Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] Biden is screwed

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

> > So will the 'swift boating' attacks backfire if they focus on this 
> > episode of his life?
>
> If they happen, they have to backfire.  The point of the "swift boat" 
> attacks was to portray Kerry as a liar, as someone with a sordid and 
> unimpressive past that was massaged into war medals.  (I'm not here 
> commenting on their validity, only their effect.)
>
> With Obama's infidelities, the guy already came out and admitted to it 
> openly.  Compare what happened when Schwarzenegger simply said "I was an 
> idiot" when faced with allegations of sexual harassment - it became an 
> asset, not a liability.
>
> Any attack on Obama on these issues will be seen as extremely mean 
> spirited, and I predict they will completely and utterly backfire.  I 
> mean, even the swift boat attacks were potentially a huge liability to 
> the Bush campaign, and Bush completely disavowed himself from them.

Makes sense.  We'll be watching what happens.


> (And the CBS campaign against Bush was most very definitely a liability 
> to the Democrats.)

Which makes you wonder what the motivation was behind that ridiculous 
scandal.  Maybe it was just a rush to be first, but it was sloppy 
journalism.


> I should add - I am not endorsing Obama's candidacy - all my positive 
> remarks are based only on first impressions of the guy.  But so far I 
> like a lot of what I see.

Same here.  (Can you believe that?!)  I do have his new book though and I 
might read some of it one of these days.  I think he is a good writer.

Mike

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