The new memo from FOX NEWS -- "Is Obama trying to BUY the election?"

[brooklynite]

This afternoon I heard a Fox Anchor ask this burning question, allegedly based around the notion that Obama should have taken GOVERNMENT-FUNDED Campaign Finance, rather than spend the hundreds of millions he raised from ordinary Americans. You can't make this stuff up.

[CLANG]

1. I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

[FARAFIELD]

29. Ill always wonder why W took matching funds

those zealots would have given the sky. Wait till FAUX hears that he raised 100Million (16 million more than McCain has for the ENTIRE of the campaign) in September.

[quantass]

2. LOL..Clearly they are running out of headlines

[TTUBatfan2008]

3. Unbelievable...

They have no problem with the fact that the RNC skirts the fundraising laws during every election and the Republicans usually outspend the Democrats by a huge margin despite both supposedly being funded by the government. Bush had a ton of money from the RNC.

[Curtland1015]

4. Next Fox will accuse Obama of trying to persuade people to vote for him by talking to them.

SCANDAL!

[WallStreetNobody]

5. Funny how it never comes up in the other elections where Republicans spend more

[TexasObserver]

6. "Is Fox News giving McCain millions of dollars of free advertising daily?"

[Vincardog]

7. How dare Obama try to buy what McShitty wants to steal

[Colobo]

8. They are so desperate. I'm loving every second of it.

[electionwatcher]

9. Isn't it shameful ......

that Barack Obama inspires people so much that they actually feel motivated to give money to support his campaign! :sarcasm:

[FightingIrish]

10. Since some of that money is money I donated,

I prefer to think that I am buying the presidency for all of us.

[bluestateguy]

11. Yes. He's buying the presidency for the American people.

That's how I would spin it.

[Stagecoach]

12. Mad because he wouldn't use the taxpayers money

But then turn around and say he'll raise taxes.

[DesertFlower]

13. the only reason McCain took

the government funded was because he knew he couldn't raise that much on his own.

[4lbs]

14. The only way ANY candidate can logically buy an election is if...

they have several hundred million dollars OF THEIR OWN MONEY that they are using in lieu of FEC funds or private campaign donations.

A campaign based on the donations of millions of American supporters is truly the Democratic process.

Obama IS NOT buying the election. The American people are making their choice heard.

[otohara]

15. If McCain Had The Number of Donors

and the bucks Obama has, he WOULD NOT be saturating markets and flooding FOX stations with millions because he's too honorable. :sarcasm:

[bunkerbuster1]

16. Wahh! He's RICHER AND SMARTER THAN OUR GUY!!

Fox News--beloved by douchebags!

[eShirl]

and more popular

:evilgrin:

[Rocknrule]

17. Nothing to say except

"The irony is strong with this one"

[OKNancy]

18. No, I am

I am trying to buy it for him, and all the others who donated.

[pnwmom]

19. We would be asking the same question if we were in their sorry shoes.

Thanks to Obama and his wonderful campaign, we aren't.

[stray cat]

20. No - It is WE the People who are behind it - its called a democracy

[melody]

21. They just hate it that the Democrats have all the money now

:rofl:

[knixphan]

31. Ain't it lovely?

:rofl:

[steve2470]

22. f***** Faux news nt

[dansolo]

23. Don't government funds come from ordinary Americans?

Where do these idiots think that the government funds come from?

[donco6]

24. "Is Obama trying to be CORRECT on the issues???"

News at 11.

[ErinBerin84]

25. yes, this is a Republican talking point that now gets endlessly repeated

(in addition to 'Obama is only ahead because of external events, nofair!'), by the likes of Brad Blakeman, and of course, their newest golden boy David Gregory.

[progressiveforever]

26. Isn't that why they ALL--I mean ALL- raise funds--duh?

[cottonseed]

I was waiting for that.

The argument is so absurd I was sure I'd hear it before the end of the campaign.

[HughMoran]

27. Not even worth commentary other than: HYPOCRISY 101 n/t

[EFerrari]

28. They hate his success. That's their hell, envy.

Couldn't happen to a better bunch of fascists.

[underpants]

30. IT must have focus grouped well from a few days ago

This is fed by the "spent the most money ever on negative ads" spin and CNN reporting *GASP* he is spending $52 a SECOND on ads!!!!

Well sucks when someone goes around the predetermined system, creates his own, and is better at it than anyone every before huh?

[mwooldri]

32. No, We the People are trying to buy it FOR him.

Yes we gave the money to Obama but he's spending OUR money.

Want to talk about public finance of a campaign? Guess what? This IS public financing. The Public ARE financing his campaign. When the most one person can give to a particular campaign is $2300 (I think) there is really no where else left to turn really except the public.

Mark.

[Borgnine]

33. Fox thinks Obama should earn it like Bush did.

By fucking theft!

[RagAss]

34. No, Fox Assholes....we bought it !!!!