OBAMA CAMPAIGN ISSUES TALKING POINTS TO MEDIA AHEAD OF DEBATE
Wed Oct 15 2008 11:13:03 ET
The Obama campaign issued a set of debate 'talking points' to media on Wednesday morning, the DRUDGE REPORT can reveal.
Press Secretary Sean Smith issued the directive in an email from Pennsylvania, 12 hours before the debate.
The memo oddly mirrors much of the main press analysis and theme of the current campaign:
-------- Original Message --------
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:37:27 -0500
From: Sean Smith [s***mith@barackobama.com]
To: Sean Smith [s***mith@barackobama.com]
* This is John McCain's last chance to turn this race around and
somehow convince the American people that his erratic response to this
economic crisis doesn't disqualify him from being President.
* Just this weekend the weekend, John McCain vowed to "whip
Obama's you-know-what" at the debate, and he's indicated that he'll be
bringing up Bill Ayers to try to distract voters.
* So we know that Senator McCain will come ready to attack
Barack Obama and bring his dishonorable campaign tactics to the debate
stage.
Obama continues to lead on the economic crisis with a rescue plan for
Main Street.
* Over the course of the campaign, Barack Obama has laid out a set
of policies that will grow our middle class and strengthen our economy.
* But he knows we face an immediate economic emergency that
requires urgent action - on top of the plans he's already laid out - to
help workers and families and communities struggling right now.
* That's why Barack Obama is introducing a comprehensive four-part
Rescue Plan for the Middle Class - to immediately to stabilize our
financial system, provide relief to families and communities, and help
struggling homeowners.
* This is a plan that can and should be implemented immediately.
* Obama has shown steady leadership during this crisis and offered
concrete solutions to move the country forward - and his Rescue Plan for
the Middle Class builds on the plans to strengthen the economy and
rebuild the middle class that he's laid out over the course of this
campaign.
* Already in this campaign, he's unveiled plans to give 95 percent
of workers and their families a tax cut, eliminate income taxes for
seniors making under $50,000, bring down the cost of health care for
families and businesses; and create millions of new jobs by investing in
the renewable energy sources.
* John McCain has been erratic and unsteady since this crisis
began - staggering from position to position and trying to change the
subject away from the economy by launching false character attacks.
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