Since many Americans are now understanding that John McCain is handcuffed by his promises to big oil companies, lobbyists, and the Christian Right's radical freedom-suppressing views, he began the general election with a very negative campaign that only grasped two very unsubstantial attacks against Barack Obama. He is too popular, and therefore a celebrity and secondly, he is too inexperienced to become President of the United States.
It's well known that one way to attack your opponent is to attack his strengths. With ongoing attacks on Barack Obama's awesome celebrity and particularly his uncanny ability to motivate and inspire young voters, McCain has tried to make the one thing EVERY politician dreams of doing a bad thing. How long have we been preaching that the voter that every disconnected politician can't figure out is the young voter? Celebrities have been trying to get in on the act to motivate young voters for decades with programs like Rock The Vote, but the magic was so difficult to discover, everyone virtually gave up on them. McCain's declaration that there's something wrong with excitement and hope behind a politician came off more like a jealous contender that wished he had the "it" factor Barack Obama has. Young, motivated voters only turned their back on him more, so inexperience was next up to bat.
Constant spotlights on Obama's time in the Senate probably caught a few people's attention when it was coupled with scare tactics that the Republican Party has turned into an art form. "Is he ready to lead?" "Where is his foreign policy experience?" The fact that President Bush and VP Cheney currently have the most experience in the White House and still managed to destroy the economy, dismantle our image with the rest of the world, and subvert Americans' civil rights didn't seem to matter to some. The obvious asset of judgment has been squarely in the hands of Barack Obama, as it has been pointed out that John McCain's judgment has mirrored George Bush's in his voting record.
So now that John McCain is down by 24 points and the awesome event put on at the Democratic National Convention has him looking at 4th down, he's getting desperate and throwing up Hail Maries at the beginning of the 3rd quarter before this game gets out of reach.
The last straw McCain's grasping at is the determined Hillary Clinton supporters that came to the convention looking to propel their candidate even with the Mission Impossible theme playing in the background. His nomination of Sarah Palin is easier to read than Dr. Seuss. The insular thought is that all women only wanted to see Hillary Clinton in office because she would be the first female president. He has no idea that they liked her policies, trusted her judgment, and admired her strength. McCain's campaign thought, "Hillary Clinton is a WOMAN, and everyone that voted for her MUST ALL BE WOMEN!! Women are so irrational and emotional, let's just throw some woman in here and their ovaries will MAKE them vote for us!!"
This is so desperate, the McCain campaign forgot about their previous assertions that Barack Obama shouldn't be elected due to his lack of experience. Sarah Palin has NEVER had national experience and has held her Alaskan post for under 2 years. All the people that were worried about that big, bad, experience monster should be jumping under the covers and turning on their night lights when they see Palin crawling under their beds.
As long as Americans don't prove John McCain right in his thoughts that we are all idiots, with women at the bottom of the intelligence pool, this last ditch effort to take attention away from his horrible policies that will continue to hurt America will fall to the ground. Will we choose our next president based on unrelated tricks or real issues that actually affect our lives and the world? Are YOU an idiot??
posted by yturks 
