GOP teams up with Osama bin Laden in media campaign

[Cocoa]

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-10-21T014435Z_01_N20297956_RTRUKOC_0_US-OSAMA.xml&WTmodLoc=USNewsHome_C2_domesticNews-4

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans unveiled an advertisement on Friday featuring the image and words of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and a warning to voters that "these are the stakes" in the November 7 election.

The Republican National Committee ad, first shown on its Web site and scheduled for airing on cable television early next week, also includes images of al Qaeda fighters in training and other al Qaeda leaders.

"What is yet to come will be even greater," the ad quotes bin Laden as saying, before concluding with the words: "These are the stakes. Vote November 7."

President George W. Bush's Republicans, slipping in the polls from public dissatisfaction with the Iraq war, are fighting to retain control of Congress in the election. Democrats must pick up 15 House seats and six Senate seats to win a majority in each chamber.

Republicans hope to turn the debate in the campaign's closing stages back to their traditionally strong issues of national security and the war on terrorism, although recent polls show Democrats overtaking them on that turf.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. it's time to drive that stake

through the heart of the republican party.
they have abused the terror card 911 times too often
and the truth is, we are less safe today because of
republican incompetance. Someone please hold the stake
cause I'd love to drive it into the evil beast.

[INdemo]

5. If you've seen this ad you might agree that it will backfire on the

Repukes..If you watched CNN yesterday evening you might have noticed they were showing this ad over and over..while its usefulness was debated..Nothing like free air time..

[vickitulsa]

2. A match made in hell...

and destined to go there together? :evilgrin:

Seriously, it's so disgustingly typical by now, the way the Repukes think and act ... and advertise.

What's amazing me lately is that it seems almost everyone is seeing through their thin veil of disguise, so that an ad like this is likely to piss off far more viewers than it "motivates." Or maybe it motivates, all right -- but not in the direction the R's would like!

Since it seems to be a new habit to "test" some of the more questionable ads on the Internet before paying to air them on the teevees around the country, ya reckon the feedback they get from this one online will mean we might not even see it on television?

Wouldn't surprise me!

Their constant cries of "Terra terra! Fear fear!" have grown wearisome and ineffective by this time, I think. Maybe they'll get that message ... or maybe not? In which case, if the latter is true, the R's may seal their own doom by turning to this sort of ad in their campaigns this late in the game. Suits me fine.

They're DESPERATE! Plain and simple, IMO.

[iamahaingttta]

4. I think it's a great ad!

I hope they run it in as many markets as they can afford to!







(wink, wink...)

[Bitwit1234]

3. Dems Need to Show Their Own

With bin laden. Saying this man is the mastermind of 9/11. Why was he allowed to run free to plot and plan more horrific acts. Why did we go after Saddam instead. The republicans need to get their priorities straight.

[TankLV]

8. Can't - that would be using the war for political purposes...

or so we are told by these same repukes who produced THAT ad...

[librechik]

6. GOP and OBL--working together again and not for the first time

on the elections

[clydefrand]

7. They obviously not been listening to their glorius leader who

has repeatedly said he doesn't give Osama any thought, and, has had the search for him called off. So where to the repubs get off going over the head of their pres. saying we should give Osama a lot of thought?? and be afraid? I'm a hell of a lot more afraid of Bush than I am of Osama - Bush is already in this country!!