Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Republicans Prepare To Discredit Obama
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 - Republican operatives are mobilizing a "Swift Kick Campaign" in the likely event Senator Barack Obama becomes the designated Democratic presidential candidate. A secret memo leaked to Cheaters & Liars outlines a strategy for broadcasting malicious rumors about Obama's personal life and political plans if elected.
Already, conservative talk show hosts and bigoted bloggers have suggested that Obama is a closet Muslim, he doesn't pledge allegiance to the flag, and if elected, will take the oath of office on the Qur'an. But these tactics are just a prelude to a massive offensive of innuendo and character assassination by Republicans pulling strings behind the scenes, attempting to keep their hands clean.
The memo, authenticated by a former Republican campaign manager who requested anonymity, recommends the following tactics:
Suggest that Barack Hussein Obama was named after Saddam Hussein, a distant relative.
Claim that Obama fathered a white child as a result of an affair with a young female lobbyist representing a health insurance company.
Say that you know for a fact that Obama will appoint Louis Farrakhan as Secretary of State if elected.
Report that Obama plagiarized "Yes We Can" from an inspirational cry of the Chicago White Sox.
Insinuate that Obama might free all African Americans on death row and declare a fatwa on members of the Supreme Court if elected.
Tell of a recording that was secretly made at the Obama Campaign Headquarters where the candidate referred to his Democratic rival as "the bitch from Hymietown."
Publicize Obama's secret plan to drive whites out of Washington DC, making the city an all black, quasi-independent state.
The memo points out that while many voters will consider these allegations preposterous, there are enough bigots and diehard Republicans in the country who believe anything they hear or read in the conservative media. "We'll give the little negro lad such a swift kick in the pants he'd wish he was back in Hawaii eating watermelons," the memo concludes.
When questioned about the memo, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain said he knew nothing about it. "I want a clean, wholesome campaign with Osama Obama although I cannot control some of the more exuberant members of my party, McCain stated. However, I will refuse to comment on spurious allegations such as Obama's preference for native Muslim outfits or the turban he wears in the privacy of his home. He can campaign wearing a chador for all I care."
Already, conservative talk show hosts and bigoted bloggers have suggested that Obama is a closet Muslim, he doesn't pledge allegiance to the flag, and if elected, will take the oath of office on the Qur'an. But these tactics are just a prelude to a massive offensive of innuendo and character assassination by Republicans pulling strings behind the scenes, attempting to keep their hands clean.
The memo, authenticated by a former Republican campaign manager who requested anonymity, recommends the following tactics:
Suggest that Barack Hussein Obama was named after Saddam Hussein, a distant relative.
Claim that Obama fathered a white child as a result of an affair with a young female lobbyist representing a health insurance company.
Say that you know for a fact that Obama will appoint Louis Farrakhan as Secretary of State if elected.
Report that Obama plagiarized "Yes We Can" from an inspirational cry of the Chicago White Sox.
Insinuate that Obama might free all African Americans on death row and declare a fatwa on members of the Supreme Court if elected.
Tell of a recording that was secretly made at the Obama Campaign Headquarters where the candidate referred to his Democratic rival as "the bitch from Hymietown."
Publicize Obama's secret plan to drive whites out of Washington DC, making the city an all black, quasi-independent state.
The memo points out that while many voters will consider these allegations preposterous, there are enough bigots and diehard Republicans in the country who believe anything they hear or read in the conservative media. "We'll give the little negro lad such a swift kick in the pants he'd wish he was back in Hawaii eating watermelons," the memo concludes.
When questioned about the memo, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain said he knew nothing about it. "I want a clean, wholesome campaign with Osama Obama although I cannot control some of the more exuberant members of my party, McCain stated. However, I will refuse to comment on spurious allegations such as Obama's preference for native Muslim outfits or the turban he wears in the privacy of his home. He can campaign wearing a chador for all I care."
