McCain ad slams Obama, Senate Democrats on immigration

Nambe

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Sat Sep-13-08 03:00 PM
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McCain ad slams Obama, Senate Democrats on immigration

Source: CNN

John McCain�s campaign is running a Spanish language ad in battleground states that blames Barack Obama and Senate Democrats for the failure of attempts to overhaul the nation�s immigration laws � even though the Republican nominee and his Democratic counterpart cast identical votes in the key Senate showdowns on that issue last year. ...

... Both men cast votes in favor of an unsuccessful early June effort to end a filibuster. Later that month, they voted again to end debate on the issue � but again failed to shut down the filibuster effort, led for the most part by Republican senators.

The ad will air in Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada, all crucial fall states with significant Hispanic voting populations.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/13/mccain-ad-slams-obama-senate-democrats-on-immigration/

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FVZA_Colonel

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Sat Sep-13-08 03:17 PM
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1. I'm pretty sure that by now most Hispanics know the GOP has welded itself

to the xenophobes and racists.

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Roy

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Sat Sep-13-08 03:19 PM
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2. But a reminder never hurts...

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FVZA_Colonel

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Sat Sep-13-08 03:29 PM
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3. Quite true.

We need to point out who McCain has connected himself with here.

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True_Blue

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Sat Sep-13-08 03:37 PM
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4. Who does he think he's fooling with that ad?

McCain flip flopped on immigration and everyone knows it.

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grandpappy

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Sat Sep-13-08 05:00 PM
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8. No they don't know it

many people only know what is said in the present moment not something months or years ago. All you have to do is plant the seed and it grows. Even if Obama debunks this it will be useless. All they remember is what McCain said. Obama is a Muslim, will raise taxes, etc. are seeds that have been planted and are still growing. Truth won't cut these plants. They are like dandelions, you can cut off the tops but the roots are still there and the plants will keep coming back time after time.

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trthnd4jstc

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Sat Sep-13-08 03:47 PM
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5. Sen. Obama has always said that he is for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. n/t

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BadgerKid

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Sat Sep-13-08 04:10 PM
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6. mccain spins like a top on immigration

Edited on Sat Sep-13-08 04:11 PM by BadgerKid

This doesn�t make a lick of sense. On Thursday, McCain was talking to a group of business leaders who liked McCain�s original approach to comprehensive legislation, and the senator sought input on how best to rally support for his own bill (which he now says he�d vote against). On Friday, McCain told opponents of his immigration bill that he didn�t mean any of what he�d just said.

This is more than just a shameless flip-flop; it�s quickly becoming a character flaw. He�ll shovel whichever nonsense he has to say to please which ever audience happens to be in front of him at the time.

For those keeping score at home, McCain does not support �comprehensive immigration reform.�

Yes, he does.

No, he doesn�t.

Yes, he does.

No, he doesn�t.

Yes, he does.

No, he doesn�t.

Nearly all of these, by the way, come from the last six months.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/05/26/mccain-spins-like-a-top-on-immigration-flip-flop/

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ibegurpard

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Sat Sep-13-08 04:22 PM
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7. Add this one to the list of lies

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CitizenPatriot

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Sat Sep-13-08 05:27 PM
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9. please send the obama waffles

story to as many friends as you can

and ask them to send it on

also to radio shows, etc

That should serve as ample reminder whose side these jokers are on.

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flamingdem

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Sun Sep-14-08 12:44 PM
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10. They need a counter attack ad quick. Many Latinos will be swayed w/o correct info

on Obama's side. Ouch

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calimary

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Sun Sep-14-08 12:52 PM
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11. Geez - headline after headline after headline has "mcsame slams obama..."

WHY is it never the other way around?

WHY don't we hear about all the Obama ads? What is the Obama campaign doing with all our money? WHERE ARE THE ADS????

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satyr9us

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Mon Sep-29-08 09:11 AM
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12. Didn't Bush rake in

a really huge portion of the Hispanic vote last time? How does that even happen?

One thing is undeniable: progressives aligned with the Obama campaign are making huge strides this year-- not only toward enfranchising Latin Americans into the Democratic Party, but towards enacting a comprehensive humane immigration reform.

I do some work with America's Voice, and they're really making incredible progress. You should check out this ad calling McCain's bluff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyF3uleiJds

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