This morning, in an interview with XM's POTUS 08, Republican National Committee co-chair Jo Ann Davidson had the following to say about this Friday's presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama: "Knowing how the media responds, they will declare Obama the winner because he's articulate."
Oh no she didn't! Excuse me, does that mean, by comparison, that McCain isn't articulate? Or is she simply dredging up old stereotypes? My guess is she - at the behest of Steve Schmidt - is employing the same tactic that Rove did for Bush eight years ago: set the bar much higher for your opponent at the outset, so that even the most doltish buffoon can be declared a winner simply by meeting the most meager of expectations. "Articulate"? Wow. I guess if Obama challenges McCain during the debate she will next call him uppity. (BTW - Davidson is also the astute person who introduced Republican parvenue Sarah Palin as Sarah Pawlenty at the Republican Convention.)
If McCain has expectations for actually winning the debates based on the strength of his speaking skills, he's going to have to get in a lot more practice between now and Friday. Do you realize that, prior to yesterday, the "straight talk express" had not provided access to the media since August 21st? Yesterday he finally deigned to take questions during a stop in Michigan. He gave the media all of seven minutes of his precious time.
I can understand why he is reluctant to wax loquacious with the media. They are certain to ask him about Rick Davis. Davis is a McCain campaign manager whose company worked on behalf of Freddie Mac to shield the them from government oversight and regulations. We've all seen how well that worked out. Davis recently denied having ANY contact with Freddie Mac since 2006. I guess he forgot to mention that the company he owns has been on a retainer from Freddie Mac for years. It's another example of the kind of lobbyists and liars who McCain surrounds himself with...and just how similar he is to Bush.
Jo Ann Davidsons' feckless and desultory assertion about Obama's articulatory skills notwithstanding, let's hope that the normally sequacious American voter is able to see through John McCain's inimical obfuscations. Unfortunately, I'm not betting on it. Because it seems we, as a country, now view the ability to speak well in a pejorative light. What chance does Obama have against a fumble-mouthed man of the common folk (with his seven houses) such as John "straight talk" McCain?
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