How do we respond to news like this? "The GOP-aligned American Crossroads said Wednesday it has raised over $13 million since coming under attack from President Obama. The group and its campaign affiliate, Crossroads GPS, said it had easily surpassed its initial fundraising goal of $50 million to spend on behalf of Republicans, and has increased its target to $65 million, according to spokesman Jonathan Collegio. The boffo numbers come after a week in which Obama led Democrats in attacks on the group, which is affiliated with GOP strategists Ed Gillespie and Karl Rove. Both are veterans of President George W. Bush's White House. . . . Collegio said the attacks had only driven interest in the group's activities, and that the increased fundraising would allow Crossroads to spend an additional $10 million in House races, and $5 million more in Senate races."
We can chuckle at the president, so clearly hoist on his own petard. But whatever "good" comes from this, there's something quite weird and disturbing about a White House manning the battle stations to demonize a group of Americans based on an unproven allegation, demanding they prove their innocence or otherwise be presumed guilty. On paper, a total psychotic breakdown on the part of the president would be good for GOP fundraising too, but I don't really want to see that.
This feels like the point in a football game where the trailing team's quarterback starts pressing, taking bigger risks, forcing throws into double coverage, and generally exacerbating their bad situation out of desperation. (See Favre, Brett.)
The Jammie Wearing Fool thinks Obama has done what many dreamed impossible: gone too far out on a limb for even the MSM to follow: "Obviously this is their October Surprise and they figured their lapdog media would play along. But they're left with far left blogs to help push their falsehoods while the mainstream media isn't playing along. Now they're going to pay for it."
Curt at Flopping Aces concludes, "Pure Alinsky: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. This morning Rove answered some of Gibbs' assertions, and thanked the White House for helping to get 13.3 million dollars into his organization since last Thursday. . . . These people just aren't that bright. They dump on Rush and bam! His ratings go through the roof. The slam FOX and bam! Up go the ratings. They attack Rove and bam! 13+ million in a few days. Not only does Rove think this is a stupid tactic, so do many Democrats."
We can chuckle at the president, so clearly hoist on his own petard. But whatever "good" comes from this, there's something quite weird and disturbing about a White House manning the battle stations to demonize a group of Americans based on an unproven allegation, demanding they prove their innocence or otherwise be presumed guilty. On paper, a total psychotic breakdown on the part of the president would be good for GOP fundraising too, but I don't really want to see that.
This feels like the point in a football game where the trailing team's quarterback starts pressing, taking bigger risks, forcing throws into double coverage, and generally exacerbating their bad situation out of desperation. (See Favre, Brett.)
The Jammie Wearing Fool thinks Obama has done what many dreamed impossible: gone too far out on a limb for even the MSM to follow: "Obviously this is their October Surprise and they figured their lapdog media would play along. But they're left with far left blogs to help push their falsehoods while the mainstream media isn't playing along. Now they're going to pay for it."
Curt at Flopping Aces concludes, "Pure Alinsky: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. This morning Rove answered some of Gibbs' assertions, and thanked the White House for helping to get 13.3 million dollars into his organization since last Thursday. . . . These people just aren't that bright. They dump on Rush and bam! His ratings go through the roof. The slam FOX and bam! Up go the ratings. They attack Rove and bam! 13+ million in a few days. Not only does Rove think this is a stupid tactic, so do many Democrats."
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