CNN: Repubs will be using ad featuring Osama Bin Laden

[kerry-is-my-prez]

It will run Sun & Mon. CNN seems to be somewhat critical of it. Talking about how controversial it will be.

Bill Schneider doesn't think it will work.

[bryant69]

1. I guess he needs the work.

Being an evil terrorist mastermind doesn't pay that well, when you annualize it. It's not surprising he'd be trying to score some extra dough.

Hmmmmmm. Maybe he could do a sunkist commercial, after this one.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[triguy46]

11. "This is Osama Bin Ladin and I approve of this message..." n/t

[Lex]

13. The Repubs will make sure OBL gets scale pay for his work for them

in this ad.

:rofl:

[liberaldemocrat7]

36. Watch my political ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glaYJzeGK7I

[annabanana]

Osama is STILL OUT THERE!?!?!

Bush didn't catch him yet? After all this time?

Good move, guys... remind everyone of your most glaring fuck-up...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[trotsky]

16. And it took only a little more than 3 years to get Hitler.

Kinda puts it all in perspective, doesn't it?

[texasleo]

2. Republicans would rather put Bin Laden in their ads than Bush

spread the word

[jannyk]

3. Just saw the 'preview' on CNN

The 'ticking' clock in the background shown over Bin Laden's image and mass explosions. Then the words "These are the stakes.Vote Nov 7th"

Bill Schneider compares it to the Johnson ad of the 60's, with the little girl counting daisy petals and then the nuke explosion. Johnson's voice can be heard saying "These are the stakes..."

It's really the only thing they have - fear.

[Patchuli]

34. That kind of crap should be outlawed

and it's true, to me it says "We republicans have failed miserably to catch this enemy of America but give us some more time." There is no proof that democrats can't or won't catch him. I think they've worn out that 'terra terra' button and they're too stupid to know it.

[Subdivisions]

4. TJ is talking about this with Bill Schneider and he said,

"Will this negate all the bad publicity we've had surrounding Foley and Ney and..."

I don't know what Bill's answer was because my mind short-circuited on the "we've" bit of his question.

Maybe I'm just imagining things?

[liberal N proud]

5. Osama is old and worn out - won't work for them this time!

The voters are sick of being scared!

[Subdivisions]

9. Exactly! All seeing Osama in their ad does for me is to

remind me who hasn't captured his ass yet. Why would I vote for anyone that can't even catch a skinny dude that has to carry around mechanized kidney and squats in the corner of a cave?

[mod mom]

6. Well-he is there "go to guy" now-isn't he?

[calico1]

7. Won't this just reinforce the fact that

they have NOT CAUGHT HIM YET?

Duh.

[BlueStater]

8. Will bin Laden get paid for appearing in their ad? n/t

[VOX]

17. Hah!! And is he "union?" n/t

[guinivere]

43. The bare minimum, since it isn't a speaking part.

[Hubert Flottz]

10. The GOPers are tight with all the Saudis!

[Lex]

12. Why haven't the Repubs & Bush caught OBL yet?!?

Why are they in Iraq instead? The Repubs and Bush are in control of the military & policy right now--OSB hasn't been found and brought to justice.

I say this ad BACKFIRES.

[Jacobin]

14. Advertising their failure to catch him?

Smart move. :eyes:

[VOX]

15. "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care."

"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." - G.W. Bush, 3/13/02
- - - - - -

Democrats have the ammo to counter these ads right in their hands.

[justice1]

38. Dems need an ad showing where his priorities have been.

Use that quote and feature real people that have been harassed, humiliated and detained in the last five years.

[VOX]

39. Precisely.

They should hammer away relentlessly with that quote. :grr:

[flyarm]

18. then dems should have a commerical with bin laden and

papa bush..and Thomas Kean with bin laden and Little lord pissy pants naming Kean as head of the 9/11 commission!!

from my files..fly


Five Degrees of Osama FORTUNE January 22, 2003
http://web.archive.org/web/20030126104722/http://www.fo...


FIRST
Five Degrees of Osama
FORTUNE
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
By Nicholas Stein


In December, President Bush named Thomas Kean, the former Republican governor of New Jersey, chairman of an independent commission examining the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But FORTUNE has learned that Kean appears to have a bizarre link to the very terror network he's investigating--al Qaeda.

Here's how the dots connect: Kean is a director of petroleum giant Amerada Hess, which in 1998 formed a joint venture--known as Delta Hess--with Delta Oil, a Saudi Arabian company, to develop oil fields in Azerbaijan. One of Delta's backers is Khalid bin Mahfouz, a shadowy Saudi patriarch married to one of Osama bin Laden's sisters. Mahfouz, who is suspected of funding charities linked to al Qaeda, is even named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by families of Sept. 11 victims. True, Hess is hardly the only company to cross paths with Mahfouz: He has shown up in dealings with, among others, ultra-secretive investment firm Carlyle Group and BCCI, the lender toppled by fraud in 1992.

Kean, who was unavailable for comment, may not have been aware of the Mahfouz connection. But Hess spokesman Carl Tursi did reveal another interesting coincidence: Three weeks before Kean's appointment, Hess severed its ties with Delta.

From the Feb. 3, 2003 Issue


FROM MY FILES...FLY

[Justice Is Comin]

19. The blowback from this for us should be like shooting carp in a barrel.

I'm guessing this is the Bin Laden wanted dead or alive six years ago, until bush just didn't "think about him that much."

Hell-o.

Meet the Qida's too. Al and Darlene.

[Fleshdancer]

20. See the commercial:

It's on the front page of the GOP site: www.gop.org

CNN is correct on this one. I don't see how it wouldn't backfire on them.

[wanpete]

21. pretty pathetic if you ask me...this horse is dead.

[MurrayDelph]

22. How about this way

Cut to a close up of a closed front door as seen from within the house.
The doorbell rings.

The door opens, and a group of voices call out "Trick or Treat!"

A mother looks out at the kids and asks "What do we have here?

First kid steps up and shows his costume: "Boo! I'm a ghost!"
Second kid steps up and shows his costume: "Boo! I'm a vampire!"
Third kids steps up and shows his costume: "Boo! I'm Osama bin Laden!"

Mother looks at the third kid, and shaking her head asks "Is this an election year again?"

Voiceover: For the last five years, George Bush has flip-flopped on Osama bin Laden,
changing from "Wanted: Dead or Alive" to "I'm not
that worried about him" . He and his staff ignored warnings before 9/11,
and lied about it. He closed the special task-force specifically instructed to get Osama bin
Laden, and lied about it. And now, because there is an election coming up, Republicans want
you to believe that they are the only ones who can protect us from Osama bin Laden.

Maybe it's time to let someone else try. Someone who will actually pay attention to the problem
all the time, and not just during election time.

Vote Democratic. It's time for a change

[genie_weenie]

33. Dude, that's pretty good.

I'm not sure what you do for work now but consider being an ad exec...

[PerfectSage]

30. The Republican National Comittee is responsible...

...for the content of this advertizement. The only thing that's true about the ad in more ways then one. :rofl:

[progressivebydesign]

31. How many swear words can I get into this subject line???

I so fucking hate those people. How DARE they drag OBL's sorry ass (whom they've FAILED at capturing) as a fucking wild card whenever they need it???? Like the way they worked over Kerry the few nights before the election?

Wonder how the families of the victims feel about seeing OBL on TV, dragged out every election like an animatronic Santa? The Dems should repsond with their own ads that say something about refusing to use OBL as an election strategy, because it only gives OBL more power when they do (which it does), and that it's INSENSITIVE to the victims of 9/11 and the families.

How fucking dare those morally-bereft pigs do this??

I've already been in a foul mood because rethugs locally have stolen almost ALL of the democrats signs in our area lately... Dirty tricks. Are they incapable of actually winning anything on their own??? Hope it backfires on them, and people vote against them because if it.

[zbdent]

23. CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Faux, MSNBC, etc.

will all air the ad, as part of "the news" about controversial topics ... discussing the merits of the ad ...

:eyes:

[gWbush is Mabus]

24. free airtime for the GOP...business as usual

[annabanana]

29. ding ding.. We Have A Winnah!!. . . . . . . . .eom

[INdemo]

25. But,each time they talk about it they give the Repukes free air time

by showing the ad..

[kerry-is-my-prez]

26. article: "Republicans Admit bin Laden Controls Our Wartime Strategy"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-g-brant/republicans-admit-bin-lad_b_28502.html
Republicans Admit bin Laden Controls Our Wartime Strategy

-snip-

Well, what if George Bush really isn't our Commander in Chief?

What if Osama bin Laden really is?

What? Sounds crazy? Well, I've got proof...straight from a Republican's mouth on a major national news show.

-snip-

Tonight we have proof that President Bush is actually taking his direction from Osama bin Laden. And not just bin Laden alone, but from his lieutenants too. In other words, Osama bin Laden is effectively the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States.

This fascinating admission comes from Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), the Republican chosen by her party to debate the issue of the global war on terrorism on the PBS Newshour. According to Rep. Blackburn, the reason we are in Iraq now is because Osama bin Laden has told us we must be there.

-snip-

[Gabi Hayes]

27. they're doing the same Schneider segment as I type

playing not only the ad, but the LBJ/daisy ad, as well as the Reagan/bear ad.

scare those people much, CNN? keep playing it over and over and over.

On Bended Knee, about Reagan's use of the media, showed how easily Reagan coopted the media by simply playing Reagan's image over and over, even when negative stories were being played underneath. the IMAGE was all that mattered. their coverage of this story, despite them talking about how it might not work this time, merely helps the pugs spread their fear message

just as it did during the Swiftboat smear

they know what they're doing

[zbdent]

42. What? They left out the "wolves" from 2004?

Shame on them, don't they follow orders?

[Imagevision]

28. Doncha just feel the fear in the air, where's the damn duct tape...

[Sapere aude]

32. All you need to say is that the reason Bush hasn't caught Osama is so they

can continue to use him as a scare tactic in their ads.

[bluedog]

35. e-mail the media

ask them if they are going to give free air time to the Democratic ad responding to the GOP ad

[Raine]

37. Uh do they REALLY want to go there?

OBL has been on the run fancy free for 5 FUCKING YEARS! :wow: *IF* they had any smarts they would stay clear of that whole subject but I guess that's what desperation will do to you.:scared: :silly:

[Skidmore]

40. They reported that the Rs purchased $20K of time in a

couple of markets. However, since CNN is doing such a bangup job airing under the guise of "news," they don't have to buy more than that and it's reaching a national market.

[mattomjoe]

41. Excuse me, but how the fuck have the Repugs demonstrated

that they are good at fighting "The War on Terror"?

Seriously.