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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:33 PM
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OOPS! Obama's spin spilled
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/15/1547859.aspx

Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:18 PM by Carrie Dann


From NBC's Carrie Dann and Domenico Montanaro
Wondering what you'll hear from the pre-debate spinners? Whoops! This morning, the Obama camp mistakenly distributed some talking points meant for staff eyes only. The pointers spell out how the campaign hopes to focus on McCain's "erratic" response to the economic crisis and his expected aggressiveness in tonight's debate.

Here are the talking points accidentally sent out to a distribution list of reporters by an Obama flack this morning. In bold red lettering atop the email: "Reminder: These are for staff only and not for distribution."

*This is John McCain’s last chance to turn this race around and somehow convince the American people that his erratic response to this economic crisis doesn’t disqualify him from being President.
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ErinBerin84 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:34 PM
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1. good grief
it wasn't a "whoops"...the Obama camp does this before every debate. Nice try, Obama camp :)
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:34 PM
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2. msm can be so gullible at times nt
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occe Donating Member (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:34 PM
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3. uh oh.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:38 PM
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5. Let me guess:
"Not good.:( " Right?
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jkshaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:56 PM
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17. No, good.
Obvious that it's a deliberate "mistake."
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:14 PM
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25. I agree. I just quoted what that poster seems to say about EVERYTHiNG about Obama...
like if he's trailing in TN! "Not good. :( " Very predictable.
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morillon Donating Member (809 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:03 PM
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21. Bwahahahaah!!!
Years from now, people are going to be studying this campaign. Obama and his staff, of all people, know the difference between a tactic and a strategy. I almost felt sorry for McCain when he said Obama didn't know.

Almost.
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:16 PM
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27. You're a joke.
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Matariki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:36 PM
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4. bet it wasn't really 'an accident'
and it gets the news saying McCain is erratic ;-)
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PCIntern Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:38 PM
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6. Not necessarily a mistake and not all bad...
who can disagree with any of those points?
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stopbush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:39 PM
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7. Ha! I think Axelrod is just fuckin' with the McSame camp now.
Funny stuff!
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TennesseeDem Donating Member (115 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:39 PM
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8. Ah!
We're fucked!!11!!!
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:39 PM
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9. They don't do anything by accident. LOL. nt
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crossroads Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:41 PM
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10. Methinks you are right! They know what they are doing! nt
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:44 PM
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11. IT'S A TRAP!
Or, just maybe, the smartest mother-fuckers to manage a campaign in my lifetime know exactly what they're doing.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:45 PM
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12. That's no accident, that's Obama's team having a little fun.
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:45 PM
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13. I'm sure that was an accident ... NOT!
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DebbieCDC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:46 PM
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14. They're scaring McGrampy
HAHAHAHA
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:46 PM
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15. lol
cute
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:53 PM
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16. This story was all over the RW this morning, and
Edited on Wed Oct-15-08 05:55 PM by ProSense
Jake Tapper picked it up at about 11 a.m. with a bogus title: Obama Flack Accidentally Sends Out Pre-Debate Talking Points


This is from another blog at around noon:

Shock: Obama Campaign Doing Job

So every day during election season, campaigns release "talking points" to their media surrogates on the tv, friendly reporters, and, often enough, unfriendly reporters. Now, on the eve of a big important presidential debate, Barack Obama's campaign has—breaking!—"issued a set of debate 'talking points' to media on Wednesday morning, the DRUDGE REPORT can reveal." Mr. Drudge adds: "The memo oddly mirrors much of the main press analysis and theme of the current campaign." This is because the point of talking points is that a) they reinforce what media people are already saying and b) they are usually repeated verbatim on TV within minutes of being disseminated. This is kind of an inexplicable DRUDGE EXCLUSIVE because even the people who still get their talking points from Republicans already know what the Obama talking points are? Anyway. The talking points are attached, because why not. It's kind of a neat peek into how all the bullshit artists on your cable TV get through the day.

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Oddly, the title at Drudge is: OBAMA CAMPAIGN ISSUES TALKING POINTS TO MEDIA AHEAD OF DEBATE

How did it become "accidentally" at Tapper's site a few minutes later, and now "Oops!" on First Read?
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scarletwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:58 PM
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18. Oh noes! We're screwn! This is awful, just awful. How could such a thing happen?!?!
:rofl:
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central scrutinizer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 05:59 PM
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19. Has Famous Person called the winner yet?
Are the ads up already?
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EmperorHasNoClothes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:00 PM
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20. O NOEZ!!
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WePurrsevere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:04 PM
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22. "Spin"? It's not spin if it's the truth...
and every point there is true. I also agree it's probably not an accident.

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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:06 PM
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23. Yeah, like Team Obama "accidentally" leaked their electoral map during the primaries...
Edited on Wed Oct-15-08 06:09 PM by ClarkUSA
Many were awed at David Plouffe's calculations at the time... and the map ended up being remarkably accurate in the end. :)
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Life Long Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:08 PM
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24. I've never known Obama to spin. What's with the title? I'm still looking for the spin...
your title so happily displays:-)
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:16 PM
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26. Ahaha. Accident. Yeah. "Hey, everyone, pay attention to our talking points!"
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KathieG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:18 PM
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28. I guarantee...this wasn't a mistake.
;)
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ContinentalOp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 06:20 PM
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29. LOL! They took the bait.
:rofl:
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