There are only a few days left before the Texas and Ohio primaries. Senator Hillary Clinton has released a new campaign ad in Texas attacking Barack Obama on his inexperience with national security. Some political pundits are criticizing Hillary Clinton's decision to attack Senator Obama on this issue and believe it could backfire on her campaign. A classic example of how politicians use fear to get votes is when Lyndon B Johnson ran a controversial "Daisy Girl" ad in 1964. In the spot a young girl is playing in a field of daisies when a nuclear bomb detonates. Many have noted the similarites between Hillary Clinton's ad and the LBJ commercial and are calling it a desperate attempt for Hillary Clinton to stay in the race. Hillary may have to drop out of the presidential race if she loses in Texas and Ohio.
Watch the commercial called Children which has also been dubbed the 3 A.M. phone call. A similar flashing red phone ad was run by Democratic candidate Walter Mondale in 1984.
Senator Barack Obama who is the presidential campaign front runner after winning 11 straight primaries gave the following response to the negative spot. He re-edited the Hillary Clinton commercial and added quotes and words to emphasize his "judgment and courage" in opposing the war in Iraq while showing his foresight when the nation was distracted by the Al Quaeda in Afghanistan.
OBAMA RESPONSE AD
CHICAGO – The Obama for America campaign today released the following advertisement in response to Senator Clinton's "3:00 AM" ad
During an appearance this morning at a veterans event in Houston, Obama responded to the Clinton ad. "We've seen these ads before," said Obama, according to the Post's Shailagh Murray. "They're the kind that play on peoples' fears to scare up votes." On a conference call this morning, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe dismissed the ad as a "shop-worn tactic" and struck back at Clinton in harsh tones. "Senator Clinton has already had her red-phone moment," he said, noting that not only had Clinton voted for the 2002 use-of-force resolution against Iraq but that she also "did not read the National Intelligence Estimate so she didn't do her homework either." As Obama has done throughout the campaign, Plouffe sought to draw a contrast between Clinton's experience and his candidate's judgment. "This is about what you say when you answer that phone, what kind of judgment you demonstrate," said Plouffe. source
Anyone notice that immediately after Hillary's ad, Obama denounced and rejected that type of fear-mongering ad only to turn around and release the same type of ad? He said, "We've seen these ads before. They're the kind that play on people's fears to try to scare up votes." He even added he doesn't think it will work.
I fail to see how he is an example of the "new style of politics". I guess he was against these type of ads, before he was for it.
In my view he's just a talking head-- here's my youtube video: Obama "Talks too Much". He's All Hat, No Cattle. (Click on my signature link below.)
Enjoy.
Frankly, at 3 a.m., I want a President who will PUSH THE RIGHT BUTTON. (reference to the times he pressed the wrong button in voting.)
Posted by: HRCin08 | March 01, 2008 at 11:15 AM