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Comments (5)
Why is it a bad idea for We... (Below threshold)1. Posted by flagella | September 10, 2006 11:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Why is it a bad idea for Webb to run an ad where Reagan praises him in a speech? Do you think if Allen had such footage he would ask for permission? The ad is not negative either, so I don't see how it could be an offense. I don't know how effective it will be, but certainly Allen should be doing better for someone who wants to run for President. If he was up by 20 or 30 points still, I doubt he would give any attention to this at all.
1. Posted by flagella | September 10, 2006 11:33 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2006 23:33
2. Posted by Dave | September 10, 2006 11:51 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Allen's no longer a viable '08 contender. If he underperforms Bush in his own red state against a rookie opponent, nominating him for the presidential ticket would be akin to handing the White House to the Democrats.
Incidentally, this is almost entirely macaca fallout. This comports with anecdotal evidence I've been hearing from Virginians, many of whom are now convinced that Allen's a racist. Polls show that non-white Virginians and those under 35 are leaving Allen in droves.
2. Posted by Dave | September 10, 2006 11:51 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2006 23:51
3. Posted by Jim Addison | September 11, 2006 12:04 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Webb wasted no time at all in badmouthing Reagan after leaving the Department of the Navy, and kept it up for decades. NOW he wants to dig out a speech where Reagan briefly praised his war record, mainly because Webb was one of three Annapolis grads working for him (the others being McFarlane and Poindexter) and was present for the speech at the Naval Academy.
Mrs. Reagan has requested he not air images of the late President.
We'll see soon enough if Webb has found a shred of decency, or is the snake-in-the-grass, backstabbing, self-promoting jackass we've always known.
3. Posted by Jim Addison | September 11, 2006 12:04 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2006 00:04
4. Posted by eddiebear | September 11, 2006 7:54 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Webb is relying upon "free air time" from the Wash. Post and the MSM to do his work for him The best example is the "macaca" deal.
We'll see how ALlen finishes. This has been his first real dogfight in a while, since Robb was a dead man walking in 2000.
4. Posted by eddiebear | September 11, 2006 7:54 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2006 07:54
5. Posted by flagella | September 12, 2006 2:16 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Did Webb insult Reagan specifically, or just some of his policies? If he called him an irresponsible imbecile, that would be one thing, but Reagan definitely had enough flawed policies that one could criticize in the realm of center-right or conservative politics without it being a "bad mouthing".
5. Posted by flagella | September 12, 2006 2:16 AM |
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Posted on September 12, 2006 02:16