These 54 seconds will win the election for us (spread to EVERYONE you know!)

by Pat Flatley, Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 07:00:01 PM EST

At their core, elections are very simple.  You develop an argument for your candidacy and against that of your opponent's.  You then spend your campaign pounding away at that argument.

Barack Obama's central argument is that this moment in our history requires fundamental change, and that John McCain's policies represent an extension of George Bush's.  There are all sorts of ancillary debates, but this is the central argument of his general election candidacy.

Here, my friends, is the 54-second clip that reinforces his argument more than $150,000,000 in advertising dollars could possibly do.

From 6/05 on Meet the Press:

This is a gift from the gods.  Please send it to everyone you know. :)




Tags: McCain, Macacca, Gaffe (all tags)

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Re: These 54 seconds will win the election for us (2.00 / 16)

Tips for John McCain's many Sundays spent in the studio.


by Pat Flatley on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 07:00:42 PM EST

John McCain (2.00 / 1)

is absolutely right, our debt to him is boundless.  I just sent this out to my mailing list.


That's it, baby; let's go win this election!
by Beltway Dem on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:15:05 PM EST
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You should crosspost this at DKos (none / 0)


John McCain
by MILiberal on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:24:31 PM EST
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Re: You should crosspost this at DKos (2.00 / 1)

I don't have a Kos account, but I'd love anyone to post it.  To clarify, I didn't make this clip - a friend sent it over to me.  I don't know where he got it, but the fact is that this could win the election for us.  It sounds like an exaggeration, but it ties McCain to Bush in such a way that is totally irrefutable.  

How did we have elections prior to the YouTube era?  (err...2006).


by Pat Flatley on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:29:41 PM EST
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Doesn't look like anyone else has posted it there (none / 0)

So I'll make a diary about it. I'll have it up in 5 minutes or so


John McCain
by MILiberal on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:38:35 PM EST
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Does anyone know how to embed a video in a diary? (none / 0)

I can't figure out how to do it, and the help at Dkos is down :(


John McCain
by MILiberal on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:42:03 PM EST
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Re: Does anyone know how to embed a video in a dia (none / 0)

John McBush, the gift that keeps on giving my friends!


Obama 08!
by comingawakening on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 09:19:26 PM EST
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It is already there (none / 0)


by netgui68 on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:46:25 PM EST
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Here's my diary on it at Dkos (none / 0)

Here


John McCain
by MILiberal on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 09:03:18 PM EST
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Re: You should crosspost this at DKos (2.00 / 1)

Pat Flatley, You Magnificent Bastard.


Congratulations Steny Hoyer! Our 2008 Chickenshit Leader Of The Year!
by RockvilleLiberal2 on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 09:20:08 PM EST
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Beautiful clip!! (2.00 / 1)

Yes, this one should clinch the argument.

Bravo!!


by Sieglinde on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 07:05:12 PM EST

McCain is making it so easy (2.00 / 4)

It's almost unfair to Obama.

How can we have the most vibrant nominee since RFK and put him against a confused man and a political machine that has completely broken down.

RECed


http://www.truepat.org/
by CrushTheGOP2008 on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 07:14:03 PM EST

Re: McCain is making it so easy (2.00 / 2)

How can we have the most vibrant nominee since RFK and put him against a confused man and a political machine that has completely broken down.

This is the stuff from which landslides are made.

As far as I'm concerned, the #1 reason to support Obama is that if he DOES get a "mandate", he'll have the organizational foresight and genius not to squander it. A lot will have to go right, and a lot will have to not go wrong, but if the perfect storm comes together the next 4 years could be really exciting.


McCain housing policy shaped by lobbyist.
by obsessed on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:33:12 PM EST
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Re: McCain is making it so easy (2.00 / 5)

Jesus people, stop it! Do not relax! We can't afford to talk landslide, hell, we can't even afford to talk about winning. We are trying to elect a black man president with a divided party. We can't afford to get comfortable.

We are Obama supporters. We campaign like we are 10 points down. Don't give yourself the luxury of believing this will be easy. If you do, we lose.


John McCain Hates Poor People
by pneuma on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 10:24:28 PM EST
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Re: McCain is making it so easy (2.00 / 2)

We are Obama supporters. We campaign like we are 10 points down.

HEAR, HEAR!

We cannot expect people like Rush to keep that self-imposed muzzle on forever.
Hillary is on-board. SO WHAT?
Obama is beating McCain nationally. SO WHAT?
We have a clip of him signing off on Bush's policies.SO WHAT?
COnservatives SAY  they will stay home in November. SO WHAT?

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE DESIRE OF CONSERVATIVES TO KEEP THE STATUS QUO. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET A BLACK MAN ELECTED. THAT WILL NOT BE EASY.
And for my Hillary supporters out there, I would be equally vehement as well if she was my nominee.

John McCain is Bob Dole reincarnated. We have a candidate that is not prone to gaffes and doesn't make many mistakes. SO WHAT? It 2000 showed us anything, it showed us that  they will do anything   to keep our candidate out of the WHite House.

You want to win ? Fight like you are losing!


A PROUD Hopium user!
by xodus1914 on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 11:37:03 PM EST
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Nice job... (2.00 / 5)

...Pat!   The McGaffe that just keeps on giving!


I can see Lake Erie from where I live, so can I please run the Navy?
by hootie4170 on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 07:34:28 PM EST

McGaffe (2.00 / 2)

McGaffe

That may be the winner of the McDiss sweepstakes.


McCain housing policy shaped by lobbyist.
by obsessed on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:29:01 PM EST
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This could well be the YouTube that changed (2.00 / 1)

the world.


Obama supporter working to defeat McCain.
by Rumarhazzit on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 07:35:48 PM EST

Re: These 54 seconds will win the election for us (none / 0)

This HAS to used in an attack ad.


Mooseburgers? Careful Sarah. Moose bite back!
by spacemanspiff on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 07:37:57 PM EST

Re: These 54 seconds will win the election for us (none / 0)

*to be


Mooseburgers? Careful Sarah. Moose bite back!
by spacemanspiff on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 07:38:28 PM EST
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Re: These 54 seconds will win the election for us (none / 0)

It doesn't even need to be edited. Just buy a minute of air time, show all 54 seconds.

Maybe a little frame at the beginning that says "John McCain: another four years of George W. Bush" and then play the clip. It's a gift.


by TCQuad on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:30:48 PM EST
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Re: These 54 seconds will win the election for us (none / 0)

Preferrably in October


by netgui68 on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:47:15 PM EST
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Very nice (none / 0)

recced.


Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!
by Student Guy on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:02:57 PM EST

Physical discipline?? (none / 0)

The War on Dr. Spock is truly one of the great transcendental issues of our time.

Or is he talking about wife-beating?


McCain housing policy shaped by lobbyist.
by obsessed on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 08:27:10 PM EST

What is John McCain thinking? (none / 0)

The only way he can possibly win this election is to distance himself from the President as much as he possibly can, while hoping that the hardcore conservative base will be impassioned to turn out against Obama rather than for himself.

Appealing to your base while alienating everyone else is a losing strategy when your base makes up only a quarter of the population and the other side is way more passionate...


Proud member of the Wikipedia Generation of American politics
by BishopRook on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 11:03:41 PM EST

Oh, 2005. (none / 0)

That explains it.  He was for Bush before he was against him.


Proud member of the Wikipedia Generation of American politics
by BishopRook on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 11:09:18 PM EST
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There is a crisper one from the DNC: (none / 0)

(juxtaposing his contradiction).

http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/06/mccai n_bamboozl.php


Don't let the Thugs define Sen. Obama: Fight the Smears
by DraftChickenHawks on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 11:21:55 PM EST

The fact that McCain is like Bush is important... (none / 0)

but what is most important is that McCain's administration will have the same incompetents that have been DESTROYING our government for the past seven years.  His policy agreements with Bush will hurt, but it's the R next to his name that will kill him.


John McCain wants you to be poor!
by nklein on Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 12:36:30 AM EST

Re: These 54 seconds will win the election for us (none / 0)

Support of men and women in the military????

He just voted against the new GI Bill!


by Juno on Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 09:11:59 AM EST

The most interesting part of this video (none / 0)

is the word "on" and where McSame uses it.

War ON Iraq, not in Iraq.

Yeah, that's what I thought.


by NewtC on Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 11:46:56 AM EST


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