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Ad Slams Obama on National Security

Posted on | October 1, 2012 | 9 Comments

From the American Crossroads super-PAC:

Headline at the Daily Caller:

White House shifts spin on Benghazi assassination,
downplays focus on anti-Islam video

Here’s a good poll question: How stupid do they think we are?

Comments

9 Responses to “Ad Slams Obama on National Security”

  1. Bob Belvedere
    October 1st, 2012 @ 1:57 pm

    To answer your question in a roundabout way…

    The Left and GOP Establishment underestimated Ronald Reagan. This worked to his advantage throughout his political career.

    In the Left’s eyes, we are all Reagan’s now.

    That is to our advantage. Don’t disabuse them of the notion. In fact, do what you can to encourage them in their misunderstanding.

  2. scarymatt
    October 1st, 2012 @ 2:39 pm

    Yeah, but the options for that poll question will be:

    * Smart as a 1/32nd Cherokee
    * Smart enough to be Editor of Harvard Law Review
    * The Romney campaign is over!

  3. Adjoran
    October 1st, 2012 @ 2:59 pm

    As the Blogfather noted this morning, over the last 20 years or so, the decline in critical thinking skills in his students has been marked. Government schooling is preparing a population of mind-numbed drones to support a socialist state.

    If we do not get the federal government OUT of the school business soon, the future is bleak indeed.

  4. richard mcenroe
    October 1st, 2012 @ 3:02 pm

    “Now some people say that, uh, that Barack Obama…can’t handle a public debate! But that’s the kind of thing you’d expect to hear from a bunch of Republican! who had so little faith in the American people! that they had to pass my Health Care bill in the dead of night! on a weekend!”

  5. K-Bob
    October 1st, 2012 @ 3:04 pm

    It’s a devastatingly effective ad. All except the grinning Romney at the end. Totally clashes with the entire message.

  6. Wombat_socho
    October 1st, 2012 @ 3:53 pm

    Which is pretty fecking ironic, considering the ed schools have been all about teaching “critical thinking” instead of “rote memorization” for the last 40 years, at least. Doesn’t do much good to teach critical thinking if kids don’t know basic skills like reading.

  7. Becca Lower
    October 1st, 2012 @ 5:36 pm

    But…but…reaching across the aisle!

  8. Adobe_Walls
    October 1st, 2012 @ 7:29 pm

    Teaching one to read is like teaching one to fish.

  9. richard mcenroe
    October 1st, 2012 @ 8:01 pm

    on a bicycle.