McCain must play the Obama card in the remaining time
By Ted Belman
There is no way that the difference in economic policies can close the gap, certainly given Obama’s speech making ability.
McCain must go full bore against Obama and make Obama the most important issue. The ammunition is there.
If he goes for it without any holds barred and loses, nobody will blame him. But if he fails to do so he will be responsible for bringing about the end of America as we know it.
send this piece to every mccain campaign person you know!!!!
Baloney. The American voters are responsible for their actions, especially the Jewish voters who support Obama but should know better. People aren’t voting for Obama because of anything McCain says or does. I have no clue what Jews learn in the synagogue, but Christians are taught to rise for the hoary head, and to respect age, maturity and experience. Based on that alone, any voter with common sense will vote for McCain. It someone thinks something “new, kinky and exciting” will steer the country on an even keel, and dishonor the aged instead of respecting them, this is not McCain’s fault. Also, if they support Obama because they want to get girls pregnant and then have them get abortions, or because they hate Christians, or they hate McCain because he honorably served his country; whatever crazy things motivate them, nothing John McCain says or does can sway them. People whose votes are determined by hate or fear or prejudice, likewise, will not be swayed though God Himself should run for President.
Lay off of John. The man is a leader, who knows what he’s doing. If you think Obama has a better handle on how to lead his party and his campaign, maybe you should vote for him.
I will qualify everything I said, by noting that Obama is awash with money from special interest groups and governments opposed to the United states, and enjoys the overwhelming support of a press that reminds me of Pravda under Stalin. The American voters are not to blame for that; but neither can John McCain do much to change the matter. The money and the biased media are just part of the steep uphill terrain any righteous man has to tread to accomplish good; but we have God for a tailwind.
By the way, I trust that everyone on Israpundit is praying as much as he or she is talking. I have been doing so, and I have no doubt God has heard me; but I know this from experience: God does not always give His people what they ask for when they ask for it; because there is something far more important than who rules the most powerful country on earth, and that is who rules in the hearts and minds of God’s people. If it takes a really rotten ruler to wake up His people and cause them to pray, He will give them a really rotten ruler. Just look at Israel, if you don’t believe me.
Absolutely, but there is a way of doing this, making Obama the issue, while still staying on point no matter what question is brought up. For example, if economics is brought up, then hit Obama on his socialism. And, btw, if Obama’s National Infrastructure Bank Act sponsorship comes up, and it might since superficially it sounds great (who’d argue with infrastructure and what sounds like job creation), get into Obama’s bundlers and how one of his large bundlers is a Nigerian (as so many Obama supporters are) with Global Infrastructure Partners and that GIP is into controlling airports these days — and so infrastructure is great, but has to be done right, the people weren’t so thrilled with the Dubai ports deal, for ex. If foreign policy on Pakistan is brought up, McCain can mention that he is aware that Obama visited Pakistan when it was under martial law back in the ’80s and stayed with the future caretaker prime minister and in college had several Pakistani roommates and friends, with at least one of them a major bundler for his campaign, but that this does not necessarily translate into wise foreign policy, that he does not agree with Obama’s suggestion to fund Pakistani education, for ex. Etc, etc, no matter the issue, Obama’s poor character, questionable associations, and poor judgment can be brought into it without getting sidetracked to the point of seeming to not answer the questions.
Attempt #3 to get past spamblocker:
Absolutely, but there is a way of doing this, making Obama the issue, while still staying on point no matter what question is brought up. For example, if economics is brought up, then hit Obama on his socialism. And, btw, if Obama’s National Infrastructure Bank Act sponsorship comes up, and it might since superficially it sounds great (who’d argue with infrastructure and what sounds like job creation), get into Obama’s bundlers and how one of his large bundlers is a Nigerian (as so many Obama supporters are) with Global Infrastructure Partners and that GIP is into controlling airports these days — and so infrastructure is great, but has to be done right, the people weren’t so thrilled with the Dubai ports deal, for ex. If foreign policy on Pakistan is brought up, McCain can mention that he is aware that Obama visited Pakistan for 3 weeks when it was under martial law back in the ’80s and stayed with the future caretaker prime minister and in college had several Pakistani roommates and friends, with at least one of them a major bundler for his campaign, and that Obama’s mother later lived in Pakistan herself, but that all this does not necessarily translate into wise foreign policy, that he does not agree with Obama’s suggestion to fund Pakistani education, for ex. Etc, etc, no matter the issue, Obama’s poor character, questionable associations, and poor judgment can be brought into it without getting sidetracked to the point of seeming to not answer the questions.
I look at this way: Either Americans love our American soldiers and vote for McCain because McCain will best lead the fight against Islamic terrorism, or Americans hate our American soldiers and vote for Obama because Obama will best humiliate them.
Either Americans HATE Israel and vote for Obama or love Israel and vote for McCain, knowing McCain will help Israel fight against Iran.
Really a simple vote, but then again, Obama is black, anti-white, anti-Bush, anti-American, Anti-Israeli – and this democratic Hitler mindset seems to permeate the majority of disgruntled jerkoffs.
I agree, shame on the American voters for falling for this charlatan’s empty rhetoric. The American voters are lazy and have listened and believed his empty slogans and big media’s gushing portrayals of him rather than research carefully his background and what he has actually done and what he believes.
Why “especially the Jewish voters”, you confirmed anti-semitic shmuck?
Never mind. I answered my own question.
ShyGuy: Look who is talking. When it comes to shmuckery, your credentials are impeccable. You hold both the world and olympic records in this category. Your only possible rival is Yamit, who is doing a great job holding up the rear. Keep UP THE GOOD WORK, BOYCHIKS.
Another unintelligent post of yours, Peskin? Again and again?
Shy guy, your post #7 accusing Bland of anti-semitism as regards one sentence in his post # 2 is not fair, justified or dignified.
Perhaps you had some other post of his in mind that I have not read, when you levelled that accusation in your above post #7.
Just hurling accusations of anti-semitism to counter a post or in this case just one sentence in Bland’s post, is quite inappropriate.
If on reflection you agree you were wrong, you should apologize for calling someone antisemitic without any good evidence is insulting.
If however you do have the goods to make your solid case in that regard, you should do that.
So which is it going to be Shy Guy? Apology and stated case?
Bland is consistant with blaming the joooooooooooooooooz using a variety of vast generalizations. I stand by my accusation.
Please explain to us all, Bill, how the Jews are “especially responsible” if they vote for Obama versus, for example, Christians who vote for Obama, who make up a “slightly” larger proportion of the US population than the Jews totalling in at under 3 percent.
Shy Guy, sometimes you read far too much into what people say, spend too much time reading between lines and even attributing motives and personality characteristics to the author of those words.
I did not read the words “especially responsible” as anything more then Bland emphasizing his point.
I will however precisely answer you.
The word “especially” is used by many to emphasize a particular point.
It is also used to single out from a larger group, a particular person or group of persons that the comment may have a particular relevance to.
The word “especially” usually means nothing more then emphasizing a particular point.
I have just as often found the word “especially” being misused to unnecessarily emphasize a point or wrongly draw attention to group as if greater responsibility or application of a particular issue or principle applies more to them then others, when in fact that is not the case.
Without more, in my humble opinion the word “especially” is usually innocuously used in the sense there is no mala fides in its use directed at anyone, unless of course from the context of the whole it is clear the author intended to deliberately single out a particular person or group for responsibility or guilt. In such latter instance, the author should be making their case for singling a person or group out, unless the facts to support such use of the word “especially” are obvious, commonly known and accepted.
Having said all that, if Bland is of a mind to, he is welcome to explain the meaning of his words that Jews are “especially responsible” in the context of the whole of his posted views.
I trust I have fairly and completely answered your question Shy Guy.
I am sure you will let me know if you think I missed something.
Laura:
Laura, I have been reading your posts. They are full of empty slogans, totally lacking in research or preparation and betray an obvious laziness.
And…..
That’s an empty slogan.
That’s also an empty slogan.
Well, whaddaya know! Another empty slogan.
No coincidence.
Narvey if I said the same thing that bland said there would be no doubt about my meaning. Bland carries his historical baggage of what he has written in the past and therefore it is to be assumed he is still in character. Now lawyers love to parse is is not is etc.: Most of us are pretty straight forward and say what we mean, but some have known contexts based on past posting to draw from.
Yamit perhaps it is my nature to look for the good in people until they have convinced me that the good is just not there.
Still, “especially responsible” are Bland’s words that Shy Guy seized upon and thus it is only Bland who can say exactly what he meant.
That Shy Guy levelled the charge of antisemitism against Bland however does not make it so and thus does not obligate Bland to reply.
Bill, your big mistake is not reading in context. Here’s Bland’s full quote again. See if you can spot the trailing – not just leading – words that show just what he meant:
There are 2 clear conclusions from his statement:
1. Jewish voters are “especially” responsible for ther actions. How many times, throughout history, have we Jews heard that it’s our fault?
2. Jewish voters who support Obama should know better but the rest of America apparently aren’t as brilliant as the cleaver Jews.
Shy Guy, I made no such mistake.
Again, without knowing exactly what Bland had in mind, I can make a case for the statement:
Clearly there is no argument with the first part of the statement that American voters are responsible for their own actions. You can of course go behind that general statement and suggest, with a good degree of probability that some American voters will not be as responsible for they will be conned into believing pro-Obama fictitious hype.
As for the latter part of the sentence, given various facts and reasoning about who Obama is and what he thinks, as laid out on these pages over the last several months, there is justification to believe or at the very least suspect that Obama’s understanding, sympathies for and support for Israel will be less then the current administration’s and less then McCain’s.
The fear is that Obama will pressure Israel to make even greater, if not suicidal concessions to the Palestinians and the Arab world.
Jews generally have a real connection with Israel, not that all Jews feel that connection or recognize its signficance to the same degree, if at all.
Many American Jews are complacent, apathetic or detached from their Jewish identities and from Israel. Others cherish political correctness, multiculturalism, and universalism over a connection with their Jewish identity and Israel. Still others have a sha shtill mentality over their own Jewish identity and sense of connection to Israel when it comes to facing their government’s “balanced” policies vis a vis Israel that seem tilted against Israel.
I say that notwithstanding Jews in America owe their loyalty first to America, they are bound up in common self interest to preserving their own individual and group Jewish identities and they have a common interest in protecting and preserving their connection to Israel.
My premise that Jews are especially responsible if they do not as a group stand up for McCain and against Obama, flows from three observations or conclusions I have come to.
1. That there is reason to believe, or at least suspect that Obama is not as good for American Jews and Israel as McCain will be.
2. Many Jews have failed themselves first by their complacency, apathy and assimilation. Secondly they have failed to cherish their own religion, Jewish heritage and culture, connection to Israel and recongizing that their connection to Israel is really an interdependent one with the result that the well being of both diaspora Jews and Israeli’s are linked.
3. Those Jews who have failed themselves as stated in #2, I contend have done so wittingly by making a life choice for themselves that puts comfort and ease over principle and Jewish values.
So Shy Guy, that is my case for saying Jews (ie those who support Obama and those who just do not give a damn) are “especially responsible” for not standing against Obama and not throwing their support behind McCain who seems to be the better choice in terms of understanding, sympathy and support for Israel and who also seemingly understands better then Obama, if Obama understands at all, that Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians is a battlefront between Israel and Islamofacists and that battlefront is part of the very same war America is engaged in against Islamofacists.
No doubt the Jews whom I say have wittingly made a choice that is not in the best interests of themselves, the American Jewish community and Israel would take great issue with my views. Nonetheless, those are my views.
Narvey, yada yada, reasons are immaterial, everybody can conjure reasons, we will all have to suffer the consequences. My biggest personal hope is that things get so bad for the Jews of America that they more than we will pay a very high price. American Jewry is an endangered species in any event and here is their big chance to speed up their own demise.
I can guarantee that in the coming years the challenges for America will surpass their abilities to cope and recover. The Jews will be targeted and blamed by both the right and the left. Much like very German Jews faced when Hitler came to power. Specifically it won’t be exactly the same but the general historical precedent exists. Most Jews will be in denial until it’s too late and I expect Canada more than Israel to eventually profit from Americas loss unless similar events occur in Canada.
Yamit, you speak of the existential challenges Jews and Israel face in the coming years. You speak of Jews being eternal victims who cannot lift themselves out of their victimhood. You speak of Jews being their own worst enemies.
True enough, there are existential challenges Jews and Israel face and Jews could be a whole lot better and unified then they are to meet those challenges.
Unlike you whose pessimism allows no light of optimism to shine through, I say to you that so long as there are people such as those with Israpundit (that includes you), other pro-Israel/Jewish blogs, some rabbis, at least some Jewish organizations and some pundits, intellectuals and leaders who are pro-Israel/Jewish in the sense that we are, there is always hope that one or a number of us will finally light a fire under the world Jewish community and unite enough of us to be able to stand up to and defeat the existential challenges were face and will face.
Bill Narvey:
I get the feeling that Laura is not the shy shrinking violet type that needs the protection of a big strong guy like you, Bill.
Peskin, you are right, but there is still something to say about chivalry.
By the way Peskin, do you keep book on what everyone says on these pages? If you do, how do you catalogue them for easy retrieval or do you just happen to have a phenomenal memory?
A few weeks ago you hauled out and reminded me of one my comments I’d long forgotten about, written a month or two before that was rather harsh, directed at someone I lost patience with. I don’t recall who.
My patience does have limits as you noted and when that happens, I reactively respond with venom. I don’t like those kinds of exchanges however and as you know, do my best to avoid them.
Narvey: Most every post is tracked by google and retained for a few months. All you have to do is submit a key word or name and click search and you often come up with a useful link.