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"Voted against funding the troops"
Pretty much everyone has seen this coming for a long, long time -- John McCain shouting from the rooftops that Barack Obama "voted against funding for the troops."
He's been saying it for months now, and it's one the attack lines in the ad they just released today. Much to my frustration, the media have repeated this charge from McCain without any second-guessing, and the Obama campaign has not responded in the most effective way possible.
So, for the media, for the Obama campaign, and for all you good folks on TPM, repeat after me:
JOHN MCCAIN ALSO VOTED AGAINST FUNDING THE TROOPS!!!!
The Obama campaign will probably respond by pointing out all the times he did vote for troop funding bills, and the collective response will be "so what?" Point out that McCain has done the same exact thing he's attacking Obama for, and the whole line of attack falls apart, putting McCain on the defensive.
Comments (4)
Lather. Rinse. Repeat until November 4.
July 18, 2008 4:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
More importantly, at least for guys and gals hoping to get a real life: Obama voted for better education for vets while McCain voted against it for fear it would enable them to leave the military (paraphrasing his own words).
July 18, 2008 4:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
actually, you're right he was against it, but he didn't even bother to show up vote to 'no'. as he was off doing other things, like attending fund- raisers. and then later Bush gives McCain 'credit' for passing that bill and McCain didn't say no.
July 18, 2008 5:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
That is the best part. He opposes it, wasn't even in Washington when it passed and gets credit for its passing by a president who would have vetoed it could he have.
But, forget you ever heard that!
July 19, 2008 3:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
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