McCain Campaign Accuses Obama Of Having "A September 10th Mindset"

[ErinBerin84]

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McCain Campaign Accuses Obama Of Having "A September 10th Mindset"


By Greg Sargent - June 17, 2008, 10:36AM


"Aggressively moving to shift the debate away from domestic issues to national security, the McCain campaign hit Obama with some of the most incendiary language of the campaign, accusing Obama on a conference call with reporters moments ago of having a "September 10th mindset."

The latest attack, which has strong echoes of the tactics Bush used against John Kerry four years ago and that Republicans used against Dems in 2006, comes in response to comments Obama made yesterday to ABC News about the attackers of the World Trade Center in 1993.

In the interview, Obama suggested that the failure to try Guantanamo detainees was harming American credibility in the Muslim world, adding that the 1993 attackers had been dealt with in accordance with the Constitution and that "they are currently in U.S. prisons, incapacitated."

The McCain camp is seizing on the comments as evidence that Obama doesn't understand that such an approach is inadequate to the current war on terror -- even though Obama has repeatedly outlined an aggressive approach to hunting down terrorists.

"Once again, we have seen that Senator Obama is a perfect manifestation of a September 10th mindset," McCain foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann said.

And this is pretty interesting, too: The McCain camp also sought to revive memories of Hillary's attacks on Obama's commander in chief cred, revealing that Hillary's national security criticism is giving McCain ammunition in the general election, as many Hillary critics predicted.

"If Senator Obama did receive that 3 A.M. call, his response would be to call the lawyers in the Justice Department," Scheunemann said.

The "September 10th mindset" attack comes a full four years after the Republicans last used it successfully; it comes nearly seven years after the attacks themselves. And two years ago, this same attack line failed to stave off massive losses for the GOP.

More on this soon."



edit (from me,not TPM): obvious attack, but still worth noting the desperation in the McCain camp that all they have is this card to pull. My first reaction, as immature as it may be, is that McCain would be tripping his ass off on Ambien during the 3 AM phone call! God, I am so sick of hearing about the 3 AM phone call.

[babylonsister]

1. Good luck with that, McSAME. Terra/fear is so-o yesterday. Proof

he's living in the past...it won't work this time.

[Kerrytravelers]

2. And I accuse McSame as having a 910 BC mindset.

Guess which one of us is closer to the truth.

[tanyev]

3. Or at least a 1928-early 1929 mindset.

[still_one]

4. mccain is a third term of bush only worse. I am sure those that have lost their jobs

homes, and paying the high cost of energy and food all directly related to going into Iraq based on a lie, sure appreciate mr. mccain's distortions

From the Supreme Court to unending wars, the last eight years have made it very clear why the neocon form of repbulicans are finished

[blondeatlast]

5. I've been at the September 10th mindset for some time now. I'm enjoying it. nt

[Occam Bandage]

6. McCain has a Sept. 12th, 1901 mindset.

Nice to see him using Hillary's lines, though. That's ineffective attack politics you can Xerox!

[slinkerwink]

7. Obama should say...

"If John McCain wants to suggest that I don't have a George W. Bush mindset, then he's absolutely right. That's why I'm running against George W. Bush and John McCain."

[blondeatlast]

10. Very good! nt

[WeDidIt]

8. John W. McSame has a George W. Bush mindset.

[Fire_brand]

9. ...and he has a George W. Bush mindset

[Politicub]

11. Sept. 11 changed nothing - it only accelerated

the neocon's drive to remake the US and the world in its own craven image.

And you know what happened? Things started moving too fast for the neocons and spiraled out of control. Their simplistic understanding of human behavior was dead wrong, but unfortunately, so many innocents paid the price for their mis-steps.

The democrats will be in the position to pick up the pieces and clean up the mess the neocons have left behind. McCain is so out of touch. These kinds of attacks expose him for what he is - a political hack.

I'm reading The Terror Dream by Susan Faludi, and the analysis that she provides of the media, the public's hunger for public service that wasn't satiated, the neocon's push for war, etc. etc. etc. places a spotlight on the failed Bush administration and its allies.

[LoZoccolo]

12. How'd that work for Guiliani? Tired tactic is tired. n/t

[high density]

13. A 9/10 mindset is fine with me

Since then we've had nothing but insanity.

[BattyDem]

14. McCain's "I'm not running for bush's thrid term" claim would be far more convincing if ...

he he didn't use bush's BS slogans. "September 10th mindset" ... can't these morons come up with something new? :eyes:

[DarienComp]

15. McCain has a "July 3rd, 1776" mindset.

That is all.

[NatBurner]

16. wow, the 2004 playbook? my friend, that's not change u can believe in

*yawn*

[blondeatlast]

17. Obama has an August 6, 2001 mindset. He would have acted on that briefing. nt

[stray cat]

18. Obama has a Sept 12 mindset allowing us to move forward in terms of security and everything

McCain is stuck on Sept 11 without learning any lessons from the last 8 years.