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ID Overdrive (or Bully Smacked)
Talking Points Memo — McCain: We have barely begun to POW! ... Advisors say if Obama gets "nastier" on that issue that opens the door for them. Advisors say the "Rezko deal stinks to the high heavens." They will be prepared to show McCain's "home" in Hanoi by using images of his cell. They claim they have not overused the POW element and insist they have "underused it." They say Americans think most people in presidential politics are wealthy and will point out that Obama "made himself a multi-millionaire after he entered public life." ...

Oh, I SO hope they do this.
Blah3 Feed — The McCain campaign is taking a quick turn toward the bizarre at this point. After getting hammered for using the POW get out of jail free card, they insist that they haven't used it enough - and now they're thinking about using pictures. ...

POWpalooza is On the Way!
Hoffmania! — ... Now it's beginning to sound like my Uncle Nate who used to read every road sign in the car and told us they didn't have roads when he had to walk fifteen miles to school in sideways rain... ...

'Underusing' the P.O.W. story
Political Animal — ... " his service. For its part, the McCain campaign has come to the opposite conclusion . They will be prepared to show McCain's "home" in Hanoi by using images of his cell. They claim they have not overused the POW element and insist they have "underused it." There's no indication that McCain aides were kidding. In case there were any doubts about McCain excessively exploiting his service, even the NYT's Maureen Dowd is ...

From the Desk of John Sidney McCain, R-POW
Comments from Left Field —

Did You Know McCain Was a POW?
Balloon Juice — Well, if you didn’t, you’re about to find out: [The McCain campaign] will be prepared to show McCain’s “home” in Hanoi by using images of his cell. They claim they have not overused the POW element and insist they have “underused it.” And they apparently said that with a straight face, too! Via Steve

A card McCain shouldn't be playing
Betsy's Page — Monday, August 25, 2008 A card McCain shouldn't be playing MSNBC's First Read reports that the McCain campaign is disposed to using his POW experiences as a catchall answer to counter Democratic jabs about his gaffe on how many houses he and Cindy own. Advisors say if Obama gets "nastier" on that issue that opens the door for them. Advisors say the "Rezko deal stinks to the high heavens." They will be prepared to show McCain's "home" in Hanoi by using images of his cell. They claim they have not overused the POW element and insist they have "underused it." They say Americans ...

Hullabaloo — ... his stance is particularly appalling – and to some people who liked him, disappointing. Billmon's sharp piece on McCain draws a portrait of a politician who's always traded mainly on his image. Regardless of one's former or current feelings toward McCain, his POW experience has gone far from being part of his personal charm offensive to an active tool of rebuttal and attack. And plenty more POW references could be on the way! Via Steve Benen, here's MSNBC's First Read from Sunday (emphasis mine): [McCain] advisors say if Obama gets ...