Treason's Greetings - A realistic look at the GOP/Bush political ad

[CatWoman]

I thought Bush would do this. I thought he'd run ugly, dishonest ads questioning the patriotism of his Democratic opponents. That's what Republicans do in campaigns (see Saxby Chambliss vs. Max Cleland, 2002). That's what the Bushes do when they're running for President (George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis, 1988). But I didn't think Bush would run red-baiting ads a year ahead of the election, before a single vote had been cast for any Democratic candidate.

That the RNC has launched this ad so prematurely may be a hopeful sign for the Democrats. It suggests that the Bush administration recognizes a deep vulnerability on Iraq and is getting panicky. When you're panicked, you can make mistakes that help the other side. That's what I think is happening here. With this spot, Bush and the RNC insult the integrity of anyone who has qualms about the war—and the intelligence of everyone else. According the ad, believing that the invasion of Iraq was not central to the war on terrorism is equivalent to "attacking the President for attacking the terrorists." Arguing that we should occupy Iraq with more support from our allies or the United Nations makes you one of those who "call for us to RETREAT putting our national security in the hands of OTHERS." The scoundrels are seeking their last refuge before the first shot has been fired by a Democratic nominee.

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http://slate.msn.com/id/2091666/

[BlueJazz]

1. Yep.....You're dead on....what else are they gonna' do?

They can't run on the Environment or Taxes or Jobs or Transportation
or dumb-ass Wars or health-Care or infant mortality or Deficits...

I'm surprised that they haven't started showing the "Evils of Flag Burning"

[kentuck]

2. He had a good dose of fear in his ad also.

He said we might experience a "horror like none we have ever seen"..

Scare the hell out of 'em Dubya. Anything to win an elction, huh?

[proud patriot]

3. Treason's Greetings

I have a new sig line

[CatWoman]

4. *snarf*

:hi:

[buycitgo]

5. very good story.....dems need to use it

much more effective response here than I've seen dems respond with.

don'they read ANYthing, use it to bolster their refutations of the myriad lies that appear hour by hour:

Every salient premise in the ad is false. Our national security wasn't in jeopardy. Our pre-emptive attack turned out not to be warranted self-defense. The regime Bush ousted wasn't particularly supportive of the terrorists who struck us, and leading Democrats who opposed the war did so for reasons precisely contrary to the reasons the ad attributes to them. Call the White House and the RNC now. Tell them to end the President's policy of lying about Iraq.