-Bobby
Fighting Back for Jim Webb an Outline:
I.Jim Webb is the Best Candidate in this race regardless of George AllenGÇÖs racial insensitivity.
A.Elephant in the room: Right/Allen Campaign saying that Webb is running a negative campaign (untrue), which according to them is unfair.
i.Actually it has not been the Webb Campaign attacking Allen
1.The only thing they did was produce the Macaca video
ii.The negatives are coming from independent sources
1.Peggy Fox
a.Questions about AllenGÇÖs Jewish past.
2.Blogs
a.Lowell-> Has been hired by the Webb campaign to raise money. On Raising Kaine he gives his personal views not those of the Webb campaign.
Josh-> Has been hired by the Webb campaign to coordinate volunteering. Once again what he posts on RK are his personal views
Both of them have every right to post their views on a blog that is what blogs are for.
b.GÇ£Jew BaitingGÇ¥-> RK and NLS have been accused by Wadhams and the GÇ£A-TeamGÇ¥ of Jew Baiting but Lowell and Ben are both Jewish?
3.Salon.com -> has nothing to do with the Webb camp and neither do any of the subsequent accusers that have come or will come
iii.AllenGÇÖs own comments/Actions have caused his problems
1.Confederate Flag/Noose/use of the N-word and ensuing denial of it.
2.Macaca
3.Comments about still eating a ham Sandwich and MotherGÇÖs pork chops -> still trying to distance himself from Jewish ancestors -> he is obviously not proud of it.
iv.Webb has frequently refused to discuss AllenGÇÖs racial problem when asked by reporters.
v.The Republican Party has no leg to stand on as far as negative campaigning and character issues.
1.Max Cleland
a.Hero in Vietnam -> lost 3 limbs to a grenade explosion.
b.Dem incumbent in GA in 2000, Saxby Chambliss ran a ad with a picture of Osama bin Laden and claimed that Max had stood with that guy by GÇ£voting against homeland security 11 times.GÇ¥
2.John Kerry GÇ£none of the Swift Boat vets actually served with Kerry except for one who was a CO of KerryGÇÖs but has admitted that he has no first hand knowledge to discredit Kerry himself.GÇ¥
3.John McCain
a.President BushGÇÖs camp. In SC spread rumors and put up ads declaring him unfit to be President because the torture he received in Vietnam mad him mentally unstable
4.Tim Kaine
a.GÇ£Hitler AdsGÇ¥
5.Jim Webb
a.30 year old article he wrote that he has since apologized for and said that there were many things he regretted saying in that piece
b.Lies about service in the Reagan Administration
i.4 years not 10 months
c.Allegations of Racial Slur
i.Dan Cragg is not a credible source end of story. He is an admited Republican and Allen supporter that produced a transcript and tape of this interview that did not contain this alleged story.
ii.If you don't want to take my word for it don't. Take Dick Wadhams's:
"If somebody called you and said, 'I want to make a charge against Jim Webb,' should that person automatically be afforded the assumption of truth."
-28 September edition of the WaPo in an Article written by Marc Fisher
vi.Opponents will try to counterattack saying that I am attacking AllenGÇÖs character, but if you look I have only given you both evidence that the attacks have not come from the Webb campaign and that the Republicans have no right to declare those kinds of attacks unfair because they invented them. Everything I have said here is a fact and if you do not believe me I urge you to research them yourself and if you can disprove me please do so.
B.Republicans are also saying that Webb is not running on issues. The Issues: Jim Webb has been campaigning on these issues since he entered the primary race.
i.Iraq
1.Wrote Article: 4 September 2002
a.Almost 100% accurate
2.NIE Report
a.Iraq has made both more Terrorists and the US less safe
3.$500 Billion better spent elsewhere?
a.Implementing the 9/11 commission report
b.Securing Afghanistan + Capture or killing Osama
4.Necessary to change Leadership b/c a change in thinking is necessary. From Stay the course to Exit Strategy
5.Webb not only knows what it is like to go to war but also knows what it is like to send a love one to war
a.Something neither the architects of this war nor George Allen can understand
6.Republican Rebuttal: Fight them over there so we do not have to fight them here + We have not been attacked in 5 years. (This is my personal response to these attacks not the Webb Camp.)
a.It is not like once we leave then the civil war will stop and everyone there will agree to live in a caliphate. If Al Qaeda tries to establish a caliphate then they will have to put up with what we have been for the past 3.5 years
b.Even if they do the impossible and establish a caliphate it will not happen overnight, it will take a long time. By the time that it happens our military will have recuperated from this current war and we will actually have our second nation that we will legitimately be able to attack.
c.1st attack by Al-Qaeda on WTC 1993 the 2nd 2001 thatGÇÖs 8 years not 5
d.by that logic then they should take all of the blame for 9/11
ii. 3 Americas
1.The Top have never had it so good
a.Tax cuts for the Rich etc.
b.Incredible movement of wealth to a very small percentage of Americans
c.Salaries of CEOGÇÖs have increased 50% in the past 6 years
2.Middle Class is disappearing b/c:
a.Wages + Salaries are at an all time low as a % of our national wealth.
3.The Number of individuals living in poverty is at an all time high.
iii.Abuses of power by the Pres that has not been checked since 9/11
1.No accountability/no checks on Executive authority
a.97% of the time George A. votes the way George B. wants him to
b.100% of the time on Iraq
C. Finally Webb as a Man
i.Patriotism, Valor and Honor
1.Vietnam Medals -> Injuries
a.Navy Cross-> 1 Step blow CMH, for saving a manGÇÖs life, wounded which ended his career as a Marine
b.Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Purple Hearts
2.Books
a.Show intense love for culture of Southern VA, Military life and the US
3.Personal history
a.Fought to put an African American statue (only War Memorial featuring an African American) in Vietnam War Memorial
b.While in law school fought for a man wrongly accused of War Crimes and got him acquitted after his suicide
ii.He is not a politician
1.He is not running because he wants power, citizens recruited him to run because they read his articles and books and saw what he believed in and were inspired.
2.He will stand up for what he believes and wonGÇÖt change his mind just because lets say hypothetically he is running for President.
iii.His son
1. Does not use him for political gain even though he could.
2.as an honor to his son wears combat boots
iv.Allen and race
1.Once again Webb never answers a question about it
2.Allen campaign directed reporters to WebbGÇÖs accuser
II. 2 Videos that show what this campaign is all about and the stark contrast between the two Camps. (youtube.com)
A.Jim WebbGÇÖs Dark Ride
B.Leadership we can trust
If there's a lesson from the Lamont campaign in Connecticut, it's that a campaign should utilize every creative means on the internet to generate support. Why can't we've downloadable fliers that supporters can print at our own expense?