ABOVE THE FRAY

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i know this is no surprize --but I found this out there--

Fits mr. bo. to a tee.



Forum Name General Discussion: Primaries
Topic subject They dont have to because their allies in the media to do it for him...
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5113925#5120729
5120729, They dont have to because their allies in the media to do it for him...
Posted by niceypoo on Mon Mar-17-08 10:28 AM

...that is how they have attacked people all along, Obama pretends to be above the fray while his supporters in the media openly attack his rivals, and he says nothing to stop it, thus giving his tacit approval.

It is also how Rove ran his campaigns

"Rove already was the acknowledged master of the third-party surrogate slur. As he was rebuilding the Republican Party in Texas, Rove developed a template for smearing opponents. The goal was to have his candidates hover above the fray while urging their opponents to concentrate on issues, thereby constantly putting them in a position of having to play defense and deny unfounded accusations. Eventually, the Rove client, according to the script, would step out to demand an end to the ugliness. Of course, Rove wrote the narrative of these plans in such a way that calling for a truce would not occur until the damage had already been done to his opposition."