Obama allies warn McCain camp to back off attacks

[susanbanks44]

Barack Obama's allies warn that John McCain (web|news|bio) 's attacks on the Democrat's character will lead to the political equivalent of mutual assured destruction: fire your big weapon at your own peril. Several Obama surrogates said his supporters may start reminding voters of McCain's ties to Charles Keating, a convicted savings and loan owner whose actions two decades ago triggered a Senate ethics investigation that involved McCain as one of the "Keating Five."

The warnings of massive retaliation came as McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, took on the role of attacker and said that Obama sees America as so imperfect "that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country." She was referring to an early Obama supporter, 1960s radical Bill Ayers, a founder of the Weather Underground whose members were blamed for several bombings when Obama was a child.

Obama has denounced Ayer's radical views and activities. But he's not above questioning McCain's character with loaded words.

On Sunday Obama unveiled a TV ad on the economy that paints McCain was "erratic in a crisis." Some see that as a reminder of McCain's age, 72.

Democrats were well-synchronized Sunday, using the word "erratic" and Keating's name in nearly-matching sentences across the talk show circuit.

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[ThoughtCriminal]

1. They should never come to a gun fight with a knife

especially a rubber knife.

[misanthrope]

2. "Confused"...

...That's the word they're looking for to attach to McCain's image.

[Democrats_win]

3. It's so high school to hear Palin. Isn't she like a......whore or something?

I guess there was a shotgun wedding. Then there's the daughter. Oh yeah, we aren't supposed to talk about that. Never mind.

[fla nocount]

5. No,no, no, high school girls are called sluts not whores. n/t

[malaise]

4. I love Obama's approach

He should have advised Kerry.

[eleny]

6. So McCain said about the Keating scandal - "the worst mistake of my life."

I thought he said the way he handled his first marriage was the worst mistake. Maybe he chooses his worst mistake according to the audience.

[VP505]

7. We have an excellant post

that eloborates on that. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4174591

[spinbaby]

8. McCain's ads are getting to be really disgusting

Tonight in Pittsburgh, I saw ads suggesting that Obama is a terrorist who favors aborting babies and leaving them to die.