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Will McCain-As-Hothead Meme Work?
Talking Points Memo —
... In a nation where we like our action heroes (Eastwood, Stallone, Schwarzenegger) to shoot first and ask questions later will the Obama camp's attempt to portray McCain as "reckless" and "trigger happy" actually work to diminish support for McCain? ...
Remainders: No hints
Ben Smith's Blog —
... polls.
Obama's longtime Jewish outreach guy was also a lobbyist until earlier this month.
Obama pushes a commission to weaken the superdelegates and decompress the calendar.
Brian Montopoli has more detail.
Toby Keith praises Obama in the course of promoting "Beer for My Horse."
David Ignatius finds McCain's self-professed love of the "zinger" problematic for future diplomacy.
The Obama campaign floats the Dr. Strangelove meme.
Michelle Cottle profiles Valerie ...
John McCain: Act First, Think Later
The Anonymous Liberal —
The Obama campaign is finally starting to take the right approach to framing McCain's character. On a conference call with reporters today, Obama surrogates Susan Rice and Richard Clarke repeatedly attacked McCain for his reckless and impulsive approach to foreign policy. According to Greg Sargent: ...
Reckless Hothead
Jules Crittenden —
... Best defense for a Kumbayah-singer accused of being a wimp is still a good offense. Obama camp trots out the McCain-is-a-reckless-hothead theme. TPM’s Sargent, Obama Camp: McCain is a Reckless Hothead . TPM’s Marshall asks “Is It True?” Soberly intones only Obama can keep his wife and two sons safe: ...
The temperament question comes roaring back
Political Animal —
For months, any and all criticism Barack Obama directed at John McCain was about policy differences. It’s become one of the more dramatic differences between the two campaigns — McCain would go after Obama on personal issues (arrogance, patriotism, etc.), while Obama would go after McCain on substantive issues.
Yesterday, Obama’s team mixed it up a bit, and started pointing at least one of McCain’s more glaring character flaws.
In an apparent effort to regain the offensive, the Obama campaign launched a broad attack on McCain ...
8/21: Turning A Corner?
Blogometer —
... linking John McCain to Ralph Reed and Jack Abramoff . Next, the Obama camp launched a sharp attack on McCain's approach to foreign policy, calling the GOP nominee ...
Senator Hothead
Political Animal —
SENATOR HOTHEAD.... Last week, senior Obama foreign policy adviser Susan Rice argued on a campaign conference call that there is "a pattern here of recklessness" when it comes to John McCain's approach to national security. Referencing McCain's drive to target Iraq immediately after 9/11, Rice added, "There's something to be said for letting facts drive judgment" On the same call, Richard Clarke slammed " ...
