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*Main Topic: *Election Attention, McCain's Ads, Energy, Obama/Clinton
Battling Again
* *
*Summary of Shift: *Attention on the election tonight focused on just that,
attention, and how more of it seems to being paid to McCain. This is mostly
thanks to his recent ads focusing on Obama's celebrity. These ads continue
to be a leading topic of discussion, especially with new reports showing
that McCain YouTube web page has beaten Obama's in number of hits for the
past seven days in a row. There was some criticism related to this, however,
with some pundits pointing out that all these ads coming out at once seem to
point to a lack of direction in McCain's.
New Clinton/Obama drama was the most talked about story this
evening, overall. Much discussion was paid to whether the Clinton's really
want Obama to win at the convention, what role Hillary will play at the
convention, and whether Bill will be asked to speak. China, the Olympics,
and Bush's visit there today was another major headline, especially focusing
on China's human rights abuses and Bush's comments against those, followed
by China's response telling Bush to mind his business. There's a new report
claiming that Iraqi and U.S. officials are close to cementing a troop
withdrawal timeline with troops gone by 2010. A man was arrested for
threatening to assassinate Obama. Bin Laden's former driver, Hamdan was
sentenced to 5.5 years in prison but was commuted for five of those as time
served. And Detroit's mayor is in jail tonight for violating his parole.
Highlights:
1. MSNBC: Focus on McCain: Attention Switching from Obama to McCain
2. FNC: McCain's YouTube Hits Up Thanks to New Ads, But MoveOn.org
Responds With Missing Votes Commercial of Their Own
3. CNN: McCain Reusing Old Tactics As He Now Pushes Economic Surge
4. CNN: McCain's Voting Record on Energy Scrutinized, Shadiness Over Big
Oil Subsidies Highlighted
5. MSNBC: Leaked McCain Campaign Memo Reveals Plan to Portray Obama as
Job Killer
6. FNC: Pawlenty Defends McCain's Efforts To Distance Himself From Bush
7. FNC: Guliani Discusses McCain's Unchanging Ways and Plans for Vice
Presidency
Highlights, No Clip:
1. MSNBC – RACHEL MADDOW: "… The crack team at McCain HQ has made a
lucrative offer to supporters. Cut and paste pro-McCain comments from the
campaign website onto other websites as if they were your own, and you could
earn points redeemable for an autographed McCain book or a good seat at a
McCain event, or even a ride on McCain's bus. McCaniacs are invited to
spread the word by quote, "Selecting from the numerous web, blog and news
sites listed here, going there, and making your opinions supporting John
McCain known. Once you've commented on a post, video or news story, report
the details of your comment by clicking the button below. After your
comments are verified, you will be awarded points through the McCain Online
Action Center."
Clips:
Highlight #1
*Focus on McCain: Attention Switching from Obama to McCain *(MSNBC 08/07/08
6:15pm)
RACHEL MADDOW: On today's show there is a two syllable word that you're
hearing a lot more of than usual. It is a proper noun, rarely uttered in
discussions of 2008 presidential politics, it's the word McCain. *For the
first time the attention of the campaign is now turning away from Barack
Obama and towards John McCain, after a series of four ads all on the subject
of John McCain's so called, maverick status.* Is that a brand that is too
tough for Obama to tarnish? […]
[…]
MADDOW: What about this idea that the democrats are pushing now, that the
John McCain of 2008 is not the same as Maverick John McCain. He's a new John
McCain, a worst John McCain, and even if you liked the old guy, you
shouldn't like John McCain in his current incarnation. What do you make of
that argument?
EUGENE ROBINSON: That seems to me to be a fairly promising argument, fairly
easy for the democrats to make because you can just contrast the positions
that the John McCain of old took and the positions of the John McCain of
today takes. The one who just pledged fidelity to the White House in a way
the old John McCain never would. So I think that's a fairly promising
argument for the democrats, but I think you made the main point Rachel,
which is they're talking about John McCain. It's not all about Barack Obama.
[…] It's a fundamental shift, I think, when people are asking those
questions about John McCain and it takes some of the pressure off of Obama
and puts some of the scrutiny on McCain.
TONY BLANKLY: […] I have a different view on these ads. I think for people
over 40 or 45 the McCain brand is so indelible as the gag fly, that whatever
he or the democrats say won't make much difference. For people under 35
maybe some advertising, if the democrats want to spend millions of dollars,
they might be able to move it a bit. But I think this is going to be more
age specific because he has such a strong brand for people who remember him
over the last 20 years.
Highlight #2
*McCain's YouTube Hits Up Thanks to New Ads, But MoveOn.org Responds With
Missing Votes Commercial of Their Own* (FNC 08/07/08 6:39pm)
BRET BAIER: The ads Senator John McCain has released over the past few weeks
appear to be working, at least on the internet. The Washington Times reports
the ads focusing on the celebrity of democratic rival Barack Obama have
pushed McCain's YouTube channel to the sixth most watched on the website
this week. McCain's YouTube webpage has beaten Obama's for seven straight
days, and eleven of the last fourteen. That is a huge turnaround. The
tracking service, Tube Mogul says Obama had been quadrupling McCain's
YouTube views, and had beaten him everyday since February.
*Liberal activist group, MoveOn.org, has circulated an online video
attacking Senator McCain. It shows McCain calling for Congress to come back
to Washington and work on an energy bill, pointing out that McCain has
missed more votes than any other senator this year*. To drive home that
point, the video shows an arrow pointing to an empty seat. The problem, the
seat highlighted in the video was in the House chamber. John McCain is a
senator and therefore would sit in the Senate chamber. *While McCain has
missed the most votes in the 110th Congress, Obama is the third biggest
offender. […]*
Highlight #3
*McCain Reusing Old Tactics As He Now Pushes Economic Surge* (CNN 08/07/08
4:17pm)
WOLF BLITZER: Meanwhile, on the republican side, John McCain is using an
interesting new way to try to describe how he hopes to fix the nation's
economic problems. […]
ED HENRY: […] *John McCain was already trying to get political credit for
the surge working in Iraq, what's interesting now is he's taking the same
approach to fixing the economy. Using the same language as the war debate,
John McCain is now vowing to boost the economy with tax cuts. Just as
vigourously as he worked to send more troops to Iraq last year.*
MCCAIN: What we need is an economic strategy, an economic surge. A
successful economic surge to keep jobs here at home and create new ones.
HENRY: McCain also sharpened his attacks on Barack Obama, mocking his lack
of experience.
MCCAIN: All Americans should be proud of his accomplishments, but Washington
is full of talented talkers.
HENRY: In a new refrain he charged Obama's economic approach boils down to
increasing taxes and government spending.
[…]
McCain was particularly harsh on energy, yet again hammering the democrat
for urging Americans to inflate their tires.
[…]
Obama fired back that the tire guage incident shows McCain is more
interested in scoring political points then solving the crisis.
[…]
The campaign feels that they are scoring on energy. When McCain blasted
Congress in a townhall meeting for going home, going on vacation before
dealing with gas prices, there was a big, big standing ovation. A McCain
operative turned to me and said, "We're kicking 'blank' on energy." Clearly,
they think they've got Obama on the defensive on this issue.
Highlight #4
*McCain's Voting Record on Energy Scrutinized, Shadiness Over Big Oil
Subsidies Highlighted* (CNN 08/07/08 8:30pm)
CAMPBELL BROWN: Barack Obama is trying hard to connect John McCain to
President Bush's energy policies, but McCain says woah not so fast.
[McCain's Town Hall in Lima, OH Shown]
[…]
TOM FOREMAN: *For weeks Obama has been drawing these links between McCain's
energy plan and the policies of President Bush, sticking with the theme that
McCain will be just the McSame as Bush.* But McCain is now saying let's play
that record. In 2005 when a big energy bill came up with potentially far
reaching impacts on America's energy supply, President Bush supported the
plan. Signed it into law three years ago this week, and 85 senators voted
for it, including Barack Obama. Only twelve voted against it, and John
McCain was one of them, saying it contained wasteful spending. The bill was
sharply criticisized, even at the time for giving billions in subsidies to
big oil. But Obama defends his vote, by pointing out that the measure also
included funding for alternative and renewable fuels such as ethanol. He is
after all a Senator from Illinois, a big corn state, and the nation's third
largest ethanol producer. *And all of that said, Speaker of the House Nancy
Pelosi is now hitting McCain on a different vote, saying correctly that last
year he could have helped repeal some of those tax breaks for big oil, but
he was the only Senator to skip a critical vote on that measure, and big oil
one the day.*
Highlight #5
*Leaked McCain Campaign Memo Reveals Plan to Portray Obama as Job
Killer *(MSNBC
08/07/08 6:33pm)
RACHEL MADDOW: Next up, a leaked memo from the McCain campaign reveals a
strategy to paint Obama as a job killing machine. It's according to a memo
that was obtained by the Huffington Post. Quote, "The McCain campaign will
paint Obama as being 'aligned with trial lawyers' and 'unions (card check,
trade, education reform),' and push the frame that he 'raises taxes' and
'will kill jobs.'" *But that could be a tricky strategy for John McCain
because his own advisor, former lobbyist Rick Davis, is loosely tied to a
proposed closure of the DHL shipping site in Wilmington, OH that has made
multiple appearances now on McCain's campaign trail. *As many as 8,000 jobs
would be lost by this planned closure, McCain tried to persuade DHL fears in
Wilmington, OH today by promising Congressional hearings and an
investigation led by the justice department. But McCain did admit, quote "I
can't assure you that the train wreck isn't going to happen but I will do
everything in my power to see that we avert it." […]
Highlight #6
*Pawlenty Defends McCain's Efforts To Distance Himself From Bush* (FNC
08/07/08 4:39pm)
[…]
NEIL CAVUTO: Still, Governor, there are some conservatives in the party who
were a little concerned when Senator McCain recently would not make an
ironclad guarantee about sticking to tax cuts. And I'm paraphrasing here,
but, that he laid open the possibility, in saying in so many words, that
taxes could go up under certain circumstances. What about just the no tax
pledge, sticking to it, pounding it repeating it.
TIM PAWLENTY: In fairness to Senator McCain, he did come out shortly after
those initial concerns and definitely clarify those statements, saying he
was opposed to tax increases. So, over the years I think he's said in the
context of a social security discussion, he would have a discussion, at
least, about anything. But, as it relates to tax increases, he clarified his
statement very promptly after that concern was raised to say he wasn't going
to raise any taxes.
[…]
CAVUTO: *Governor, Senator McCain has gone on record in saying via an ad
that we are worse off than we were four years ago.* Some of course, in the
Bush White House, interpreted as a slap on the President. Was it?
PAWLENTY: Well, that can be objectively measured. I think Senator McCain and
President Bush have had some tense relationships over the years on a variety
of issues. But, if you look back at the key measurements of quality of life,
or economic performance that's not a disputable matter, in the sense that
you can go back and measure it. Whether it's fair or accurate is something
that can be proven, not debated.
CAVUTO: […] Would you as a friend, and advisor be telling Senator McCain get
as far away from President Bush as you can?
PAWLENTY: Well, Senator McCain has an established record and reputation for
being a maverick, being an independent, and you look at all the times that
he has taken on or been different than the President, including the surge,
including torture, including nuclear proliferation issues, including
spending, and energy issues as well, Senator McCain has already has a
reputation being different then, or separated from President Bush.
[…]
Highlight #7
*Guliani Discusses McCain's Unchanging Ways and Plans for Vice
Presidency*(FNC 08/07/08 5:04pm)
NAUERT: And there was a flurry of emails that came out today. They're all
denouncing John McCain, saying, "Ok. He was an okay guy back then, but look
now how far he has moved south. How much he has embraced President Bush."
GULIANI: I've known John forever. I mean a long time. He's a very good
friend, and is essentially the same John McCain I knew ten years ago,
fifteen years ago. Uh, same positions… on climate change… on energy. I
mean, he's essentially the same guy.
NAUERT: Do you think he'll end up regretting this ad in any sense in that
it could potentially hurt him with his conservative base?
GULIANI: I don't think so. Look. You've got a president of all the
people. Yes, he is a republican, yes, he is a conservative, But most of
all he's an American. I mean, that's the thing about John McCain that makes
you admire him. You know it all comes from his great love for this country,
he's going to put the country first. And the party is important, but the
part comes second. The country comes first.
NAUERT: Okay. And that's certainly a theme that he's been echoing, uh,
this week and last. You said he should wait until Barack Obama picks his
VP.
GULIANI: I would wait. You know he's gonna make the decision he makes when
he wants to make it. I'd like to have all the information available,
including who Barack Obama picks. I would imagine that at this point John
has it down to four or five people who he would be satisfied with would be
good presidents. But then you've got to pick that one that would be a very
good president , that could step right in, take over in a moment's notice,
but also, obviously, one that would help him win the election.
[…]
NAUERT: … Does he need a younger person? Does he need, you know-
GULIANI: … he needs a person with experience, with background. And someone
he's confident can be his partner. Because the vice president now has to be
a partner in the sense of the vice president has to know what's going on,
has to be part of it. We live in a world in which things happen so fast
that, um, we need a vice president who's ready. I remember in September 11
th-
NAUERT: No one knows that better than you.
GULIANI: I remember on September 11th being told the vice president was
going to call me back. Um. I didn't know what happened to the president
that morning. And the idea that Dick Cheney was going to call me back. First
off, I thought, where is the president, what happened to the president, and
I said, well, Dick Cheney is a man who has the background and experience to
handle this, if God forbid he has to. But thank god that wasn't the case,
and president Bush was okay, but that's something we have to be ready for.
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