Classy House Republicans Make Ad Attacking Obama Using Burning Pentagon Images from 9/11

[SemiCharmedQuark]

Via Politico:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21933.html

House Republicans are using images of the Pentagon burning on 9/11 and President Obama's "bow" to the Saudi leader in a video that accuses the president of making America less safe in his first 100 days.

The video is part of a new offensive by Republicans, who are in the midst of a party rebranding effort, to question the Obama administration's national security policies.

“What are Democrats doing to keep us safe,” Republicans ask in the video, titled “Day 101,” released Thursday morning.

Complete with dreary background music, the video challenges Obama on his decision to close Guantanamo Bay and release memos detailing the Bush administration’s policies on torture. The video also shows Obama's handshake with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, airs a bunch of headlines and news clips about CIA interrogations and flashes of terrorist training videos.

The image of the Pentagon in flames on 9/11 appears for just an instant at 1:14 in the video, and it’s spliced with images of flag burning protesters and other violent footage from the Middle East.

House Minority Leader John Boehner defended the video today, saying it was perfectly fair game.

“What is the overarching strategy?” Boehner asked. “I’m trying to push the administration to describe what their overarching strategy is.”

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. That sounds soooooooooooooooo 2002

Unfortunately, the GOP no longer seems to be on the same side as the public on the things that Boehner is complaining about. I guess they gotta try though! :eyes:

[AtomicKitten]

2. They forgot to mention those attacks occurred on THEIR watch. n/t

[Cha]

3. Dumbshits let 9/11 happen on their watch..thanks

for the reminder of how your incompetence led to such a catastrophic tragedy, goperverts.

[DrToast]

4. Must be part of that "rebranding" effort

They're "assholes" shooting for "unbelievably, gigantic assholes."

[Mz Pip]

5. We haven't had an attack

since Obama became President so whatever he's doing must be working.

[ErinBerin84]

6. 9/11 porn

They showed Rudy on my local news talking about the low plane flyover in NYC, and he kept saying "These people just don't understand September 11th....they just don't understand September 11th.." Oh, Rudy. Always so classy in your 9/11 references. Blehhhhh. It reminds me of that episode of Six Feet under where Claire is high and painting "Terror starts at Home" on the wall.

[Supersedeas]

15. and to think that Dubyah kissing the Saudi leader on the face/mouth didn't phase them at all

[prolesunited]

7. Best response: Make a video turning everything against them

Show Bush holding hands with Saudi leader and Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam. Do voiceover about torture not working and show images from GITMO and Abu Graihb. Show the worst of the tea party signs and end by asking what the GOP's overarching strategy is.

[Occam Bandage]

8. We haven't had an attack since Obama took office. You can't deny he's kept us safe!

Turn that shit right around.

[silverweb]

9. Really, Boner?

“What is the overarching strategy?” Boehner asked. “I’m trying to push the administration to describe what their overarching strategy is.”

That sounds almost treasonous. Why would the administration publicize its strategy and tip terrorists off?

It seems to me that national security secrets are not something the likes of you should be privy to.

[Puzzler]

10. Well we all know that they worship 911.

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[sampsonblk]

11. I hope they run that shit on TV

I hope it gets shown widely. Absolutely idiotic stuff they are playing with. Political malpractice.

I am beginning to think they really ARE stupid. Do they not realize why this will hurt their own party? Are they THAT dumb?

[vaberella]

12. Where can I get the theme? I want to use it on my Pandemic II mv. n/t

[Me.]

13. The Only One Hurt By Such An Ad

is them. They are goners.

[Phx_Dem]

14. Yep. That should be the last nail in their coffin.

Cross fingers.