...] One republican hasn't (apologized) yet and that's Randy Kuhl of New York, and this is what his democratic opponent posted on the web: RANDY KUHL (in Youtube vide): I firmly believe that the democratic majority wants the American public to suffer and to hurt so that they can make some political gains at election time and I think that's wrong. ROLLINS: That's an absurd statement, I mean, no offense to the congressman, but he would have been better to argue what the democrats want to do, they want to raise your taxes, they want to spend more money but the idea that one party wants to hurt the country is just not realistic and there's a backfire to it. Highlight #5 *CNN Interview with Alan Raymond Foreshadows Potential Election Day Struggles* (CNN 10/23/08 7:34am) JIM ACOSTA: We're not going to give away exactly how Raymond (blocked NH Democrats Phone lines on Election Day) but Federal Prosecutors say two top Republican party officials hired Raymond, who then hired operators of a phone bank in Idaho to make the calls to New Hampshire. [...]Where the former Democratic Chairwoman Kathy Sullivan says the ensuing flood of hang up calls shut down her office[...]The operation also jammed the lines at this Union Hall, firefighter Jeff Duval was lining up car rides to help senior citizens to the polls. DUVAL: It almost to me felt like an election might have been stolen. [...] ACOSTA: An hour and a half into the jamming operation, came this email from a republican official, who also plead guilty: "Chairman wishes not to proceed with this project, it violates federal law." The feds eventually came knocking at his office. [...]This operation didn't just effect voters in New Hampshire, the balance of power in the senate was on the line that year, and the senate race here, between democrat Jean Shaheen and Republican John Sununu was decided by just 19,000 votes. Highlight #6 *Megyn Kelly to Tucker Bounds: "Wow, OK, too long"* (FNC 10/23/08 10:31) TUCKER BOUNDS: Gotta love Joe Biden indeed. He's willing to tell the truth during the primary and during the general election. The important words that Joe Biden said is watch, the world is looking… God bless Joe Biden for telling the American people the truth, even if it was behind closed doors. People need to know that Barack Obama is a risk, he's a risk in the white house cause he doesn't have the proven experience…. There's a third person that actually ahs some input in this debate and that's Hillary Clinton. She said… that John McCain and Hillary Clinton would have a record of accomplishment and success that they would take to the White House and Barack Obama would just have a speech he would have in 2002. […] We have 5 secretaries of state and 300 generals and flag officers that have endorsed Barack, John McCain, not Barack Obama… leaning on one endorsement, I've never seen a campaign lean on one endorsement so vigilantly… let's look exactly how Barack Obama has responded when he's been tested in the past. Let's look at when the American people were considering how the best way forward was in Iraq. Barack Obama opposed the surge, he said after the surge was working and we were seeing success in Iraq that he didn't want spin about the surge. He has shown, when Russia invaded a neighbor in Georgia, he told the [sic] invading country to show restraint… the third and most salient point… is that he said he would sit down unconditionally with … dictators around the world, elevating those regimes… he is not ready and if we do vote for him, we're voting a risk into the white house… MEGYN KELLY: Wow, OK, too long. -- Jacob Roberts PAO 208.420.3470 (c) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. To post to this group, send to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] E-mail [email protected] with questions or concerns This is a list of individuals. It is not affiliated with any group or organization. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---